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Mr. Bean

Rowan Atkinson created a sitcom about his beloved alter ego, Mr. Bean, that ran in 1990. It had just a 15-episode run, and the plot focuses on "a child in a grown man's body," and the blunders he faces trying to get through a normal day. Atkinson was inspired by physical comedy from the silent film era.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.