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This is a list of episodes for the animated series Home Movies, along with their original airdates and very brief synopses.
[edit] Season 1: 1999-2001
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 01 |
"Get Away from My Mom" |
1999-04-26 |
101 |
| Coach McGuirk tries to date Brendon's mother. |
| 02 |
"I Don't Do Well in Parent-Teacher Conferences" |
1999-05-03 |
102 |
| Paula doesn't want to go to Brendon's parent-teacher conference. |
| 03 |
"The Art of the Sucker Punch" |
1999-05-10 |
103 |
| Shannon, a local bully, torments Brendon and Jason. |
| 04 |
"Brendon Gets Rabies" |
1999-05-17 |
104 |
| Brendon agrees to pet-sit for a neighbor's cat. |
| 05 |
"Yoko" |
1999-05-24 |
105 |
| Brendon hooks up with Loni during a camping trip. |
| 06 |
"Director's Cut" |
2001-09-02 |
106 |
| Brendon films Dwayne's rock opera based on Kafka's "Metamorphosis", even though he wants to film his own works. |
| 07 |
"It Was Supposed to Be Funny" |
2001-09-09 |
107 |
| Erik wants Brendon to make a film about his aging father's life. |
| 08 |
"Method of Acting" |
2001-09-16 |
108 |
| Brendon tries taking acting lessons. |
| 09 |
"Life Through a Fish Eye Lens" |
2001-09-23 |
109 |
| Brendon wants to earn money to buy a new lens for his camera. |
| 10 |
"School Nurse" |
2001-09-23 |
110 |
| The school gets an attractive new nurse. |
| 11 |
"Mortgages and Marbles" |
2001-09-30 |
111 |
| Josie puts marbles up her nose, and McGuirk tries to find a new place to live. |
| 12 |
"Law and Boarders" |
2001-10-07 |
112 |
| Brendon gets hit by a car while riding on his bike, while Paula puts up with an old college friend. |
| 13 |
"Brendon's Choice" |
2001-10-07 |
113 |
| Brendon wins a filmmaking award and is forced to confront his feelings about his father. |
[edit] Season 2: 2002
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 14 |
"Politics" |
2002-01-06 |
201 |
| Brendon runs for class president. |
| 15 |
"Identifying a Body" |
2002-01-13 |
202 |
| Brendon spends the money he had collected for a charity walk while on a trip with Coach McGuirk. |
| 16 |
"Hiatus" |
2002-01-20 |
203 |
| Brendon, Melissa, and Jason decide to take a break from making films. |
| 17 |
"Business and Pleasure" |
2002-01-27 |
204 |
| Melissa and Jason both attempt to get on Brendon's good side so that they can get the best roles. |
| 18 |
"The Party" |
2002-02-03 |
205 |
| Fenton throws a birthday party, and Brendon tries his best (but fails) to make a film that shows Fenton's good side. |
| 19 |
"Impressions" |
2002-02-10 |
206 |
| Brendon tries to impress a girl by taking her to the country club on Jason's membership. |
| 20 |
"Dad" |
2002-02-17 |
207 |
| Brendon finally gets to meet and spend time with his father. |
| 21 |
"Therapy" |
2002-02-24 |
208 |
| Brendon, his dad, and his dad's girlfriend all attend a family therapist. |
| 22 |
"Class Trip" |
2002-03-03 |
209 |
| Brendon attempts to film a scene for his movie while his class is on a field trip to a hotel. |
| 23 |
"History" |
2002-03-10 |
210 |
| Brendon shows his weakness in history via a science-fiction epic. |
| 24 |
"Writer's Block" |
2002-03-17 |
211 |
| Brendon can't come up with a scene for the writer's fair. |
| 25 |
"Pizza Club" |
2002-03-24 |
212 |
| Brendon and his dad form a club and won't let Coach McGuirk join. |
| 26 |
"The Wedding" |
2002-03-31 |
213 |
| Brendon gets a rash when his dad remarries. |
[edit] Season 3: 2002-2003
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 27 |
"Shore Leave" |
2002-08-04 |
301 |
| Erik is worried about Melissa's femininity, and Brendon spends the night with Fenton. |
| 28 |
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" |
2002-08-11 |
302 |
| Brendon's grandmother stays at his house following her divorce. Paula accidentally causes a kitchen fire and recruits McGuirk to do the repairs. |
| 29 |
"Bad Influences" |
2002-08-18 |
303 |
| Jason and Brendon develop an eating problem. |
| 30 |
"Improving Your Life Through Improv" |
2002-08-28 |
304 |
| Jason, Brendon, Melissa, and McGuirk are all sent to a weekend sensitivity seminar after they tease Junior Addleburg. |
| 31 |
"Four's Company" |
2002-10-06 |
307 |
| Melissa starts dating Octavio, but Brendon and Jason don't approve. |
| 32 |
"Renaissance" |
2002-10-13 |
305 |
| Brendon, Melissa, and Jason (among others) all attend a Renaissance fair. |
| 33 |
"My Cheatin' Heart" |
2002-10-20 |
306 |
| Brendon, with Jason and Melissa's help and Coach McGuirk as his caddy, cheats at golf with his dad. |
| 34 |
"Guitarmageddon" |
2002-10-27 |
308 |
| The gang starts a band, and Dwayne competes in a guitar contest. |
| 35 |
"Storm Warning" |
2002-11-03 |
309 |
| McGuirk gets Paula to pose in some photos as his fiance for his sister. In an attempt to get her manuscript to her publisher, Paula drives off the road in a tornado, while McGuirk and the kids wait the storm out at Brendon's house. |
| 36 |
"Time to Pay the Price" |
2002-11-10 |
310 |
| Brendon finds out that all his movies end with the same line, while he, Jason and Melissa attend a poorly executed "Scared Straight" program. |
| 37 |
"Broken Dreams" |
2002-11-17 |
311 |
| Melissa and Jason break their arms, Brendon wants to break his arm, and McGuirk decides to become a lifeguard. |
| 38 |
"Stowaway" |
2002-11-24 |
312 |
| The gang tries to run away to Europe to be artists. |
| 39 |
"Coffins and Cradles" |
2003-05-25 |
313 |
| Brendon's stepmom gives birth on Halloween. |
[edit] Season 4: 2003-2004
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 40 |
"Everyone's Entitled to My Opinion" |
2003-11-11 |
401 |
| Brendon starts writing online movie reviews. Mr. Lynch is made interim principal, and McGuirk takes full advantage. |
| 41 |
"Camp" |
2004-01-11 |
409 |
| The gang goes to a performing arts camp. Special guest stars They Might Be Giants. |
| 42 |
"Bye Bye Greasy" |
2004-01-18 |
410 |
| Brendon gets to direct the school musical. |
| 43 |
"The Heart Smashers" |
2004-01-25 |
402 |
| Brendon tries to "break up" his friendship with Fenton, Paula unsuccessfully tries to break up with her boyfriend, and Coach McGuirk "blows out" his pecs. |
| 44 |
"The Wizard's Baker" |
2004-02-08 |
403 |
| Brendon joins the Skunk Scouts, in part to duck out of helping finish a movie ("The Wizard's Baker") he has lost enthusiasm towards. Coach McGuirk has trouble returning swords he bought from a Home Shopping Channel while drunk. |
| 45 |
"Psycho-Delicate" |
2004-02-15 |
404 |
| The gang tries to make a movie for a video store contest, McGuirk tries to woo a waitress at a diner, and Paula's new hairstyle backfires. |
| 46 |
"Curses" |
2004-02-22 |
405 |
| Paula forces Brendon to reshoot one of his films when the neighborhood parents find out the script is riddled with profanities. |
| 47 |
"Honkey Magoo" |
2004-02-29 |
406 |
| The gang adopts a stray puppy. |
| 48 |
"Those Bitches Tried to Cheat Me" |
2004-03-07 |
407 |
| Brendon cheats on Mr. Lynch's test. Coach McGuirk is sentenced to traffic school and tries to cheat his way through. Jason can't get past the "stalker" phase of a relationship with a 5th grade girl. |
| 49 |
"Cho and the Adventures of Amy Lee" |
2004-03-14 |
408 |
| Brendon accidentally scores a goal which ruins the record of the opposing team's star goalie, Cho. McGuirk remembers his days as a Scottish Highland Dancer. |
| 50 |
"Definite Possible Murder" |
2004-03-21 |
411 |
| Brendon thinks that the man who just moved in next door may be a murderer. Much of the episode heavily parodies Hitchcock's "Rear Window". |
| 51 |
"Temporary Blindness" |
2004-03-28 |
412 |
| Coach McGuirk loses his vision after having laser eye surgery. The kids make family trees for a school project. |
| 52 |
"Focus Grill" |
2004-04-04 |
413 |
| In the Series Finale, The gang finishes the first film they ever made and present it to a peer focus group (Walter, Perry, Fenton, and Junior). Coach McGuirk helps Paula put a grill in her back yard. |
