Nah, Mr Bean is just an amalgam of variant characters cobbled together by Rowan Atkinson for pecuniary advantage, whereas the genius of Basil is entirely distinctive ![Wink ;)](https://www.75ztcommunity.co.uk/images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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