Comment by bitwize

> Could "Mr. Bean" only be created by the Brits, or if not, where is his U.S.-American counterpart?

Pee-wee Herman, perhaps, at least in his original adult-comedy form?

Pee-wee was originally created because Paul Reubens couldn't do jokes in the traditional stand-up comedy sense. So he created a character who told jokes that always miss, but had the mentality of a child and thought his own material was hilarious.