• TehBamski@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    Actually, he’s an ‘angel’ that has fallen (or returned to Earth because ‘God’ got so tired of dealing with him) from heaven. That’s why they play church choir music during the intro scene.

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      2 months ago

      The animated series says otherwise.

      Bean comes from an alien ship full of other Mr Beans that kick him out. So apparently there is an entire race of Beans.

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      2 months ago

      Fun fact. The choir sing “Ecce homo qui est faba”.

      Behold the man who is bean.

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        2 months ago

        And during the end-credits, they sing “Vale homo qui est faba”.

        Farewell, the man who is a bean.