The New Mr. Messy Show is an American animated series created by Charlie Bradley and is also a revival to the original "Mr. Messy!" series from 1999. It was produced by Jumpbrave Pictures Television Animation in associated with SayDoodle! Productions, and originally released on August 24, 2020.
This new incarnation of a cult classic Jumpbrave series follows the same 15-minute episode format from the original show, has a different artstyle (which is lineless, but still has black outlines in some occasions), and new characters voiced by special actors, and with some characters having their roles being reprised.
Description[]
Adapted from the show's respective page on Jumpbrave Pictures' website.
Mr. Messy is back with his new show! Join him and his friends for excitingly, amazingly crazy adventures you'll never want to miss. But, it's not just a show flooded with messiness and slapstick – it's also even a musical! You'll never forget about your favourite Misters and Misses, and psuedo-objects, pulling out the fun through the thrill of your enjoyment on your screens.
Development[]
In 2018, Simon Dunlap, the person who's responsible for creating the original Mr. Messy series, came up with the idea of a reboot of said show while he was sketching on his notebook. After going to Jumpbrave's headquarters, he then started to draw some concept art before the pilot has been released, such as Mr. Messy still having a unibrow (like in The Mr. Men Show), and an idea of new characters that were about to be pitched into the final, including Ashley (a female human) and Wrappy (a living candy wrapper). In the coming months of that year, the show, under the title of "The New Mr. Messy Show", and its creator, being revealed to be Charlie Bradley, has been announced as a sneak-peek on Jumpbrave's blog and social media profiles and is set to release soon with the date not being revealed until a week after the pilot's released. Production of the pilot has started, and is set to release the year the original Mr. Messy series turns 20 years old.
The pilot, having many differences from the show's release, was released in 2019 when the original series' 20th anniversary is a few months away. In this hidden episode, there are 3 main characters than the usual 4 Mr. Men and Little Misses (10 if counted with Miss Groovy, Ashley and the psuedo-objects), Mr. Messy had a different voice other than Scott Chapman's, and Miss Sloppy never speaks throughout the entire episode.
A few weeks after the pilot has been released, an announcement saying that the show will release on August of 2020, visibly during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. After that, a few posts themed after the artstyle of the show, displaying a few advices related to the ongoing pandemic, such as staying at home and washing your hands.
Several Mr. Men fans were anticipated to see the new series, with promotions including television advertisements and official trailers released on the production company's YouTube channel.
Mistertown[]
During development of the first season 1 episode, one of the writers, Zayliana Wrocklage, asked the show's creator Charlie, what the new name for the main setting was. It was most likely to be based on its original name from the original 1999 series, which used to be "Misterland", except that the -land suffix has been replaced with the word "town" since the location fittingly appears to be like a large city; Charlie then coined the term later for use in research and presentation.
Characters[]
The new main characters exclusive to the show. From left to right: Miss Groovy, Ashley, Nifty, Wrappy, Tumble, Placeholder
Adapted from the show's respective page on Jumpbrave Pictures' website.
Main Article: List of The New Mr. Messy Show characters
- Mr. Messy (voiced by Scott L. Chapman) - The messiest guy you know in all of town! He's a creative and fun-loving Mr. Man who wants to stay playful. So does you. His favourite things are messy stuff (mostly cluttered in a pile), pizza, and of course – music! When he's not making messes in his house, he is very talented as an artist, and maybe a singer. But what will he do if Mr. Fussy told him to keep himselves neat and tidy? He wouldn't be impressed or wants to pull insanely hilarious pranks, but just a little guy with whimsy!
- Miss Sloppy (voiced by Addyson Chelli) – She's Mr. Messy's sister with a differently colour which feels like they're swapped. With a pink bow attached like a cherry on top, her messy attitude, just like her brother, becomes so much sweeter. When she's not at home, she sometimes hangs out with her BEST friends, and telling them to stay joyful. Just hit a smile to yourself!
- Miss Messy (season 2, voiced by Natalina Schucany) - Who is the new girl in town you might wanna see? It's Miss Messy, the swapped gender clone of Mr. Messy! Unlike Miss Sloppy and her brother, she also loves to make messes, and sometimes a taste of dessert. And yet she's creative from her art made with pens and crayons on a sheet of paper. The two needed to meet, whether they're both at home, at the fair, or at a coffee shop – because they're adorable to you, right?
- Mr. Fussy (voiced by Corbin Winters) - He's tall, green, and maybe slim – Mr. Fussy is like a strict parent whose still telling his messy siblings to be clean, but can't be resisted with the power of his cleaning tools, like disinfectant spray or a sponge. His fancy and elegant collection of mementos never beat the competition of Mr. Messy's admirable closet of gags and items for all his hobbies. If he sees a sloppy fuzzball like Mr. Messy, beware!
- Mr. Daydream (also voiced by Scott L. Chapman) - Mr. Daydream is shaped like a blue cloud and never had any arms. He loves to dream all day, and maybe you guessed it, sleeping late at night in the comfort of his bed. When his other friends, began to dream about something in their nap, he'd enter the cloud of thoughts except for the nightmares only one at a time! You wouldn't know what his blue nightcap means for...
- Miss Groovy (voiced by Alizey K. Santana) - Miss Groovy has a... well, you know, groovy attitude! Unlike her friend Mr. Messy, she enjoys music in a different variety of genres and can have the ability to play the guitar. Her bouncy antics make up the vibe of starting parties, having food fights, and other amusements that can make anybody grin with absolute joy. If she makes mistakes, she'd always wanted to start her job again, whenever she feels like wanting to study at her room's desk – now that's the groove we're talking about!
- Ashley (voiced by Ayana Gledhill-Jennings) - She is one of the only human characters to exist in the show, but she's just so kind and lovable. Served as a maid to take care of Mr. Messy and his closest friends, she loves to teach manners and play along – in what situation you're witnessing. With a dark pink shirt, overalls and white headband being her signature possesions for her outfit, she wants to show off her style since she likes fashion, too!
- Nifty (season 2, voiced by Paden Maclin) - Nifty is a living pink triangle and the only town's residents with pupiled circle eyes you've never seen. They master magic tricks with their signature black and white wand, and a blue top hat to go with. When they're bored and just wanted to keep their entertainment catching to the eyes, he sometimes goes out to watch magic shows, which makes them inspired to do their favourite hobby.
- Wrappy (also voiced by Paden Maclin) - This flexible candy wrapper with two colours is looking thick so far, and it's Wrappy! He loves to consume candies of all types, and was first seen at a ferris wheel in a theme park somewhere in the big town. However, he never gets fact everytime he wants to eat pure sugary goodness... but not something healthy like vegetables.
- Tumble (voiced by Konnor Charles) - Guess who's tumbling again! He is a purple tube with a string attached to it that can make some noise, and loves to tumble and roll everywhere, as his main method of movement. When they're close to the other psuedo-objects or Mr. Men and Little Misses, he jumps up and down only to get attention. But what would happen if you fill him with water and shake it? You'll make him dizzy – funny, right?
- Placeholder - He is just a placeholder, which is just a white ball and never speaks. Once he is in a mood somewhere whenever he feels like, he could change its colour as his hidden talent. Mysterious, shy and sometimes submissive on what it seems. But, does he have the power of turning into a cube, though?
Episodes[]
Main Article: List of The New Mr. Messy Show episodes
The show released over 140+ episodes with even more to come very soon. Some episodes parody names in popular culture, and each one has a different storyline.
Films and Specials[]
A full-length movie based on parts of the show, entitled "Getting Re-Sketched", was released on September 9, 2022. Weeks after the film was released, it made $840,000 in the box office, making it rated 7.5/10 on iMDB, and 61% on Rotten Tomatoes with positive and mixed reviews.
Since the second season, the show also spawned many made-for-TV specials based on special occasions.
List of specials[]
| Number | Title | Special type | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's a Very Messy Christmas | Christmas | December 21, 2021 |
| 2 | Be My Valentine Again, Mr. Messy | Valentine's Day | February 14, 2022 |
| 3 | The Crazily Incredible Race | May 27, 2022 | |
| 4 | Mr. Messy's Biggest Birthday Bash! | Birthday | August 16, 2022 |
| 5 | #MessyNewYear | New Year | January 4, 2023 |
| 6 | Rockin' Summer Eve | Summer | June 28, 2023 |
| 7 | Happy Holi-Yays! | Christmas | December 25, 2023 |
| 8 | Red, White 'n' Messy | 4th of July | July 4, 2024 |
Merchandise[]
Since late 2020, the series has gotten a lot of merchandise, including apparel such as T-shirts, longsleeve sweaters, hoodies, socks, backpacks and hats. In addition, plush toys and other goodies like mugs, tumblers, notebooks, figurines, phone cases, reusable napkins, and others, are added to the line of products which were made available for purchase on the store page of Jumpbrave Pictures' website.
Music[]
The score and background music for the course of the show is composed by Faustino Strobach and Rayson Belisle, with additional music by guest musicians. The genre inspirations for the tracks were most typically of orchestral elements, electronic, swing jazz and indie music.
In most episodes, lyrical songs are also prominent and are usually sung by a character or a guest singer/voice actor, which typically is themed about the topic or part of the storyline, and/or sounding similar to recognizable songs. An example is "You Got the Catch", sang by Mr. Messy and Nifty, in the season 2 episode "Fished You Luck", being a synth-pop track having a similar sound to Soft Cell's 1981 hit single, "Tainted Love".
Albums[]
There has been released a few albums containing songs from the series over the years. They are available to stream on most major platforms, and are all released by Jumpbrave Music.
- The New Mr. Messy Show - Songs from Season 1 (August 27, 2021)
- The New Mr. Messy Show - Songs from Season 2 (December 30, 2022)
Theme song[]
The theme song for the series is written and composed by musicians and show's composers Faustino Strobach and Rayson Belisle with vocals by Josh S. Currie. It is a swing revival/twee-pop/indie rock track in the key of F major, a tempo of 167 beats per minute and in the length of 48 seconds (including the ending phrase).
In January 2023, electronic music duo MixNMash made a remix of the song, with differences being that the track is sped up by 12%, leaving the key the same as the original and extended to a duration of 1 minute and 56 seconds. According to Seth Söderlund, ½ of the group, it is classified as a mix of liquid drum-and-bass and glitch hop.
"Hey Mr. Messy"[]
The remix of the song, "Hey Mr. Messy", originally from the 1982 Mr. Men and Little Miss Sing Along album, is one of the notable songs made for the show and most often heard in some promotional content, when this version has various differences than normal: the tempo and musical key (along with the modulation) is the same, the length is cut down to 3 minutes and 46 seconds, leaving the track's intro and outro slightly shorter than expected, and re-arranged to be in the style of speed/electro house/hands-up within a triplet rhythm unlike the original song. The vocals were provided by Rhianna Parker, with additional phrases said by Mr. Messy in parts of the song by Scott L. Chapman; composed and arranged by Dareck Lartigue, Vann Jewett and Faustino Strobach.
Broadcast[]
Main Article: The New Mr. Messy Show/Channels
The series has been aired in different languages on various television channels aimed at older children worldwide, and new episodes premiere mostly on weekdays. The first independent television channel to air the series is TWEENCITY, owned by Fyraphia Networks in early 2021.
International versions[]
Main Article: The New Mr. Messy Show/International Voice Cast
Several dubbed versions of the show in different languages directed by fans or voice actors internationally, made an appearance with differences from the main versions. For instance, voices of the characters may vary, and sometimes changes per season, and slight changes in design (examples include some details in backgrounds and props).
Reception[]
The series has recieved many positive reviews, and has a total of over 19,200 ratings on its iMDb page with a score of 8.7/10. Some viewers, mostly ages 13-18, find the show comically entertaining for its style of plot writing, animation, characters, and music.
Rating[]
The series is rated TV-G in the United States, U in the United Kingdom and PG in Canada. The rating may change sometimes depending on the suggestive content included in each episode.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- The fonts used in the logo are 2 weight variants of Mollen, a san-serif typeface designed by Elo Bimantra.
Tropes[]
Main Page: The New Mr. Messy Show/List of Tropes