Mission Hill

Buzz

Mission Hill ranks 834 out of the 18,229 shows on TV.com.

The 425 users who count themselves as Mission Hill fans have written a total of 37 reviews.

Status

Premiered

Ended

Genre

Theme

Meet Andy French, a 24-year-old captivatingly lazy guy. Together with his nerdy teenage brother Kevin, he lives in a big city loft. However, these two new roommates couldn't be more polar opposite: Andy can never seem to settle on a particular job or girlfriend, while Kevin never gets anything lower than an A in... more »

Meet Andy French, a 24-year-old captivatingly lazy guy. Together with his nerdy teenage brother Kevin, he lives in a big city loft. However, these two new roommates couldn't be more polar opposite: Andy can never seem to settle on a particular job or girlfriend, while Kevin never gets anything lower than an A in school nor does he get a girlfriend. "The show takes place in the fictional city of Cosmopolis's equally fictional neighborhood of Mission Hill". It's a diverse place with interesting people living in it. Fellow roommates include Posey Tyler, the capricious girl who hides a secret dark side, and Andy's mellow best friend Jim Kuback who's well-connected to the hip downtown scene and has a luxurious job. Across the hall are Natalie, Carlos and their baby. Carlos is a painter, while Natalie is a professor. Next door are Gus and Wally, a gay couple in their 60s.

Picked up in the fall of 1997 by the head of programming at the time Garth Ancier, Mission Hill didn't hit the air until long after he left the network. While that in itself is usually enough to kill a new series, achieving a two share on just its second outing certainly helped finish it off. One wonders what the WB was expecting after slotting it so awkwardly (first a "sneak preview" on Tuesday, then, two weeks later, a time period debut on Friday), but both Ancier's successor, Susanne Daniels, and Castle Rock agreed that having the series kick off a lineup consisting of The Jamie Foxx Show, The Steve Harvey Show and For Your Love was asking too much of it. So it went on hiatus after just two episodes. The WB claimed that they would bring it back in the spring, but when the time rolled around they didn't feel it was worth bringing back in season, nor did they feel it was worth pairing up with another long-delayed animated show they mishandled, Baby Blues. It came as a shock to the producers when the network called them up and said they had 15 weeks open that summer to burn off the 11 leftover episodes. Mission Hill was no longer asked to kick off a lineup consisting of The Jamie Foxx Show, The Steve Harvey Show and For Your Love. Now, it was asked to have a lineup consisting of The Jamie Foxx Show, The Steve Harvey Show and For Your Love kick off it. Four weeks of that and the WB kicked Mission Hill off the lineup once again.

Finally in 2001, Cartoon Network bought the rights to the series, and aired it in order and in its entirety from May to August in 2002. The series ended up being 13 episodes, which Adult Swim has run on a number of occasions. The scripts were written for episodes 14-18 and 14-16 made it to animatic, but the show got pulled in production. IN addition, 14-16 almost made it to the Mission Hill DVD, but there were further complications. Broadcast History
Sep 1999, Tue 9:00-9:30
Oct 1999, Fri 8:00-8:30
Jun 2000-Jul 2000, Sun 9:30-10:00

Number of episodes that aired on WB: 6
Number of episodes that aired on AS: 13
Number of episodes that made it to the DVD: 13
Number of episodes that made it to the animatic (were animated): 16
Number of episodes planned: 18

Theme song
"Italian Leather Sofa" (instrumental)
Written by John McCrea
Performed by Cake

Mission Hill is a Bill Oakley/Josh Weinstein Production, in association with Castle Rock Entertainmentless «

• Who do you think Tina was talking to?

  That episode when Andy and Kevin were fighting over Tina and Tina was talking to one of the two brothers (eyes were covered so we never saw her eye movements). She said that she liked one of the two and said that they had a lot in common. Who do you think she was talking to?

  That episode when Andy and Kevin were fighting over Tina and Tina was talking to one of the two brothers (eyes were covered so we never saw her eye movements). She said that she liked one of the two and said that they had a lot in common. Who do you think she was talking to? less «

  ryspack Last online Apr 2, 2009
  23 comments, last one 5 days ago + Add Comment

• might come back

  I heard that if mission hill DVD's sales were "through the roof",  that it would bring back the show. Just like DVD sales of Family Guy. Has anybody else heard this?

  I heard that if mission hill DVD's sales were "through the roof",  that it would bring back the show. Just like DVD sales of Family Guy. Has anybody else heard this? less «

  ryspack Last online Apr 2, 2009
  6 comments, last one Jan 16, 2009 + Add Comment

• Mission Hill Animatics

  Where can you watch the mission hill animatics? Are they on the dvd? plz reply

  Where can you watch the mission hill animatics? Are they on the dvd? plz replyless «

  idontlikeu360 Last online Jan 25, 2009
  3 comments, last one Nov 3, 2008 + Add Comment

•  

  5 Mediocre

  Annoying douchebags that aren't funny live together in Mission Hill. hide « show »

  What are you people talking about? I have given this show tons of chances, and I still think it really sucks. The character are all unlikeable and annoying, the plotlines are unoriginal, and the script has yet to make me laugh. I have watched several epiodes of this on adult swim in attempt to understand why everyone loves it so much, but I still don't get it. This show is trying too hard to be funny, and it fails miserably. The animation is interesting and it's better than an infomercial at 3 am when I can't sleep, but seriously, people, what is the deal?

  Do you agree?

    0 4

  Report Abuse

  awayfromhere7 Added Aug 10, 2008 All my reviews
•  

  7.5 Good

  andy french and his younger brother kevin live in the big city they are complete opposites hide « show »

  I like the show it isnt as good as ATHF but good they should play this show earlier not at like 2AM and I think it would be a good idea to bring it back and make new episodes alot better then some shows on adult swim Im talking about tim and erick it just has alot of good humor and plot lines the two main characters andy and kevin are funny together but some episodes are a swing and miss but most of the episodes like when kevin gets a ferraro that was cool everyone that is a fan of Adult Swim should check this out

  Do you agree?

    0 0

  Report Abuse

  Warrior427 Added Jul 15, 2008 All my reviews
•  

  6.5 Fair

  For a 2 AM show, I guess it works. hide « show »

  This show is really nothing special. The only reason I watch it is because I'm an insomniac who needs something to do at 2 in the morning. I do laugh a few times at each episode, but I don't crack up or anything like that. I can understand why it didn't last long, being on the WB. Also, animated comedies like The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and South Park were dominating at the time. Now about the show, I feel sorry for Andy. Kevin is such a dork, and it's ridiculous that his parents forced Andy to let Kevin move in. Andy is a grown man, and he just let his parents move Kevin in his apartment. For a 2 AM show, it's pretty good. Otherwise, there are many better animated comedies out there.

  Do you agree?

    0 1

  Report Abuse

  simpsonian100 Added Jul 3, 2008 All my reviews
•  

  8 Great

  A 24 year old man, Andy, who draws cartoon comics, but he appears to be lazy, in his apartment. Andy is told by his pairents that his nerdy little brother, Kevin, will be living with him. hide « show »

  Why did this show had to end? I actully like Mission Hill.
  
  Mission Hill is about a 24 year old man, Andy, who draws cartoon comics, but he appears to be lazy, in his apartment. Other people live in the appartment like: a female who may be considred a hippie, two homosexual men who use to live in Los Angelus, a artistic father who has a wife and a newborn child, and etc. Andy is told by his pairents that his nerdy little brother, Kevin, will be living with him. Andy first couldn't handle Kevin but he soon got use to his little brother living with him...I think.
  
  I liked how in some episodes, you got to learn something you havn't knew about a character. One example is learning that there was a never before shown season of "The Real World" in Mission Hill.
  
  I can't really explane more on why I like Mission Hill, just go and watch it on [Adult Swim] or something.

  Do you agree?

    1 0

  Report Abuse

  Juliusanime Added Jun 30, 2008 All my reviews
•  

  9.2 Superb

  A unique show that followed the life of a mid 20s slacker in a hip city neighborhood. Great setting, good writing, and the best producers from the Simpsons. Whats not to love? hide « show »

  God bless this show. One of the reasons I love it so much is because very few people know about it, and it (like undergrads) remains a cult favorite. It never blew up like Family Guy and Futurama. I'm not sure how good this show would have been if they did more seasons, but what they did make was very good. They had a very colorful cast of characters, and they created a cool setting. Andy is more than just a partying slacker; he does have aspirations and has moments where he reveals that he is a pretty good person. Kevin is dorky, awkward, obnoxious, but likable. Gus, Wally, Posey, and Jim all have large roles, and are all well though out characters. Oakley and Weinstein sculpted a vibrant, hip setting in Mission Hill. The animation was cool, and everything has a yellowish tint to it. Bittersweet that there's only one season, but this is a solid show that I would recommend to anyone with a sense of humor.

  Do you agree?

    1 0

  Report Abuse

  DrJ89 Added Jun 19, 2008 All my reviews