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*** ^That depends on vampire lore. According to Balkanic lore, you have the {{Dhampyr}}, which is a hyrbid betwixt a human and a vampire and the lore isn't clear on how they work or function either. To go with the second part, if we assume genetics are at play, the numbers are still off, as Irwin is 1/25th vampire with his dad, Dick, being directly 1/2, and the "mummy" part is a question that doesn't need to be answered. In terms of Dracula and Tanya's union, it's not clear (in the show or Bram Stoker's book) what type of vampire Dracula's supposed to be either.

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*** ^That depends on vampire lore. According to Balkanic lore, you have the {{Dhampyr}}, which is a hyrbid betwixt a human and a vampire and the lore isn't clear on how they work or function either. To go with the second part, point, if we assume genetics are at play, the numbers are still off, as Irwin is 1/25th vampire with his dad, Dick, being directly 1/2, and the "mummy" part is a question that doesn't need to be answered. In terms of Dracula and Tanya's union, it's not clear (in the show or Bram Stoker's book) what type of vampire Dracula's supposed to be either.



*** ^That and, if we assume that Grim sets up/binds his agreements with games and the outcomes thereof, you could argue that Billy and Mandy were playing the game as fair and square with the way Grim set up said game (by balancing the limbo game in his favor), as the rules were that they had to beat him in a game of limbo, just now ''how'' (with Mandy telling Mr Snuggles "kiss-kiss"). Since Jack (by virtue of being TooDumbToLive on top of it) got what he wanted by trickery alone, Grim gave it to him but, as per those terms, Jack was also punished.

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*** ^That and, if we assume that Grim sets up/binds his agreements with games and the outcomes thereof, you could argue that Billy and Mandy were playing the game as fair and square with the way Grim set up said game (by balancing the limbo game in his favor), as the rules were that they had to beat him in a game of limbo, just now ''how'' (with Mandy telling Mr Mr. Snuggles "kiss-kiss"). Since Jack (by virtue of being TooDumbToLive on top of it) got what he wanted by trickery and coercion alone, Grim gave it to him but, as per those terms, Jack was also punished.punished (further contrasting the agreement with the main pair, as their outcome was more a reward).
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***^That depends on vampire lore. According to Balkanic lore, you have the {{Dhampyr}}, which is a hyrbid betwixt a human and a vampire and the lore isn't clear on how they work or function either. To go with the second part, if we assume genetics are at play, the numbers are still off, as Irwin is 1/25th vampire with his dad, Dick, being directly 1/2, and the "mummy" part is a question that doesn't need to be answered. In terms of Dracula and Tanya's union, it's not clear (in the show or Bram Stoker's book) what type of vampire Dracula's supposed to be either.


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***If we're treating the agreement like a RL contract, the contract doesn't have any stipulations about cheating or if either party can adjust the terms, so Mandy telling Mr. Snuggles "kiss-kiss" is about as fair as Grim making an impossible limbo game.


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***Endsville Elementary might be one of those schools where you have to wear a uniform or, if you aren't wearing uniform, you could get away with wearing only wear certain colors on school grounds (I went to a school like this) with a casual day, which probably why Billy's school outfit looks like his regular clothes or why they weren't wearing uniforms in earlier episodes.


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**Oh, that's [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060446/ Jay Bastain]], one of the producers for the show.


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***^That and, if we assume that Grim sets up/binds his agreements with games and the outcomes thereof, you could argue that Billy and Mandy were playing the game as fair and square with the way Grim set up said game (by balancing the limbo game in his favor), as the rules were that they had to beat him in a game of limbo, just now ''how'' (with Mandy telling Mr Snuggles "kiss-kiss"). Since Jack (by virtue of being TooDumbToLive on top of it) got what he wanted by trickery alone, Grim gave it to him but, as per those terms, Jack was also punished.


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***HollywoodOld. It's a ref to how it's hard for actresses around 30 (or 40) to find specific roles (unless it's voice acting, usually) and there are many a story where an actress was passed over for a role because of their age. In "Atrocia's" (I think that's her name, IDR, it's been awhile) case, the actress being thirty means she's pushing the network's threshold but, because she's so recognizable and played the part so well, the character can't be played by a different actress, either.
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***Well, there was that one time (it was the "Brandon and Mallory" episode), he got in trouble with the law of the Underworld for breaking the agreement, so, yes, bad things will happen, specifically, Grim will lose his powers and spend eternity in Underworld Jail, which probably means, in the context of the show, no grim reaper to maintain order of some kind. Other than that, Grim does seem to like Billy and Mandy a little.


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** Because when Billy is around her, she can keep him under control. One thing that is important to remember is that Billy on his own can sometimes become so psychotic, hostile, and unpredictable that he actually SCARES her. She can keep him on a leash basically.

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** RuleOfFunny? Though, Grim's mom spoke in a similar hard to place accent that [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dexter]] has and she appeared earlier in the show, so it's probably a case of AccentsArentHereditary.

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** RuleOfFunny? **RuleOfFunny? Though, Grim's mom spoke in a similar hard to place accent that [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dexter]] has and she appeared earlier in the show, so it's probably a case of AccentsArentHereditary.

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**RuleOfFunny? Though, Grim's mom spoke in a similar hard to place accent that [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dexter]] has and she appeared earlier in the show, so it's probably a case of AccentsArentHereditary.
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** Not to mention that the original deal was just to keep Mr. Snuggles. Grim was the one who added being their best friend to the deal out of confidence. So he really has only his own hubris to blame for his situation.
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** ...yes? At the end of a series, characters tend to kind of...stay the way they were at the end of the last episode.
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*Why is it that Grim, his great aunt, and his grandmother all speak with a Jamaican accent, but neither of his parents do?
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** Judging from how Thromnabular screwed over Grim even after he basically gave him a get-out-of-jail-free card by stipulating that his wish would free the skull from having to grant wishes, it seems like Thromnabular just enjoys twisting people's wishes for the fun of it.
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* Are Billy and Mandy cousins or friends?
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* Are Billy and Mandy cousins or friends?


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* Are Billy and Mandy cousins or friends? I can’t remember
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* Are Billy and Mandy cousins or friends? I can’t remember
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* Are Billy and Mandy cousins or friends? They're obviously not siblings, like most people assume, because they live in different houses and have different families. What are they exactly?
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Are Billy and Mandy cousins or friends? They're obviously not siblings, like most people assume, because they live in different houses and have different families. What are they exactly?
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*** It was Mandy who wanted Mr. Snuggles to stay alive. Mandy is the one who wouldn't allow Grim to reap Mr. Snuggles, only letting him do so if he one the bet. Meanwhile, Billy almost complied to Grim's demand to hand Mr. Snuggles over, only to get halted by Mandy. As for why Mandy wanted Mr. Snuggles to stay alive, she wants everyone and everything to suffer.
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** Why does Billy want Mr. Snuggles to stay alive anyhow? Yes, Mr. Snuggles is a beloved childhood pet of Billy's, and it's always hard when one of them dies, but this hamster is WAY past his expiration. Mr. Snuggles is old, weak, feeble, senile, and feral--a far cry from whatever he was in his youth. Letting Grim take him to the afterlife would be a MercyKill, pure and simple, because it would put an end to all of Mr. Snuggles' suffering. It's hard to understand why Billy can't see that Mr. Snuggles dying would be a ''good'' thing at this point (other than, you know, Billy being incredibly stupid).

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** Why does Billy want Mr. Snuggles to stay alive anyhow? Yes, Mr. Snuggles is a beloved childhood pet of Billy's, and it's always hard when one of them dies, but this hamster is WAY past his expiration.expiration date. Mr. Snuggles is old, weak, feeble, senile, and feral--a far cry from whatever he was in his youth. Letting Grim take him to the afterlife would be a MercyKill, pure and simple, because it would put an end to all of Mr. Snuggles' suffering. It's hard to understand why Billy can't see that Mr. Snuggles dying would be a ''good'' thing at this point (other than, you know, Billy being incredibly stupid).
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** Why does Billy want Mr. Snuggles to stay alive anyhow? Yes, Mr. Snuggles is a beloved childhood pet of Billy's, and it's always hard when one of them dies, but this hamster is WAY past his expiration. Mr. Snuggles is old, weak, feeble, senile, and feral--a far cry from whatever he was in his youth. Letting Grim take him to the afterlife would be a MercyKill, pure and simple, because it would put an end to all of Mr. Snuggles' suffering. It's hard to understand why Billy can't see that Mr. Snuggles dying would be a ''good'' thing at this point (other than, you know, Billy being incredibly stupid).
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** One episode did show a BadFuture where she had taken over the world.
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* Pud'n wished for a bunny that would love him, but the bunny wanted to kill him because LoveHurts. I don't get it. Wouldn't the joke have made more sense if he just said he wished for a bunny? Is it simply physically impossible to get what you want from that genie? What would have happened if he had just wished for a bunny?
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** Because their deal was a mystically binding contract, and, like any contract, if you don't put in rediculously detailed fine print, the party doing the signing can take advantage of poorly worded clauses. He never said they had to win fairly, after all.

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** Because their deal was a mystically binding contract, and, like any contract, if you don't put in rediculously ridiculously detailed fine print, the party doing the signing can take advantage of poorly worded clauses. He never said they had to win fairly, after all.

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** [[spoiler: The movie Big Boogey Adventure shows that Mandy ''might'' care about him]].

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* Where, exactly, did the joke about the Elvira expy's show [[ChristmasCake getting cancelled when she turned 30]] come from? The real Elvira's a senior citizen and still going (though the fact that [[OlderThanTheyLook she still barely looks 40]] probably helps).
* In "The Halls of Time" the kids and Grim age backwards when Billy and Irwin put their hourglasses back where they found them upside down. Grim was affected even though Mandy, Grim and Father Time found Billy and Irwin before the two could do anything to Grim's hourglass, and they couldn't even flip it over anyway because it was too large (if they tried anyway, the hourglass would've broken upon hitting the floor and Grim would've been {{Ret Gon|e}}ned).
** If I recall correctly, they did it off-screen. We see them flip more than few hourglases while Grim was talking to Father Time and then they caught up to them.
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**According to one episode, she was born that way. As to exactly as to how and why she was born that way, it might just be that she just is.

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** Because then she can boss him around and command him to perform chores for her as detailed in the episode "Whatever Happened To Billy Whatsisname?"
** [[spoiler: The movie Big Boogey Adventure shows that Mandy ''might'' care about him]].
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** Jack forced Grim to accept a bargain by stealing his scythe. The kids requested the bargain and Grim accepted of his own free will. Intentionally or not, by preventing him from using his primary tool, Jack threatened Grim. Also, best friends don't decapitate best friends.
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* Given that Grim decapitated Jack for tricking him because "the grim reaper does not like being tricked" why didn't he enact a similar revenge loophole against Billy and Mandy?
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Explanation: You can't be half a vampire you either are or you aren't a vampire

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\n** Explanation: You can't be half a vampire you either are or you aren't a vampire
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