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{{infobox television

| show_name = Home Movies

| image = [[Image:Homemovies_sm.png|Home Movies]]

| caption =

| format = [[Animated television series|Animated]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]]

| runtime = approx. 0:22 per episode

| creator = [[Loren Bouchard]] <br> [[Brendon Small]]

| starring = [[Brendon Small]] <br> [[H. Jon Benjamin]] <br> [[Melissa Bardin Galsky]]

| country = {{USA}}

| network = [[UPN]] (1999) <br> [[Cartoon Network]] (2001-2004)

| first_aired = [[April 26]], [[1999]]

| last_aired = [[April 4]], [[2004]]

| num_episodes = 52

| list_episodes = List of Home Movies episodes

| imdb_id = 0197159

}}

'''''Home Movies''''' is a dialogue-driven [[United States|American]] [[animated television series]] about 8-year-old Brendon Small (voiced by the creator, head writer, and lead musician of ''Home Movies'', [[Brendon Small]]), who makes films with his friends, Melissa and Jason, in his spare time. He lives with his divorced mother, Paula, and his [[adoption|adopted]] baby sister, Josie. He is also friends with his [[alcoholic]], short-tempered [[soccer]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]], John McGuirk.

{{Politics of Japan}}

==Style==

'''Political parties in Japan''' lists [[political party|political parties]] in [[politics of Japan|Japan]].

In its first season, ''Home Movies'' utilized Soup2Nuts's patented [[Squigglevision]] technology to animate the show but later abandoned that for the cheaper, more malleable [[Macromedia Flash]] animation. The switch was initiated for several reasons: scattered negative response to Squigglevision (from both critics and potential fans), limitations in regard to movement (fluid motion is rare in Squigglevision), and the view that Squigglevision was inherent to ''[[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist]]'' and that ''Home Movies'' should develop its own unique style.

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Another quality of ''Home Movies''' carried over from ''Dr. Katz'' was its initial use of "[[retroscripting]]." Retroscripting is a process in which an episode's [[Teleplay|script]]s are purposely left vague, and instead of exact dialogue, the plot of a particular scene is merely outlined - the rest of the dialogue is then created through [[Improvisational comedy|improv]] by the [[actor]]s. The use of [[retroscripting]] in ''Home Movies'' gives the show very casual, realistic dialogue with an often dry, sarcastic wit. This technique is also used in other shows such as ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'', and ''[[Reno 911!]]'' Although retroscripting was only used officially in the first season (the entire first episode was improvised from start to finish), the dialogue in the following three seasons remained heavily improvised, with the written script serving mainly as a guide or something to fall back on for jokes if needed.

==Major parties==

Another prominent feature of the show was its use of completely original music written and performed by the series creator Brendon Small, a graduate of the [[Berklee College of Music]] and a self-proclaimed [[Shred guitar|shredder]].

*[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) ''Jiyū Minshū-tō'', or ''Jimin-tō'' 自民党([[Conservatism|conservative]], 1955-)

**The LDP is Japan's largest political party and the senior partner in the current governing coalition. Prime Minister [[Shinzo Abe]] is a member of this political party. It is a [[Conservatism|conservative]] party of the [[right-wing]] and is made up of various conservative and reformist factions. The LDP has been in power almost continuously since [[1955]], when it was formed as a merger of early postwar Japan's two conservative parties, the [[Liberal Party of Japan, Occupation]], and the [[Democrat Party of Japan, Occupation]]. The party is characterized as being very conservative on social and foreign matters.

*[[Democratic Party of Japan]] (DPJ) ''Minshūtō'' ([[social liberalism|social liberal]] 1998-)民主党

**The DPJ is Japan's second largest party and leads the opposition. It is a [[social liberalism|social liberal]] party. It is the largest opposition party, and was formed in the late 1990s as a result of the merger of several anti-LDP parties. Quite [[Liberalism|liberal]] and oppositional on key issues, as well as moderately [[social-democratic]]. It is against the Iraq war, and was led by Seiji Maehara until the end of March 2006, when he resigned due to a crisis involving a DPJ member (Hisayasu Nagata) making false allegations that the son of LDP Secretary-General ([[Tsutomu Takebe]]) illicitly received money from former [[Livedoor]] president [[Takafumi Horie]]. As of [[April 5]][[2006]], [[Naoto Kan]] and [[Ichiro Ozawa]] are running for DPJ party president.

*[[New Komeito]]* ''Komeitō'' ([[Conservatism|conservative]], [[theocratic]] [[Buddhist]], 1998-)公明党

**formerly [[Komeito (Former)]] ([[centrist]], [[theocratic]] [[Buddhist]], 1964-1998)

**formerly [[Komei Political Assembly]] ([[centrist]], [[theocratic]] [[Buddhist]], 1961-1964)

**The Shin Komeito Party (Japanese name for the New Komeito) is Japan's third largest party and the governing party's junior partner. It was formerly known as the [[Clean Government Political Assembly]] and the [[Komeito (Former)|Komeito]]. The party is a [[Conservatism|conservative]] party of the [[right-wing]], but it is also well supported by organizations like the [[Soka Gakkai]], a sect of [[Nichiren Buddhism]]. Therefore, it is also considered a [[theocratic]] Buddhist party. It has moderated its stance however. Because it is partners with the LDP, it is unopposed to the war in Iraq. It is now led by [[Takenori Kanzaki]].

*[[Japanese Communist Party]] (JCP) ''Nihon Kyōsan-tō'' (communist, 1922-)日本共産党

**The Japanese Communist Party is Japan's fourth largest party and the middle partner of the opposition coalition. It is a [[moderate]] [[communist]] party of the [[left-wing]]. Though it is communist, it is not against religion and does not want the [[emperor]] to step down. It supports multi-party democracy and does not advocate the imposition of radical change on Japanese society. It is considered pacifist and skeptical of the [[United States]].

*[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)]] (SDP) ''Shakai Minshūtō'', or ''Shamin-tō'' (socialist, 1996-)　社民党

** formerly [[Japan Socialist Party]] (JSP) ''Nihon Shakai-tō'' (socialist, 1945-1996)日本社会党

***a breakaway group formerly known as the [[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)]], now defunct, (social-democratic, 1960-1996)

****in 1948 split up into the [[Rightist Socialist Party of Japan]], (moderate social-democratic, 1948-1955), and [[Leftist Socialist Party of Japan]], (extreme socialist, 1948-1955), in 1955, reunified into JSP.

**The Social Democrat Party of Japan is Japan's fifth largest party and the junior partner in the opposition coalition. It is a [[moderate]] [[social-democratic]] party of the [[left-wing]]. It is seen more as a [[moderate]] social-democratic, and [[populist]] party rather than a [[revolutionary]] [[socialist]] party. It grew out of the [[Japan Socialist Party]] and the [[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)]] It is opposed to the war in Iraq.

== Minor parties==

A recurring visual theme within the show are [[lawn gnomes]], which tend to make random but subtle appearances in the background of many scenes (even a gnome-shaped guitar appears in a music shop in the episode "Guitarmageddon").

*[[Liberal League]] ''Jiyu Rengo'' (liberal, 1994-)

**The Liberal League is a [[right-wing]] party in Japan, which, despite its name, is actually [[Conservatism|conservative]]. The Liberal League has 1 seat in the Diet.

*Other minor parties

**Japan has other minor parties with national support, mostly with [[communist]] and [[socialist]] ideologies, as well as a few [[nationalist]], [[reformist]], and far [[right-wing]] parties.

*Dissidents from the LDP formed the following parties in 2005 :

***[[People's New Party]] (PNP) ''Kokumin Shintō'' ([[Conservatism|conservative]], 2005-)

***[[New Party Nippon]] (NPN) ''Shintō Nippon'' (2005-)

***[[New Party Daichi]] (NPD) ''Shintō Daichi'' (2005-)

===Existing national parties represented in the Diet in the past===

==Characters==

===Major characters===

*'''Brendon Small''' ([[Brendon Small]]) - The star of the show and writer/director/lead actor in most of the movies. Brendon acts out his anxieties and problems through his movies. Age 8.

*'''Jason Penopolis''' ([[H. Jon Benjamin]]) - Brendon's friend and co-star who is noticeably more immature. Age 7.

*'''Melissa Robbins''' ([[Melissa Bardin Galsky]]) - Brendon's friend and co-star, who is often more sensible than Brendon or Jason. She is also the daughter of a single father. Age 8.

*'''Coach John McGuirk''' (Benjamin) - Brendon and Melissa's soccer coach, an overweight, alcoholic, incompetent coach of an incompetent team, who constantly gives Brendon bad advice. He has also spent time in jail: in the episode ''Yoko,'' Coach McGuirk tells Brendon that if he gets fired from his job he'll "do something stupid and go back to jail."

*'''Paula Small''' ([[Paula Poundstone]], eps 1 - 5, [[Janine Ditullio]], eps 6+) - Brendon's single mother, a (temporarily unemployed) creative writing teacher and author.

*'''Josie Small''' ([[Loren Bouchard]]) - Brendon's adopted baby sister.

Current political parties that used to be in the Diet but aren't currently represented:

===Recurring characters===

[[Image:HomeMovies_WalterPerry1.png|thumb|right|Walter and Perry]]

*'''Erik Robbins''' ([[Jonathan Katz]]) - Melissa's father, a real estate agent.

*'''Mr. Ronald (or Donald) Lynch''' ([[Ron Lynch]]) - Brendon and Melissa's teacher who, later in the show, also becomes their interim principal. A subtle, visual running gag in the last season is that he is secretly a cat themed superhero, usually relayed in the form of a newspaper headline in the background. He is referred to by different first names at different points in the series.

*'''Duane''' (Small) - A [[metalhead]] of few words, whose band Scäb writes and performs the music for most of Brendon's movies. His physical appearance is similar to that of [[Joey Ramone]]. Scäb's songs are actually played by the show's creator, [[Brendon Small]].

*'''Walter''' and '''Perry''' (Benjamin, Small) - Two hyper best friends with high pitched voices and matching attire. (Small commented that they were often unsure of which person portrayed which character.)

*'''Andrew Small''' ([[Louis C.K.]]) - Brendon's estranged father, a lawyer.

*'''Linda Small''' ([[Laura Silverman]]) - Brendon's attractive, snippy step-mother.

*'''Fenton Mewley''' ([[Sam Seder]]) - A spoiled, annoying classmate with the tendency to call Brendon "Bren-Bren."

*'''Cynthia''' ([[Jen Kirkman]]) - Choreographer for Duane's band on whom Brendon has a crush.

*'''Nurse Kirkman''' ([[Jen Kirkman]]) - The school nurse on whom Coach McGuirk hits on.

*'''Arnold Lindenson''' ([[Andy Kindler]]) - Paula's expressive boss. In the second season, he often mistook Brendon for a "young lady."

*'''Shannon''' ([[Emo Philips]]) - A [[bullying|bully]] who initially beats up, but later (for his own selfish interests) befriends, Brendon.

*'''Stephanie''' ([[Kelly Kimball]]) - Paula's attractive but flaky friend who twice tries to seduce McGuirk.

*'''Clarice''' ([[Valerie Kappa]]) - "Li'l mama" and coffee-house employee. Doesn't blink.

* [[Dainiin Club]] ''Dainiin Kurabu'' ([[centrist]], 1983-)

===Guest appearances===

* [[New Socialist Party (Japan)|New Socialist Party]] ''Shin Shakai To'' (socialist, 1996-)

* [[Todd Barry]] &mdash; as "The Clerk" in "Psycho-Delicate"

* [[Sports and Peace Party]] ''Supotsu Heiwa To'' (centrist, 1989-)

* [[David Cross]] &mdash; as "Guy in Grocery Store" in "Brendon's Choice"

* ''[[Takeru]]'' (centrist, 2001-)

* [[John Flansburgh]] &mdash; as "Mike" in "Camp"

* [[Mitch Hedberg]] &mdash; as "The Pet Eulogist" in "Brendon Gets Rabies", "Mitch" in "Yoko", "Cop" in "Law and Boarders", and "Anger Management Counselor" in "Brendon's Choice"

* [[Tom Kenny]] &mdash; as "Doctor" in "Coffins and Cradles"

* [[John Linnell]] &mdash; as "Miguel" in "Camp"

* [[Eugene Mirman]] &mdash; as "Eugene" in "Yoko", "Wizard's Baker", and others.

* [[Patton Oswalt]] &mdash; as "Helmet" in "Renaissance"

* [[Mary Lynn Rajskub]] &mdash; as "Penny" in "Those Bitches Tried To Cheat Me"

* [[Ian Roberts (actor)|Ian Roberts]] &mdash; as "Tom Wilsonberg" in "Stow-A-Way"

===SeasonOther Summariesparties===

* [[Rainbow and Greens]] ''Niji to Midori'' (green)

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* ''[[Ishin Seito Shimpu]]'' (far-right, 1995-)

*'''Season One''': (1999-2001) Animated in squigglevision and heavily using retroscripting, the first five episodes aired on [[UPN]] in [[1999]] and the other eight on the [[Cartoon Network]] in [[2001]]. The show introduced the main characters in this season, and mainly consisted of episodes revolving around Brendon's movies. Much of the style of the writing is loose and improvised. The season ends with Brendon saying hello to his, until then absent, father on the phone.

* [[Women's Party]] ''Josei To'' (Feminist, 1993-)

*'''Season Two''': (2002) Now animated in flash, this is the first season commissioned by the Cartoon Network as a result of moderate ratings of Season One reruns. The episodes are now heavily scripted, but the creators now have much more freedom, allowing them for creative episodes ("History"), introducing new characters (Fenton, the Addleburgs) as well as a [[Seinfeld]]-esque multiple story season arc, which included:

* [[Internet Breakthrough Party of Japan]] (Led by Iron Chef Comentator and Judge and former LDP member Shinichiro Kurimoto)

**Brendon meeting his father's fiance, Linda, resulting in therapy lessons, leading up to a wedding.

**"Starboy" becomes Brendon's pet project.

**Brendon develops a crush on Scab choreographer Cynthia, and tries to win her over.

**Paula loses her job and searches for a new one.

**McGuirk feels threatened by Brendon's father.

The show also develops a writing device that carries through the next seasons, in which the plots of one episode usually all have an underlying theme. Emphasis on Brendon's movies become key here, and the subtext of their creation is finally discussed.

*'''Season Three''': (2002-2003) A bit looser than Season Two, the show ditches the idea of seasonal story arc, and many of the episodes air out of order. Brendon's father has one solo episode and remains unseen for the rest of the series. The show becomes much more adult, with many censor bleeps and sexual references and themes reoccurring, which may have been the result of pressure by the network, since the show was apparently not risque enough for the "[[Adult Swim]]" block it aired on. Secondary characters begin to have a chance to shine, such as Fenton or Duane, as episodes focused on them and others are made. Another noteworthy aspect is that the show finally recognizes actual movies, and starts parodying them heavily. The season ends with Linda, Brendon's stepmother, having a child, but afterward she, the father or the child is never heard from again.

*'''Season Four''': (2003-2004) The last season, the creators apparently knew they were getting cancelled throughout the entire production of the final thirteen episodes. Pushing the limits, the episodes become wildly fanciful, with down-to-earth plots thrown out the window. Many of the episodes are straight parodies of movies, including three allusions to [[Hitchcock]] thrillers. The bulk of the episodes consist of plots that involved Brendon doing something other than making films, with Jason and Melissa being tossed to the side. An entire episode ("Curses") was made devoted to dealing with swearing and adult themes, a possible attempt at attracting audiences. The loose dialogue and long conversations lessen for humorous plot devices and a speedier delivery at jokes and gags. The final episode ("Focus Grill"), was made in mind as a series finale, and brought back the long conversations and loose dialogue, as well as a resolution to the series as Brendon's camera crashes out of a moving car, yet Brendon decides to move on with his life. The final episode aired on [[April 4]], [[2004]].

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==DVD=Regional releasesparties===

Some of the main regional parties represented in regional assemblies:

'''Season releases'''

{| class="wikitable"

!DVD Name!!Cover Art!!Release Date!!Ep #!!Additional Information

|-

|Season One||[[Image:Home movies season 1 DVD cover scan.jpg|100px]]||[[November 16]] [[2004]]|| align="center" |13 || This 3 disc boxset includes all 13 episodes from Season 1. Special features include 10 commentary tracks, animatics, interviews with cast and creators, animation galleries, and short films by Brendon Small and Jon Benjamin.

|-

|Season Two||[[Image:Home movies season 2 DVD cover scan.jpg|100px]]||[[May 31]] [[2005]]|| align="center" |13 || This 3 disc boxset includes all 13 episodes from Season 2. Special features include commentaries and interviews with Brendon Small, Melissa Galsky and executive producer Loren Bouchard, Winner of the "Small Shorts" film contest, Animatics songs from the series, Landstander Decide Your Doom Adventure Inter-active Video Game. It also includes a "how-to" guide to playing the Home Movies theme.

|-

|Season Three||[[Image:Home movies season 3 DVD cover scan.jpg|100px]]||[[November 15]] [[2005]]|| align="center" |13 || This 3 disc boxset includes all 13 episodes from Season 3. Special features include commentaries, animatics and a featurette for "People who don't necessarily like Home Movies."

|-

|Season Four||[[Image:Home movies season 4 DVD cover scan.jpg|100px]]||[[May 16]], [[2006]]|| align="center" |13 || This 3 disc boxset includes all 13 episodes from Season 4. Special features include 24 commentaries, animatics, and featurettes. Also included is a CD with 52 tracks composed and performed by Small for the show.

|}

* [[Kanagawa Network Movement]] ''Kanagawa Nettowaku Undo'' (Yokohama, socialist)

[[Shout! Factory]], through [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]], releases [[DVD]] of Home Movies seasons, each on three-disc box sets. Each DVD has numerous special features and [[Easter egg (media)|easter eggs]].

* [[Seikatsusha Network]] ''Seikatsusha Nettowaku'' (Tokyo, socialist)

* [[Okinawa Social Mass Party]] ''Okinawa Shakai Taishu To'' (Okinawa, socialist)

*[[Green Niigata]], ''Midori Niigata'' (Niigata, communist)

**formerly [[Niigata New Party for People]], ''Shimin Shin-to Niigata'' (Niigata, communist)

==SeeDefunct alsoparties==

*[[List of Home Movies episodes]]

* [[Association of Independents]] ''Mushozoku no Kai'' (centrist, 1999-2004)

==External links==

** formerly [[House of Representatives Club]] ''Sangiin Kurabu'' (centrist, 1998-1999)

* [http://www.adultswim.com/shows/homemovies/index.html Home Movies' Official Site]

*[[New Conservative Party]], (conservative, 2002-2003)

* [http://homemovies.toonzone.net/ The Home Movies Super Site]

**formerly [[Conservative Party of Japan (2000)]], (conservative, 2000-2002)

* [http://www.soup2nuts.tv/ Soup2nuts] The production company's website.

*[[Liberal Party (1998)]], (liberal, 1998-2003)

* [http://slapstick.nori-nori.net/ The Slapstick Barbarian Project]

*[[Democratic Party of Japan (1996)]], (liberal, 1996-1998)

* [http://www.tv.com/home-movies/show/3153/summary.html ''Home Movies'' at TV.com]

*[[Good Governance Party]], (liberal, 1998)

* [http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/566/566188p1.html IGN's ''10 Questions: Brendon Small'']

*[[New Fraternity Party]], (liberal reformist, 1998)

* [http://media.libsyn.com/media/tsoya/tsoya12105.mp3 MP3 audio interview] with creator Brendon Small from public radio show [[The Sound of Young America]].

*[[Sun Party]], (liberal reformist, 1996-1998)

* [http://www.preciousroy.com Precious Roy Studios] Website of the film company that won the Small Shorts Film Contest as seen on the Second Season DVD of Home Movies.

*[[Democratic Reform Party]] (liberal reformist, 1993-1998)

* [http://www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2005/11/21/Arts/home-Movies.Creator.Has.A.New.Cartoon.On.His.Drawing.Board-1748249.shtml?norewrite200604140216&sourcedomain=www.dailynebraskan.com An interview with Small in regard to the release of season 3 of ''Home Movies'' on DVD and his new cartoon, ''Metalocolypse'']

* [[Midori no Kaigi]] ''Environmental Green Political Assembly'' ([[ecologist]] [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[reformist]], 2002-2004)

**formerly[[The Sakigake Party]], (conservative reformist-ecologist, 1998-2002)

**formerly [[New Party Sakigake]], (conservative reformist-ecologist, 1993-1998)

*[[New Peace Party]], (conservative, 1997-1998)

*[[Japan New Party]], (liberal, 1993-1996)

*[[Japan Renewal Party]], (liberal, 1993-1994)

*[[New Frontier Party]], (socialist/liberal, 1994-1997)

*[[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)]], (social-democratic, 1960-1994 - broke off from JSP)

*[[Democratic Party of Japan, Occupation]], (agrarian conservative, 1945-1955)

*[[Liberal Party of Japan, Occupation]], (conservative, 1945-1955)

*[[Great Achievement Association]], (conservative nationalist, 1889-1909)

**formerly [[Conservative Party of Japan (1880)]]

*[[Constitutional Liberal Party (Japan)]], (liberal, 1882-1931)

*[[Constitutional Progressive Party]], (moderate liberal, 1882-1934)

*[[Liberal Party of Japan (1881)]], (liberal, 1881)

**formerly [[Aikoku Koto|Aikokusha]], (liberal, 1872-1881)

*[[Liberalism in Japan]]

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