Mr. Bean (animated TV series)

For the original live-action television series of the same name, see Mr. Bean.

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Mr. Bean
Created by	Jipp Adiak Rowan Atkinson
Voices of	Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean
Country of origin	United Kingdom Hungary
Language(s)	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer(s)	Tiger Aspect Richard Purdham Productions Varga Studio[1]
Running time	20 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV Network (CITV) Nicktoons Boomerang (TV channel) Cartoon Network Too
Picture format	16:9
Original run	5 January 2002 – 20 May 2004
Chronology
Related shows	Mr. Bean (original live-action series)

Mr. Bean is a 2002 animated television series based on the British live-action series of the same name. Characters from the original live action series included Mr. Bean, Irma Gobb, Teddy, 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 sound bites or mumbling. Rowan Atkinson provided the voice for Bean; additionally, all of the animated Bean actions are taken from Atkinson himself. Other characters' voices are provided by Jon Glover, Rupert Degas, Gary Martin, Sally Grace 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 the South east 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]

Characters

• Mr. Bean (Voiced by Rowan Atkinson) - the title character who serves as the main protagonist of the series. He is mischievous and makes numerous disasters and always encounters problems in a roundabout way. He is shown to be both immature yet surprisingly resourceful when he needs to be. He wants every environment around him to be clean and out of trouble. In A Royal Makeover, it is revealed that he lives in 112 Arbour Road as seen in the packages Elizabeth II sent to him and Mrs. Wicket.

• Teddy - Mr Bean's life-long best friend. As a stuffed companion, Mr. Bean pretends he is alive.

• Mrs. Julia Wicket (Voiced by Sally Grace) - Mr. Bean's irate landlady who serves as the main antagonist. She was married 35 years ago for a mere ten minutes before her husband wisely made a dash for freedom. She is the owner of the evil one eyed cat named Scrapper. She is seldom nice to Bean, and is always despising and very brutal towards him, possibly because it was his fault that her husband left her at the altar.

• Scrapper - the evil one-eyed cat who despises all humans, especially Mr. Bean, although she does feign affection for her owner, Mrs Wicket. Scrapper is the second main antagonist in the series. Her hobbies include scratching, mousing and getting Bean into trouble with Mrs. Wicket at every opportunity. She was adopted by Mrs. Wicket in Young Bean after young Mr. Bean delivered it to her.

• Irma Gobb (Voiced by Matilda Ziegler) - Mr. Bean's female friend. A sweet girl, who probably has a sort of degree in something or other, she is fond of Mr. Bean but mainly visits so that her teddy can play with Bean's Teddy. She usually stays long enough to get a free meal.

• Lottie - Irma's teddy bear. She looks almost identical to Mr. Bean's Teddy, except she has eyelashes and a red bow. She's been seen as Teddy's girlfriend, but Bean does not accept them for a relationship.

• Mr Bean's Mini - Mr. Bean's loved green Mini. It is green as seen throughout the whole series, including the live action episodes (except for the first episode in the live action version, which was orange, and destroyed after a stunt).

• Reliant Supervan III - the three-wheeler blue car known as a Reliant Regal usually happens to be a victim of a collision when Mr. Bean speeds up his Mini, similar to the live action episodes.

• The Burglars - a duo of unnamed crooks who frequently commit crimes while in various disguises. One is large and beefy, and the other is pint-sized. They always fail after Mr. Bean comes up to them in his plans. They are supporting antagonists. First appearance: Missing Teddy (2002 Season 1, Ep. 2). Last appearance: Homeless (2004 Season 3 finale).

Episodes

Main article: List of Mr. Bean (animated TV series) episodes

The programme lasted for three series, which contained a total of 52 episodes. The first two series were broadcast in a prime-time Saturday night slot on ITV1, and featured two back-to-back episodes in a half-hour segment. However, the third series was broadcast daily on CITV, and the series was run as twenty single episodes, rather than back-to-back segments. The final episode was titled "Homeless", and it was aired on 20 May 2004.

DVD releases

The animated version has been released on DVD by A&E Home Video in Region 1 (actually are Region Free), and Universal Pictures in Regions 2 and 4. In the US, all 52 episodes were released on six volumes. However, in the UK and Australia, the six volumes only contained 47 of the 52 episodes, with the other five episodes appearing each as extras on the DVD releases of the live-action series. The reason for this is that when the episodes were classified by the BBFC in the UK, they were given a PG certificate rather than a U certificate. It was decided that the DVDs of the animated series should have a U certificate so the five PG episodes were not included.

Region 1

DVD name	# of episodes	Release date
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 1: Bean There, Done That	8	30 September 2003
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 2: Whatever Will Bean, Will Bean	10	30 March 2004
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 3: It's All Bean To Me	8	30 March 2004
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 4: Grin & Bean It	8	28 September 2004
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 5: The End Justify The Beans	8	28 September 2004
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 6: It's Not Easy Being Bean	10
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 1&2: It's Not Easy Being Bean/Bean There, Done That	18	September 2004
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 3&4: Whatever Will Bean, Will Bean/It's All Bean To Me	16	September 2004
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 5&6: Grin & Bean It/The End Justify The Beans	18	September 2004

Region 2

DVD name	# of episodes	Release date
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 1: Eight Amazing Adventures	8	29 August 2005
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 2: Eight Exciting Escapades	8	27 March 2006
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 3: Eight Terrific Tales	8	31 July 2006
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 4: Seven Smashing Stories	7	13 November 2006
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 5: Eight Essential Escapades	8	19 March 2007
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 6: Eight Sticky Scrapes	8	22 November 2007
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, The Bean Boxset (Complete): Boxset	47	18 March 2008

Region 4

DVD name	# of episodes	Release date
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 1: Eight Amazing Adventures	8	23 August 2004
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 2: Eight Exciting Escapades	8	5 July 2007
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 3: Eight Teriffic Tales	8	28 October 2009
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 4: Seven Smashing Stories	7	28 October 2009
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 5: Eight Eventful Episodes	8	28 October 2009
Mr. Bean- The Animated Series, Vol 6: Eight Sticky Scrapes	8	28 October 2009

References

1. ^ "Toonhound - Mr Bean: The Animated Series". 19 May 2008. http://www.toonhound.com/mrbean.htm. Retrieved 19 May 2008. 
2. ^ "Disney Channel Asia TV Guide". 19 May 2008. http://www.disneychannel-asia.com/DisneyChannel/showinfo/tvguide. Retrieved 19 May 2008. 
3. ^ "TV Wunschliste - Mr. Bean - Die Cartoon-Serie". 19 May 2008. http://www.wunschliste.de/links.pl?s=5983. Retrieved 19 May 2008. 

External links

• Official website
• Mr. Bean: The Animated Series at the Internet Movie Database
• Mr Bean: The Animated Series at TV.com