These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

Mr. Bean

Rowan Atkinson created a sitcom about his beloved alter ego, Mr. Bean, that ran in 1990. It had just a 15-episode run, and the plot focuses on "a child in a grown man's body," and the blunders he faces trying to get through a normal day. Atkinson was inspired by physical comedy from the silent film era.

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The More You Know

  • George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but could not obtain the rights so instead, he created Star Wars.
  • Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn failed his driving test eight times.
  • The first film kiss happened in 1896
  • Straight Outta Compton movie was never played in Compton because the city has no movie theaters.
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