The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
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Animation Fantasy Comedy horror |
| Created by | Maxwell Atoms |
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| Theme music composer | Gregory Hinde and Drew Neumann |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 79 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Maxwell Atoms |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Original network | Cartoon Network |
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| First shown in | June 9, 2000 (pilot) |
| Original release | June 13, 2003 – October 12, 2008 |
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| Followed by | Underfist: Halloween Bash (2008) |
| Related shows | Evil Con Carne |
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The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (also known as Billy & Mandy) is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network, and is the 14th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons (albeit on when it was part of Grim & Evil, due to the Cartoon Cartoons brand being temporarily discontinued earlier in June 2003; the show itself is considered by some to still be a Cartoon Cartoon show regardless). It follows two children named Billy—a slow-witted boy—and Mandy—the cynical best friend—who, after winning a limbo game to save Billy's pet hamster, gain the mighty Grim Reaper as their best friend in eternal servitude and slavery.
Billy & Mandy was a spin-off of Grim & Evil, along with Evil Con Carne. The show ran from June 13, 2003 to November 11, 2007, but a spin-off film titled Underfist: Halloween Bash aired on October 12, 2008. In addition to the episodes, three movies, two special episodes, and nineteen shorts were made, with 3 award wins for the series as a whole. Billy & Mandy has also been made into a video game as well as various licensed merchandise. Reruns of the show currently air on Boomerang.
The series is centered around the exploits of Billy (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz), a dimwitted, happy-go-lucky boy; Mandy (Grey DeLisle), a cynical, cunning and merciless girl, and Grim (Greg Eagles), the Grim Reaper who is often tormented by the duo. After cheating at a limbo match against Grim (in retaliation for putting the limbo rod too low for them to go under), he is enslaved in a permanently unwanted friendship with 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.
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