Teddy

Teddy is Mr. Bean's teddy bear, generally regarded as Mr. Bean's best friend. The bear is a dark brown, knitted oddity with button eyes and sausage-shaped limbs, invariably ending up broken in half or in various other states of destruction and disfiguration. Although Teddy is inanimate, Bean frequently pretends he is alive. For example, when Mr. Bean hypnotizes Teddy, he snaps his fingers and the bear's head falls backwards, as if he had fallen asleep instantly (Bean used his finger to prop Teddy's head up). Certainly, Bean behaves as if the bear is real, buying him a Christmas present or trying not to wake him in the mornings. The bear is often privy to Mr. Bean's various schemes and doubles as a good dish cloth or paint brush in an emergency; he has been decapitated ("Mr. Bean in Room 426") and shrunk in the wash ("Tee Off, Mr. Bean").

Over the years, Teddy has undergone several changes. When he debuted on "The Trouble with Mr. Bean", he had a smaller head. Two episodes later, his head reached its current size, but his "eye" wasn't present until Bean placed gold thumb tacks on his face. The "eyes" have since been replaced with two small white buttons sewn over Teddy's face, giving him a distinct image. In the animated series, Teddy's eyes are dotted, he lacks a mouth (except for Bean's nightmare in "Tale of Two Teddies", a bigger nose, and overall has a flatter and more simplified look.

Appearance

Teddy is a brown, knitted teddy bear. He has white, button eyes and a black nose. His arms and legs, are long and sausage like, with white hands.

Interaction with Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean loves Teddy, and Teddy is his only friend. Teddy will go everywhere with Mr. Bean. When Mr. Bean interacts with Teddy, he often pretends he is alive. He will talk to the bear, often including him in Bean's schemes and plans. Usually, this will end up in Teddy getting hurt in some way - be that by his head being ripped off or him being cut in half. However, he always ends up ok in the end or will be back to normal in the next scene.

Episode Appearances

Mr. Bean (TV series)

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

Season 1

Season 2

Home Movie
The Cruise
Coconut Shy
Green Bean
Cash Machine
Litterbugs
Rat Trap
Valentine's Bean
All You Can Eat
Flat Pack
Holiday For Teddy
The Newspaper
Viral Bean (only in Bean's dream and mentioned by him)
Super Spy
Scout Bean
Back to School
Lord Bean
Car Wars
Bean Phone
Hotel Bean
Jurassic Bean
Caring Bean
Opera Bean
Taxi Bean
A New Friend
The Lift
Dig This
Where Did You Get That Cat?
Valuable Lessons (only shown in The Thieves' vision)
Halloween
Bean Painting
Rare Bird
Bean's Safari
A Round of Golf
Superhero Bean
What a Load of Rubbish
The Robot
Birthday Party
In The Garden
A Magic Day Out
Pizza Bean
The Photograph
Dancing Bean
Bean Shopping

Season 3

Season 4

Feature Films

Bean (only at the end)

Trivia

The final Teddy which got semi-finalized in "Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean" stands at 18", as confirmed by photographer for the book "Much Loved" Mark Nixon.
Teddy has went through a load of changes in design, but stuck to the one seen in "Merry Christmas", Mr. Bean, despite "Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean", a few episodes later having a different design.
Teddy's birthday is August 15th, according to the segment "Birthday Bear".
According to the official Mr. Bean Top Trumps cards, he is "32 years old" in the animated series.
In later seasons of the animated series, Teddy's colours are more saturated