Mr. Bean (1990)

Filipe Manuel Neto March 5, 2024

★ 10/10

**Probably one of the most effective and beloved comedy series ever.** For people like me, who grew up in the 90s, Mr. Bean is certainly one of the best and most nostalgic pieces of television ever made, as well as being one of the best series made in Europe. It's really hard to think that there were only fourteen episodes when it seems, to our eyes, that there were several dozen. Without great visual artifices, without particular care for the scenery (Bean's apartment is never exactly the same between episodes and there are other subtle changes), with the soundtrack reduced to a minimum (the song used at the beginning and end, “Ecce homo qui est faba”) without concerns about verisimilitude, all the episodes do what they set out to do: make everyone laugh. Each episode lasted about half an hour and could be watched by any type of person, even on a lunch break for someone whose …