Mr. Happy (Mr. Men Classic Story Books)

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The character of Mr. Happy is perhaps the most simple-looking, as he is merely being a bright-yellow circle with a wide smile, Features: Brown shoes and long legs (both the book and The Mr. Men Show versions), brown hat (The Mr. Men Show)

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Despite being redesigned to have a more shaped head, starting from his reappearance in Little Miss Hug's story, he appears in his original design. However, this is only in merchandise and corporate photos. Mr. Happy also appeared in a commercial for SUBWAY, along with Little Miss Sparkle, Mr. Cool, Mr. Noisy, and Little Miss Fun. The actual story starts with him going for a walk in Happyland, when he discovers a small door at the bottom of a tree trunk. He then goes through the door, and down a small staircase, where he finds a room at the bottom. Mr. Miserable resides inside the room, and he looks exactly like Mr. Happy, except with a big frown instead of a big smile. Mr. Happy takes Mr. Miserable out with him and invites him to stay in Happyland for a while.Mr. Happy, the fourth member of the Mr. Men family, is in a state of perpetual happiness. Quite how this state of happiness has been achieved is unclear. He lives in a house of a similar size and style to that of the other Mr. Men we have already met. He displays no obvious trappings of wealth or success, no enviable family from which he may derive some kind of pride or worth and offers no insight, wisdom or religious beliefs.

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He seems to be prone to depression, as shown in books like "Mr. Nobody" and "Little Miss Magic" and in the episode of Mr. Men and Little Miss, " A Very Happy Day for Mr. Happy", where he was depressed for days, (though those reasons above were because other people were unhappy). He loves animals, as shown in Reptiles and Pets, though he seems to have trouble with monkeys as shown in Hobbies, Music, and Hotel. His portrait appears in the Hippo, Potto and Mouse book Potto Finds a Job, which is another Roger Hargreaves book series. His first encounter with the Mr. Happy books happened to be... not a book. In search of valentines, he saw a box of Mr./Little Miss valentines, with smiley on the front, and was instantly smitten. I asked if he had seen the books at his school, and he replied no. He just wanted them because of that happy face! So I got the valentines for him and promptly got some of these books for him. (Mr. Happy, Mr. Strong, Mr. Noisy)Rivals: Little Miss Trouble, Little Miss Tiny, Mr. Rude, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Fun (one-sided), Mr. Mischief While in the modern western world man chases fame, fortune and the respect of his peers, in more archaic cultures the ultimate pursuit is for a greater level of understanding or some kind of connection with a higher force. Whatever the culture, man does this for a single reason: because he thinks it will make him happy. This pursuit of happiness is the meaning of life, the always just-out-of-reach goal for humans the world over. In the 90's Christmas Special, when he was putting up a Christmas tree, he and the tree were a lot taller.

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Although he wants other people to be happy, in the books, he was nearly always happy in the series. He tends to hide his other emotions (sadness, fear, anger, etc.) behind his grin. An example of this was in " Boats" was when Mr. Happy had a smile to remain positive when the S.S. Stubborn was sinking. Dr. First · Dr. Second · Dr. Third · Dr. Fourth · Dr. Fifth · Dr. Sixth · Dr. Seventh · Dr. Eighth · Dr. Ninth · Dr. Tenth · Dr. Eleventh · Dr. Twelfth · Dr. Thirteenth Practical morality, or, A guide to men and manners : consisting of Lord Chesterfield's Advice to his son : to which is added, a supplement containing extracts from various books recommended by Lord Chesterfield to Mr. Stanhope ; Together with the polite philosopher, or, An essay on the art which makes a man happy in himself, and agreeable to others [by James Forrester] ; Dr. Blair's Advice to youth ; Dr. Fordyce On honour as a principle ; Lord Burghley's Ten precepts to his son ; Dr. Franklin's Way to wealth ; And Pope's Universal prayer [LeatherBound] Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), Gordon Peters ( Mr. Men and Little Miss, UK), Len Carlson ( Mr. Men and Little Miss, US dub), Simcha Barbiro ( Mr. Men and Little Miss, Hebrew dub)Little Miss Calamity · Little Miss Daredevil · Mr. Scatterbrain · Mr. Stubborn · Mr. Metal · Little Miss Strong · Ghost · Caveman · Mummy · Cave-Nosey · Cave-Small · Mr. Rude's family · Mr. Fussy's unnamed relative · Loretto the Venus Flytrap Early publications of Mr. Tall had him shown on the left hand side of the cover. In the mid 1990's, he was moved to the right. This was most likely due to the Egmont World logo being included on the left hand side of the books. By 1976, Hargreaves had quit his day job. In 1981, the Little Miss series of books began to appear. It, too, was made into a television series in 1983, which was narrated by John Alderton, who, with Pauline Collins, voiced the Men and Misses, respectively. Although Hargreaves wrote many other children's stories, including the Timbuctoo series of twenty-five books, John Mouse, and the Roundy and Squary books, he is best known for his 46 Mr. Men books and 33 Little Miss books.

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In the original books, Mr. Happy is the series' mascot, but in the show, that status is given to Mr. Bump.The book Mr Happy written by Roger Hargreaves tells the story of a character called Mr Happy, who lives in Happyland, a place where even the animals and flowers are happy. One day whilst walking in a wood Mr Happy spots a small door. Inside, Mr Happy meets someone who looks exactly like him but instead of smiling this person is miserable. The character introduces himself as Mr Miserable. Mr Happy tells Mr Miserable to come and stay with him in Happyland. Whilst staying in Happyland, Mr Miserable slowly but surely stops being miserable and begins to smile. The story ends with Mr Happy and Mr Miserable laughing happily together. Rivals: Mr. Rude, Mr. Slow, Mr. Mean, Mr. Grumble, Little Miss Bossy, Mr. Clumsy, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Stubborn, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Bad, Aliens According to a Mr. Men treasury released in 2015, Adam Hargreaves finds him the hardest character to draw. He says, "Even though he is the simplest, I find Mr. Happy the most difficult. There are less breaks in the outline so I have to draw a longer perfect circular line to get him right. I sort of work from the outside inwards, always starting at the top, with the hat if they had one, and then draw the outline leaving gaps for the arms and legs and their face and expression come last". This was mentioned again in the Mr. Men 50th Anniversary Special