"Mr. Bean: The Animated Series" (2002) TV series 2002-????

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

A clueless yet clever loner bungles his way through life in London.

Plot Keywords:

Mr Bean | Evil Landowner | Teddy Bear | Character Name In Title

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Mr. Bean (26 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gary Martin	...	Additional Voices (24 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Directed by
Alexei Alexeev		(1 episode, 2002)
Miklós Varga		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Writing credits
Lee Cornes		(6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Robin Driscoll		(4 episodes, 2002)
Jon Canter		(3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gary Parker		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Rowan Atkinson		(2 episodes, 2002)
Andrew Clifford		(2 episodes, 2002)
Richard Curtis		(2 episodes, 2002)
Rebecca Stevens		(2 episodes, 2002)

Series Produced by
Jill Thomas	....	pre-production producer (2 episodes, 2002)
Jan Sawkins	....	executive producer: Varga Holdings (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Howard Goodall		(2 episodes, 2002)

Series Film Editing by
Mark Edwards		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Art Direction by
Andrea Kirkovics		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
István Medvigy	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
Libor Kiss	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Department
Sharon Smith	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)

Series Sound Department
Rob Butler-Biggs	....	sound mix engineer (2 episodes, 2002)
Simon Couzens	....	recording engineer / sound recording engineer (2 episodes, 2002)
Dirk Maggs	....	sound director (2 episodes, 2002)
Bjorn Swinton-Berry	....	recording engineer / sound recording engineer (2 episodes, 2002)
Scott Wilkinson	....	sound mix engineer (2 episodes, 2002)

Series Animation Department
Radoslav Bakalov	....	animator (26 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nagy Peti	....	clean-up artist: Studio Varga / character design supervisor: Studio Varga (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Flavius Tache	....	animator (6 episodes, 2002-2003)
László Brovinszki	....	animator (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Justine Waldie	....	clean-up artist / design cleanup (2 episodes, 2002)

Series Editorial Department
Lajos Polecsák	....	assistant editor (26 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Other crew
István Medvigy	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Robin Driscoll	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2002)
Gill Johnson	....	business affairs (2 episodes, 2002)
Ian Moffitt	....	business affairs (2 episodes, 2002)
Eva Paczolay	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2002)
Glenn Whiting	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2002)
Emma Mallett	....	production runner (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Richard Purdum Productions
• Tiger Aspect Productions
• Varga Holdings

Distributors

• Happinet Pictures (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Independent Television (ITV) (2002-) (UK) (TV)
• Nickelodeon (2002) (UK) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Fremantle International Distribution  special thanks to

Also Known As:

Mr. Bean (Australia)

Runtime:

22 min (26 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:G | Singapore:G

Company:

Richard Purdum Productions

Trivia:

Mr. Bean, Irma Gobb, Mr. Bean's teddy bear, and the mysterious driver of the blue car are the only characters from the original live action series to be seen in Mr. Bean: The Animated Series.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Flesh Fur Fantasy/Substitute Sweetheart (#3.8)" (2007)

A Great Children's Version!

I love Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean who I always felt was more of a cartoon character than an actual human being. Mr. Bean is quite childlike in his nature. We don't know where he come from or who is his parents or anything else. We see him constantly try to handle life on earth without guidance unless you count his teddy bear as his true companion. He seems clueless yet he continues to drive around his little yellow car and act quite naive. We barely here him talk. The character could remind me of a Samuel Beckett character or play where he is quite minimal. The character of Mr. Bean is one to study. He appeals to a wide audience who may not get British humor. The show is more done without scripting but direction just like the show itself.