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First let me say I love Rowan Atkinson's "Mr Bean" series. I have them all on dvd. I've wanted to drive his little yellow car (are they real?). However I cannot help but noticing; 1. Mr. Bean never works a real job so I dont know where he makes any money. 2. His basic gag is to make fun of rules, standards, and most parts of civilized society. He cuts in line at the hospital. He sneaks into a parking garage for free. He cheats on a test. He shoplifts in a store. He pokes fun of serious occasions like church services, weddings, funerals, and even visiting the queen. 3. He provides no real benefit to society. His only "friend" is his girlfriend and he treats her poorly. All this yet he gets by just fine. So I have to ask, is this a common theme in British comedy? At least in American comedy the characters hold jobs and follow rules. He really is a poor example of a person to follow.
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Dec 23, 2015 18:07
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Mr bean has a girlfriend and i dont
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Dec 23, 2015 18:09
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Those things (especially #2) are anathema to the Brits which is why Mr. Bean, a fumbling buffoon, does them. Thus an extra layer of humor over the immediate 'watch this dude try to be sneaky and fail.'
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Dec 23, 2015 18:09
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No. He was an electrical engineer who got into acting. Good example of doing what you like, IMO.
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Dec 23, 2015 18:10
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Chill la Chill posted:No. He was an electrical engineer who got into acting. Good example of doing what you like, IMO. i did something similar only replace "acting" with "retard masturbating"
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Dec 23, 2015 18:26
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Watch the episode where he manages to avoid being late for a dentist appointment by getting dressed and brushing his teeth whilst driving and try to tell me that's not someone you should look up to. He also manages to steal a sweet comic book from some dumb bitch kid in the waiting room, too.
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Dec 23, 2015 18:36
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the joke is it's a show about life through the eyes of the mentally handicapped, OP
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Dec 23, 2015 18:39
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I've gotten in to the habbit when someone is dressed particularly good to tell them they're dropping more panties than Mr. Bean at a Victoria Secret - it's not my joke but it always gets a chuckle
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Dec 23, 2015 18:40
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Um, gee, thanks a loving lot for the spoilers rear end in a top hat.
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Dec 23, 2015 19:07
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:Um, gee, thanks a loving lot for the spoilers rear end in a top hat. Mr. Bean is Han's crazy brother-in-law and he inadvertently blows up the Death Star
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Dec 23, 2015 20:33
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Bean is a literal manchild and typical Brit.
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Dec 23, 2015 20:35
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Why are you dissecting all the loopholes in a comedy that follows the life of a severely disabled man?
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Dec 23, 2015 20:43
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Laurenz posted:Why are you dissecting all the loopholes in a comedy that follows the life of a severely disabled man? Actually Mr Bean is the greatest living Briton including Harry Potter and James Bond and Dr Who, excuse you
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Dec 23, 2015 21:15
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Noone in Britain has given a poo poo about Mr bean since 1996.
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Dec 23, 2015 21:17
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Mr Bean is actually black.
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Dec 23, 2015 21:18
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mr. bean: food waster
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Dec 23, 2015 21:19
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I remeber liking Mr. Beam as a kid. Mr. Bean would alway hijinx everybody in the room no matter the circumstance!
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Dec 23, 2015 21:24
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Abrahamsen posted:I remeber liking Mr. Beam as a kid. Mr. Bean now all i got is mr. jim beam
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Dec 23, 2015 21:25
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Mr. Bean is actually an empowering character. He shows that even a man with advanced autism can afford a flat, hold a series of odd jobs, and drive his car on the roof
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Dec 23, 2015 21:27
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A misanthrope posted:now all i got is mr. jim beam Haha typicality!
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Dec 23, 2015 21:33
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I wish I had a magical bottomless pocket full of pens like Mr. Bean.
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Dec 23, 2015 21:35
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I didn't realize Mr Bean was a comedy I just figured it was reality TV following a typical Brit. 
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Dec 23, 2015 21:35
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Kuato posted:I didn't realize Mr Bean was a comedy I just figured it was reality TV following a typical Brit. racism against british people is the only acceptable racism imo
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Dec 23, 2015 21:39
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ten years ago we had cash jobs hope and bean now we have no cash hope bean or jobs thanks
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Dec 23, 2015 21:41
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Mr. Bean is probably a civil engineer or chartered accountant that works for the government.
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Dec 23, 2015 21:41
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Ein cooler Typ posted:First let me say I love Rowan Atkinson's "Mr Bean" series. I have them all on dvd. I've wanted to drive his little yellow car (are they real?). cast a mexican, rename it "Mr. Beaner" and you got a hit show for the US market
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Dec 23, 2015 21:44
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mr bean's girlfriend is drat ugly.
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Dec 23, 2015 22:01
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Yeah I thought mr bean was like edutainment on how to deal with autistic retards who don't follow the rules ie - ignore them and hope they'll go away
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Dec 23, 2015 22:06
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The clues to Mr. Bean's origin are in the opening sequence. He's an alien sent to study us.
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Dec 23, 2015 22:28
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Mr bean is what the OP'S mom calls my dick 
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Dec 23, 2015 22:50
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Mr. Bean is teaching our children how to eat turkeys wrong.
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Dec 23, 2015 22:52
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Mr. Bean is the Charlie Chaplin of goons. He's smug, he thinks hes clever when he isn't, and he has no social graces.
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Dec 23, 2015 22:54
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Nooner posted:Mr bean is what the OP'S mom calls my dick So it's really tiny and misshapen? Goondolences. 
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Dec 23, 2015 23:21
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Ein cooler Typ posted:So I have to ask, is this a common theme in British comedy? At least in American comedy the characters hold jobs and follow rules. Yeah, a lot of our older comedy shows have people being angry, miserable and poor, just like in real life.
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Dec 23, 2015 23:26
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwzjlmBLfrQ I did, and still do, feel an unironic surge of patriotic pride at this moment.
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Dec 23, 2015 23:51
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my first car was a mini and i can confirm they do indeed exist
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Dec 24, 2015 00:22
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Bogan Krkic posted:my first car was a mini and i can confirm they do indeed exist what's your avatar from everytime I see it I wonder about it
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Dec 24, 2015 00:25
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i think it is wonderful that a show starring a deeply mentally sick man has the following it does it just goes to show anyone can achieve success
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Dec 24, 2015 00:28
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he is basically the smartest fog-breather to ever live, a credit to his race
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Dec 24, 2015 00:30
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My favorite episode is where he did that thing super simplistic task and managed to make it exceedingly difficult and complicated.
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