Mr. Bean: The Animated Series - Volumes 1 & 2 (It's Not Easy Being Bean / Bean There, Done That)

Amazon.com Rowan Atkinson's man-child adapts perfectly to an animated format in this collection's 18 episodes. For the most part, the scripts--written or edited by Robin Driscoll, one of the longtime creators of all things Bean--are indistinguishable from the live-action series. In "In the Wild," the fussy, grunting hero goes on a photo safari in Britain's wilds, only to cause havoc among fellow bird-watchers. "Missing Teddy" continues the animal theme with an instant-classic sequence in which Bean clears a busy veterinarian's waiting room by inadvertently healing some ailing pets. "Roadworks" finds a sleepy Bean at war with a noisy construction crew, and "Nurse" reveals his standing fantasy of being treated like royalty while in hospital. Good stuff both for Bean fanatics and children who never saw the real Atkinson's head stuck in a turkey. The star isn't entirely out of the picture: Atkinson provides priceless vocal performances. --Tom Keogh Product Description It's the role he was drawn to play! The funniest man on TV, Rowan Atkinson, is now the star of his own cartoon series; these two volumes, It's Not Easy Being Bean" and Bean There, Done That," contain 18 hilarious episodes on 2 DVDs. Animated. 2003/color/3 hrs., 38 min/NR/fullscreen.