36-615: The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network . The series originally premiered as segments of Grim & Evil on August 24, 2001. The segments were spun-out into their own series on June 13, 2003 (the 2003-2004 episodes were originally for Grim & Evil ), and continued to air until November 9, 2007. A spin-off film, titled Underfist: Halloween Bash , aired on October 12, 2008. A total of 78 half-hour episodes were produced, including one hour-long Holiday special and four feature-length TV films, bringing
72-537: A crush on Mandy; Harold ( Richard Steven Horvitz ), Billy's father who shares his son's stupidity; Gladys ( Jennifer Hale ), Billy's loving yet mentally unstable mother; Mindy ( Rachael MacFarlane ), the snobby, stuck-up, and spoiled queen bee of Billy and Mandy's school; Sperg ( Greg Eagles ), the local bully who has a sensitive side; Hoss Delgado ( Diedrich Bader ), an overly-intense "spectral exterminator" who hunts supernatural creatures; Nergal ( David Warner / Martin Jarvis ),
108-522: A deteriorating state after years of storage. While working on the first season of Cow and Chicken , Atoms was approached by Hanna-Barbera executives for ideas for new short films. Among the ideas he presented to Hanna-Barbera was "Milkman", centering on an anthropomorphic, superhero milk carton who saves the missing children depicted on his back. Though the idea was rejected, executives were interested in Billy and Mandy, two characters that were to be featured in
144-924: A few monsters in other Power Rangers series and was also the voice of Alpha 7 in the Power Rangers Wild Force episode "Forever Red". He voiced the main characters of Raz in the Psychonauts series and Orthopox in the Destroy All Humans! series. He has also voiced various NPCs in EverQuest II , the Berserker Darklings in The Darkness , Bumble in Kinectimals , and Kaos in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure . Horvitz voiced "Green Grapes" in
180-515: A friendship-seeking demon who later marries Billy's aunt and bears a son, Nergal Jr. ( Debi Derryberry ); General Skarr ( Armin Shimerman ), Billy's ill-tempered next door neighbor who originated in the Evil Con Carne animated series; and Jeff (Maxwell Atoms), a giant spider constantly trying to win the approval of the arachnophobic Billy, whom he sees as his father. The show lacks continuity for
216-431: A made-for-TV movie titled Underfist: Halloween Bash (intended to serve as a pilot for a new spin-off series), aired on October 12, 2008. During its run, the series won two Emmy Awards and one Annie Award , with nominations for one Daytime Emmy Award , three Golden Reel Awards , and two other Annie Awards. Billy & Mandy has also been made into a video game as well as various licensed merchandise. The series
252-623: A sidescrolling beat 'em up , was developed by Full Fat and released on October 31, 2006, for the Game Boy Advance . Characters from the series have also appeared in Cartoon Network crossover video games, such as FusionFall and Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion . The first season was first released on DVD by Warner Home Video on September 18, 2007. Collection 2 released February 11, 2010, in Australia and New Zealand and contains
288-551: A spinoff series titled Cheeseburger featuring Fred Fredburger and Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , but the idea never gained traction. Atoms retroactively confirmed in 2021 that the three main characters of the show are on the autism spectrum , having been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome late in life. He likened Mandy to "the cold, rational way [he] learned to view the world in order to survive", Billy to "the fun and joyous inner-world where [Atoms likes] to spend [his] time" and Grim to "the moral mediator between
324-950: Is an American actor and comedian, best known for his voice work in animation and video games. His voice credits include the original Alpha 5 on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo , Razputin Aquato in Psychonauts , Kaos in Skylanders , Billy and his father Harold in Grim & Evil and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , Grey Matter in Ben 10 , Rodney in Squirrel Boy , Daggett in The Angry Beavers , Zim in Invader Zim , Orthopox in Destroy All Humans! ,
360-416: Is centered around the exploits of Billy ( Richard Steven Horvitz ), an idiotic and happy-go-lucky boy; Mandy ( Grey DeLisle ), a deadpan, cynical and cold-hearted girl; and Grim ( Greg Eagles ), a Jamaican -accented Reaper . After Billy and Mandy cheated at a limbo match against Grim (in retaliation for putting the limbo rod too low for them to go under), he is enslaved in an unwanted permanent friendship with
396-669: Is from Madera, Mexico . His older brother, Louis J. Horvitz , is a television director and producer. As a child, Horvitz was inspired by Flip Wilson , Tom Jones , and Don Adams , doing impressions of them. Horvitz first appeared in a 1976 Freshen Up gum commercial, which led to other commercial appearances and several hand modeling jobs. After a brief stint in an off-Broadway production of Oliver! he went on to make appearances on television series such as Kids Incorporated and Safe at Home , and films such as Summer School , How I Got into College , and Deadly Weapon . From 1988 to 1991, he starred as Howie for two seasons in
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#1732908339249432-435: Is reluctant to serve the two children, has access to supernatural items, spells, and other abilities that often lead Billy and Mandy to interact with otherworldly environments, characters, or situations. Billy & Mandy began as a segment on Grim & Evil , from which it was a spin-off, along with sister series Evil Con Carne , on August 24, 2001. Although the 2003–2004 episodes were produced for Grim & Evil ,
468-576: Is the song " Round and Round " by glam metal band Ratt . Midway Games published two video games based on the series in 2006, each featuring the same plot but different gameplay. The first, a 3D fighting game , was developed by High Voltage Studios and released in North America on September 25, 2006, for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube , and on November 19, 2006, for the Wii as a launch title. The second,
504-758: The Fruit of the Loom commercials and has acted on stage, including in Jeffrey Hatcher 's Mrs. Mannerly . Horvitz also voiced Moxxie and served as a voice director in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss . He also played the roles of Alpha 8 and Alpha 9 in the Netflix special Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always , which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise. In 2001, Horvitz
540-649: The Underworld , or the Netherworld, inhabited by an assortment of grotesque monstrous beasts. The pair also use Grim's enormously strong supernatural abilities or ties with a number of beastly characters to achieve goals or desires for themselves, often with twisted results. Famed fictional monsters including Dracula , the Wolfman , and the bogeyman are also comically depicted in the series. Supporting characters include Irwin ( Vanessa Marshall ), Billy's nerdy best friend who has
576-446: The iTunes Store . The Grim Adventures of Billy %26 Mandy The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network . It follows Billy, a dimwitted, happy-go-lucky boy, and Mandy, a cynical, remorseless girl, who, after winning a limbo game to save Billy's pet hamster , gains Grim, the mighty Grim Reaper , as their "best friend forever". Grim, who
612-595: The Barbarian (as Ned Frischman), Zatch Bell! (as Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (as Billy and his father Harold), Ben 10 (as Grey Matter), Squirrel Boy (as Rodney), and Shorty McShorts' Shorts (as Dudley). He also co-wrote the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Keeper of the Reaper" alongside his wife Kristen Lazarian. After his stint as Alpha 5 ended, Horvitz went on to voice
648-483: The Skull and You , it centers around Billy and Mandy (prototype versions) discussing trepanning with each other. In the end, Mandy drills Billy's head, causing him to pass out after too much blood loss even though he says he feels great. The short had never been shown publicly until April 30, 2016, during the first annual TromAnimation Film Festival. After the screening, Atoms uploaded the film to his YouTube channel, albeit in
684-813: The Zoni in Ratchet & Clank , Bumble in Kinectimals , the Space Weaver in Broken Age , Kanchomé in Zatch Bell! , and Moxxie in Helluva Boss . Horvitz was born on July 29, 1966, in Los Angeles , California . His father Louie was a planning engineer for Rocketdyne for over 35 years. His maternal grandfather was born in Cuba (of Czech and Russian descent), and his mother's family
720-498: The children. Grim is miserable in the first days of his servitude, and even fantasizes about killing them multiple times. However, as the time passes, he gradually adapts to the new life, and even grows to care for Billy and Mandy, if only somewhat. Despite this, he retains a love–hate relationship with the two and desires to eventually break free from his servitude. Billy and Mandy use Grim's supernatural abilities and powers to venture into supernatural locations or environments, such as
756-514: The devil after Cow and Chicken . Atoms pitched the Billy & Mandy concept to Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon , to which Cartoon Network approved the production of a short film 6 months later (which would become the short/pilot Meet the Reaper ). The show was put into full production after the result of a viewer poll event by way of telephone and the Internet called Cartoon Network's Big Pick which
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#1732908339249792-527: The main show. In each episode, an Evil Con Carne short was put between two Grim shorts. An original Evil Con Carne short was produced in 2000 after Meet the Reaper , but Cartoon Network wanted to combine the series, to have a "B cartoon" as a middle segment (similar to the Dial M For Monkey and The Justice Friends shorts in Dexter's Laboratory , or the I Am Weasel segment on Cow and Chicken ). On occasion, it
828-643: The most part, as many episodes end with characters killed, exiled, or stuck in a situation. Characters sometimes display an awareness of some events from previous episodes, but there are no clear character arcs or coherent plot lines tying the show together. The series had its genesis in 1995, when Maxwell Atoms, while he was a junior at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia , made a two-minute short film for his thesis project. Titled Billy and Mandy in: The Trepanation of
864-584: The musical Little Shop of Horrors , features a song titled " Brains! " and, in Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure , the song "Land of the Dead" is played in the opening credits. Both songs are a part of the album Spooky Songs For Creepy Kids . The season two episode "Battle of the Bands" also featured the song "Darkness" by gothic industrial rock band SPF-1000. The end credits music of "Billy & Mandy Save Christmas"
900-560: The network gave Atoms a decision to continue one series, while the other would be dropped from production. Atoms opted to continue Billy & Mandy and accepted the network's decision, as he considered running both shows stressful. Evil Con Carne characters occasionally appear on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy . General Skarr was introduced into the show as a recurring character beginning in Season 2's "Skarred for Life", where he became Billy's new next-door neighbor. In "Company Halt",
936-494: The next 13 episodes in the series. The entire series is available on iTunes and Amazon Prime in six volumes, with the exceptions of Billy & Mandy Save Christmas , Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure and Underfist: Halloween Bash . On January 1, 2021, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy was added to HBO Max in United States. Richard Steven Horvitz Richard Steven Horvitz (born July 29, 1966)
972-431: The ninth episode of the final season which also functions as the true series finale for Evil Con Carne , Ghastly, Hector, Boskov, and Stomach restart their evil organization and convince Skarr to rejoin them, but their plans are ultimately foiled by Billy and Mandy, and Skarr goes back to living his life as a normal person. On March 20, 2022, Craig McCracken revealed that years ago on Cartoon Network there were plans for
1008-464: The project. Atoms was prompted to devise a series centering on the two children. Feeling that the characters Billy and Mandy would not be enough to carry a show, he began devising a third character to round out the main cast. He was always fascinated by the idea of a little girl befriending the Devil or the grim reaper , but eventually settled on the latter, as Cartoon Network did not approve of depictions of
1044-477: The series aired (as a separate series) from June 13, 2003, to October 12, 2008, on Cartoon Network. In 2007, the series produced two made-for-TV movies, respectively titled Billy & Mandy Save Christmas and Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure . A crossover special with fellow Cartoon Network series Codename: Kids Next Door , entitled "The Grim Adventures of the KND", aired on November 11, 2007. The series finale,
1080-814: The show are considered the entire first season of the Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy . These shorts were parts of a mini-series called Billy's Birthday Shorties , which mostly starred Billy. The shorts revolved around Billy's birthday and aired on "The Grim and Courage Hour", an hour-long block of episodes from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Courage the Cowardly Dog . It aired for four days in October 2006 on Cartoon Network . On February 14, 2007, four shorts aired entitled Irwin Hearts Mandy . The entire series has been made available for purchase on
1116-401: The syndicated television sitcom The Munsters Today . Starting in 1993, Horvitz changed the focus of his career to voice acting, starting with the voices of Alpha 5 and Alpha 4 in the live-action series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers . From there, he had several other voice roles in such animated series as The Angry Beavers (as Daggett), Invader Zim (as Zim), Kim Possible , Dave
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1152-501: The total number of episodes to 86, in the form of 160 segments. The episode "Billy & Mandy Moon the Moon" was part of Cartoon Network's "Invaded" event, which included other shows such Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Ed, Edd n Eddy , My Gym Partner's a Monkey , and Camp Lazlo , with Billy & Mandy being the last to air. Grim & Evil had two seasons produced with 27 half-hour episodes. Episodes from both seasons of
1188-427: The two." The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy currently airs in reruns on Checkered Past . Grim, Billy and Mandy will appear in the upcoming Jellystone! special Crisis on Infinite Mirths , with Greg Eagles specificially confirming his reprisal of the role as Grim. Common Sense Media gave the show a 3/5 star rating and stated that it has "goofy punchlines and obscure cultural references" and recommends
1224-412: The viewer age be at least 8 years old. The series has won one Annie Award and two Emmy Awards and has been nominated nine times for various awards. Three television films were produced: The score composers for the series are Gregory Hinde , Drew Neumann , and Guy Moon . In addition, two songs were made for the show by Aurelio Voltaire , the episode "Little Rock of Horrors", which parodies
1260-435: Was held from June 16 to August 25, 2000. The three final choices were The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? , and Longhair and Doubledome . Out of the three, Billy & Mandy attained the most votes with 57%; Robot Jones came in second place at 23% while Longhair and Doubledome received 20% of the vote. Originally part of Grim & Evil , Billy & Mandy served as
1296-626: Was the other way around, with two Evil shorts and one Grim short. The series premiered on August 24, 2001, during the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Big Pick Weekend . Another batch of 13 half-hour episodes were produced for Grim & Evil , but on June 13, 2003, the network separated the two segments and gave each their own half-hour program. The split came as a result of Cartoon Network wanting to move away from three 7-minute segments and focus on two 11-minute segments instead. After both series aired their respective new seasons,
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