In the Comic Relief sketch "Torvill & Bean", Bean is accompanied by a female companion portrayed by Sophie Thompson whose overall appearance resembles Gobb's. Transcript of interview with Rowan Atkinson [ permanent dead link] at bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2008. Rowan Atkinson: I will never wave goodbye to Mr Bean". RadioTimes. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016 . Retrieved 23 March 2016. Contains all 15 episodes (Digitally Remastered) + Mr. Bean: The Animated Series episodes + both films.

During its original five-year run, Mr. Bean was met with widespread acclaim and attracted large television audiences. The series was viewed by 18.74million viewers for the episode " The Trouble with Mr. Bean" [3] and has received a number of international awards, including the Rose d'Or. The series has since been sold in 245 territories worldwide. It has inspired an animated spin-off and two theatrical feature-length films along with Atkinson reprising his role as Mr. Bean for a performance at the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, television commercials and several sketches for Comic Relief. The programme carries strong appeal in hundreds of territories worldwide because, in addition to the acclaim from its original run, it uses very little intelligible dialogue, making it accessible to people who know little or no English. The series was re-released by Shout Factory in North America on 24 March 2015 on DVD to coincide with its 25th anniversary. This set contains digitally remastered episodes (similar to the 2010 British release), the 40-minute The Story of Mr. Bean, additional scenes: "Turkey Weight," "Armchair Sale," "Marching" and "Playing With Matches", "Bus Stop" and "Library" sketches, a trailer for Mr. Bean: The Animated Series and " The Best Bits of Mr. Bean", a 72-minute clip show. [57] [58] VHS Title Mr. Bean", "Goodnight Mr. Bean", "Mind the Baby, Mr. Bean", "The Curse of Mr. Bean". Bonus Feature: "The Best Bits of Mr. Bean" From 2002 to 2004, 52 episodes were originally broadcast on ITV1 each consisting of two 11-minute segments. In 2015, CITV commissioned a brand new series of episodes. [40] The new series amended the format in which it featured episodes that had much more dialogue than normal. 78 new episodes began broadcasting from 6 February 2015. Mr Bean is a Has-Bean". 29 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007 . Retrieved 22 March 2016.He then falls asleep continuing to play the note. A dream sequence of the opening scene of the film Chariots of Fire shows the characters running across a beach, though Mr. Bean dreams he is running with them. He begins to fall behind, until he hails a car to overtake all the others. Now running in front, Bean ensures he wins the race on the beach by tripping one of the runners trying to overtake him, whereupon he crosses the line with elation, and then wakes up. Finding that the rest of the orchestra have stopped playing while he continued his one recurring note, Bean, with encouragement from Rattle, plays an extended flourish and lastly touches a note that makes a flatulent sound then stops. [49] This section may contain irrelevant references to popular culture. Please remove the content or add citations to reliable and independent sources. ( January 2021) Mr Bean's toy in teddy bear sale". BBC News. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 12 June 2018. a b "Mr Bean— Timeline". Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 . Retrieved 8 February 2014.

Mini 1000 in "Mr. Bean's Holiday" ". Archived from the original on 17 June 2018 . Retrieved 17 June 2018. Exclusive interview: Is Ed Miliband ready?". Financial Times. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016 . Retrieved 2 November 2016. Mr. Bean's 'Chariots of Fire' Skit at 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony". International Business Times. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012 . Retrieved 29 July 2012. In MythBusters episode 52– " Mind Control", the idea of painting a room with explosives placed in a tin of paint, as seen in " Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean", was tested and deemed impossible as adequate coverage was not achieved. [64] An image of Mr. Bean grinning mischievously has been used as an internet meme for highlighting sexual double entendres, usually accompanied by the statement "If you know what I mean." [65] In Tetsuo Hara and Buronson's manga Souten no Ken, a parody of Mr. Bean can be found. [66] See also

Mr. Bean originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from 1990 to 1995, with reruns later shown on Comedy Central Extra, ITV3 and ITV4. Due to its widespread popularity, the series aired in many other countries; in the United States, it aired on HBO starting on 2 April 1992, [30] and also ran on PBS television stations across the United States. [31] Reruns of the series were also shown on Fox Family during the late 1990s, both as segments in the variety series Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents and as stand-alone episodes. Kanaal van MrBean". YouTube. 1 January 1990. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010 . Retrieved 26 December 2010. Rowan Atkinson signals the end for Mr Bean: 'Playing him is childish and sad' ". Metro. DMG Media. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 . Retrieved 25 October 2013. Contains: "The Restaurant" from "The Return of Mr. Bean", "Birthday Bear" (Animated Episode), "The Disco" from "Mr. Bean Goes to Town", "Dinner for Two" (Animated Episode), "The FunFair" from "Mind the Baby, Mr. Bean", "The Restaurant" (Animated Episode). Bean Down Under For Rowan Atkinson". cinema.com. 7 February 2001. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 . Retrieved 19 December 2015.

Excerpts from Part One of " The Curse of Mr. Bean" (1991) and Part One of " Mind the Baby, Mr. Bean" (1993) Origin Contains: "Royal Film Performance", "Toothache" (Animated Episode), "The Rollercoaster", "Eating Challenge", "Missing Teddy" (Animated Episode), "Horror Movie", "Inflight Entertainment"Williams, Scott (9 April 1992). "Atkinson's "Mr. Bean' comes to HBO". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved 8 June 2023. Mr. Bean – Episode Guides – Series 1 – Episode 14". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013 . Retrieved 28 February 2013. Mr Bean: 25 facts and figures for his 25th anniversary". Radio Times. 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018 . Retrieved 6 February 2018. One of Bean's earliest appearances occurred at the " Just for Laughs" comedy festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1987. When programme coordinators were scheduling him into the festival programme, Atkinson insisted that he perform on the French-speaking bill rather than the English-speaking programme. Having no French dialogue in his act at all, programme coordinators could not understand why Atkinson wanted to perform on the French bill instead. As it turned out, Atkinson's act at the festival was a test platform for his character and he wanted to see how his character's physical comedy would fare on an international stage with a non-English speaking audience. [5]