The first episode of the original Mr. Bean series is titled “Mr. Bean.”
The episode introduces Rowan Atkinson’s character through several largely visual situations, including Bean’s arrival at a church and his efforts to deal with an inconvenient seat. Its title is deliberately simple: it uses the character’s name rather than describing one particular incident.
The episode was written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, with Robin Driscoll also credited for the series’ writing. It established the format that would define the sitcom: minimal dialogue, exaggerated physical reactions, and ordinary tasks turned into elaborate comic problems.
Because later episodes and specials use descriptive titles, viewers sometimes misremember the opener as having a longer name. The canonical title is simply “Mr. Bean,” matching the title of the television series itself.