Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

Sharpe, the North American licence holder for the show, signed a deal with Toy Play to release a toyline based on the show for the US and Canadian markets in September.

Tiger Aspect Productions announced the series in October 2000.

Valued at $15 million, the series was already pre-sold to ITV but did not have an animation studio tied into the production.

In February 2001, Entertainment Rights acquired all UK merchandising and licensing rights to the series Prior to the series' UK premiere in March 2002, Fremantle International Distribution pre-sold the series in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Portugal, Cyprus and French-speaking Belgium, with Super RTL securing rights in Germany.

Varga, who handled all Hungarian rights, pre-sold the series to RTL Klub and it premiered in April, a month after its UK premiere.

In April 2003, the series made its debut in the United States through various public television stations, with A&E Home Video acquiring home media rights.