There’s a lot to unpack here, including the many tins of baked beans Bean takes on holiday. 6) Mr Bean Rides Again Don’t do it, Bean. He’s a hero for the ages, a role model for anyone late for work. 7) The Trouble With Mr Bean How hard can it be?įeaturing two classic Bean scenes – dressing while driving and a dodgy dentist appointment – this episode is a shining example of Bean’s ingenuity and bravery. Bean doesn’t take rejection well, probably because his girlfriend’s name is Irma Gobb, which apparently means “divine flaxen haired-goddess among clowns”. 8) Mr Bean Goes to Town Dancing Bean.īean buys a new television and has his camera stolen, but worst of all, his girlfriend ditches him for a disco dancing spunk in a charming suit. 9) Tee Off Mr Bean Bean there, done that.īean plays crazy golf and finishes with a score of 3,427, which is the same number of Fantas I spewed up on the ghost train. Send that bad seafood to Moscow! Make it bark at the neighbouring cats! This is a crime against Bean that can never be avenged. It’s bottoms ahoy as our holidaying hero gets the seafood sweats and locks himself out of his hotel room, naked as the day wee Bean was born. 10) Mr Bean in Room 426 Rude? I’ll show you rude.Įxcuse moi, I must declare a NUDE ALERT. As that other hapless Englishman Postman Pat once said: as one door closes, another mail sack opens. The last ever episode of Mr Bean ends with our hero trapped in a sack on a mail train bound for Moscow. It works for Bean, and I’m tired just thinking about it. Sweet dreams are made of Bean, so the next time you suffer from insomnia, channel your inner Bean by putting socks on your ears to bark at the local cats. 12) Goodnight Mr Bean Sleep well, sweet prince. Boobs will only get you so far, and that’s to #13 on this equally annoying set of rankings. 13) Back to School Mr Bean Delicious.īean visits a community education open day to ruin a science experiment, muck up a karate lesson and draw a naked woman’s boobs. None of this happens to Bean, but we cannot abide him stealing a child, even if he does treat it to a lovely ride on the bumper cars. Babies are lousy dates, because they poo and cry and then you have to go home so they can sleep while you rock in the corner remembering the time you drank too many Fantas at the A&P show and threw up all over the ghost train. Bean moves in mysterious ways, communicating the complexity of human emotions without uttering a word, forever reminding us there’s humour to be found in the smallest and silliest of things.īut which of Mr Bean’s episodes ranks supreme? We’ve waited 31 years for these rankings, so like a terrified Englishman standing on the edge of a high diving board, let’s bellyflop right in.ġ4) Mind the Baby Mr Bean The weirdest episode of Downton Abbey ever.īean accidentally steals a baby and takes it to the fun fair. He shares the same hopes and dreams we do, even if his dreams end with his head stuck up a Christmas turkey. He’s the underdog in a world designed to deceive and confuse, and he’s as clever as he is absurd. Maybe it’s because there’s a bit of Bean inside everyone. Bean’s so wrong he’s right, and it seems 86 million of us can’t get enough of his kooky antics. He lies and cheats, he’s a menace on the roads, and most shockingly, he only made #12 on The Spinoff’s ranking of best beans. What’s behind this enduring love affair with television’s ultimate anti-hero? Yes, Bean drives a cool car, but he’s also an inept, selfish man-child who creates chaos wherever he goes. That humble 1990s sitcom has transcended time, language and boundaries, making Mr Bean a global comedy phenomenon. Everyone knows who Bean is today, he has 86 million Facebook followers, and he doesn’t even exist. Rowan Atkinson’s legendary comic character featured in only 14 original episodes (the 15th is a “best of” episode so doesn’t count), but Bean lives on. Thirty-one years have passed since Mr Bean first stumbled onto our television screens, teddy bear tucked under one arm and a wide-eyed expression plastered on his face. Only 14 episodes of this nearly-silent comedy classic were ever made.
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