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Mr. Bean
Rowan Atkinson on promotion tour for his movie Bean in Hürth, Germany August, 1997
Genre Physical comedy
Running time 22-23 Minutes
Creator(s) Rowan Atkinson
Richard Curtis
Ben Elton
Starring Rowan Atkinson
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original channel ITV
Original run 1990–1995
No. of episodes 14
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
For the animated television series of same name, see Mr. Bean (animated series).
Mr. Bean was a British comedy television series of 14 half-hour episodes starring Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous title character. It was written by Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. The self-titled first episode was broadcast on 1 January 1990, with the final episode, "Goodnight, Mr. Bean", on 31 October 1995.
The series followed the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body"[1], in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process.
During its five-year run the series gained large UK audience figures, including 19 million for the 1992 Christmas episode, "Merry Christmas Mr. Bean",[2] and was the recipient of a number of international awards, including the Rose d'Or. The show has been sold in over 200 territories worldwide, as well as inspiring two feature films and an animated cartoon spin-off.[3]
Mr. Bean and Teddy.The title character, played by Atkinson, is a childlike, sometimes ingenious, and generally likeable buffoon who frequently gets into hilarious situations due to his various schemes and contrivances. He lives alone in his small flat in Highbury, North London, and is almost always seen in his trademark tweed jacket and skinny red tie. Mr. Bean rarely speaks, and when he does it is generally only a few mumbled words. His first name (he names himself "Bean" to others) and profession, if any, are never mentioned. (In the film adaptation, on his passport "Mr." appears under the "first name" field and he is shown employed as a guard at London's National Gallery.)
Mr. Bean often seems unaware of basic aspects of the way the world works, and the programme usually features his attempts at what would normally be considered simple tasks, such as going swimming, redecorating or taking an exam. The humour largely comes from his original solutions to any problems and his total disregard for others when solving them. Indeed, some of Bean's actions occasionally have a particularly malevolent aspect to them.
Mr. Bean in Back to School Mr. Bean.At the beginning of episode two onwards, Mr. Bean falls from the sky in a beam of light. These opening sequences were initially in black and white in episodes 2 and 3, and were intended by the producers to show his status as an "ordinary man cast into the spotlight". However, later episodes showed Mr. Bean dropping from the night sky in a deserted London street, against the backdrop of St. Paul's Cathedral; later, in the animated series, he was shown to be an alien. Atkinson himself has acknowledged that Bean "has a slightly alien aspect to him".[4]
Teddy
Teddy is Mr. Bean's teddy bear, generally regarded as Mr. Bean's best friend. Although inanimate, the bear is often party to Mr. Bean's various schemes and doubles as a good dish cloth or paint brush in an emergency. The bear is a dark brown, knitted oddity with button eyes and sausage-shaped limbs and invariably ends up broken in half or in various other states of destruction. Occasionally, Teddy seems to be almost animate, for example when Mr. Bean hypnotizes Teddy, snaps his fingers and the bear's head falls backwards as if he's fallen asleep instantly. Certainly, Bean behaves as if the bear is real, for example buying it a Christmas present or trying not to wake it in the mornings.
Mr. Bean's Mini
Mr. Bean's Mini.Mr. Bean's car, a Mk III Austin Mini, developed a character of sorts. At first, an orange 1969 Morris Mini was Mr. Bean's vehicle of choice, but this was crashed at the end of the first episode. From then on, the car was a 1977 model (registration SLW 287 R), illuminous lime green in colour with a black bonnet. It made its first appearance in "The Curse of Mr. Bean".
The Mini was central to several antics, such as Mr. Bean getting dressed in it whilst driving or steering it whilst sitting in an armchair strapped to the roof. It also had a number of innovative security measures; Mr. Bean fitted the door with a bolt-latch and padlock, rather than use the lock fitted on the car, and he always removed the steering wheel instead of the key, which formed a running joke in several episodes, at one point deterring a car thief. In one episode, he also hid the ignition key in his mirror above the front seat. The key to the car door was hidden next to the radiator under the car hood, which was locked. The key to the hood was hidden in the boot, which was also locked. Mr Bean carried the key to the boot with him. The car, confused with another demonstration car of the exact same model, was crushed by a tank in "Back to School, Mr. Bean", but returned in later episodes, perhaps having actually been the identical demonstration car from that point on.
The Mini is often seen in conflict with a light blue Reliant Regal Supervan III, (registration GRA 26 K), which will usually get tipped over, crashed into, bumped out of its parking space and so forth. This conflict originated in the first episode, when the three-wheeler held his Mini up on the way to a mathematics exam, and subsequently became a running joke throughout the series.
One of the original Mr. Bean Minis is on display at the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum in Keswick, northern England. Both the Mini and the Reliant re-appeared as characters in the animated Mr. Bean cartoons.
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Mr. Bean was a British comedy television series of 14 half-hour episodes starring Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous title character. It was written by Rowan Atkinson, Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. The self-titled first episode was broadcast on 1 January 1990, with the final episode, "Goodnight, Mr. Bean", on 31 October 1995.
The series followed the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body"[1], in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process.
During its five-year run the series gained large UK audience figures, including 19 million for the 1992 Christmas episode, "Merry Christmas Mr. Bean",[2] and was the recipient of a number of international awards, including the Rose d'Or. The show has been sold in over 200 territories worldwide, as well as inspiring two feature films and an animated cartoon spin-off.[3]
2006-09-16 01:55:38
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Date of birth
6 January 1955
Biography for
Rowan Atkinson
Birth name
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
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Height
6' (1.83 m)
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Mini biography
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on the 6th January, 1955 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, to Ella May and Eric Atkinson. His father owned a farm where he grew up with his two older brothers, Rupert & Rodney. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford university where he earned degrees in electrical engineering. During that time, he met screenwriter Richard Curtis, with whom he wrote and performed comedy revues.
Later, he co-wrote and appeared in "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979), which was a huge success and spawned several best-selling books. It won an International Emmy Award and the British Academy Award for "Best Light Entertainment Programme of 1980". He won the "British Academy Award" and was named "BBC Personality of the Year" for his performing on "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979).
Atkinson also appeared in several movies, including Dead on Time (1983), Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) (TV) (aka "Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe"), Never Say Never Again (1983) and The Tall Guy (1989). He played "Mr. Bean" in the TV series, "Mr. Bean" (1990) but, apart from that and "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979), he also appeared in several other series like "The Black Adder" (1983) and "Funny Business" (1992), etc.
Atkinson enjoys nothing better than fast cars. He has been married to Sunetra Sastry since 1990 and they have two children, named Benjamin and Lily.
2006-09-14 09:13:13
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answered by Anonymous
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He's a fictional movie character portrayed by actor Rowan Atkinson.
2006-09-14 08:48:04
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My cat is amazingly chatty too. She solutions me when I seek for suggestion from from her and knows her call! we've nicknamed her poultry as she is a severe scaredy cat! Now if we communicate about poultry for dinner she comes and joins the communication. If the higher chattiness comes with differences in behaviour - which include being more beneficial needy or seems in any misery, it really is nicely worth getting MrBean looked at with the vet. maximum probable he has discovered that people communicate and needs to communicate with you too. It appears like he likes to have your interest from what you assert and communicate with you.
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Uhm...he's a fictional character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson...for more information than I ever thought possible check out this link...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Bean
2006-09-14 07:59:38
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answered by gotalife 7
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he once stole the christmas tree from the Plaza place in New York, unplugged the store outdoor display of christmas lights to test out his. he also once fell asleep at church.
he had also rigged a remote control for a boat and ended up controlling some old ladies motorized cart, and sent her flying in to a lake.
2006-09-14 08:05:31
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He has a mentality of a 6 years old - never talks, always do something unpredicatable yet funny.
2006-09-14 08:02:29
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Rowan Ankiston? He is a hero.
2006-09-16 06:42:59
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Watch Mr. Bean on Pogo TV channel and you will see how hilarious he can be.
2006-09-14 08:27:50
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He is a fictional character.He makes everyone laugh by his tactics.
2006-09-14 08:08:45
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