Mr Bean
Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Bean
Format	Physical Comedy, Sketch Comedy
Created by	Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis
Starring	Rowan Atkinson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. Physical comedy also known as Slapstick is a comedic performance relying mostly on the use of the body to convey Humor. Sketch comedy consists of a series of short Comedy scenes or vignettes called "sketches" commonly between one and ten minutes long Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder For the former state representative from Washington State see Richard Curtis (politician Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located  of episodes	14 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Picture format	4:3, 16:9
Original run	January 1, 1990 – October 31, 1995
Chronology
Related shows	Mr. Bean (animated TV series)
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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Based on a character developed by Rowan Atkinson at university, the series followed the exploits of Mr. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 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"^[2], which was the recipient of a number of international awards, including the Rose d'Or, and has had an enduring effect on popular culture. The Rose d'Or ( Golden Rose in English is a highly prestigious Television award given annually since 1961 at the Festival Rose d'Or in spring each year The show has been sold in over 200 territories worldwide, and has inspired two feature films and an animated cartoon spin-off. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer ^[3]

Contents 1 Origins and influences 2 Characters 2.1 Mr. Bean 2.2 Teddy 2.3 Mr. Bean's Mini 2.4 Irma Gobb 2.5 Other characters 3 Production and broadcast 4 Episode guide 5 Music 6 Awards 7 Spin-Offs 7.1 Bean movie adaptations 7.1.1 Bean 7.1.2 Mr. Bean's Holiday 7.2 The Animated Series 7.3 Books 8 Video Releases 8.1 DVD Releases 8.2 VHS format 9 Mr. Bean in popular culture 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Origins and influences

The character of Mr. Bean was first developed when Rowan Atkinson was studying for his MSc at Oxford University. A Master of Science ( Latin: Magister Scientiæ; abbreviated MSc, M A sketch featuring the character was being performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in the early 1980s. The Edinburgh Fringe (officially the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly just The Fringe) is the world’s largest Arts festival. ^[4] A similar character called Robert Box, played by Atkinson, appeared in the one-off 1979 ITV sitcom Canned Laughter, which also featured a routine used in the film version. ^[5] In 1987, one of Mr. Bean's earliest appearances occurred at the "Just For Laughs" comedy festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page When program co-ordinators were scheduling Atkinson into the festival program, Atkinson insisted that he perform on the French-speaking bill rather than the English-speaking program. Having no French dialogue in his act at all, program co-ordinators could not understand why Atkinson wanted to perform on the French bill. As it turned out, Atkinson's act at the festival was a test platform for the Mr. Bean character and Atkinson wanted to see how the silent character's physical comedy would fare on an international stage with a non-English speaking audience. ^[6]

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. ^[7] 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. Monsieur Hulot is a character created and played by French comic Jacques Tati for a series of films in the 1950s and '60s namely Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Jacques Tati (October 9 &ndashNovember 5) was a noted French comedic Filmmaker. Bean. ^[8] Stylistically, Mr. Bean is also very similar to early silent films, relying purely upon physical comedy, with Mr. Physical comedy also known as Slapstick is a comedic performance relying mostly on the use of the body to convey Humor. Bean speaking very little dialogue. This has allowed the series to be sold worldwide without any significant changes to dialogue. ^[9][10]

Characters

Mr. Bean

The title character, played by Rowan Atkinson, is a slow-witted, sometimes ingenious, selfish and generally likable buffoon who brings various unusual schemes and connivances to everyday tasks. A jester, joker, jokester, fool, wit-cracker, prankster, or buffoon is a member of a profession that came into popularity 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. Highbury is an area in the London Borough of Islington. It lies between the following places Finsbury Park, north of Highbury London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Tweed is a rough unfinished Woolen fabric, of a soft open flexible texture resembling Cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven 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, though he has been shown in the first episode to have a strong knowledge of trigonometry. Circle-trig6svg|300px|thumb|right|All of the Trigonometric functions of an angle θ can be constructed geometrically in terms of a unit circle centered at O. ^[11] (In the first film adaptation, on his passport "Mr. Bean, also known as Bean The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr Bean The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television " appears under the "first name" field and he is shown employed as a guard at London's National Gallery. ^[12] In Mr. Bean's Holiday, "Rowan" is seen on his passport name field. Mr Bean's Holiday (also known as Bean 2, Bean on Holiday and French Bean) is a Comedy film starring ^[13]

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. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Interior decoration or decor is the Art of decorating a room so that it is attractive easy to use and functions well with the existing Architecture A test or an examination (or "exam" is an Assessment, often administered on paper or on the computer, intended to measure the test-takers' or The humour largely comes from his original (and often absurd) solutions to any problems and his total disregard for others when solving them, his pettiness, and occasional 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. Ecce Homo (ˈɛtːʃe ˈhomo or ˈɛkːe ˈhomo are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel 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. St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. Atkinson himself has acknowledged that Bean "has a slightly alien aspect to him";^[14] in the animated series, he was actually shown to be an alien. Mr Bean is a 2002 Animated television series based on the 1990 British TV series Mr See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial

Teddy

Teddy is Mr. Bean's teddy bear, generally regarded as Mr. The teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children Bean's best friend. The bear is a dark brown, knitted oddity with button eyes and sausage-shaped limbs, invariably ending up broken in half or in various other states of destruction and disfiguration. Although inanimate, Bean occasionally pretends Teddy is alive. For example, when Mr. Bean hypnotizes Teddy, he snaps his fingers and the bear's head falls backwards as if it has fallen asleep instantly (Bean used his finger to prop Teddy's head up). Certainly, Bean behaves as if the bear is real, buying it a Christmas present or trying not to wake it in the mornings. The bear is often privy to Mr. Bean's various schemes and doubles as a good dish cloth or paint brush in an emergency; it has been decapitated ("Mr. Bean in Room 426") and shrunken in the wash ("Tee Off, Mr. Bean"). "Paintbrush" redirects here For other uses see Paintbrush (disambiguation. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995

Over the years, Teddy has undergone several changes. When it debuted on "The Trouble with Mr. Bean", it had a smaller head. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 "Two episodes later", its head reached its current size, but its "eye" wasn't present until Bean placed gold thumb tacks on its face. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 The "eyes" have since been replaced with two small white buttons sewn over Teddy's face, giving it a distinct image.

Mr. Bean's Mini

Mr. Bean's car, a late 1970s MK IV British Leyland Mini 1000, developed a character of sorts. British Leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 At first, an orange 1969 Morris Mini MK II (registration RNT 996H, although the body of the car was actually from an MK1 car of 1963/64) was Mr. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morris Commercial Cars The Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacturing company Bean's vehicle of choice, but this was destroyed in a crash at the end of the first episode. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 From then on, the car was a 1977 model (registration SLW 287R), luminous lime green in colour with a black bonnet. It made its first appearance in "The Curse of Mr. Bean". This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995

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. 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. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995

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. The Reliant Regal was a small three-wheeled car manufactured by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England. 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. The Cars of the Stars Motor Museum is located in the English town of Keswick, Cumbria, and features a collection of celebrity television and film vehicles Keswick (pronounced "kez-ick" /ˈkɛzɪk/ is a Market town within the district of Allerdale, Cumbria, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland ^[15] 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. Matilda Ziegler (born 1964) is an English television stage and film actress best known for her roles as Donna Ludlow in the long-running BBC1 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). This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 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. ^[16]

Other characters

Although Mr. Bean is the only significant human character in the programme, other characters appear, usually as foils for his various antics. Other than his girlfriend, Mr. Bean's only friends appear to be Hubert and Rupert, who appear as Bean's New Years party guests in the episode "Do-it-Yourself, Mr. Bean" (although they altered his living room clock and fled to the party in the flat opposite, gaining real friends in the process). This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 However, several notable British actors and comedians appear alongside Atkinson in sketches as various one-off supporting characters, including Richard Briers, Angus Deayton, Nick Hancock, Caroline Quentin, Danny La Rue, David Schneider and Richard Wilson. Richard David Briers, CBE (born 14 January 1934 is an English Actor whose career has encompassed the theatre television film and radio Gordon Angus Deayton (born 6 January 1956 is an English Actor, Writer, Musician, Comedian and Television presenter. Caroline Jones (born July 11, 1960, in Reigate, Surrey) is better known under her stage name of Caroline Quentin and is an Danny La Rue OBE was born on 26 July[[ 927]] as Daniel Patrick Carroll in County Cork, is an entertainer known for his drag David Schneider (born May 22, 1963 in London) is an English Actor and Comedian. For other people named Richard Wilson see Richard Wilson (disambiguation Ian Colquhoun Wilson, better known as Richard Wilson, ^[17]

Production 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. Tiger Aspect Productions is a British Television Production company, particularly noted for its situation comedies. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Central Independent Television, more commonly known as Central and now legally ITV Central Ltd, is the British Independent Television contractor Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 After its original run it has been shown repeatedly on satellite channels such as Nickelodeon , Disney Channel, Paramount Comedy 2, and internationally. Nickelodeon UK ( Nick UK for short is a cable and satellite TV network For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. Paramount Comedy 2 is a television channel shown in Ireland and the United Kingdom. ^[18]

The record selling UK videos were withdrawn shortly before the release of the Bean movie and DVDs are being released on an annual basis as of 2004. Bean, also known as Bean The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr Bean The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

Episode guide

Main article: List of Mr. Bean episodes

Music

Mr. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 Bean is unusual amongst comedy series in featuring a choral theme tune, written by Howard Goodall and performed by the Choir of Southwark Cathedral (later Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford). For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Howard Goodall (born 26 May 1958) is a British Composer of musicals choral music and Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the Christ Church Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford, which includes the City of Oxford England, and the surrounding countryside as far The words sung during the title sequences are in Latin:

• Ecce homo qui est faba – "Behold the man who is a bean" (sung at beginning)
• Finis partis primae – "End of part one" (sung before the commercial break)
• Pars secunda – "Part two" (sung after the commercial break)
• Vale homo qui est faba – "Farewell, man who is a bean" (sung at end)

The theme was later released on Goodall's album Choral Works. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Goodall also wrote an accompanying music track for many episodes.

The first episode of Mr. Bean did not feature the choral theme tune, but instead an up-beat instrumental piece, also composed by Howard Goodall, which was more an incidental tune than a theme. It was used while Bean drove between locations intimidating the blue Reliant, and as such, was sometimes heard in later episodes whenever Bean's nemesis is seen.

In the episode "Tee Off, Mr. Bean" Howard Goodall's choral theme tune for another Richard Curtis comedy, The Vicar of Dibley, is heard playing on a car stereo. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom created by Richard Curtis and written for its lead actress Dawn French, by Curtis and Paul In Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean, while playing with Queen's Royal Guards figurines and the nativity set, he hums "The British Grenadiers", which was used as theme to Blackadder Goes Forth. The British Grenadiers is a marching song for the grenadier units of the British military dating from the 17th Century Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis ^[19]

Mr. Bean appears in a music video made for the 1991 Comic Relief fund raising single by Hale and Pace called The Stonk. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension Hale & Pace are an English comedy duo who have starred in several TV sketch series ^[20] Mr. Bean also appeared in the music video for Boyzone's single Picture Of You in 1997. Boyzone are an Irish boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s ^[21] The song featured on the soundtrack to the first Bean movie.

Mr Bean also made a Comic relief record in 1992. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension This was (I want to be) Elected and was credited to "Mr Bean and Smear Campaign featuring Bruce Dickinson" This was a cover of an Alice Cooper song and reached number 9 in the UK singles chart. Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer Airline pilot, radio show Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five ^[22]

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. The Rose d'Or ( Golden Rose in English is a highly prestigious Television award given annually since 1961 at the Festival Rose d'Or in spring each year Montreux is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. ^[23] 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. This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs &mdash or to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards ^[24] "Mr. Bean" also won the Norwegian comedy award "Tidleg Sædavgang".

Spin-Offs

Bean movie adaptations

Bean

Main article: Bean (film)

In 1997, Bean, a film version directed by Mel Smith, also known as Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, was produced. Bean, also known as Bean The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr Bean The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television Mel Smith (born in Chiswick, London on 3 December, 1952) is an English Comedian, Actor, Film director 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. Arrangement in Grey and Black The Artist's Mother, famous under its colloquial name Whistler's Mother, is an 1871 oil-on-canvas painting by American-born The movie grossed over USD$230 million globally on a budget estimated at $22 million. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[25]

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Main article: Mr. Bean's Holiday

News broke in March 2005 that a second Bean film, Mr. March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 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. ^[26] Filming began on May 15, 2006 and began post-production in October 2006. It was released in the UK on March 30 2007. 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, On July 17, 2007, the North American premiere was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the Just For Laughs festival; the launching pad for the Mr. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in Bean character 20 years earlier. ^[27] The film was then released Nation-wide in North America on August 24, 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. The French Riviera (Côte d'Azur Occitan: Còsta Azzura) is one of the most famous resort areas in the world extending along the Mediterranean Sea west The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, It was directed by Steve Bendelack and according to Atkinson is probably the last appearance of the character. Steve Bendelack is a British Film and Television director, who has worked primarily on a range of highly-acclaimed comedy programmes ^[28]

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. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration.

The series, which consist of 26 episodes (with 2 segments each), 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 Glover, Rupert Degas, Gary Martin and Lorelei King. Rupert Degas (born August 17, 1970, London is an English actor and voice artist ^[29]

The cartoon series is notable for following up on the "alien" origin theory 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.

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 landlady named Mrs Wicket. Highbury is an area in the London Borough of Islington. It lies between the following places Finsbury Park, north of Highbury 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.

Video Releases

DVD Releases

In the United Kingdom (Region 2), episodes of Mr. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played Bean have been released on a yearly basis by Universal Pictures UK since 2004. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American The complete collection is now available, including the two feature films and other extras. In the United States (Region 1), the complete series has been available since 2003 on A&E Home Video as "The Whole Bean". DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played A&E (Arts & Entertainment Television Networks is a media company that owns several TV networks on cable and satellite.

DVD Name	# of episodes	Release Date	Notes
Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean	14 + 4 (special ep)	April 29, 2003	Region 1. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played Contains all 14 episodes, two Comic Relief sketches and two director's cut sketches. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension

Volumes

DVD Name	# of episodes	Release Date	Notes
Mr Bean - Vol 1	3	November 1, 2004	3 episodes
Mr Bean - Vol 2	3	October 31, 2005	3 episodes
Mr Bean - Vol 3	3	November 13, 2006	3 episodes
Mr Bean - Vol 4	3	March 19, 2007	3 episodes
Mr Bean - Vol 5	2	November 12, 2007	2 episodes
Mr Bean - Collection	14	November 12, 2007	All 14 TV episodes
Mr Bean - Christmas Collection	14 + 2 (movies)	November 12, 2007	All 14 TV episodes, Mr Bean's Holiday & Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie
Mr Bean - Complete Collection	14 + 26 (cartoon) + 2 (movies)	November 12, 2007	All 14 TV episodes, all 26 episodes of the Mr. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bean Animated TV Series, Mr Bean's Holiday & Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie

Best of Mr. Bean

DVD Name	# of episodes	Release Date	Notes
Best Bits Of Mr. Bean	7	November 23, 1999	NBC Universal
The Best Of Mr. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Bean	7	August 29, 2006	A&E Home Video

VHS format

VHS Name	# of episodes
The Amazing Adventures of Mr Bean	2
The Exciting Escapades of Mr Bean	2
The Terrible Tales of Mr Bean	2
Merry Mishaps of Mr Bean	2
Perilous Pursuits of Mr Bean	2
Unseen Bean	2
Final Frolics of Mr Bean	2
The Best Bits of Mr Bean	Episode clips

Mr. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bean in popular culture

The sale of Mr. Bean worldwide has meant that he has permeated popular culture in several countries. A number of people have been compared to the character, usually as an insult. Arthur Batchelor, one of the Royal Navy captives held by Iran during the 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel, claimed that some of his captors had mocked him calling him "Mr. Iranian military personnel seized 15 Royal Navy personnel during 2007 and held them for 12 days Bean". ^[30] NRL Referee Sean Hampstead is regularly nicknamed "Mr. A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee Bean" in nationally broadcast commentary by Australian television/radio personality Ray Warren as a result of his similar appearance. Ray "Rabbits" or "Rabbs" Warren ( 11 June c1943? in Junee, New South Wales) is an Australian sports commentator most famous In 2007, Vincent Cable, the acting leader of the Liberal Democrats generated hilarity in the House of Commons by describing the recent decline in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's fortunes as his "remarkable transformation in the last few weeks from Stalin to Mr Bean". WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> John Vincent Cable, known as Vince Cable The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party ^[31]

Several of the visual jokes in the series have been used as experiments on the Discovery Channel's MythBusters series. Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the In episode 52 - "Mind Control", the idea of painting a room with a stick of explosives (Firework, or other) placed in a paint can, as in the episode "Do It Yourself, Mr. Bean", was tested and deemed impossible, as adequate coverage was not achieved. The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk Urban legends Old wives' tales and the like This is an episode guide for the television series Mr Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995 ^[32]

See also

• List of films based on British sitcoms
• Uncle Max

References

External links

• 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

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