Mr. Humphries is never elaborated upon. Though Mr. Humphries exhibits many of the behaviors typical of a gay stereotype, his true sexual orientation is never explicitly confirmed in the series. The reticence was a necessity given prevailing attitudes at the time the series was produced: after the first five episodes of "Are You Being Served?", a senior BBC executive ordered David Croft to "Get rid of the poof" from the show – Croft declined, saying: "If the poof goes, I go." Many jokes throw Mr Humphries into heterosexual clinches. At one point he is asked to fill in for Mrs. Slocombe at
Mr. Bean Rides Again the train. "Car Trouble" from the Animated Series was inspired by Act 1. Act 4 indirectly segued into Act 3 of a later Mr. Bean episode "Hair by Mr. Bean of London" in which he departed the train, only to find out that he does not have his ticket. Both acts later inspired the train scene from "Mr. Bean's Holiday". The heart attack scene was edited out when broadcast on Nickelodeon UK. Mr. Bean Rides Again "Mr. Bean Rides Again" is the sixth episode of the television series "Mr. Bean" that originally aired on ITV on 17 February 1992. Bean