Mr. Bean (animated series)

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Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean in the animated series. Along with his girlfriend Irma Gobb and landlady Mrs Wicket
Format	Animated television series
Run time	20 minutes
Starring	Rowan Atkinson
Channel	ITV1
Production company	Tiger Aspect
Air dates	2002 – 2003
No. of episodes	52
IMDb profile

Mr. Bean is a British animated television series based on the British comedy Mr. Bean.

1 Introduction
2 Episode list
3 Title dispute in Anglophone countries
4 Trivia
5 Broadcasting
6 External links

[edit] Introduction

The character of Mr. Bean was revived in this 2002 animated series, which again featured little actual dialogue, with most being either little soundbites or mumbling, similar to Happy Tree Friends. Rowan Atkinson provided the voice for Bean, and all of the animated Bean actions are taken from Atkinson himself. Other characters' voices are provided by Jon Glover, Rupert Degas, Gary Martin and Lorelei King.

Some people have questioned the point of an animated Mr. Bean, as although he is now capable of far stranger adventures (and facial expressions), they lack the interest generated when it was an actual person doing it. However, an colorful animated character is more endearing to younger children than an actor.

The series is notable for following up on the "alien" origin theory for the character, with its final episode revealing a race of identical Beans who come to retrieve their lost friend, only to have him opt to stay on Earth with his girlfriend.

[edit] Episode list

Blue Monday / Missing Teddy
No Parking / Bean's Bounty
Artful Bean / The Fly
Mime Games / Spring Clean
No Pets / Ray of Sunshine
Roadworks / Sofa
Camping / Chocks Away
In the Pink / Dinner for Two
Treasure / Homeless
Super Trolley / Magpie
Hot Date / Wanted
The Ball / Toothache
Haircut / Neighbourly Bean
Art Thief / Scaredy Bean
A Royal Makeover / Super Marrow
Car Trouble / Restaurant
Gadget Kid / Visitor
Nurse! / Dead Cat
Cat Sitting / The Bottle
Birthday Bear / The Mole
Royal Bean / Young Bean
Hopping Mad / A Grand Invitation
Big TV / Keyboard Capers
Goldfish / Inventor
A Running Battle / Egg and Bean
Bean in Love / Double Trouble

[edit] Title dispute in Anglophone countries

Despite the series' actual title being simply Mr. Bean, some broadcasters are referred to this series as Mr. Bean: plus a subtitle for disambiguating with the original live-action series. Disney Channel in Southeast Asia refers this series as "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series". In addition, Cartoon Network in Japan refers to this series as "Mr. Bean Animated" in the TV schedule page in English.

[edit] Trivia

Mr. Bean's signature is the same as the one used in the original '90s merchandising for the live-action series and movie.
Mr. Bean's flat number is 2.
Mr. Bean, Irma Gobb, Mr. Bean's teddy bear, and the mysterious driver of the blue car are the only characters from the original live action series to be seen in Mr. Bean: The Animated Series.

[edit] Broadcasting

The animated series was first broadcast in the UK on ITV. It is now aired on Nickelodeon and NickToons TV in the United Kingdom, on Pogo TV in India, on RTÉ Two in Ireland, on CBC in Canada, on ABC in Australia, on Cartoon Network in Japan, on Jetix in Italy, on Nederland 3 in The Netherlands, on Ketnet in Belgium, on DR1 in Denmark, on SVT's Barnkanalen in Sweden, on the Disney Channel in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and it also airs in the terrestrial station of Southeast Asia, such as ABS-CBN in Philippines, ntv7 in Malaysia and SCTV in Indonesia.

[edit] External links

Mr. Bean
Writers/Performers
Rowan Atkinson \| Richard Curtis \| Robin Driscoll \| Ben Elton
Articles
List of Mr. Bean episodes \| Animated series \| Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie \| Mr. Bean's Holiday
Cameos
Howard Goodall \| Matilda Ziegler \| Richard Briers \| Angus Deayton \| Nick Hancock \| David Schneider \| Richard Wilson