Editing Mr. Bean (section)

=== Teddy ===
Teddy is Mr. Bean's [[teddy bear]] and, apparently, best friend. This little brown bear is a knitted oddity with button eyes and sausage-shaped limbs which invariably end up broken in half or in various other states of destruction and disfiguration. Although Teddy is inanimate, Mr. Bean often pretends it is alive: he always buys it a [[Christmas]] present or tries not to wake it up in the morning. For example, when Mr. Bean hypnotizes Teddy, he snaps his fingers and the bear's head falls backwards as if it had fallen asleep instantly. (Bean used his finger to prop Teddy's head up.) Teddy is often privy to Mr. Bean's various schemes and doubles as a tool or other items in emergencies; it has been decapitated ("[[Mr. Bean in Room 426]]"), used as his paint brush ("[[Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean]]") and shrunk in the wash ("[[Tee Off, Mr. Bean]]"). Teddy is also Mr. Bean's "pet" in "[[Hair by Mr. Bean of London]]" where he is used to win a pet show.

Over the years, Teddy has undergone several changes. When it debuted on "[[The Trouble with Mr. Bean]]", it had a smaller head. Two episodes later, its head reached its current size but its "eyes" were not present until Bean placed gold [[thumb tack]]s on its face. The "eyes" have since been replaced with two small white buttons sewn over Teddy's face, giving it a distinctive image.

After filming ended, Teddy was donated by Atkinson to [[Gyles Brandreth]]'s [[Teddy bear museum]] in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]. In 2008 upon the museum's closing, Teddy was sold at auction for £180.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/7606177.stm |title=Mr Bean's toy in teddy bear sale |website=BBC News |date=9 September 2008 |access-date=12 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612224229/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/7606177.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>