Mr G

Mr G
First appearance	Big Bite (2003)
Last appearance	2008 Logies (2008)
Created by	Chris Lilley
Portrayed by	Chris Lilley
Information
Aliases	Helen Gregson
Gender	Male
Occupation	Drama teacher

Helen "Greg" Gregson, best known as Mr G, is one of the three fictional characters portrayed by Chris Lilley in the mockumentary series, Summer Heights High.

Biography

Mr G is a thirty-six year old drama teacher at Summer Heights High. Mr G not only believes that he is an incredibly talented and well-liked teacher, but that his students also share his intense passion for drama and performance. He is in constant conflict with himself and other members of staff, particularly the school principal. His self-centred attitude causes him to frequently lose his temper with the students, and he is hostile to the disabled students being involved, under the belief that they will damage the quality of his musical. It is clear that he is unaware that his own perception of his teaching abilities is not shared by most students. He has written several musicals for the school, including "Tsunamarama", based on the events of the 2004 Asian Tsunami, set to the music of Bananarama. He also regularly featured on the Australian television series Big Bite.

On the show Summer Heights High, Mr G wrote a musical based on the death of a student, Annabel Dickson, from a drug overdose. The musical was originally called Annabel Dickson: The Musical and portrayed Annabel as a promiscuous drug addict. However, it is established early on that Mr G had no direct dealings with Annabel. Due to Annabel's parents being unhappy with the script, the focus of the musical changes from being about Annabel to Mr G and how he deals with Annabel's demise. As the show progresses, the musical ultimately becomes the story of how Mr G tried to help Annabel with her drug habit.

One of the main songs from the musical was "Naughty Girl", a song told through the voice of Mr G, which describes Annabel's plight. Other songs include "She's a Slut and She Knows It", "My Name is Mr G" and "Bummer Heights High". In the official CD single release, as well as in the play itself, Annabel's name was changed to Jessica.

One of Mr. G's desires is to construct a lavish performing arts centre named after himself. Since he has trouble convincing the administration to fund this endeavour, he decides that proceeds from "Mr. G: The Musical" are to be directed toward its construction. The enormous building which would likely eclipse the school in height would be able to host arena spectaculars. Despite the loyalty of his friend, science teacher Rodney Parsons, there will not be a room for dramatic sciences.

Greg is also in charge of school evacuations. He states that "I like to use my acting skills to create the drama of the situation". Another useful fact is that he has an above average sense of smell, which enables him to control certain behaviours amongst the students. He regularly "smells" pupils to detect alcohol, graffiti pens, and cannabis.

Logies

Mr G appeared at the 50th Annual 2008 TV Week Logie Awards performing songs from "Mr G the Musical" along with other characters from the series.

CD single release

On 1 March 2008, a single of "Naughty Girl" was released, featuring five additional remixes of the song. It peaked at No. 7 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.^[1]

Australian single track listing^[2]

1. "Naughty Girl"
2. "Naughty Girl" (Jessica's Addiction Remix)
3. "Naughty Girl" (Styalz Fuego Remix)
4. "Naughty Girl" (Paul Mac's Extended 12")
5. "Naughty Girl" (Cloud Club Remix)
6. "Naughty Girl" (a cappella)

External links

• Mr G on MySpace

References

1. ^ "Mr G - Naughty Girl (Song)". Australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mr+G&titel=Naughty+Girl&cat=s. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
2. ^ "Naughty Girl - Mr G (Chris Lilley)". Play4me.com.au. http://www.play4me.com.au/product/naughty_girl_1681953_680907.html. Retrieved 3 July 2010.