California's Missions

📊 Series Specifications

Network Network Broadcast
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 10
Original Language EN

California's Missions (2000)

⭐ Not Rated Yet 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 10 Episodes 🏷️ 📡 Returning Series
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Series Status:

Currently airing weekly on international broadcast networks.

Returning Series

Synopsis

Huell Howser and cameraman Luis Fuerte set out on a quest to visit all 21 missions that run much of the length of present-day California. The miniseries features three missions in each thirty-minute episode, which aired on all 13 PBS affiliates throughout California for seven consecutive weeks.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 San Diego de Alcala, San Luis Rey de Francia, San Juan Capistrano

Huell visits these three Missions in this episode: San Diego de Alcala, San Luis Rey de Francia, San Juan Capistrano 2000

E2 San Gabriel de Arcangel, San Fernando Rey de Espana, San Buenaventura

Huell visits these three Missions in this episode: San Gabriel de Arcangel San Fernando Rey de Espana San Buenaventura

E3 Santa Barbara, Santa Ines, La Purisima Concepcion

Huell visits these three Missions in this episode: Santa Barbara Santa Ines La Purisima Concepcion

E4 San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, San Miguel Arcangel, San Antonio de Padua

Huell visits these Missions in this episode: San Luis Obispo de Tolosa San Miguel Arcangel San Antonio de Padua

E5 Soledad, San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, San Juan Bautista

Huell visits these Missions in this episode: Soledad San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo San Juan Bautista

E6 Santa Cruz, Santa Clara de Asis, San Jose

Huell visits these Missions in this episode: Santa Cruz Santa Clara de Asis San Jose

E7 San Francisco de Asis, San Rafael Arcangel, San Francisco Solano

Huell visits these Missions in this episode: San Francisco de Asis San Rafael Arcangel San Francisco Solano

E8 San Antonio de Pala

Huell visits this Mission in this episode: San Antonio de Pala Located on the Pala Indian Reservation

E9 Mission Gardens Visits

Huell visits the gardens of Mission La Purisima Concepcion in this episode.

E10 Art of the Missions

Over the years countless artists have depicted the California Missions in drawings, paintings, etchings and photographs. Huell visits the Huntington Library, which has one of the largest collections of Mission art in the world. We'll also visit Luis Tur, who has made 19 of the 21 Mission models using nothing but pieces of junk.