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{{short description|American animated television series}}
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| producer = Louis J. Chuck
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| runtime = 22 minutes
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'''''Evil Con Carne''''' is an American ] created by ] for ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uIBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n84MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2766,6336772&dq=grim+%26+evil&hl=en |title=New 'toons for Network |publisher=The Robesonian |date=February 25, 2001|accessdate=May 15, 2011}}</ref> and the fifteenth and final of the network's ]. The series first appeared on ] during the show '']'', along with '']''. The two series later became separate programs in 2003. While '']'' ran for six seasons, ''Evil Con Carne'' only ran fourteen episodes and ended on October 10, 2004.
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'''''Evil Con Carne''''' is an American ] created by ] for ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2001 |title=New 'Toons for Network |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uIBFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2766,6336772&dq=grim+%26+evil&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927041114/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uIBFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n84MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2766,6336772&dq=grim+%26+evil&hl=en |archive-date=2015-09-27 |access-date=2011-05-15 |work=] |location=] |pages=7C |via=] |agency=]}}</ref> The series centers on wealthy crime lord Hector Con Carne, who is reduced to his brain and stomach after an assassination attempt and subsequently implanted onto Boskov, a purple Russian bear. Aided by his scientist Major Dr. Ghastly and military leader General Skarr, Hector now oversees criminal organization Evil Con Carne, continuing his quest for world domination.


''Evil Con Carne'' began as a segment on '']'', from which it was a spin-off, along with sister series '']'', on August 24, 2001. Although the segments were produced for ''Grim & Evil'', the series aired as a separate series from July 11, 2003, to October 22, 2004, on Cartoon Network.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Crump |first=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=] |isbn=9781476672939 |page=52}}</ref>
On April 13, 2012, the series returned to Cartoon Network in reruns on the revived block, ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Walton|first=Zach|title=Cartoon Network Brings Back The Classics With Cartoon Planet|url=http://www.webpronews.com/cartoon-network-brings-back-the-classics-with-cartoon-planet-2012-03|work=WebProNews|publisher=iEntry Network|accessdate=31 March 2012|date=March 29, 2012}}</ref>


After the show's end, its characters would frequently make cameo appearances in ''Billy & Mandy'', with General Skarr becoming a recurring character. An official ], titled "]" (which was also a crossover with ''Billy & Mandy''), aired on March 16, 2007.
==Overview==
Hector Con Carne was a "jillionaire playboy" crime lord and ] bent on taking over the world. Eventually, he was caught in an explosion initiated by his nemesis, Cod Commando, a soldier for the Secret Paramilitary Organized Response Kommand (S.P.O.R.K.). The explosion scattered most of his body across the world. He was rescued by a scientist, the curvaceous Major Dr. Ghastly, who placed his living remains into two containment units: one for his brain, and the other for his stomach. These two units were later installed into Boskov, a purple Russian ] ], giving Con Carne's brain control over (almost) all of the bear's actions and movements.


On December 1, 2023, 19 years after the show's final episode, reruns of ''Evil Con Carne'' began airing on ] on its throwback programming block, ]. Twenty-two episodes were produced.
Hector, Dr. Ghastly and his military leader, General Skarr, then created a secret laboratory on an island with a bunny-shaped mountain known as "Bunny Island" (a parody of ] lair in the ] movies). Gathering an army, Con Carne resumed his quest for ] and made a new goal: to find his missing body parts.


== Premise ==
The "''Con Carne''" of the title is Spanish/Italian for "with meat", as well as a pun on the expression "evil incarnate" and the dish "]".
{{blockquote|''Once upon a time, there was a jillionaire playboy who was blown up in a tremendous explosion. His brain survived... (Stomach, too!) ...and was attached to the body of a stupid circus bear. I am that brain. My name is Hector Con Carne, and I will one day rule the world! (He laughs maniacally.)''|Hector Con Carne's brain (and stomach), in the opening title sequence}}


Hector Con Carne (]), a wealthy crime lord and evil genius bent on taking over the world and the League of Nations, was caught in an explosion initiated by his nemesis, Cod Commando (Maxwell Atoms), a soldier for the Secret Paramilitary Organized Response Kommand (S.P.O.R.K.). The explosion scattered most of his body across the world. He was rescued by the scientist Major Dr. Ghastly (]), who placed his living remains into two containment units: one for his brain, and the other for his stomach. These two units were later installed into Boskov (]), a purple Russian circus ], giving Con Carne's brain control over (almost) all the bear's actions and movements.
===Characters===
* '''Hector Con Carne''' (]): the main character and the ]. He was a dynamic, evil playboy type, but was reduced to an ] brain and a stomach after a gigantic explosion. Somehow, the stomach has taken on a life of its own. He is often frustrated by the difficulty of taking over the world in its current state.
* '''Major Dr. Ghastly''' (]): A mad scientist, Ghastly is the brains behind all Hector's plans. She does not really seem to be intent on taking over the world; she is more interested in inventing things and getting closer to Hector.
* '''General Skarr''' (]): Con Carne's paramilitary leader. He is a cold-hearted, hateful and harsh man, with a scar on his face, and one eye. He tends to be more evil than Con Carne himself, many times trying to overthrow his leader. He has made several appearances on ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', as Billy's next door neighbor. He has also starred in the Billy & Mandy spin-off, ]. It has been stated that he quit working for Hector Con Carne after they were "bought out" by the cartoon industry because they didn't want the competition in world domination.
* '''Boskov''' (] in the pilot, ] in series): A former ]n circus bear, Boskov carries Con Carne's brain and stomach on his body. He is sometimes difficult to control due to his animal instincts and lack of intelligence.
* '''Stomach''' (]): This former stomach of Hector Con Carne will only talk if it's about food.
* '''Cod Commando''' (]): Con Carne's nemesis. He is an extremely talented anthropomorphic ] secret agent/superhero in SPORK, who only speaks in gibberish. He almost invariably thwarts Con Carne's evil plans and is responsible for destroying Hector's body.
* '''Destructicus Con Carne''': (]) Destructicus is Hector and Ghastly's son from the future, created when the two, along with Skarr, were stranded on a deserted island. Destructicus rejects his father's evil ways and becomes a superhero, fighting in the name of good, mainly against Hector's forces. He still loves his parents, though only Ghastly returns his affections. In his premiere episode, "The Time Hole Incident", the present Hector is baffled at how he was conceived (considering Hector lost his ]).
* '''Estroy''' (]): Hector's very short next-island neighbor; the two are very competitive. He wears a metal mask to hide his immense beauty, as seen in the episode "The HCCBDD". He is a parody of ], a villain from the ] series. He also seems to have a crush on Ghastly.


Hector, Dr. Ghastly and his military leader, General Skarr (]), then created a secret laboratory on an island with a bunny-shaped mountain known as "Bunny Island" (a parody of ]'s lair in the ] movies). Gathering an army, Con Carne resumed his quest for ] and made a new goal: to find his missing body parts. The group's schemes typically end in failure, often due to the behavior and conflicts within the trio: Skarr is tired of being directed by Hector and wishes to overthrow him; Ghastly cares more about her unrequited love for her boss than world domination; while Hector is narcissistic, megalomaniacal, and generally abusive towards his henchmen.
====Minor characters====
* ''']''' (]): The "President" of this show. Even though he does not occur very often in the show, he calls Cod Commando if one of Hector's schemes actually has a chance of succeeding.
* '''Kablamity Jane''' (]): A member of the super team SPORK. She is styled after ] heroines and can produce two machine guns from her large afro.
* '''Private Simmons''': A member of the super team SPORK. He is a monkey.
* '''Ensign Slaughter''' (]): A member of the super team SPORK. He is extremely skilled with computers.
* '''Enrique Jr.''' (]): Hector's Pet ]. Appears in a couple of episodes. In the episode "Emotional Skarr", Hector builds a robot chihuahua modeled after Enrique Jr., which had a variety of weapons.
* '''Max Courage''' (]): The son of an exfriend of Ghastly.
* '''Tony''' (]): A teenage soldier of Evil Con Carne army


==Cast== == Voice cast ==
{{Main|List of Evil Con Carne characters}}


===Main cast=== === Main ===
* ] as Hector Con Carne * ] as Hector Con Carne
* ] as Major Dr. Ghastly * ] as Major Dr. Ghastly
* ] as General Skarr * ] as General Skarr, Hector's Stomach
* ] as Boskov the Bear * ] as Boskov the Bear
* ] as Cod Commando


===Additional voices=== === Recurring voices ===
* ] as Snowman * ] as Cod Commando
* ] as Hector's Mama
* ] as Lady of the Lake
* ] as Heidi
* ] as Max Courage
* ] as Judge Bukowski
* ] as Policeman
* ] as Mojo Jojo Impression
* ] as Warren, Huckleberry Hound Impression
* ] as Estroy * ] as Estroy
* ] as Nurse Bully * ] as Abraham Lincoln
* ] as Rick Courage
* ] as Kablamity Jane
* ] as Ensign Slaughter
* ] as Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Courage
* ] as Destructicus Con Carne * ] as Destructicus Con Carne
* ] as Tony
* ] as Gollum


==History== == Production ==
''Evil Con Carne's'' original show, ''Grim & Evil'', became the result of a viewer's poll in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/124770-Cartoon_Shows_Off_Four_New_Series.php |title=Cartoon Network Shows Off Four New Series |author=Forkan, Jim |publisher=Multichannel News |date=February 25, 2001|accessdate=May 15, 2011}}</ref> The poll, titled '']'' was held on the internet from June 16 to August 25, 2000. The three choices for short films to become animated series were ''Grim & Evil'' (shown as ''Meet the Reaper''), '']'', and ''Longhair and Doubledome''. After the event, the ''Meet the Reaper'' short film won with 57% of the vote<ref>{{cite news|url=http://variety.com/2000/tv/news/toon-net-oks-series-based-on-aud-votes-1117785699/|title='Billy & Mandy' beats out 'Robot,' 'Longhair' to get greenlight|first=John|last=Dempsey|date=August 29, 2000|work=]|accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref> and soon became ''Grim & Evil''. While ''Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?'' became an animated series in 2002, ''Longhair and Doubledome'' appeared at another ''Big Pick'' event, but lost once again. A viewer's poll to decide a new Cartoon Network animated series, titled '']'', was held on the ] from June 16 to August 25, 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Forkan |first=Jim |date=February 21, 2001 |title=Cartoon Adds Four New Shows |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/cartoon-adds-four-new-shows-136639 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915164025/https://www.nexttv.com/news/cartoon-adds-four-new-shows-136639 |archive-date=2024-09-15 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=NextTV.com |publisher=]}}</ref> The three choices for short films to become animated series were ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', '']'', and ''Longhair and Doubledome''. After the event, the ''Meet the Reaper'' short film won with 57% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dempsey |first=John |date=August 29, 2000 |title='Billy & Mandy' Beats Out 'Robot,' 'Longhair' to Get Greenlight |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/toon-net-oks-series-based-on-aud-votes-1117785699/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003035900/http://variety.com/2000/tv/news/toon-net-oks-series-based-on-aud-votes-1117785699/ |archive-date=2013-10-03 |access-date=2013-05-31 |work=]}}</ref> While ''Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?'' became an animated series in 2002, ''Longhair and Doubledome'' appeared at another ''Big Pick'' event, but lost once again. Another original short/pilot titled ''Evil Con Carne'' had been produced in 2000, shortly after the ''Billy & Mandy'' short. The two ideas were ultimately combined into a single show, as Cartoon Network desired a show that had a "middle cartoon" as an in-between segment (a format found in the ''Dial M for Monkey'' and ''The Justice Friends'' shorts in '']'', and the '']'' segments on '']'')''.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite AV media |url=https://rss.com/podcasts/nmyheadpod/362332/ |title=What's in My Head Podcast - Maxwell Atoms: The Creator of Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy! |date=January 14, 2022 |last=Hester |first=Julian |type=podcast |language=en |access-date=2022-02-13 |website=RSS.com}}</ref>


''Grim & Evil'' premiered on August 24, 2001, and was cancelled on October 18, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2001-02-22/entertainment/18164957_1_billy-mandy-grim-adventures-samurai-jack |title='toon Net Sets 2 New Series |author=Macmillan, Alissa |publisher=NY Daily News |date=February 22, 2001|accessdate=May 15, 2011}}</ref> In 2003, Cartoon Network separated the two series and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' and ''Evil Con Carne'' earned their own full-length series. The resulting show, '']'', premiered on August 24, 2001, and was put on hiatus on October 18, 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macmillan |first=Alissa |date=February 22, 2001 |title='Toon Net Sets 2 New Series |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2001-02-22/entertainment/18164957_1_billy-mandy-grim-adventures-samurai-jack |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509212020/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2001-02-22/entertainment/18164957_1_billy-mandy-grim-adventures-samurai-jack |archive-date=2012-05-09 |access-date=2011-05-15 |website=]}}</ref> In 2003, 13 more half-hour episodes of ''Grim & Evil'' were made, but aired when Cartoon Network separated the two series, and ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' and ''Evil Con Carne'' earned their own full-length series later that year. After production wrapped on both series' new seasons, the network gave Maxwell Atoms a decision to choose one show to continue, while the other would be dropped from production. Atoms ultimately went with ''Billy & Mandy'', and the final season of ''Evil Con Carne'' subsequently aired in 2004. He embraced the network's decision to drop one of the two series, as he considered being in charge of producing both shows difficult.<ref name=":0" />


After ''Evil Con Carne'' was cancelled its characters appeared in '']''. The first cameo was in the episode "]" which ended with Mandy purchasing Hector's Bunny Island. General Skarr moved to Billy's neighborhood in the episode "]" after Bunny Island was bought out by an "]". Since then General Skarr has been a recurring character in the ''Grim Adventures''. In the episode "]", Con Carne and Ghastly appear in Endsville, in order to recruit Skarr and revive Evil Con Carne (the organization, not the show) in another attempt to take over the world; naturally, like most of their other schemes and misadventures, it ends in failure. According to Tom Warburton, characters from Evil Con Carne (as well as ] were originally set to appear in the television special ''The Grim Adventures of the KND''.<ref>http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2010/03/grim-adventures-of-knd.html</ref> Hector, General Skarr, and Dr. Ghastly did briefly appear in the end credits in a crossover with '']'' titled "Evil Camp Carne". After ''Evil Con Carne'' was cancelled, its characters appeared in minor roles in ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', and General Skarr became a recurring character. According to ], characters from ''Evil Con Carne'' were originally set to appear in the television special "The Grim Adventures of the KND".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warburton |first=Tom |author-link=Mr. Warburton |date=March 29, 2010 |title=WarburtonLabs: Grim Adventures of the KND! |url=http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2010/03/grim-adventures-of-knd.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212093817/http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2010/03/grim-adventures-of-knd.html |archive-date=2018-12-12 |access-date=2019-05-25 |website=WarburtonLabs}}</ref> Hector, General Skarr, and Dr. Ghastly briefly appear in the end credits as character costumes for Lazlo, Raj, and Clam in a '']'' crossover titled "Evil Camp Carne".


The series aired alongside ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' on ].
Two episodes are included as bonus features in the Season 1 DVD set for ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'',.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totaleclips.com/player/Splash.aspx?formatid=2&bitrateid=10&custid=235&playerid=65&clipid=e32940&affliateid=-1 |title=The Grim Adventure of Billy and Mandy: Season One Trailer |publisher=Totaleclips.com |date= |accessdate=2008-12-21}}</ref>

=== Censorship ===
During its ''Grim & Evil'' run, "The Smell of Vengeance" was subject to censorship in the wake of the ]. The episode's plot involves Hector and his army using a weapon that produces foul-smelling odors on ], sending its citizens into a frenzy. "There are the twin towers, and you see tiny, little people hopping off the roof of the towers into the water", said ], then senior vice president of animation for Cartoon Network. "I mean, two weeks ago, you wouldn't have thought about it. What were the chances of anyone jumping out of the World Trade Center?" In response, Atoms reworked the episode, so it took place in rural ] instead; despite these changes, the episode was temporarily suspended from broadcast rotation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calvo |first=Dana |date=September 22, 2001 |title=Cartoon World Is Playing It Safe |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-22-ca-48446-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921053620/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-22-ca-48446-story.html |archive-date=2024-09-21 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Episodes== ==Episodes==
'''Note:''' Most of the episodes did not air in production code order.
{{Main|List of Evil Con Carne episodes}}
{{Series overview
{{:List of Evil Con Carne episodes}}
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''Evil Con Carne'' ran for 14 episodes, with the series ending on October 10, 2004, but the series finale premiered unannounced on March 16, 2007. The first episode aired on August 24, 2001, within ''Grim & Evil'', and on July 11, 2003, as its own show.
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===Season 1 (2001–04)===
====Season 1a (2001–02)====
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|Title=Evil Con Carne
|DirectedBy = ]
|WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|Title=Emotional Skarr
|DirectedBy = Brian Hogan
|WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms
|Aux2 = ] &<br/>Joe Orrantia
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|8|31}}
|LineColor=#00ff33
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|Title=Evil Goes Wild
|DirectedBy = Dave Brain
|WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
|Aux2 = ]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|9|7}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|Title=The Smell of Vengeance
|RTitle={{#tag:ref|"The Smell of Vengeance" is a 14-minute special.|group="nb"}}
|DirectedBy = Dave Brain
|WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms
|Aux2 = Greg Miller<hr/>Maxwell Atoms
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|12|14}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=Devolver
|RTitle={{#tag:ref|"Devolver" is a 14-minute special.|group="nb"}}
|DirectedBy = Brian Hogan
|WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms
|Aux2 = Mike Stern<hr/>Bob Camp
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|10|5}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|Title=Tiptoe Through the Tulips
|RTitle={{#tag:ref|"Tiptoe Through the Tulips" is a 14-minute special.|group="nb"}}
|DirectedBy = Brian Hogan<hr/>Dave Brain
|WrittenBy = Vincent Davis
|Aux2 = Bob Camp
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|10|12}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|Title=Bring Me the Face of Hector Con Carne
|DirectedBy = Dave Brain
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gord Zajac}}
|Aux2 = Matt Sullivan
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|7|19}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|Title=Search & Estroy
|DirectedBy = Dave Brain
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gord Zajac}}
|Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|7|26}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|Title=Everyone Loves Uncle Bob
|DirectedBy = ] &<br/>Brian Hogan
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gord Zajac}}
|Aux2 = ]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|2}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|Title=Evil on Trial
|DirectedBy = ] &<br/>John McIntyre
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gord Zajac}}
|Aux2 = David Mucci Fassett
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|8|9}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|Title=The Time Hole Incident
|DirectedBy = Dave Brain
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gord Zajac}}
|Aux2 = Nora Johnson
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|10|4}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|Title=Christmas Con Carne
|DirectedBy = Robert Alvarez &<br/>John McIntyre
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gord Zajac}}
|Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|10|11}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|Title=The Pie Who Loved Me
|DirectedBy = John McIntyre
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Gord Zajac}}
|Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|10|18}}
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}}

====Season 1b (2003–04)====
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| EpisodeNumber = 14a
| Title = Gutless!
| DirectedBy = Juli Hashiguchi
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = David Mucci Fassett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|11}}
| AltDate = October 25, 2003
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14b
| Title = Day of the Dreadbot
| DirectedBy = Juli Hashiguchi
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = Brian Kindregan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|11}}
| AltDate = October 24, 2003
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14c
| Title = League of Destruction
| DirectedBy = Patty Shinagawa
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|11}}
| AltDate = October 23, 2003
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15a
| Title = Son of Evil
| DirectedBy = Juli Hashiguchi
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = David Mucci Fassett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|18}}
| AltDate = October 28, 2003
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15b
| Title = The Right to Bear Arms
| DirectedBy = ]
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = Michael Diederich
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|18}}
| AltDate = October 29, 2003
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15c
| Title = The Trouble with Skarrina
| DirectedBy = Robert Alvarez &<br/>John McIntyre
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = Matt Sullivan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|18}}
| AltDate = October 21, 2003
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16a
| Title = Go Spork
| DirectedBy = Robert Alvarez &<br/>John McIntyre
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = Trevor Wall
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|8|1}}
| AltDate = October 22, 2003
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16b
| Title = Boskov's Day Out
| DirectedBy = Juli Hashiguchi
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|8|1}}
| AltDate = October 20, 2003
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16c
| Title = Cod vs. Hector
| DirectedBy = John McIntyre &<br/>Randy Myers
| WrittenBy = Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|8|1}}
| AltDate = October 30, 2003
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Max Courage!
| DirectedBy = Robert Alvarez &<br/>John McIntyre
| WrittenBy = ''Written by: ''Gord Zajac
| Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|8|15}}
| AltDate = October 26, 2003
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Ultimate Evil
| DirectedBy = Shaun Cashman
| WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms &<br/>Alex Almaguer
| Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|22}}
| AltDate = October 31, 2004
}}
}}

===Season 2 (2004)===
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|prodcode = 4
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19a
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1a
| Title = No No Nanook
| DirectedBy = Juli Hashiguchi &<br/>Phil Cummings
| WrittenBy = Michael Diederich
| ArtDirection = Rae McCarson
| Aux2 = Michael Diederich
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|1}}
| ProdCode = 10a
| ShortSummary = Hector tries to freeze the Earth, but accidentally disrupts the planet's gravity in the process.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19b
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1b
| Title = Teenage Idol
| DirectedBy = Juli Hashiguchi &<br/>]
| WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms
| Aux2 = Maxwell Atoms &<br/>Octavio E. Rodriguez
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|1}}
| ProdCode = 10b
| ShortSummary = Hector requires the aid of a legendary living stone idol to rule the world. However, the idol is immature and only agrees to help Hector if he can date Major Doctor Ghastly.
| LineColor = 454683
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20a
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2a
| Title = The Mother of All Evils
| DirectedBy = Juli Hashiguchi &<br/>Robert F. Hughes
| WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms &<br/>Alex Almaguer
| Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|8}}
| ProdCode = 11a
| ShortSummary = Hector is nervous because his blind mother visits him and does not know that he is only a brain and a stomach.
| LineColor = 454683
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20b
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2b
| Title = The HCCBDD
| DirectedBy = Shaun Cashman &<br/>Phil Cummings
| WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms &<br/>Brett Varon
| Aux2 = Brett Varon
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|8}}
| ProdCode = 11b
| ShortSummary = Hector is depressed that he has not been able to take over the world yet, and feels he is missing something. Then Major Doctor Ghastly creates the HCCBDD, which she intends to show Hector the following day. Even though he does not know what it is, Estroy tries to steal the HCCBDD, only to figure out it is Hector's surprise birthday party.
| LineColor = 454683
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21a
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3a
| Title = Gridlocked and Loaded
| DirectedBy = Juli Hashiguchi &<br/>Steve Socki
| WrittenBy = ]
| Aux2 = C. H. Greenblatt
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|15}}
| ProdCode = 12a
| ShortSummary = Evil Con Carne plans to steal gold from a ship, but ends up getting stuck in traffic for hours.
| LineColor = 454683
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21b
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3b
| Title = Fool's Paradise
| DirectedBy = Phil Cummings &<br/>Juli Hashiguchi
| WrittenBy = C. H. Greenblatt
| Aux2 = Mary Hanley &<br/>Maxwell Atoms
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|15}}
| ProdCode = 12b
| ShortSummary = Evil Con Carne goes on vacation, where Hector has a good time, Major Doctor Ghastly is bothered by Estroy, and General Skarr has a bad time.
| LineColor = 454683
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22a
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4a
| Title = Jealousy, Jealous Do
| DirectedBy = Robert F. Hughes &<br/>Juli Hashiguchi
| WrittenBy = C. H. Greenblatt &<br/>Maxwell Atoms
| Aux2 = Mike Bell &<br/>Maxwell Atoms
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|22}}
| ProdCode = 13a
| ShortSummary = Hector gets a new secretary who turns out to be a Swedish spy that Major Doctor Ghastly is jealous of. The secretary flirts with Boskov, not knowing that only Hector knows the plans she is trying to obtain.
| LineColor = 454683
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22b
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4b
| Title = Hector, King of the Britons
| DirectedBy = ]
| WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms,<br/>],<br/>],<br/>],<br/>],<br/>], &<br/>]
| Aux2 = Vincent Waller
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|22}}
| ProdCode = 13b
| ShortSummary = Hector wants to rule Britain, so he goes to ] to find ], but the ] may not give it to him even after he does things to prove himself worthy.
| LineColor = 454683
}}
}}

===Crossover episode (2007)===
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|season = 4
|title = 15
|director = 11
|writer = 11
|writerT = Story by
|aux2 = 11
|aux2T = Storyboard by
|airdate = 11
|prodcode = 4
|country = U.S.
|episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 78a
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5a
| Title = Company Halt
| DirectedBy = Kris Sherwood
| WrittenBy = Maxwell Atoms &<br/>Alex Almaguer
| Aux2 = Alex Almaguer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|3|30}}
| ProdCode = 6-05
| ShortSummary = As ] is once again annoyed by Billy, ] and ] arrive in his house with the intention of luring him back to the recently relaunched ''Evil Con Carne'' world domination organization. Although initially refusing to rejoin, Skarr later accepts with the condition that Billy and the other ] be destroyed. After weeks of living together and preparations, Evil Con Carne's ultimate ] is revealed to be an ] of ]s that ]. In the end, their all-out attack over the ] is foiled when Billy tricks Hector into shooting Skarr's ] and they get into a fight, causing Hector to get crushed by the one of the tanks.
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== Home media ==
Five episodes are included as bonus features in the Season 1 DVD set for '']''. On August 16, 2018, the entire series was added to the ] under a single volume.
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| style="background:#FF7518| || '']: Season 1'' || 1–2 || 5 (1–4, 10) || ] || September 18, 2007
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| style="background:#fef200| || ''Evil Con Carne: The Complete Series'' || 1–3 || 22 || ] || August 16, 2018
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== See also ==
* '']''
* '']''
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* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20040603013328/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com:80/watch/tv_shows/evilconcarne/}} (archive)
* {{IMDb title|0419322}}
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American animated television series
Evil Con Carne
Genre
Created byMaxwell Atoms
Based onGrim & Evil
by Maxwell Atoms
Story by
Voices of
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
ProducerVincent Davis
Running time7 –11 minutes
Production companyCartoon Network Studios
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseJuly 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) –
October 22, 2004 (2004-10-22)
Related

Evil Con Carne is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. The series centers on wealthy crime lord Hector Con Carne, who is reduced to his brain and stomach after an assassination attempt and subsequently implanted onto Boskov, a purple Russian bear. Aided by his scientist Major Dr. Ghastly and military leader General Skarr, Hector now oversees criminal organization Evil Con Carne, continuing his quest for world domination.

Evil Con Carne began as a segment on Grim & Evil, from which it was a spin-off, along with sister series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, on August 24, 2001. Although the segments were produced for Grim & Evil, the series aired as a separate series from July 11, 2003, to October 22, 2004, on Cartoon Network.

After the show's end, its characters would frequently make cameo appearances in Billy & Mandy, with General Skarr becoming a recurring character. An official series finale, titled "Company Halt" (which was also a crossover with Billy & Mandy), aired on March 16, 2007.

On December 1, 2023, 19 years after the show's final episode, reruns of Evil Con Carne began airing on Adult Swim on its throwback programming block, Checkered Past. Twenty-two episodes were produced.

Premise

Once upon a time, there was a jillionaire playboy who was blown up in a tremendous explosion. His brain survived... (Stomach, too!) ...and was attached to the body of a stupid circus bear. I am that brain. My name is Hector Con Carne, and I will one day rule the world! (He laughs maniacally.)

— Hector Con Carne's brain (and stomach), in the opening title sequence

Hector Con Carne (Phil LaMarr), a wealthy crime lord and evil genius bent on taking over the world and the League of Nations, was caught in an explosion initiated by his nemesis, Cod Commando (Maxwell Atoms), a soldier for the Secret Paramilitary Organized Response Kommand (S.P.O.R.K.). The explosion scattered most of his body across the world. He was rescued by the scientist Major Dr. Ghastly (Grey DeLisle), who placed his living remains into two containment units: one for his brain, and the other for his stomach. These two units were later installed into Boskov (Frank Welker), a purple Russian circus bear, giving Con Carne's brain control over (almost) all the bear's actions and movements.

Hector, Dr. Ghastly and his military leader, General Skarr (Armin Shimerman), then created a secret laboratory on an island with a bunny-shaped mountain known as "Bunny Island" (a parody of Ernst Stavro Blofeld's lair in the James Bond movies). Gathering an army, Con Carne resumed his quest for world domination and made a new goal: to find his missing body parts. The group's schemes typically end in failure, often due to the behavior and conflicts within the trio: Skarr is tired of being directed by Hector and wishes to overthrow him; Ghastly cares more about her unrequited love for her boss than world domination; while Hector is narcissistic, megalomaniacal, and generally abusive towards his henchmen.

Voice cast

Main article: List of Evil Con Carne characters

Main

Recurring voices

Production

A viewer's poll to decide a new Cartoon Network animated series, titled Big Pick, was held on the Internet from June 16 to August 25, 2000. The three choices for short films to become animated series were The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, and Longhair and Doubledome. After the event, the Meet the Reaper short film won with 57% of the vote. While Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? became an animated series in 2002, Longhair and Doubledome appeared at another Big Pick event, but lost once again. Another original short/pilot titled Evil Con Carne had been produced in 2000, shortly after the Billy & Mandy short. The two ideas were ultimately combined into a single show, as Cartoon Network desired a show that had a "middle cartoon" as an in-between segment (a format found in the Dial M for Monkey and The Justice Friends shorts in Dexter's Laboratory, and the I Am Weasel segments on Cow and Chicken).

The resulting show, Grim & Evil, premiered on August 24, 2001, and was put on hiatus on October 18, 2002. In 2003, 13 more half-hour episodes of Grim & Evil were made, but aired when Cartoon Network separated the two series, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne earned their own full-length series later that year. After production wrapped on both series' new seasons, the network gave Maxwell Atoms a decision to choose one show to continue, while the other would be dropped from production. Atoms ultimately went with Billy & Mandy, and the final season of Evil Con Carne subsequently aired in 2004. He embraced the network's decision to drop one of the two series, as he considered being in charge of producing both shows difficult.

After Evil Con Carne was cancelled, its characters appeared in minor roles in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and General Skarr became a recurring character. According to Tom Warburton, characters from Evil Con Carne were originally set to appear in the television special "The Grim Adventures of the KND". Hector, General Skarr, and Dr. Ghastly briefly appear in the end credits as character costumes for Lazlo, Raj, and Clam in a Camp Lazlo crossover titled "Evil Camp Carne".

The series aired alongside The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy on Checkered Past.

Censorship

During its Grim & Evil run, "The Smell of Vengeance" was subject to censorship in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The episode's plot involves Hector and his army using a weapon that produces foul-smelling odors on New York City, sending its citizens into a frenzy. "There are the twin towers, and you see tiny, little people hopping off the roof of the towers into the water", said Linda Simensky, then senior vice president of animation for Cartoon Network. "I mean, two weeks ago, you wouldn't have thought about it. What were the chances of anyone jumping out of the World Trade Center?" In response, Atoms reworked the episode, so it took place in rural Kansas instead; despite these changes, the episode was temporarily suspended from broadcast rotation.

Episodes

Note: Most of the episodes did not air in production code order.

SeasonEpisodesSeriesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11813Grim & EvilAugust 24, 2001October 18, 2002
5Grim & Evil (U.K.) /
Evil Con Carne (U.S.)		July 11, 2003October 22, 2004
24Evil Con CarneOctober 1, 2004October 22, 2004

Season 1 (2001–04)

Season 1a (2001–02)

Main article: Grim & Evil § Season 1 (2001–02)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboard byOriginal air date
1"Evil Con Carne"Maxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsTBAAugust 24, 2001 (2001-08-24)
2"Emotional Skarr"Brian HoganMaxwell AtomsBob Camp &
Joe Orrantia		August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31)
3"Evil Goes Wild"Dave BrainGord ZajacGreg MillerSeptember 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)
4"The Smell of Vengeance"Dave BrainMaxwell AtomsGreg Miller
Maxwell Atoms		December 14, 2001 (2001-12-14)
5"Devolver"Brian HoganMaxwell AtomsMike Stern
Bob Camp		October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)
6"Tiptoe Through the Tulips"Brian Hogan
Dave Brain		Vincent DavisBob CampOctober 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)
7"Bring Me the Face of Hector Con Carne"Dave BrainStory by : Gord ZajacMatt SullivanJuly 19, 2002 (2002-07-19)
8"Search & Estroy"Dave BrainStory by : Gord ZajacAlex AlmaguerJuly 26, 2002 (2002-07-26)
9"Everyone Loves Uncle Bob"John McIntyre &
Brian Hogan		Story by : Gord ZajacTrevor WallAugust 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)
10"Evil on Trial"Robert Alvarez &
John McIntyre		Story by : Gord ZajacDavid Mucci FassettAugust 9, 2002 (2002-08-09)
11"The Time Hole Incident"Dave BrainStory by : Gord ZajacNora JohnsonOctober 4, 2002 (2002-10-04)
12"Christmas Con Carne"Robert Alvarez &
John McIntyre		Story by : Gord ZajacAlex AlmaguerOctober 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)
13"The Pie Who Loved Me"John McIntyreStory by : Gord ZajacAlex AlmaguerOctober 18, 2002 (2002-10-18)

Season 1b (2003–04)

Main article: Grim & Evil § Season 2 (2003–04)
No.TitleDirected byStory byStoryboard byOriginal air date
(U.S.)		U.K. air date
14a"Gutless!"Juli HashiguchiGord ZajacDavid Mucci FassettJuly 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)October 25, 2003
14b"Day of the Dreadbot"Juli HashiguchiGord ZajacBrian KindreganJuly 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)October 24, 2003
14c"League of Destruction"Patty ShinagawaGord ZajacAlex AlmaguerJuly 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)October 23, 2003
15a"Son of Evil"Juli HashiguchiGord ZajacDavid Mucci FassettJuly 18, 2003 (2003-07-18)October 28, 2003
15b"The Right to Bear Arms"Randy MyersGord ZajacMichael DiederichJuly 18, 2003 (2003-07-18)October 29, 2003
15c"The Trouble with Skarrina"Robert Alvarez &
John McIntyre		Gord ZajacMatt SullivanJuly 18, 2003 (2003-07-18)October 21, 2003
16a"Go Spork"Robert Alvarez &
John McIntyre		Gord ZajacTrevor WallAugust 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)October 22, 2003
16b"Boskov's Day Out"Juli HashiguchiGord ZajacAlex AlmaguerAugust 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)October 20, 2003
16c"Cod vs. Hector"John McIntyre &
Randy Myers		Gord ZajacAlex AlmaguerAugust 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)October 30, 2003
17"Max Courage!"Robert Alvarez &
John McIntyre		Written by: Gord ZajacAlex AlmaguerAugust 15, 2003 (2003-08-15)October 26, 2003
18"Ultimate Evil"Shaun CashmanMaxwell Atoms &
Alex Almaguer		Alex AlmaguerOctober 22, 2004 (2004-10-22)October 31, 2004

Season 2 (2004)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byStory byStoryboard byOriginal air dateProd.
code
19a1a"No No Nanook"Juli Hashiguchi &
Phil Cummings		Michael DiederichMichael DiederichOctober 1, 2004 (2004-10-01)10a
Hector tries to freeze the Earth, but accidentally disrupts the planet's gravity in the process.
19b1b"Teenage Idol"Juli Hashiguchi &
Robert F. Hughes		Maxwell AtomsMaxwell Atoms &
Octavio E. Rodriguez		October 1, 2004 (2004-10-01)10b
Hector requires the aid of a legendary living stone idol to rule the world. However, the idol is immature and only agrees to help Hector if he can date Major Doctor Ghastly.
20a2a"The Mother of All Evils"Juli Hashiguchi &
Robert F. Hughes		Maxwell Atoms &
Alex Almaguer		Alex AlmaguerOctober 8, 2004 (2004-10-08)11a
Hector is nervous because his blind mother visits him and does not know that he is only a brain and a stomach.
20b2b"The HCCBDD"Shaun Cashman &
Phil Cummings		Maxwell Atoms &
Brett Varon		Brett VaronOctober 8, 2004 (2004-10-08)11b
Hector is depressed that he has not been able to take over the world yet, and feels he is missing something. Then Major Doctor Ghastly creates the HCCBDD, which she intends to show Hector the following day. Even though he does not know what it is, Estroy tries to steal the HCCBDD, only to figure out it is Hector's surprise birthday party.
21a3a"Gridlocked and Loaded"Juli Hashiguchi &
Steve Socki		C. H. GreenblattC. H. GreenblattOctober 15, 2004 (2004-10-15)12a
Evil Con Carne plans to steal gold from a ship, but ends up getting stuck in traffic for hours.
21b3b"Fool's Paradise"Phil Cummings &
Juli Hashiguchi		C. H. GreenblattMary Hanley &
Maxwell Atoms		October 15, 2004 (2004-10-15)12b
Evil Con Carne goes on vacation, where Hector has a good time, Major Doctor Ghastly is bothered by Estroy, and General Skarr has a bad time.
22a4a"Jealousy, Jealous Do"Robert F. Hughes &
Juli Hashiguchi		C. H. Greenblatt &
Maxwell Atoms		Mike Bell &
Maxwell Atoms		October 22, 2004 (2004-10-22)13a
Hector gets a new secretary who turns out to be a Swedish spy that Major Doctor Ghastly is jealous of. The secretary flirts with Boskov, not knowing that only Hector knows the plans she is trying to obtain.
22b4b"Hector, King of the Britons"Brian SheesleyMaxwell Atoms,
Vincent Waller,
Grey DeLisle,
Phil LaMarr,
Armin Shimerman,
Rosalind Ayres, &
Greg Ellis		Vincent WallerOctober 22, 2004 (2004-10-22)13b
Hector wants to rule Britain, so he goes to Great Britain to find Excalibur, but the Lady of the Lake may not give it to him even after he does things to prove himself worthy.

Crossover episode (2007)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byStory byStoryboard byOriginal air dateProd.
code
78a5a"Company Halt"Kris SherwoodMaxwell Atoms &
Alex Almaguer		Alex AlmaguerMarch 30, 2007 (2007-03-30)6-05

As General Skarr is once again annoyed by Billy, Hector Con Carne and Major Dr. Ghastly arrive in his house with the intention of luring him back to the recently relaunched Evil Con Carne world domination organization. Although initially refusing to rejoin, Skarr later accepts with the condition that Billy and the other neighbors be destroyed. After weeks of living together and preparations, Evil Con Carne's ultimate weapon is revealed to be an army of tanks that shoot giant rubber bands. In the end, their all-out attack over the neighborhood is foiled when Billy tricks Hector into shooting Skarr's garden and they get into a fight, causing Hector to get crushed by the one of the tanks.

Note: This episode aired as a segment of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.

Home media

Five episodes are included as bonus features in the Season 1 DVD set for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. On August 16, 2018, the entire series was added to the iTunes Store under a single volume.

American releases
Product Season(s) Episodes Format Release date
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Season 1 1–2 5 (1–4, 10) DVD September 18, 2007
Evil Con Carne: The Complete Series 1–3 22 Digital purchase August 16, 2018

See also

Portals:

Notes

  1. Includes 32 segments
  1. "The Smell of Vengeance" is a 14-minute special.
  2. "Devolver" is a 14-minute special.
  3. "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" is a 14-minute special.

References

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  2. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Company. p. 52. ISBN 9781476672939.
  3. Forkan, Jim (February 21, 2001). "Cartoon Adds Four New Shows". NextTV.com. Multichannel News. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  4. Dempsey, John (August 29, 2000). "'Billy & Mandy' Beats Out 'Robot,' 'Longhair' to Get Greenlight". Variety. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  5. ^ Hester, Julian (January 14, 2022). What's in My Head Podcast - Maxwell Atoms: The Creator of Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy!. RSS.com (podcast). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  6. Macmillan, Alissa (February 22, 2001). "'Toon Net Sets 2 New Series". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  7. Warburton, Tom (March 29, 2010). "WarburtonLabs: Grim Adventures of the KND!". WarburtonLabs. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  8. Calvo, Dana (September 22, 2001). "Cartoon World Is Playing It Safe". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2022-07-22.

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