Jason | GetYourOJ.com
December 10, 2008 / 19:22

Yeah I remember.. and I'm pretty sure my little brother who's about 8 yrs old read them in school so I have no idea why you think the series is no longer in schools..

Toronto Mike
December 10, 2008 / 19:32

Mr. Mugs left the Toronto Catholic board over 20 years ago.

I'll bet your brother wouldn't know Mr. Mugs - show him the pic and let us know.

felix
December 10, 2008 / 22:15

Oh man, I remember Mr. Mugs, too. It makes me feel old though, if it's really been 20 years...

Lori
December 11, 2008 / 19:39

Boxes of Mr. Muggs in my school still..........no one wants to part with them!

Jason | GetYourOJ.com
December 11, 2008 / 21:03

I guess I should clarify, I already know my little brother knows who Mr. Mugs is. I'll place a call and find out how. He might have picked up some of my old books that my mother kept, I know he's got into my Gordon Korman ones. He lives in way up north with his folks, I won't be able to show him the pics for weeks.

Sidenote- Does anyone remember Gordon Korman who wrote Bruno and Boots?

Jason | GetYourOJ.com
December 11, 2008 / 21:08

You know, I think I might be wrong. I think he knows Clifford The Big Red Dog.

Lori
December 11, 2008 / 21:36

Muggs has been out of schools for YEARS although I am willing to bet they have been used in some schools by some "old school" teachers!

I love Gordon Korman books and read them in school and I know they are still in my school library right now as I saw one on the table the other day! I had totally forgotten about them! Were they not written by someone in Toronto?

I love the Old Clifford books..........the new ones, much like the new Franklin are annoying! They are written to be a tv show with too many characters in them!

Jason | GetYourOJ.com
December 11, 2008 / 21:43

what a shame. who can resist a sheep dog.

i'll find out tomorrow for sure, but i think it's clifford my brother knows.

i was a huge fan of bruno and boots. i think gordon korman was my very first 'favourite authour' i always liked him more than judy blume ;-)

Lori
December 11, 2008 / 22:16

I am willing to bet it is Clifford too if he is only 8! Mr. Muggs would have to be well hidden to be used in a school here in Ontario today!

I am going to have to dig out an old Gordon Kormon book and read it over the holidays! It was late 80s when they came out I think!

Toronto Mike
December 12, 2008 / 08:58

Gordon Korman was my first favourite author.

http://www.torontomike.com/2007/03/whats_happening_at_macdonald_h.html

Jason | GetYourOJ.com
December 12, 2008 / 22:07

Reading that entry brought it all back to me. I have a signed copy of one of the books, not sure which in the series it is. If I remember correctly, he came to our school to sign books.. something like that.

Jo-Anne
February 23, 2011 / 13:38

Hello Mike, I have been reading this post with interest since I am a Mr. Mugs fan as well. I am actually looking for another reader from way back in the day. It was a hardcover with teal background and one of those circular space stations on the front. In my frustrated searches (all the Canadian textbook publishers have been bought by the American ones), I have discovered the National Archives of Canada. It looks as though they have a the Mr. Mugs books in their collection and one may purchase a reproduction. I am not 100% sure about this. I hope to chat with someone today to confirm it. But if this is correct, many people who love these books may have a chance to hold them again. i will keep you posted.