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Mr. Bean's flexible friend

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MadMelanie

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Apr 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/15/96
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In the "Curse of Mr. Bean" episode, where he's making the sandwich on the
park bench, he refers to the credit card he uses to spread butter as his
"flexible friend." The line gets a huge laugh. Maybe I'm going nuts, but I
seem to remember that line from one of his Barclaycard commercials. Am I
correct in assuming this?

Cheers,
M

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Don

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Apr 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/15/96
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madme...@aol.com (MadMelanie) wrote:

>Cheers,
>M

Nope.
It was Access - your flexible friend.
Barclaycard - don't leave home without it.


Brian Greenfield

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Apr 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/15/96
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On 15 Apr 1996 10:23:30 -0400, madme...@aol.com (MadMelanie) wrote:

>In the "Curse of Mr. Bean" episode, where he's making the sandwich on the
>park bench, he refers to the credit card he uses to spread butter as his
>"flexible friend." The line gets a huge laugh. Maybe I'm going nuts, but I
>seem to remember that line from one of his Barclaycard commercials. Am I
>correct in assuming this?

Wasn't it Access that was your "flexible friend"?
--
Brian Greenfield <b...@dtseven.demon.co.uk>
Newcastle upon Tyne - England
"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so"

Kevin F. Quinn

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Apr 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/15/96
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MadMelanie (madme...@aol.com) said,
in message <4ktm52$4...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>:

> In the "Curse of Mr. Bean" episode, where he's making the sandwich on the
> park bench, he refers to the credit card he uses to spread butter as his
> "flexible friend." The line gets a huge laugh. Maybe I'm going nuts, but I
> seem to remember that line from one of his Barclaycard commercials. Am I
> correct in assuming this?

Not quite. "Flexible friend" is the catch-phrase of the Access
credit card commercials, which is the second reason it's so funny.
The first reason being Rowan Atkinsons delivery, of course :)

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M.Sherian (Hechz)

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Apr 17, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/17/96
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dbr...@cygnet.co.uk (Don) wrote:
>Nope.
>It was Access - your flexible friend.
>Barclaycard - don't leave home without it.

Access? BarclayCard?
AmericanExpress- "Don't leave home without it"


hob...@wintermute.co.uk

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Apr 19, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/19/96
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Access = Mastercard
Barclaycard = Visa

CJannes

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Apr 19, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/19/96
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<4l7mbb$j...@Titania.wintermute.co.uk>

>Access = Mastercard
>Barclaycard = Visa

Doesn't Rowan do advertisements for Barclay Card? I think he was having a
go at himself and that's what makes it funny.


hob...@wintermute.co.uk

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Apr 20, 1996, 3:00:00 AM4/20/96
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cja...@aol.com (CJannes) wrote:

><4l7mbb$j...@Titania.wintermute.co.uk>

That's true.. you never know

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