Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" Cartoon Network animated series; 1995): Difference between revisions

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Revision as of 20:53, 15 March 2016

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An unlockable still from the original pilot found in the 2006 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy video game.

Status: Lost


In 1996, while Maxwell Atoms was still in college, he created a short animated film titled Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You. This short would go on to form the basis of Atoms' hit Cartoon Network show The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. The character designs differ quite a bit from the end result. In the original pilot, Billy appears lankier and with a small nose than his final design while Mandy has pigtails, a nose (which she loses in the series), and a black jumper with overalls.

The plot involves Billy wanting to release his inner demons and doing so by drilling a hole into his head. Atoms described it as being "completely inappropriate for Cartoon Network," but felt that the characters were too fun to use only once, which led to the development of the series. In need of a straight-man character, it was eventually decided to add the Grim Reaper as the third protagonist.

In Atoms' 2013 RebelTaxi interview with Pan-Pizza (of thatfellowinthecoat.com and partner of Channel Frederator), he mentions the short in some detail, revealing that he has it stored away on film, even suggesting that he should have it digitally transferred "at some point".

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RebelTaxi interview with Maxwell Atoms.