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.
Episodes
Season 11E1San Diego de Alcala, San Luis Rey de Francia, San Juan CapistranoHuell visits these three Missions in this episode: San Diego de Alcala, San Luis Rey de Francia, San Juan Capistrano 20002E2San Gabriel de Arcangel, San Fernando Rey de Espana, San BuenaventuraHuell visits these three Missions in this episode: San Gabriel de Arcangel San Fernando Rey de Espana San Buenaventura3E3Santa Barbara, Santa Ines, La Purisima ConcepcionHuell visits these three Missions in this episode: Santa Barbara Santa Ines La Purisima Concepcion4E4San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, San Miguel Arcangel, San Antonio de PaduaHuell visits these Missions in this episode: San Luis Obispo de Tolosa San Miguel Arcangel San Antonio de Padua5E5Soledad, San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, San Juan BautistaHuell visits these Missions in this episode: Soledad San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo San Juan Bautista6E6Santa Cruz, Santa Clara de Asis, San JoseHuell visits these Missions in this episode: Santa Cruz Santa Clara de Asis San Jose7E7San Francisco de Asis, San Rafael Arcangel, San Francisco SolanoHuell visits these Missions in this episode: San Francisco de Asis San Rafael Arcangel San Francisco Solano8E8San Antonio de PalaHuell visits this Mission in this episode: San Antonio de Pala Located on the Pala Indian Reservation9E9Mission Gardens VisitsHuell visits the gardens of Mission La Purisima Concepcion in this episode.10E10Art of the MissionsOver 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.
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