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** Death is portrayed as an okay guy who just kills people with a touch of his hand. He can time travel, see the the future, and yet can't find love. Oh, he also lives with his mother. |
** Death is portrayed as an okay guy who just kills people with a touch of his hand. He can time travel, see the the future, and yet can't find love. Oh, he also lives with his mother. |
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* In one ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' [[Treehouse of Horror]], Homer Simpson kills the Grim Reaper, [[You Kill It, You Bought It|then becomes the Reaper himself]], and enjoys abusing his power—until he's asked to claim Marge. The segment ends with a car chase between Homer and [[God]], and Homer escapes with a ''[[Dukes of Hazzard]]'' jump across a railway track, just before the train. |
* In one ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' [[Treehouse of Horror]], Homer Simpson kills the Grim Reaper, [[You Kill It, You Bought It|then becomes the Reaper himself]], and enjoys abusing his power—until he's asked to claim Marge. The segment ends with a car chase between Homer and [[God]], and Homer escapes with a ''[[Dukes of Hazzard]]'' jump across a railway track, just before the train. |
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* In ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy |
* In ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' the grim reaper is named "Grim" and, after [[Chess with Death|losing a limbo contest to Mandy]], is now the children's friend/slave until they decide to let him go. He also has an inexplicable (yet oddly fitting) Jamaican accent. During a brief [[Crossover]] gag, cheerfully innocent [[Genki Girl]] Kuki Sanban, [[Codename: Kids Next Door|aka Numbuh Three]], is recruited by the underworld as a temporary replacement reaper for Grim. Going from [[Cloudcuckoolander]] to [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]] turns out to be just a short hop for Kuki... |
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{{quote|'''Numbuh Three:''' Thanks to you, in addition to my charity work and my love of Rainbow Monkeys, I can now also reap the immortal souls of grown-ups, collecting my ''dark harvest'' with a ''cold, iron'' blade! Yay, that'll be fun!}} |
{{quote|'''Numbuh Three:''' Thanks to you, in addition to my charity work and my love of Rainbow Monkeys, I can now also reap the immortal souls of grown-ups, collecting my ''dark harvest'' with a ''cold, iron'' blade! Yay, that'll be fun!}} |
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* Death appears in ''[[Chilly Beach]]'' to take away Dale, who opts to [[Chess with Death|challenge him]]. Then proceeds to annoy death by taking too long to pick what game they're going to play. Leading to this exchange: |
* Death appears in ''[[Chilly Beach]]'' to take away Dale, who opts to [[Chess with Death|challenge him]]. Then proceeds to annoy death by taking too long to pick what game they're going to play. Leading to this exchange: |
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