Mission Hill

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.

Mission Hill (1999-2002) is an American adult animated sitcom created by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein for The WB and Adult Swim. Andy French (voiced by Wallace Langham) is an overqualified, underemployed twenty-four-year-old who dreams of being a cartoonist while working as a salesman at Waterbed World. His aimless routine collapses when his nerdy seventeen-year-old brother Kevin (voiced by Scott Menville), who wears his SAT score on his shirt, moves into the cramped loft apartment Andy shares with fellow slackers, and the family dog arrives too. Principal voice cast also includes Brian Posehn, Vicki Lewis and Tom Kenny. The thirteen-episode run is episodic, built around roommate mishaps, party-seeking, and the friction between freedom and responsibility inside a city loft. Its tone is breezy, wry and deadpan, with a loose, slightly surreal energy that rewards a viewer who enjoys offbeat ensemble comedy. Fans of Home Movies, Sealab 2021 and Undergrads will find similar irreverent, cult-favorite animated humor here.

Audience reception is positive, with the single season rated well by viewers as a sharp, irreverent adult animated sitcom about slacker roommates.

• Home Moviesirreverent adult animated sitcom, slacker twenty-something chaos, cult animated comedy
• Sealab 2021adult animated sitcom, irreverent workplace and roommate humor, cult following on cable
• Undergradsanimated sitcom with absurd deadpan humor and offbeat young adult characters
• The Criticanimated comedy with surreal, self-aware humor and a cartoonist sensibility

Created by

Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein

Release Date

1999-09-24

Episode runtime

25 min

Rating

7.8 / 10 (69)

What is Mission Hill about?

A struggling would-be cartoonist's life is upended when his nerdy teenage brother moves into his cramped city loft.

What is Mission Hill like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mission Hill as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Mission Hill violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Mission Hill.

What did critics think of Mission Hill?

Audience reception is positive, with the single season rated well by viewers as a sharp, irreverent adult animated sitcom about slacker roommates.

Which shows are like Mission Hill?

Shows with a similar feel include Home Movies, Sealab 2021, Undergrads, and The Critic.

How long is Mission Hill?

Mission Hill: 1 season, 13 episodes.

Is Mission Hill still running?

No, Mission Hill has ended.