diff --git a/src/display.jl b/src/display.jl
index 249ad93f..f3029f1a 100644
--- a/src/display.jl
+++ b/src/display.jl
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ function prefix(x::Unit)
     end
 end
 
-function show(io::IO, x::Unit{N,D}) where {N,D}
-    show(io, FreeUnits{(x,), D, nothing}())
-end
-
 abstract type BracketStyle end
 
 struct NoBrackets <: BracketStyle end
@@ -89,7 +85,7 @@ brackets are not printed.
 """
 function showval(io::IO, x::Number, brackets::Bool=true)
     brackets && print_opening_bracket(io, x)
-    show(io, x)
+    show(io, MIME"text/plain"(), x)
     brackets && print_closing_bracket(io, x)
 end
 
@@ -107,20 +103,10 @@ has_unit_spacing(u) = true
 has_unit_spacing(u::Units{(Unit{:Degree, NoDims}(0, 1//1),), NoDims}) = false
 
 """
-    show(io::IO, x::Quantity)
+    show(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/plain", x::Quantity)
 Show a unitful quantity by calling [`showval`](@ref) on the numeric value, appending a
 space, and then calling `show` on a units object `U()`.
 """
-function show(io::IO, x::Quantity)
-    if isunitless(unit(x))
-        showval(io, x.val, false)
-    else
-        showval(io, x.val, true)
-        has_unit_spacing(unit(x)) && print(io, ' ')
-        show(io, unit(x))
-    end
-end
-
 function show(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/plain", x::Quantity)
     if isunitless(unit(x))
         showval(io, mime, x.val, false)
@@ -131,30 +117,30 @@ function show(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/plain", x::Quantity)
     end
 end
 
-function show(io::IO, r::Union{StepRange{T},StepRangeLen{T}}) where T<:Quantity
+function show(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/plain", r::Union{StepRange{T},StepRangeLen{T}}) where T<:Quantity
     a,s,b = first(r), step(r), last(r)
     U = unit(a)
     print(io, '(')
     if ustrip(U, s) == 1
-        show(io, ustrip(U, a):ustrip(U, b))
+        show(io, mime, ustrip(U, a):ustrip(U, b))
     else
-        show(io, ustrip(U, a):ustrip(U, s):ustrip(U, b))
+        show(io, mime, ustrip(U, a):ustrip(U, s):ustrip(U, b))
     end
     print(io, ')')
     has_unit_spacing(U) && print(io,' ')
-    show(io, U)
+    show(io, mime, U)
 end
 
-function show(io::IO, x::typeof(NoDims))
+function show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", x::typeof(NoDims))
     print(io, "NoDims")
 end
 
 """
-    show(io::IO, x::Unitlike)
+    show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", x::Unitlike)
 Call [`Unitful.showrep`](@ref) on each object in the tuple that is the type
 variable of a [`Unitful.Units`](@ref) or [`Unitful.Dimensions`](@ref) object.
 """
-function show(io::IO, x::Unitlike)
+function show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", x::Unitlike)
     showoperators = get(io, :showoperators, false)
     first = ""
     sep = showoperators ? "*" : " "
diff --git a/src/logarithm.jl b/src/logarithm.jl
index 58d76beb..a9d9daa4 100644
--- a/src/logarithm.jl
+++ b/src/logarithm.jl
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ tolog(L,x) = (1+isrootpower(L)) * prefactor(L()) * (logfn(L()))(x)
 fromlog(L,S,x) = unwrap(S) * expfn(L())( x / ((1+isrootpower(S))*prefactor(L())) )
 fromlog(L,x) = expfn(L())( x / ((1+isrootpower(L))*prefactor(L())) )
 
-function Base.show(io::IO, x::MixedUnits{T,U}) where {T,U}
+function Base.show(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/plain", x::MixedUnits{T,U}) where {T,U}
     print(io, abbr(x))
     if x.units != NoUnits
         print(io, " ")
-        show(io, x.units)
+        show(io, mime, x.units)
     end
 end
 
@@ -312,11 +312,11 @@ function Base.promote_rule(::Type{G}, ::Type{N}) where {L,S,T1, G<:Gain{L,S,T1},
 end
 Base.promote_rule(A::Type{G}, B::Type{L}) where {G<:Gain, L2, L<:Level{L2}} = LogScaled{L2}
 
-function Base.show(io::IO, x::Gain)
+function Base.show(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/plain", x::Gain)
     print(io, x.val, " ", abbr(x))
     nothing
 end
-function Base.show(io::IO, x::Level)
+function Base.show(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/plain", x::Level)
     print(io, ustrip(x), " ", abbr(x))
     nothing
 end
diff --git a/src/types.jl b/src/types.jl
index 05b76f61..2d87469e 100644
--- a/src/types.jl
+++ b/src/types.jl
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ struct IsRootPowerRatio{S,T}
     val::T
 end
 IsRootPowerRatio{S}(x) where {S} = IsRootPowerRatio{S, typeof(x)}(x)
-Base.show(io::IO, x::IsRootPowerRatio{S}) where {S} =
+Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", x::IsRootPowerRatio{S}) where {S} =
     print(io, ifelse(S, "root-power ratio", "power ratio"), " with reference ", x.val)
 const PowerRatio{T} = IsRootPowerRatio{false,T}
 const RootPowerRatio{T} = IsRootPowerRatio{true,T}