The Ren and Stimpy Show

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The show follows two characters - Ren, a crazy Chihuahua - and - Stimpy, an incredibly stupid cat - as they think up to all kinds of hair brained schemes and get themselves into some sticky situations.

Creator John Kricfalusi (John K.) first pictured them as separate characters. Back then,... more »

The show follows two characters - Ren, a crazy Chihuahua - and - Stimpy, an incredibly stupid cat - as they think up to all kinds of hair brained schemes and get themselves into some sticky situations.

Creator John Kricfalusi (John K.) first pictured them as separate characters. Back then, Kricfalusi worked for Filmation and always yearned to bring back the style and energy of the classic Warner Bros. Bob Clampett cartoons of the golden age. So his best entertainment was making his own characters and casting them in his own imaginary stories for the benefit of his equally tired co-workers. In the late 80s, Kricfalusi started to break the barrier for animation with 'remakes' of Mighty Mouse and Beany & Cecil. But this was just the beginning. John K. brought back his doodles of the wily Chihuahua and the idiotic cat to star in their own cartoon.

Finally in 1989, he, Jim Smith and Bob Camp came together to create 'Big House Blues' the first cartoon to star his creations, Ren and Stimpy. In 1990, Viacom's kids' network, Nickelodeon got hold of the film and asked Kricfalusi and his crew to make an entire series of Ren and Stimpy shorts and from that moment on, Spümcø was formed.

The Ren and Stimpy Show debuted in August 1991 with a two-part episode, 'Stimpy's Big Day / The Big Shot' and became an instant hit. It was the third Nicktoon ever to be aired on the Network alongside Doug and Rugrats.

Nick execs quickly sought argument over certain scenes in the shorts and Spümcø fought back. Spümcø introduced a new character come second season, Ren and Stimpy's master, George Liquor. Nick hated George, because they thought he was too mean and his last name sounded too much like 'lick her'. But the real reason why George never made it was because he was simply too 'adult' by Nick's standards.

Due to controversial setbacks and numerous edits, Nick finally fired Spümcø and got hold of Ren and Stimpy, therefore taking John K.'s creations away from him. Nick then lured away two of John K.'s best friends and co-workers Bob Camp and Billy West and created Games Animation to 'take care' of Ren and Stimpy. On November 14, 1996 Nick aired the last episode produced by Games, 'A Scooter for Yaksmas' and finally cancelled the show after a 5 season run.less «

• Edgiest episode

  What do you tnhink is the edgiest episode?, I think it's either Haunted House (because of the Bloody Head thing) or Out West (because of the Hanging Song)

  What do you tnhink is the edgiest episode?, I think it's either Haunted House (because of the Bloody Head thing) or Out West (because of the Hanging Song)less «

  nicktooner Last online May 31, 2007
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• The Ren & Stimpy Show: Episode Ideas

  For such a revolutionary Nickelodeon show, there's no episode idea piece on the forums! Now is the time to do such a thing.

  For such a revolutionary Nickelodeon show, there's no episode idea piece on the forums! Now is the time to do such a thing. less «

  Sony931 Last online Jan 3, 2009
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• Ren & Stimpy Returning to Nicktoons Network

  Just in case you don't know...after a brief time off the network, Ren and Stimpy will be returning to the schedule beginning Tuesday, January 1st. It will air weekdays at 3pm and 3:30pm.

  Just in case you don't know...after a brief time off the network, Ren and Stimpy will be returning to the schedule beginning Tuesday, January 1st. It will air weekdays at 3pm and 3:30pm.less «

  coolkitten144 Last online 1 day, 16 hrs ago
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  9 Superb

  Wild and Crazy Stupid Fun. hide « show »

  This is another show that was a relic from my childhood I saw this when I was about 10, I really had a lot of fun with this show back then and I still do even now. It is simple and hard at the same time to really describe the show. It's a show that I've never really seen before. This cartoon has pulled out all the stops and refuces to play it safe, which I'm glad for because this show unlike most cartoons treats it's viewers with dignity and respect by being exactly what it should be, actually funny.
  
  This show has Apatow like level humor, it just workds on all cylinders of humor; it is able to create a balance of being crude but maintain a good heart at it's core. Both physical and some verbal humor balanced in harmony. Ranchie and over the top but a certain natural and suttle seneibilty at the same time. big expressionism in it's surrealistic nature, most of what we see is just funny for no reason. I laughed but was also shocked and amazed at what I saw at the same time. Some of the stuff that happens and I've seen I'm still baffled to this day they were able to get away with certain things they did and can't really get away with again or can't be replicated to this day. This show takes it's cues from most of the cartoons of the 1960's which were also as crazy as this show when you think about it and litterally turns on the juice at Maximum Overdrive. And just possess an endless amount of energy where you litterally can't afford to take a breath while laughing, I laughed so hard I was practically on the floor rolling and that's a great feeling I don't get much.
  
  The animation I think in my opinion is great because it has that retro feel of the cartoons back in a time long gone. But also is very surealistic from it's backgrounds which are all simple and look like something you would see in the 60's era, the varation of sizes of characters mostly the humans where some are littlerally the sizes of tanks or bulidings depending on the episode, but most of all expressionism of the characters in the words of Samuel L. Jackson/The Octipus from "The Spirit" movie "That's just plain damn weard." The music is also great because their 60's style tunes which fit well with the show and it's nature. But what really drives the show are both the briliant content and simply both Ren and Stimpy played brilliantly by voice actor Billy West (Futurama) it litterally feels like two people are acting as both characters. Ren is a chewawa whom has a lot of negative characteristics. He's sceming, self centered, rude, overly agressive, a little abusive or a lot. Those things could almost make him unlikable but what makes him likable is deep down he does possess a humanity that might not be expressed out in the open much but it does exist, which makes us appreciate and forgive the character. Stimpy is a cat that is naive, nice, but a real pea brain (his brain litteraly is that size).
  Like any comidic duo or even romantic couple both are polar opposites whom you wouldn't expect to get along but somehow they do which makes both of them all the more funny and endearing; because despite differences both share a deep bond and it's what keeps them going. As a saying goes having someone is better than no one. Both get into a lot of crazy crap and do a lot of crazy things along the way; all fraking hillarious. Like getting into a wrestling match where both are getting the crap beatten out of one another, playing a game called "Don't wiz on the electric fence" (I still wonder what the rule sof that game are), those "Star Trek" like adventures their on which always end with both of them dying, or my favorate joining the Army and taking punishment that makes the regular Army look like summer camp in comparason.
  
  So overall I love Ren and Stimpy it's so many things at once but it's always been one thing and that it's funny as hell.

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  sh811a Added May 16, 2009 All my reviews
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  6 Fair

  A pretty good show. hide « show »

  So,it's another of those very good classic Nickelodeon shows.It's the same thing of what I think of a bunch of other shows that are classic Nickelodeon shows.It's fine,but it's not really one of my favorite shows.Well,it's not that good,but it's fine to me.It's another of those Nickelodeon classics that I think is fine like Rocko's Modern Life,Action League Now,Hey Arnold,Kablam and Ahhh!Real Monsters.All of those shows including this one is one of those fine classics.This is one of the shows that were better than those Cartoon Network shows.I grade this show a C because it wasn't that good but it was fine.

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  woahwoah678 Added May 4, 2009 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  I Miss this show. I watch the episodes on http://www.renandstimpyepisodes.com hide « show »

  This show was ahead of its time, it was a revolutionary cartoon for its time. They had it on the air for the longest time and when they finally took it off the air, it made me a bit upset. When I found this website http://www.renandstimpyepisodes.com I was glad that I could find somewhere to watch all the episodes, even the unaired R rated ones. Which are hard to find. Anyone that doesn't like Ren and Stimpy really hasn't watched the show. I would compare it to Spongebob now and days but a little more mature. It has alot of adult comedy, so its worth your time.

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  knuckl3s0 Added Apr 7, 2009 All my reviews
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  6 Fair

  Weird. hide « show »

  I have to say that I find this show a bit odd. Maybe it is suppose to be, but I think it is more than just odd, it's weird. I have never thought this show was funny and I have always wondered why so many people liked this show. I also wondered what they saw that I didn't see. I must say that while I didn't think it was funny, it was sometimes entertaining. I guess it was better when I was a kid, so maybe that is why I watched it. Overall, it wasn't a show I will try to watch again. Thank you.

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  cactusjack39 Added Mar 9, 2009 All my reviews
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  8 Great

  A good example of how great 90's cartoons really were. hide « show »

  I didn't like this show as a kid, it always seemed to creep me out. In fact, it still does. But nowadays that's why I find it so awesome, and I'm sad that I never got a chance to watch it while it was still on TV. Luckily I'm now able to buy the DVDs online, though.
  
  Anyway, this show is great. The animation is really well done and the whole crazy/gross/weird theme to it is just amazing.
  
  The only problem I do have with it, however, is that the people at Spumco really just like to show off all the different faces they can make the characters do. And that sometimes makes scenes drag on and on, and it gets a little boring.
  
  But other than that, I really do like this show. I give it a 8/10.

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  TripleESquee Added Feb 23, 2009 All my reviews