The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy season 1
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| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | |
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| Season 1 | |
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| No. of episodes | 18 (50 segments) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | August 24, 2001 – October 22, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the American animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy originally aired on Cartoon Network in the United States from August 24, 2001, to October 22, 2004. It consisted of 18 episodes, including the 49 Grim & Evil episodes, one exclusive episode, and the half-hour Halloween special (also made originally for Grim & Evil), in which Billy, Mandy, and Grim face against Jack O'Lantern. The 2003 episodes were also produced originally for Grim & Evil, but were only aired as part of the series, due to Cartoon Network and Maxwell Atoms having a decision to split Grim & Evil into two separate shows in 2003.
This season introduces the three title characters, boy-wizard Nigel Planter and supporting characters such as Dean Toadblatt, which constitutes a parody of the Harry Potter franchise. Other characters that make major appearances include Mandy's nemesis, the popular and snobby Mindy; Nergal Junior, the son of Nergal, and Billy's aunt Sis; and Jeff the Spider, who is hatched from an egg by Billy.
Other characters that were also introduced are Hoss Delgado, who battles zombie brownies alongside Billy; and Eris, who keeps scheming to create chaos.
The only exclusive original episode of this season, and to not be made for Grim & Evil, is "Five O'Clock Shadows", which aired alongside Evil Con Carne's "Ultimate Evil" on October 22, 2004, and later aired in reruns alongside "Terror of the Black Knight", which became its sister episode since its second airing.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Story by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
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| 1a | "Meet the Reaper" | Maxwell Atoms | Maxwell Atoms | Maxwell Atoms | June 9, 2000[1] (pilot) August 24, 2001 |
| 1b | "Skeletons in the Water Closet" | Dave Brain | Greg Miller | Greg Miller | August 24, 2001 |
| 1c | "Opposite Day" | Dave Brain | Maxwell Atoms | Mike Stern | August 31, 2001 |
| 2a | "Get Out of My Head!" | Dave Brain | Maxwell Atoms | Maxwell Atoms | September 7, 2001 |
| 2b | "Look Alive!" | Brian Hogan | Maxwell Atoms | Paul McEvoy | August 31, 2001 |
| 2c | "Mortal Dilemma" | Brian Hogan | Amy Rogers | Michael Diederich | September 7, 2001 |
| 3a | "Fiend is Like Friend without the "R"" | Brian Hogan | Craig Lewis | Paul McEvoy | October 5, 2001 |
| 3b | "Recipe for Disaster" | Dave Brain | Maxwell Atoms | Mike Diederich | October 12, 2001 |
| 3c | "A Dumb Wish" | Brian Hogan | Paul McEvoy | Paul McEvoy | October 19, 2001 |
| 4a | "Grim or Gregory?" | Brian Hogan | Gord Zajac | Shellie Kvilvang | July 26, 2002 |
| 4b | "Grim vs. Mom" | Brian Hogan | Gord Zajac | Alex Almaguer | July 19, 2002 |
| 4c | "Tastes Like Chicken" | Brian Hogan and John McIntyre | Gord Zajac | Mike Diederich | July 19, 2002 |
| 5a | "Something Stupid This Way Comes" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Craig Lewis | Maxwell Atoms | July 26, 2002 |
| 5b | "A Grim Surprise" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Rob DeSales | John McIntyre | August 2, 2002 |
| 5c | "Beasts & Barbarians" | Dave Brain | Gord Zajac | Michael Diederich | August 2, 2002 |
| 6a | "Billy's Growth Spurt" | Brian Hogan | Gord Zajac | Michael Diederich | October 4, 2002 |
| 6b | "Hoss Delgado: Spectral Exterminator" | Brian Hogan | Gord Zajac | Brian Kindregan | August 9, 2002 |
| 6c | "Tickle Me Mandy" | Brian Hogan | Gord Zajac | Mucci Fassett | October 11, 2002 |
| 7a | "Billy & the Bully" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Gord Zajac | Brett Varon | October 4, 2002 |
| 7b | "To Eris Human" | Dave Brain | Gord Zajac | Chris Savino | August 9, 2002 |
| 7c | "Big Trouble in Billy's Basement" | Robert Alvarez and John McIntyre | Gord Zajac | Chris McCulloch | October 11, 2002 |
| 8a | "Battle of the Bands" | Robert Alvarez | Craig Lewis | Brett Varon | August 1, 2003 |
| 8b | "Little Rock of Horrors" | Robert Alvarez | Gord Zajac | Maxwell Atoms | October 18, 2002 |
| 8c | "Dream a Little Dream" | Dave Brain | Gord Zajac | Michael Diederich | October 18, 2002 |
| 9a | "Toadblatt's School of Sorcery" | Robert Alvarez | Ben Spergel | Mike Diederich and Maxwell Atoms | June 13, 2003 |
| 9b | "Educating Grim" | Juli Hashiguchi | Rachael MacFarlane | Brett Varon | June 13, 2003 |
| 9c | "It's Hokey Mon!" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Gord Zajac | Mike Diederich | June 13, 2003 |
| 10a | "Night of the Living Grim" | Juli Hashiguchi | Gord Zajac | Spencer Laudiero | June 20, 2003 |
| 10b–10c | "Brown Evil" | Robert Alvarez | Gord Zajac | Paul McEvoy | June 20, 2003 |
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| 11a | "Mandy, the Merciless" | Pat Shinagawa | Gord Zajac | Alex Almaguer | June 27, 2003 |
| 11b | "Creating Chaos" | Pat Shinagawa | Gord Zajac | Brett Varon | June 27, 2003 |
| 11c | "The Really Odd Couple" | John McIntyre and Randy Myers | Gord Zajac | Mucci Fassett | June 27, 2003 |
| 12a | "Who Killed Who?" | Pat Shinagawa, John McIntyre, and Randy Myers | Gord Zajac | Paul McEvoy | July 4, 2003 |
| 12b | "Tween Wolf" | Pat Shinagawa | Gord Zajac | Mucci Fassett | July 4, 2003 |
| 13a | "Grim in Love" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Gord Zajac | Brett Varon | July 11, 2003 |
| 13b | "Crushed" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Gord Zajac | Brett Varon | July 11, 2003 |
| 13c | "Love is "Evol" Spelled Backwards" | Juli Hashiguchi | Craig Lewis | Paul McEvoy | July 11, 2003 |
| 14a | "The Crawling Niceness" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Maxwell Atoms | Maxwell Atoms | July 18, 2003 |
| 14b | "Smarten Up!" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Gord Zajac | David Feiss | July 18, 2003 |
| 14c | "The Grim Show" | John McIntyre and Robert Alvarez | Craig Lewis | Trevor Wall | July 18, 2003 |
| 15a | "Son of Nergal" | Robert Alvarez | Gord Zajac | Paul McEvoy | July 25, 2003 |
| 15b | "Sister Grim" | John McIntyre and Juli Hashiguchi | Gord Zajac | Brett Varon | July 25, 2003 |
| 15c | "Go-Kart 3000!" | John McIntyre and Randy Myers | Gord Zajac | Michael Diederich | July 25, 2003 |
| 16a | "Five O' Clock Shadows" | Juli Hashiguchi | Brett Varon | Brett Varon | October 22, 2004 |
| 16b | "Terror of the Black Knight" | Juli Hashiguchi | Craig Lewis | Alex Almaguer | August 1, 2003 |
| 17a | "Grim for a Day" | Robert Alvarez | Craig Lewis | Paul McEvoy | August 15, 2003 |
| 17b | "Chicken Ball Z" | Juli Hashiguchi | Ben Spergel | Matt Sullivan | August 15, 2003 |
| 17c | "The Halls of Time" | John McIntyre and Randy Myers | Gord Zajac | Mike Diederich | August 1, 2003 |
| 18 | "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween" | Juli Hashiguchi and Robert Alvarez | Maxwell Atoms, Brett Varon, and Paul McEvoy | Brett Varon and Maxwell Atoms | October 31, 2003 |
DVD releases
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Season 1 was released on Region 1 DVD on September 18, 2007. It contains the episodes "Meet the Reaper" – "Love is 'Evol' Spelled Backwards" and "Battle of the Bands". Along with bonus features, it also includes the Evil Con Carne episodes "Evil Con Carne", "Emotional Skarr", "Evil Goes Wild", "Evil on Trial", and "The Smell of Vengeance".[2]
Other releases including The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy season one episodes:
- "Billy and Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween" – Cartoon Network Halloween: 9 Creepy Cartoon Capers (August 10, 2004)[3]
- "Son of Nergal" – Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies (October 5, 2004)[4]
- "Night of the Living Grim" – Cartoon Network Halloween 2: Grossest Halloween Ever (August 9, 2005)[5]
- "Crushed!" – Codename: Kids Next Door: Sooper Hugest Missions: File Two (August 23, 2005)[6]
- "Battle of the Bands" – Cartoon Network: Christmas Rocks (October 4, 2005)[7]
- The first thirteen episodes and "Battle of the Bands" – 4 Kid Favorites: The Hall of Fame Collection Vol. 3 (June 23, 2015)[8]
References
- ^ DeMott, Rick (May 10, 2000). "Cartoon Network Navigates 10 New Pilots". Animation World Network. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Lambert, David (June 7, 2007). "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy- The Rumors were true: Season 1 announced". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
- ^ Cartoon Network Halloween - 9 Creepy Capers, Amazon.com, ASIN B000244ESI
- ^ Cartoon Network Christmas - Yuletide Follies, Amazon.com, ASIN B0002I84M6
- ^ Cartoon Network Halloween 2 - Grossest Halloween Ever, Amazon.com, ASIN B0009IWFDS
- ^ Codename Kids Next Door — Sooper Hugest Missions File Two, Amazon.com, ASIN B0009K7QYY
- ^ Cartoon Network — Christmas Rocks, Amazon.com, ASIN B0009ZE9NK
- ^ 4 Kid Favorites Cartoon Network: Hall of Fame #3, Amazon.com, ASIN B00VA327Y8
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