Mr. Men Show is on Its Way Back and Precision Talent is Scary

Los Angeles, CA, October 05, 2007 --(PR.com)-- In the January 2008 cartoon line up on Cartoon Network be sure to check out The Mr. Men Show. Mr. Men is a series of 39 children's books by Roger Hargreaves started in 1971. Little Miss was an accompanying series of 30 books by the same author with female characters that started in 1981. After Hargreaves' death in 1988, his son, Adam Hargreaves, began writing and illustrating new stories involving the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters, including the creation of ten new characters, four of which were inspired by work Roger Hargreaves had produced before his death. The Mr. Men characters have been adapted into three animated television series. The first was produced in 1975, by Terry Ward's Flicks Films, with the voices and the narration provided by Arthur Lowe (better known for his role as Captain Mainwaring in the sitcom Dad's Army). During 1983, a second series by Flicks Films featured the Little Miss characters, and was narrated by John Alderton and Pauline Collins. The third series, Mr. Men and Little Miss, was produced in 1995 and aired on TV from 1995 to 1997.

In 2006 Renegade Animation is in production for The Mr. Men Show, a new animated series to debut on Channel Five's "Milkshake!" UK and Cartoon Network US in January of 2008.

In this new series, The role of Miss Scary will be played by Susan Balboni who is one of Precision Talent's 100. The 100 is an elite group of voice over talent who have been brought together for easy casting as well as to facilitate high-end audio production.

In conjunction with the show, Susan will be producing a My-space page in order to keep in contact with her Fan Base.

Susan Balboni has been heard as a promo voice on E!, the Game Show Network, and has done numerous promos and trailers for Buena Vista Productions. She is most noted for her roles in “EverQuest”, the most celebrated online interactive game worldwide, voicing 9 different characters.

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