The Curse of Mr. Bean
| "The Curse of Mr. Bean" | |
|---|---|
| Mr. Bean episode | |
| Episode no. | Episode 3 |
| Directed by | John Howard Davies |
| Written by |
Richard Curtis Robin Driscoll Rowan Atkinson |
| Produced by | John Howard Davies |
| Original air date | 30 December 1990 |
| Running time | 24:31 |
| Awards | International Emmy Award Outstanding Popular Arts Programme |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Angus Deayton – Lifeguard; man on park bench |
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Angus Deayton – Lifeguard; man on park bench
Matilda Ziegler – Irma Gobb
"The Curse of Mr. Bean" is the third episode of the British television series Mr. Bean, and features three sketches that include Mr. Bean having misfortune at a swimming pool, trying to make a sandwich and tea in a bizarre way, and then going to the cinema with his girlfriend. It was the first episode to feature Irma Gobb, Bean's girlfriend, though her name was not known until a later episode. The original broadcast on ITV occurred on 30 December 1990.
Bean decides to go the local, public swimming pool, and parks his Mini in the nearby car park. Once inside and changed, he becomes excited upon seeing a couple of kiddie slides and attempts to use one, only for a lifeguard to spot him and force him out to the main pool. A little annoyed, Bean soon spots the diving boards and decides to try out the highest one. However, he soon becomes frightened when he learns how high up he is, and tries to chicken out, only to find two boys waiting for their turn. Forced to attempt a dive, Bean fails at his initial try, and decides to climb off the edge. Impatient, one of the boys decides to get him off the diving board and stamps on his hand, causing him to fall into the pool. Upon surfacing, Bean spots that his trunks came off, and fails to retrieve them as a small girl fishes them out and takes them with her. Left naked, just as the lifeguard orders everyone out, Bean attempts to get back to the changing room, hiding to avoid being spotted by a female lifeguard, only to freak out a group of female swimmers who run into him.
After drying and changing back into his clothes, Bean prepares to leave the car park, only to find he must pay £16 in order to raise the barrier over the exit. Not willing to do so, he opts to find a way to avoid this, and suddenly decides to find a way of leaving by the entrance. Using a refuse container in front of the entrance to trick the ticket machine, Bean drives his Mini out, but just as he removes the container to leave, a car drives in and forces him to re-enter the car park. Tentatively waiting to drive at the barrier over the entrance, Bean suddenly spots the blue Reliant about to enter the car park. As the driver takes a ticket and makes the barrier lift, Bean drives his Mini at full speed towards the Reliant, forcing it out of his way and causing it to topple over as he leaves.
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