Trivia about Mr. Bean: You Think You Know Everything about Mr. Bean?

TRIVIA ABOUT MR. BEAN – One of the most popular characters across the globe is Mr. Bean but there are a lot of things people don’t know about him.

1. The making of Mr. Bean took more than a decade before it reached TV screens.

Rowan Atkinson, the man playing Mr. Bean, has dreamt of the project in the late 70s but it was only after 11 years when it finally reached the TV screen.

2. It was initially not “Mr. Bean”.

One of the most unpopular trivia about Mr. Bean despite the prominence of the character across the globe is that it was supposedly “Mr. White” and not “Mr. Bean”.

3. It is based on a French movie.

As per an article on 80s Kids, Mr. Bean was inspired from a French character, Monsieur Hulot by Jacques Tati, who appeared in six movies. Atkinson admitted loving Tati’s works.

4. Its prominence is on a global level.

Mr. Bean first aired in the United Kingdom in 1990. It was sold to over 190 countries across the globe and both the live-action and the animated Mr. Bean movies are watched around the world now.

5. He is more popular than some British Royalty.

Based on the article, a 2015 poll result showed the Mr. Bean’s character is more popular than Princess Katherine, the wife of Prince William.

6. What is the first name of Mr. Bean?

In a scene in the 1997 Mr. Bean movie, his passport showed that the first name of Mr. Bean is “Mr” so his full complete name would be Mr. Mr Bean.

7. Rowan Atkinson had speech difficulty when he was a child.

Mr. Bean has a hesitant sort voice and stutters when he speaks. Based on the article, the man who plays the role has been through his own speech difficulty when he was a child. He only recovered from his crippling stutter when he used performing as a therapy.

8. One of the episodes was watched by over 18 million viewers.

In January 1992, one of the episodes of Mr. Bean was watched by 18.74 million viewers in the United Kingdom.

9. How much did the first Mr. Bean movie make?

Based on the article, the first Mr. Bean movie made a whopping $28 million in the United Kingdom alone. Worldwide, its gross income reached $256 million.