Mission Hill
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Mission Hill was an animated series on television that first aired on the WB Network in 1999. Although 13 episodes were produced, the show was canceled after only six were aired. Nonetheless, the show went on to develop something of a cult following, thanks to repeated late-night airings of all 13 episodes on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It has also been surprisingly popular abroad, receiving broadcasts in Eastern Europe and Latin America. In Italy, it received the 2000 Pulcinella Award for "Best Series for All Audiences"; the award cited the show's "stylized design and honest approach to sexual and moral issues." The series has a peculiar mixture of modern animation and traditional "cartoonish" drawings (dashed lines coming from eyes, red bolts of lightning around a spot in pain).
Mission Hill was also home to the very first animated homosexual kiss on television, but because of the show's low viewership, this fact has not been widely noted by the general public. The show won an award from GLAAD for its positive portrayal of a gay relationship.
The show was created by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and the artistic designer was Lauren MacMullan. It featured the voices of Wallace Langham, Scott Menville, Brian Posehn, Vickie Lewis, Nick Jameson, Tom Kenny, Herbert Siguenza, Jane Wiedlin, Tress MacNeille, and Lisa Kishell.
External links
- Mission Hill official website (http://www.msnhill.com)
- Mission Hill Online - fan website with scripts of unproduced episodes (http://missionhill.tripod.com)