Mr. Bean: Americans React to British Comedy

Hey guys, as requested, here is our video reacting to Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean! In this video we watch both his sketch in the Hospital and also the Wedding sketch. Hope you like it!
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[@daviddelta7717]

The reason Mr Bean is known world wide is the lack of the language barrier .

[@MeanAzz_13]

Good point! Where ever you are in the World your natural instinct would be to laugh out loud cause you can see what's unfolding. 😬👍

[@dermathze700]

Here in Germany there weren't even subtitles or translations for the people who DO talk.

[@greekjohn1998]

@@dermathze700 Yeah, in Greece too. No subtitles but there was no reason for them.

[@corydorastube]

@@MeanAzz_13 Same in France.

[@Panzer_ze_tank]

Very famous in the Philippines.

[@umadbroyo2388]

There are people who haven’t watched Mr Bean? How!?

[@mohammadfaisal5336]

Exactly. How's that even possible that there's people who never watched mr. Bean??

[@ethancarberry-holt3011]

I loved Mr Bean

[@louiehorwood660]

I've asked Americans online and out of like 20 I asked only 1 knew what he was.

[@umadbroyo2388]

@@louiehorwood660 Dame that's actually sad. So many people having experienced his genius comedy.

[@Avarioth]

Right? I'm Danish, 29 years old, and I saw Mr. Bean at my grandfather's house when I was little. He was a big fan, lol.

[@Emrys91]

Its not a Brit thing (the car padlock) its s mr bean thing lol

[@lewisweeniecsgo358]

emrys n

[@NefariousDreary]

the fact that there was a laugh track for that part should have told them that it's a Mr Bean thing.

[@Tenzordk]

Americans, right?

[@Becksnnc]

I can't believe they even questioned it as actually being a thing🙈

[@Emrys91]

@@NefariousDreary bloody pirates

[@CaemahdlO]

"Is this the 70s" 😂 no, it was the 90s & only Mr Bean padlocked his car. Us Brits are not so mad lol

[@JonCombo]

Not sure if he was asking when it was made, but when it was set.

[@robhollywood647]

@@JonCombo it was set in the current day when it was made, so still the 90s . And the padlock is a gag. The joke is no one actually does it. Us brits are not so literal in our comedy.

[@JonCombo]

@@robhollywood647 That's what I thought. However, I don't know what he was thinking.

[@ashscott6068]

You should. Padlock keys are far more unique than car keys. You can go online right now and order a few common keys and let yourself into a whole lot of cars

[@essayedgar]

@@ashscott6068 you can also pick a padlock, which is way easier than picking a carlock..

[@Fingers998]

Mr Bean is like a child in a man's body. One of my favourite shows!

[@WRESTLING_UNLIMITED]

He is Rowan Atkinson said in an interview that Mr Bean is based on him as a kid.

[@Danny-kf3mj]

Your daughter is a ninja, just appeared out of nowhere.

[@mu3668]

For real 😂

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

not daughter...she's a paid actress

[@RobinSingh-pl7ji]

Nin Nin!

[@alanjones7040]

Love Mr Bean ... The Christmas episode with Beans baby Jesus in the barn made with toys is absolutely hilarious 😎😂

[@Serenityellie]

As soon as you see the Dalek and T Rex, i'm gone and laughing on the floor.

[@ArghyadeepPal]

When your daughter appeared out of nowhere near the starting of the 2nd clip, it reminded me of Mr. Bean saying "Magic!",SNORT,SNORT!!!

[@breakingaustin]

I love how you guys get things just a little wrong.. 'Bobbin', A+R lol

[@S3xGod88]

Typical Americans

[@heronimousbrapson863]

The funniest mr. Bean is the Christmas one. The bit with the turkey is hilarious.

[@Andy_U]

My favourites were Mr Bean in a department store, especially when buying a frying pan and trying to get his charge card back from someone else's pocket. Hilarious.

[@madaboutmodelcars3278]

Rowan Atkinson based the character of Mr Bean on a nine year old boy and what a nine year old would do, so you could say he's a nine year old in a grown ups body. In fact Mr Bean is an Alien visiting Earth if you watch some episodes in the opening credits there is a beam of light as he is dropped down from what could be a spaceship.

[@madaboutmodelcars3278]

@unitedkingdom offiveeyes I think there's an early interview of Rowan Atkinson describing Mr Bean as an Alien visiting Earth.

[@pyeltd.5457]

Mr bean is based on a highly autistic but smart adult.

[@OldNavajoTricks]

A statement of incredulity is "What planet are you from?", Beans intro where he is beamed down infers that it ain't this bloody one :-D

[@glasswolf2061]

Huh. I always, as a kid, thought that it meant Mr. Bean kept dying from some silly escapade off-screen and the episode started with him getting kicked out of Heaven because God just got fed up with him, lmao. I guess it's because whenever I saw that intro on a tape my mom would borrow from the library, there was an angelic choir in the background.

[@Karen-tx1bu]

My theory of from the actual one is on the cartoons he gets taken by a spaceship full of mr beans. So my guess is the unanimated version is based on that scene. That’s my theory

[@markmckeown87]

The church or exam episodes would have been 2 good ones to check out

[@ridhataqobalallah2285]

haleluya, haleluya, haleluuuuuuu... uuuuu... uuuuu... yaaaaaaa! (only hardcore mr. bean fans will get it)

[@explorer47422]

The airplane one where he's sat next to the boy!

[@localmusicians]

@@explorer47422 That was done in the movie as well

[@Karen-tx1bu]

Hey were did you come from? I’ve seen you 1000 times on sesskasays channel .

[@markmckeown87]

Hello! Lol yes, I'm normally not too far from reaction channels =] I do bits and pieces of Jess so yeah I'm normally around the comments.

[@simonlane2189]

The episode where he headbutts the Queen is the best

[@bigevilspeaks6655]

I like the Examination one the most 😂 Where he Prepared for Trigonometry but he by mistake found that question paper just 2 min. Before exam gets over 😂😂😂

[@nunosantos00]

I love when he plays with that Christmas store,he brings a dinossaur to attack Jesus😂😂

[@lucastodd1640]

As a Briton I find this hilarious! GOD BLESS

[@sparkles9868]

try watching the christmas one were Mr Bean cooks a turkey If you want to get a idea of what Rowan Atkinson is like in real life then he is on BBC Top Gear

[@emmetgillespie9617]

What's always funny about Mr Bean is just the process of he gets out of a difficult situation or how he gets into a difficult situation

[@titan133760]

Or him getting out of a difficult situation ends up getting him into another difficult situation

[@damiengubovics3756]

Mr Bean is an alien he gets beamed down at start of episode

[@martinmowbray6448]

Have you seen the chandelier sketch in only fools and horses ? Classic.

[@rbaz9454]

I like the girl who knows whats going on while the guy doesnt lol

[@chriss8107]

oldschool? The actor of Mr. Bean might age but the comedy is still very popular. Universal!

[@darkaquatus]

Hahaha, that surprise when the video ends and it turns out your daughter was sitting there all along. That might've been the best part of the video, tbh. She's just the cutest thing :)

[@royburston8120]

Try the turkey stuffing sketch or getting changed on the beach.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

the one that friends stole ? lol

[@sed8me69]

Hmmmm, that and painting the house blue.... 🤣 Might have just ran 2 skits together. Seems confusion is funny..

[@EthanBlur]

The airport one

[@DavideMazzetti]

The turkey sketch is one of the best!!

[@therunawaykid6523]

The swimming pool one is a classic and the funfair one

[@The_SnuggleDuck]

"A regular guy caught in awkward situations" Wouldn't describe him as regular. You're thinking more of Basil Fawlty.

[@Maxippo]

Who else had no idea his daughter was there till the end when screen went away 😂

[@theplothickens]

I think the order in which the episodes came out are the best way to introduce people to Mr Bean, just like it was intended. The Exam is a perfect example of his behaviour and also the inventiveness of the scripts. There's some really good stuff in the 90's series. What I don't like about "clips" is that they don't show you the full sketch, which are always full of set ups and pay offs, they might work as individual bits but there's some very clever stuff in which the sketches end.

[@scrmepal]

The strange thing with Rowan Atkinson's comedies is that the only country that doesn't really get it.is the USA, elsewhere this comedy is a massive success, even with Johnny English. The only British comedian who has gone down big time in the US was Benny Hill!

[@missflooze]

Benny Hill is smutty perhaps that's why!

[@mikepowell8611]

Benny Hill I loved him when I was a kid thats some good clean fun right there.

[@thoticcusprime9309]

has nothing to do with getting it. .. its just normie comedy

[@AubreySciFi]

I think the Christmas shopping scene is one of the best Bean moments, esp when he's playing in the manger model display. That and the Hotel sequence from a different episode where we ends up locked out of his room. Those are great!

[@biancaalbakar5752]

changing on the beach almost killed me i couldnt breath from laughing

[@therunawaykid6523]

Putting on his trunks without taking off his trousers 😂

[@Novaximus]

The one where he goes to the Laundry Mat is a good one.

[@45banshee]

Two of the funniest skits by Mr. Bean is him trying to get pants on and another trying to close a suitcase. Somehow he stretches those to near 10 mintues and its comedy gold

[@scmtuk3662]

The ER (Emergency Room) in the UK used to be A & E (Accident & Emergency) but more recently, it's known as the ED (Emergency Department).

[@nathanfern2242]

And over here its not A&R, its known as A&E standing for accident and emergency haha

[@jonathan_q_arbuckle1976]

Mr. Bean Back to School is my favorite.

[@mingusk1602]

4:37 Mr. Bean teases the man in the bandage because the man in the bandage can no longer move properly.

[@DexScene]

Look at Mr.Bean shopping scene or Exam scene. There are many which are innocently fun and no one gets harmed in the process lmao

[@captainhindsight4206]

my fav mr bean bit was the christmas one. it was too funny

[@Billy-zv6gv]

Rowan Atkinson is good ol' British style humor at it's best! I'mma big fan! 👍

[@bottville5933]

Did anyone notice that the mother sitting next to Mr Bean is Mrs Tishell (the pharmacist) in Doc Martin?

[@HighHoeKermit]

The guy he falls asleep on in the church is not only in the Thin Blue Line with Rowan, but also in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, in which Rowan plays a trainee Vicar, performing his first wedding ceremony.

[@bighuge1060]

If you haven't watched the segment where he makes his lunch in the park, please do. It's brilliant.

[@heavenatsbeha9418]

Mr. Bean has been one of my favorite childhood comedians!!! Rowan Atkinson is too funny!!

[@edmundandlucy]

My favourite of Mr Bean has to be the clip where he tries to sleep and he tries everything he can to try fall asleep, also the Christmas specials are very funny

[@insolencestar]

we call it A&E, accident and emergency. and this isn't how NHS hospitals always are - this is people who are in an emergency and couldn't have had appointments. 😂🌺

[@TEXTMANNEN]

For me, Mr Bean is a child in an adult's body.

[@aidanjanemcintosh6919]

Wait, that wasn't just that? That was cut terribly off the best part!

[@TomorrowWeLive]

You should do Dad's Army!

[@timaustin2000]

Fun fact: according to Atkinson himself, Mr. Bean is an Alien. The title sequence is him falling from the sky - that's to be taken literally, apparently. That's why he's so unaware of his faux pas.

[@SubjectRandom21]

Judging by the clothing, it's the late 80's. That kids shell suit would've been flammable as very dry wood, they were terrible back in the day. It is called A&E = Accident and Emergency.

[@petermathewvanaardt74]

I've seen Mr bean on TV's around a dance floor in Thailand, in a bar in China, on a flight in Africa, on a reception TV in a hotel in Vietnam. Truly a universal show

[@alisonvictoria3505]

He is an alien living on earth which is why he encounters so many problems and doesnt speak much, love him hahaha

[@inama7890]

OML MR. BEAN WAS MY CHILDHOOD!!!!

[@johngaskell1467]

I thought it funny that you laughed the most when someone got hurt..

[@wall-e7179]

The bride in that sketch ended up as Bionic Woman which got cancelled. She's also in Jekyll which was a superb series with an Irish actor as the lead.

[@the163thfloor4]

They are good actors.. don’t tell me you haven’t watched Mr bean. Well played

[@DarkAngel459]

My favourite Mr Bean sketch is when he orders Steak Tartare in a restaurant, doesn't like it, and then spends the rest of the sketch trying to dispose of it in various ways. My 6 year old nephew watched the film 'Mr Bean's Holiday' recently and really enjoyed it.

[@keepfituk5279]

should of been the church scene from the first episode where trying to eat his sweet.

[@Fingers998]

best scene. or the one where hes trying to cheat in an exam.

[@PeninsulaPaintings]

The Christmas Nativity scene! Come on, THAT is the best one!

[@marionbraund464]

the funniest MR BEAN IS when he drives the mini from the roof.

[@BrawlerTM]

For old school British comedy check Fawlty Towers, Monthy Python, Dad's Army, Black Adder. 90s stuff like Mr. Bean is also amazing of course.

[@the_last_centurion]

The intro to the show suggests that he was dropped to earth by aliens or that he might be one. He does not get social norms it's like he watched a basic how to be a human video. Now he is on earth just living it getting I to trouble along the way.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

he isnt alien ,he just as alien ways due to his autism behaviour

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Perhaps the aliens brought him back because he wasn't a proper representation of the typical human 😂

[@snooks5607]

they retroactively validated him being alien in the animated series when he meets others of his species

[@ADITYAKUMAR-gj5ks]

I didn't even notice that girl sitting next to his father 😂😂😂

[@djgrant8761]

A neighbour of ours who was born deaf would watch Mr. Bean for hours. She didn’t need the sense of hearing to be able to laugh.

[@richardwaite5735]

Its great you guys like our British sense of humour😂🤣

[@Cassxowary]

Did you know he was also the voice of Zazu in The Lion King, and many other acting jobs

[@richo6537]

The laundry, the cinema and the beach are classics!

[@raduconstantin9015]

The UK"s "emergency room" is called A&E (Accident and Emergency).

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

It's an NHS Minor Injuries Unit adjacent to A&E where triage decides your place in the queue - all free at the point of delivery.

[@handsolo1209]

I'm surprised that the toilet sketch from Not The 9 O'Clock News hasn't been suggested yet.

[@athirah_y4412]

How can there are people haven't watched mr bean???

[@pauliec4585]

React to One Foot in the Grave.

[@GodlessScummer]

I second that motion.

[@carwynstv5040]

@@GodlessScummer the one with the skip. It just Cripples me.

[@cathyrussell7157]

YES!!! One Foot in the Grave!! May not be funny by an American perspective though! Black Adder was brilliant, but may not be funny from an American point of view.

[@andyphillips2093]

"i dont believe it"

[@cathyrussell7157]

@David Blyth I didn't know that. 'I don't believe' Bill Cosby would be as good playing Victor Meldrew. Nuances all wrong.

[@sallykilby524]

I love Mr Bean series .he is NOT the typical British man, and we don't padlock our cars. Mr Bean is a very strange person, not too bright, Rowan Atkinson who plays him is a brilliant and intelligent and hilarious actor. The other church episode is great as is the exam one, changing on the beach one, and the one wear he is a line up to meet a royal. it's meant to be embarrassing and also what would you do if you were in the same boat as him. I love lots of USA comedy shows, friends, Big Bang Theory, Scrubs, Frazier, Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons the list goes on and on.

[@jameshumphreys9715]

Rowan Atkinson described Mr Bean, as being a child in a man's body, he has a teddy bear with him, called teddy, and a Christmas episode, he post Christmas card to himself, and plays with naivety set.

[@jameshumphreys9715]

@LesterPiglet Gregg yep

[@martybhoy72]

The wedding scene wasn't in an actual episode. It was done for comic relief. I think it's one of the best

[@chrisdonnelly6229]

I can relate to the wedding one my phone went off right in the middle of a funeral in church i forgot the power button was fucked and it was this proper loud as anything rave tune right as the coffin was being taking down the aisle i had leg it out and rip the battery out quickly i couldn't have been more embarrassed

[@boerepompie8244]

Filipe staring at the camera like every viewer a snack

[@TheSourceForMegadeth]

Looks like Sean Astin at 7:51. "Thanks. At last."

[@mlee6050]

shame you missed the ending of that hospital one as it great

[@brianegendorf2023]

One of my favorite Mr. Beans was him trying to get signal for his TV.

[@morini500dave]

The opening clip,the Ambulance,I used to build those at Wadham Stringers coachbuilders Waterlooville Hampshire.

[@eddampier]

Would love to see you guys watch 'Father Ted'!

[@therunawaykid6523]

Go on, go on, go on, oh go on...

[@alexjohnston8889]

this is from about 1990/91, the funniest Bean sketch ever is where he is on a park bench and he makes a sandwitch,, please check it out

[@dankiddd]

The British term for emergency room is indeed A&E (Accident & Emergency) :)

[@annyoung7853]

I'm an American and I love Mr Bean

[@kingofrivia1248]

Mr Bean actually doesn’t realy get repetitive because he always comes up with great ideas

[@darrenmorroll6321]

A n E accident and emergency 😂

[@MRLCSisamazing]

What?!

[@Thecanadianwitch]

A&E

[@nacyl7448]

@@MRLCSisamazing Accident and Emergency

[@jameshumphreys9715]

The father of the Bridge, is in another Rowan Atkinson comedy, called the thin blue line, a very different style to Mr Bean

[@willrichardson519]

Bride? Darned predictive text.

[@asgardninja9674]

You have not lived until you've seen Mr. Bean

[@ModService]

i live in america, and i remember use to watch this wit my parents as a kid lol, dont really remember what it was about i just remember a couple diff scenes but thats it dont really remember the comedy side of it like things he would say just remember him being really weird lol

[@germains79]

I love Blackadder starring Rowan Atkinson! He is so funny.

[@thoticcusprime9309]

I watched this on pbs when i was a kid

[@dasiebarrell2925]

Yes I think as time goes by is a good one to watch as the acting in the series was stunning. It made a legend out of Judy

[@tonybennett4159]

Bobbies are the affectionate word that the British public has for police constables (derived from Robert Peel who started the police force). We are proud of them, because almost alone in the civilised world, the ordinary policeman carries no gun.

[@ravenmccraig7645]

I just saw this and you have the same intro music with @simplynailogical. Is it not copyrighted?

[@sallyanne201]

My favs of Mr Bean are the one where he's about to meet the Queen, and the Birthday one.

[@pete2331]

Really enjoy your posts. Rowan Atkinson and David Haig (the father of the bride in the Bean clip) star together in a comedy series called 'the thin blue line'. Would love to see what you think of that. There are full episodes on KZbin, but you can also get clips. Perhaps try Insp Grim best bits. There are a few out there.

[@Ash-pt6ih]

Hes a visual comedian 😊

[@TheGaz4451]

Mr Bean is great. Grew up with him, very funny with no words.

[@miorf82]

This show was so famous in Malaysia

[@Sarah-nd2gy]

I know it did make it over to America, but have you ever seen Absolutely Fabulous? If you havent, I would recommend clips from season 1