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{{performer|Steve Whitmire}}
 
{{performer|Steve Whitmire}}
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[[File:Bean Bunny.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
{{designer|[[Diane Dawson-Hearn]]|designer|[[Rollie Krewson]]|builder}}
 
{{designer|[[Diane Dawson-Hearn]]|designer|[[Rollie Krewson]]|builder}}
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[[Image:BunnyPicnic.JPG|thumb|300px]]
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[[Image:MCC-BeanBunny.jpg|thumb|300px|Bean Bunny in ''[[A Muppet Christmas Carol]]''.]]
   
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'''Bean Bunny''' first appeared in [[1986]] as the star of the TV special ''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]''.
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'''Bean Bunny''' first appeared in 1986 as the star of the TV special ''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]''. The cute bunny was part of a family headed by [[Father Bunny]] and [[Mother Bunny]] and helped make peace with [[The Farmer|the farmer's]] [[Dog (Bunny Picnic)|dog]].
   
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In [[1989]], Bean joined the cast of ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'', appearing in both the control room and "televised" portions of the MuppeTelevision segments. Although his fellow Muppets often found him to be insufferably cute, the MuppeTelevision ratings were never higher than when the station featured sex, violence and/or Bean Bunny. Whenever Bean was yelled at, particularly by Kermit, he gets very scared and whimpers.
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In 1989, Bean joined the cast of ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'', appearing in both the control room and "televised" portions of the [[MuppeTelevision]] segments. Although his fellow Muppets often found him to be insufferably cute, the MuppeTelevision ratings were never higher than when the station featured sex, violence and/or Bean Bunny. Whenever Bean was yelled at, particularly by [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], he became very scared and whimpered, mostly due to his youth and his sensitivity to noise, a common trait he shares with ''real'' bunny rabbits.
   
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Bean Bunny was further integrated into the Muppet family in [[1990]], playing major roles in ''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]'' and ''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]].'' A [[Bean Bunny walk-arounds|walk-around]] version of Bean was also featured in both Muppet stage shows at the [[Disney-MGM Studios]] in [[Walt Disney World]], ''[[Here Come the Muppets]]'' and ''[[Muppets On Location: Days of Swine and Roses]]''. It is indicative of the push to make Bean Bunny a major player in the Muppet family that walk-around versions of more popular characters such as [[Scooter]] and [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]] were not featured in these stage shows.
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Bean Bunny was further integrated into the Muppet family in 1990, playing major roles in ''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]'' and ''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]].'' In the former, he responds to [[Scooter|Scooter's]] jibe that "cute" is his middle name by stating it's actually Norman. A [[Bean Bunny walk-arounds|walk-around]] version of Bean was also featured in both Muppet stage shows at the Disney-MGM Studios in [[Walt Disney World]]: ''[[Here Come the Muppets]]'' and ''[[Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses]]''. It is indicative of the push to make Bean Bunny a major player in the Muppet family that walk-around versions of more popular characters such as [[Scooter]] and [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]] were not featured in these stage shows.
   
 
An [[Baby Bean Bunny|animated version]] of Bean Bunny was introduced during the seventh season of ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', and a [[Bean Bunny (Muppet Kids)|pre-teen Bean]] would later be featured as part of the [[Muppet Kids]] series.
 
An [[Baby Bean Bunny|animated version]] of Bean Bunny was introduced during the seventh season of ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', and a [[Bean Bunny (Muppet Kids)|pre-teen Bean]] would later be featured as part of the [[Muppet Kids]] series.
   
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Bean was active as a major character only until [[Steve Whitmire]] took over performing [[Kermit the Frog]] (following the death of [[Jim Henson]]) while Whitmire's other character [[Rizzo the Rat]] gained higher prominence in the next Muppet production ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''. The film was Bean's only significant role in a Muppet movie, appearing in several scenes as a hapless urchin, who on [[Christmas]] morning fetches a turkey twice his size for [[Ebenezer Scrooge|Scrooge]].
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Bean's only prominent role in a Muppet movie was in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', where he played the young boy who fetched a goose larger than he was for [[Scrooge]] on Christmas morning.
 
   
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In subsequent appearances on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', ''[[Muppets from Space]]'', ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'' and ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'', Bean was relegated to the background and became a routine target of Muppet violence, a fact that [[Brian Henson]] makes note of on the ''Muppet Christmas Carol'' DVD commentary: "Inside the Muppet Company, we love to hate Bean Bunny."
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In subsequent appearances on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', ''[[Muppets from Space]]'', ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'' and ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'', Bean was relegated to the background and became a routine target of Muppet violence, a fact that [[Brian Henson]] noted in the ''Muppet Christmas Carol'' DVD commentary: "Inside the Muppet Company, we love to hate Bean Bunny."
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[[Frank Oz]] once said of the character, "[[Jim Henson|Jim]] built a character named Bean Bunny, so people could think he’s cute, and take the onus off of the others[.] But, it didn’t work β€” they still thought the others were cute."<ref>[http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-07-29/the-muppets-co-creator-frank-oz-disses-new-muppets-has-never-had-chick-fil-a-video/ Oz, Frank, www.celebuzz.com interview]</ref>
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Bean made a cameo appearance in the second issue of the ''[[Muppet Robin Hood]]'' comic book and plays Michael, the youngest of the Darling children, in ''[[Muppet Peter Pan]]''.
   
 
==Filmography==
 
==Filmography==
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*''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]''
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* ''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]''
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*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''
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* ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''
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**[[Episode 101: Science Fiction]]
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** [[Episode 101: Science Fiction]]
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*[[Episode 102: Aquatic Life]]
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** [[Episode 102: Aquatic Life]]
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*[[Episode 103: Monster Telethon]]
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** [[Episode 103: Monster Telethon]]
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**[[Episode 104: Dog City]]
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** [[Episode 104: Dog City]]
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**[[Episode 105: The Ratings Game]]
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** [[Episode 105: The Ratings Game]]
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**[[Episode 107: Health and Fitness]]
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** [[Episode 107: Health and Fitness]]
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**[[Episode 108: Musicians]]
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** [[Episode 108: Musicians]]
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**[[Episode 109: Garbage]]
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** [[Episode 109: Garbage]]
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**[[Episode 110: Secrets of the Muppets]]
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** [[Episode 110: Secrets of the Muppets]]
 
** [[Episode 112: Food]]
*''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]''
 
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*''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]''
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* ''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]''
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*''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]]''
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* ''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]''
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*''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
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* ''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]]''
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*''[[Kokomo]]''
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* ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
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*''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
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* ''[[Kokomo]]''
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*''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
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* ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
 
* ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
**[[Episode 101: Michelle Pfeiffer]]
 
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**[[Episode 110: Martin Short]]
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** [[Episode 101: Michelle Pfeiffer]]
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**[[Episode 203: Heather Locklear]]
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** [[Episode 110: Martin Short]]
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** [[Episode 203: Heather Locklear]]
*''[[Muppets From Space]]''
 
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*''[[It's A Verry Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''
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* ''[[Muppets from Space]]''
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*''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''
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* ''[[Muppet RaceMania]]''
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* [[MuppetFest]] panels
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* ''[[The Muppet Show Live]]''
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* ''[[It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''
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* ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]''
 
* ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''
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* [[Disney Extreme Digital]]
   
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==Trivia==
 
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*In ''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]'', [[Scooter]] says that "cute" is Bean's middle name. Bean says that actually, it's Norman.
 
   
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==See also==
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==Book appearances==
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*''[[Muppet Robin Hood]]'' - issue #3
* [[Bean Bunny's Alternate Identities]]
 
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*''[[Muppet Peter Pan]]''
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* [[Bean Bunny (Muppet Kids)]]
 
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* ''[[Muppet Sherlock Holmes]]''
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* [[Bean Bunny (Kermit's Tales)]]
 
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*''[[Green and Bear It]]''
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*''[[Easter Eggstravaganza!]] ''
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*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]''
   
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==See also==
 
* [[Bean Bunny's Alternate Identities and Ages]]
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* [[Kermit's Tales]], for a similarly named character
   
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==Sources==
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<references />
 
[[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Characters]]
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[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
 
[[Category:Bunny Picnic Characters]]
 
[[Category:Bunny Picnic Characters]]
 
[[Category:MuppeTelevision Characters]]
 
[[Category:MuppeTelevision Characters]]

Revision as of 03:06, 18 January 2015

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Bean Bunny

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Bean Bunny in A Muppet Christmas Carol.

Bean Bunny first appeared in 1986 as the star of the TV special The Tale of the Bunny Picnic. The cute bunny was part of a family headed by Father Bunny and Mother Bunny and helped make peace with the farmer's dog.

In 1989, Bean joined the cast of The Jim Henson Hour, appearing in both the control room and "televised" portions of the MuppeTelevision segments. Although his fellow Muppets often found him to be insufferably cute, the MuppeTelevision ratings were never higher than when the station featured sex, violence and/or Bean Bunny. Whenever Bean was yelled at, particularly by Kermit, he became very scared and whimpered, mostly due to his youth and his sensitivity to noise, a common trait he shares with real bunny rabbits.

Bean Bunny was further integrated into the Muppet family in 1990, playing major roles in The Muppets at Walt Disney World and Muppet*Vision 3D. In the former, he responds to Scooter's jibe that "cute" is his middle name by stating it's actually Norman. A walk-around version of Bean was also featured in both Muppet stage shows at the Disney-MGM Studios in Walt Disney World: Here Come the Muppets and Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses. It is indicative of the push to make Bean Bunny a major player in the Muppet family that walk-around versions of more popular characters such as Scooter and Rowlf were not featured in these stage shows.

An animated version of Bean Bunny was introduced during the seventh season of Muppet Babies, and a pre-teen Bean would later be featured as part of the Muppet Kids series.

Bean was active as a major character only until Steve Whitmire took over performing Kermit the Frog (following the death of Jim Henson) while Whitmire's other character Rizzo the Rat gained higher prominence in the next Muppet production The Muppet Christmas Carol. The film was Bean's only significant role in a Muppet movie, appearing in several scenes as a hapless urchin, who on Christmas morning fetches a turkey twice his size for Scrooge.

In subsequent appearances on Muppets Tonight, Muppets from Space, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Bean was relegated to the background and became a routine target of Muppet violence, a fact that Brian Henson noted in the Muppet Christmas Carol DVD commentary: "Inside the Muppet Company, we love to hate Bean Bunny."

Frank Oz once said of the character, "Jim built a character named Bean Bunny, so people could think he’s cute, and take the onus off of the others[.] But, it didn’t work β€” they still thought the others were cute."[1]

Bean made a cameo appearance in the second issue of the Muppet Robin Hood comic book and plays Michael, the youngest of the Darling children, in Muppet Peter Pan.

Filmography


Book appearances

See also

Sources