>>>> Faulty Towers (which was a bit of a letdown)
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>>T'was a classic, Fawlty Towers. And no Mr Bean?!
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>with emphasis: Black Adder, not Mr Bean!

I agree, Black Adder was many times funnier than Mr. Bean. I only watched a few Mr. Bean episodes, but didn't find it funny.

The fourth season of Black Adder (set during WW I) was hysterical. A million zingers. The episode when George (Hugh Laurie) dressed as a woman and Steven Fry's character thought it was a real woman was a riot.