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Teddy is Mr. Bean's teddy bear and perhaps Mr. Bean's best friend.

The bear is a dark brown, knitted oddity with button eyes and sausage-shaped limbs, invariably ending up broken in half or in various other states of destruction and disfiguration.

Although Teddy is inanimate, Mr. Bean often pretends it is alive.

For example, when Mr. Bean hypnotises Teddy, he snaps his fingers and the bear's head falls backwards as if it has fallen asleep instantly ( Bean used his finger to prop Teddy's head up ).

Mr. Bean behaves as if the bear is real, buying it a Christmas present or trying not to wake it in the mornings.

The bear is often privy to Mr. Bean's various schemes and doubles as a dish cloth or paint brush in an emergency ; it has been decapitated (" Mr. Bean in Room 426 "), used as his paint brush (" Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean ") and shrunk in the wash (" Tee Off, Mr. Bean ").

Teddy is also Mr. Bean's " pet " in " Hair by Mr. Bean of London " and is used to win a pet show.

The Teddy that was used in filming sits in the windshield of the replica of Mr. Bean's mini that is on display at the National Motor Museum.

Over the years, Teddy has undergone several changes.

When it debuted on " The Trouble with Mr. Bean ", it had a smaller head.

Two episodes later, its head reached its current size, but its " eye " wasn't present until Bean placed gold thumb tacks on its face.

The " eyes " have since been replaced with two small white buttons sewn over Teddy's face, giving it a distinct image.