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{{Infobox television episode
| series       = [[Mr. Bean]]
| series_no    =
| episode      = 15
| writer       = {{Plainlist|*Flashbacks:
*[[Rowan Atkinson]]
*[[Richard Curtis]]
*[[Robin Driscoll]]
*with [[Ben Elton]]}}
| director     = [[John Howard Davies]]
| airdate      = {{Start date|1995|December|15|df=y}}
| length       = 72:00
| guests       =
| prev         = [[Hair by Mr. Bean of London]]
| episode_list = List of Mr. Bean episodes
}}
"'''The Best Bits of Mr. Bean'''" is the fifteenth episode, compilation and [[series finale]] of the British television series ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', produced by [[Tiger Aspect Productions]] and [[Thames Television]] for [[ITV Central|Central Independent Television]]. It was first broadcast on ITV on Friday, 15 December 1995.{{r|"MJPCK"}}
== Plot ==
During a rainy day, Mr. Bean and Teddy venture into the [[attic]] to look for an umbrella so they can go to the park and feed the ducks. He sticks a tiny drink umbrella into Teddy's head, but finds that his own umbrella is broken. While looking for another one, Bean uncovers various items from his past adventures, like the time Bean [[The Trouble with Mr. Bean|had to dress himself on the way to the dentist]], [[Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean episode)|the time he fell asleep in church]], when he [[Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean|had a Christmas turkey stuck on his head]] and even [[Back to School Mr. Bean|the time a tank crushed his Mini]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imdb.com/title/tt0291751/plotsummary?ref_=m_tt_ov_pl|title = "Mr. Bean" the Best Bits of Mr. Bean (TV Episode 1995) - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> When he finally finds an umbrella, he looks out the window to find that the rain has stopped. Bean angrily leaves the attic as a boomerang he threw out the window earlier finally lands on the roof.
== Alternative version ==
The original transmission of this episode ran for 72 minutes, but later releases and TV broadcasts starting from 2010 were cut to 52 minutes under the heading ''The Best of Mr. Bean''. Clips deleted from the later edits included Bean helping a busker in [[The Return of Mr. Bean]], Bean trying to stay awake in church and sitting in an exam from the [[Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean episode)|pilot episode]], as well as unshown footage of Bean accidentally pulling his television aerial cable and lifting the television up from the floor below, before he lets go and it smashes. However, the original uncut version can be found on most pre-2010 video releases of the series.
== Production ==
[[John Howard Davies]], producer and director of the first three episodes, returned to direct this final episode. Davies was also head of light entertainment at [[Thames Television]] when the [[Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean episode)|pilot episode]] was commissioned in 1989.
Both versions of the choral theme tune are heard—the version by the choir of [[Southwark Cathedral]] for the opening titles and the version by the Choir of [[Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford]] for the closing credits.
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="MJPCK">{{cite web
| url        = http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/mr._bean_the_whole_bean
| title      = DVD Review: Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean – Under the Radar – Music Magazine
| publisher  =
| accessdate = 16 February 2017
| first      = Austin
| last       = Trunick
}}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
*{{IMDb episode|0291751}}
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[[Category:Television shows written by Robin Driscoll]]
[[Category:Television shows written by Rowan Atkinson]]