Mr. Herriman

[Lynnie]

I can't think of anywhere else to put this, but while watching Har-Har-Tharsdays tonight, I saw another ad for Listerine Smart Rinse for Kids, this time staring Mr. H and Cheese! Did anyone else see it? I wasn't looking at the TV at the moment since commercials were on, but I heard Mr. H's voice and looked. He apparently gave Cheese some mouth rinse, and when Cheese was suppose to spit it out, he spit it strait up into the air like a geyser, splattering it all over the room, and Mr. H said "Well, at least you got some of it in the sink this time". I was delighted to see another ad featuring our favorite show, even after it ended!

[Sparky]

What? Really?? Lol!! I want to see it.

[Howard]

I would love to see that ad. But Herriman and Cheese?

[Bloo4Ever]

I tried searching all over the Internet for it and YouTube but still nothing! You think someone would upload a commercial that awesome online

Maybe it's new? That's why nobody uploaded it yet.

[Major Abbey]

Mr Herriman is my favourite character on the show. There's just so much I love about this character.

For a start, I find him hilarious. I suppose this depends on your sense of humour, but I love how obsessed he is with rules. He's so over the top it's ridiculous; just look at him in "Busted" with the toilet paper, for instance! I can see why some people could find it annoying but it just really makes me laugh.

But one thing - probably the thing that makes him my favourite character - is that he's not just a stubborn old guy with an obsession with rules. Like HerrimanWasHere said (cool username, by the way), there's a nice side to him too. Yes, he's very bossy, but a lot of time he means well; he just goes a bit overboard with it. He's not perfect, either, as you can see in episodes like "Crime after crime". I seem to be drawn to characters like that; the ones who mean well but have their faults and weaknesses too. "My so-called wife" (one of my favourite episodes) is a great episode for Mr Herriman because you get to see this good side to him. He even admits he's wrong about Coco - not something he does very often.

I also love his accent and his old-fashioned, Victorian manner. There might be a bit of bias here because he reminds me of one of my favourite characters ever; Major Mint, from "Barbie in the Nutcracker" (saw it when I was ten and I loved him ever since; he's the inspiration for my username). He's very similar to Herriman in a lot of ways; he even wears a monocle! I even have a few things in common with him - not the obsession with rules, but I also have a fear of dogs and I'm not the biggest fan of camping, either.

So, yeah; Mr Herriman's my favourite. It's nice to see so many other people who like him.

[Lynnie]

What a great post. Thank you for that!

I'll add to what I posted before and say I also like his aloofness. Like when in "My So-Called Wife", Coco slips under the throw rug while Mr. H is standing on it, and he's just so aloof about that. "Yes, yes I found you." And also in "Beat with a Schtick", how he becomes so controlled when Bloo tells him he's getting in a fight at 4:30, and Mr. H says "That is not a fight, it's a gentleman's challenge." Of course, Mr. H thought he knew what the outcome of that "fight" would be, but especially if seeing that episode the first time, I found it very funny.

[Major Abbey]

You're welcome!

"Beat with a schtick" was one of the first episodes I ever watched, and I loved that "Gentleman's challenge" line so much.

[happy80schild]

The thing is all of his "bad" qualities need to follow rules etc. were needed by Madame Foster.
She is a untamed spirit who needed a guardian to hold her back at times and keep her from hurting herself. But some of her warmth and kindness are a part of him as well.

My favorite nickname of his was when Frankie called him Fuzz butt
love it!

[Major Abbey]

When I say "bad" qualities, I mean the things a lot of people hate about him. I've came across a lot of people who don't like Mr Herriman because he's "too strict". Personally, I don't have a problem with them. I think they're a great part of his character.

I agree with what you said about Madam Foster.

[Bloo4Ever]

The way I see Herrimen is more like this strict enforces (as I'm sure others see him like that as well) that forces Bloo and the others to do some ridiculous stuff and be insanely funny as to not get caught by Herriman like in 'Busted' or sometimes Bloo does insanely funny stuff for the exact opposite reason, like as preciously stated in 'Crime after Crime'

So I'm glad Herriman is there, because if he wasn't, there wouldn't be as much plot driven stories or even laughs However, I do think is necktie is a bit too tight for even his own good