Mr. Bean (1990–1995)

Life is a difficult challenge for Mr Bean, who despite being a grown adult, has trouble completing even the simplest of tasks. Thankfully, his perseverence is usually rewarded, and he finds an ingenious way around the problem.

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Matilda Ziegler, Teddy

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Rowan Atkinson	...	Mr. Bean (19 episodes, 1990-1995)

Storyline

Mr. Bean is a grown man who seems to have been literally born yesterday. He gets up to ingenious oddball nonsense every episode while all the time remaining silent. When he does speak, it's with a croaky voice.

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Plot Keywords:

car | confusion | creativity | immaturity | sketch comedy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 1990 (UK)

Also Known As:

Jas Fasola

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tiger Aspect Productions, Thames Television, Central Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min 6 min (2 episodes) 24 min (14 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

the word "PHUT" appears on the wall next to the busker playing the saxophone. in the episode The Return of Mr. Bean (#1.2), "PHut" is also the name of the club he meets his date at in the episode Mr. Bean Goes to Town (#1.4).

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Quotes

[opening theme]
Choir: [singing] Ecce homo que est faba. (Latin: "Behold the man who is a bean")

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Crazy Credits

The words of the song played in the titles and credits, "Ecce homo" ("ecce homo qui est faba. Vale homo qui est faba") translate to "behold the man who is a bean. Farewell the man who is a bean".

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Connections

Featured in 40 Years of Laughter: The Sitcoms (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Ecce homo"
Written by Howard Goodall

User Reviews

Thank God for English TV shows

"Mr. Bean" is one of those shows that you couldn't forget even if you tried (not that you'd want to try). The title character (Rowan Atkinson) is a perfectly ordinary man who either never seems to do anything right, or always finds the hardest and most inefficient way to do it. Rarely speaking, he gets himself into all sorts of wacky situations.

One of the funniest predicaments was at a hotel. Mr. Bean was following a man in the restaurant, taking twice as much as the other man. Sitting down at a table, Mr. Bean began wolfing everything down, only to learn that the food had gone bad. Feeling ill, he goes back to his room and falls asleep. He wakes up a few hours later and accidentally locks himself out of his room. Now he has to wander around the hotel naked.

Actually, he ends up naked a lot, and usually there are other people around. But the point is, Mr. Bean is completely cracked. Whether going swimming, trying to tend to a baby, going to the beach, or hosting a New Year's party, he always manages to do everything in a way that most people would never imagine, and most often ends up embarrassing himself.

As the British say, smashing.