August 2010
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“Mr. Tickle’s extraordinary long arm went right up to the teacher, paused,...”
– Mr. Tickle | Roger Hargreaves | 1971
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Mr. Tickle & his inner teenage flirt
How fitting that the first Mister in the series of Mr. Men is a bonafide creeper. This children’s tale starts out seemingly harmless, with Mr. Tickle using his long tickle arms industriously to reach for cookies in the kitchen from the comfort of his own bedroom. I won’t judge; if I had long rubbery arms, I probably would do the same.
But it quickly spirals downhill from there as his...