Mr. Bean Copying Meme Template

One person is doing the work while Mr. Bean leans over for a look. Label the original on the left and the person borrowing from it on the right.

The student in blue keeps writing while Bean studies his paper. Two labels turn that glance into a comparison between an original idea and something suspiciously similar.

The scene also works for reusing your own work. A new presentation, recipe, or outfit can be the thing on the right, quietly borrowing from an earlier version on the left.

The scene appears in the first episode of Mr. Bean, broadcast on January 1, 1990. Rowan Atkinson’s character tries to copy the answers of the student beside him during a mathematics exam. [1] [3]

The official Mr. Bean channel shared the exam clip on YouTube in August 2009. During the 2010s, captioned stills turned the glance into comparisons between things that appeared to copy one another. [3]

Place the original idea over the student’s blue jacket. Put the borrowing person or thing over Bean’s gray jacket, below his face. His sideways glance establishes the direction of the copying.

Keep both labels brief. Readers should be able to connect the names with the glance without a separate explanation across the top.

The original

The source over the student’s blue jacket.

The copy

The borrower over Bean’s gray jacket.

• Use comparable things, such as two presentations or two recipes.
• Keep the labels below the faces.
• Try a joke about reusing your own work instead of accusing someone else.