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 Goes to Town Studio sequences were recorded before a live audience at Thames Television's Teddington Studios. Elements from this episode were later reused in episodes of "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series": The broadcast of the episode on Nickelodeon UK and Disney Channel, removed two segments in the Television sketch - where when Bean pushes wires into the plug for the television, and removes his trousers and underwear. Mr. Bean Goes to Town "Mr. Bean Goes to Town" is the fourth episode of the television series "Mr. Bean", produced by Tiger Television for Thames Television. It was first broadcast on ITV on Tuesday, October