Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
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Genre | Animated sitcom Comedy |
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Composer | Howard Goodall |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 130 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
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Network | ITV (2002–2004) CITV (2004–2019) |
Release | 5 January 2002 8 October 2019 | –
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Mr. Bean |
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, also known as Mr. Bean, is an animated sitcom produced by Tiger Aspect Productions in association with Richard Purdum Productions and Varga Holdings (for the first three series). Based on the 1990–1995 British live-action television sitcom of the same name created by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, the series centres on Mr. Bean (voiced by the latter), Teddy, Irma Gobb and the Reliant Regal's mysterious driver, with the addition of new characters such as Bean's landlady Mrs. Wicket and her disobedient cat Scrapper in her house in the London Borough of Kensington. In February 2001, the series was officially announced.[2][3]
Debuting on 5 January 2002 and originally ending on 2 June 2004, the first series of 52 episodes was broadcast, each consisting of two 11-minute segments. Episodes 1-34 were originally broadcast on ITV1 at a prime time Saturday night slot. In May 2004, the series left the Saturday night prime-time timeslot on ITV1 and the subsequent seasons were instead broadcast daily on CITV due to the show's popularity with younger audiences.
In January 2014, CITV announced a revival of the series with Rowan Atkinson returning as the voice of Mr. Bean, along with other cast members reprising their roles. The revival featured two series and 78 new episodes; the new episodes began airing from 16 February 2015.[4] The revival contained more actual dialogue than in the original series, which mostly featured little sound effects and mumbling. The series was also aired as part of Cartoon Network's Sunday Pants.
Characters
Main
- Mr. Bean (voiced by Rowan Atkinson) – The title character and main protagonist, a childish buffoon who brings various unusual schemes and contrivances to everyday tasks. He is almost always seen in his trademark tweed jacket and a skinny red tie. He also usually wears a watch. Mr. Bean rarely speaks, and when he does, it is generally only a few mumbled words which are in a comically low-pitched voice. His first name (he names himself "Bean" to others) and profession, if any, are never mentioned. Atkinson has acknowledged that Bean "has a slightly alien aspect to him". In the episode "Double Trouble", the alien aspect of him was used in a storyline in which he is taken inside a spacecraft with aliens who look exactly like him and even have their own plushy toys. Towards the end, the aliens send him back home in a beam of light and music similar to the opening of the original live action series. Whether Bean is an extraterrestrial is not made clear.
- Teddy – Mr. Bean's teddy bear and lifelong best friend. Despite being an inanimate object, Bean pretends that Teddy is alive, much like in the original live action series.
- Mrs. Wicket (voiced by Sally Grace) – Mr. Bean's mean-spirited and elderly landlady who often despises Bean, though deep down, she does care about him. As a running gag, she screams out loud during bad situations, which often scares the birds outside the apartment. She also enjoys wrestling on television with her friend that occasionally drops by for tea. She served as an antagonist from episodes 1-18 of Series 1, and becomes nicer, but still mean to Mr. Bean from episodes 19-52 of Series 1 and onwards.
- Scrapper – Mrs. Wicket's mischievous one-eyed pet cat who despises Mr. Bean, much like his owner.
- Irma Gobb (voiced by Matilda Ziegler) – Mr. Bean's long-suffering girlfriend, just like she is in the live action series. From Series 2 onwards, Irma is frequently seen working at the library. Matilda Ziegler was also the actor for Irma Gobb in the original live action series.
- Miss Wince – A friend of Mrs. Wicket, she is called Mary in the episode A Royal Makeover.
- Mr. Bean's Mini – Mr. Bean's vehicle, a citron-green Mini with a matte black bonnet. In the animated series, the registration number is "STE 952R" when in the original live action series the registration number is "SLW 287R". Throughout the sitcom, Bean keeps it locked with a bolt-latch and padlock rather than the lock fitted to the car, just like the running gag in the original live action series.
- Reliant Regal – A light-blue, three-wheeled car that is always getting turned over or crashed out of its parking space by Mr. Bean in his Mini, who is usually oblivious to the results just like the running gag in the original live action series. In the animated series, the registration number is "DUW 742" when in the original live action series the registration number is "GRA 26K".
Supporting characters
- The Burglars – A duo of thieves (one stocky and the other small) who frequently commit crimes while in various disguises, but are nevertheless frequently defeated and arrested by the police, mainly when Mr. Bean is their victim or witness.
- The Bruisers – Mr. Bean and Mrs. Wicket's neighbours, a working class overweight family consisting of a father, mother, three spoiled children and a Doberman. While they do appear as a whole family in the episodes "Neighbourly Bean", "Scaredy Bean" and "Super Spy", the Bruisers appear as father and son in most episodes.
- Queen Elizabeth II – The queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, of whom Mr. Bean is a fan.
- The Traffic Warden – A parking enforcement officer who appeared previously in the original live action series episode "The Trouble with Mr. Bean", who locates and tickets illegally-parked cars across London. Due to Mr. Bean habitually parking his Mini illegally, she promptly gets in his way, which puts Bean at odds with her. She is very committed at her duty, even to the point of ticketing a police vehicle once.
- The Librarian – The co-worker of Irma Gobb who also works at the library, seen from Series 2 onwards.
- Lottie – Irma Gobb's teddy bear who looks identical to Teddy except she has eyelashes, a red bow and a skirt. She is portrayed as Teddy's girlfriend, but Mr. Bean disapproves of this relationship (with the exception of the episode "Double Trouble").
- Mrs. Wicket's nephew - Sometimes seen from Series 3 onwards playing video games at Mrs. Wicket's flat.
- Mr. Pod – A man who is identical to Mr. Bean. Instead of having a Teddy, he has a toy penguin called Pengy. He also has a citron-green mini with a matte black bonnet. However, the registration number is "POD XT1" and the car is not locked with a bolt-latch and padlock attached to the door.[5] He only appears in the episode "Double Trouble". Mr. Pod is not the only doppelgänger of Bean to appear in the episode; in it, Bean boards a spaceship and the inhabitants of the ship all look exactly like him.[6]
- Declan – A friend of Irma Gobb, seen from Series 3 onwards. He is also a rival of Mr. Bean when it comes to winning her heart.
Episodes
This is a list of episodes of Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, a British animated comedy television series produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV and CITV and based on the original live-action sitcom of the same name created by and starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character. It premiered on 5 January 2002 and originally ended on 5 June 2004.
On 22 January 2014, CITV announced a revival of the series with Atkinson and other cast members reprising their roles. 52 new episodes were broadcast from 16 February 2015 to 10 March 2016.[7]
On 6 February 2018, CITV announced a fifth series of the show, which features a total of 26 episodes. Series 5 premiered on 9 April 2019 on CITV as well as on Turner channels worldwide.[8]
In January 2024, another revival was announced, set to premiere on ITVX Kids in 2025.
Series overview
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 18 | 5 January 2002 | 2 March 2002 | |
2 | 16 | 15 February 2003 | 5 April 2003 | |
3 | 28 | 10 April 2004 | 5 June 2004 | |
4 | 52 | 16 February 2015 | 10 March 2016 | |
Special | 30 October 2018 | |||
5 | 26 | 9 April 2019 | 8 October 2019 |
Episodes
Series 1 (2002)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "In the Wild" | Richard Purdum | Robin Driscoll | Richard Purdum | 5 January 2002 | |
Mr. Bean aspires to become a wildlife photographer after seeing one on TV, and travels to the countryside to discover the flora and fauna. But he faces problems in his quest to photograph animals, especially when he takes unusual steps to achieve his goal. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Missing Teddy" | Miklós Varga | Robin Driscoll | Katalin Bross | 5 January 2002 | |
Teddy is stolen by a pair of burglars who have been stealing teddy bears around London. After being tricked by them with a fake, Mr. Bean seeks to find his friend, and soon discovers the burglars' reason for the thefts and safely returns the teddy bears to their owners. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "No Parking" | Katalin Móré | Jon Canter | Dean Roberts | 12 January 2002 | |
Mr. Bean is eager to go to the cinema to watch Titanic, but has serious trouble finding a parking space. In his quest to search for a free space, he finds himself dealing with the traffic warden, excessive traffic and other problems. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Bean's Bounty" | Katalin Móré | Robin Driscoll | Trevor Ricketts | 12 January 2002 | |
Mr. Bean makes his own metal detector in order to hunt for buried treasure, after witnessing an archaelogical dig on TV. But his pursuit of making a find leads to him unknowingly digging up stolen treasure from the excavation site, with the Burglars eager to recover it. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Artful Bean" | Katalin Móré | Robin Driscoll | Dean Roberts | 19 January 2002 | |
Mr. Bean is inspired by a street artist to make his own artwork to sell. He 'paints' a picture using various food items, which soon attract unwelcome pests. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "The Fly" | Katalin Móré | Jon Canter | Trevor Ricketts | 19 January 2002 | |
On a very hot summer night, a fly goes into Mr. Bean's flat through the open window, keeping him awake. After Bean makes several failed attempts to kill the fly, he accidentally wakes Mrs. Wicket, making her furious, and he is forced to sleep outside in the fridge as a punishment. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Mime Games" | Miklós Varga | Robin Driscoll | Dean Roberts | 26 January 2002 | |
A disgruntled mime follows Mr. Bean for not paying him, and soon makes a nuisance of himself in Mr Bean’s home. Bean is not pleased, especially when he wants food, and does his best to outperform him. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Spring Clean" | Miklós Varga | Andrew Clifford | Trevor Ricketts | 26 January 2002 | |
It is the beginning of spring, and Mr. Bean cleans up everything. Although cleaning his flat and washing his clothing proves successful, taking a bath becomes a challenge when things start to go wrong. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "No Pets" | Miklós Varga | Robin Driscoll | Chris Butler | 2 February 2002 | |
Mr. Bean adopts a dog, a parrot and then a chameleon, but Mrs. Wicket refuses to allow any other pet except Scrapper in the block of flats. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Ray of Sunshine" | Miklós Varga | Robin Driscoll | Andrei Kolpin | 2 February 2002 | |
Mr. Bean goes to the beach to get a tan, but when the country man arrives and prevents him from exposing to the sun, he finds another place. When the nimbus cloud covers the sun, he is desperate and chases the beam of sunlight across London. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Birthday Bear" | Mihály Sikur | Stephen Powell | Chris Butler | 9 February 2002 | |
It is Teddy's birthday, and Mr. Bean is eager to celebrate it. Fun awaits in town at a toy shop and a local fast food outlet, before Bean and his girlfriend Irma Gobb hold a party at the flat to celebrate the occasion. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "The Mole" | Miklós Varga | Robin Driscoll | Arna Selznick | 9 February 2002 | |
Mrs. Wicket instructs Mr. Bean to get rid of a mole that has ruined a game of croquet she was having with Miss Wince. Bean soon finds the task is quite difficult, especially when the mole proves difficult to catch. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Roadworks" | Andrei Ignatenko | Lee Cornes | Chris Butler | 16 February 2002 | |
Roadworks in the street outside Mr. Bean's flat prove unbearable to him, as the loud noise and vibrations cause his flat to shake and cause various items to break. He soon takes steps to try and distract the workers to interrupt the works, and bring back some peace and quiet. | |||||||
14 | 14 | "The Sofa" | Miklós Varga | Andrew Clifford | Andrei Kolpin | 16 February 2002 | |
Mr. Bean is unhappy when an evening of fish and chips in front of his TV is spoiled when his sofa's springs pop out. Needing a new sofa, Bean is forced to have a sale to raise enough money to buy one. | |||||||
15 | 15 | "Treasure!" | Katalin Móré | Tony Haase | Trevor Ricketts | 28 February 2002 | |
Mr. Bean uncovers several items left in Mrs. Wicket's attic that belonged to a child from years ago. Amongst them is a jigsaw puzzle missing a piece, and a strange map that leads Bean on a treasure hunt around London. | |||||||
16 | 16 | "Homeless" | Andrei Ignatenko | Robin Driscoll | Sharon Smith | 28 February 2002 | |
Mr. Bean is made homeless when Mrs. Wicket evicts him for the wrong reasons, leading him to seek out a new place to stay, but when his search proves fruitless, he soon attempts to get back into his old flat with a cunning plan. | |||||||
17 | 17 | "Camping" | Mihály Sikur | Tony Haase | Sharon Smith | 2 March 2002 | |
Mr. Bean goes camping, but is tricked out of a new tent by a security guard. Eager to still camp, Bean makes his own caravan, using a trailer he purchased and attaching Mrs. Wicket's shed to it. | |||||||
18 | 18 | "Chocks Away" | Andrei Ignatenko | Lee Cornes | Chris Butler | 2 March 2002 | |
Teddy is attacked by Bruiser Jr's remote-controlled model aeroplane. Bean soon seeks revenge and quickly undertakes to buy his own plane, but not without causing mischief for a guard at a toy shop. |
Series 2 (2003)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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19 | 1 | "Royal Bean" | Evgueni Pavlenko and Elena Rogova | Rebecca Stevens | Chris Butler | 15 February 2003 | |
After a faulty toaster accidentally damages Mr. Bean's favorite mug with Queen Elizabeth II's face on it, he sets out to buy a new one. He drives behind a lorry carrying these mugs to Buckingham Palace. Once there, the Queen's corgi steals Teddy, resulting in Bean giving chase. Eventually, Bean returns the dog to the Queen and is rewarded with a new mug. | |||||||
20 | 2 | "Young Bean" | Evgueni Pavlenko and Elena Rogova | Tony Haase | Sharon Smith | 15 February 2003 | |
When Mr. Bean steals a slice of Mrs. Wicket's chocolate cake, he is forced to hide inside her attic, where he finds items from his childhood. He then remembers and tries to atone for ruining Wicket's wedding by riding a toy go-kart resembling his Mini when he was younger. | |||||||
21 | 3 | "In the Pink" | Katalin Móré | Robin Driscoll | Chris Drew | 22 February 2003 | |
Mr. Bean adopts a small pink animal from the pet shop, only to discover it to be a young badger. He then discovers that the Burglars were capturing them, painting them pink and selling them. | |||||||
22 | 4 | "Dinner for Two" | Andrei Ignatenko | Jon Canter | Trevor Ricketts | 22 February 2003 | |
Irma is coming for dinner, but Mr. Bean accidentally falls asleep in the bath and the planned dinner is ruined. Various problems thwart his attempts to cook something else. | |||||||
23 | 5 | "The Ball" | Mihály Sikur | Jon Canter | Ben Lewis | 1 March 2003 | |
During a tennis game between the Bruisers, their ball accidentally gets stuck in the drain pipe on the roof of a block of flats. They force Bean to retrieve it, but various mishaps occur in his attempts to do so. | |||||||
24 | 6 | "Toothache" | Katalin Móré | Lee Cornes | Chris Drew | 1 March 2003 | |
Mr. Bean accidentally breaks a tooth; after several attempts to fix it back in, he eventually removes the tooth, but his failed DIY attempts to replace it makes him visit the dentist. | |||||||
25 | 7 | "Haircut" | Sergey Gordeev | Jon Canter | Sharon Smith | 8 March 2003 | |
Mr. Bean saves a black kitten from a tree, and the owner decides to have his actions put in the papers. Eager to make a good impression, Bean attempts to get a haircut, but is forced to do it himself when the barber is too busy. Note: This episode was never released on DVD in Australia. | |||||||
26 | 8 | "Neighbourly Bean" | Miklós Varga | Stephen Powell | Sharon Smith | 8 March 2003 | |
While watching TV, the Bruisers' noises are distracting Mr. Bean, even when he moves his television around his flat to avoid the noises. When he arrives at the closet (the only perfectly quiet place), the show has already ended, angering Bean to the point of taking revenge by recording all of their noises and using them at night to keep them awake. | |||||||
27 | 9 | "Nurse!" | Evgueni Pavlenko and Elena Rogova | Rebecca Stevens | Trevor Ricketts | 15 March 2003 | |
When Mrs. Wicket falls ill and is taken to hospital, Mr. Bean is shocked to discover her living in luxury whilst being treated. Eager for the same, Bean fakes an injury in order to be admitted to hospital, but once inside, things do not go to plan. | |||||||
28 | 10 | "Dead Cat" | Miklós Varga | Gary Parker | Ben Lewis | 15 March 2003 | |
Mr. Bean puts Scrapper into a dustbin to keep him out of the way while he decorates, but the bin is emptied and Bean fears Scrapper has been killed. To avoid Mrs. Wicket finding out, Bean is forced to seek out another cat that looks like Scrapper. | |||||||
29 | 11 | "Super Trolley" | Sergey Gordeev and Andrei Ignatenko | Lee Cornes | Sharon Smith | 22 March 2003 | |
Mr. Bean finds himself doing the shopping for Mrs. Wicket as well as himself, but struggles with a faulty shopping trolley that causes nothing but chaos. Bean is eager to complete his shopping, so he builds himself a mechanical trolley car for a second attempt. | |||||||
30 | 12 | "Magpie" | Miklós Varga | Tony Haase | David Brown | 22 March 2003 | |
Mr. Bean brings an injured magpie to his flat, then realises that it likes to collect shiny things from the neighbours' houses. When Mrs. Wicket and the policeman see this, Bean is wrongly arrested for grand thievery. When the policeman returns from his car after having a parking fine, he sees the magpie holding his keys, and finally realises that the magpie was responsible for theft. Bean is released from custody, but when he returns to his flat, he finds the Queen's crown stolen by the magpie, which shocks him. | |||||||
31 | 13 | "Cat-Sitting" | Andrei Ignatenko and Vladimir Nikitin | Stephen Powell | Sharon Smith | 29 March 2003 | |
Mrs. Wicket suffers an accident and breaks her arm. Before being taken to hospital, she instructs Mr. Bean to look after Scrapper in her absence. Unfortunately, both Bean and the cat hate each other, leading to a whole host of problems. | |||||||
32 | 14 | "The Bottle" | Miklós Varga | Lee Cornes | Chris Butler | 29 March 2003 | |
Mr. Bean buys a ship in a bottle, but the milkman mistakenly collects it. Bean breaks into the dairy factory to recover it. After he hangs it up, Mrs. Wicket slams the door causing it to break. He is satisfied when he reuses the broken ship pieces for his goldfish. | |||||||
33 | 15 | "Big TV" | Andrei Ignatenko | Tony Haase | Trevor Ricketts | 5 April 2003 | |
Following a fight with Irma over television programmes causing Mr. Bean's set to explode, he sets out to buy a new one. After raising funds by staging a puppet show, he buys the new TV, but again the two fight over what to watch and it explodes. | |||||||
34 | 16 | "Keyboard Capers" | Andrei Ignatenko and Mihály Sikur | Mark Clompus | Chris Butler | 5 April 2003 | |
When Mr. Bean finds his vinyl record of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 badly scratched and not working, he decides to buy a new record until he sees a grand piano in a shop. He buys it, but when trying to play the piece cannot get a particular note right. |
Series 3 (2004)
Series 3 was the first to be broadcast daily on CITV, rather than a Saturday night prime-time slot on ITV1 as the previous series had been.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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35 | 1 | "Goldfish" | Katalin Móré | Andrew Clifford | Chris Drew | 10 April 2004 | |
Teddy is sent to the launderette, after Mr. Bean drops him into a bucket of smelly sardines. Feeling lonely, he soon makes a new friend when he rescues a goldfish from a pond outside that Scrapper was planning to eat, and quickly bonds with his new pet. Note: This episode has not been released on DVD in Australia. | |||||||
36 | 2 | "Inventor" | Mihály Sikur | Tony Haase | Ben Lewis | 10 April 2004 | |
An inventor moves into the smaller flat above Mr. Bean, where he quickly wins over Mrs. Wicket with a series of wonderful inventions. When she decides he deserves Bean's flat, Bean rigs one of his inventions making it malfunction, and Wicket evicts the inventor. | |||||||
37 | 3 | "Car Trouble" | Mihály Sikur | Lee Cornes | David Brown | 17 April 2004 | |
Mr. Bean tries to fix his Mini after it breaks down, but fails to do so. After selling it to a scrapyard, Bean buys himself a hot-air balloon as a replacement and goes on an adventure. However, the scrapyard owner repairs and tries to keep the car, but Bean eventually recovers it so he can drive it again. | |||||||
38 | 4 | "Restaurant" | Sergey Gordeev | Lee Cornes | David Brown | 17 April 2004 | |
Mr. Bean celebrates his birthday at a fancy restaurant, but causes chaos when a celebrity couple are also there. Matters soon get worse when the restaurant's owner forces him to make amends for his accidents. | |||||||
39 | 15 | "Hot Date" | Sergey Gordeev | Rebecca Stevens | Chris Butler | 24 April 2004 | |
Mr. Bean and Irma go on a date; they eat in a restaurant, but Bean realises that he has left his wallet at home so goes to get it, leaving Irma to be romanced by a performing musician. Note: This episode was not released on DVD in Australia. | |||||||
40 | 16 | "Wanted" | Ildikó Táborita | Stephen Powell | Chris Butler | 24 April 2004 | |
An escaped convict, who resembles Mr. Bean, takes refuge in his flat. The police wrongly assume Bean is the convict and arrest him, whereupon he is sent to prison. The real convict delights in freedom, until he meets Mrs. Wicket. | |||||||
41 | 17 | "Gadget Kid" | Miklós Varga | Gary Parker | Ben Lewis | 1 May 2004 | |
At a science museum, Mr. Bean befriends a young Japanese tourist boy with lots of gadgets, resulting in the two causing mischief for the museum officer. | |||||||
42 | 18 | "The Visitor" | Ildikó Táborita | Robin Driscoll | Sharon Smith | 1 May 2004 | |
Mr. Bean's old school classmate Harry turns up unexpectantly and takes residence in his flat. This soon proves annoying, as Bean finds him to be a terrible glutton who he soon quickly wants to be rid of. | |||||||
43 | 19 | "Art Thief" | Katalin Móré | Rebecca Stevens | Trevor Ricketts | 8 May 2004 | |
Mr. Bean visits an art museum, where he sees a thief trying to steal a portrait. Eager to stop them, he engages in a pursuit that takes him to Paris. Note: This episode was not released on DVD in Australia. | |||||||
44 | 20 | "Scaredy Bean" | Miklós Varga | Jon Canter | Sharon Smith | 8 May 2004 | |
Mr. Bean goes to the cinema. After being scared by two horror films, he watches kiddie film "Mr. Tiny", but falls asleep. He drives home, and witnesses various elements from the films he watched before waking from what turned out to be a nightmare. Note: This episode was not released on DVD in Australia. Teddy does not appear. | |||||||
45 | 21 | "A Running Battle" | Mihály Sikur; Mikhail Tumelia (co-director) | Jon Canter | Chris Drew | 15 May 2004 | |
Mr. Bean participates in a running marathon across London after forming a rivalry with another runner he met. Both Bean and his rival cheat by riding a taxi, and Bean ends up in hospital. | |||||||
46 | 22 | "Egg and Bean" | Sergey Gordeev; Mikhail Tumelia (co-director) | Lee Cornes | Sharon Smith | 15 May 2004 | |
Mr. Bean adopts a stork after finding a nest on the rooftop. When it grows Bean tries to make it fly but fails until it finally manages to fly. That night, he sees the stork with a family and adopts them. | |||||||
47 | 23 | "Hopping Mad!" | Andrei Ignatenko | Lee Cornes | Chris Drew | 22 May 2004 | |
Mr. Bean takes frogspawn from the park to his flat, but the resulting frogs soon mature and become aggressive, ruining Mrs. Wicket's afternoon tea with the mayor. | |||||||
48 | 24 | "A Grand Invitation" | Andrei Ignatenko; Igor Veichtaguin (co-director) | Gary Parker | Trevor Ricketts | 22 May 2004 | |
After saving a lady's dog, Mr. Bean is invited to lunch at a grand old desperate manor house. | |||||||
49 | 25 | "A Royal Makeover" | Katalin Móré | Robin Driscoll | Chris Drew | 29 May 2004 | |
Mr. Bean redecorates his flat to resemble the Queen's home. When a tourist mistakes the home as Buckingham Palace and leaves a tip, Mrs. Wicket sees this an opportunity to make money from gullible tourists before she is exposed as a fraud. | |||||||
50 | 26 | "SuperMarrow" | Sergey Gordeev | Jon Canter | Ben Lewis | 29 May 2004 | |
Mr. Bean decides to grow a marrow for an upcoming competition, and uses every method he can to make it the biggest. Unfortunately, the Bruisers are also competing, and attempt to ruin his chances of winning, but their attempt backfires. | |||||||
51 | 27 | "Bean in Love" | Katalin Móré | Tony Haase | Chris Butler | 5 June 2004 | |
Mr. Bean falls in love with a beautiful singer named Roxy and goes to great lengths to get an autograph from her. His attempts are mostly foiled by her bodyguard until he manages to get a kiss mark from Roxy using her handkerchief. | |||||||
52 | 28 | "Double Trouble" | Zhenia Pavlenko and Elena Rogova | Robin Driscoll | Sharon Smith | 5 June 2004 | |
Mr. Bean meets and befriends his doppelganger, Mr. Pod. Back at home, Mr. Pod gets all Irma's attention, making Bean jealous. |
Series 4 (2015–16)
Following an 11-year hiatus, a fourth series consisting of 52 episodes begins broadcasting on 16 February 2015.[7] The animation method switched from digital ink-and-paint to Flash animation.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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53 | 1 | "Home Movie" | Tim Fehrenbach | Tony Haase | Trevor Ricketts and Bill Elliott | 16 February 2015 | |
When Mr. Bean learns about how people who make films get famous, he decides to create his own horror movie. | |||||||
54 | 2 | "Fish Sitting" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Benedict Bowen and Bill Elliott | 16 February 2015 | |
Bean has to look after Mrs. Wicket's goldfish whilst she is away. However, there is a problem: Scrapper eats fish, so chaos occurs with the fish, Bean and Scrapper. (derived from "Cat-Sitting" of Series 2). | |||||||
55 | 3 | "The Cruise" | Tim Fehrenbach | Tony Haase | Sharon Smith and Bill Elliott | 17 February 2015 | |
Mr Bean wins two tickets for him and Teddy to go on a luxury cruise holiday, but he accidentally falls over the ship into the sea while showing off to a new friend, then reaches a desert island and tries to survive there. | |||||||
56 | 4 | "Coconut Shy" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Benedict Bowen and Bill Elliott | 17 February 2015 | |
Mr. Bean is eager to get a new cup for Teddy, but has no money to buy one. Seeing a poster for a funfair that offers cash prizes at a coconut shy, Bean tries to win, only to discover it is a scam. | |||||||
57 | 5 | "Green Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Sharon Smith and Bill Elliott | 18 February 2015 | |
Mrs. Wicket switches off Mr. Bean's electricity when she finds he is using too much. Bean builds a wind turbine, but a strong wind overloads the system, overvolting both Bean's and Wicket's appliances. | |||||||
58 | 6 | "Cash Machine" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Michelle Dabbs & Peter Mays, Bill Elliott | 18 February 2015 | |
Mr. Bean wants to buy a fancy cupcake, but needs to use a cash machine. After his PIN is rejected and the machine swallows his card, he breaks in to retrieve it before he realises he was reading the handwritten note of his PIN upside down. | |||||||
59 | 7 | "Litterbugs" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Jean-Paul Vermeulen and Bill Elliott | 19 February 2015 | |
Mr. Bean is furious with the untidy state of the streets, so he goes on a one-man mission to clean up the city and get rid of all the litter and rubbish. | |||||||
60 | 8 | "Rat Trap" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Sharon Smith and Bill Elliott | 19 February 2015 | |
Mr. Bean has to deal with an unwanted house guest, but the stubborn rat refuses to leave. His only idea to get rid of the rat is to do like the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but is then surrounded and pursued by a herd of rats. | |||||||
61 | 9 | "Valentine's Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Jean-Paul Vermeulen and Bill Elliott | 20 February 2015 | |
Mr. Bean tries to be romantic for Irma on Valentine's Day, but his idea is not exactly what his girlfriend prefers. When Declan begins wooing her at a funfair, Bean is eager to prove himself by winning a prize at a raffle. | |||||||
62 | 10 | "All You Can Eat" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Michelle Dabbs & Peter Mays, and Bill Elliott | 20 February 2015 | |
Irma is coming for dinner, but Mr. Bean has forgotten about it and has no food for her. So he visits the supermarket, where he soon enters a pie-eating contest that offers the winner's shopping for free. | |||||||
63 | 11 | "Flat Pack" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 23 February 2015 | |
When Mr. Bean's bookcase collapses, he decides to buy a new one. To his surprise and annoyance, he learns he must assemble it himself, which seems easy enough, until he realises he is missing one screw. | |||||||
64 | 12 | "Holiday for Teddy" | Tim Fehrenbach | Tony Haase | Benedict Bowen and Bill Elliott | 24 February 2015 | |
Bean and Teddy go on holiday to the seaside, but he gets distracted by a spoiled little girl who wants Teddy all to herself. | |||||||
65 | 13 | "The Newspaper" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 25 February 2015 | |
While Mrs. Wicket is away for a few days, the newspaper is being stolen from the letterbox every day. Eager to solve the mystery, Mr. Bean sets to work trying to catch the thief in the act. | |||||||
66 | 14 | "Viral Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Trevor Ricketts and Bill Elliott | 4 September 2015 | |
At the library, Mr. Bean takes an interest in online videos, and decides to make his own. After being ejected from the library for making too much noise, Bean accidentally records himself hitting a nearby post. The video goes viral, and makes him an overnight celebrity. | |||||||
67 | 15 | "Super Spy" | Tim Fehrenbach | Tony Haase | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 4 September 2015 | |
Fascinated by his favourite TV programme, Super Spy, Mr. Bean decides to become a spy himself and acquires a spying kit. Through his spying, he becomes suspicious of the Bruisers and follows them, fearing they plan to do something criminal. | |||||||
68 | 16 | "Scout Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Jimmy Hibbert | Sharon Smith and Bill Elliott | 4 September 2015 | |
When Irma's scout master is disabled, Mr. Bean unwittingly becomes the substitute scout master to take care of Irma and her scouts. Unfortunately, Bean's obsession with badge-collecting only makes the scouts unhappy. | |||||||
69 | 17 | "Back to School" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 4 September 2015 | |
Mr. Bean is mistaken for a new teacher when parks at a school to buy some milk. He soon finds himself placed in charge of a class of young juvenile delinquents, prompting him to teach them a lesson in good manners and behaviour. | |||||||
70 | 18 | "Lord Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Mark Marren and Bill Elliott | 4 September 2015 | |
While drawing a family tree of kings at the library, an old lady tells Mr. Bean that he looks like a king named Lord Bean in the book she is reading. Bean heads to Scotland where Lord Bean's castle is located in order to explore; servants there mistake him for Lord Bean. There, he accidentally discovers the secret places and as he finds the real identical Lord Bean, he gets him out. | |||||||
71 | 19 | "Car Wars" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Trevor Ricketts and Bill Elliott | 7 September 2015 | |
After yet another run-in with Mr. Bean of the usual kind, the Reliant Supervan finally takes revenge on Bean by making him slam his Mini into a lorry full of fragile goods and fall into a pond in the park. That night, Bean is chased in his Mini by the Reliant to a scrapyard, where the driver sneaks out of the Reliant and crushes his Mini into a cube. The next day, Bean brings the remains of his Mini to a garage to have it rebuilt. | |||||||
72 | 20 | "Wedding Day" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Michelle Dabbs & Peter Mays, Bill Elliott | 8 September 2015 | |
While Mr. Bean is shopping for flowers for Irma's birthday, a wedding car crashes into a lamppost, resulting in Bean coming to the rescue and offering the bride a lift to the wedding venue. While doing so, Irma comes on his way and Bean ignores her birthday deal, making an angry Irma chase him around town, believing he is being unfaithful. Bean manages to bring the bride on time and after the wedding, the bride throws the flower and Irma catches it. Note: This episode is related to Series 2's Young Bean and similar to Double Trouble from Series 3 as well. | |||||||
73 | 21 | "Bean Phone" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Les Eaves and Bill Elliott | 9 September 2015 | |
After meeting a man with a smartphone, Mr. Bean decides he wants one himself, but cannot afford one. Instead, he makes a smartphone-like object; a large rucksack with smartphone "applications". To test the navigation features of Bean's rucksack versus his smartphone, the man races Bean to Tower Bridge. | |||||||
74 | 22 | "Hotel Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Tony Haase | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 10 September 2015 | |
Mr. Bean has some unexpected Japanese guests who think he runs a hotel. | |||||||
75 | 23 | "Jurassic Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Leigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott | 11 September 2015 | |
While taking photos of wildlife, Mr. Bean finds big dinosaur footprints on the ground, and begins to flee, but then has an idea to take a photo of it in the hopes of becoming famous. However, the dinosaur turns out to be part of a set for a movie called Jurassic Hero, in which Bean becomes the star. | |||||||
76 | 24 | "Caring Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 14 September 2015 | |
When Mrs. Wicket is accidentally disabled by Mr. Bean's toy car, Bean takes care of her, but it only messes him up when Mrs. Wicket calls him by ringing the bell unexpectedly. When Scrapper messes up Bean's kitchen, he becomes a slave to her until he gets fed up with this. While Mrs. Wicket is asleep, Bean in retaliation puts his toy cars under her chair, controls it and Mrs. Wicket ends up trapped in the shed. | |||||||
77 | 25 | "Opera Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Jimmy Hibbert | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 15 September 2015 | |
Since his Mini has broken down and is late meeting Irma at the opera, Mr. Bean arrives on foot but is refused entry because of his filthy attire. Forced to borrow some clothes from the local launderette, Bean is mistaken for the star of the show and ends up giving the operatic performance of a lifetime on the stage. Note: This episode features the song "O mio babbino caro". | |||||||
78 | 26 | "Taxi Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Les Eaves and Bill Elliott | 16 September 2015 | |
When one of the toy cars of his racing track set breaks accidentally, Mr. Bean leaves for the toy shop to buy a new set. His Mini has a flat tyre, so he takes a taxi. But the driver deliberately drives Bean around London to get a higher fare, and stops at a petrol station and takes an extended break in a café, leaving Bean locked inside and the taximeter running. Bean escapes, but is mistaken for the driver and ends up transporting three customers, making over £250 in fares, but manages to return the taxi to the petrol station without getting caught. When the taxi driver drops Bean off, the fare is a mere 85 pence. Bean finally goes to the toy shop and buys an elaborate racing track set that almost fills his room. | |||||||
79 | 27 | "Muscle Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 4 January 2016 | |
Mr. Bean needs to impress Irma who is infatuated with the hunky deliveryman. Bean tries to improve his physique at the gym, but to little avail. Instead, he purchases an inflatable muscle suit, but while hanging out with Irma, the suit begins to leak and Bean struggles to fix it while hiding from Irma by putting the sticker on leaking part and filling it with gas. Unfortunately, because he just filled it up with helium he begins to fly and lands on the top of the tree. When the deliveryman fails to rescue Bean, Irma rescues Bean instead, losing her heart to the deliveryman while Bean apologizes to Irma for deceiving her. Later, Bean and Irma hang out again with Bean giving a muscle balloon to her. | |||||||
80 | 28 | "A New Friend" | Tim Fehrenbach | Tony Haase | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 5 January 2016 | |
A seagull wants to befriend Mr. Bean, but its squawking sound annoys Mrs. Wicket, so Bean decides to get it out of his flat, but the seagull stubbornly refuses to leave. Bean tries to trick the seagull into leaving his flat, but fails. When Mrs. Wicket reprimands Bean for the second time, the seagull finally leaves. When another small bird wants to befriend Bean, he refuses. | |||||||
81 | 29 | "The Lift" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Leigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott | 6 January 2016 | |
Mr. Bean goes up in the lift to the top floor of a department store, but Teddy is accidentally stuck in the doors, causing the lift to break down and stop working. After the firefighters force open the lift cabin doors and remove Teddy, Mr. Bean buys the last toy car resembling his Mini, but instead gives it to a young boy in exchange for Teddy. | |||||||
82 | 30 | "Dig This" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 7 January 2016 | |
Mr. Bean digs a hole in his garden and finds a bomb, about which he tries to warn Mrs. Wicket and her friend, but they disbelieve him, leaving Mr. Bean into trying to disarm the bomb himself. Due to Scrapper distracting him, he mistakenly cuts the wrong wire that speeds up the timer. He manages to drag Mrs. Wicket and her friend to the bomb, resulting in them quickly barricading themselves in the block of flats. When Bean notices Teddy near the bomb, he successfully retrieves him but is unable to get Scrapper in the apartment just as the bomb explodes, which sends Scrapper flying into the Bruisers' pool and mud raining down on the Bruisers. When a broken water pipe in the crater sprays water out, Bean turns the muddy crater into a homemade pool for him, Mrs. Wicket and her friend to relax while the Bruisers glare at them. | |||||||
83 | 31 | "Bean Hypnotised" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Les Eaves and Bill Elliott | 8 January 2016 | |
Mr. Bean attends a hypnotism show where he unwittingly volunteers to be hypnotised; when the hypnotist makes him think he is a dog, he runs back home where he chases Scrapper around the garden and the block of flats. | |||||||
84 | 32 | "Car Wash" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Colin White and Bill Elliott | 11 January 2016 | |
After a stubborn pigeon poos on his Mini, Mr. Bean washes it thoroughly. A passing motorist, impressed with the shiny car, asks Bean to wash his car, offering him £10, and he builds a makeshift car washing machine at the side of the road. More passing motorists think Bean runs a car wash, and he washes their cars while Mrs. Wicket offers them tea and biscuits. Finally, Bean washes a royal blue car belonging to the Queen, but a passing flock of birds poo all over it. When the normal removal method of using a wire brush to scrape it off does not work, Bean uses an electric mixer to remove the mess, but accidentally scratches the paint off the car in the process. To compensate for this, Bean grinds the whole blue paint off the car, revealing the silver-coloured metal underneath, only to be annoyed by the officers. A moment later, the Queen emerges from the car, likes the new look, and thanks Bean for all his hard work. After Bean receives a substantial payment and the Queen departs, Mrs. Wicket steals all the money. | |||||||
85 | 33 | "Where Did You Get That Cat?" | Tim Fehrenbach | Jimmy Hibbert | Leigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott | 12 January 2016 | |
Mrs. Wicket gets a new hat that looks a lot like Scrapper. During a chase between Mr. Bean and Scrapper, the latter accidentally knocks Mrs. Wicket's sideboard down, crushing the hat. Bean mistakes the hat for the actual Scrapper and takes it to the vet. Note: This episode is also derived from "Dead Cat" of Series 1. | |||||||
86 | 34 | "Valuable Lessons" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 13 January 2016 | |
After noticing Mr. Bean and Mrs. Wicket with a lot of money, the Burglars hatch up an evil plan in which one of them disguises himself as a gentleman to marry Mrs. Wicket in the hopes on getting her money. Eventually, the Burglars are arrested again but this leaves Mrs. Wicket heartbroken. Note: This is the only episode of the cartoon where Bean does not play a big role, as well as the only major role of the Burglar Duo in the revival series. | |||||||
87 | 35 | "Halloween" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Les Eaves and Bill Elliott | 14 January 2016 | |
On Halloween night, Mr. Bean prepares to give the children some tricks and treats they will not forget but gets carried away with his spooky pranks and becomes the target of even more fiendish tricks by the Bruisers. | |||||||
88 | 36 | "Bean Painting" | Tim Fehrenbach | Tony Haase | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 15 January 2016 | |
While painting a picture of Teddy, Mr. Bean accidentally splashes some green paint on the wall. He goes to a DIY store and buys two cans of brown paint, but accidentally takes home another customer's green paint cans instead. When Bean arrives home, he paints the entire wallpaper green, and experiences a series of nightmares. | |||||||
89 | 37 | "Wrestle Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 18 January 2016 | |
Mr. Bean becomes an accidental wrestling champion with a little help from Mrs. Wicket and her friend. | |||||||
90 | 38 | "Rare Bird" | Tim Fehrenbach | Tony Haase | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 19 January 2016 | |
Mr. Bean is desperate to tick off the last elusive bird in his bird-spotting book. | |||||||
91 | 39 | "Bean's Safari" | Tim Fehrenbach | Jimmy Hibbert | Leigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott | 20 January 2016 | |
Mr. Bean visits a safari park where he catches the attention of a baby monkey, and unknowingly takes the monkey home in his Mini. After hearing the news that the monkey has been stolen, Bean managed to safely return it without getting caught. | |||||||
92 | 40 | "A Round of Golf" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 22 February 2016 | |
Mr. Bean fancies a game of golf, so he creates his own golf course inside his flat and invites Irma to come over for a round. | |||||||
93 | 41 | "Superhero Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 23 February 2016 | |
Mr. Bean becomes a superhero in an attempt to stop a cunning thief who stole his wallet and Mrs. Wicket's jewellery. | |||||||
94 | 42 | "What a Load of Rubbish" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Les Eaves and Bill Elliott | 24 February 2016 | |
Mr. Bean is a bit too over-excited while decluttering his flat; Teddy is accidentally thrown away and ends up in the rubbish dump. | |||||||
95 | 43 | "The Robot" | Tim Fehrenbach | Jimmy Hibbert | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 25 February 2016 | |
Mr. Bean buys a robot to help him clean up his flat, but it ends up creating destruction around London after it malfunctions. | |||||||
96 | 44 | "Ice Cream" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Paul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott | 26 February 2016 | |
Mr. Bean wants an ice cream cone from the ice cream van but ends up serving himself along with every kid in town. | |||||||
97 | 45 | "Birthday Party" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Krystal Georgiou, Bill Elliott, and Jess Jackson | 29 February 2016 | |
Mr. Bean is feeling down, as everyone has forgotten his birthday. When he learns that Mrs. Wicket is having a party downstairs, he tries to gatecrash, but the bouncer refuses Bean's entry as he has no invitation. After several failed attempts to enter, Bean finds his invitation, which was hidden under his doormat all the time. He is finally allowed to enter only to find that the party has just finished and was supposed to be a party for him. | |||||||
98 | 46 | "In the Garden" | Tim Fehrenbach | Robin Driscoll | Michelle Dabbs & Peter Mays, Bill Elliott, and Jess Jackson | 1 March 2016 | |
Mr. Bean tries to mow the lawn in the garden, but finds it difficult and inconvenient. | |||||||
99 | 47 | "A Magic Day Out" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Leigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott | 2 March 2016 | |
Mr. Bean and Irma are off for a day at the seaside where their trunk gets accidentally swapped with that of a stage magician. | |||||||
100 | 48 | "Ball Pool" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 4 March 2016 | |
Mr. Bean wants to play in the local soft play centre, but he is refused entry because it is only for children. He manages to sneak inside and enjoy the rest of the soft play area until the annoyed parents call the security guard to force Bean to leave. Bean instead decides to convert his flat into a play area, but this unexpectedly attracts the visitors. | |||||||
101 | 49 | "Pizza Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Krystal Georgiou and Bill Elliott | 7 March 2016 | |
Mr. Bean orders a takeaway pizza, but when it arrives, he feels disgruntled by the unusually small size of it. Bean decides to bake his own pizza and establishes his own homemade pizza delivery company, but this soon gets him in deep trouble with the leader of the biggest pizza empire around, Don Crustyoni. A fight occurs between the two that ends with Bean slamming his pizza onto Don's face. Impressed by the taste of the pizza, Don asks for the secret behind it, and Bean shows him the machine used to make pizzas. Bean accepts an offer to sell the machine to Don. | |||||||
102 | 50 | "The Photograph" | Tim Fehrenbach | Alex Collier | Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott | 8 March 2016 | |
Airport check-in staff refuse to let Mr. Bean board a flight, as his passport has no photo, so Bean attempts to make a new one. However, his attempts at doing so fail: he panics inside a photo booth, causing the pictures to be ruined and not done properly, and he does not want to wait in the queue for another try. He photobombs at a tourist's Polaroid camera but the picture is ripped in a fight with the photographer. He rides a roller coaster at a fairground, but in the on-ride photo his face is partially obscured by his tie. At a final attempt, Bean proceeds to trigger a speed camera, but he is caught trying to dismantle the camera and arrested by two nearby police officers. After being released from the police station, Bean puts his mugshot in his passport and the airport check-in staff member finally accepts it; however, by this time his flight has already departed. | |||||||
103 | 51 | "Dancing Bean" | Tim Fehrenbach | Jimmy Hibbert | Richard Bazley, Bill Elliott, and Jess Jackson | 9 March 2016 | |
Mr. Bean learns to dance in order to impress Irma. | |||||||
104 | 52 | "Bean Shopping" | Tim Fehrenbach | Jimmy Hibbert | Leigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott | 10 March 2016 | |
Mr. Bean accidentally gets locked in a department store overnight but has the time of his life until he comes face-to-face with a burglar. |
Special short (2018)
Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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"Diamonds Are a Bean's Best Friend" | Dave Osborne | Earl Kress | Paul Stone & Robert Smith | 30 October 2018[9] | |
In this 3-minute short exclusive to YouTube, Mr. Bean receives a YouTube Diamond Play Button award for surpassing 10,000,000 subscribers in the mail. |
Series 5 (2019)
Following yet another 3-year hiatus, a fifth series consisting of 26 episodes premiered on 9 April 2019 on CITV as well as on Turner channels worldwide.[8] Unlike the past two series, it is the first since series 2 to have two 11-minute back-to-back segments than single episodes.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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105 | 1 | "Game Over" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | David Stoten and Robert Smith | 9 April 2019 | |
After being introduced to gaming by Mrs. Wicket's nephew, Mr. Bean decides to get his own gaming console. | |||||||
106 | 2 | "Special Delivery" | Dave Osborne | Alex Collier | Bill Elliott and Robert Smith | 9 April 2019 | |
Mr. Bean is forced to stay in to receive delivery of Mrs. Wicket's new lounge chair, so he dresses up as a woman to receive the delivery, and ends up on a date with the delivery man. | |||||||
107 | 3 | "A Dog's Life" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Hugh La Terriere and Robert Smith | 16 April 2019 | |
Mr. Bean is charged with keeping an eye on Irma's dog Mopsy, but Mopsy is a very willful pooch, and has many dog pets. | |||||||
108 | 4 | "The Big Stink" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Benedict Bowen and Robert Smith | 16 April 2019 | |
Mr. Bean accidentally crashes his Mini into a pool of slurry, so Bean is desperate to try and get himself, his Mini and Teddy all properly clean again. | |||||||
109 | 5 | "Birthday Bother" | Dave Osborne | Alex Collier | Alun Edwards and Robert Smith | 23 April 2019 | |
On Irma's birthday, Mr. Bean writes out two cards; one nice card and one silly card. Unfortunately, he gets the envelopes mixed up and thus sends the wrong card. After getting the silly card from the postman on the next day, Bean accidentally gives Irma the bad card, so Irma storms back into her house. Bean then tries to get Irma's attention. | |||||||
110 | 6 | "Bed Bean" | Dave Osborne | Alex Collier | Hugh La Terriere and Robert Smith | 23 April 2019 | |
Mr. Bean accidentally breaks his bed after using it as a trampoline, so he tries to fix it but fails. The next morning, he goes to the shop to buy a brand new bed. | |||||||
111 | 7 | "Spa Day" | Dave Osborne | Alex Collier | Bill Elliott and Robert Smith | 30 April 2019 | |
When Mrs. Wicket’s out for a spa day, Mr. Bean stays in his car. | |||||||
112 | 8 | "Charity Bean" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Benedict Bowen and Robert Smith | 30 April 2019 | |
At the fair, Irma encourages Mr. Bean to go face-to-face with fundraising star Declan to help support money for a donkey sanctuary. | |||||||
113 | 9 | "Bean Encore" | Dave Osborne | Denise Cassar | Alun Edwards and Robert Smith | 7 May 2019 | |
The Great Eduardo, violinist supreme, is in town and Irma wants to go to the concert, but Mr. Bean claims that he can play the violin better. Note: Unlike any other episodes, the end credits feature an off-key violin remix to the theme tune. | |||||||
114 | 10 | "Mobile Home" | Dave Osborne | Alex Collier | Hugh La Terriere and Robert Smith | 7 May 2019 | |
Miss Wince takes Mrs. Wicket on holiday in her brand-new caravan trailer and Mr. Bean is left behind, who then decides to build his own travel trailer instead. | |||||||
115 | 11 | "Haunted House" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Benedict Bowen and Robert Smith | 14 May 2019 | |
Mr. Bean impresses some kids in the park with his football skills, but ends up accidentally kicking the ball so hard, causing it to fly into a dilapidated and scary-looking house. | |||||||
116 | 12 | "Eau de Bean" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Sam Dransfield and Robert Smith | 14 May 2019 | |
Mr. Bean accidentally spills all of Mrs. Wicket's new, expensive lemon perfume on the floor, and attempts to hide the crime and cover his tracks. | |||||||
117 | 13 | "Running on Empty" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Alun Edwards and Robert Smith | 21 May 2019 | |
Mr. Bean is on his way to the seaside when the Mini runs out of petrol. Undeterred, he manages to get a push, but for some reason, the do-gooders do not want to push him all the way to the beach. | |||||||
118 | 14 | "Bean Bug" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Bill Elliott and Robert Smith | 30 September 2019 | |
Mr. Bean stays with Mrs. Wicket's for 24 hours when he suffers a flea infestation, but she forces him to do many chores. Mrs. Wicket then suffers a flea infestation and stays with Bean, but complains about the mess in his room. | |||||||
119 | 15 | "Coffee Bean" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Benedict Bowen and Robert Smith | 30 September 2019 | |
After accidentally ordering a tiny cup of espresso which cost £5.00, Mr. Bean is determined to make the best cup of java ever and to get rich brewing it. | |||||||
120 | 16 | "The Big Freeze" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Alun Edwards and Robert Smith | 1 October 2019 | |
It is cold, the boiler is not working, and Mr. Bean has to get warm fast. At the end, Bean is locked out of the house without his jacket and is stuck out there because Mrs. Wicket is asleep. | |||||||
121 | 17 | "Scrapper Cleans Up" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Hugh La Terriere and Robert Smith | 1 October 2019 | |
Mr. Bean enters Scrapper into a beauty contest so that he can win the first prize of a holiday to Paris in order to fulfil a promise to Irma. However, Mrs. Wicket steals his prize. | |||||||
122 | 18 | "Coach Trip" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | David Stoten and Robert Smith | 2 October 2019 | |
Mr. Bean disguises himself as a pensioner and traveller, Mr. Bean begins very noisy. | |||||||
123 | 19 | "Save That Tree" | Dave Osborne | Alex Collier | Alun Edwards and Robert Smith | 2 October 2019 | |
Mr. Bean climbs into his favourite tree to stop it from being cut down. | |||||||
124 | 20 | "For Sale" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | David Stoten and Robert Smith | 3 October 2019 | |
Mrs. Wicket is pressured into putting the house up for sale. Mr. Bean, worried that he will be left homeless, intervenes in destructive ways to prevent the sale. | |||||||
125 | 21 | "Jumping Bean" | Dave Osborne | Alex Collier | Benedict Bowen and Robert Smith | 3 October 2019 | |
Mr. Bean takes on the Bruisers at the local skateboard park using a mobility scooter. | |||||||
126 | 22 | "Cat Chaos" | Dave Osborne | Denise Cassar | Hugh La Terriere and Robert Smith | 4 October 2019 | |
Mrs. Wicket becomes inconsolable when Scrapper goes missing, so Mr. Bean decide to investigate. At the end, Scrapper's screaming keeps him awake, while Bean and Scrapper goes to home, Bean takes him to Mrs. Wicket | |||||||
127 | 23 | "Stick It" | Dave Osborne | Alex Collier | Benedict Bowen and Robert Smith | 4 October 2019 | |
Mr. Bean has finished his model car collection and does not know what to do next. | |||||||
128 | 24 | "Bean at the Museum" | Dave Osborne | Denise Cassar | Alun Edwards and Robert Smith | 7 October 2019 | |
Mr. Bean digs up Bruiser Sr.'s medallion and rushes off to the local museum. | |||||||
129 | 25 | "A Car for Irma" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Benedict Bowen and Robert Smith | 7 October 2019 | |
Mr. Bean pimps his car in order to prove to Declan – a rival in love with Irma – that Bean's car is better. | |||||||
130 | 26 | "Trophy Bean" | Dave Osborne | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones | Hugh La Terriere and Robert Smith | 8 October 2019 | |
Mr. Bean is forced to babysit Mrs. Wicket's nephew on an Outward Bound course. |
References
- ^ "Toonhound – Mr Bean: The Animated Series". 19 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ Deans, Jason (6 February 2001). "Mr Bean turned into cartoon". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Mr.Bean To Become A Cartoon". 10 October 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Rowan Atkinson working on new animated Mr Bean series". British Comedy Guide. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Double Trouble and More (YouTube video). Official Mr Bean Channel. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Mr Bean: 25 facts and figures for his 25th anniversary". Radio Times. 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b Guide, British Comedy (22 January 2014). "Rowan Atkinson working on new animated Mr Bean series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ a b Franks, Nico (6 February 2018). "Mr Bean toon to return next year". C21Media. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend | Special Episode | 10 Million Fan Thank You!". Archived from the original on 20 December 2021 – via YouTube.
Reception
The show was met with mostly positive reviews from television critics. Common Sense Media, an education and advocacy group that promotes safe technology and media for children, gave the show 3 stars and wrote that the "UK slapstick cartoon [is] geared toward older kids, adults."[1]
Home media
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series has been released on DVD by A&E Home Video in Region 1, and by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in Regions 2 and 4. In the United States, the first three series of the series were released entirely on six volumes while in the United Kingdom and Australia, the six volumes only contained 47 of the 52 episodes, to which the last five episodes instead appeared each as extra features on DVDs of the original live action series.
The reason for this was that when the five episodes were classified by the British Board of Film Classification in the United Kingdom, they were each given a PG certificate instead of a U certificate, unlike the other episodes. It was decided that all the DVDs of the series should have a U certificate each, resulting in the five PG-rated episodes not being included.
In Region 4, the DVD Mr. Bean: The Animated Series: Season 2, Volume 3 – Racing Adventures was an exclusive product for Big W; nowadays, it is no longer available.[2]
Series | Episodes | Release dates | |||||
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1 | 2002 | 18 | Volume 1: Bean There, Done That: 30 September 2003[3] Episode(s) featured: "Nurse!" – "The Bottle" Volume 4: Grin and Bean It: 28 September 2004[4] Episode(s) featured: "No Parking" • "Bean's Bounty" Volume 6: It's Not Easy Being Bean: 28 September 2004 Episode(s) featured: "In the Wild" • "Missing Teddy" • "Mime Games" – "Homeless" |
Volume 1: Eight Amazing Adventures: 29 August 2005; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010; twenty-fifth anniversary reissue: 20 July 2015 Episode(s) featured: "In the Wild" – "Spring Clean" Volume 2: Eight Exciting Escapades: 27 March 2006; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "Birthday Bear" – "Homeless" Volume 4: Seven Smashing Stories: 13 November 2006; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "Nurse!" – "The Bottle" The Bean Boxset!: 18 March 2008; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Cat-Sitting and More Paw-some Adventures!: 29 August 2016 Episode(s) featured: "Birthday Bear" • "The Mole" • "Dead Cat" • "Magpie" • "Cat-Sitting" Egg and Bean and Other Springtime Surprises: 3 April 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Spring Clean" |
Volume 1: Eight Amazing Adventures: 18 August 2004 Episode(s) featured: "In the Wild" – "Spring Clean" Volume 2: Eight Exciting Escapades: 4 July 2007 Episode(s) featured: "Birthday Bear" – "Homeless" Volume 4: Seven Smashing Stories: 28 October 2009 Episode(s) featured: "Nurse!" – "The Bottle" | ||
2 | 2003 | 16 | Volume 1: Bean There, Done That: 30 September 2003 Episode(s) featured: "Goldfish" • "Inventor" Volume 2: Whatever Will Bean, Will Bean: 30 March 2004[5] Episode(s) featured: "Royal Bean" – "Restaurant" Volume 3: It's All Bean to Me: 30 March 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Art Thief" – "Wanted" |
Volume 3: Eight Terrific Tales: 31 July 2006; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "Royal Bean" – "Toothache" Volume 4: Seven Smashing Stories: 13 November 2006; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "Neighbourly Bean" Volume 5: Eight Eventful Escapades: 19 March 2007; twentieth anniversary reissue: 9 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "Inventor" • "Car Trouble" • "Restaurant" • "Wanted" The Bean Boxset!: 18 March 2008; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Cat-Sitting and More Paw-some Adventures!: 29 August 2016 Episode(s) featured: "In the Pink" On Thin Ice and Other Winter Wonders: 2 October 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Young Bean" • "Dinner for Two" |
Volume 3: Eight Terrific Tales: 28 October 2009 Episode(s) featured: "Royal Bean" – "Toothache" Volume 4: Seven Smashing Stories: 28 October 2009 Episode(s) featured: "Neighbourly Bean" Volume 5: Eight Eventful Escapades: 28 October 2009 Episode(s) featured: "Inventor" • "Car Trouble" • "Restaurant" • "Wanted" | ||
3 | 2004 | 18 | Volume 3: It's All Bean to Me: 30 March 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Gadget Kid" – "Keyboard Capers" Volume 4: Grin and Bean It: 28 September 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Artful Bean" – "Egg and Bean" Volume 5: The Ends Justify the Beans: 28 September 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Camping" – "Double Trouble" |
Volume 1: Eight Amazing Adventures: 29 August 2005; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010; twenty-fifth anniversary reissue: 20 July 2015 Episode(s) featured: "Artful Bean" • "The Fly" Volume 2: Eight Exciting Escapades: 27 March 2006; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "No Pets" • "Ray of Sunshine" Volume 3: Eight Terrific Tales: 31 July 2006; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "Camping" • "Chocks Away" Volume 5: Eight Eventful Escapades: 19 March 2007; twentieth anniversary reissue: 9 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "Gadget Kid" – "Keyboard Capers" Volume 6: Eight Sticky Scrapes: 22 November 2007; twentieth anniversary reissue: 9 September 2010 Episode(s) featured: "A Royal Makeover" – "Egg and Bean" • "Hopping Mad!" • "A Grand Invitation" • "Bean in Love" • "Double Trouble" The Bean Boxset!: 18 March 2008; twentieth anniversary reissue: 6 September 2010 Cat-Sitting and More Paw-some Adventures!: 29 August 2016 Episode(s) featured: "The Fly" • "Hopping Mad!" • "No Pets" Egg and Bean and Other Springtime Surprises: 3 April 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Egg and Bean" • "Hopping Mad!" • "Ray of Sunshine" |
Volume 1: Eight Amazing Adventures: 18 August 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Artful Bean" • "The Fly" Volume 2: Eight Exciting Escapades: 4 July 2007 Episode(s) featured: "No Pets" • "Ray of Sunshine" Volume 3: Eight Terrific Tales: 28 October 2009 Episode(s) featured: "Camping" • "Chocks Away" Volume 5: Eight Eventful Escapades: 28 October 2009 Episode(s) featured: "Gadget Kid" – "Keyboard Capers" Volume 6: Eight Sticky Scrapes: 28 October 2009 Episode(s) featured: "A Royal Makeover" – "Egg and Bean" • "Hopping Mad!" • "A Grand Invitation" • "Bean in Love" • "Double Trouble" | ||
4 | 2015–16 | 52 | — | Volume 7: Nine Tremendous Tales (Original release) / Home Movie and More Tremendous Tales! (2017 New Cover Re release): 7 September 2015 Episode(s) featured: "Home Movie" – "Valentine's Bean" Volume 8: Nine Splendid Stories (Original release) / Holiday For Teddy and More Tantalising Tales! (2017 New Cover Re release): 19 October 2015 Episode(s) featured: "All You Can Eat" – "Lord Bean" Volume 9: Racing Adventures and More Exciting Escapades!: 23 May 2016 Episode(s) featured: "Car Wars" – "Taxi Bean" Volume 10: Halloween and More Awesome Stories!: 3 October 2016 Episode(s) featured: "Muscle Bean" – "Halloween" Volume 11: SuperBean and Other Splendid Stories!: 30 January 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Wrestle Bean" – "Ice Cream" Egg and Bean and Other Springtime Surprises: 3 April 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Holiday for Teddy" • "Scout Bean" • "A New Friend" • "Ice Cream" Volume 12: Birthday Bean and Friends: 24 July 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Bean Painting" • "Birthday Party" – "Bean Shopping" On Thin Ice and Other Winter Wonders: 2 October 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Green Bean" • "Rat Trap" • "Viral Bean" • "Lord Bean" • "Jurassic Bean" |
Volume 7: Nine Tremendous Tales: 24 September 2015 Episode(s) featured: "Home Movie" – "Valentine's Bean" Volume 8: Nine Splendid Stories: 24 September 2015 Episode(s) featured: "All You Can Eat" – "Lord Bean" Volume 9: Racing Adventures and More Exciting Escapades!: 16 June 2016[6] Episode(s) featured: "Car Wars" – "Taxi Bean" Volume 10: Halloween and More Awesome Stories!: 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Muscle Bean" – "Halloween" Volume 11: SuperBean and Other Splendid Stories!: 2017 Episode(s) featured: "Wrestle Bean" – "Ice Cream" | ||
5 | 2019 | 26 | — | Mr.Bean Volume 13: TBA |
In other media
A third-person platform video game based on the series was released in the late 2000s on multiple platforms. It was first released in PAL regions as Mr. Bean on the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and Microsoft Windows. A Wii port of the game, titled Mr. Bean's Wacky World, was also released shortly after those versions in the same regions, with a North American localization of the port being available in 2011.
Multiple apps based on the series have been released such as Mr. Bean: Around the World,[7] Mr. Bean: Flying Teddy, Mr. Bean: Sandwich Stack, and Mr. Bean: Special Delivery, which are available globally on iOS, Android and Amazon mobile devices.
An animated CGI movie based on the Mr. Bean character is in development.[8]
References
- ^ "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series". Common Sense Media. 29 June 2011.
- ^ Mr. Bean: The Animated Series: Season 2, Volume 3 – Racing Adventures DVD, retrieved 24 July 2018
- ^ "Mr. Bean (2002): It's Not Easy Being Bean / Bean There, Done That". Amazon.com. 2 September 2003.
- ^ "Mr. Bean (2002): Grin and Bean It / The Ends Justify the Beans". Amazon.com. 31 August 2004.
- ^ "Mr. Bean (2002): Whatever Will Bean, Will Bean / It's All Bean to Me". Amazon.com. 2 September 2003.
- ^ "Mr. Bean Animated Season 2 – Volume 3 DVD R4 for sale online". eBay.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mr.Bean Movie". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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