How would you go about squeezing the most number of people into Mr Bean's Mini Cooper?

Question

I'm Rowan Atkinson, more well known to most people as Mr Bean. I found my calling in theatre, film and television and pursued it, even though I am an electrical engineer by training. Before you catch my next movie, 'Mr Bean's Holiday', in cinemas in March, share with me your innovative ideas for getting the most number of people into my trusted car.

Answer 1

One thing about Mr Bean is that as well as being a lovable fool he is also a very clever and inovative fellow, skilled a maths and at improvising "unique" solutions to life's little problems.
I'd say that Mr Bean would do something totally unexpected to get more people into his car. Firstly he'd cram someone in the boot, secondly he would get about six more forced onto the back seats. He could get, say, 3 kids onto the passenger seat and he himself could drive. Of course teddy would be on his knee which would bring the total upto 12 people inside the beloved mini.
But this is where good old British inginuity comes in - why waste all that space on the bonnet? Tie 4 more people onto the front with a piece of rope fed through the front windows. Of couse Mr Bean would then have to put a periscope out of the driver's window to be able to see to drive - so much the better.
We all remember the armchair on the roof of the mini - he could attempt that again - but this time with a 3 seater sofa (with 5 people squished onto it).
And no to forget all the wasted space on the bumper - he could surely persuade a couple of roller scaters to hold onto the back while he drives.
So now we are upto 12 inside (including Bean and Teddy), 4 on the bonnet, 5 on the roof, and 2 being towed behind. 23 people in total.
Of course Mr Bean being Mr Bean he would try for a 24th person and this is where things would all go wrong...

I hope this answer is to your liking (it was certainly fun to write!). I'm really looking forward to the film!

Answer 2

e Mr. Bean so let's see if I can come up with a Mr. Bean answer....
Well you could find the 'Borrowers' or the machine used in 'Honey I Shrunk The Kids' to shrink down some people.... if even to add to the number of Borrowers since there never were many of them. Alternatively, you could use the machine from 'Honey I Blew Up The Kids' to enlarge the mini. A Mr. Bean approach? To paint a picture of the mini on a building and get people to go in there. Will the idea actually be made into a sketch for the next Mr. Bean? He could go to a EFL school and come out with a la

Answer 3

The actual meaning of the word will clearly have a significant effect on the success or otherwise of the squeezing operation. For 'into' to have meaning we need to determine what constitutes 'outside' and 'inside' in relation to Mr Bean's Mini Cooper. I would select a number of key accessible sites across the UK. For example, in London, I would put Mr B’s car in the middle of Trafalgar Square and ask everybody in the city to form an orderly queue behind the driver door. Mr B would squeeze them in through this door pushing them across the handbrake (yes, I can see some risks of allowing him to do this – all the more reason not to choose sites on a hill) and onto the passenger seat. The next person in the queue would now be squeezed in through the driver door, onto the driver’s seat, across the handbrake and would then squeeze the previous ‘visitor’ out of the passenger door. After squeezing the whole of London’s population through the Mini, I would advise the police to empty the M1 and allow Mr Bean to drive to Birmingham and perform a similar procedure.

Answer 4

I can see some risks of allowing him to do this – all the more reason not to choose sites on a hill) and onto the passenger seat. The next person in the queue would now be squeezed in through the driver door, onto the driver’s seat, across the handbrake and would then squeeze the previous ‘visitor’ out of the passenger door. After squeezing the whole of London’s population through the Mini, I would advise the police to empty the M1 and allow Mr Bean to drive to Birmingham and perform a similar procedure.remove the roof top of the mini and stack as many people as you can ,on shoulders of each other and in the front of the car strap a few guys and you would have to get a pillow or something to raise your seat up because with people in front of your windscreen you may not be able to see while driving.Hope that helps you.

Answer 5

I would put Mr B’s car in the middle of Trafalgar Square and ask everybody in the city to form an orderly queue behind the driver door. Mr B would squeeze them in through this door pushing them across the handbrake (yes, I can see some risks of allowing him to do this – all the more reason not to choose sites on a hill) and onto the passenger seat. The next person in the queue would now be squeezed in through the driver door, onto the driver’s seat, across the handbrake and would then squeeze the previous ‘visitor’ out of the passenger door. After squeezing the whole of London’s population through the Mini, I would advise the police to empty the M1 and allow Mr Bean to drive to Birmingham and perform a similar procedure.remove the roof top of the mini and stack as many people as you can ,on shoulders of each other and in the front of the car strap a few guys and you would have to get a pillow or something to raise your seat up because with people in front of your windscreen you may not be able to see while driving.Hope that helps you.

Answer 6

I would select a number of key accessible sites across the UK. For example, in London, I would put Mr B’s car in the middle of Trafalgar Square and ask everybody in the city to form an orderly queue behind the driver door. Mr B would squeeze them in through this door pushing them across the handbrake (yes, I can see some risks of allowing him to do this – all the more reason not to choose sites on a hill) and onto the passenger seat. The next person in the queue would now be squeezed in through the driver door, onto the driver’s seat, across the handbrake and would then squeeze the previous ‘visitor’ out of the passenger door. After squeezing the whole of London’s population through the Mini, I would advise the police to empty the M1 and allow Mr Bean to drive to Birmingham and perform a similar procedure.remove the roof top of the mini and stack as many people as you can ,on shoulders of each other and in the front of the car strap a few guys and you would have to get a pillow or something to raise your seat up because with people in front of your windscreen you may not be able to see while driving.Hope that helps you.

Answer 7

e inside the beloved mini.
But this is where good old British inginuity comes in - why waste all that space on the bonnet? Tie 4 more people onto the front with a piece of rope fed through the front windows. Of couse Mr Bean would then have to put a periscope out of the driver's window to be able to see to drive - so much the better.
We all remember the armchair on the roof of the mini - he could attempt that again - but this time with a 3 seater sofa (with 5 people squished onto it).
And no to forget all the wasted space on the bumper - he could surely persuade a couple of roller scaters to hold onto the back while he drives.
So now we are upto 12 inside (including Bean and Teddy), 4 on the bonnet, 5 on the roof, and 2 being towed behind. 23 people in total.

Answer 8

People tell me I look, sound and act like Mr. Bean so let's see if I can come up with a Mr. Bean answer....
Well you could find the 'Borrowers' or the machine used in 'Honey I Shrunk The Kids' to shrink down some people.... if even to add to the number of Borrowers since there never were many of them. Alternatively, you could use the machine from 'Honey I Blew Up The Kids' to enlarge the mini. A Mr. Bean approach? To paint a picture of the mini on a building and get people to go in there. Will the idea actually be made into a sketch for the next Mr. Bean? He could go to a EFL school and come out with a large group of short Italians/Greeks etc. ;-) Perhaps go and fetch the actor who plays Doctor. Who and ask him to make the inside of the mini like the Tardis? Set up a stool with free 'Slim Fast' if you come back in a week and sit in my mini to help win this competition at the school fate or something? Use action figures? I have many ideas...... too many to list really so I will just say good luck to the first Mr. Bean!

Answer 9

, which I guess is why your new movie is called Mr Bean's Holiday, after Mr Hulot's Holiday, Jaques Tati's great movie. He was doing the same stuff as you 40+ years ago. But he was really funny at the same time. And NO you can't move in such a funny way as he did. If you want to know how to get as many people into a mini as possible just watch Jaques Tati movie "Traffic." Then you will see how funny a car can be, you will also see the things you copied from him for your various mini situations, and you will be laughing so much from the movie you won't care about h

Answer 10

I would select a number of key accessible sites across the UK. For example, in London, I would put Mr B’s car in the middle of Trafalgar Square and ask everybody in the city to form an orderly queue behind the driver door. Mr B would squeeze them in through this door pushing them across the handbrake (yes, I can see some risks of allowing him to do this – all the more reason not to choose sites on a hill) and onto the passenger seat. The next person in the queue would now be squeezed in through the driver door, onto the driver’s seat, across the handbrake and would then squeeze the previous ‘visitor’ out of the passenger door. After squeezing the whole of London’s population through the Mini, I would advise the police to empty the M1 and allow Mr Bean to drive to Birmingham and perform a similar procedure.

Answer 11

Hi Mr Bean, LOVE THE SHOW! Can't wait for your next movie, looks hilarious as usual. Anyway, about getting people into your car. Well, as we've all learned from you down the years and hopefully will for years to come, with Mr Bean, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. So, put 5 in the boot, 10 under the bonnet, 20 inside the car, even one up the exhaust pipe if they'll fit (or if they've stolen your trousers after judo, or run off with your camera, or even locked you inside a post box (ALL hilarous moments from the Mr Bean archives!), shove as many as you can up there!) anyhow, keep cramming people in, and if that doesn't work, I'm sure you'll find a quick solution! You always do!!!