Home Movies (created by Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard) premiered on UPN April 26, 1999. UPN cancelled the series after only five episodes due to low ratings. Seeing its potential, Cartoon Network purchased the rights, slotting Home Movies as the first original program on their nighttime adult-cartoon oriented Adult Swim block on September 2, 2002. The series concluded on April 4, 2004, with a total of 52 episodes over the course of four seasons.
Home Movies developed a cult following during its run. After its conclusion, Small helped create the Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse, while Bouchard created the animated series Bob's Burgers, casting H. Jon Benjamin (the voice of Coach McGuirk, Jason, and Perry) as the voice of Bob Belcher.
Atlas Take: I can’t recommend this show enough. The dry delivery, the heart, it's next level. I find it so soothing, I put it on most nights to fall asleep.