Home Movies
The least famous masterpiece of its era: Brendon's movies, the Pincher wedding, the finale that beats everything on its shelf. 52 episodes, 8.2 on IMDb, nobody watched. Wrong people.
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Home Movies (1999) is a animation and comedy series from Comedy Central. Episodes run about 22 minutes. It premiered on April 26, 1999. Viewers rate it 8.2 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 4 seasons.
What Home Movies Is About
TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Mellisa as actors, have managed to direct over a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it doesn’t feel strange since so many other kids’ parents are divorced. His friend Jason actually feels upset because his parents are still together. At school, he is taught soccer by his coach John McGirk, or as he calls him, “that weird Irish guy”.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 22 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, spread across 4 seasons and it leans into its animation/comedy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on H. Jon Benjamin, Brendon Small and Melissa Bardin Galsky to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
H. Jon Benjamin, Brendon Small, Melissa Bardin Galsky, Janine Ditullio, Loren Bouchard and Paula Poundstone lead the cast.
Key roles include H. Jon Benjamin as Coach John McGuirk, Jason Penopolis; Brendon Small as Brendon Small; Melissa Bardin Galsky as Melissa Robbins; Janine Ditullio as Paula Small; Loren Bouchard as Josie Small.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of animation, comedy and drama have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Comedy Central’s other originals, a 8.2/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 1999 and carried by Comedy Central with the series still ended, it lands hardest with animation and comedy viewers.
How Home Movies Compares
If Home Movies lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Death Note and X-Men: The Animated Series, which share its animation/comedy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Home Movies comes from Comedy Central. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Home Movies is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with H. Jon Benjamin and Brendon Small doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its animation/comedy roots, It has held up since 1999 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Home Movies is a safe bet for anyone already inside the animation and comedy lane, the audience score holds around 8.2/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8.2/10. Watch it if you want animation/comedy you can settle into.
