Mr. Bean: Difference between revisions

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Followed by an [[Animated Adaptation|animated series version]], which was obviously less well-received by the fans, as Mr. Bean's charm is that he is an actual person doing embarrassing things for real.

In 2006, the ''[[~~Myth Busters (TV)|~~Myth Busters]]'' tried to reproduce Mr. Bean's "dynamite in a paint bucket" method of painting his flat, with no luck.

In 2006, the ''[[Myth Busters]]'' tried to reproduce Mr. Bean's "dynamite in a paint bucket" method of painting his flat, with no luck.

[[Not to Be Confused With]] Mr. Bean the Postman from ''[[The Comic Strip Presents]]: Dirty Movie''.

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* [[Funny Character Boring Actor]]: Atkinson doesn't regard himself spontaneously witty. A "making of" video of ''Mr. Bean's Holiday'' shows how meticulous Atkinson is in planning all of the gags.

* [[Genius Ditz]]: Bean seems to have great difficulty handling everyday problems, but comes up with quite intricate and ingenious ways to navigate them.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[One Foot in ~~The~~ Grave|Victor Meldrew]] is the dentist.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[One Foot in the Grave|Victor Meldrew]] is the dentist.

** A young Angus Deayton plays the lifeguard.

** Stephen Frost is the guy on the train laughing while reading his book.

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* [[Offscreen Crash]]: The ending of the first episode. "The Trouble with Mr. Bean" has what could be called an Offscreen Splash.

* [[Police Lineup]]: "Mr. Bean Goes to Town".

* [[Playing Against Type]]: Atkinson is otherwise renowned for his [[Deadpan Snarker]] roles, most notably [[~~Black Adder~~]]. Except in countries that don't know [[~~Black Adder~~]]. Brazil for example.

* [[Playing Against Type]]: Atkinson is otherwise renowned for his [[Deadpan Snarker]] roles, most notably [[Blackadder]]. Except in countries that don't know [[Blackadder]]. Brazil for example.

* [[Please Put Some Clothes On]]: Mr. Bean feels uncomfortable in the presence of nudity and the show has him disapproving not only of nude models but also nudist art. So whenever he sees a nude statue or a painting of a nude he uses the closest piece of cloth or paper to hide the 'offending area.' With the nude model, he crafts a makeshift bra out of clay and gets it on her without his instructor noticing.

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Mr Bean often goes to ridiculous lengths to secure his property. He's right to do it. (A carjacker tries to steal his Mini only to discover that there is no steering wheel.)

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* [[Star-Making Role]]: For Atkinson in the States. He was already a star in the UK when this show came about.

* [[Status Quo Is God]]: Poor Teddy gets decapitated in "Mr. Bean in Room 426", used as a paintbrush in "Do-It-Yourself, Mr. Bean", and shrunk in the wash in "Tee Off, Mr. Bean", but is back to normal at the beginning of the next episode.

** Possibly [[Doing in ~~The~~ Wizard|explained]] in the final episode of the animated series, in which it's revealed that {{spoiler|Teddy is possibly of alien origin, because Mr. Bean is from a race of [[Human Alien|human-like aliens.]]}}

** Possibly [[Doing in the Wizard|explained]] in the final episode of the animated series, in which it's revealed that {{spoiler|Teddy is possibly of alien origin, because Mr. Bean is from a race of [[Human Alien|human-like aliens.]]}}

** We do see Teddy receive a new pair of eyes in "Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean" which he retains throughout the series, his head is shrunk while at the laundry which stays for at least one episode, and Teddy's decapitated head shows up a few times (not that sewing a head back onto a stuffed animal is hard to do) so it is averted in some cases.

* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: His method of repainting his entire flat in one fell swoop basically consisted of putting some fireworks into a tin of paint, lighting the fuse and running. This was actually busted by ''Mythbusters''.

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* [[Wild Mass Guessing]]: Interpretations of the meaning of the opening title screen vary from showing that he's innocently naive (based on the [[Cherubic Choir]] music, suggesting he's being dropped from Heaven), or that he's an alien that even Martians find too weird so they dump him on Earth as if to say, "Screw this, he's your problem now."

** Finally explained in the final episode of the animated series, where {{spoiler|Mr. Bean is dropped back down to Earth after being abducted by a race of aliens that all look like him and all have [[Companion Cube|stuffed animals]], similar to Mr. Bean's Teddy.}}

* [[What Could Have Been]]: According to rumour there were going to be references to a couple of Rowan Atkinson's previous roles: namely, the leader of the Mr Bean-aliens was going to be [[~~Black Adder~~]], or at least resemble him. Also, Mr Bean passes a prominent red telephone box while following Irman and Mr Pod to the spaceship; if the show had git clearence, the telephone box would have been a police box instead, and after Mr Bean would drive past, Rowan Atkinson's Doctor would have stepped out.

* [[What Could Have Been]]: According to rumour there were going to be references to a couple of Rowan Atkinson's previous roles: namely, the leader of the Mr Bean-aliens was going to be [[Blackadder]], or at least resemble him. Also, Mr Bean passes a prominent red telephone box while following Irman and Mr Pod to the spaceship; if the show had git clearence, the telephone box would have been a police box instead, and after Mr Bean would drive past, Rowan Atkinson's Doctor would have stepped out.

* [[Zany Scheme]]: A lot of the humour comes from the fact that Bean approaches the same problems as everyone else using his own improvised plans along these lines. And quite often, they work.

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* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: A more mundane case. All Bean wants to do is go to the beach at Cannes, France, but he had to go through a lot of stuff in order to do so.

* [[Rare Guns]]: Of all the franchises for this trope to apply, ''Mr. Bean's Holiday'' shows one of the commercial actors playing a Nazi soldier holding the very rare MP-41 submachine gun. About the only other movie this gun has appeared in is ''[[Enemy At the Gates]]''.

* [[Rare Guns]]: Of all the franchises for this trope to apply, ''Mr. Bean's Holiday'' shows one of the commercial actors playing a Nazi soldier holding the very rare MP-41 submachine gun. About the only other movie this gun has appeared in is ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]''.

* [[The Stinger]]: After the end credits, Mr. Bean records his feet writing the word 'FIN' in the sand. As he finishes, the video camera battery dies out.

* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: Mr. Bean went through one that lasted for at least a [[Overly Long Gag|third of the movie]].