California's Missions

California's Missions

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

1. San Diego de Alcala, San Luis Rey de Francia, San Juan Capistrano

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

2. San Gabriel de Arcangel, San Fernando Rey de Espana, San Buenaventura

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

3. Santa Barbara, Santa Ines, La Purisima Concepcion

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

4. San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, San Miguel Arcangel, San Antonio de Padua

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

5. Soledad, San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, San Juan Bautista

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

6. Santa Cruz, Santa Clara de Asis, San Jose

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

7. San Francisco de Asis, San Rafael Arcangel, San Francisco Solano

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

8. San Antonio de Pala

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

9. Mission Gardens Visits

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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

10. Art of the Missions

Air Date: 2000-12-08

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.

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

2000-12-08

Episodes

10 (1 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Huell Howser

Huell Howser