The designs were done by Lauren MacMullan, who cites the comic series Eightball as her source of inspiration for her overall design. The style was made to be reminiscent of 1930s rubber hose cartoons like Fleischer Studios, Walt Disney, Warner Bros., and MGM, as well as mid-century modern cartoons with the likes of Hanna-Barbera, UPA, Jay Ward, and The Pink Panther.
Stylistically, the series is recognizable for its bright, neon color palette, and features a peculiar mixture of modern animation and traditional 'cartoonish' drawings (dashed lines coming from eyes to indicate line of vision, red bolts of lightning around a spot in pain). While initially garnering poor ratings, it has since gained a cult following, and is also popular outside of the United States and Canada, receiving broadcasts in Australia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Spain and New Zealand. Mission Hill (originally titled The Downtowners) is an American adult animated television sitcom that ran on The WB from Septemto July 16, 2000, and on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim from July 14 to August 11, 2002. Counter clockwise from bottom left-hand corner: Andy French, Posey Tyler, Kevin French, and Jim Kuback, with Stogie (the dog) in the middle.
