Series synopsis
Mission Hill is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on The WB on September 24, 1999. It ended on August 11, 2002. It was created by Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein. It stars Wallace Langham, Scott Menville, Brian Posehn and Vicki Lewis.
Meet overqualified, underemployed, 24-year-old Andy French. Ambition: to be a cartoonist. Occupation: salesman at Waterbed World. Hobby: Where's the party? But responsibility soon knocks on the door of the loft apartment Andy shares with two fellow slackers when Kevin, a nerdy 17 -year-old who wears his SAT score on his shirt and his admiration for big brother Andy on his sleeve, moves in. And, for good measure, so does the French family's dog. Friends, roomies, canines, countrymen: lend me your ...
Premise
Meet overqualified, underemployed, 24-year-old Andy French. Ambition: to be a cartoonist. Occupation: salesman at Waterbed World. Hobby: Where's the party? But responsibility soon knocks on the door of the loft apartment Andy shares with two fellow slackers when Kevin, a nerdy 17 -year-old who wears his SAT score on his shirt and his admiration for big brother Andy on his sleeve, moves in. And, for good measure, so does the French family's dog. Friends, roomies, canines, countrymen: lend me your beers. They're all part of the daze of Andy's life.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Wallace Langham as Andy French (voice)
- Scott Menville as Kevin French (voice)
- Brian Posehn as Jim Kuback (voice)
- Vicki Lewis as Posey Tyler (voice)
- Nick Jameson as Gus Duncz (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Wally Langford (voice)
- Bill Oakley as George Bang (voice)
- Josh Weinstein as Toby Mundorf (voice)
Supporting cast
- Herbert Siguenza as Carlos Hernandez-Leibowitz (voice)
- Michael Panes
- David Clennon
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)
- Byrne Offutt
- Dave Thomas as Mr. Czelanski (voice)
- Tress MacNeille
- Jane Wiedlin as Gwen (voice)
- Lisa Arch as Tina (voice)
Guest cast
- Michael Panes
- David Clennon
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Eunice 'Weirdie' Eulmeyer (voice)
- Byrne Offutt
- Dave Thomas as Mr. Czelanski (voice)
- Tress MacNeille
- Jane Wiedlin as Gwen (voice)
- Lisa Arch as Tina (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 18 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | September 24, 1999 | August 11, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meditations on a Career in Advertising (or Supertool) Andy and Jim work together on the "Chef-A-Rooni" account at the ad agency. They learn a deep, dark secret about the American advertising business. |
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| 2 |
To Grandmother's House We Go (or Freaky Weekend in the Crappy Crudwagon) Andy, Kevin, Jim, and Posey take a road trip on Memorial Day Weekend. But even as the trip progresses, they are unable to agree on their destination. Meanwhile, Gus and Wally take care of Stogie. |
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| 3 |
Pretty in Pink (or Crap Gets In Your Eyes) Andy and Gwen's relationship goes through a rocky period when Andy starts dating Jim's assistant Stacie. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot (or The Douchebag Aspect) Andy's parents stick his nerdy, little brother, Kevin, on him -- which poses quite the threat to Andy's slacker lifestyle. Meanwhile, Kevin is torn between his desire to rat on Andy and his desire to cease being a nerd. |
September 24, 1999 |
| 2 |
Andy Joins the PTA (or Great Sexpectations) Andy is first pressured to go to Kevin's parent/teacher conferences, then is pressured to join the PTA by Toby's mother. During the whole ordeal, Andy has the hots for Kevin's teacher. |
May 26, 2002 |
| 3 |
Kevin's Problem (or Porno for Pyro) Kevin is racked with guilt after he accidentally burns the local market while touching himself in its bathroom, and two of his mean classmates who were robbing the store at the time take the fall for it. Meanwhile, Jim inadvertently becomes a trendsetter when he returns from Japan wearing Day-Glo hot pants. |
October 8, 1999 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The WB |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 24, 1999 |
| Last aired | August 11, 2002 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |