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Encyclopedia > Grim and Evil

Grim and Evil was an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms. The series, which aired on Cartoon Network, consisted of two segments which were eventually spun off into their own shows, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and Evil Con Carne. An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Maxwell Atoms (birth name: Adam Burton) is an American animator, the creator of Cartoon Networks animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Evil Con Carne. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (Sometimes shortened as Billy & Mandy or Grim Adventures), created by Maxwell Atoms, is an American animated television series aired on Cartoon Network. ... Evil Con Carne is a Cartoon Network American animated television series, created by Maxwell Atoms, which first appeared during the show Grim and Evil and later became a separate program in 2003, running for one season. ...

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Series Origins

The show's existence is largely the result of a viewer poll. An Internet and call-in event called the Big Pick was held from August 24 to August 25 in 2000. The three final choices were Grim and Evil, Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?, and Longhair and Doubledome. Out of the three, Grim and Evil won. The first season appeared on Cartoon Network in 2001. Robot Jones would later be made into a full series despite losing; Longhair and Doubledome would reappear with another pilot episode in another Big Pick-style show later on, only to fall short once again. For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... Cartoon Networks Big Pick is a series of short films that Cartoon Network aired from June 9-August 11, 2000. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? was an American animated television series on Cartoon Network that aired from 2002 to 2004. ... Longhair and Doubledome was one of the cartoon shorts to lose in Cartoon Networks Big Pick segment. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


The theme song was a hypnotizing green and black background with Grim and Hector laughing maniacally with their heads in fireballs.


The Segments

Grim and Evil consisted of two segments:


The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is show about two neighborhood kids who force the Grim Reaper to be their best friend forever after defeating the Messenger of Death in a game of Limbo. This was the main segment, as two Grim Adventures episodes were wrapped around an episode of Evil Con Carne.

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (Sometimes shortened as Billy & Mandy or Grim Adventures), created by Maxwell Atoms, is an American animated television series aired on Cartoon Network. ... The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (Sometimes shortened as Billy & Mandy or Grim Adventures), created by Maxwell Atoms, is an American animated television series aired on Cartoon Network. ... Limbo is a novelty dance that originated on the island of Trinidad. ...

Evil Con Carne

Main article: Evil Con Carne
  • Evil Con Carne is show about the disembodied brain of an evil genius who wants to take over the world that was transplanted into a moronic circus bear. This was usually the backup to Grim Adventures as Evil Con Carne was put between two Grim Adventures cartoons. On occasion, the format was reversed, with two Evil Con Carne cartoons sandwiching one Grim Adventures cartoon.

Evil Con Carne is a Cartoon Network American animated television series, created by Maxwell Atoms, which first appeared during the show Grim and Evil and later became a separate program in 2003, running for one season. ... Evil Con Carne is a Cartoon Network American animated television series, created by Maxwell Atoms, which first appeared during the show Grim and Evil and later became a separate program in 2003, running for one season. ...

Spinning Off

In 2003, the network separated Grim and Evil, effectively giving both a full length show. The short-lived Evil Con Carne show was cancelled once all the already-made episodes were aired. In 2004, Evil Con Carne was given another short-lived run with the newly created intro and end credits, only to be canceled again. "Grim and Evil", in its original form, has not been seen on TV since 2003 (although the theme song has been seen on "The Cartoon Cartoon Show"). Some characters from Evil Con Carne, usually Skarr, occasionally appear on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Skarr is a recurring character from the TV show The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. ...


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The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5864 words)
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, created by Maxwell Atoms, is an animated series that currently airs on Cartoon Network in the U.S. The two main plot characters, Billy and Mandy, have obliged the Grim Reaper to be their best friend forever after having won a bet over a sick hamster.
Billy and Mandy have traveled with Grim to places like the Halls of Time (where they accidentally flip over their hourglasses and age backwards), the Circus of Fear (where real human children are considered part of the freak show), and even the Underworld's lunch room (which is open to "staph" only).
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is the title of a song by Voltaire concerning a brain-eating meteor from the sky that lands on Earth and meets Billy (as seen in the episode Little Rock of Horrors).
Evil Con Carne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (560 words)
Evil Con Carne is a Cartoon Network animated series which first appeared in the show Grim and Evil, but got its own show later.
After Evil Con Carne was canceled, it's father show, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (formerly titled Grim and Evil), had the characters appear for a few cameos, one scenario being that Mandy bought out Hector's island.
He is a cold-hearted, hateful and harsh man with a big scar on his face.
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