Physical is the first episode of the The Mr. Men Show. The episode shows how the different people in Dillydale exercise.
Synopsis[]
Little Miss Chatterbox and Mr. Tickle feel the burn during Mr. Lazy's aerobics class and Mr. Bump gets a few painful pointers from his new skiing instructor Little Miss Helpful; and Little Miss Whoops fumbles her way through the Dillydale Marathon.
Plots[]
- Mr. Tickle, Miss Chatterbox and Mr. Lazy's Plot: Mr. Tickle and Miss Chatterbox are attending an aerobics class, ran by Mr. Lazy. But the record player speeds up the class.
- Mr. Bump and Miss Helpful's Plot: Miss Helpful tries to teach Mr. Bump how to ski, but she isn't being very helpful.
- Mr. Persnickety, Mr. Nervous and Mr. Quiet's Plot: Mr. Persnickety, Mr. Nervous and Mr. Quiet judge an Olympic-like sport but they aren't too impressed about the contestants as the Little Miss on a loudspeaker (possibly Miss Calamity) announces that the Mr. Men and Little Misses are doing their effort on the Olympic rings.
- Mr. Bounce's Plot: Mr. Bounce tries to find ways to prevent him from bouncing while playing tetherball. Later, the viewer hears Mr. Noisy in golf where Miss Scary and Mr. Rude play and the Mr. Noisy said that Mr. Bounce scored a hole in one.
- Mr. Nervous' Plot: Mr. Nervous imagines that he's slaying a dragon but he's really playing a dragon-course in mini-golf with Miss Scary and Mr. Rude. (Not in the UK)
- Good Morning Dillydale: Mr. Happy hosts the 'Annual Dillydale Race' from Good Morning Dillydale with Team Orange and Team Blue. The viewers see Team Orange and Team Blue racing until Mr. Persnickety crosses the finish line, letting Team Orange win.
Bumpers[]
Mr. Strong helps the rest of the Mr. Men and Little Misses exercise.
- He plays ball with Mr. Quiet but knocks him away when he passes it back to him.
- Mr. Strong and Miss Calamity are on the treadmills (This bumper doesn't feature the usual music, because its length well exceeds that of the music.)
- He bounces on a trampoline with Miss Helpful, but sends her flying and he goes through the trampoline himself.
- He does weightlifting with Mr. Bump, but the latter falls through the floor.
- He does Taekwondo with Mr. Bounce, squashes the latter, and then the former gets bounced away and crashes offscreen (In US only)
Characters[]
- Mr. Lazy
- Little Miss Chatterbox
- Mr. Tickle
- Mr. Bump
- Little Miss Helpful
- Mr. Bounce
- Mr. Happy
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Mr. Strong
- Mr. Grumpy
- Mr. Quiet
- Little Miss Daredevil (debut)
- Mr. Per(s)nickety (debut)
- Little Miss Whoops (Cartoon Debut) (debut)
- Mr. Scatterbrain (debut)
- Mr. Small (cameo) (expressions only in the US)
- Mr. Nosey (cameo) (speaks in the US only)
- Mr. Nervous (debut) (cameo) (speaks in the US only)
- Little Miss Scary (Cartoon Debut) (debut) (speaks in the US version only)
- Mr. Rude (Cartoon Debut) (debut) (cameo) (speaks in the US version only)
- Mr. Noisy (cameo)
- Little Miss Calamity (debut) (cameo)
- Mr. Messy (voice only)
Voice Cast[]
UK[]
- Tim Whitnall as Mr. Lazy, Mr. Nervous
- Teresa Gallagher as Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Whoops
- Rob Rackstraw as Mr. Tickle, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Messy, Mr. Fussy
- Simon Greenall as Mr. Strong, Mr. Bump, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Happy, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet
- Jo Wyatt as Litte Miss Helpful, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Sunshine
- Aline Mowat as Little Miss Calamity
- Joseph J. Terry as Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain
US[]
- Rick Zieff as Mr. Nosey, Mr. Nervous
- Phil Lollar as Mr. Lazy, Mr. Strong, Mr. Small
- Katie Leigh as Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Helpful
- Jeff Stewart as Mr. Tickle
- Paul Greenberg as Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet
- Sam Gold as Mr. Happy, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Grumpy
- Prudence Alcott as Little Miss Calamity
- Richard Epcar as Mr. Noisy
- Susan Balboni as Little Miss Scary
- Alicyn Packard as Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Whoops
- Joseph J. Terry as Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Fussy
Transcript[]
- The transcript for Physical can be seen here.
Trivia[]
- Two Dance Videos are featured in this episode.
- Mr. Bounce's video is from this episode.
- Mr. Messy and Little Miss Naughty are the only characters not present in this episode.
- However, Mr. Messy's US voice is heard on Mr. Lazy's radio, while he sings when Miss Chatterbox dances in the UK dub.
- This episode, Dance, Yard Work, and Outer Space are the only times Mr. Nervous is seen angry, as he gets mad at the "dragon" for burning his shoes.
- This is the first episode for several things:
- The first appearances of Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Per(s)nickety, Mr. Nervous, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Whoops, Little Miss Calamity and Little Miss Daredevil.
- The first speaking appearance of Little Miss Chatterbox since "Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea-Town"
- The first appearances of Mr. Noisy and Mr. Quiet since "Little Miss Shy Goes to the Fair"
- The first speaking appearance of Little Miss Sunshine since "A Big Surprise for Mr. Mean"
- The first speaking appearance of Little Miss Helpful since "Little Miss Shy Goes to the Fair"
Goofs[]
- In the UK dub, when Mr. Bounce shouts "Hooray!", his mouth movements don't sync properly.
- Mr. Quiet was supposed to be after Little Miss Whoops, but instead it was Mr. Scatterbrain.