Mr. Bean is a British TV comedy full of dry humor. This particular episode pokes fun at the lifeless worship so many people experience in church.

The scene opens as Mr. Bean slips into a church service during a hymn. The tune is incomprehensible, and the stoic people mumble the words without an ounce of passion. Mr. Bean cannot even find the right page in the hymnal, and by the time his neighbor shares his hymnal, the song is over and everyone sits in unison.

Mr. Bean settles into his pew with a smile on his face, anticipating the sermon—but the rest of the congregation blankly stares straight ahead. Then the preaching begins in a nonsensical blah blah blah monotone that is hilarious—the preacher sounds like the teacher on the old Charlie Brown specials. But even funnier is the congregation—their eyes are locked in position, and the only sign that they are even conscious is the occasional eyebrow that they raise at Mr. Bean.

As the sermon proceeds on endlessly, Mr. Bean fidgets, dawdles, and distracts himself to the annoyance of those seated nearby, until he finally succumbs to the boredom. His eyes roll into his head, and he nearly collapses into slumber, only to jerk himself awake at the last moment. The sermon plods on, the people stare on, and Mr. Bean tries to fight off sleep again. But this time he fails completely. He slumps further and further downwards, eventually sprawling onto his neighbor's lap and finally onto the floor.

Elapsed Time: 00:44:27 to 00:45:52; DVD Chapter 9, "Can't Stay Awake in Church"

Content: Rated TV-PG