Given its enduring success which has now expanded to two feature-length films - Bean (1997) and Mr Bean's Holiday (2007) - and an animated series, one would imagine the original series ran for some time.
But believe it or not, over its five-year run from 1990 to 1995 only 14 episodes of the series were ever filmed, one of which was arguably the funniest of them all - Merry Christmas Mr. Bean.
The 25-minute-long festive-themed special follows the quirky character as he wreaks havoc with his childlike antics, and prepares himself for Christmas Day with his long-suffering girlfriend (portrayed by Matilda Ziegler) and his beloved best friend and companion Teddy.
From inconsiderate present shopping to accidentally pulling the plug on power to an entire department store, letting his imagination run wild in a nativity scene toy set, conducting a band, and the laugh-out-loud turkey on head incident (lest we say more), his on-screen antics will leave you laughing out loud from the start to the end.
Merry Christmas Mr. Bean is arguably one of the best if not the best, seasonal episodes to come out of global sitcoms, despite being released more than 30 years ago. In fact, when it first premiered in 1992, almost 18.5 million viewers tuned in for some hearty laughs in the United Kingdom alone.
If you haven't had the pleasure of watching our beloved Bean-y bring new meaning to "dressing" his turkey and try his hand at holiday romance, now is the perfect time - seasons streaming!
Will Rowan Atkinson ever play Mr. Bean again?
Sadly for new and old fans alike, Rowan Atkinson has placed the world famous character into a semi-retirement of sorts.
Whilst the now 68-year-old has previously said he would never appear as the beloved character again, he has hinted that his live-action portrayal of Mr. Bean may one day return to screen.
"I wouldn't like to do him for the rest of my life. But it's fun doing him occasionally," the actor has said.
Most recently during a November 2022 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, he admitted that he would "never say never" to a role reprisal, a huge cause of excitement for fans.
Where can I watch Mr Bean in Australia?
Whilst re-runs of Mr. Bean routinely air on free-to-air channels, the full series is available to stream on-demand on both BritBox and Prime Video.
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