The Trouble with Mr. Bean
| "The Trouble with Mr. Bean" | |
|---|---|
| Mr. Bean episode | |
| Episode no. | Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Paul Weiland, John Birkin |
| Written by |
Robin Driscoll Richard Curtis Rowan Atkinson |
| Produced by | Sue Vertue |
| Original air date | 1 January 1992 |
| Running time | 25:23 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
|
Richard Wilson (dentist) |
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Richard Wilson (dentist)
Caroline Quentin (traffic warden)
Sam Mead (schoolboy)
Christine Ellerbeck (schoolboy's mother)
Hugo Mendez (boy in park)
Michael Godley (man in wheelchair)
Nathan Lewis (car thief)
Bridget Brammall (dental nurse)
"The Trouble with Mr. Bean" is the fifth episode of the television series Mr. Bean, and mainly features two sketches, including a scene in which Mr. Bean changes into his clothes while driving in his car. It is the first episode to feature Bean's cuddly toy, Teddy, featured guest appearances by Richard Wilson and Caroline Quentin, and was one of the highest rated episodes of the programme. It was originally aired on ITV on 1 January 1992.
Mr. Bean has a dental appointment for the morning, but as his alarm goes off at eight o'clock to ensure he wakes up and has time to prepare for it, he continues to sleep in his bed, ignoring the chimes of his grandfather clock, dunking a battery powered alarm clock into a glass of water, and stopping a hose spraying hot water from his coffeemaker by plugging it with the big toe on his right foot. Eventually, Bean gets up fifty minutes later, blissfully unaware of his appointment, as he conducts some light exercise, brings out his clothes, and then has difficulty shaving when his electric razor catches his nasal hairs. Upon noticing a reminder he made to remind him of the appointment, he realises he is running late, and proceeds to grab his clothes, his shoes, and his toothbrush and toothpaste, and heads for his car, coming back suddenly to ensure his cuddly toy, Teddy, is tucked up in bed. Rushing for the appointment, Bean proceeds to get dressed, using a brick on the accelerator for some of the journey alongside his feet for the steering, before eventually brushing his teeth, using the car's screenwash to rinse his mouth out before spitting it out, the contents landing on the backside of a local builder who assumes it is bird droppings.
Arriving at the dental surgery of Dr. A. M. Peggit in the nick of time, Bean parks out front, forcing the blue Reliant out of a reserved parking space. Just as he heads inside, a passing traffic warden makes him notice that a part of his pyjamas is sticking out of his trousers, forcing him to remove it and toss it in his car. Once in the waiting room, he finds nothing good to read other than a comic book in the hands of a young boy, and so tricks the boy's mother into thinking he has wet himself in order to get the comic, only to find he has no time to read it as the dentist is at this point ready to see him. Inside with Dr. Peggit, Bean causes mayhem behind the dentist's back, knocking the dental chair out of position and being forced to correct it with its controls, and messing about with some of the equipment. Eventually, he accidentally numbs the dentist's leg by stabbing a needle containing a dose of local anaesthetic, causing him to fall over and then pull down an X-ray blocker, knocking him out. Feeling inconvenienced by this, Bean decides to do what the dentist was planning to do – put a filling into his tooth. Although he manages to do this, he soon finds that the holder containing the dental map of his teeth can flip vertically and horizontally, leaving him to drill each tooth and put filling on all of them, effectively causing them to be stuck together. Fortunately, Bean gets a fright when Dr. Peggit wakes up and, satisfied with his own work, he leaves the dentist to enjoy the rest of the day.
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