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Evil Con Carne is an American animated series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network, and the fifteenth and final of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series first appeared on Cartoon Network during the show Grim & Evil, along with The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. The two series later became separate programs in 2003. While The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ran for six seasons, Evil Con Carne only ran fourteen episodes and ended on October 10, 2004.

On April 13, 2012, the series returned to Cartoon Network in reruns on the revived block, Cartoon Planet.

Overview

Hector Con Carne (Phil LaMarr) was once a "jillionaire playboy" crime lord and evil genius bent on taking over the world. However, one day, 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 (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 (Jesse Corti; Frank Welker), a purple Russian circus bear, giving Con Carne's brain control over (almost) all of 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 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 "Con Carne" of the title is Spanish/Italian for "with meat", as well as a pun on the expression "evil incarnate" and the dish "Chili con carne".

History

Evil Con Carne's original show, Grim & Evil, became the result of a viewer's poll in 2000. The poll, 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 Grim & Evil (shown as Meet the Reaper), Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, and Longhair and Doubledome. After the event, the Meet the Reaper short film won with 57% of the vote 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.

Grim & Evil premiered on August 24, 2001, and was cancelled on October 18, 2002. 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.

After Evil Con Carne was cancelled its characters appeared in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. The first cameo was in the episode "Chicken Ball Z" which ended with Mandy purchasing Hector's Bunny Island. General Skarr moved to Billy's neighborhood in the episode "Skarred for Life" after Bunny Island was bought out by an "entertainment corporation that didn't want competition in world domination". Since then General Skarr has been a recurring character in the Grim Adventures. In the episode "Company Halt", 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 Sheep in the Big City were originally set to appear in the television special The Grim Adventures of the KND. Hector, General Skarr, and Dr. Ghastly did briefly appear in the end credits in a crossover with Camp Lazlo titled "Evil Camp Carne".

Two episodes are included as bonus features in the Season 1 DVD set for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,.

Episodes

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Evil Con Carne" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Evil Con Carne is an American animated series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network, and the fifteenth and final of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series first appeared on Cartoon Network during the show Grim & Evil, along with The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. The two series later became separate programs in 2003. While The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ran for six seasons, Evil Con Carne only ran fourteen episodes and ended on October 10, 2004.

On April 13, 2012, the series returned to Cartoon Network in reruns on the revived block, Cartoon Planet.

Overview

Hector Con Carne (Phil LaMarr) was once a "jillionaire playboy" crime lord and evil genius bent on taking over the world. However, one day, 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 (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 (Jesse Corti; Frank Welker), a purple Russian circus bear, giving Con Carne's brain control over (almost) all of 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 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 "Con Carne" of the title is Spanish/Italian for "with meat", as well as a pun on the expression "evil incarnate" and the dish "Chili con carne".

History

Evil Con Carne's original show, Grim & Evil, became the result of a viewer's poll in 2000. The poll, 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 Grim & Evil (shown as Meet the Reaper), Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, and Longhair and Doubledome. After the event, the Meet the Reaper short film won with 57% of the vote 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.

Grim & Evil premiered on August 24, 2001, and was cancelled on October 18, 2002. 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.

After Evil Con Carne was cancelled its characters appeared in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. The first cameo was in the episode "Chicken Ball Z" which ended with Mandy purchasing Hector's Bunny Island. General Skarr moved to Billy's neighborhood in the episode "Skarred for Life" after Bunny Island was bought out by an "entertainment corporation that didn't want competition in world domination". Since then General Skarr has been a recurring character in the Grim Adventures. In the episode "Company Halt", 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 Sheep in the Big City were originally set to appear in the television special The Grim Adventures of the KND. Hector, General Skarr, and Dr. Ghastly did briefly appear in the end credits in a crossover with Camp Lazlo titled "Evil Camp Carne".

Two episodes are included as bonus features in the Season 1 DVD set for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,.

Episodes

Template loop detected: List of Evil Con Carne episodes 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.

References

1. "New 'toons for Network". The Robesonian. February 25, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
2. Walton, Zach (March 29, 2012). "Cartoon Network Brings Back The Classics With Cartoon Planet". WebProNews. iEntry Network. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
3. Forkan, Jim (February 25, 2001). "Cartoon Network Shows Off Four New Series". Multichannel News. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
4. Dempsey, John (August 29, 2000). "'Billy & Mandy' beats out 'Robot,' 'Longhair' to get greenlight". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
5. Macmillan, Alissa (February 22, 2001). "'toon Net Sets 2 New Series". NY Daily News. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
6. http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2010/03/grim-adventures-of-knd.html
7. "The Grim Adventure of Billy and Mandy: Season One Trailer". Totaleclips.com. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
8. "New 'toons for Network". The Robesonian. February 25, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
9. Walton, Zach (March 29, 2012). "Cartoon Network Brings Back The Classics With Cartoon Planet". WebProNews. iEntry Network. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
10. Forkan, Jim (February 25, 2001). "Cartoon Network Shows Off Four New Series". Multichannel News. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
11. Dempsey, John (August 29, 2000). "'Billy & Mandy' beats out 'Robot,' 'Longhair' to get greenlight". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
12. Macmillan, Alissa (February 22, 2001). "'toon Net Sets 2 New Series". NY Daily News. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
13. http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2010/03/grim-adventures-of-knd.html
14. "The Grim Adventure of Billy and Mandy: Season One Trailer". Totaleclips.com. Retrieved 2008-12-21.

External links

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• Evil Con Carne at IMDb
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v t e The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Maxwell Atoms Characters Episodes Season 1
Films	The Grim Adventures of the KND (2007) Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (2007) Underfist: Halloween Bash (2008)
Video games	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Related shows	Grim & Evil Evil Con Carne The Cartoon Cartoon Show
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Template:Cartoon Network programming 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.

References

External links

• Template:Bcdb
• Evil Con Carne at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com show

v t e The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Maxwell Atoms Characters Episodes Season 1
Films	The Grim Adventures of the KND (2007) Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (2007) Underfist: Halloween Bash (2008)
Video games	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Related shows	Grim & Evil Evil Con Carne The Cartoon Cartoon Show
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• 2000s American animated television series
• 2003 American television series debuts
• 2007 American television series endings
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
• Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
• Television shows set in the United States
• Cartoon Network original programs