Mr. Bean: The Animated Series - Set 1 (2003, DVD)

It's not easy being Bean, and Rowan Atkinson turned over the responsibility to a cartoon alter ego after fourteen strenuous episodes. But that doesn't mean that the British funnyman abandoned his famous character--he has overseen all aspects of the animated adventures, to the extent of acting out every scene so that the animators can capture his distinctive Beany flavor.

The result of more than two years of preparation, MR. BEAN, THE ANIMATED SERIES introduces a whole new cast of characters into Bean's distinctively skewed world, and the eight episodes (16 hilarious tales) in this collection are sure to delight kids, grown-ups and everyone in between (you know who you are). It's sketch comedy of the most literal sort.

 It's Not Easy Being Bean 

 In The Wild; Missing Teddy 

 Mime Games; Spring Clean 

 Birthday Bear; The Mole 

 Roadworks; The Sofa 

 Treasure!; Homeless