Mr. Tickle
Mr. Tickle is the first book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves, which was published on 10 August 1971.[1]
 Cover of Mr. Tickle | |
| Author | Roger Hargreaves |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Roger Hargreaves |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Mr. Men |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Egmont Publishing Fabbri |
Publication date | 10 August 1971 |
| Pages | 40 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-85396-003-4 |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Followed by | Mr. Greedy |
The character of the story was originally based on a question by his son, Adam Hargreaves, who asked him what a tickle would look like; the claim of which is currently being disputed.[1] Adam Hargreaves said that it was one of his most impossible questions, as said in the show 50 Years of Mr. Men.
Mr. Tickle is an orange Mr. Man who has long, bendy arms and a small blue hat.
Plot
Mr. Tickle's story begins while he is in bed, getting himself a biscuit without getting up, because of his "extraordinarily long arms". He then decides that it is a tickling sort of day and thus journeys around town tickling people: a teacher, a policeman, a greengrocer, a station guard, a doctor, a butcher, and a postman. The book ends with a warning that Mr. Tickle could be lurking at your door getting ready to tickle you!
It is a relatively unusual Mr. Men book in that the main character is naughty and tickles people, yet there is no corrective action taken to mend his ways, thus Mr. Tickle is left free to tickle another day and learns nothing from it.
Translations
Mr. Tickle appears under the titles:
| Translation | Language |
|---|---|
| Monsieur Chatouille | French |
| Don Cosquillas | Spanish |
| Mr. Goglais | Welsh |
| Unser Herr Killekille | German |
| Meneertje Kietel | Dutch |
| Ο Κύριος Γαργαλίτσας | Greek |
| 搔癢先生 | Taiwan |
| 간지럼씨 | Korean |
| コチョコチョくん (Kocho-kocho-kun) | Japanese |
| Fætter Kilderik | Danish |
| Gubben Killekill | Swedish |
| Herr Kilefant | Norwegian |
| מר דגדוג | Hebrew |
| Mr. Csiki | Hungarian |
| Senhor Cócegas | Portuguese |
| Senior Solletico | Italian |
| Pan Łaskotkiewicz[2] | Polish |
The Mr. Men Show
In the 2008 TV series The Mr. Men Show, Mr. Tickle remains relatively the same in looks, though his hat is aqua and has a stripe and his arms are normally sized, but can stretch out when needed. However, he tickles other Mr. Men and Little Misses (due to the obvious absence of the humans of Dillydale). As far as character traits go, he is still determined to tickle everyone he interacts with, but instead of doing it for mischief, he does it to make people happy and will stop when nobody wants him to tickle them, save for when the opportunity knocks with Mr. Grumpy, who appears to be his favourite target. He speaks with a Scottish accent and a Welsh accent. He also gets his own catchphrase, "I think somebody needs a tickle!" In both of the US and UK dubs, he is voiced by Jeff Stewart and Rob Rackstraw, respectively.
See also
References
- Tait, Amelia (18 August 2021). "How the Mr Men made their millions". New Statesman. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- https://egmont.pl/Pan-Laskotkiewicz,11079736,p.html