Mr Bean

Bumbling British bachelor

Mr Bean is a British comedy character created and performed by Rowan Atkinson, a childlike, socially awkward man who rarely speaks and stumbles through everyday situations with disastrous results.

The character appeared in a television series (1990–1995) and films, becoming internationally recognizable.

By extension, calling someone a Mr Bean suggests bumbling incompetence: He's a real Mr Bean when it comes to technology.

Opposites
social competence

Mr BeanJames Bond

British intelligence agent

Cary Grant · George Clooney · Don Draper · smooth operator · Ferris Bueller

intelligence/capability

Mr BeanSherlock Holmes

mastermind · genius · Hannibal Lecter · Professor X · polymath

Family

bean, beans, beaned, beaning

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G