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Mr. Toad

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Mr. Toad, of Toad Hall, is one of the main characters in the 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, and also the title character of the 1929 A. A. Milne play Toad of Toad Hall based on the book.

Mr. ToadThe Wind in the Willows character

Illustration by E.H. Shepard

First appearanceThe Wind in the WillowsCreated byKenneth GrahamePortrayed byPeter Harryson (stage adaptation)Voiced byEric Blore (1949 film)

David Jason (1983 film, 1984 TV series)

Charles Nelson Reilly (1987 film)

Rik Mayall (1995 film, 1996 sequel)In-universe informationSpeciesToadGenderMaleOccupationMotor car driverNationalityEnglish

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The inspiration for Mr. Toad's wayward mischievousness and boastfulness was Kenneth Grahame's only child Alastair: a family friend, Constance Smedley, overheard Grahame telling Alastair the exploits of Toad as a bedtime story, and noted that "Alastair's own tendency to exult in his exploits was gently satirized in Mr. Toad".[1] Colonel Francis Cecil Ricardo (1852–1924), the first owner of a car in Cookham in Berkshire, where Grahame wrote the books is also thought to have been an influence. Other suggestions include Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe.[2]