Mr.Bean Animated Series

[Shredder565]

What does everyone think of this show? It only ran 26 episodes, but I would like to see it revived one day. It also helps to have Rowan Atkinson supply the voice for Bean, as the story goes the animators applied his facial expressions and 'mimes' to the character..

I only have the first DVD volume, but plan to fix that shortly :).

[Obelix]

it's ok and Mr. Bean looks really funny as cartoon character.
But i like the real Mr. Bean more.
The cartoon isn't bad, but the "real thing" here is better imo.

[G1Ravage]

Real Mr. Bean is better.

You expect to see comical faces and behavior in cartoons; you don't in real life.

[Kentaro Doe]

I guess it's pretty okay. The most interesting part of the series is in the last episode, when they reveal why Bean acts the way he does.

He's an alien. The space kind.

[aalong64]

I really didn't like this show. G1Ravage really hit the nail on the head as to why the real version is superior. Mr. Bean, as a cartoon character, never really even made any funny expressions. His mouth would open, and his eyebrows might go up a bit, but that's it, as I recall. The cartoon also seemed a lot more infantile to me.

Plus, didn't this show have overly silly music accompanying everything? That always kills comedy for me... Except when it's deliberately incongruous, like in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

[SirLemming]

What little I've seen of it was enough to make me not really want to see more. It just didn't seem very good, and without Rowan Atkinson's physical acting it's pretty hard to make the Mr. Bean character work. I'm glad they got him to voice act, but is that really the point here?

[Shredder565]

I didn't care for it at first, either. But I recently took it out again and threw it into the old DVD player for something a bit different....I think it held up better on a second viewing.

I actually laughed at quite a few of the animations and reactions, and I plan on buying the rest of the series to see how it evolved. The final episode also has me curious, as I interpreted the Live Action introduction a bit differently. You know, light from the sky, choir(sp?) song as a theme, etc, heh.

Although we do get one thing that the last movie sadly lacked... the 3 wheeled car returns! Is that a popular car in England?

[Lavenderpaw]

The guy reminds me of the British version of Peewee Hermen from the commercials.

[ltnut]

I guess it's pretty okay. The most interesting part of the series is in the last episode, when they reveal why Bean acts the way he does.

He's an alien. The space kind.

That explains the opening in the live action series.

A beam of light opens and Bean falls to the pavement. Then the light disappears. I always thought that either he was alien or had been captured by them.

I also think that the last movie wasn't very successful going by how fast it went to DVD, so that could hurt the chances of more shows, either animated or live.

[Dr.Pepper]

I have nver seen it, but it sounds weird

[Shredder565]

I wouldn't say it was unsuccessful. Don't all movies go to DVD within three months or so anyhow? Correct me if I am wrong, England-ers, but it still did rather well in it's native country..

[Atoon]

I also think that the last movie wasn't very successful going by how fast it went to DVD, so that could hurt the chances of more shows, either animated or live.

Rowan Atkinson has said that the last movie was going to be the last Mr. Bean story.

[ltnut]

What I was basing why I thought the last movie wasn't successful on was because it came out in theaters in December, but it was out on DVD by either January or February. But then I think some movies now do an extremely short run in theaters (if any) and then go almost immediately to DVD.

[DrTooth]

What I was basing why I thought the last movie wasn't successful on was because it came out in theaters in December, but it was out on DVD by either January or February. But then I think some movies now do an extremely short run in theaters (if any) and then go almost immediately to DVD.

Which country are you in? It came out in August here, and was on DVD shortly after. But then again, even hit movies go straight to DVD in 3-4 months now. But yeah, it didn't do too well. But at least it wasn't hideously Americanized like the 1996 film.

As for the cartoon, I've seen it, it's funny... but somethings lose translation in animated form. A live action person acting cartoony will work, a cartoon of a live action person acting cartoony is, well, redundant. Not a bad show, but not really necesarry. If anything, it was used to keep the franchise fresh and the character in the public eye. Sort of like how Fraggle Rock, the animated series was supposed to keep the project going after the live action HBO muppet show version had ended. Of course, in that case, the writers ignored the series bible, and changed things around. (Doc was never to have appeared in the series because Doc and Sprocket moved away in the last episode to live closer to Doc's Friend Ned Schimmelfinny...ACK!!! GASP!!! CHOKE!!!)

[ltnut]

After doing some checking, I stand corrected. Mr. Bean's Holiday did come out in August, and the DVD came out in November. I did see ads in December, which must have been for the DVD.

[Hordesman]

I saw part of an ep in Italy about 2 years back... TV grade animation probably made for the UK doesn't stand a chance of being all that great because it means they spent less on it compared to a US production. Ditto for toon spinoffs of this sort.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WtW6wS3z97Q&feature=related

Did Bean's show even come here?

[Master Moron]

Which country are you in? It came out in August here, and was on DVD shortly after. But then again, even hit movies go straight to DVD in 3-4 months now. But yeah, it didn't do too well. But at least it wasn't hideously Americanized like the 1996 film.


How did they Americanize the 1996 film?

[DrTooth]

How did they Americanize the 1996 film?

How do I begin? The whole thing felt like something to introduce Mr. bean into the Mainstream, while keeping it dumbed down for the people who actually watched the series in the US. Especially since most of it was repeating old jokes and gags.

[Master Moron]

How do I begin? The whole thing felt like something to introduce Mr. bean into the Mainstream, while keeping it dumbed down for the people who actually watched the series in the US. Especially since most of it was repeating old jokes and gags.

I mean, did they edit out old footage or add new footage or redub lines or what?

[DrTooth]

I mean, did they edit out old footage or add new footage or redub lines or what?


Nah, they just refilmed and restaged the old clips. Plus, it ruined one magical thing about Mr. Bean. Living with a family, not accustomed to his weirdness, and having the father get angry and worried half the time over his antics (which worked just fine in the other films) killed the unique hillarity of him doing stupid things with no consequences.

[Treadwell]

I think Master Moron was under the impression that you meant a British-made Bean film was then re-edited and/or reshot for the US, which of course was not the case.

What he meant, MM, was that the concept was presented in a more Americanized way for his first feature.

[Shredder565]

You know, I never spotted the fact that in the first film, Bean had to deal with the consequences of his actions. Maybe that's another reason why I didn't care for it as much...

That, and the re-worked gags where not as funny the second time around...

A great moment in the second film:

spoilers-----------------

Bean calls a number and reaches a suicide jumper. The jumper decides to jump off due to Beans call, and one of the biggest laughs in our theater :).

[Master Moron]

I think Master Moron was under the impression that you meant a British-made Bean film was then re-edited and/or reshot for the US, which of course was not the case.

What he meant, MM, was that the concept was presented in a more Americanized way for his first feature.

Oh, alright. Thanks for clearing that up.

[summerskies]

I haven't seen much of it, but i just am AMAZED with how that cartoon character look exactly like the real mr bean! :D