Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show

Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show
Mr Hell Show title card
Format	Animated Sitcom
Created by	Peafur Productions Sextant Entertainment
Starring	Bob Monkhouse Michael Dobson Paul Dobson Phil Hayes
Country of origin	United Kingdom  Canada
No. of episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	0:25 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC2
Original run	28 October 2001 – 18 February 2002

Aaagh! It's the Mr Hell Show is an animated comedy show created by David Max Freedman & Alan Gilbey after the greeting card line about a painfully honest demon created by cartoonist Hugh MacLeod. The series only ran for one season of thirteen episodes in 2001/2002, produced by a British-Canadian collaboration. The basic format was a series of sketches linked by the eponymous Mr. Hell, a Satan-esque host voiced by comedian Bob Monkhouse - the last series before his death.

Notable characters in the series include Josh, voiced by Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, who would like to talk to you about reincarnation, and Serge the fashion industry seal of death (an anthropomorphic seal), who wants to take revenge on the fashion industry for killing his parents. Mr. Hell also regularly has his own sketches, some featuring his illegitimate son Damien, the son of Mr. Hell and Angela an angel.

Episodes

Main article: List of Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show episodes

Awards

• 2001 Gemini Award Winner
• 2001 Leo Award - Winner Best Animation Program or Series^[1]
• 2001 Houston World Festival Platinum Remi Award Winner^[2]

DVD

The Complete Series DVD with all 13 episodes and extras was released on 02 April 2007 distributed in UK by MVM Films. There will be both a PAL and NTSC release.

Episodes

The DVD episodes are in a different order to the original BBC broadcast and are shown below:

1. "Run Like Hell"
2. "From Here to Paternity"
3. "Big Buzznizz"
4. "Mr Hell Moves In"
5. "The Animation Special"
6. "Prince Not-So-Charming"
7. "Edukashun"
8. "Right Royal Rain Rin Re Rass"
9. "Hellathon"
10. "Triple Indemnity Squared"
11. "Blinded By Science And Rosy Palmer"
12. "Deep Thought Or Shallow Hell"
13. "The Seven Ages... Of Parties"

Extras

• Exclusive poster & booklet
• Directors commentary (Run Like Hell)
• Deleted scenes
• Concept art
• BBC Trailers
• Bob Monkhouse audio outtakes

References

1. ^ "Leo Awards 2001 Winners". Leo Awards. http://www.leoawards.com/2001_winners.html. Retrieved 2007-04-04. 
2. ^ "WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Past Winners". WorldFest. http://www.worldfest.org/PAGES/winners.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-04. 

External links

• Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show at the Internet Movie Database
• Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show at the British Comedy Guide
• Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show at TV.com