Aaagh! It's the Mr Hell Show is an animated comedy show created by David Max Freedman

David Max Freedman

David Max Freedman is a writer and co creator of The Mr Hell Show.-Early life:David Max Freedman was born in Plattsburgh, New York. He moved to the United Kingdom, where he still lives working in animation. David Freedman worked for over 9 years in a successful writing partnership with Alan Gilbey...

 & 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

United Kingdom

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-Canadian

Canada

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 collaboration. The basic format was a series of sketches linked by the eponymous Mr. Hell, a Satan

Satan

Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...

-esque host voiced by comedian Bob Monkhouse

Bob Monkhouse

Robert Alan "Bob" Monkhouse, OBE was an English entertainer. He was a successful comedy writer, comedian and actor and was also well known on British television as a presenter and game show host...

 - 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

Pinniped

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), 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

Angel

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.

Awards

• 2001 Gemini Award
  Gemini Award
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   Winner
• 2001 Leo Award
  Leo Awards
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   - Winner Best Animation Program or Series
• 2001 Houston World Festival Platinum Remi Award Winner

DVD

The Complete Series DVD with all 13 episodes and extras was released on 02 April 2007 distributed in UK by MVM Films

MVM Films

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. There will be both a PAL

PAL

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 and NTSC

NTSC

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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