Mind the Baby, Mr. Bean 

Mr. Bean spends a rather unusual day at a Funfair attraction with a rather unusual baby which he accidentally found. Mr. Bean tries to find ways to keep the baby occupied while he goes on ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Weiland

Writers:

Robin Driscoll, Rowan Atkinson

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Susie McKenna, Andy Bradford

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Rowan Atkinson	...	Mr. Bean
Susie McKenna	...	Baby's Mother
Andy Bradford	...	Bumper Cars Attendant
Nick Scott	...	Man in Booth
Lydia Henderson-Boyle	...	Irritated Mother
Anthony Hamblin	...	Coin Pusher Kid (as Anthony Hambling)

Storyline

Mr. Bean spends a rather unusual day at a Funfair attraction with a rather unusual baby which he accidentally found. Mr. Bean tries to find ways to keep the baby occupied while he goes on his rides. In the end, the baby is returned to its mother and Mr. Bean calls it a day.

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Plot Keywords:

teddy bear | putting goldfish in mouth | pencil sharpener | ferris wheel | carousel | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1994 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tiger Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the sequence which Mr. Bean is on the rollercoaster ride which Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) kept a straight face and did not scream on the ride. Rowan Atkinson sat on a fake rollercoaster and the background was edited by a computer to give the illusion that Atkinson was on a real rollercoaster ride.

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Goofs

While Mr. Bean squeaks the toy to try and cheer the baby up, the dog starts to chase after Mr. Bean and start barking; despite the dog's mouth isn't even moving.

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Quotes

[Mr. Bean has left the baby in a Postman Pat van kiddie ride and has put lots of money in it so it keeps going for a long time while he goes around the amusement park. There's now a big queue of mothers with small children waiting to go on the ride. Now Mr. Bean has returned to put even more money in to keep it going]
Irritated Mother: What the hell do you think you are doing? We've been waiting half an hour.

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Connections

References Postman Pat (1981)

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Soundtracks

Rock-a-Bye Baby
(uncredited)
Music by Effie I. Canning
Plays when Mr. Bean first realizes he's in possession of a baby

User Reviews

A Partial Noble Cause.

Mr. Bean

Atkinson, as confessed, has been preparing for this role since the very beginning. What started as a time-filling sketch, it is quite an elevation considering what this character; more than the series, has achieved. Rowan Atkinson, the actor and more or less the creator of this global phenomenon, has previously worked in similar arenas in stages, miming, what basically could be considered as a stand up, his appearances have always been about the performance more than the content. And with a physical language that bars no boundaries, this global outreach actually comes with a never-ending clause.

Primarily, to Atkinson. Since he could always claim his throne and the blames could easily be passed upon. But filtering or criticizing themselves, the creators have only shot definite amount of these sketchy scenes, in order to maintain the quality. And so pure the material is, that even after decades later, it hasn't gotten rusty yet. And it presumably never will. Since none of these scenarios seem effortful or tedious to the audience, the depicted gags are actually a part of a common man's routine in his day-to-day life.

And looking at those activities with an eye of an anarchistic 9 year old boy, Atkinson has managed to embed his name among pioneers like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. But even something sensational as such, comes with few flaws. Lopping off the editing and execution of this series, the shift of these chapters into one typical sitcom can easily be seen. Running out of ideas and occasionally compromising to the commercial aspect of the fame (Christmas episode), the series loses the subtlety for a brief period. When the neck starts going towards the noose rather than the other way around, that is when Mr. Bean grows simpleton, in a sense that it relies upon nothing but the performer and its inspiringly absurd performance.

Mind The Baby, Mr. Bean A theme that many of the great heroes have got the opportunity to explore, serving the future generation by literally hanging around or saving a younger one, Bean's version is presumably the darkest one. With innuendos that leaves your jaw drop, the mellow pseudo consequence to his deeds are actually destroying both public and public property.