Remembering The WB Adult Cartoons - Hats Off 

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Man Mission Hill is such a comfy show to watch. It's artstyle is beautiful.

I watched The Oblongs on Tubi a couple years ago, it was hilarious and I loved the animation, and how the dad had no limbs.

Mission Hill is the definition of underrated.

Mission hill deserved Or much more respect not a family sitcom but a group of young adults in there 20's living together Truely this age like fine wine and the other WB Cartoons ❤

The WB low key had some heat when it came to adult cartoons.

Any day someone talks about Baby Blues is a good day. Wanda is and will always be best girl.

actually i think that is one of the reasons why tumbleweed is really dangerous, they are rolling pokie dry brush that catch fire easily because they are just a bunch of dry twigs. so putting them under the car so they get caught in the drive shaft and from the friction catch fire along with the potential oil under the car yeah makes a lot of since actually.

I miss The WB.😢 Baby Blues is one of those I love the most and it's one of those products that made me want to make an adult animated sitcom that is calm, slighty family-friendly, and lighthearted just like The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Daria, Bob & Margarete, Home Movies, Bob's Burgers, The Great North, and Central Park.

Just wanted to say, in an algorithm that seems to highly favor constant negativity (especially in animation circles), I really appreciate your videos dedicated towards highlighting such gems in such a positive light! It really makes me apperacte the medium as a whole, as well as discover shows I'm looking forward to check out now! Love your work 💕

When it comes to canceling shows after one season, the WB is like Netflix 😅

"Baby Blues" was a little bit harder around the edges than the comic, but it genuinely had some great writing. I'd love to see those additional episodes!!!

I'm glad to hear Baby Blues getting the love (or at least like) it deserves. For years it was basically a punching bag of a show that was compared negatively to Family Guy, and an insult to the comic strip. And yes, it is a cartoon that was very much a product of the late 90's-early 00's adult animation boom. But there was a lot of heart to go along with the adult comedy and there was a lot of familial love in this series. Oblongs and Mission Hill both became cult hits long after they ended, but Baby Blues just got completely forgotten at best. Though I wonder if The PJ's counts since it did originate on Fox and just migrated to WB. I remember when they had an episode with Jackie Chan in it and they used it to promote the Kid's WB Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon. Talk about your wild demographics swing.

With Clone High coming back after 20 years, I STILL after 20 years hold a small candle in my heart for Mission Hill getting a reboot. That show was so ahead of its time. Same with Baby Blues.

90's kids, shout out loud! We had awesome childhoods because of shows like this.

I found out about the Oblongs when I was staying at my friend Aidan’s house when we were kids, and we stumbled upon it on Adult Swim when we were surfing channels (back when it would air reruns on that channel). I was intrigued by it and I ended up watching some episodes where it was pretty funny tbh. I stumbled upon Mission Hill when watching a video in 5th grade, and I ended up falling in love with the show. It sucks both shows got cancelled early. If they were brought back today they would be instantly popular. I hope your next video will be you talking about both Star Wars Clone Wars shows (2003 and 2008 respectively), and discussing why you think the 2003 one is better as I’m a fan of both shows (even if I was born in 2003 😂).

Bro you know mission hill was the goat when it could have been released today and it would still do numbers Had to add this in an edit, that bit about early struggling artists hit home man. I work two jobs and am practically at work more than I am home. Every day I just think about how I wanna be writing and as soon as I get home I play some video games. The struggle is incredibly real

I always wondered why I never watched more of these shows but over time I forgot about them. Now I know. THEY HARDLY MADE ANY EPISODES. I am full of nostalgia, and anger at the same time. Mainly because there isn't any more of these shows. 😢 Great video though!

Now although I enjoyed the teen drama boom on The WB, I feel that they didn't let other content on their channel flourish, they had some fun adult animation. I would love to see a similar video with their competitor at the time UPN, who had series like Home Movies, Dilbert, etc.

The WB, channel 11. The network debuted before my 5th birthday and it has given alot, it represented young audiences much better than its follow up and had a way better asthethic to boot. Considering that the WB was the 6th rated network, it had much more than the regular top rated networks to see at the time along with UPN. Their attempts at animation was pretty unique during the heyday of prime time animation in non cable stations. I definitely remembered Baby Blues when it aired on Friday of summer 2000, I remembered eating off brand froot loops at the time too. I still like it style and how it holds up still. Ahh, The Oblongs, that series aired on Sundays, but should've taken enough advantage there as well, it should've aired at 9pm, they would've acquired the Simpsons, KOTH audience that aired at 8. Alright, Mission Hill! That series was way ahead of its time in style and scope, I recently attended an event featuring the creators at a townhouse and there was much in discussion to be had with the series and its influences, MH still stays unique of its style and substance up to now. I noticed something, the BG's of MH is lightly akin to Jackie Chan's Adventures BG design. Invasion America, I spent nights watching this on its original airing, I thought it was going to air on Kids wb and that was a prime time sneak peek. There was also one more, the 3rd season of The PJs, but I guess it was transfered from Fox and not a true The WB original.

Oh wow, I forgot about "Baby Blues". that unlocked a memory lol

The Oblongs was basically Adult Swim's Invader Zim, at least in animation quality, tone, & imagery. I've always loved this show.

Interesting that AOL Time Warner was investing a lot on adult primetime programming during the 2000's,but only Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and Comedy Central's South Park(which was later acquired by Viacom) were successful.

Mission Hill still goes ! I wish we could rewind time sumtimes Edit: Will Ferrell voicing Mr. Oblong is amazing idk how I missed that haha

I ADORE Mission Hill! I remember seeing reruns of it. on adult swim years ago back when I was a kid and fell in love with the art style as well as the show as a whole! I really wish it had gone on longer. because it's such a great show!

The tumbleweed bit might sound farfetched but I can believe it. My sister's boyfriend drove through a field and got dry grass stuck to his axles. And they caught fire! I was the one who pointed it out, and this was the first time I met him too. "Oh hi! Your truck is on fire!". Tumbleweeds are super dry and he probably forced them into his engine block.

Man, Invasion America has been living rent free in my brain for the last 25 years…

The pre Cw days of were certainly memorable to remember.

I actually kind of liked Andy a bit more than Kevin in that Mission Hill show. He's not lazy. He's actually dedicated and overworked to exhaustion. He pays his rent and he can have sex with any Borg cosplay nerdy girl he wants and buy any musical useless device he wants because it's his damn place and his paycheck money. Kevin actually ticked me off when it came to those episodes. I really wanted to root for Kevin but he just had a way of ticking me off with his stereotypical insecure pandering of nerd culture at the time.

I absolutely LOVE Mission Hill. “Weirdy, weirdy, weirdy…peas at?” 🤣

It astounds me the majority of these made their way to adultswim. The early 2000s as a kid watching these made life good even when things got hard.

You have no idea how rare it is for me to hear anybody talk about Invasion America. I use to watch that show when it was still on tv! It had a slow burn yea but the pacing was pretty solid for a mini series. Heck at one point I almost thought it was a fever dream but I know what I saw was real.

I'll never forget Mission Hill & Oblongs! I still owned them in my adult cartoons collection, right next to Clone High, Duckman, Clerks, The Critic and Wait till your father gets home! They were great shows and are still awesome to this day! Hopefully they get more recognition on this and other channels reviewing them because the network shills sure don't appreciate them! Especially for my boy Mission Hill! King of the Groobermeister! 😂 ❤

there was something about the oblongs that REALLY resonated me as a poor and neurodivergent kid-- i saw a lot of myself in milo, and liked that a character like him was the protagonist and his equally weird friends were always along for the ride mission hill is one of the comfiest shows, every time i caught it i just got such lovely vibes. the energy and the art style and everything work together really well

Invasion America, was 12 when it came out. I'm almost 40 and still think about this unfinished master piece. It left on such a cliff hanger. It was truly yosh

Man, I LOVED The Oblongs and Mission Hill back in the day. I can't explain how disappointed I was that they got canceled so early.

34:00 Being a native of Arizona, I have witnessed tumbleweeds catching fire under cars. The vehicles' catalytic converters heat up to a point where the rolling balls of kindling ignite.

To be honest, I was introduced to all three shows from Baby Blues to The Oblongs through Adult Swim when I was between 8 and 9 and I loved all of them, there were fun to watch along with Home Movies and Cowboy Bebop. I never actually seen them on the The WB because we didn't have The WB and Kids' WB at the time when it was first airing, same goes to the first season of Pokemon on TV locally here when I never seen them until I was 8. All these three shows deserve better.

mission hill was released at the same year i started college,couldn't have arrived at a better time the vibe,mood really captures the demands and at times laidback moments of adult life

This was such an great walk down memory lane. As you've already said, we liked these shows as kids but come to appreciate them so much more as adults. Especially Mission Hill. It's even better that these have DVD releases which I'm proud to own. These cartoons were truly a part of a generation, and I'm glad to be apart of it. Stay frosty my guy👓

I too would like to see the lost season of Baby Blues. Reminds me of the legendary Dexter's laboratory episode, Dexter's Rude Removal. Maybe one day it will be uncovered and shown to the public

Invasion America aired here in Brazil for, like, one month and I don't know why my brother and I miss it so much

Dude. Thank you so much. I’m 33 and I’ve been feeling really nostalgic the past few years and I’ve been re watching the cartoons of my youth. I pretty much caught up to everything. I’m either wanted to watch cover to cover or thought I saw, but never saw but this last show that you talked about in your video I was starting to think was just a made up memory. I am stoked to try and find this thing. Thank you again for reconnecting me to my past!!!

I’m glad you mentioned the backgrounds in the oblongs always thought they were amazing. weird to think if wb hadn’t won the bidding war that the backgrounds would’ve looked completely different they always stood out to me as classic wb style 😊

Holy shit, the theme to Mission Hill is an instrumental Cake's Italian Leather Sofa. I love the show more.

I recently Started to watch Mission Hills thx to this video, & the part of chasing a dream while having an 8 hours Job WAS SO RELATABLE TO ME

okay. so about the tumbleweed part... it's dry and hot there as is. and in a chase you push the car's engine, which makes it hot. tumbleweed being dry and flammable, you can hear the wheels scraping against them, while they are stuck under the car. so they catch on fire, which in tandem with the hot engine make the cables and fuel-tubes catch on fire under the hood. all the more easier, since the air intake meant to cool the motor will fuel it with air. and ofc you stop and get out, if you see your car catching on fire. goes to show the dude has a good head on his shoulder to look at tumbleweeds and connect the dots about it being dry and flammable, using it to stop a car.

He was stuffing the tumbleweeds up into the engine compartment, where they would catch on fire. Have you never seen a tumbleweed?

He lodged the tumbleweeds under the car's catalytic converter -- hot enough to start a fire eassily. Don't leave your car parked over very many dried leaves.

Heya! I just found your channel in my recommended! I must say, right of the bat I ADORE your style of editing and the way you talk about these shows! As someone who also loves late 90's/early 2000's media, it's always refreshing to see someone make these videos and do it right! ♥ You and Pan Pizza seriously know what's up and I'm so glad I came across your channel! Much love! ♥

I still have Mission Hill on DVD. After I got hooked watching the reruns on Adult Swim, when I came across the boxed set at a local store, I had to get it. To this day, only two of my friends actually get my Mission Hill references. Any other Grubermeisters out there? 😁

Loved the video, the first 3 cartoons were some of my favorites in college. I remember Baby blues on adult swim and watching Mission Hill on RU-vid. Classic

Oblongs was such an underrated show

god your channel is some of my favorite content on youtube right now. youre gonna explode past this 27k

Need to point out that the algorithm brought me here, it's not ALWAYS evil. You have yourself an amazing channel, dude. I work from home and watch a lot of long form content, and this video made me smile. Keep up the good work, man! Definitely going to check out your Patreon.

'You may control my mind, but you'll never control my ass." - Milo, badass oneliner

Mission Hill was and still is one of THE MOST amazing animated series ever made! im one of the fortunate owners of the full DVD box set. though it lacks the original licensed music, its still amazing to this day. i remember seeing ads for it on the WB back in the late 90s and was DYING to watch the show. didnt happen until it came on Adult Swim in the 2000s... and to this day, im still hooked on it (being 41). the few storyboard episodes that have popped up on RU-vid are so much fun to see as the writers of the show were really pushing to keep constant evolution of the characters going. its just really too bad that its following didnt hit until well after the show was finished.

This is my first video of yours and I have to say I love your style so much also much love for BNL ❤️

Me and some friends started rewatching Mission Hill and MY GOD we related more the Andy and his friends more than before. As for Invasion America? Yeah, this is so obscure that even the usual guys that covered obscure animation haven’t covered it.

Awesome!! Looking forward to this trip! Thanks and safety to ya mate!

The mother character on the Oblongs always reminds me of David Sedaris' mother.

Omg i LOVE your channel and I LOVE your little avatar/mascot dude paired with your voice and it’s all overwhelmingly CUTE I just wanna hug youuuu 🥰😇🥰😇 I’ll be binging your channel Venture Bros has me nostalgic for old toons :3

Remember not every show gets picked up by an affiliate. So, some shows that might be a network show, may not have aired in a region. The perfect example of this is "Rude Dog" [1989] in my area, the affiliate refused to air it.

I liked baby blues and Mission Hill. It showcased how new parenting is hard but it’s worth it for your kid, and Mission Hill is perfect cause it’s speaks to adults who graduated college/or in high school and are stuck with finding themselves

the oblongs and mission hill are two of my favorite adult shows. glad to see them covered here :D!!

Always putting out the videos we need.

Enjoyed this! Hope you're having a good day. Only show listed here I've seen was the ooblongs, caught few episodes on adult swim long ago

I'm pretty sure you came across my algorithm b/c your channel name is similar to Hats Off Entertainment but I'm glad you did! Looking forward to checking out more of your content 😁

Mission Hill kills me because I didn't understand what was funny about it as a kid, and the first time I watched as an adult it was instantly one of the most relatable things i'd ever seen. It's crazy how perfectly they hit their target demographic-- Also it's wild that all the subcultures and personality types in the show are still extremely relevant. For example, the Libertarian Vampire. How the fuck have I met that guy in real life (and under a nearly identical circumstance)? It's so specific lmfao. Great show

Mission Hill brings back memories of watching public tv in the living room late at night after a saturday night gaming sesh

Oblongs and Mission Hill are so damn good, sad they didn’t get much of a chance :(

In tumbleweeds defense, they ARE highly flammable.

Thank you for introducing me to “Mission Hill”! It is love at first watch! It’s safe to say that “Mission Hill” is the “Firefly” of adult cartoons.

I read Baby Blues as a kid and loved it (Thanks, you unlocked that hidden memory), I didn't know it had a show! How cool

I remember the primetime animated shows that aired on The WB such as Mission Hill, Baby Blues and The Oblongs and UPN had two animated series such as Dilbert and Home Movies. Cartoon Network picked up Home Movies, Baby Blues, Mission Hill and The Oblongs and aired it on it’s nighttime block adult swim between 2001-2004/2005

We didn’t have WB when the first three shows were airing because we only had satellite where I lived, but I got to see them when Adult Swim picked them up a few years later and they become some of my favorite animated shows. All three are pretty unique among adult animation and I would love to see another Baby Blues or Mission Hill-style show again someday. (Undergrads too)

Anyone seen or heard of Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends? It's very similar in tone and appearance to Invasion America (heck it came out just a year after it)!

Mission Hill is absolutely the most underrated on this list. I miss it. I want it to come back.

I loved the oblongs! I never knew that the WB was where it originated from. I think I only saw it on Adult Swim. Same for baby blues. Hell I didn’t even know WB was a channel ..

I didn't know baby blues got a cartoon! 😊 Thank you for the video❤

Oblongs was a mainstay on Teletoon at Night. I missed out on the airings of Mission Hill but watched em all in my 20s. There's scripts for most of, if not all of Season 2 and a episode/script read of the Season 2 Finale- a lot of fun!

Thank you for this video. I loved all three of the first shows growing up, but I'd never heard of the last one...but I feel like there's a very faint memory of it in the back of my mind. I feel like my mom may've caught it because she's usually the one that would come across shows like that and Neon Flex on Fox (?). I may have to ask her, but I really hope that the second season of Baby Blues gets released if it actually exists. ...Wasn't the Cathy/Kathy/Catherine (forgot which) comic strip turned into a cartoon at one point?

man watching this really makes me wanna revisit mission hill. i didn't realize as a kid just how gorgeous of a cartoon it is. something about a lot of stuff from the 2000s, the bold line work, the pinks and greens and purples...think gorillaz. it was just a whole vibe, and i've been sorta seeing it make a comeback lately. that style definitely inspired my own work i've been doing lately.

21:34 And I’m continuing the show . I was inspired by you man

These shows hit that very sweetspot of what you would expect to see early night Adult Swim. Then it would progress into the lower budget madness late night XD. Home Movies is a good original with a similar feel too. All of them feel cozy to wind down to

I remember watching baby blues and the oblongs on adult swim back in the day i loved oblongs for how weird it was

I saw Invasion America when it first debuted. Was such a shame that it didn't have a lasting impression, because having watched it kinda feels like a dream now. A fragment of a memory lives on in my mind, a part of my teenage years growing up with the WB content block. I definitely remembered watching all of the shows talked about; thanks for helping me recall the good ol' times 😄

Baby Blues was always distracting to me because I always expected Darryl to start talking about The Aggro Crag. ... because he was voiced by Mike O'Malley who hosted Nickelodeon GUTS, you see...

20:19 man that's so cool. glad i found your channel!

Was it just me, or did the Shakira music video of 'Hips don't lie' play right after Yugioh on the CW 4 kids? This must've been like 2006. Trust me. I never forgot Shakira's hips 😳

great video, only to the mission hill part but i also discovered these shows on adult swim and enjoyed them very much. glad someone is talking about them.

in canada 2001-2003, we had a channel called "teletoon" and they would play all in one block "the detour"....mission hill, the oblongs, undergrads, clone high..... it was the best

Yeah, the Invasion America thing was kinda odd. In 2016 Universal ended up buying out DreamWorks Animation making NBC/Universal or Comcast the owners of Invasion America. Which is funny because back in 1993 Universal Animated Studios run by Jeff Siegel tried to make a mature animated TV series of their own called Exosquad. And got Playmates to make the toys for them. And mostly mild violence because Exosquad was put into the Saturday Morning Cartoon timeslot, But that didn't stop the huge amount death scenes or the extremely adult subjects like War is Hell, racism, the horrors of war, and losing loved ones in war. And all anyone talks about is those toys these days. And people still think Playmates made Exosquad even though Exosquad was created under Universal Animated Studios, and as of 2016 was merged with DreamWorks Animation which means that DreamWorks Animation now owns Exosquad and Invasion America. And they don't want anybody to know about it. Exosquad is on the Peacock streaming service under the kids section but not Invasion America. And neither is on NBC/Universal or Comcast is on their European streaming service Sky Network. Oh, and Jeff Siegel was immediately fired from Universal Animated Studios right when Exosquad which ran for two seasons.

@HatsOff You did an actual sketch of “Creepy Susie” for Angus Oblong? That’s very impressive. Your artwork is cool. Signed Gary’s family member T

I hope to God, that [adult swim] revives these shows.

They sell the whole series of oblongs for under 5$ here on RU-vid and missions hills free on here. I am so glad people are getting back into this stuff.

This channel is a gem

I had no idea these was on WB. Like you said at the end I've only seen most on Adult Swim. Also the WB apparently haven't learned from the mistake the USA Network did with having Duckman on the same timeline of Walker Texas Ranger and that's why it also failed! 💀

Finally someone talked about the oblongs and gave them some love!

I remember the first three shows as well They were part of my childhood.