Why is Black Adder so excellent yet Mr Bean so dumb?

[Bucky]

Why do quality actors get ho-hum results with excellent characters and then strike it big with mediocre characters? I'm thinking specifically about Howard whathisface who went from Dr. Johnny Fever to that boring history teacher in "Head of the Class." Or perhaps I'm thinking of Richard Mulligan who went from "Soap" to that dumb "Golden Girls" spin off where he was a doctor in Miami living next door to Joe Isuzu.

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[Love Bug]

1. Who knows?

That's Howard Hessman -- and Dr. Johnny Fever ROCKS!! :headbang:

BOOGER!!

[Bucky]

2. or Dennis Franz, whose character on Hill Street was way cooler than it was

when he played the same character on NYPD Blue.

[rock]

3. I disagree with your presuppositions

They're both excellent