List of Mr. Bean episodes explained
This is an episode guide for the British television series Mr. Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character, which ran between 1 January 1990[1] and 15 December 1995. Also listed are other live and guest appearances of Mr. Bean in television broadcasts, a number of short sketches for Comic Relief and various commercials, music videos and YouTube videos.
Episodes
Films
Other appearances
Unaired sketches
These short and standalone sketches are included on some video releases:
Extended scenes
The following scenes from episodes 7 and 9 are not seen in the original broadcasts of their respective episodes, but were included in the American broadcasts on HBO. They were likely added to the HBO broadcast to lengthen the running time. These scenes are also seen on some early VHS releases of the show in the United States.[2] [3]
Comic Relief
A number of short sketches featuring Bean have also been produced for the Comic Relief telethon. The first three were included on a VHS release entitled "Comic Relief – Pick of the Nose", released in 1997 on BBC Video. "Mr. Bean's Wedding" was released on the DVD release "Mr. Bean – The Complete Collection".
Remake sketches
In November 1991, it was announced 20th Century Fox had a feature film adaptation of Mr. Bean in development. They remade two Mr. Bean sketches into short films: Mr. Bean Takes an Exam and Mr. Bean Goes to a Première and attached them to their theatrical releases.[4]
YouTube sketches
Music videos
Commercials
Guest appearances
Rowan Atkinson has also appeared in character as Mr. Bean in many normally factual television broadcasts, sometimes as a publicity stunt to promote a new episode,VHS, DVD or film.
Handy Bean
20 videos (4 to 7 minutes each) under the series name "Handy Bean" were released on YouTube between 2018 and 2020.[5] These videos show Mr. Bean's hands doing different activities. They use stock sound and video from earlier Mr. Bean footage, with a younger actor providing the hands of Mr. Bean.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Mr Bean – Timeline. mrbean.com. Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231215714/http://www.mrbean.com/timeline. 31 December 2012. 11 June 2018. dead.
- Web site: "Mr. Bean" Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean (TV Episode 1994) – IMDb. IMDb.
- Web site: "Mr. Bean" Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean (TV Episode 1992) – IMDb. IMDb.
- News: Brit Hit Set For Date In States . Variety. December 27, 2021.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9337464/ Handy Bean
- https://www.chortle.co.uk/punching-ups/2020/01/14/45175/has_rowans_legacy_bean_trashed%3f Has Rowan's legacy Bean trashed?