The Ren & Stimpy Show

In the Army / Powdered Toastman

Season 2, Episode 1, Aired 8/15/92

Episode Summary

In The Army:
''Ren & Stimpy are enlisted into the US Army, who shout orders that Stimpy can only understand.
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''Powdered Toastman:
''Powdered Toastman is a modern day hero, who rescues a number of people in need of saving.

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Ren and Stimpy being all that they can be.

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By sh811a, Apr 12, 2009 Report Abuse

There is always something about putting comidy archatypes in a military enviorment that is just down right funny. This is my favorate episode in the entire show, it's the funniest thing I've seen since the film "Stripes".

This episode just has so many memorable funny moments there is not one dull moment and I was practically on the ground laughing. Stimpy we see is content and obediant in the army setting but same can't be said for Ren who thought it was easy street but instead was the road to Hell.
I can't say that I feel the least bit sorry for Ren because after the abusive additude he always exercises I felt he was getting a taste of his own medicine which made it all the more funny, and boy does Ren suffer.

I like that begining moment when we see both Ren and Stimpy get some sort of boaster shot and we see how much pain it has delivered them, though I wondered how the heck could Stimpy get it on his tougue.

Anyway we see the drill sargent come down real hard on the two mainly Ren. Really loved that vocal delivery it's was both comically exagerated but at the same time menicing (I wouldn't want this guy to be my drill sergent) I'll never forget that one liner "ATTEND HOOTTT!" that always cracks me up.

I really like that part where he asks both of them to give him 20 push ups, Stimpy does it but Ren both doesn't understand the command and is just plain lazy, he just simply gives the drill sergent a twenty dollar bill and makes a wise guy remark afterward and then we see the Drill Seargent get irritated and angered so much that the 20 litterally burns on his hand.

Then we see both get that classic cleched disaplinary punishment where they had to peal thousands of potatoes. What made that obserdly funny was in the latter when we saw both having to peal Watermellons and H-Bombs which is completely pointless.

And of course that finale was great when we see both Ren and Stimpy in a hightly sophsiticated tank and as they go down to war they sing the Star Spangled Anthym. But their parachottes are shot and they go down fast and explode. Comic gold

The Poudered Toast Man short was good I wouldn't say anything groundbreakingly special but funny all the same. Poudered Toast Man is sort of a parody on both Superman and those Breakfast Ceral mascots. We see his heroic acts which are funny my favorate was in the last half of the scetch when he is freeing the president of a rather uncomfortable and embarassing problem, I can't help but feel the film "There's Something about Mary" ripped this off but all the same comic gold.moreless

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Ren and Stimpy join the navy,Meanwhile Powdered Toast Man saves three people.

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By Spongeyfan, Sep 01, 2006 Report Abuse

These two episode are the greatest in In The Army is when Ren and Stimpy join the army but learn being soldiers is'nt so easy but they pass anyway and sing the Oh America Oh america song at the end and in Powdered Toast Man powdered Toast man saves Ren Stimpy and many other people from danger these episodes were the best in Ren and Stimpy history.

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Ren and Stimpy join the military. Later, Powdered Toast Man saves the world. Well, three people.

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By Lokar, Jul 22, 2006 Report Abuse

They say only the army makes a man out of you. If that's true, wait 'til they see the cat and dog who have decided it's time to serve.

Let's be grateful the two don't make it a career.

Ren can't understand the drill sergeant's screaming. Only Stimpy can decode the harsh missives, and the cat staggers around learning how to march and do drills. I don't think letting your tongue hang out is the recommended way to salute...

Then in part two, we meet one of Earth's greatest, uh, he's not really a person, is he? Anyway, they call him Powdered Toast Man, because he...gives people powdered toast. That's his super power. The stuff most people turn over the toaster, shake out of it and throw away. Well, he does save the president, so there's that.

Who knew breakfast food could be so important?moreless

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- When Powdered Toastman becomes president; Mr. Horse, Stimpy, George Liquor, and Ewalt (from 'Out West') can all be seen in the audience. Edit
- When Powdered Toastman is seen as "Pastor Toast Man" he wears Almond-shaped glasses (a John K. trademark). At other times he wears Buddy Holly-type glasses. Edit
- In 'Powdered Toastman', Muddy Mudskipper has a moustache when there's a close up of him. But, that's the only time he has one! Edit
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- The episode 'In The Army' was the first episode done mostly by Bob Camp. John Kricfalusi's only role was the voice of Ren. Edit
- When the episode 'In The Army' was first aired on TNN, the scenes where Ren and Stimpy get a haircut and get their shot were cut. Edit
- The original version of 'Powdered Toastman' had a scene where Powdered Toastman saved the Pope. When it reran again (with the scene of Powdered Toastman burning the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights cut), Powdered Toastman referred to the Pope as "the little man in the funny hat". Edit
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- Drill Seargent: Alright you two insects, gimme 20! (Stimpy drops and does 20 push-ups) Ren: As a rule I don't like to lend money... (reaches into his pocket for money) Eh, but you got an honest face. (the seargent grabs the money and is so angry the money catches on fire) Edit
- Ren: Stimpy, look what they did to my arm! (shows his throbbing shot) Stimpy: Yeah I got shots too. (sticks out his tongue that's throbbing) Edit
- (Ren reads from an eye test chart) Ren: This... will... hurt... you. (gulp) Edit
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- 'In the Army' is a parody of the Abbott and Costello movie Buck Privates. Edit
- The whole joke behind having Powdered Toastman have two idenities is a reference to Superman. Edit

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