The writers REALLY should have done more with Bean. this episode proves they could have. All the other Bean episodes seemed like he was pasted in last minute. In "Sing a Song of Super Heroes" they had to parody the TMNT with 5 turtles to accomodate him. (what? was he supposed to be that Human kid "Zack?" or Venus 5 years before she was forced into the gang?)
The only other time they really "used" him was when Skeeter was furious at Scooter for crashing in the "Return of the Jedi" fantasy sequence (or was it Empire?), and pretends Bean is her brother. making him Elbean Jetson and R2Bean2....