Mr. Bean

Rowan Atkinson: Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean was a British comedy show in which Rowan Atkinson plays the eponymous fictional character. The series consists of 14 episodes of 25 minutes each, which were produced from 1989 to 1995.

  • 2.1 1: Mr. Bean (1989 )
  • 2.2 2: The Return of Mr. Bean / / The Return of Mr. Bean / Mr. Bean excursion into the fine world
  • 2.3 3: The Curse of Mr. Bean / / The Curse of Mr. Bean / recreational fun with obstacles
  • 2.4 4: Mr Bean Goes to Town / Mr. Bean Goes to Town
  • 2.5 5: The Trouble with Mr. Bean / / Trouble with Mr. Bean / no end of trouble
  • 2.6 6: Mr Bean Rides Again / Mr. Bean travels again
  • 2.7 7: Merry Christmas Mr. Bean / Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean
  • 2.8 8: Mr Bean in Room 426 / Mr. Bean in Room 426
  • 2.9 9: Mind the Baby Mr. Bean / / Mr. Bean, Achtung Baby! / Babysitter Reluctant
  • 2.10 10: Do It Yourself Mr. Bean / / Do it yourself, Mr. Bean / The handyman
  • 2:11 11: Back to School Mr. Bean / / Back to School Mr. Bean / Open Day
  • 2:12 12: Tee Off, Mr. Bean / Mr. Bean Strikes Again
  • 2:13 13: Goodnight Mr. Bean / / Good night, Mr. Bean / One day with pitfalls
  • 2:14 14: Hair by Mr. Bean of London / Mr Bean at the hairdresser
  • 2:15 Mr. Bean in the Library
  • 6.1 Title Music
  • 6.2 music videos and his own record
  • 8.1 International broadcast
  • 8.2 broadcast in German-speaking
  • 9.1 Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie
  • 9.2 Mr. Bean's Holiday
  • 9.3 Mr. Bean - The Cartoon Series

Action

Mr. Bean is an unworldly and childish Dub, which occurs by a faux pas to the next because of his selfish - anarchist trains and difficult to find your way in the modern world. He is dressed usually with shirt along with tie, pants and jacket with Ellbogenbesätzen. He lives alone in an attic in an old building. His constant companions are his car, a green- yellow- black Mini ( In the first episode of the mini is orange, he loses due to an accident ) and his teddy bear named Teddy, whom he treated like a human being.

Since Mr. Bean speaks almost never, the humor of the series is based solely on facial expressions, gestures and slapstick of the main character; he stands in the tradition of the classic silent film comedies of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy. As usual in this genre, is at the center of the action usually an everyday situation, which is transformed by Mr. Beans clumsiness and his behavior in a disaster.

More characters and things

  • Teddy is the plush of Mr. Bean and simultaneously his best "friend". He takes it everywhere with him and can never out of sight.
  • Mini Cooper is the car of Mr. Bean, which he also loves above all else. So that no one steals him the car when he parks and walks away, he does occasionally with the steering wheel. He also ensures the driver's door with a padlock. When he pulls away, he often finds the most impossible parking.
  • Irma Gobb is the girlfriend of Mr. Bean, he scared away repeatedly by senseless acts. It is always presented as a wallflower. It is played by Matilda Ziegler.

Episodes ( original series )

1: Mr. Bean (1989 )

2: The Return of Mr. Bean / / The Return of Mr. Bean / Mr. Bean excursion into the fine world

3: The Curse of Mr. Bean / / The Curse of Mr. Bean / recreational fun with obstacles

4: Mr Bean Goes to Town / Mr. Bean Goes to Town

5: The Trouble with Mr. Bean / / Trouble with Mr. Bean / no end of trouble

6: Mr Bean Rides Again / Mr. Bean travels again

7: Merry Christmas Mr. Bean / Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean

8: Mr Bean in Room 426 / Mr. Bean in Room 426

9: Mind the Baby Mr. Bean / / Mr. Bean, Achtung Baby! / Babysitter Reluctant

10: Do It Yourself Mr. Bean / / Do it yourself, Mr. Bean / The handyman

11: Back to School Mr. Bean / / Back to School Mr. Bean / Open Day

12: Tee Off, Mr. Bean / Mr. Bean Strikes Again

13: Good Night Mr. Bean / / Good night, Mr. Bean / One day with pitfalls

14: Hair by Mr. Bean of London / Mr Bean at the hairdresser

Mr. Bean in the Library

The end of Mr. Bean

Atkinson announced in an interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau in 2007 to separate himself from his role as Mr. Bean.

Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics

At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games 2012 in London Atkinson appeared again as Mr. Bean. In a slapstick he accompanied the deposit of Simon Rattle conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra during the song Chariots of Fire, the title sequence of the movie Chariots of Fire. Atkinson's appearance was considered a highlight of the ceremony.

Running gags

  • Every time Mr. Bean has a swing and met on the trip often Reliant Regal Supervan a light blue III. Three times meet the counterparty. The blue car only runs on one side, lands back on all three wheels and then at the roadside or on the side.
  • Also running gag in the repertoire of Mr. Bean is the property damage. Again and again, Mr. Bean damaged garbage cans. Also, the skirt of a maid and the current of a disco are in danger. If he passes a TV the picture is disturbed or fails.
  • Another running gag is prepared very sparse emergent food that Mr. Bean. He served in a series of pieces of his visit a branch, which he finished with Marmite.

Music

Theme music

The theme music of Mr. Bean is a choral theme, which is rather unusual for comedy. It was written by composer Howard Goodall and the Choir of Southwark Cathedral (later Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford) sung. The Latin text in the sequences is as follows:

  • Ecce homo qui est faba - Behold the man, of a bean [. Engl: bean ] is (title)
  • Finis partis primae - End of the first part ( before the commercial, omitted in the German broadcasting)
  • Pars secunda - Second part ( according to the advertising, also not in the German broadcasting)
  • Vale homo qui est faba - Goodbye, man who is a bean. ( At the end )

The song was released on the album Choral Works by Howard Goodall. Goodall also wrote music for many of the episodes. The chorale theme appeared only on from the second episode. In the first episode, the theme music was another instrumental piece, which was also composed by Goodall. It ran as background music while Bean was traveling in his Mini while the blue Reliant replied in horror, which is why it always showed up later, when Mr. Beans nemesis appeared on the scene.

In the episode, Mr. Bean strikes again is the theme tune to another Richard Curtis comedy, The Vicar of Dibley, played on the car radio. The song is also by Howard Goodall.

Music videos and his own record

Mr. Bean appeared in the 1991 music video The Stonk of the British comedy duo Hale and Pace on that for comedy relief ( British charity organization, Red Nose Day ) has been made. A year later Mr. Bean made ​​himself a plate for a good cause. The song (I want to be ) Elected Mr. Bean and Smear Campaign featuring Bruce Dickinson was the cover of an Alice Cooper song and reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.

1997 Mr. Bean also be seen in the video for the single Picture of You by the group Boyzone, the song is part of the soundtrack to Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie.

Awards

Television broadcasts

International broadcasting

In the UK, beamed, starting with the first episode ( Mr. Bean ) on 1 January 1990, the network ITV comedy series from.

Broadcasting in German-speaking

On German television, Mr. Bean was shown for the first time in 1991 by SWR and by 2004 irradiated First, some third programs, as well as Arte from the consequences. 1997 and 1998 ran the consequences of RTL. Since 2005 the broadcasting rights are located in Germany on Super RTL, where the squadron has since been repeated several times a year and usually broadcast at prime time.

In Austria, Mr. Bean runs since 2005 in ORF 1 and the Swiss channel 3 sends the consequences since 2008.

More Movies

Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie

In 1997 Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie in the cinema, in the first time Mr. Bean had a voice, which was heavily criticized by many fans. The film was made in the USA.

Mr. Bean's Holiday

On 29 March 2007 started with Mr. Bean's Holiday in Germany, another movie Atkinsons.

Mr. Bean - The Cartoon Series

There is since 2002 an animated series that is broadcast on German television on Super RTL. Since the original series, however, especially by Rowan Atkinson lived facial expressions, the success of the animated version is limited.

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