The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001–2007)
"Grim & Evil" (original title)

A show featuring the exploits of the Grim Reaper, forced into being the best friend of two children.

Creator:

Maxwell Atoms

Stars:

Greg Eagles, Richard Steven Horvitz, Grey DeLisle

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Greg Eagles	...	Grim (71 episodes, 2001-2007)
Richard Steven Horvitz	...	Billy (70 episodes, 2001-2007)
Grey DeLisle	...	Mandy (66 episodes, 2001-2007)
Vanessa Marshall	...	Irwin (52 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jennifer Hale	...	Billy's Mom (34 episodes, 2001-2007)
Jane Carr	...	Pud'n (31 episodes, 2001-2007)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Mandy's Dad (29 episodes, 2001-2007)
Rachael MacFarlane	...	Mindy (29 episodes, 2002-2007)

Storyline

This series is a pairing of two separate cartoons. One is about the Grim Reaper, who after losing a bet, is forced to become the playmate of two children. One is Bill, a cheerful, but dimwitted little boy, and Mandy, a cynical, devious little girl. The other cartoon features the exploits of the evil Hector Cancarne, the disembodied brain of a man who plots world domination. Unfortunately, after his body exploded, his brain was placed in a jar and he became forced rely on a thick-headed bear named Boscoe to perform the physical tasks he was once capable of doing himself. Since the preliminary run of the cartoon, the "Evil" portion has peeled off and the exploits of Hector Cancarne is no longer its own cartoon. The series has been re-titled "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" and occasional appearances of cartoon characters from the preliminary "Evil" portion have made their way into an assortment of episodes.

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Plot Keywords:

grim reaper | dark heroine | gothic | ghost | bully | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network [de]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Creek Productions, Cartoon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show used to be called "Grim & Evil", and featured two segments of "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" and one segment of "Evil Con Carne", with some exceptions. Since then, the "Evil" segments have been removed from the show, and temporarily had his own show.

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Goofs

Sometimes the flower of Mandy's shirt disappears.

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Quotes

Billy: Ask me a question. Give me a challenge.
Grim: Who developed the theory of relativity?
Billy: That is a trick question, Grim; everyone knows fruit bats are mammals.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits a strange voice can be heard. Played backwards it says "No no, this is the end of the show, you're watching it backwards."

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Connections

Spun-off from The Cartoon Cartoon Show (1995)

User Reviews

Brilliant cartoon

I am only commenting on the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. I have not seen Evil Con Carne.

I try to watch this show as often as I can. I watch it in the morning just before work to get me in a good mood. I can think of nothing like it. It's hilarious, gross, interesting, extremely clever, etc etc. I don't think little kids will get the humor, some of it is somewhat suggestive, but a lot of it is very slapstick. This show has some subtle humor masked by lots of physical humor and some GREAT sound effects, the essence of cartoons IMO.

I has some excellent guest characters, like Hoss Delgado, Eris the Goddess of Chaos, and Irwin. Many of the episodes have a theme based on a myth, either ancient or modern (the coming of Cthulu for one). These episodes take such serious topics and twists them into something absurd and absolutely hilarious. I particularly enjoyed the episode where they looked into the future and Mandy was a caterpillar-like entity who was immortal and ruled the universe, using cinnamon as her source of power. This was a parody of Dune, more specifically the fourth book of the series, God Emperor of Dune. That's just one of the examples of the show parodying somewhat obscure themes or stories.

One of my favorite episodes was when Voltaire was a guest and he sang his "Brains!" song on it. Very entertaining.

Some people might not like it at first. I agree it can take some getting used to. Just watch an entire episode or two; if you have any sense of humor you should find it very entertaining.