"Home Movies" (1999) TV series 1999-2004

Creators:

Loren Bouchard
Brendon Small

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

26 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Soccer | Actor | Coach | School

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13	5:30 AM	TOON	Therapy	#2.8
Sat. Nov. 14	5:30 AM	TOON	Class Trip	#2.9

Cast

Brendon Small	...	Brendon Small / ... (52 episodes, 1999-2004)
H. Jon Benjamin	...	Jason Penopolis / ... (52 episodes, 1999-2004)
Melissa Bardin Galsky	...	Melissa Robbins (52 episodes, 1999-2004)
Ron Lynch	...	Ronald Lynch (50 episodes, 1999-2004)
Janine Ditullio	...	Paula Small (47 episodes, 2001-2004)

Runtime:

30 min | Germany:22 min (13 episodes) | USA:22 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Canada:16+ (TV rating) | Canada:18+ (TV re-rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Soup2Nuts

Trivia:

Only aired six episodes in its original UPN/ABC's Saturdays morning run (depending on your region). When it was picked up by Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in 2001, seven more "squigglevision" episodes from the original season were aired before transferring to Flash for the new seasons.

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Shore Leave", Coach McGuirk takes Melissa's wings while at the mall, puts them on his back, and walks away with them, but later when Melissa is back in the Fairy Princess boss's office, she has them on again.

Quotes:

Brendon: Linda, I don't dislike you, but I dislike being around you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Blue Harvest (#6.1)" (2007)

Funniest Show on television.

Home Movies is the funniest show on TV. No show makes me laugh out loud so consistently. Everyone I've introduced to it has loved it. I don't watch a lot of animation, but I am addicted to this. It is truly brilliant and I hope more people catch on to it. Thank God it's on DVD now. I stumbled across it while watching Adult Swim several years ago and was instantly hooked. All of the characters are incredibly clear, original, full, and unique. Brendon Small is the product of a single mother who is trying to raise both her son and infant daughter. Brendon is an awkward fourth-grader whose passion is making movies with his friends (hence the title). His adult influences range from his jaded and slightly bitter mother to his alcoholic and poorly educated soccer coach/gym teacher. The quirky rhythm sucks you in and surprises you with bursts of hysterical, bright, spontaneous humor and an offbeat style. My only complaint is that it's not on enough and there aren't enough episodes. I've watched every episode more than once and I laugh just as hard every time. A genius show with a genius cast.

"Home Movies is destined to go down as an underrated show in TV history... Home Movies was a breath of fresh air in the smog filled lands of TV." - Weekly Wire