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Space Madness / The Boy Who Cried Rat!

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired Aug 25, 1991

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Space Madness:
Commander Hoek & Cadet Stimpy go into Space for a long mission. Commander Hoek is starting to go insane from being in space for so long, but belives that Cadet Stimpy is suffering from that problem--otherwise known as 'Space Madness.'

The Boy Who Cried "Rat!":
Destitute & on the make again looking for the easy life, Ren get up in full mouse drag, complete with Mickey type ears and pants, while Stimpy offers his mouse catching services to husband & wife.moreless

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Lost in Space and Insanity

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By sh811a, May 05, 2009

The second story is funny for what it is, it sort of turns the whole cat vs. mouse cleche on it's head, when we see both Ren and Stimpy's con goes awary when Stimpy is being forced to dispose of the mouse played by Ren by eating him. I'll admit I thought it was both funny and rather suspensful seeing Ren getting eaten by his friend Stimpy (I'll admit Stimpy has an amazingly big mouth to be able to fit Ren.) We don't want Ren to get eat but that couple keeps pushing the preasure for Stimpy to complete destroy Ren; man does that couple get some sort of sick kick out of seeing cats eating rats/mice.

However what made this episode the most memorable and another of my personal favorates of the show is the Space Madness story it is just so fraking hillarous this story has not one dull moment. Like any person that's been traveling on the road too long we see both of them go into mental meltdown from cronic boredom. I really loved that scene with Ren in the bathtub where he is litterally out of his mind, he spouts out some of the most memorable and hillarious monolgue I've heard. And we see how far his insanity has gone when he imagines a bar of soap is a ice cream sandwich and he eats it which is gross but funny. Then we see the part when he is fighting Stimpy to defend his imagined ice cream bar and he threatens Stimpy with a toothbrush, yeah really out of it.

But my very favorate moment in fact funnist moment is the last moment when Stimpy is ordered by Ren to guard a button (which we already know something bad will happen, hense the label it's given)this is obviously a trap Ren set up for Stimpy to kill him.

But unfortunately then is just constantly tempted to push that button by the announcer. This parodies on the concept of TV cliffhangers where you have to painfully wait a whole another week for the other half and are just left in constant wonder what will happen to the hero in peril, though predictably we can easily guess he/she will be able ot get out of it but still we're always left with the unknown which is the point of cliffhangers to keep people in suspense. And of course you can easily guess what Simpy will do next and what will happen.moreless
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Lost in space. And not that sharp down on Earth, come to think of it.

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By Lokar, Jul 22, 2006

This time the boys have really got their collars in a bundle. Their newest trip is to the deepest reaches of the universe.

Ren is Commander and Stimpy holds the rank of cadet. Somehow, on this 'important' mission, they forgot to think of anything important to do. So the two drift closer and closer to losing it from boredom.

Hours tick by and Hoek is the first to break down. He drifts in zero gravity and falls victim to the dreaded mental mush of the title.

Ren comes to believe the rotund, lovable Stimpy is his enemy, out to take his beloved ice cream bar. Screaming, gone round the bend for sure, Ren fights for the tasty dessert and at last clutches it in his paws. His foaming-at-the-mouth monologue is a classic most fans can reel off without breaking a sweat.

In space, no one can hear you purr.moreless
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A good episode in the series.

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By packymaster, Aug 01, 2005

Space Madness and The Boy Who Cried Rat are two alright episodes in the Ren And Stimpy show series. Space Madness isn't my favorite episode and I don't exactly enjoy the story line very much, although their was a very funny part in this episode that really got me laughing. Space Madness is when Ren And Stimpy are in space and have nothing so Ren basically goes crazy due to boredom. Stimpy tries to calm Ren down by offering a nice bath which Ren accepts, and then Stimpy changes the gravity and Ren is left floating in a block of water in the air, talking to himself, and eating a bar of soap and thinking that it's ice cream. The Boy Who Cried Rat is also an alright episode and in ways funny. Ren and Stimpy are in need of food so Ren dresses up like a mouse and hides in somebody's house. Later on afterwards Stimpy comes by as professional cat and tries to catch Ren for a profit which was all part of their plan. The man does decide to give Stimpy five dollars but he must catch the mouse which he does. Once Ren is in Stimpy's mouth he must try to survive objects such as Stimpy's teeth. The people that live in the house aren't satisfied and they want Stimpy to drink and chew Ren so they know for a fact that he's not coming back out. Stimpy must pull of these stunts because they would suspect something if he didn't do as pleased. Eventaully Stimpy spits Ren out of his mouth and the people find out it was a scam so Ren says to Stimpy to give the people back their five dollars but to Ren's surprise Stimpy was hungry and decided to eat it.moreless
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- Ren hits stimpy with the hammer, and he has a tail, when he turns around and starts to run away, it simply disappears.
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- Ren loses the mouse shorts he was wearing when he hits Stimpy with the mallet. He's wearing them again in the next shot.
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- Stimpy doesn't seem affected by the anti-gravity, along with other objects as well e.g. the toothbrush.
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- Stimpy: You are in trouble now, Mr. Rodent!
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- Ren: Come on, Stimpy. He's got us, Stimpy. Give them back his five bucks. Stimpy: (crying) I can't! I've been bad, Ren. You'll smack me. Ren: When have I ever? Now go ahead. Tell me what's wrong? Stimpy: (sniffs) All this talk of eating made me hungry. I ate the five bucks. Ren: (slaps Stimpy) You stupid idiot! You filthy worm! You bloated sack!
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- Ren: They think I'm crazy. But I know better. It is not I who am crazy. It is I who am MAD!!
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- Ren: Now listen Cadet, I've got a job for you. See this button? (Stimpy tries to press the button, Ren slaps his hand away) Don't touch it! It's the history eraser button, you fool! Stimpy: So what'll happen? Ren: That's just it, we don't know. Maybe some bad, maybe something good. I guess we'll never know because you're going to guard it. You won't touch it will you? Heh heh. heh. Announcer: Oh how long can trust Cadet Stimpy hold out. How can he possibly resist the diabolical urge to push button that could erase his very existence? Will his tortured mind give into its uncontrollable desires? Can he withstand the temptation to push the button that even now beckons him ever closer? Will he succumb to the maddening urge to eradicate history with the mere push of a single button? The beautiful SHINY button. The jolly CANDY-like button. WILL he hold out folks? CAN he hold out?! Stimpy: NO I CAN'T! (presses the button) Announcer: Tune in next week, as...
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- Male Announcer: All systems go. Prepare for countdown -- 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Blast off to adventure in the amazing year 400 billion with Commander Hoek and his faithful companion, Cadet Stimpy, as they roam the endless, uncharted regions of space at speeds so fantastic, they throttle the imagination!
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- Ren: I've had thees ice cream bar since I was a child! People always trying to take eet from me! Why won't they leave me alone?!
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- Ren: (shouting) Do you have to keep tapping like that, you bloated sack of protoplasm?!
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- Ren: Oh my beloved ice cream bar - how I love to like your creamy center! (starts cosuming soap bar) And your oh-so-nutty chocolate covering!
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- Stimpy: E-Easy now..... Ren: BACK OFF, MAN! (Picks up toothbrush) Ren: Don't make me use thees!
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- This is the first episode co-animated by Carbunkle Productions. Carbunkle is an animation studio in Canada, headed by Bob Jacques, and also with animator Kelly Armstrong who animated the difficult sequence of Ren twisting up like a knotted rope and convulsing in the Stay-Put Socks. This is the studio that John would send his favorite episodes to, rather than Rough Draft Korea animation studios. Eventually in 2002, Carbunkle would animate all Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon episodes.
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- The cat-and-mouse scene of 'The Boy That Cried Rat' was stretched by Nick. Initally, the whole thing was to take place in Stimpy's mouth.
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- A scene from 'Space Madness' involving Ren and Stimpy going back in time to fix history after it was erased, never made it past the storyboards, possibly because it would eat up time.
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- Stimpy's character is based on Mr. Spock from Star Trek. Stimpy even has the title of 'science officer'.
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- The scences in 'The Boy Who Cried Rat', where Stimpy is trying to catch Ren, are a take off of most of the Tom & Jerry cartoons.
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- The title 'The Boy Who Cried Rat' is a reference to the story called The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
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- When Ren was wearing his "mouse" costume, this is an obvious reference to Mickey Mouse, with Ren wearing the pants, buttons, shoes, and Mickey's ear.
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- Ren: You're not like thee others! You like the same theengs I do! Wax paper, thee boiled football leather - DOG BREATH! We're not hitchhiking anymore! We're riding! The "You're Not Like the Others" line originates from Night of the Hunter and the "hitchhiking" line originates from the Kirk Douglas film, Champion. Douglas was one of John K.'s favorites.
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