Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

*Mr. Bean: The Animated Series*
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
	Title card for the first three seasons
Genre	Animated series
Created by	Rowan Atkinson
Based on	Mr. Bean; by Rowan Atkinson; and Richard Curtis;
Voices of	Rowan Atkinson; Matilda Ziegler; Sally Grace; Sophie-Louise Dann; Jon Glover; Rupert Degas; Gary Martin; Lorelei King; Jonathan Kydd; Enn Reitel; Laura Shavin; Toyah Willcox; Susie Blake; Michael Roberts; Claudia Lloyd; Helen Lederer; Robin Driscoll; Jan Ravens; Toby Longworth; Jill Shilling; Mervyn Stutter; Morwenna Banks; Geraldine McNulty; William Roberts; Neal Wright; Tom Beattie; Aidan O'Shea; Arisha Choudhury; Chantal Johnson; Simon Treves; Bert Davis; Dave Benson-Phillips; Ella Whitfield; Alfie Stoker; Connor Deeks;
Composers	Howard Goodall; John Greswell (Bean Hypnotised)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	British English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	130 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Rowan Atkinson; Katherine Senior; Peter Bennett-Jones (season 1-4); Christopher Skala (season 4);
Producers	Claudia Lloyd (season 1-3); Tom Beattie (season 4 and 5); Christopher Skala (season 5);
Editors	Mark Edwards (season 1-3); Thomas Ernst (season 1-3); Zsolt Iván Varga (series 1); Graham Silcock (season 4);
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Tiger Aspect Productions; Varga Holdings (season 1-3); Richard Purdum Productions (season 1-3);
Original release
Network	ITV (CITV) ; ITVX Kids
Release	5 January 2002 –; 2 June 2004
Release	16 February 2015 –; 8 October 2019
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Mr. Bean: The Animated Series is a British animated sitcom produced by Tiger Aspect Productions in association with Richard Purdum Productions and Varga Holdings (for the first season). Based on the live-action television sitcom of the same title created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, the sitcom centers on Mr. Bean (Atkinson), Teddy, Irma Gobb (Matilda Ziegler), the Reliant Regal's mysterious driver, Mrs. Julia Wicket (Sally Grace) and her cat Scrapper. In February 2001, the series was officially announced, with it premiering shortly afterwards.^[2]^[3]

Debuting on 5 January 2002 and originally ending on 2 June 2004, the first three seasons featuring 52 episodes in total were broadcast, each consisting of two 11-minute segments. The first two seasons were originally broadcast on ITV at a Saturday night slot. In May 2004, the sitcom left the Saturday night slot and the third season was instead broadcast daily on CITV due to the show's popularity with younger audiences.

In January 2014, a revival of the sitcom was announced, with Rowan Atkinson returning as the voice of Mr. Bean, along with other cast members reprising their roles. The revival premiered on 16 February 2015 and ended on 8 October 2019 on CITV.^[4] It contained more actual dialogue than in the original live-action sitcom, which mostly featured little sound effects and mumbling.

In January 2024, another revival was announced, set to release in 2025 on ITVX in the United Kingdom and Cartoonito in Europe.^[5]^[6]

^ "Toonhound – Mr Bean: The Animated Series". 19 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
^ Deans, Jason (6 February 2001). "Mr Bean turned into cartoon". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^ "Mr.Bean To Become A Cartoon". 10 October 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ Guide, British Comedy (22 January 2014). "Rowan Atkinson working on new animated Mr Bean series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (4 January 2024). "'Mr. Bean' Animated Series Returns for Fourth Season". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Cusipag, Jhon Dave (13 January 2024). "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series to have season 4 in 2025". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[1] "Toonhound – Mr Bean: The Animated Series". 19 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.

[2] Deans, Jason (6 February 2001). "Mr Bean turned into cartoon". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

[3] "Mr.Bean To Become A Cartoon". 10 October 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[4] Guide, British Comedy (22 January 2014). "Rowan Atkinson working on new animated Mr Bean series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

[5] Ramachandran, Naman (4 January 2024). "'Mr. Bean' Animated Series Returns for Fourth Season". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

[6] Cusipag, Jhon Dave (13 January 2024). "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series to have season 4 in 2025". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

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