Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em vs. Mr. Bean - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 03-18-2023, 10:50 PM

"Before Mr. Bean there was Frank Spencer, the original master of disaster." I got the complete series of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em for Christmas a few months ago. That opening sentence is on my DVD package. Tonight, my PBS affiliate started airing Mr. Bean again after a very long absence. I had remembered really liking it when I was younger. I saw the pilot tonight and am not into it like I was. Michael Crawford (yes that multi-talented Michael Crawford who later became Phantom of the Opera), while highly clumsy and inept, is genuinely likable and funny on Some Mothers. Rowan Atkinson, on the other hand, is an obnoxious, crude, and rude twit. The test part wasn't terrible but it went downhill in the next segments. Sadly the poll here will likely have skewed results as Mr. Bean became much more famous than Some Mothers.

I was not expecting to like Mr. Bean a whole lot less than tonight's lead-in As Time Goes By.

Alan Brady's Hair · 03-18-2023, 10:54 PM

I'm only slightly familiar with Some Mothers, but Mr. Bean has always been a mystery to me.

icecream · 03-18-2023, 11:11 PM

How eerie. Shortly after mentioning Phantom of the Opera here, one of my friends commented on its Facebook page (I don't follow the Phantom page otherwise).

Dude111 · 03-19-2023, 05:53 PM

I picked Mr Bean. (I havent ever seen any of that other)

AMackII · 03-20-2023, 02:58 PM

Mr Bean

icecream · 03-25-2023, 10:37 PM

Mr. Bean is permanently off my schedule. I gave episode two another chance and it did not improve. Five year olds act less boorish than him.

View Poll Results: Which Britcom is Better?
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em	2	33.33%
Mr. Bean	4	66.67%
Voters: 6. You may not vote on this poll

03-18-2023, 10:50 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,798	Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em vs. Mr. Bean "Before Mr. Bean there was Frank Spencer, the original master of disaster." I got the complete series of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em for Christmas a few months ago. That opening sentence is on my DVD package. Tonight, my PBS affiliate started airing Mr. Bean again after a very long absence. I had remembered really liking it when I was younger. I saw the pilot tonight and am not into it like I was. Michael Crawford (yes that multi-talented Michael Crawford who later became Phantom of the Opera), while highly clumsy and inept, is genuinely likable and funny on Some Mothers. Rowan Atkinson, on the other hand, is an obnoxious, crude, and rude twit. The test part wasn't terrible but it went downhill in the next segments. Sadly the poll here will likely have skewed results as Mr. Bean became much more famous than Some Mothers. I was not expecting to like Mr. Bean a whole lot less than tonight's lead-in As Time Goes By.
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03-18-2023, 10:54 PM	#2
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,830	I'm only slightly familiar with Some Mothers, but Mr. Bean has always been a mystery to me.

03-18-2023, 11:11 PM	#3
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,798	How eerie. Shortly after mentioning Phantom of the Opera here, one of my friends commented on its Facebook page (I don't follow the Phantom page otherwise).

03-19-2023, 05:53 PM	#4
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,396	I picked Mr Bean. (I havent ever seen any of that other)

03-20-2023, 02:58 PM	#5
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,222	Mr Bean

03-25-2023, 10:37 PM	#6
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,798	Mr. Bean is permanently off my schedule. I gave episode two another chance and it did not improve. Five year olds act less boorish than him.