Mr. Bean (animated TV series)
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| Mr. Bean | |
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 Mr. Bean in the animated series. Along with his girlfriend Irma Gobb and landlady Mrs. Wicket |
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| Format | Animated television series |
| Starring | Rowan Atkinson Thea White |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Tiger Aspect, Richard Purdham Productions, Varga Holdings[1] |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | January 25, 2002 – May 30, 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Mr. Bean |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Mr. Bean is a 2002 animated television series based on the 1990 British TV series Mr. Bean. Characters from the original live action series included Mr. Bean, Irma Gobb, Mr. Bean's teddy bear, and the mysterious driver of the Reliant Supervan, with the addition of Mrs. Wicket, Bean's landlady, and her evil cat Scrapper.
The series again featured little actual dialogue, with most being either little soundbites or mumbling. 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, Thea White and Lorelei King.
Despite the series' actual title being simply Mr. Bean, some broadcasters 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" and the original live-action series as "Mr. Bean - Live Action Series" in their schedule.[2] The German version, aired on Super RTL, is titled "Mr. Bean - Die Cartoon-Serie".[3]
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[edit] Characters
- Mr. Bean - the main protagonist of the series, who, like his live action counterpart, he is very mischeivous and make lots of disasters.
- Teddy - Mr. Bean's stuffed companion.
- Irma Gobb - Mr Bean's girlfriend. Unlike the often frustrated live action version, here she is essentially a female version of Bean.
- Mrs. Wicket - Bean's irate landlady, who also owns an evil one-eyed cat, Scrapper.
- Harry - Mr. Bean's former kindergarten classmate, who only appears in the episode The Visitor. Harry eats too much and eats too fast and is very fat. He never stops eating and devours all the food in Mr. Bean's refrigerator.
- The Burglars - Mr. Bean's arch nemeses in some episodes. First appearance: Missing Teddy(2002 Season 1 Ep.1). Last appearance: Young Bean(2003 Season 2 Ep.8).
[edit] Episodes
The animated series was consist of 26 episodes (with 2 segments each).
| Ep # | Ep Title |
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| 1 | In The Wild / Missing Teddy |
| 2 | No Parking / Bean's Bounty |
| 3 | Artful Bean / The Fly |
| 4 | Mime Games / Spring Clean |
| 5 | No Pets / Ray Of Sunshine |
| 6 | Roadworks / The Sofa |
| 7 | Camping / Chocks Away |
| 8 | Royal Bean / Young Bean |
| 9 | In The Pink / Dinner For Two |
| 10 | The Ball / Toothache |
| 11 | Haircut / Neighbourly Bean |
| 12 | Nurse! / Dead Cat |
| 13 | Super Trolley / Magpie |
| 14 | Cat-Sitting / The Bottle |
| 15 | Goldfish / Inventor |
| 16 | Hot Date / Wanted |
| 17 | Art Thief / Scaredy Bean |
| 18 | Car Trouble / Restaurant |
| 19 | Gadget Kid / The Visitor |
| 20 | Big TV / Keyboard Capers (aka. The Piano) |
| 21 | Bean In Love / Double Trouble |
| 22 | A Royal Makeover / Super Marrow |
| 23 | Birthday Bear / The Mole |
| 24 | Treasure! / Homeless |
| 25 | Egg & Bean / Hopping Mad |
| 26 | A Grand Invitation / A Running Battle |
[edit] Broadcasting
The animated series was first broadcast in the UK on ITV. It is now aired on Nickelodeon and NickToons in the United Kingdom, on Pogo TV in India, on LNT in Latvia, on Kanal 2 in Estonia, on RTÉ Two in Ireland, on CBC in Canada, on ABC in Australia, on Cartoon Network in Japan, on Jetix in Italy, on Band in Brazil, on Nederland 3 in The Netherlands, on RTP2 in Portugal, on Ketnet in Belgium, on DR1 in Denmark, on SVT's Barnkanalen in Sweden, on MBC 3 in the Middle East, on the Disney Channel in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and it also airs in the terrestrial station of Southeast Asia, such as Disney Channel in Philippines, Disney Channel and NTV7 in Malaysia, on SCTV in Indonesia and on Kanal 1 in Bulgaria, on Asia Television Limited (Hong Kong) in Hong Kong as well as Channel 5 in Singapore. This was also aired in the Philippines by ABS-CBN Channel 2.
[edit] DVD Releases
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series has been released on DVD by A&E Home Video in Region 1, and Universal Pictures in Region 2.
[edit] REGION 1
| DVD Name | # of episodes | Release Date |
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| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 1: It's Not Easy Being Bean | 5 | September 30, 2003 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 2: Bean There, Done That | 4 | September 30, 2003 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 3: Whatever Will Bean, Will Bean | 5 | March 30, 2004 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 4: It's All Bean To Me | 4 | March 30, 2004 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 5: Grin & Bean It | 4 | September 28, 2004 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 6: The End Justify The Beans | 4 | September 28, 2004 |
[edit] REGION 2
| DVD Name | # of episodes | Release Date |
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| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 1: Eight Amazing Adventures | 8 | August 29, 2005 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 2: Eight Exciting Escapades | 8 | March 27, 2006 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 3: Eight Terrific Tales | 8 | July 31, 2006 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 4: Seven Smashing Stories | 7 | November 13, 2006 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 5: Eight Essential Escapades | 8 | March 19, 2007 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 6: Eight Sticky Scrapes | 8 | November 2007 |
| Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 7: Five Exciting Stories | 5 | Fall 2008 |
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