Then, on Halloween 2012, Cartoon Network Canada did a marathon of Billy & Mandy. The part where Boskov lets all the gas out of Hector’s stomach for almost a minute was memorable, but it didn’t made enough impact for me to become a fan of the show. Well then again, I wasn’t able to find access to the show until around 2009, when I stumbled upon the episode “Gutless!” (the show’s first post- G&E segment). And dare I say it’s better than many of the Billy & Mandy games that came out since 2003 (except for Harum Scarum). For many years, Battle Forts was the only Evil Con Carne-related thing I cared about. As for memories that aren’t so vague, Evil Con Carne‘s one and only game, Battle Forts (where it’s basically Hector and Estroy aiming weapons at each other from their respective bases), has always been among my favorite games to play on Cartoon Network’s website. The way General Skarr was feeding his pigeons through his mouth, and how he was monologuing to himself were probably among my VERY vague memories of Evil Con Carne. Back onto Evil Something Another, I don’t remember exactly which segments I saw on Grim & Evil, but I’m taking a wild guess and say “Emotional Skarr” was one. And yet a cartoon about a cow and chicken who suck on pork butts is? Damn CRTC. As I mentioned in my last post, Teletoon thought the dark antics of Grim and Hector Con Carne (as well as the time-travelling adventures of Otto, Larry, and Tuddrussel) weren’t suitable for daytime viewing. My earliest memory of Evil Con Carne was seeing it in its indigenous home of Grim & Evil in the early 2000s on Teletoon…at night. “Search and Estroy” quickly became a favorite episode of mine. I’m thinking of this article as something of a spiritual successor to the one on how I fell in love with As Told by Ginger. Now, let’s dive into the backstory of my acquaintance with this show. Although, to be fair, I currently don’t know how well Evil did in ratings. And even Sheep brought higher ratings for Cartoon Network…at least during the premiere. Even frigging Mike, Lu & Og lasted longer than Evil, and that show is blander than Pelswick. But with Evil Con Carne, considering it focuses on such an unusual antagonist (a former rich playboy blown up to his brain and stomach, and attached to a circus bear of all specimens) with a pair of cool minions (a jealous general who’s rightfully the breakout character, and a hot major doctor who’s become my biggest cartoon crush since Ginger), it’s got so much potential that warrants at least an additional 13 episodes.
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And years later, there was a YTV series that I was into four years ago called League of Super Evil, whose existence I often forget about. Sure, when it comes to cartoons about trying (and failing) to take over the world, we’ve already got great stuff like Invader Zim and the unmatchable duo of Pinky and the Brain. Not counting that “official series finale” from 2007 via Billy & Mandy, “Company Halt”, Evil Con Carne only lasted for 13 half-hour episodes, consisting of segments from Grim & Evil, and brand new ones. While it obviously remains an inferior show to its super popular sibling, as well as numerous other Cartoon Network shows (though I need to rewatch stuff like My Gym Partner’s a Monkey to see if they’re still as good as I remembered them being), I will admit that my new appreciation for this series of diabolical misadventures grew to a point where I wish it wasn’t cancelled as soon as it did, along the lines of other criminally-underrated cartoons such as O’Grady and Baby Blues. Remember in my Cartoon Cartoon post when I said that I should give another chance to the often-neglected former sidekick to The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and maybe it’ll turn out to be less mediocre than I thought it was for so long? Well, it’s official: ever since May, after watching some episodes on YouTube, Evil Con Carne has proven to be such a hilarious and charming show enough for me to label it an underrated gem (but not on Sheep in the Big City levels of underrated). Boskov’s jumping for joy as he finds out he has a new fan!
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