"Grim & Evil" (2001) TV series 2001-2007

Creator:

Maxwell Atoms

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Grim Reaper | Love Hate | Magic | Ghost | Underworld

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Greg Eagles	...	Grim / ... (71 episodes, 2001-2007)
Richard Steven Horvitz	...	Billy / ... (71 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 / ... (30 episodes, 2001-2007)

Also Known As:

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Denmark:A | Canada:PG | USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Castle Creek Productions

Trivia:

In the episode "Wishbones", the truck the bunny tries to run down Pudin' with is none other than Optimus Prime from _"Transformers, The" (1984)_.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sometimes the flower of Mandy's shirt disappears.

Quotes:

Santa Skarr: And what do you want Santa to bring you, Cassie?
Cassie: A cool pair of wings so I can fly!
Santa Skarr: Yes. And Santa wants another $1.50 an hour, but apparently he's not getting that either! See Cassie, deception is also a gift.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Ring Two (2005)

Fantastically imaginative and funny

The first title, "The Grimm Adventures of Grimm and Mandy", is a great humorous Fantasy, and I love it because I love that genre. Some folks just don't get Fantasy, and they'll hate this. If you saw "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey", and didn't laugh out load every time you heard Death speak with an Italian accent, then a grim reaper ("Grimm", for short) with a Jamaican accent probably won't be your cup of tea -- move along. If you're not already comfortable with the ideas of alternate dimensions, brain sucking aliens, jumping into other peoples bodies, and stopping time, you'll be too busy asking stupid questions to get any of the jokes! If, on the other hand, the very mention of the evil and terrible Yog Sothoth still makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck, your disappointment at finding that he's merely a crashing bore will be tempered by the discovery that there is, indeed, still ONE thing that makes the Grimm Reaper himself tremble in fear -- his mom!!!

The second title "Evil...", is a pastiche of the 1960's superhero cartoons (such as "Underdog"). The villains were always the best part, and this has only villains, including the outrageous anti-hero, Hector Con Carne. Phil LaMarr's Hector is the funniest voice I've ever heard in a cartoon, yet the character's back-story, that comes though episode by episode, is well thought out, fascinating, and tragic.

This is all great stuff, that works great as a cartoon.