Mission Hill (1999)

Genre

animated sitcom, LGBT-related television series, adult animated television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Andy French is a slacker in his twenties who works a retail job and shares an apartment with his two friends and their dog. His life gets disrupted when his younger brother Kevin moves in with him.

quirkysarcasticfast-pacedvisually stylishnostalgicslackerdry humorlighthearted

What happens

Mission Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein for the WB. It originally aired for five episodes from September 21, 1999, to July 16, 2000; unaired episodes were burned off on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim from May 26 to August 11, 2002. The series follows Andy French, a retail worker who lives with roommates Jim and Posey as well as their dog, Stogie. Andy's lifestyle is taken for a turn when his younger brother Kevin moves in with him. Stylistically, the series is recognizable for its bright, neon color palette, and features a peculiar mixture of modern animation and traditional "cartoonish" drawings (dashed lines coming from eyes to indicate line of vision, red bolts of lightning around a spot suffered). The style was made to be reminiscent of 1930s rubber hose cartoons such as Fleischer Studios, Walt Disney, Warner Bros., and MGM, as well as mid-century modern cartoons with the likes of Hanna-Barbera, UPA, Jay Ward, and The Pink Panther. The designs were done by Lauren MacMullan, who cites the comic series Eightball as her source of inspiration for her overall design. Despite garnering poor ratings during its initial run, Mission Hill has since gained a cult following, and is also popular outside of North America, receiving broadcasts in Australia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Spain and New Zealand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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