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| rdfs:comment | - The show was created by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, former executive producers of The Simpsons, and the artistic designer was Lauren MacMullan. It features the voices of Wallace Langham, Scott Menville, Brian Posehn, Vicki Lewis, Nick Jameson, Tom Kenny, Herbert Siguenza, Jane Wiedlin, Tress MacNeille and Lisa Kushell. The theme song is a faster, instrumental version of "Italian Leather Sofa" by Cake. Warner Home Video released all 13 completed episodes on DVD, on November 29, 2005.
- Mission Hill (originally titled The Downtowners) is an American animated television series]] that ran on WB Television Network|The WB]] from September 24, 1999, to July 16, 2000, and on Adult Swim]] from July 14 to August 11, 2002. Although 18 episodes were planned, only 13 episodes were produced. The show was put on hiatus by the WB Network after two episodes due to poor ratings. It returned to the WB in the summer of 2000 but was canceled after four additional episodes. The show went on to develop a Cult following, thanks to repeated airings of all 13 episodes on Teletoon (Canada)|Teletoon]]'s "Teletoon Unleashed" block, Cartoon Network]]'s popular late night programing block, Adult Swim]] and Too Funny To Sleep, a late night programing block on TBS (TV Network)|TBS]]. Mission Hill was f
- Mission Hill (originally titled The Downtowners)[1] ran on The WB from September 24, 1999, to July 16, 2000, until being picked up by Adult Swim from July 14 to August 11, 2002. Although 18 episodes were planned, only 13 episodes were produced. The show was put on WB in the summer of 2000 but was canceled after four additional episodes. The show went on to develop a cult following, thanks to repeated airings of all 13 episodes on "Teletoon Unleashed" block, Adult Swim and Too Funny To Sleep, a late night programing block on TBS. Mission Hill was formerly known as The Downtowners, although MTV's production of the similarly titled Downtown forced a name change.
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| Starring | - Brian Posehn]]
- Nick Jameson]]
- Scott Menville]]
- Tom Kenny]]
- Vicki Lewis]]
- Wallace Langham]]
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| opentheme | - "Italian Leather Sofa]]" by Cake
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| Caption | - The heads of the five main characters. Counter clockwise from bottom left-hand corner: Andy French, Posey Tyler, Kevin French, and Jim Kuback, with Stogie in the middle.
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| Title | - Andy Gets a Promotion
- Andy Joins the PTA
- Andy Vs. The Real World
- Bye Bye Nerdy
- Death of a Yale Man
- Happy Birthday, Kevin
- Kevin Finds Love
- Kevin Vs. the SAT
- Kevin's Problem
- Plan 9 from Mission Hill
- Pretty in Pink
- Stories of Hope and Forgiveness
- To Grandmother's House We Go
- Unemployment Part 1
- Unemployment Part 2
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| Aux | - Ilya Skorupsky
- Cynthia Wells
- Aaron Ehasz]]
- Andrew Kreisberg]]
- Ben Kull
- Dan McGrath
- Dan McGrath]]
- Dominic Polcino]]
- Gary McCarver
- J. David Stem & David N. Weiss
- J. David Stem & David N. Weiss]]
- Jim Shellhorn
- Michael Dante DiMartino]]
- Michael Panes
- Mike Kim
- Rob Schwartz & Rich Siegel
- Robin Stein
- Scott Alberts
- Tricia Garcia
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| OriginalAirDate | - 1999-10-08
- 2000-06-09
- 2000-07-02
- 2000-07-09
- 2000-07-16
- 2002-05-26
- 2002-07-14
- 2002-07-21
- 2002-07-28
- 2002-08-04
- 2002-08-11
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| Distributor | - Warner Bros. Television]]
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| ShortSummary | - 1980.0
- 5.0
- Music: "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot]], "In-a-gadda-da-vida" by Iron Butterfly]]
- Kevin accidentally appears in the background of a porno movie]] being filmed in the building. When his parents discover this, they force Kevin to move with them to Wyoming, only to find out that having Kevin around is killing their romance.
- Kevin's birthday is coming up, and, now that he's not at home with his family, he becomes depressed and miserable. Meanwhile, Natalie brings home a boa constrictor from an animal testing raid, and Carlos worries that the boa constrictor will attack their baby.
- Series finale. Kevin becomes fascinated with classic films when he sneaks into a local theater to watch Midnight Cowboy]] under the assumption that it's a porno film because of its "X" rating—and uncovers a lost B-movie that Wally directed in the 1950s.
- Kevin asks out Eunice Eulmeyer , the weirdest girl at his school, in the hopes that her famous scientist father will write him a letter of recommendation for Yale University. Meanwhile, Andy, Jim, and Posey are denied admission to a new nightclub, prompting them to create their own nightclub.
- Kevin finds a collection of old videos chronicling the time that MTV's The Real World]] filmed a season in Mission Hill—and how Andy became part of the cast after one of the house mates gets hit by a bus.
- Music: "Yo Yo" by Basement Jaxx]], "Phalanx" by Jega
- Kevin and his friends work furiously to crack the code for perfect scores on the SATs after learning that Ivy League schools aren't accepting students unless they have perfect SAT scores or are involved in extracurricular activities. Meanwhile, Posey advertises her massage services in a newspaper—which lands her in trouble with a local pimp.
- Toby and George think Kevin is dying after he comes to school bald and decide to ask the head of Yale University to let Kevin in as his final wish. Meanwhile, Andy and Jim fight back against yuppie SUV drivers who keep cutting them off in traffic.
- Andy and Gwen's relationship goes through a rocky period after Gwen breaks up with Andy and Andy drunkenly sleeps with Jim's assistant, Stacie, who loves Jim and also only slept with Andy because she was drunk.
- Music: "Machete" by Moby]], "Do That Thing" by The Halo Benders]], "Major Leagues" by Pavement
- Music: "Arctic Cat" by The Gloria Record]]
- Music: "Blue Monday
- Music: "Unsung" by Helmet
- Music: "Ape Self Prevails in Me Still" by Quasi]], "Everybody Hurts]]" by R.E.M.]], "Begin" by Lambchop
- Kevin faces a moral dilemma when two bullies get blamed for burning down the Mission Hill market, which was an accident Kevin caused after trying to hide a pornographic]] magazine after one of the bullies catches him masturbating]] to it. Meanwhile, Jim returns from Japan wearing Day-Glo short-shorts which becomes popular with everyone .
- Andy is asked to the Grammys by actress Becca Michelle Butterfield; Posey meditates in an attempt to find nirvana; and Kevin gets involved in a protest when news of an international crisis hits.
- Music: *"Everybody's Talkin" by Harry Nilsson]], "Midnight Cowboy" by John Barry
- After having his work rejected by nearly every magazine, Andy decides to abandon his dreams as a cartoonist and become Ron's assistant at the waterbed store, which changes Andy's personality for the worse.
- When Andy attends Kevin's parent-teacher conference en lieu of their mother and father, he joins the PTA in order to impress Kevin's English teacher. Meanwhile, Kevin becomes obsessed with an online role playing game.
- After weeks of staying at home eating Bugles and getting drunk, Andy discovers that Jim has a job—as a high-ranking executive of an advertising agency and decides to stop being a slacker and get back in the work force.
- Andy, who just blew his parents' $400 living allowance on an organ in a desperate attempt to have fun without getting drunk or having sex, finds himself unemployed when Ron gets arrested for tax evasion and the waterbed store is seized by the government. When Andy can't hold down a job, Kevin goes to Ron to sign a form that activates Andy's unemployment payment—and becomes the owner of Ron's Ferraro.
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| Last Aired | - 2000-07-16
- 2002-08-11
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- (Episodes 9-13:)
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| Creator | - Bill Oakley]]
- Josh Weinstein]]
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| abstract | - The show was created by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, former executive producers of The Simpsons, and the artistic designer was Lauren MacMullan. It features the voices of Wallace Langham, Scott Menville, Brian Posehn, Vicki Lewis, Nick Jameson, Tom Kenny, Herbert Siguenza, Jane Wiedlin, Tress MacNeille and Lisa Kushell. The theme song is a faster, instrumental version of "Italian Leather Sofa" by Cake. Warner Home Video released all 13 completed episodes on DVD, on November 29, 2005.
- Mission Hill (originally titled The Downtowners) is an American animated television series]] that ran on WB Television Network|The WB]] from September 24, 1999, to July 16, 2000, and on Adult Swim]] from July 14 to August 11, 2002. Although 18 episodes were planned, only 13 episodes were produced. The show was put on hiatus by the WB Network after two episodes due to poor ratings. It returned to the WB in the summer of 2000 but was canceled after four additional episodes. The show went on to develop a Cult following, thanks to repeated airings of all 13 episodes on Teletoon (Canada)|Teletoon]]'s "Teletoon Unleashed" block, Cartoon Network]]'s popular late night programing block, Adult Swim]] and Too Funny To Sleep, a late night programing block on TBS (TV Network)|TBS]]. Mission Hill was formerly known as The Downtowners, although MTV's production of the similarly titled Downtown (TV series)|Downtown]] forced a name change. It has also been popular outside of the United States]] and Canada]], receiving broadcasts in Australia]], Eastern Europe]], Latin America, Spain]] and New Zealand]]. 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 in pain). The show was created by Bill Oakley]] and Josh Weinstein]], former executive producers of The Simpsons]], and the artistic designer was Lauren MacMullan]]. It features the voice actor|voices]] of Wallace Langham]], Scott Menville]], Brian Posehn]], Vicki Lewis]], Nick Jameson]], Tom Kenny]], Herbert Siguenza]], Jane Wiedlin]], Tress MacNeille]] and Lisa Kushell]]. The theme music|theme song]] is a faster, instrumental version of "Italian Leather Sofa" by Cake (band)|Cake]]. Warner Home Video released all 13 completed episodes on DVD, on November 29, 2005.
- Mission Hill (originally titled The Downtowners)[1] ran on The WB from September 24, 1999, to July 16, 2000, until being picked up by Adult Swim from July 14 to August 11, 2002. Although 18 episodes were planned, only 13 episodes were produced. The show was put on WB in the summer of 2000 but was canceled after four additional episodes. The show went on to develop a cult following, thanks to repeated airings of all 13 episodes on "Teletoon Unleashed" block, Adult Swim and Too Funny To Sleep, a late night programing block on TBS. Mission Hill was formerly known as The Downtowners, although MTV's production of the similarly titled Downtown forced a name change. It has also been popular outside of the United States and Canada, receiving broadcasts in Australia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Spain and New Zealand. 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 in pain). The show was created by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, former executive producers of The Simpsons, and the artistic designer was Lauren MacMullan. It features the voices of Wallace Langham, Scott Menville, Brian Posehn, Vicki Lewis, Nick Jameson, Tom Kenny, Herbert Siguenza, Jane Wiedlin, Tress MacNeille and Lisa Kushell. The theme song is a faster, instrumental version of "Italian Leather Sofa" by Cake. Warner Home Video released all 13 completed episodes on DVD, on November 29, 2005.
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