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
The Curse of Mr. Bean Programme. Two scenes from this episode later inspired the storylines of episodes from "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series": The scene from Act 1 where Mr. Bean accidentally exposes himself to a group of female swimmers was cut on broadcasts on the Philippine network ABS-CBN, Nickelodeon UK and Disney Channel. The Curse of Mr. Bean "The Curse of Mr. Bean" is the third episode of the British television series "Mr. Bean", produced by Tiger Television for Thames Television. It was first broadcast on ITV on Tuesday, January 1, 1991 and was watched by 13.8 million viewers during its original transmission. This