Mission Hill
★ 7.5 · 1999 · 25m · Animation · Comedy
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.
Episodes
1. Pilot (or The Douchebag Aspect)22m · 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.
2. Andy Joins the PTA (or Great Sexpectations)22m · 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.
3. Kevin's Problem (or Porno for Pyro)22m · 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.
4. Andy vs. The Real World (or The Big-Ass Viacom Lawsuit)22m · Andy signs up for The Real World, planning to play the Puck character to show Mission Hill what a crock it all is, but once in the house, he finds himself under MTV's spell.
5. Andy and Kevin Make a Friend (or One Bang for Two Brothers)22m · Andy and Kevin battle it out for the affection of George Bang's sister. Meanwhile, Gus and Wally have a falling out.
6. Andy Gets a Promotion (or How to Get Head in Business Without Really Trying)22m · Unable to handle rejection, Andy accepts Ron offer for assistant manager. Meanwhile, Stogie begins eating the living room couch when Andy neglects to buy dog food.
7. Kevin vs. the SAT (or Nocturnal Admissions)22m · Kevin, Toby and George seek to cheat on their SATs. Meanwhile, Posey goes into business as a masseuse, but her poorly-worded ad doesn't land her the kind of customers she was hoping for.
8. Unemployment Part 1 (or Brother's Big Boner)22m · Ron's shady dealings with the I.R.S. force the closing of the waterbed store. When Andy is unable to hold down a new job, Kevin goes to Ron in hopes of getting unemployment benefits for his brother.
9. Unemployment Part 2 (or Theory of the Leisure Ass)22m · Andy still hasn't found a job after two months -- not that he's exactly looking for one. His learning about Jim's previously secret career pushes him to become more motivated.
10. Kevin Finds Love (or Hot for Weirdie)22m · Kevin asks out the weirdest girl in his school, Eunice Eulmeyer, because she's the daughter of a well-known scientist, and he thinks the guy could write him a good letter of recommendation for college. Meanwhile, when Andy and company get refused entry into a new nightclub in town because they're not cool enough, they start up their own bogus nightclub -- and refuse to let the cool people into it.
11. Stories of Hope and Forgiveness (or Day of the Jackass)22m · A teen starlet invites Andy to the Grammys. Meanwhile, Toby is ""chased"" by a rabid dog. And Posey decides to go on a spiritual journey to find nirvana. And we don't mean the music group.
12. Happy Birthday, Kevin (or Happy Birthday, Douchebag)22m · When Kevin is down in the dumps, Andy plans a big birthday party for him -- only Kevin isn't very grateful. Meanwhile, Carlos and Natalie get a new pet. A boa constrictor.
13. Plan 9 from Mission Hill (or I Married a Gay Man from Outer Space)22m · Kevin discovers that, before they were a couple, Gus directed Wally in a grade-Z science fiction film way back when -- which haunts Wally to this day.More Like This
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