# Grim & Evil
**Grim & Evil** (also written *Grim and Evil*) is an American animated anthology comedy series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network, packaging two segments, *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* and *[Evil Con Carne](https://www.edgepedia.org/evil-con-carne)*, in a single half-hour slot; both segments were later spun off as standalone series.[1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH) It premiered on August 24, 2001, and ran in its combined form until the network separated the two segments in 2003.[1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Two segments per half hour: *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* and *Evil Con Carne*; their storylines were initially seven minutes and later extended to 11 minutes[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) |
| Origin | Won Cartoon Network's first Big Pick Weekend in August 2000 with 57% of the viewer vote, beating two rival pilots by a margin of two to one[3](https://kidscreen.com/2001/03/01/30800-20010301/) • [2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) |
| Premiere | August 24, 2001, as Cartoon Network's 12th original series[1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH) • [2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) |
| Split | In June 2003 *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* split from *Evil Con Carne* and premiered as a separate half-hour series[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) |
| Billy & Mandy continuation | Wrapped after 76 half-hours plus an hour-long finale, and became one of the network's longest-running and most popular shows, especially among boys[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) |
| Availability today | Listed on Apple TV (2001, 22-minute episodes) and Google Play[4](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/grim--evil/umc.cmc.26zawoj8ilwfj2ur30mk61ngz) • [1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH) |
## Origins and The Big Pick
[Maxwell Atoms](https://www.edgepedia.org/maxwell-atoms), a former storyboard artist on *Cow and Chicken* and *I Am Weasel*, made the original Billy & Mandy short as a college film that never aired.[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) That short became the basis of the series entry in [Cartoon Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/cartoon-network)'s first Big Pick Weekend, held in August 2000, in which viewers voted among three pilots unveiled over the summer for development as a fall 2001 series.[3](https://kidscreen.com/2001/03/01/30800-20010301/) The contest ran from June 16 to August 25, 2000, as an internet and call-in event, with the finalists *Grim & Evil*, *[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?](https://www.edgepedia.org/whatever-happened-to-robot-jones)*, and *Longhair and Doubledome*.[5](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Grim_%26_Evil)
The vote was decisive: the short took 57% of votes,[3](https://kidscreen.com/2001/03/01/30800-20010301/) and *Grim & Evil*, pairing Billy & Mandy with *Evil Con Carne*, beat the two other contestants by a margin of two to one in an online and on-air vote held during a 53-hour Cartoon Weekend marathon.[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) The following August, *Grim & Evil* became the network's 12th original series.[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies)
## Format and premise
Each half hour combined the two segments. The Billy & Mandy premise: when the [Grim Reaper](https://www.edgepedia.org/grim-reaper) arrives to claim their pet hamster, two neighboring kids, Billy and Mandy, play a game with him, and the children he faces prove to be tough negotiators.[3](https://kidscreen.com/2001/03/01/30800-20010301/) • [7](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-grim-adventures-of-billy--mandy/umc.cmc.7dzrlkvuihcd8492mld2v96u2) In the pilot, Billy's pet hamster Mr. Snuggles celebrates his 10th birthday, so the Grim Reaper comes for him and challenges the kids to a game of limbo.[6](https://thetvdb.com/series/grim-and-evil/allseasons/official) Billy and Mandy win the bet, and Grim becomes their "best friend forever" as part of the deal.[1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH)
The second segment had a different register. In *Evil Con Carne*, wealthy playboy Hector Con Carne's body is destroyed in an explosion; his only surviving organs, his brain and stomach, are placed in jars and attached to a circus bear named Boskov.[1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH) One segment followed two children who struck a deal with the Grim Reaper; the other followed a disembodied villain pursuing world domination from a bear's back.[3](https://kidscreen.com/2001/03/01/30800-20010301/)
Atoms later said that extending each storyline from seven to 11 minutes "made a big difference" once the show moved to the half-hour format: "Seven's not really room enough to tell a story. It's just a couple of gags and that's it."[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies)
## Characters and voice cast
The voice cast included Greg Eagles as Grim, speaking with a Jamaican accent; [Phil LaMarr](https://www.edgepedia.org/phil-lamarr) as Hector Con Carne; [Grey DeLisle](https://www.edgepedia.org/grey-delisle) as Mandy and Major Dr. Ghastly; [Armin Shimerman](https://www.edgepedia.org/armin-shimerman) as General Skarr, taking over after Lance Henriksen; and Frank Welker as Boskov.[5](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Grim_%26_Evil)
## Broadcast and episode history
The series premiered on Cartoon Network on August 24, 2001.[1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH) Trade reporting ahead of launch said thirteen episodes of three seven-minute shorts each would kick off in October 2001, with *The Grim and Evil Show* airing in prime time alongside *[Time Squad](https://www.edgepedia.org/time-squad)*.[3](https://kidscreen.com/2001/03/01/30800-20010301/)
The [Google Play](https://www.edgepedia.org/google-play) listing states the show "ended its first 13-episode run on October 18, 2002," with another batch of 14 episodes aired when the show was split into both shows in 2003.[1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH) A fan-maintained wiki instead describes three seasons: 6 episodes (August 24 to October 19, 2001), 7 episodes (July 19 to October 18, 2002), and 14 episodes (June 13, 2003 to October 31, 2004).[5](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Grim_%26_Evil)
In June 2003 *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* split from *Evil Con Carne* and premiered as a separate half-hour series.[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) According to the fan wiki, the network separated the series into *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* and *Evil Con Carne*, effectively giving both a full-length series, and the short-lived *Evil Con Carne* was canceled once all the already-made episodes were aired.[5](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Grim_%26_Evil) Atoms described a rocky start for the franchise: "We had a really rough first couple of years. I'm not sure even Cartoon Network wanted it to live."[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies)
## By the numbers
The contest numbers show how unusual the show's origin was: 57% of the vote in a three-way viewer poll,[3](https://kidscreen.com/2001/03/01/30800-20010301/) a two-to-one winning margin,[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) and entry as the network's 12th original series.[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies) The Billy & Mandy continuation reached 76 half-hours plus an hour-long finale, and by the time it wrapped had become one of the longest-running and most popular shows on Cartoon Network, especially among boys.[2](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies)
## Availability and afterlife
*Grim & Evil* is currently listed on Apple TV as a 2001 series with 22-minute episodes, credited to creator Maxwell Atoms,[4](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/grim--evil/umc.cmc.26zawoj8ilwfj2ur30mk61ngz) and on Google Play.[1](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH) On October 2, 2023, *Grim & Evil* aired in place of *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* during [Adult Swim](https://www.edgepedia.org/adult-swim)'s Checkered Past block, with Season 3 making its United States television premiere with the third episode.[5](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Grim_%26_Evil)
## References
1. [Grim & Evil, Google Play TV listing](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Grim_Evil?hl=en_US&id=7D6BCCA30EBCA64DSH)
2. [Billy, Mandy and Grim Head for the Movies, Animation World Network](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/billy-mandy-and-grim-head-movies)
3. [Cartoon Network adds more laughs and action, Kidscreen (March 2001)](https://kidscreen.com/2001/03/01/30800-20010301/)
4. [Grim & Evil, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/grim--evil/umc.cmc.26zawoj8ilwfj2ur30mk61ngz)
5. [Grim & Evil, Cartoon Network Wiki (Fandom)](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Grim_%26_Evil)
6. [Grim & Evil — All Seasons, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/grim-and-evil/allseasons/official)
7. [The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy - Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-grim-adventures-of-billy--mandy/umc.cmc.7dzrlkvuihcd8492mld2v96u2)
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