Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean

This is the first episode I showed to my class of Spanish kids in English class and they couldn't stop laughing. The child-like Mr Bean is a hit with all ages and nationalities so I'll be selecting a few more.

I have watched Mr. Bean so often, and especially this particular episode, the least I can do is write a comment on it (or try to write).

All those Mr. Bean episodes are great but this one and the Christmas episode (Merry Christmas Mr. Bean) are hysterical in my opinion. What they all have in common is that they are simple, cleverly written comedies that Rowan Atkinson stars in (co-writes and stars in) and have become a classic. Many fantastic comedy shows have come from Britain (Monty Python, Blackadder, The Office, Little Britain only to name a few) and the adventures of Mr. Bean are certainly among the greatest. To sum up: British humor at its best.

I like the bit where he put a no entry sign over his bum

Mr Bean holds a new year's eve party for some of his friends, then decides to beat the sales, and do some home improvements.

For me, this is one of the show's funniest episodes, loaded with laughs from start to finish, it features a sequence, that's about the only thing to tivsk Frank Spencer's rollerskate ensemble.

It's definitely back to that outrageous, almost cartoon like humour, the only similarity I can draw on again, is Wallis and Gromit, it is that kind of outlandish, wild antics, I can only imagine how this appeared on a script.

I love how zany it is, and whilst I agree with the reviewer who says kids love it, I'd argue adults too as well, 10/10.

When I was teaching, the day just before the kids went on the Christmas/New Years Break was a wasted day. Many of the kids weren't there and none of them wanted to do a lick of work. And, instead of fighting this, I usually made it a party day--a party day that also included this episode of Mr. Bean. And, if I didn't plan on showing "Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean", the kids would practically demand it--even though they'd seen it the year before! And, oddly, the kids all became VERY quiet and sat enraptured--saying almost nothing during the entire show--they loved it that much. And often, kids from other classes heard I was showing it and begged their teachers to let them come and see it as well--and a sort of mini-holiday tradition was born. Why? Because quite simply it's hilarious--for all ages, races and personalities. I have NEVER seen a show that everyone seems to like if they just give it a chance.

As far as what this episode is about, I won't give a lot of explanation. After all, it would spoil it. Some topics covered is Mr. Bean's incredibly lame New Years party, his driving home New Years day with a recliner--even though he drives a Mini Cooper and painting his apartment. I know all this sounds dull but Rowan Atkinson manages to squeeze every bit of comedy out of it--making this one great laugh after another. You just have to see this for yourself--and if you do, you're doing yourself a favor.