Home Movies (TV series)
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Home Movies is an American[1][2] animated sitcom created by Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard.[3] The show centers on an eight-year-old aspiring filmmaker, also named Brendon Small, who makes homemade film productions in his spare time with his friends Melissa Robbins and Jason Penopolis. He lives with his divorced mother Paula and his adopted baby sister Josie. He develops a skewed father-son-like relationship with his alcoholic, short-tempered soccer coach, John McGuirk.
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Developed by | Tom Snyder |
Directed by | Loren Bouchard |
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Composer | Brendon Small |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Network | UPN |
Release | April 26 (1999-04-26) – May 24, 1999 (1999-05-24) |
Network | Adult Swim |
Release | September 2, 2001 (2001-09-02) – April 4, 2004 (2004-04-04) |
Home Movies premiered on UPN on April 26, 1999. UPN cancelled the series after only five episodes due to low ratings, but Cartoon Network purchased the rights to the series, seeing potential in it; the show premiered as the first original program on their nighttime adult-oriented Adult Swim block on the night of the block's launch on September 2, 2001.[4] The series ended on April 4, 2004, with a total of 52 episodes over the course of four seasons. The show was produced by Tom Snyder Productions (now known as Soup2Nuts), who was previously famous for their work on the 1995 Comedy Central animated series Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
Home Movies developed a cult following during its run, and is still considered a renowned cult show,[5] having been well-regarded by critics in the years since its run. Co-creator Small later helped create the Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse and Bouchard later created the animated series Bob's Burgers for the Fox network, casting H. Jon Benjamin (the voice of Coach McGuirk, Jason, and Perry) as the voice of Bob Belcher.