Evil Con Carne facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Evil Con Carne
Genre	Science fiction Black comedy Slapstick
Created by	Maxwell Atoms
Story by	Maxwell Atoms Gord Zajac Alex Almaguer Vincent Davis C. H. Greenblatt
Voices of	Phil LaMarr Grey DeLisle Armin Shimerman Frank Welker
Composer(s)	Gregory Hinde Drew Neumann
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	22 (32 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Maxwell Atoms For Cartoon Network: Linda Simensky Jay Bastian
Producer(s)	Louis J. Cuck (line)
Running time	7 minutes (seasons 1–2) 11 minutes (season 3)
Production company(s)	Cartoon Network Studios
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) – October 22, 2004 (2004-10-22)
Chronology
Related shows	Grim & Evil (2001–2003) The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

Evil Con Carne is an exciting American animated TV show made by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. The story is about a very rich bad guy named Hector Con Carne. After a big accident, Hector is left with only his brain and stomach! These are then put inside Boskov, a purple circus bear.

With help from his smart scientist, Major Dr. Ghastly, and his army leader, General Skarr, Hector runs a bad guy group called Evil Con Carne. Their main goal is to take over the world!

The show first appeared on Cartoon Network as part of Grim & Evil. This was a show that also featured The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Later, in 2003 and 2004, Grim & Evil made more episodes. Eventually, Evil Con Carne and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy became their own separate shows.

Even though Billy & Mandy ran for many seasons, Evil Con Carne had only 13 full episodes (22 airings) until October 22, 2004. After the show ended, its characters often showed up in Billy & Mandy. General Skarr even became a regular character! The very last episode, called "Company Halt", was a special crossover with Billy & Mandy. It aired on March 16, 2007.

Recently, on December 1, 2023, Evil Con Carne reruns started airing on Adult Swim. You can find it on their old-school cartoon block called Checkered Past.

Meet the Voices

Many talented actors gave voices to the characters in Evil Con Carne.

Main Characters

• Phil LaMarr is the voice of Hector Con Carne.
• Grey DeLisle voices Major Dr. Ghastly.
• Armin Shimerman plays General Skarr and Hector's Stomach.
• Frank Welker is the voice of Boskov the Bear.

Other Voices

• Maxwell Atoms (the show's creator!) voices Cod Commando.
• Maurice LaMarche voices Estroy.
• Peter Renaday voices Abraham Lincoln.
• Rino Romano voices Destructicus Con Carne.

How the Show Started

In 2000, Cartoon Network held a special online vote called Big Pick. Viewers got to choose which short cartoon film should become a full TV series. The choices included The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, and Longhair and Doubledome. Meet the Reaper (the short for Billy & Mandy) won with 57% of the votes!

Around the same time, another short film called Evil Con Carne was made. Cartoon Network decided to combine these two ideas into one show. They wanted a show that had a "middle cartoon" segment, like how Dexter's Laboratory had Dial M for Monkey.

The combined show, Grim & Evil, first aired on August 24, 2001. After a break, more episodes were made in 2003. But then, Cartoon Network decided to split the two shows. So, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne became their own separate series later that year.

After making new seasons for both shows, Maxwell Atoms had to choose which one to continue. He decided to keep Billy & Mandy. This meant the last season of Evil Con Carne aired in 2004. Atoms felt it was hard to manage both shows at once, so he was okay with the network's decision.

Even after Evil Con Carne ended, its characters often appeared in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. For example, General Skarr moved into Billy's neighborhood! In the special episode "Company Halt", Hector and Ghastly tried to get Skarr to rejoin their evil plans. But like always, their scheme failed, especially when Skarr got mad about his garden!

Episodes

Evil Con Carne had a few seasons, and sometimes the episodes didn't air in the exact order they were made.

Season 1a (2001–02)

This season was part of the Grim & Evil show. It included episodes like "Evil Con Carne" and "The Smell of Vengeance".

Season 1b (2003–04)

These episodes also aired as part of Grim & Evil before Evil Con Carne became its own show. Some episodes were "Gutless!" and "Son of Evil".

Season 2 (2004)

This was the final season when Evil Con Carne was a standalone show. Episodes included "No No Nanook" and "Jealousy, Jealous Do".

Crossover Episode (2007)

The show had a special crossover episode with The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy called "Company Halt".

Home Videos

You can find some episodes of Evil Con Carne on DVD! Five episodes are bonus features on the Season 1 DVD set for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Also, on August 16, 2018, the whole series became available to buy digitally on the iTunes Store.

See also

In Spanish: Evil Con Carne para niños

• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
• Grim & Evil