[AdamCalifornia]

I wonder how many of you appreciate Mr. Bean.
I do! His episodes and movies are so funny.

Mr. Bean is reading Stereophile's reviews and ratings to his teddy bear.

Mr. Bean is pulling ahead during Tour de France

Mr. Bean, scissors and ... his teddy bear.

Mr. Bean with his girlfriend in a movie theatre.

Mr. Bean in his British car.

 

[argentum]

For me he is Mr. Blackadder . Unfortunately I'm not very fond of Bean , though it was fun occasionally .

 

[mercbuggy]

For cross-cultural, universal humour Bean is perhaps definitive. As a Brit I prefer Blackadder.....I have a cunning plan my lord...

 

[IceClass]

As an exiled Brit' I'm more inclined to the Blackadder series but my preference is for his early stand up work.
His piece entitled "The Devil", where he's Satan organizing the new arrivals to Hell is just hilarious.
I have it on MP3 in iTunes and pull it up every now and then...usually along with some old Derek & Clive.

 

[adanac061]

Bean

Blackadder

"You have a womens purse..... "

 

[Tetromino]

Also the Not The Nine O'Clock News sketch where he's in the gorilla suit! So clever..

 

[acidbasement]

Bean and Blackadder are great, but his stand-up work is genius.

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

Its a totally love it or hate it issue. I know a lot of ppl who just go "he's lame".

But I love Mr.Bean, movies not so much, but the TV series rawked!

 

[Duggeh]

The best thing about this thread is that it does not contain a poll.

In attendum. I love Mr Bean. But not as much as Red Dwarf.

 

[Rednamalas1]

Red Dwarf is hilarious

Bean is not bad either - I love his standup more though..

"I would like to help you, but I don't know what _______ is."
"So she showed me"

 

[plainsong]

He's ok, but...

Do I need to start an Eddie Izzard appreciation thread? He's in a whole 'nother stratosphere of funny.

 

[nylan8301]

I must admit, Red Dwarf appeals to me on many levels. I miss that show (no cable).

But, Mr. Bean/Rowen Atkinson is a quite funny. I always thought his "Mr. Bean" comedy to be ingenious in a way. Much like the universal comedy of the "Pink Panther" cartoons. I remember watching one of those on a flight to Zurich in my collegiate days. Ah, fond memories...

Cheers,

Nylan

 

[NacMacFeegle]

I think Blackadder is his best work (especially 'Goes Forth') but his stand-up is awesome too (anyone see his cleaner/ janitor sketch where he trips over an imaginary drumstick and then proceeds to sit down and play the entire imaginary kit? Great stuff)

 

[FalconP]

Don't like Mr. Bean at all, but I like Atkinson in "The Thin Blue Line", where he is less hammy. "Black Adder" is fine but there are too much manure jokes.

 

[webbie64]

I like the thread. I like the Bean.

I just can't recall what headphones he uses?

Does anybody know?