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For the animated television series of the same name, see Mr. Bean (animated TV series). Mr. Bean is a British comedy television series of 14 half-hour episodes starring Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous title character. It was written by Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. The self-titled first episode was broadcast on 1 January 1990, with the final episode, "Goodnight, Mr. Bean", on 31 October 1995. The series followed the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body",[1] in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process. During its five-year run the series gained large UK audience figures, including 18.74 million for the 1992 episode "The Trouble With Mr Bean", and was the recipient of a number of international awards, including the Rose d'Or. The show has been sold in over 200 territories worldwide, and has inspired two feature films and an animated cartoon spin-off

Character Mr. Bean

The title character, played by Atkinson, is a slow-witted, sometimes ingenious, and generally likeable buffoon who brings various unusual schemes and connivances to everyday tasks. He lives alone in his small flat in Highbury, North London, and is almost always seen in his trademark tweed jacket and skinny red tie. Mr. Bean rarely speaks, and when he does it is generally only a few mumbled words. His first name (he names himself "Bean" to others) and profession, if any, are never mentioned. (In the first film adaptation, on his passport "Mr." appears under the "first name" field and he is shown employed as a guard at London's National Gallery. In Mr Bean's Holiday, "Rowan" is seen on his passport name field.) Mr. Bean often seems unaware of basic aspects of the way the world works, and the programme usually features his attempts at what would normally be considered simple tasks, such as going swimming, redecorating or taking an exam. The humour largely comes from his original solutions to any problems and his total disregard for others when solving them, his pettiness, and occassional malevolence. At the beginning of episode two onwards, Mr. Bean falls from the sky in a beam of light, accompanied by a choir singing Ecce homo qui est faba - Behold the man who is a bean. These opening sequences were initially in black and white in episodes 2 and 3, and were intended by the producers to show his status as an "ordinary man cast into the spotlight". However, later episodes showed Mr. Bean dropping from the night sky in a deserted London street, against the backdrop of St. Paul's Cathedral; later, in the animated series, he was shown to be an alien. Atkinson himself has acknowledged that Bean "has a slightly alien aspect to him".

Teddy

Teddy is Mr. Bean's teddy bear, generally regarded as Mr. Bean's best friend. Although inanimate, the bear is often privy to Mr. Bean's various schemes and doubles as a good dish cloth or paint brush in an emergency. The bear is a dark brown, knitted oddity with button eyes and sausage-shaped limbs and invariably ends up broken in half or in various other states of destruction. Occasionally, Teddy seems to be almost animate, for example when Mr. Bean hypnotizes Teddy, snaps his fingers and the bear's head falls backwards as if he's fallen asleep instantly. Certainly, Bean behaves as if the bear is real, for example buying it a Christmas present or trying not to wake it in the mornings. Mr. Bean seems to have a supply of Teddy bears, as in cases his bear has been destroyed, either it was decapitated ("Mr. Bean in Room 426") or shrunken in the wash ("Tee Off, Mr. Bean"), and has been revived in later

Bean'sMini

Mr. Bean's car, a late 1970s MK IV British Leyland Mini 1000, developed a character of sorts. At first, an orange 1969 Morris Mini MK II (registration RNT 996H, although the body of the car was actually from a MK1 car of 1963/64) was Mr. Bean's vehicle of choice, but this was destroyed in a crash at the end of the first episode. From then on, the car was a 1977 model (registration SLW 287R), luminous lime green/yellow in colour with a black bonnet. It made its first appearance in "The Curse of Mr. Bean". The Mini was central to several antics, such as Mr. Bean getting dressed in it while driving or steering it while sitting in an armchair strapped to the roof. It also had a number of innovative security measures; Mr. Bean fitted the door with a bolt-latch and padlock, rather than use the lock fitted on the car, and he always removed the steering wheel instead of the key, which formed a running joke in several episodes, at one point deterring a car thief. In Mr. Bean Rides Again, he also hid the ignition key under the car bonnet, the key for the bonnet was kept in the boot, the key for the boot was attached to the sun visor above the driver's seat. The key to the car door was the only key Bean kept with him. The car, confused with another demonstration car of the exact same model (registration ACW 497V), was crushed by a tank in "Back to School, Mr. Bean", but returned in later episodes, perhaps having actually been the identical demonstration car from that point on. The Mini is often seen in conflict with a light blue Reliant Regal Supervan III, (registration GRA 26K), which will usually get tipped over, crashed into, bumped out of its parking space and so forth. This conflict originated in the first episode, when the three-wheeler held his Mini up on the way to a mathematics exam, and subsequently became a running joke throughout the series. One of the original Mr. Bean Minis is on display at the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum in Keswick, northern England.[4] Both the Mini and the Reliant re-appeared as characters in the animated Mr. Bean cartoons, and in the film Mr. Bean's Holiday yet another Mini appears – a lighter yellow/green than the original, registration YGL 572T. Also seen is a French version of his Mini, owned by the character Sabine which wears a Paris registration and is left hand drive. In the animated series his Mini's registration plate number is STE 952R

Irma Gobb

Mr. Bean's "girlfriend" Irma Gobb, played by Matilda Ziegler, appeared in a number of episodes. She is treated relatively inconsiderately by Bean, who appears to regard her more as a friend and companion than a love interest. However, he does become jealous when she dances with another man at a disco in "Mr. Bean Goes to Town", and she certainly expects him to propose to her on Christmas Day in "Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean", with his failure to do so resulting in her leaving him for good (she does not appear in any subsequent episodes). The character later appeared in the animated series. The spin-off book Mr. Bean's Diary (1993) states that Mr. Bean met Irma Gobb at a local library.

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External Link

Official Mr. Bean website Mr. Bean at the Internet Movie Database Mr. Bean: The Animated Series at the Internet Movie Database Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie at the Internet Movie Database Mr. Bean's Holiday at the Internet Movie Database

References

^ "Atkinson has Bean there and he's done with that", interview by Lucy Cavendish in The Scotsman (Wed 30 Nov 2005), URL accessed August 3rd, 2006 ^ Facts and Figures at mrbean.co.uk, URL accessed August 4th, 2006 ^ "The Fine Art of Being Mr Bean", interview in The Buffalo News, URL accessed June 15th, 2006 ^ Cars of the Stars page about the car, URL accessed January 21st, 2007 ^ "Atkinson has Bean there and he's done with that", interview by Lucy Cavendish in The Scotsman (Wed 30 Nov 2005), URL accessed August 3rd, 2006 ^ Trivia at IMDb, URL accessed August 3rd, 2006 ^ BFI article on Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, URL accessed August 3rd, 2006 ^ Review at sitcomsonline.com, URL accessed August 12th, 2006 ^ BBC Guide to Comedy, written by Mark Lewisohn, URL accessed August 3rd, 2006 ^ Awards at IMDb, URL accessed August 3rd, 2006 ^ Box office figures at boxofficemojo.com, URL accessed July 29th, 2006 ^ Mr. Bean's Holiday at IMDb, URL accessed August 4th, 2006 ^ Paramount Comedy, URL accessed February 25th, 2007 ^ Download the video podcast at bbc.co.uk, URL accessed March 25, 2007 ^ "Military banned from selling their stories" in The Times, April 9, 2007

VHS-only Releases

VHS Name: The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean Ep # : 2 The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean The Terrible Tales of Mr. Bean Merry Mishaps of Mr Bean Perilous Pursuits of Mr Bean Unseen Bean Final Frolics of Mr Bean

DVD Releases

Mr. Bean has been released on DVD for the very first time. A&E Home Video has released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 as well as a 5 episode Best-of DVD. Universal Pictures UK has released 3 volumes on DVD in Region 2 thus far with Volume 4 being released on March 19, 2007. REGION 1 DVD Name : Complete Mr. Bean Ep # : 14 Release Date :April 29, 2003 REGION 2 DVD Name : Mr Bean - Vol 1 Ep # : 3 Release Date :November 1, 2004 Mr Bean - Vol 2 3 October 31, 2005 Mr Bean - Vol 3 3 November 13, 2006 Mr Bean - Vol 4 3 March 19, 2007 Other Releases Best Bits Of Mr. Bean: Released November 23, 1999 NBC Universal The Best of Mr. Bean: Released August 29, 2006 A&E Home Video

Bean movie adaptations

Main article: Bean (1997 film)

In 1997, Bean, a film version directed by Mel Smith, also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, was produced. This broke from the programme's tradition by using a subplot with more developed characters — instead of being the sole centre of attention, Mr. Bean here interacted with a suburban Californian family he stayed with while overseeing the transfer of Whistler's Mother to a Los Angeles art gallery. The movie grossed over USD$230 million globally on a budget estimated at $22 million.

Bean's Holiday

Main article: Mr. Bean's Holiday News broke in March 2005 that a second Bean film, Mr. Bean's Holiday was in development, with Atkinson returning in the title role. The film had been through several changes of name during its development, including Bean 2 and French Bean.[12] Filming began on May 15, 2006 and began post-production in October 2006. It was released in the UK on March 30 2007. The film followed the character on an eventful journey across France for a holiday in the French Riviera, which after a number of misfortunes culminates in an unscheduled screening of his video diary at the Cannes Film Festival. It was directed by Steve Bendelack and according to Atkinson is probably the last appearance of the character The film followed the character on an eventful journey across France for a holiday in the French Riviera, which after a number of misfortunes culminates in an unscheduled screening of his video diary at the Cannes Film Festival. It was directed by Steve Bendelack and according to Atkinson is probably the last appearance of the character.

Books

Two books were released related to the original series: Mr. Bean's Diary in 1992, and Mr. Bean's Pocket Diary in 1994. The two books have identical content and differ only in the format in which they are printed. The content of both is a template diary with handwritten content scrawled in by Mr. Bean. They provide some additional information on the setting: for example, they establish that Mr. Bean lives in Highbury and rents his house from a landlord named Mrs Wicket. They confirm the name of Mr Bean's girlfriend as "Irma Gobb", and also give the name of the other man she actually runs off with (Giles Gummer). An additional book called Mr Bean's Diary was released in 2002 to accompany the animated series; this book was also graded as a children's reader.

The Animated Series

Main article: Mr. Bean (animated TV series) Mr. Bean was revived in a 2002 animated cartoon series, again featuring little actual dialogue, with most being either little soundbites or mumbling. The series expanded the number of additional characters, featuring Mr. Bean's unpleasant landlady, Mrs Wicket and her evil one-eyed cat, Scrapper. Rowan Atkinson provided the voice for Bean, and all of the animated Bean actions are taken from Atkinson himself. Other characters' voices are provided by Jon Mr. Bean in the along with his girlfriend Glover, animationRupert Degas, Gary Martin and Lorelei King. Irma Gobb, and landlady Mrs Wickettheory The cartoon series is notable for following up on the "alien" origin
for the character, with its final episode revealing a race of identical
Beans who come to retrieve their lost friend, only to have him opt
to stay on Earth with his girlfriend.

Awards

The first episode won the prestigious Golden Rose, as well as two other major prizes at the 1991 Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival in Montreux.[9] In the UK, the episode "The Curse of Mr. Bean" was nominated for a number of BAFTA awards; "Best Light Entertainment Programme" in 1991, "Best Comedy" (Programme or Series) in 1992, and Rowan Atkinson was nominated three times for "Best Light Entertainment Performance" in 1991, 1992 and 1994

Episode guide

Main article: List of Mr. Bean episodes

Prodution And Broadcast

the programme was produced by Tiger Television, later renamed Tiger Aspect, for the ITV network by Thames Television from 1990 to 1992 and then by Central from 1993 to 1995. The show is now shown in the UK on Nickelodeon (at 12:00 and 18:00) and Paramount Comedy 2 (at 22:00). It is shown in Ireland on RTÉ. Usually, episodes shown on Nickelodeon are the episodes broadcast the night before of Paramount Comedy 2. The record selling UK videos were withdrawn shortly before the release of Bean movie and DVDs are being released on an annual basis as of 2004. In the United States the show has been broadcast on non-commercial public television stations intermittently. In Canada, it is shown occasionally on CBC and currently airs on the Spanish-language version of A&E in Latin America. In India, it is aired on Pogo TV. In Brazil, it is aired on Bandeirantes. It has been available on DVD in Region 1 since 2003. In Region 1, a DVD of the best episodes came out in August 2006.

Music

The character of Mr. Bean was first developed when Rowan Atkinson was studying for his PhD at Oxford University, with a sketch featuring the character first being performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in the early 1980s.[5] However, the name of the character was not decided after the first programme had been produced, with a number of other vegetable-influenced names, such as Mr. Cauliflower, being explored.[6] Rowan Atkinson has cited the earlier comedy character Monsieur Hulot, created by French comedian and director Jacques Tati, as an influence on the character of Mr. Bean.[7] Stylistically, Mr. Bean is also very similar to early silent films, relying purely upon physical comedy, with Mr. Bean speaking very little dialogue. This has allowed the series to be sold worldwide without any significant changes to dialogue

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