Moth3r said:
My uncle used to find Mr Bean offensive, because he thought it was making fun of people with learning difficulties.
What a twat.
Wow, I have never heard anybody describe Mr. Bean in that way. People (mostly women) usually say they don't like Mr. Bean because he acts silly. My mother wouldn't let me watch The Three Stooges and Mr. Bean, because of how silly they were, but my dad would let me watch them and Mr. Bean all of the time. She had no problem with Monty Python, because it was witty, but I think all comedy needs a degree of wit. Rowan Atkinson does bring wit to the Bean series. He was more of a cartoon of his former self in the 97 film, but the series had some fresh humor. I never saw him as having learning difficulties, I always just saw him as a selfish/obnoxious kid in a 35 year old man's body.