List of Mr. Bean: The Animated Series episodes

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This is a list of episodes of Mr. Bean: The Animated Series , a British animated comedy television series produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV and CITV and based on the original live-action sitcom of the same name created by and starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character. It premiered on 5 January 2002 and originally ended on 2 June 2004.

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On 22 January 2014, CITV announced a revival of the series with Atkinson and other cast members reprising their roles. 52 new episodes were broadcast from 16 February 2015 to 10 March 2016. [1]

On 6 February 2018, CITV announced a fifth series of the show, which features a total of 26 episodes. Series 5 premiered on 9 April 2019 on CITV as well as on Turner channels worldwide. [2]

In January 2024, another revival was announced, set to premiere on ITVX Kids in 2025.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 185 January 2002 (2002-01-05)26 March 2002 (2002-03-26)
2 1616 February 2003 (2003-02-16)5 April 2003 (2003-04-05)
3 186 May 2004 (2004-05-06)2 June 2004 (2004-06-02)
4 5216 February 2015 (2015-02-16)10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)
Special 30 October 2018 (2018-10-30)
5 269 April 2019 (2019-04-09)8 October 2019 (2019-10-08)

Episodes

Series 1 (2002)

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11"In the Wild"Richard Purdum Robin Driscoll Richard Purdum5 January 2002 (2002-01-05)
Mr. Bean aspires to become a wildlife photographer, after seeing one on TV, and heads for the country to find some. But he faces problems in his quest to photograph animals, especially when he takes unusual steps to achieve his goal.
22"Missing Teddy"Miklós VargaRobin DriscollKatalin Bross5 January 2002 (2002-01-05)
Teddy is stolen by a pair of burglars who have been stealing teddy bears around London. After being tricked by them with a fake, Mr. Bean seeks to find his friend, and soon discovers the burglars' motive for the thefts and returns the teddy bears to their owners.
33"No Parking"Katalin Móré Jon Canter Dean Roberts5 January 2002 (2002-01-05)
Mr. Bean is eager to go to the cinema, but cannot find a parking space. In his quest to find one, he finds himself dealing with the traffic warden, traffic and other issues.
44"Bean's Bounty"Katalin MóréRobin DriscollTrevor Ricketts5 January 2002 (2002-01-05)
Mr. Bean makes his own metal detector in order to hunt for buried treasure, after witnessing an archaelogical dig on TV. But his pursuit of making a find leads to him unknowingly digging up stolen treasure from the digging site, with the Burglars eager to recover it.
55"Mime Games"Miklós VargaRobin DriscollDean Roberts12 January 2002 (2002-01-12)
A disgruntled mime follows Mr. Bean for not paying him, and soon makes a nuisance of himself in Mr Bean’s home. Bean is not pleased, especially when he wants food, and does his best to outperform him.
66"Spring Clean"Miklós VargaAndrew CliffordTrevor Ricketts12 January 2002 (2002-01-12)
It is the beginning of spring, and Mr. Bean undertakes to do some spring cleaning. Although cleaning his flat and washing his clothing proves successful, taking a bath becomes a challenge when events turn against him and lead to a deeper mess.
77"Birthday Bear"Mihály SikurStephen Powell Chris Butler 19 January 2002 (2002-01-19)
It is Teddy's birthday, and Mr. Bean is eager to celebrate it. Fun awaits in town at a toy shop and a local fast food outlet, before Bean and his girlfriend Irma Gobb hold a party at the flat to celebrate the occasion.
88"The Mole"Miklós VargaRobin Driscoll Arna Selznick 19 January 2002 (2002-01-19)
Mrs. Wicket instructs Mr. Bean to get rid of a mole that has ruined a game of croquet she was having with Miss Wince. Bean soon finds the task is quite difficult, especially when the mole proves difficult to catch.
99"Roadworks"Andrei Ignatenko Lee Cornes Chris Butler26 January 2002 (2002-01-26)
Roadworks outside Mr. Bean's flat prove unbearable to him, as the loud noise and vibrations cause his flat to shake and various items to break. He soon takes steps to try and stop them, and bring back some peace and quiet.
1010"The Sofa"Miklós VargaAndrew CliffordAndrei Kolpin26 January 2002 (2002-01-26)
Mr. Bean is unhappy when an evening of fish and chips in front of his TV is spoiled when his sofa's springs pop out. Needing a new sofa, Bean is forced to have a sale to raise enough money to buy one.
1111"Treasure!"Katalin MóréTony HaaseTrevor Ricketts3 February 2002 (2002-02-03)
Mr. Bean uncovers several items left in Mrs. Wicket's attic that belonged to a child from years ago. Amongst them is a jigsaw puzzle missing a piece, and a strange map that leads Bean on a treasure hunt around London.
1212"Homeless"Andrei IgnatenkoRobin DriscollSharon Smith3 February 2002 (2002-02-03)
Mr. Bean is made homeless when Mrs. Wicket evicts him for the wrong reasons, leading him to seek out a new place to stay, but when his search proves fruitless, he soon attempts to get back into his old flat with a cunning plan.
1313"Nurse!"Evgueni Pavlenko and Elena RogovaRebecca StevensTrevor Ricketts10 February 2002 (2002-02-10)
When Mrs. Wicket falls ill and is taken to hospital, Mr. Bean is shocked to discover her living in luxury whilst being treated. Eager for the same, Bean fakes an injury in order to be admitted to hospital, but once inside, things don't go to plan.
1414"Dead Cat"Miklós VargaGary ParkerBen Lewis10 February 2002 (2002-02-10)
Mr. Bean puts Scrapper into a dustbin to keep him out of the way while he decorates, but the bin is collected and Bean fears Scrapper has been killed. To avoid Mrs. Wicket finding out, Bean is forced to seek out another cat that looks like Scrapper.
1515"Super Trolley"Sergey Gordeev and Andrei IgnatenkoLee CornesSharon Smith17 February 2002 (2002-02-17)
Mr. Bean finds himself doing the shopping for Mrs. Wicket as well as himself, but struggles with a faulty shopping trolley that causes nothing but chaos. Bean is eager to complete his shopping, and so builds himself a mechanical trolley for a second attempt.
1616"Magpie"Miklós VargaTony HaaseDavid Brown17 February 2002 (2002-02-17)
Mr. Bean brings an injured magpie to his flat, then realises that it likes to collect shiny things from the neighbours' houses. When Mrs. Wicket and the policeman see this, Bean is wrongly arrested for grand thievery. When the policeman returns from his car after having a parking fine, he sees the magpie holding his keys, and finally realises that the magpie was responsible for theft. Bean is released from custody, but when he returns to his flat, he finds the Queen's crown stolen by the magpie, which shocks him.
1717"Cat-Sitting"Andrei Ignatenko and Vladimir NikitinStephen PowellSharon Smith26 March 2002 (2002-03-26)
When Mrs. Wicket is in the hospital after accidentally breaking her arm, Mr. Bean must look after Scrapper while she is away. Unfortunately, this is difficult since they hate each other. When everything becomes a mess, Bean gets assaulted by Mrs. Wicket when she returns from the hospital and as a result, he also goes to the hospital, where on the way there onboard the ambulance, Scrapper has stowed away.
1818"The Bottle"Miklós VargaLee CornesChris Butler26 March 2002 (2002-03-26)
Mr. Bean's newly purchased ship-in-a-bottle gets incorrectly picked up by the milkman, resulting in Bean sneaking inside the milk factory to retrieve the bottle. Back at his flat, he decides to hang his bottle near his door, but the hammering of a nail wakes Mrs. Wicket. After shushing Bean, she slams the door very hard, causing the bottle to fall on the floor and break. Fortunately, he is satisfied when he reuses the broken ship pieces for his goldfish.

Series 2 (2003)

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191"Goldfish"Katalin MóréAndrew CliffordChris Drew16 February 2003 (2003-02-16)
After Mr. Bean accidentally drops Teddy into a bucket full of extremely smelly sardines, Teddy gets very smelly, causing Bean to bring him to the launderette. That night, Bean sees a goldfish in the pond outside about to be eaten by Scrapper, but manages to rescue the goldfish and takes care of him. The next day, Bean takes him to the beach until he gets dragged when a swordfish eats the goldfish. Upon landing at a fishing boat, Bean sees his goldfish alive but becomes stinky and is forced to go to the laundry shop to wash himself like Teddy.
Note: This episode has not been released on DVD in Australia.
202"Inventor"Mihály SikurTony HaaseBen Lewis16 February 2003 (2003-02-16)
When an inventor moves in, Mrs. Wicket transfers Mr. Bean upstairs and lets the inventor take over his flat. After a few failed attempts to outsmart the inventor, Bean sees his greatest invention and rigs it in order to make it malfunction while the inventor is downstairs calling Mrs. Wicket. On seeing the destruction caused by the malfunctioning machine, she kicks the inventor out, and Bean moves back to his flat.
213"Royal Bean"Evgueni Pavlenko and Elena RogovaRebecca StevensChris Butler23 February 2003 (2003-02-23)
After a faulty toaster accidentally breaks Mr. Bean's favorite mug with Queen Elizabeth II's face on it, he drives to town to buy a new one. He then finds a lorry carrying mugs with the Queen's face on it, causing him to chase the lorry to Buckingham Palace. Once there, the Queen's corgi steals Teddy, resulting in Bean giving chase. Eventually, Bean manages to bring the missing dog back to Elizabeth and is rewarded with a new mug, much to his gratitude.
224"Young Bean"Evgueni Pavlenko and Elena RogovaTony HaaseSharon Smith23 February 2003 (2003-02-23)
When Mr. Bean steals a slice of Mrs. Wicket's chocolate cake, he is forced to hide inside her attic, where he finds items from his childhood. Feeling guilty for ruining Mrs. Wicket's wedding by riding his go-kart resembling his Mini down the road when he was younger, he decides to return the slice of cake he stole in order to atone for his past actions, but ends up getting caught by her.
235"In the Pink"Katalin Móré Robin Driscoll Chris Drew1 March 2003 (2003-03-01)
Mr. Bean adopts a small pink animal from the pet shop. He soon realises that it is a young badger, and that the Burglars are trying to make money by capturing wild badgers, painting them pink and selling them. Bean sabotages their plan by releasing the handbrake of their van, which crashes into a police car and the Burglars are covered in pink paint and arrested.
246"Dinner for Two"Andrei Ignatenko Jon Canter Trevor Ricketts1 March 2003 (2003-03-01)
Irma is coming for dinner, but Mr. Bean falls asleep in the bathtub and, as a result, his turkey is completely burned. He tries to cook spaghetti, but because it cannot fit in the pot, he instead uses his bathtub to cook the spaghetti, but he accidentally loses it down the sink when distracted by a bird crashing into the window. He decides to make the bird their dinner, but because it is too small, he inflates it to look like a turkey. When this fails, Bean and Irma instead attempt to eat the mouse inhabiting the flat.
257"The Ball"Mihály SikurJon CanterBen Lewis8 March 2003 (2003-03-08)
During a tennis game played by a father and son, the ball accidentally gets stuck in the drain pipe on the roof of a block of flats. After several failed attempts to remove the ball, Mr. Bean finally retrieves the ball by bouncing on a trampoline. Later, the father tells Bean to bring back the ball when it accidentally goes into a rubbish bin, but Bean mistakenly throws an egg from the bin and the furious father chases him.
268"Toothache"Katalin Móré Lee Cornes Chris Drew8 March 2003 (2003-03-08)
While eating popcorn and watching TV, one of Mr. Bean's teeth accidentally breaks and comes loose, causing excessive pain for him. After several failed attempts to pull out his tooth, Bean eats one bit of popcorn while he watches TV and the tooth finally comes out, but he makes a whistling noise every time he breathes through the gap in his mouth. He then cuts the horn off a toy triceratops and uses it as a makeshift tooth. When Bean looks horribly on his teeth on the next day, he decides to visit the dentist to have the tooth removed and repaired. When Bean tries to reattach the cut off triceratops toy horn, he tries to remove the parts until he accidentally strikes his tooth, causing him serious pain once again.
279"Haircut"Sergey GordeevJon CanterSharon Smith15 March 2003 (2003-03-15)
Mr. Bean saves a black kitten from a tree. The cat's owner thanks him for saving her kitten and makes a reward for him. When the press photographer and the kitten's owner arrive at his door for a photograph, Bean decides to have a beautiful haircut since his hair is messy, but the barber is too slow to cut his hair. He then decides to cut his own hair by himself but accidentally cuts off all his hair, making him bald while the photographer is waiting impatiently for him. He attempts to hide his hair until he sees the photographer's toupee fly away, at which point he steals it and paints it black. As Mr. Bean and the owner are about to take a picture, the gust of wind blows the toupee away, resulting in Bean putting the kitten on his head. As a result, the barber likes the picture and uses Bean's cat haircut to cut them off for his customers.
Note: This episode was never released on DVD in Australia.
2810"Neighbourly Bean"Miklós VargaStephen PowellSharon Smith15 March 2003 (2003-03-15)
While watching TV, the Bruisers' noises are distracting Mr. Bean, even when he transfers his television around his flat to avert from the noises. When he arrives at the closet (the only perfectly quiet place), the show has already ended, angering Bean to the point of taking revenge by recording all of their noises and using them at night to keep them awake.
2911"Car Trouble"Mihály SikurLee CornesDavid Brown22 March 2003 (2003-03-22)
Because his Mini has broken down and no longer works properly, Mr. Bean is forced to sell it to the scrapyard. Unbeknownst to Bean, the scrapyard manager cleans off the excess oil in the Mini's engine fuel distributor and hijacks it when it finally works again. Bean then makes himself a hot-air balloon as a replacement, but when he see his Mini back on the road, he realises that the manager stole it, so he plans to recover it and he is finally able to drive it again.
3012"Restaurant"Sergey GordeevLee CornesDavid Brown22 March 2003 (2003-03-22)
Mr. Bean celebrates his birthday at a fancy restaurant with Teddy, unaware that he has to dine together with a celebrity couple. When the waiter gets injured by slipping on the floor and is rushed to hospital, Bean is unwittingly registered to the kitchen and the star actor orders a lobster from the restaurant aquarium. Unfortunately, the lobster has escaped, so he attempts to create a makeshift lobster from carrots which angers the actor into beating up Bean. When he tries to finish Bean off, the lobster attacks and pursues him with the paparazzi chasing him. Afterwards, Bean and the actress exit the restaurant and the actress kisses him.
3113"Art Thief"Katalin MóréRebecca StevensTrevor Ricketts29 March 2003 (2003-03-29)
Mr. Bean drives to an art museum, where he does not like naked pictures and statues. When he sees a man trying to steal a flower portrait, he takes a picture of him but it takes time for it to reveal. By the time the photo is revealed, Bean sees that the portrait is already gone and mistakenly thinks the thief has stolen it, resulting in a mile-long pursuit to Paris. Later, it is revealed that the artist was the one who took the portrait to clean it and the thief is arrested.
Note: This episode was not released on DVD in Australia.
3214"Scaredy Bean"Miklós VargaJon CanterSharon Smith29 March 2003 (2003-03-29)
Mr. Bean drives to the cinema where he partly watches two horror films, "Kat" and "The Glob", which scare him so much that he instead decides to watch kiddie film "Mr. Tiny", during which he falls asleep. When he arrives home, he realises he left his jacket with his house key at the cinema. Adding insult to injury, Bean sees Scrapper as the giant cat and Mrs. Wicket as the Glob monster, and escapes by driving back to the cinema where he tries to sneak into the film, but gets carried by the cashier who is revealed to be a giant hornet in the Mr Tiny Movie Messers. Bean and Tiny then work together to survive and succeed in doing so. The duo then climb onto the 'THE END' sign, but Bean accidentally falls off when he climbs on the N, at which point he wakes up from what turned out to be just a nightmare.
Note: This episode was not released on DVD in Australia. Teddy does not appear.
3315"Hot Date"Sergey GordeevRebecca StevensChris Butler5 April 2003 (2003-04-05)
Mr. Bean and Irma go on a date, but they have different notions of what makes a date. After they eat in a restaurant, Bean realises that he left his wallet at home so he goes to get it but the musician instead uses his own £20 to pay the bill and goes to have a romantic dance with Irma. When Mr. Bean sees Irma and the musician going to the car, he sees the blue Reliant coming out, mistakes it for a car that Irma is in and pursues it. When Irma and the musician are about to kiss they are interrupted when the Reliant Supervan slams into the musician's car. Irma decides to go back to Bean's car and Irma and Bean drive away laughing while the musician beats up the driver of the Reliant Supervan for damaging his car.
Note: This episode was not released on DVD in Australia.
3416"Wanted"Ildikó TáboritaStephen PowellChris Butler5 April 2003 (2003-04-05)
An escaped convict resembling Mr. Bean takes refuge in Bean's flat, causing the police to incorrectly arrest Bean while the convict goes to impersonate Bean. While the real Bean ends up in prison, the convict is forced by Mrs. Wicket (who failed to realise his identity) to do rockery, making the convict fed up on this job. He then regretfully goes back to his prison cell and explains to Bean about the situation. Meanwhile, the prison guard finds out that the Burglars have broken out of their cell (they escaped earlier with "help" from Bean). At the same time as Bean escapes from the prison and celebrates by shouting, the sirens ring, causing Bean to run away, thinking the police are coming for him again.

Series 3 (2004)

Unlike the first two series, series 3 is the first to be broadcast daily on CITV rather than a Saturday night prime-time slot on ITV1 as well as the first to have 18 single episodes rather than back-to-back segments.

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TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date
351"Gadget Kid"Miklós VargaGary ParkerBen Lewis6 May 2004 (2004-05-06)
At a science museum, Mr. Bean befriends a young Japanese tourist boy with lots of gadgets resulting in the two causing mischief for the museum officer.
362"The Visitor"Ildikó Táborita Robin Driscoll Sharon Smith10 May 2004 (2004-05-10)
Mr. Bean's old friend and kindergarten classmate Harry comes for a visit at his flat. Unfortunately, Harry is a gluttonous man who is greedy and eats lots of food until Bean's fridge is completely empty. Bean attempts to get rid of his friend but he abducts Teddy, so he then pursues him. Bean then decides to bring Harry to a fancy restaurant and order everything in the menu, then escape via the toilets while Harry is busy eating. When Harry fails to pay the bill, he is ordered to wash all the dishes for payment and Bean manages to get Teddy back.
373"Big TV"Andrei IgnatenkoTony HaaseTrevor Ricketts11 May 2004 (2004-05-11)
Mr. Bean and Irma watch TV, but since Bean wants to watch the space show while Irma wants to see Andre's music, they quickly keep changing the channel back and forth until the TV explodes and becomes damaged. Bean then goes out to buy a new TV and fancies a large-screen model, but he cannot afford it. He decides to earn money for the big TV by doing a puppet space theatre and manages to buy the TV. However, the brand new TV explodes and breaks again due to the same fighting as earlier, so Bean decides to have a puppet show featuring Andre singing while his Teddy swings the torch light, much to Irma's delight.
384"Keyboard Capers"Andrei Ignatenko and Mihály SikurMark ClompusChris Butler12 May 2004 (2004-05-12)
When Mr. Bean finds his vinyl record of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 damaged and unusable, he decides to buy a new record until he sees a grand piano in a shop, but it has been sold to a short man. Bean reveals that a key is muffled, at which point the man cancels the purchase and Bean buys it. When he plays it at home, the muffled key is revealed to be out of tune due to his having wedged Teddy in the piano strings, but he still cannot get the hang of it even when he calls the piano instructor (the short man from earlier). Afterwards, the instructor gets an idea of recording Beethoven's symphony for Bean.
395"Artful Bean"Katalin MóréRobin DriscollDean Roberts14 May 2004 (2004-05-14)
After seeing an art sale, Bean decides to create his own artwork and sell it. He uses makeshift paint made from condiments such as ketchup, mustard, cabbage juice, blueberries and mouldy cheese, but it attracts a swarm of flies and he has trouble getting rid of them. He sells it for £5, and hatches a scheme of getting their money without returning it to the panicked customers after they escape from the flies and drop the painting.
406"The Fly"Katalin MóréJon CanterTrevor Ricketts17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)
On a very hot summer night, a fly enters Mr. Bean's flat, keeping him awake. Most of the attempts of trying to get rid of it fail (almost successful in some attempts), until he manages to trap it in the fridge. He moves the fridge outside, but Mrs. Wicket kicks him out after accidentally waking her up, forcing him to sleep inside the fridge for the rest of the night. The next morning, the fly returns to Bean's flat and sleeps in his bed.
417"A Royal Makeover"Katalin MóréRobin DriscollChris Drew18 May 2004 (2004-05-18)
Mr. Bean redecorates his room by making it fit for a queen, but goes too far when he names it "The Palace". As a result, Mrs. Wicket (seeing this as an opportunity to gain money due to lack of funds to pay her bills) becomes the "queen" and makes Bean her slave, waging him only a coin. In retaliation, Bean decides to ruin the decoration and expose Mrs. Wicket to everyone for the fraud she really is.
428"SuperMarrow"Sergey GordeevJon CanterBen Lewis19 May 2004 (2004-05-19)
Mr. Bean and the Bruisers compete for the upcoming biggest marrow competition. Thanks to the UV lamps he purchased to give round-the-clock light, Mr. Bean's marrow grows larger and heavier, until the Bruisers decide to destroy it by putting caterpillars in it. The next day at the competition, they swap their marrow with Bean's while he is not looking, but they fail to realise that the caterpillars are inside until they destroy it during the weighing. Seeing this, Bean convinces the judge that the marrow he is holding is his and ultimately wins the trophy.
439"A Running Battle"Mihály Sikur; Mikhail Tumelia (co-director)Jon CanterChris Drew20 May 2004 (2004-05-20)
Mr. Bean participates in a running marathon across London where he starts a rivalry with another runner. While running, Bean and the runner cheat by riding a taxi and departing without paying the fare, thus causing the angry driver to chase them until the runner hits a post box, injuring him. Bean then continues to run, but he accidentally releases a dog, resulting in the dog chasing and biting him when reaching the finish line, resulting in Bean both winning the race and ending up in the hospital along with the runner.
4410"Egg and Bean"Sergey Gordeev; Mikhail Tumelia (co-director) Lee Cornes Sharon Smith21 May 2004 (2004-05-21)
Mr. Bean adopts a stork after finding a nest on the rooftop. When it grows Bean tries to make it fly but fails until it finally manages to fly. That night, he sees the stork with a family and adopts them.
4511"Camping"Mihály SikurTony HaaseSharon Smith24 May 2004 (2004-05-24)
Mr. Bean decides to go camping, but after Scrapper deliberately destroys his tent, he goes to the department store where he starts a rivalry with the store's security guard after the latter deliberately switches the tent into the inflatable raft. Bean steals Mrs. Wicket's shed as his new tent and gets revenge by luring the security guard's dog to the shed with his sandwiches and sending the guard's trailer on the lake with an inflatable raft. Mrs. Wicket then goes to the shed and is shocked to see the dog that Bean put inside. The final scene shows Bean driving off in his Mini.
4612"Chocks Away"Andrei IgnatenkoLee CornesChris Butler25 May 2004 (2004-05-25)
After Teddy gets torn by a boy's remote-controlled model aeroplane, Mr. Bean decides to get revenge by buying his own model plane. When a girl is about to buy the last plane in the shop, Bean throws the girl's doll to skip the queue and manages to buy the plane but he gets bumped by the guard and notices that one part is missing: the propeller. He goes back to the toy shop, only to be blocked by the guard but manages to fool him and retrieves the propeller. Bean then flies the plane with Teddy riding as pilot and manages to knock down the boy's plane, but the boy's father breaks Bean's remote while the plane is still in flight, causing the plane to go out of sight. Later at night, the plane returns but catches fire from a line of candles, zooms up to the sky, and explodes. Bean is distraught thinking he lost Teddy forever; fortunately Teddy is ejected and falls down his chimney.
4713"Hopping Mad!"Andrei IgnatenkoLee CornesChris Drew26 May 2004 (2004-05-26)
Mr. Bean takes frogspawn from the park to his flat, but once the frogs become adults, they turn aggressive. While dealing with the frogs, Mrs. Wicket and her two friends are having a party, in which the floor collapses and the frogs attack Mrs. Wicket, Scrapper and her two friends. Bean then finally lures the frogs by throwing meat into a bus, but when he sighs in relief, Scrapper (who manages to escape the attack) gives him a frog who drags Bean with its tongue.
4814"A Grand Invitation"Andrei Ignatenko; Igor Veichtaguin (co-director)Gary ParkerTrevor Ricketts26 May 2004 (2004-05-26)
After saving a lady's dog, Mr. Bean is invited to lunch at a grand old desperate manor house.
4915"No Pets"Miklós VargaRobin DriscollChris Butler27 May 2004 (2004-05-27)
Mr. Bean adopts a dog, a parrot and then a chameleon, but Mrs. Wicket refuses to allow any other pet than Scrapper in the block of flats.
5016"Ray of Sunshine"Miklós VargaRobin DriscollAndrei Kolpin28 May 2004 (2004-05-28)
Mr. Bean goes to the beach to get a tan, but when the country man arrives and prevents him from exposing to the sun, he finds another place. When the nimbus cloud covers the sun, he is desperate and chases the beam of sunlight across London.
5117"Bean in Love"Katalin MóréTony HaaseChris Butler2 June 2004 (2004-06-02)
Mr. Bean falls in love with a beautiful singer named Roxy and goes to great lengths to get an autograph from her. His attempts are mostly foiled by her bodyguard until he manages to get a kiss mark from Roxy using her handkerchief.
5218"Double Trouble"Zhenia Pavlenko and Elena RogovaRobin DriscollSharon Smith2 June 2004 (2004-06-02)
While waiting for the sweet shop to open, Mr. Bean encounters his doppelganger named Mr. Pod whom he befriends. When they arrive in Bean's flat, Mr. Pod is suddenly attracted romantically to Irma, making Bean jealous. After Pod and Irma leave, Bean realizes that Irma forgot Lottie, so Bean pursues them to return her. At the park, Pod and Irma see that an alien spaceship landed in which Pod goes inside. Bean also goes inside and meets with his other doubles as the spaceship departs, leaving Irma distraught. Seeing this, Pod ejects Bean from the spaceship and he falls to the ground (similar to the opening scene of the original series), salutes the spaceship and drives home with Irma.
Note: This was the last episode of the series to be animated using digital ink-and-paint. From the fourth series onward, the series would use Flash animation.

Series 4 (2015–16)

Following an 11-year hiatus, a fourth series consisting of 52 episodes begins broadcasting on 16 February 2015. [1]

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531"Home Movie"Tim FehrenbachTony HaaseTrevor Ricketts and Bill Elliott16 February 2015 (2015-02-16)
When Bean finds out people who make films get famous, he decides to create his own horror movie.
542"Fish Sitting"Tim Fehrenbach Robin Driscoll Benedict Bowen and Bill Elliott16 February 2015 (2015-02-16)
Bean has to look after Mrs. Wicket's goldfish whilst she is away. However, there is a problem: Scrapper eats fish, so chaos occurs with the fish, Bean and Scrapper. (derived from "Cat-Sitting" of Series 1).
553"The Cruise"Tim FehrenbachTony HaaseSharon Smith and Bill Elliott17 February 2015 (2015-02-17)
Mr Bean wins two tickets for him and Teddy to go on a luxury cruise holiday, but he accidentally falls over the ship while showing off to a new friend, but finds a desert island and he tries to survive there.
564"Coconut Shy"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesBenedict Bowen and Bill Elliott17 February 2015 (2015-02-17)
Mr. Bean needs to buy a cup for Teddy but since he has insufficient cash, he heads to the funfair. Once there, he finds that he can win a female teddy with a £10 note attached at a coconut shy. After several failed attempts to win, he sneaks inside and discovers it was rigged – the coconut is glued to the tripod. As a result, the stall keeper chases Bean around the funfair via a ghost train, a roller coaster, a candy floss stall and finally a helter skelter, which ends with the owner being thrown and landing in his own kiosk. Upon obtaining the female teddy and £10 note, Bean buys two cups for Teddy and the female teddy.
575"Green Bean"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollSharon Smith and Bill Elliott18 February 2015 (2015-02-18)
Mr. Bean's electricity is cut off after Mrs. Wicket sees his high electricity bill, so Bean builds a wind turbine as a replacement. Mrs. Wicket wants to use her hair dryer but, since there are no sockets available, she steals the electricity of Bean's turbine. When extremely strong winds cause the wind turbine to spin incredibly fast and fry Bean's appliances and Mrs. Wicket's hair dryer, she accidentally burns her hair, so she is sent to hospital and Bean manages to reclaim the key for the electricity meter and finally turn the electricity back on.
586"Cash Machine"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesMichelle Dabbs & Peter Mays, Bill Elliott18 February 2015 (2015-02-18)
Mr. Bean wants to buy a fancy cupcake, but because his wallet is empty, he decides to visit a cash dispenser. After several failed attempts to use the machine, his card is rejected and swallowed by the machine. Bean then steals a box of tools from a nearby builder's van to unscrew the front of the machine in order to retrieve his card, thereby triggering the cash dispenser's alarm and alerting the police. Fortunately, Bean manages to hide inside the machine before the police officers find him, but he accidentally falls down a chute into the bank vault, finds his card and escapes just as the police officers raid the vault. Bean tries his card again after realising that his hand-written note of his PIN was upside down (he incorrectly read it as 1861 but it is actually 1981). Finally, Bean successfully withdraws the money and buys the last remaining cupcake just in time before the bakery runs out of cupcakes. As Bean drives back home while eating his cupcake, the police officers mistakenly suspect and arrest the builder when he attempts to retrieve his toolbox.
597"Litterbugs"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollJean-Paul Vermeulen and Bill Elliott19 February 2015 (2015-02-19)
Mr. Bean is furious with the untidy state of the streets, so he goes on a one-man mission to clean up the city and get rid of all the litter and rubbish.
608"Rat Trap"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollSharon Smith and Bill Elliott19 February 2015 (2015-02-19)
Mr. Bean has to deal with an unwanted house guest, but the stubborn rat refuses to leave. His only idea to get rid of the rat is to do like the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but is then surrounded and pursued by a herd of rats.
619"Valentine's Bean"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollJean-Paul Vermeulen and Bill Elliott20 February 2015 (2015-02-20)
Mr. Bean tries to be romantic but his idea of what that means is different to Irma's. However, another eyebrow-flaunting man also tries to be romantic with her and Bean disables her from him. In the Valentine funfair, after they go to the fortune teller, Bean and Irma go to the Raffle of Love and pick a ticket numbered 77 (according to the fortune teller). Unfortunately, Bean slips and the wind blows the ticket away until it lands at the restaurant. Bean successfully retrieves it, but it is too late. The initial winner of the Raffle of Love is number 77 but when no one responds, the man picks another ticket. The lucky winner is number 76, which the other man has picked, and thus Irma chooses the other man. Bean goes back to the funfair and discovers it is too late, as he finds the two kissing and walking off together.
6210"All You Can Eat"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesMichelle Dabbs & Peter Mays, and Bill Elliott20 February 2015 (2015-02-20)
Irma is coming for dinner, but Mr. Bean has forgotten about it and has no food for her. So he visits the supermarket, where he soon enters a pie-eating contest that offers the winner's shopping for free.
6311"Flat Pack"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott23 February 2015 (2015-02-23)
When Mr. Bean's bookcase collapses, he decides to buy a new one. To his surprise and annoyance, he learns he must assemble it himself, which seems easy enough, until he realises he is missing a part.
6412"Holiday for Teddy"Tim FehrenbachTony HaaseBenedict Bowen and Bill Elliott24 February 2015 (2015-02-24)
Bean and Teddy go on holiday to the seaside, but he gets distracted by a spoilt little girl who wants Teddy all to herself.
6513"The Newspaper"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott25 February 2015 (2015-02-25)
While Mrs. Wicket is away for a few days, the newspaper is being stolen from the letterbox every day. Eager to solve the mystery, Mr. Bean sets to work trying to catch the thief in the act.
6614"Viral Bean"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierTrevor Ricketts and Bill Elliott4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
At the library, Mr. Bean takes an interest in online videos, and decides to make his own. After being ejected from the library for making noise, Bean accidentally records himself hitting a nearby post. The video goes viral, and makes him an overnight celebrity.
6715"Super Spy"Tim FehrenbachTony Haase Richard Bazley and Bill Elliott4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
Fascinated by his favourite TV programme, Super Spy, Mr. Bean decides to become a spy himself and acquires a spying kit. Through his spying, he becomes suspicious of the Bruisers and follows them, fearing they plan to do something criminal.
6816"Scout Bean"Tim FehrenbachJimmy HibbertSharon Smith and Bill Elliott4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
When Irma's scout master is disabled, Mr. Bean unwittingly becomes the substitute scout master to take care of Irma and her kid scouts. Unfortunately, Bean's obsession with badge-collecting only makes the kid scouts unhappy.
6917"Back to School"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
Mr. Bean is mistaken for a new teacher when parks at a school to buy some milk. He soon finds himself placed in charge of a class of young juvenile delinquents, prompting him to teach them a lesson in good manners and behaviour.
7018"Lord Bean"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesMark Marren and Bill Elliott4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
While drawing a family tree of kings at the library, an old lady tells Mr. Bean that he looks like a king named Lord Bean in the book she is reading. Bean heads to Scotland where Lord Bean's castle is located in order to explore; servants there mistake him for Lord Bean. There, he accidentally discovers the secret places and as he finds the real identical Lord Bean, he gets him out.
7119"Car Wars"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollTrevor Ricketts and Bill Elliott7 September 2015 (2015-09-07)
After yet another run-in with Mr. Bean of the usual kind, the Reliant Supervan finally takes revenge on Bean by making him crash his Mini into a lorry full of fragile goods and fall into a pond in the park. That night, Bean is chased in his Mini by the Reliant to a scrapyard, where the driver sneaks out of the Reliant and crushes his Mini into a cube. The next day, Bean brings the remains of his Mini to a garage to have it rebuilt.
7220"Wedding Day"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesMichelle Dabbs & Peter Mays, Bill Elliott8 September 2015 (2015-09-08)
While Mr. Bean is shopping for flowers for Irma's birthday, a wedding car crashes into a lamppost, resulting in Bean coming to the rescue and offering the bride a lift to the wedding venue. While doing so, Irma comes on his way and Bean ignores her birthday deal, making an angry Irma chase him around town, believing he is being unfaithful. Bean manages to bring the bride on time and after the wedding, the bride throws the flower and Irma catches it.
Note: This episode is related to Series 2's Young Bean and similar to Double Trouble from Series 3 as well.
7321"Bean Phone"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesLes Eaves and Bill Elliott9 September 2015 (2015-09-09)
After meeting a man with a smartphone, Mr. Bean decides he wants one himself, but cannot afford one. Instead, he makes a smartphone-like object; a large rucksack with smartphone "applications". To test the navigation features of Bean's rucksack versus his smartphone, the man races Bean to Tower Bridge.
7422"Hotel Bean"Tim FehrenbachTony HaaseRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott10 September 2015 (2015-09-10)
Mr. Bean has some unexpected Japanese guests who think he runs a hotel.
7523"Jurassic Bean"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollLeigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)
While taking photos of wildlife, Mr. Bean finds big dinosaur footprints on the ground, and begins to flee, but then has an idea to take a photo of it in the hopes of becoming famous. However, the dinosaur turns out to be part of a set for a movie called Jurassic Hero, of which Bean becomes the star.
7624"Caring Bean"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott14 September 2015 (2015-09-14)
When Mrs. Wicket is accidentally disabled by Mr. Bean's toy car, Bean takes care of her, but it only messes him up when Mrs. Wicket calls him by ringing the bell unexpectedly. When Scrapper messes up Bean's kitchen, he becomes a slave to her until he gets fed up with this. While Mrs. Wicket is asleep, Bean in retaliation puts his toy cars under her chair, controls it and Mrs. Wicket ends up trapped in the shed.
7725"Opera Bean"Tim FehrenbachJimmy HibbertRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
Since his Mini has broken down and is late meeting Irma at the opera, Mr. Bean arrives on foot but is refused entry because of his filthy attire. Forced to borrow some clothes from the local launderette, Bean is mistaken for the star of the show and ends up giving the operatic performance of a lifetime on the stage.
Note: This episode features the song "O mio babbino caro".
7826"Taxi Bean"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesLes Eaves and Bill Elliott16 September 2015 (2015-09-16)
When one of the toy cars of his racing track set breaks accidentally, Mr. Bean leaves for the toy shop to buy a new set. His Mini has a flat tyre, so he takes a taxi. But the driver deliberately drives Bean around London to get a higher fare, and stops at a petrol station and takes an extended break in a café, leaving Bean locked inside and the taximeter running. Bean escapes, but is mistaken for the driver and ends up transporting three customers, making over £250 in fares, but manages to return the taxi to the petrol station without getting caught. When the taxi driver drops Bean off, the fare is a mere 85 pence. Bean finally goes to the toy shop and buys an elaborate racing track set that almost fills his room.
7927"Muscle Bean"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott4 January 2016 (2016-01-04)
Mr. Bean needs to impress Irma who is infatuated with the hunky deliveryman. Bean tries to improve his physique at the gym, but to little avail. Instead, he purchases an inflatable muscle suit, but while hanging out with Irma, the suit begins to leak and Bean struggles to fix it while hiding from Irma by putting the sticker on leaking part and filling it with gas. Unfortunately, because he just filled it up with helium he begins to fly and lands on the top of the tree. When the deliveryman fails to rescue Bean, Irma rescues Bean instead, losing her heart to the deliveryman while Bean apologizes to Irma for deceiving her. Later, Bean and Irma hang out again with Bean giving a muscle balloon to her.
8028"A New Friend"Tim FehrenbachTony HaaseRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott5 January 2016 (2016-01-05)
A seagull wants to befriend Mr. Bean, but its squawking sound annoys Mrs. Wicket, so Bean decides to get it out of his flat, but the seagull stubbornly refuses to leave. Bean tries to trick the seagull into leaving his flat, but fails. When Mrs. Wicket reprimands Bean for the second time, the seagull finally leaves. When another small bird wants to befriend Bean, he refuses.
8129"The Lift"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesLeigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott6 January 2016 (2016-01-06)
Mr. Bean goes up in the lift to the top floor of a department store, but Teddy is accidentally stuck in the doors, causing the lift to break down and stop working. After the firefighters force open the lift cabin doors and remove Teddy, Mr. Bean buys the last toy car resembling his Mini, but instead gives it to a young boy in exchange for Teddy.
8230"Dig This"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott7 January 2016 (2016-01-07)
Mr. Bean digs a hole in his garden and finds a bomb, about which he tries to warn Mrs. Wicket and her friend, but they disbelieve him, leaving Mr. Bean into trying to disarm the bomb himself. Due to Scrapper distracting him, he mistakenly cuts the wrong wire to speed up the timer. He manages to drag Mrs. Wicket and her friend to the bomb, resulting in them quickly barricading themselves in the block of flats. When Bean notices Teddy near the bomb, he successfully retrieves him but is unable to get Scrapper in the apartment just as the bomb explodes, which sends Scrapper flying into the Bruisers' pool and mud raining down on the Bruisers. When a broken water pipe in the crater sprays water out, Bean turns the muddy crater into a homemade pool for him, Mrs. Wicket and her friend to relax while the Bruisers glare at them.
8331"Bean Hypnotised"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierLes Eaves and Bill Elliott8 January 2016 (2016-01-08)
Mr. Bean attends a hypnotism show where he unwittingly volunteers to be hypnotised; when the hypnotist makes him think he is a dog, he runs back home where he chases Scrapper around the garden and the block of flats.
8432"Car Wash"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesColin White and Bill Elliott11 January 2016 (2016-01-11)
After a stubborn pigeon defecates on his Mini, Mr. Bean washes it thoroughly. A passing motorist, impressed with the shiny car, asks Bean to wash his car, offering him £10, and he builds a makeshift car washing machine at the side of the road. More passing motorists think Bean runs a car wash, and he washes their cars while Mrs. Wicket offers them tea and biscuits. Finally, Bean washes a royal blue car belonging to the Queen, but a passing flock of birds poo all over it. When the normal removal method of using a wire brush to scrape it off does not work, Bean uses an electric mixer to remove it, but accidentally scratches the paint off the car in the process. To compensate for this, Bean grinds the whole blue paint off the car, revealing the silver-coloured metal underneath, only to be annoyed by the officers. A moment later, the Queen emerges from the car, likes the new look, and thanks Bean for all his hard work. After Bean receives a substantial payment and the Queen departs, Mrs. Wicket steals all the money.
8533"Where Did You Get That Cat?"Tim FehrenbachJimmy HibbertLeigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott12 January 2016 (2016-01-12)
Mrs. Wicket gets a new hat that looks a lot like Scrapper. During a chase between Mr. Bean and Scrapper, the latter accidentally knocks Mrs. Wicket's sideboard down, crushing the hat. Bean mistakes the hat for the actual Scrapper and takes it to the vet.
Note: This episode is also derived from "Dead Cat" of Series 1.
8634"Valuable Lessons"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott13 January 2016 (2016-01-13)
After noticing Mr. Bean and Mrs. Wicket with a lot of money, the Burglars hatch up an evil plan in which one of them disguises himself as a gentleman to marry Mrs. Wicket in the hopes on getting her money. Eventually, the Burglars are arrested again but this leaves Mrs. Wicket heartbroken.
Note: This is the only episode of the cartoon where Bean does not play a big role.
8735"Halloween"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierLes Eaves and Bill Elliott14 January 2016 (2016-01-14)
On Halloween night, Mr. Bean prepares to give the children some tricks and treats they will not forget but gets carried away with his spooky pranks and becomes the target of even more fiendish tricks by the Bruisers.
8836"Bean Painting"Tim FehrenbachTony HaaseRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
While painting a picture of Teddy, Mr. Bean accidentally splashes some green paint on the wall. He goes to a DIY store and buys two cans of brown paint, but accidentally takes home another customer's green paint cans instead. When Bean arrives home, he paints the entire wallpaper green, and experiences a series of nightmares.
8937"Wrestle Bean"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)
Mr. Bean becomes an accidental wrestling champion with a little help from Mrs. Wicket and her friend.
9038"Rare Bird"Tim FehrenbachTony HaasePaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)
Mr. Bean is desperate to tick off the last elusive bird in his bird-spotting book.
9139"Bean's Safari"Tim FehrenbachJimmy HibbertLeigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott20 January 2016 (2016-01-20)
Mr. Bean visits a safari park where he catches the attention of a baby monkey, and unknowingly takes the monkey home in his Mini. After hearing the news that the monkey has been stolen, Bean managed to safely return it without getting caught.
9240"A Round of Golf"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott22 February 2016 (2016-02-22)
Mr. Bean fancies a game of golf, so he creates his own golf course inside his flat and invites Irma to come over for a round.
9341"Superhero Bean"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)
Mr. Bean becomes a superhero in an attempt to stop a cunning thief who stole his wallet and Mrs. Wicket's jewellery.
9442"What a Load of Rubbish"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesLes Eaves and Bill Elliott24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)
Mr. Bean is a bit too over-excited while decluttering his flat; Teddy is accidentally thrown away and ends up in the rubbish dump.
9543"The Robot"Tim FehrenbachJimmy HibbertRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott25 February 2016 (2016-02-25)
Mr. Bean buys a robot to help him clean up his flat, but it ends up creating destruction around London after it malfunctions.
9644"Ice Cream"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesPaul Stone & Isabel Castellano, Bill Elliott26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
Mr. Bean wants an ice cream cone from the ice cream van but ends up serving himself along with every kid in town.
9745"Birthday Party"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesKrystal Georgiou, Bill Elliott, and Jess Jackson29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)
Mr. Bean is feeling down, as everyone has forgotten his birthday. When he learns that Mrs. Wicket is having a party downstairs, he tries to gatecrash, but the bouncer refuses Bean's entry as he has no invitation. After several failed attempts to enter, Bean finds his invitation, which was hidden under his doormat all the time. He is finally allowed to enter only to find that the party has just finished and was supposed to be a party for him.
9846"In the Garden"Tim FehrenbachRobin DriscollMichelle Dabbs & Peter Mays, Bill Elliott,
and Jess Jackson
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)
Mr. Bean tries to mow the lawn in the garden, but finds it difficult and inconvenient.
9947"A Magic Day Out"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierLeigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott2 March 2016 (2016-03-02)
Mr. Bean and Irma are off for a day at the seaside where their trunk gets accidentally swapped with that of a stage magician.
10048"Ball Pool"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
Mr. Bean wants to play in the local soft play centre, but he is refused entry because it is only for children. He manages to sneak inside and enjoy the rest of the soft play area until the annoyed parents call the security guard to force Bean to leave. Bean instead decides to convert his flat into a play area, but this unexpectedly attracts the visitors.
10149"Pizza Bean"Tim FehrenbachCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesKrystal Georgiou and Bill Elliott7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)
Mr. Bean orders a takeaway pizza, but when it arrives, he feels disgruntled by the unusually small size of it. Bean decides to bake his own pizza and establishes his own homemade pizza delivery business, but this soon gets him in deep trouble with the leader of the biggest pizza empire around, Don Crustyoni. A fight occurs between the two that ends with Bean slamming his pizza onto Don's face. Impressed by the taste of the pizza, Don asks for the secret behind it, and Bean shows him the machine used to make pizzas. Bean accepts an offer to sell the machine to Don.
10250"The Photograph"Tim FehrenbachAlex CollierRichard Bazley and Bill Elliott8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)
Airport check-in staff refuse to let Mr. Bean board a flight, as his passport has no photo, so Bean attempts to make a new one. However, his attempts at doing so fail: he panics inside a photo booth, causing the pictures to be ruined, and he does not want to wait in the queue for another try. He photobombs at a tourist's Polaroid camera but the picture is ripped in a fight with the photographer. He rides a roller coaster at a fairground, but in the on-ride photo his face is partially obscured by his tie. At a final attempt, Bean proceeds to trigger a speed camera, but he is caught trying to dismantle the camera and arrested by two nearby police officers. After being released from the police station, Bean puts his mugshot in his passport and the airport check-in staff member finally accepts it; however, by this time his flight has already departed.
10351"Dancing Bean"Tim FehrenbachJimmy HibbertRichard Bazley, Bill Elliott, and Jess Jackson9 March 2016 (2016-03-09)
Mr. Bean learns to dance in order to impress Irma.
10452"Bean Shopping"Tim FehrenbachJimmy HibbertLeigh Fieldhouse and Bill Elliott10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)
Mr. Bean accidentally gets locked in a department store overnight but has the time of his life until he comes face-to-face with a burglar.

Special short (2018)

TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date
"Diamonds Are a Bean's Best Friend"Dave OsborneEarl KressPaul Stone & Robert Smith30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) [3]
In this 3-minute short exclusive to YouTube, Mr. Bean receives a YouTube Diamond Play Button award for surpassing 10,000,000 subscribers in the mail.

Series 5 (2019)

Following yet another 3-year hiatus, a fifth series consisting of 26 episodes premiered on 9 April 2019 on CITV as well as on Turner channels worldwide. [2] Unlike the past two series, it is the first since series 2 to have two 11-minute back-to-back segments than single episodes.

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1051"Game Over"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones David Stoten and Robert Smith9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)
After being introduced to gaming by Mrs. Wicket's nephew, Mr. Bean decides to get his own gaming console.
1062"Special Delivery"Dave OsborneAlex CollierBill Elliott and Robert Smith9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)
Mr. Bean is forced to stay in to receive delivery of Mrs. Wicket's new lounge chair, so he dresses up as a woman to receive the delivery, and ends up on a date with the delivery man.
1073"A Dog's Life"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesHugh La Terriere and Robert Smith16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)
Mr. Bean is charged with keeping an eye on Irma's dog Mopsy, but Mopsy is a very willful pooch, and has many dog pets.
1084"The Big Stink"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesBenedict Bowen and Robert Smith16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)
Mr. Bean accidentally crashes his Mini into a pool of slurry, so Bean is desperate to try and get himself, his Mini and Teddy all properly clean again.
1095"Birthday Bother"Dave OsborneAlex CollierAlun Edwards and Robert Smith23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
On Irma's birthday, Mr. Bean writes out two cards; one nice card and one silly card. Unfortunately, he gets the envelopes mixed up and thus sends the wrong card. After getting the silly card from the postman on the next day, Bean accidentally gives Irma the bad card, so Irma storms back into her house. Bean then tries to get Irma's attention.
1106"Bed Bean"Dave OsborneAlex CollierHugh La Terriere and Robert Smith23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
Mr. Bean accidentally breaks his bed after using it as a trampoline, so he tries to fix it but fails. The next morning, he goes to the shop to buy a brand new bed.
1117"Spa Day"Dave OsborneAlex CollierBill Elliott and Robert Smith30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)
When Mrs. Wicket’s out for a spa day, Mr. Bean stays in his car.
1128"Charity Bean"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesBenedict Bowen and Robert Smith30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)
At the fair, Irma encourages Mr. Bean to go face-to-face with fundraising star Declan to help support money for a donkey sanctuary.
1139"Bean Encore"Dave OsborneDenise CassarAlun Edwards and Robert Smith7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)
The Great Eduardo, violinist supreme, is in town and Irma wants to go to the concert, but Mr. Bean claims that he can play the violin better.
Note: Unlike any other episodes, the end credits feature an off-key violin remix to the theme tune.
11410"Mobile Home"Dave OsborneAlex CollierHugh La Terriere and Robert Smith7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)
Miss Wince takes Mrs. Wicket on holiday in her brand-new caravan trailer and Mr. Bean is left behind, who then decides to build his own travel trailer instead.
11511"Haunted House"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesBenedict Bowen and Robert Smith14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)
Mr. Bean impresses some kids in the park with his football skills, but ends up accidentally kicking the ball so hard, causing it to fly into a dilapidated and scary-looking house.
11612"Eau de Bean"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesSam Dransfield and Robert Smith14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)
Mr. Bean accidentally spills all of Mrs. Wicket's new, expensive lemon perfume on the floor, and attempts to hide the crime and cover his tracks.
11713"Running on Empty"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesAlun Edwards and Robert Smith21 May 2019 (2019-05-21)
Mr. Bean is on his way to the seaside when the Mini runs out of petrol. Undeterred, he manages to get a push, but for some reason, the do-gooders do not want to push him all the way to the beach.
11814"Bean Bug"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesBill Elliott and Robert Smith30 September 2019 (2019-09-30)
Mr. Bean stays with Mrs. Wicket's for 24 hours when he suffers a flea infestation, but she forces him to do many chores. Mrs. Wicket then suffers a flea infestation and stays with Bean, but complains about the mess in his room.
11915"Coffee Bean"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesBenedict Bowen and Robert Smith30 September 2019 (2019-09-30)
After accidentally ordering a tiny cup of espresso which cost £5.00, Mr. Bean is determined to make the best cup of java ever and to get rich brewing it.
12016"The Big Freeze"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesAlun Edwards and Robert Smith1 October 2019 (2019-10-01)
It is cold, the boiler is not working, and Mr. Bean has to get warm fast. At the end, Bean is locked out of the house without his jacket and is stuck out there because Mrs. Wicket is asleep.
12117"Scrapper Cleans Up"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesHugh La Terriere and Robert Smith1 October 2019 (2019-10-01)
Mr. Bean enters Scrapper into a beauty contest so that he can win the first prize of a holiday to Paris in order to fulfil a promise to Irma. However, Mrs. Wicket steals his prize.
12218"Coach Trip"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesDavid Stoten and Robert Smith2 October 2019 (2019-10-02)
Mr. Bean disguises himself as a pensioner and traveller, Mr. Bean begins very noisy.
12319"Save That Tree"Dave OsborneAlex CollierAlun Edwards and Robert Smith2 October 2019 (2019-10-02)
Mr. Bean climbs into his favourite tree to stop it from being cut down.
12420"For Sale"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesDavid Stoten and Robert Smith3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)
Mrs. Wicket is pressured into putting the house up for sale. Mr. Bean, worried that he will be left homeless, intervenes in destructive ways to prevent the sale.
12521"Jumping Bean"Dave OsborneAlex CollierBenedict Bowen and Robert Smith3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)
Mr. Bean takes on the Bruisers at the local skateboard park using a mobility scooter.
12622"Cat Chaos"Dave OsborneDenise CassarHugh La Terriere and Robert Smith4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
Mrs. Wicket becomes inconsolable when Scrapper goes missing, so Mr. Bean decide to investigate. At the end, Scrapper's screaming keeps him awake, while Bean and Scrapper goes to home, Bean takes him to Mrs. Wicket
12723"Stick It"Dave OsborneAlex CollierBenedict Bowen and Robert Smith4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
Mr. Bean has finished his model car collection and does not know what to do next.
12824"Bean at the Museum"Dave OsborneDenise CassarAlun Edwards and Robert Smith7 October 2019 (2019-10-07)
Mr. Bean digs up Bruiser Sr.'s medallion and rushes off to the local museum.
12925"A Car for Irma"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesBenedict Bowen and Robert Smith7 October 2019 (2019-10-07)
Mr. Bean pimps his car in order to prove to Declan – a rival in love with Irma – that Bean's car is better.
13026"Trophy Bean"Dave OsborneCiaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett JonesHugh La Terriere and Robert Smith8 October 2019 (2019-10-08)
Mr. Bean is forced to babysit Mrs. Wicket's nephew on an Outward Bound course.

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