Today we will be talking about Mr. Bean, the worldwide hit starring Rowan Atkinson. How good was it really? Is it actually a bit offensive? Is it timeless? Lets find out.
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* Arthur Batchelor, one of the Royal Navy captives held by Iran during the 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel, stated that some of his captors had mocked him calling him āMr. Beanā.[53]
I held a Pret door open for Rowan Atkinson and it is now my go-to anecdote that I use to impress asian people. Asian people canāt get enough Mr Bean and they freak out when they know Iāve āmetā him.
The early episodes are still worth watching I think. I watch the first half of the Christmas episode every year - love the bits with the nativity and the Salvation Army, but never liked the turkey on the head in this or in Friends. You could probably distill all the good bits over the characterās lifetime into about 45 minutes though.
Wouldnāt ever watch it again, but there will be some solid moments of comedy in there (probably amongst a lot of tedious stuff). Canāt think of anything specific, mind you.
An image of Mr. Bean grinning mischievously has been used as an internet meme for highlighting sexual double entendres, usually accompanied by the statement āIf you know what I mean.ā