Mr. Bean - The Animated Series (2002, Not Rated)

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (Volume 1 and Volume 2) - DVD Release 2003 (Not Rated)

Featuring The Voice Of:

Year(s) Aired: 2002
Year of DVD Release: 2003
Rated: Not Rated
Approx. Running Time: 198 minutes
Format(s): DVD (2 discs)
My Rating: 4 stars (Out of 5)

From Back Cover:

MR BEAN IS BACK, like you've never seen him before! An international STAR of television and film, Mr. Bean is now FUNNIER than ever as the cartoon hero of his own animated series!

Guaranteed to delight adults, kids, teans and everyone in between - and featuring a new cast of characters, all NEW stories and ROWAN ATKINSON'S unique comic genius - MR BEAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES gives "sketch comedy" a whole new meaning!

Episode Summary:

Volume 1: It's Not Easy Being Bean

  • Episode 1
    In The Wild
    Bean decides to become a wildlife photographer. Animals elude him. Finally gets caught up in a fox hunt.
    Missing Teddy
    Teddy gets kidnapped and transformed into a bunny bear. Bean tracks down and thwarts the baddies. Hero.

  • Episode 2
    Mime Games
    Bean crosses a mime artist in the park. The mime follows Bean home. They out-mime each other.
    Spring Clean
    No more hot water in Bean's pipes. Bean really needs a wash.

  • Episode 3
    Birthday Bear
    It's Teddy's birthday. Irma Gobb, Bean's 'girlfriend' has remembered but Bean has not.
    The Mole
    Mrs. Wicket's croquet game is interrupted by an offending mole. Bean must have it removed from the back garden.

  • Episode 4
    Roadworks
    Workmen dig up Bean's road, sending Bean and his furniture into a juddering frenzy.
    The Sofa
    It falls to pieces so Bean buys a new one. But by getting rid of the old one, loses his TV remote in the process.

  • Episode 5
    Treasure!
    Bean goes on a treasure hunt after finding a map in Mrs. Wicket's attic. Pirates and maps...
    Homeless
    Bean hunts for a new home as Mrs. Wicket has thrown him out.

    Volume 2: Bean There... Done That

  • Episode 1
    Nurse!
    Mrs. Wicket is ill - this inspires Bean to fake an injury, hoping it will get him a luxurious stay in the hospital.
    Dead Cat
    Bean thinks he's had Scrapper 'removed' by accident by the dustbin men. Quick, he tries to find a replacement before Mrs. Wicket finds out.

  • Episode 2
    Super Trolley
    Bean's expedition at the supermarket with a souped-up trolley.
    Magpie
    Bean takes into his home an injure magpie and soon notices that it likes to collect lovely shiny things, taken from neighbours' houses. But guess who gets the blame...

  • Episode 3
    Cat-Sitting
    Mrs. Wicket goes to hospital and Bean must cat-sit Scrapper.
    The Bottle
    Bean's newly purchased ship in a bottle gets inadvertently picked up by the milkman. Will the mission be impossible?

  • Episode 4
    Goldfish
    Bean wants Teddy to do water tricks but for some odd reason Teddy won't cooperate. Bean recruits the goldfish from Mrs. Wicket's pond. It has hidden talents.
    Inventor
    An inventor moves into the empty room in the attic. Bean and the inventor try to out-invent each other.

    My Comments:

    This is essentially what it says in the title, an animated version of Mr. Bean. If you're not a fan of the live-action version, don't bother with this one. If you are a fan, you'll probably like this, too.

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    Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (Volume 3 and Volume 4) - DVD Release 2004 (Not Rated)

    Featuring The Voice Of:

    Year(s) Aired: 2002
    Year of DVD Release: 2004
    Rated: Not Rated
    Approx. Running Time: 198 minutes
    Format(s): DVD (2 discs)
    My Rating: 4 stars (Out of 5)

    From Back Cover:

    Get ready for MORE Mr Bean! The LOVEABLE STAR of film and TV is back in all-new, original, animated adventures! With his faithful Teddy by his side and a ZANY cast of characters, Mr Bean sets off on a series of HILARIOUS escapades.

    Long-time Bean fans of ALL AGES and newcomers alike will be tickled by the cartoon adventures of the MASTER of merry mayhem. ROWAN ATKINSON, in MR BEAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES.

    Episode Summary:

    Volume 3: Whatever Will Bean, Will Bean

  • Episode 1
    Royal Bean
    Bean breaks his favorite mug, the one with the Queen's face on it. A chase through London streets brings him to Buckingham palace.
    Young Bean
    A rummage through an old trunk in Mrs. Wicket's attic triggers a few memories.

  • Episode 2
    In The Pink
    Bean adopts a mysterious lost pink animal. What is the pink thing and where did it come from?
    Dinner For Two
    Irma Gobb is coming for dinner. Bean is not exactly prepared.

  • Episode 3
    The Ball
    A tennis ball gets lodged in a drain pipe on a roof top. How many different ways can Bean attempt to retrieve it?
    Toothache
    Bean bites down on a piece of popcorn, causing him much pain. He thinks that by pulling out his painful tooth, it will resolve his problems.

  • Episode 4
    Haircut
    Bean saves a kitten from a tree. The Press and the kitten's owner arrive at his door for a photograph but Bean's hair is too long. He decides to give himself a haircut.
    Neighbourly Bean
    Bean wants to watch a programme quietly on telly but the neighbours won't keep the noise down.

  • Episode 5
    Car Trouble
    The car won't work anymore, so Bean is forced to sell it to the junkyard - hum. He builds himself a hot air balloon to get around town.
    Restaurant
    Teddy takes Bean out for a birthday dinner but the waitor takes a fall and Bean is recruited to the kitchen.

    Volume 4: It's All Bean To Me

  • Episode 1
    Art Thief
    Mr. Bean tries his hand as an international art sleuth.
    Scaredy Bean
    A nightmare on Bean Street!

  • Episode 2
    Hot Date
    Bean and Irma go on a date. Problem is, Bean and Irma have different notions of what makes a date.
    Wanted
    A case of mistaken identity lands Bean in prison and the escaped convict pretends to be Bean. One question: Who has the better life?

  • Episode 3
    Gadget Kid
    High-tech wizardry and low-tech cunning get Mr. Bean out of a jam.
    The Visitor
    'Harry, an old school friend? Erm... I can't remember him...'

  • Episode 4
    Big TV
    Bean's TV breaks when Irma has come for a visit. Poor as ever, Bean creates a Punch and Judy show to earn a bit of money to buy a new TV.
    Keyboard Capers
    Bean buys a grand piano but try as he may, he just can't get the hang of playing it.

    My Comments:

    This is essentially what it says in the title, an animated version of Mr. Bean. If you're not a fan of the live-action version, don't bother with this one. If you are a fan, you'll probably like this, too.

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    Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (Volume 5 and Volume 6) - DVD Release 2004 (Not Rated)

    Featuring The Voice Of:

    Year(s) Aired: 2002
    Year of DVD Release: 2004
    Rated: Not Rated
    Approx. Running Time: 178 minutes
    Format(s): DVD (2 discs)
    My Rating: 4 stars (Out of 5)

    From Back Cover:

    Help yourself to another HILARIOUS helping of BEAN! The comic idol loved around the world is back! And now he's FUNNIER - and MORE ANIMATED - than ever, in a series of SIDE-SPLITTING original adventures!

    Fans old and new will flip over the cartoon escapades of the crown prince of comedy, ROWAN ATKINSON, in MR BEAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES.

    Episode Summary:

    Volume 5: Grin And Bean It

  • Episode 1
    No Parking
    Bean's trials and tribulations in trying to find a parking space in order to see Titanic: The Movie.
    Bean's Bounty
    Bean creates a metal detector and inadvertently finds the loot and gets caught up in a robbery situation.

  • Episode 2
    Artful Bean
    Bean decides to take up painting with ketchup, mustard and old Stilton cheese. The flies seem to like it.
    The Fly
    Hot Summer's night and a fly enters Bean's flat, keeping him awake. 'Argh!'

  • Episode 3
    A Royal Makeover
    Mr. Bean redecorates his room, making it fit for a queen.
    SuperMarrow
    Who's got the biggest marrow? A town competition and one closer to home between Bean and the tough guy next door.

  • Episode 4
    A Running Battle
    Head to head competition with another runner, Goddawin - via the hospital and the department store.
    Egg and Bean
    Bean adopts a strange orphaned bird - but is it a bird or a T-Rex?

    Volume 6: The Ends Justify The Beans

  • Episode 1
    Camping
    Bean wants to go camping, but his tent has fallen apart. Sets up rivalry with security guard. Holiday ruined. But revenge is sweet.
    Chocks Away
    Bean builds a model airplane to compete with a boy's in the park.

  • Episode 2
    Hopping Mad!
    Bean takes frogspawn from the pond in the park to his bed-sit. But frogspawns don't stay little, do they?
    A Grand Invitation
    After saving a lady's dog, Bean is invited to lunch in this grand old decrepit manor house.

  • Episode 3
    No Pets
    Bean adopts a dog, then a parrot, then a chameleon but Mrs. Wicket won't allow any other pet than Scrapper in her house.
    Ray of Sunshine
    Bean is desperate for a suntan and chases a sunbeam across town.

  • Episode 4
    Bean in Love
    Mr. Bean becomes smitten with a beautiful singer.
    Double Trouble
    A chance encounter with his doppelganger, will Bean lose Irma to Mr. Pod?

    My Comments:

    This is essentially what it says in the title, an animated version of Mr. Bean. If you're not a fan of the live-action version, don't bother with this one. If you are a fan, you'll probably like this, too.

    Go Back:

    M
    Not Rated (MPAA)
    4 Stars
    2002
    Animation
    Television
    Main Index