The Ren and Stimpy Show

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Ren and Stimpy
Ren and Stimpy title card </small>
Genre	Animated series
Running time	approx. 0:22 (0:11 per episode)
Creator(s)	John Kricfalusi
Starring	Billy West John Kricfalusi
Country of origin	United States  Canada
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Original run	August 11 1991–November 14 1996
No. of episodes	52
IMDb profile

Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Ren Höek, a neurotic "asthma-hound" chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat (a.k.a Stimpy), a fat red simpleton (but occasionally intelligent) cat, wander around in nonsensical adventures reminiscent of the golden age of American animation. Kricfalusi created the characters around 1979, while working for low-budget TV cartoons after moving to the United States. The characters were originally conceived as individual doodles unrelated to one another, and it was Kricfalusi's co-worker Joel Fajnor who told Kricfalusi to pair them together.

A product of the children's cable network Nickelodeon, The Ren & Stimpy Show had a reputation for subversiveness. Its level of gross-out humor, often involving nasal mucus and flatulence, was surpassed only by shows such as Beavis and Butt-head or The Brothers Grunt. While primarily controversial for its grotesque imagery, the series also frequently lampooned elements of western culture, such as materialism and superstition.

Main characters

	Name	Description
	Ren Höek	Ren is a skinny "Asthma-Hound" Chihuahua with a flopy body and a fairly long, rat-like, pink tail who often calls Stimpy an "eeediot" and slaps him around, quite literally. Ren is vain, spiteful, hyperactive, abusive, to lazy to do any work, so he has to make Stimpy do it for him, and he gets irritated (especially by Stimpy) very easily. Ren will often go completely insane during the course of an episode. His lifelong ambition is to have huge pectoral muscles (which, in real life, is uncommon). Ren's name is the real name of Kricfalusi's building manager. Originally read (in a voice in homage to those of Peter Lorre and Kirk Douglas) by Kricfalusi, later by Billy West after Kricfalusi was fired, although Kricfalusi would return for the Spike TV episodes. Because of his accent and the fact that he is a Chihuahua, Ren is considered Mexican but is probably of either German or Swedish descent due to his last name and the fact that his cousin Sven is Swedish, although this was not Kricfalusi's intention. Ren was inspired by a postcard of a Chihuahua in a sweater. But he could be considered Hungarian since he was supposed to have the personality of Peter Lorre.
	Stimpson J. Cat (Stimpy)	Stimpy is a fat, red, rotund cat (a Cornish Rex), with a blue nose, purple eyelids, no tail, flat feet, unike Ren's, and a brain the size of a peanut. Stimpy is undeniably stupid, idiotically yet adorably cheerful, and intelligent in some ways, and completely devoted to Ren, as he perceives Ren to be a good friend (despite Ren's abuse toward him). Though he is fat, he does most of the work, unlike Ren, who would just lay around and do nothing. His trademark facial expression is a blissfully ignorant smile with his tongue flopping out. Most of the time, when he gets excited about something, he would say his memorable quote, "Oh, Joy!" or just "Jooooooy". Stimpy is named after an art school classmate of Kricfalusi, whose nickname was "Stimpy Kadogan" ("Killer Kadoogan" was Stimpy's pseudonym in several episodes, and in a few others he is referred to as Stimpson J. Kadogan). Voiced by Billy West (in a voice homaging that of Stooge Larry Fine) in the Nickelodeon series and later by Eric Bauza in the Spike TV Adult Party Cartoon episodes. Stimpy was inspired by the bulbous-nosed cats in the Bob Clampett-directed Tweety cartoon Gruesome Twosome.

Supporting characters

In addition to Ren and Stimpy, there are a host of supporting characters in the show. However, Ren and Stimpy are the only characters to appear in every episode; the supporting characters may recur, or they may only appear in a single episode. Some supporting characters will factor directly into the storyline (such as George Liquor) while others make brief cameos. Some, such as Mr. Horse, are exclusively cameo-based, appearing in many episodes in bits that have little bearing on the plot.

George Liquor

• George Liquor: A.k.a. George Liquor American, George is an ultra-patriotic American and is so conservative that he thinks Republicans are Communists. His last name was removed from being uttered in the episodes he appeared in by Nickelodeon. Instead, the scene would pause and a record-scratching sound effect would be played in place of the word "liquor". He was voiced by Michael Pataki, but Harris Peet voiced him in "The Boy Who Cried Rat," and "Black Hole," which was his first appearance. A picture of him can be found on the wall of Ren & Stimpy's quarters in "In The Army."

Powdered Toast Man alongside Ren & Stimpy

• Powdered Toast Man: Melodramatic and oblivious superhero and spokesperson for Powdered Toast, the breakfast treat that "tastes just like sawdust." He can fly by launching himself from a toaster, or dispensing a healthy amount of flatulence. He can fly backwards, or at an angle. Oddly, Powdered Toast doesn't taste right unless Powdered Toast Man passes gas while it is being consumed. His catchphrase is "Leave everything to me!" Powdered Toast Man hides his true identity behind the guise of Pastor Toastman, a "cool" youth deacon. Voiced by Gary Owens.

• Muddy Mudskipper: A mudskipper (a species of fish capable of crawling out of water and breathing air directly) with the voice and personality of a grizzled vaudeville comedian who hosts an afternoon kids' show. Calls everyone he meets "a lousy bum." Besides being a huge television star, Muddy dabbled in villainy, at one point kidnapping the Pope (voiced by Frank Zappa) before being foiled by Powdered Toast Man. Voiced by Harris Peet.

Mr. Horse

• Mr. Horse: One of the original and classic characters, with his catchphrase "No sir, I don't like it." Mr. Horse has variously been a victim of a fall from a skyscraper, a GI returning from war in love with a sheep, a dog-show judge, a neighbor hiding a dark past, and a tester for Gritty Kitty cat litter. He is rumoured to have been based on Kirk Douglass. He has also been portrayed as a psychiatrist. Voiced by Kricfalusi.

• Mr. and Mrs. Pipe: A pair of square, white suburban parents who are seen only from the waist down (except in the "Big House Blues" pilot when Mrs. Pipe is shown in full form), similar to the appearances of Ms. Sara Bellum in The PowerPuff Girls and Cow and Chicken's mother and father in Cow and Chicken. Mr. Pipe (voiced by Billy West) is typically clad in a bathrobe, slippers, and black socks supported by sock-suspenders. He also loves to wear Rubber Nipples on his knees and farts at inappropriate moments. Mrs. Pipe (voiced by Cheryl Chase) appears to wear a dress and nondescript women's shoes. Their first appearance was The Boy Who Cried Rat, in which Ren and Stimpy got a job catching mice for them.

• Abner and Ewalt: A pair of incredibly stupid hillbillies who are sheriff and deputy of a small Wild West town. They have a strong proclivity for hanging, so much so that they eventually hang themselves in absence of a suitable hangee. When Abner and Ewalt think about something, even on the most simple solutions, the theme from Jeopardy plays.

• Svën Höek: Ren's Swedish cousin whom Ren has not seen since they were in the whelping box together. He longs to have an intellectual conversation with his cousin, but much to Ren's chagrin, Svën is even more stupid (and has a smaller brain, which is most presumably the size of a bread crumb) than Stimpy, who forms an instant bond with him. Last seen trapped in Hell, the end result of Ren's misguided cruelty. (Stimpy and Svën are playing "Don't Whiz on the Electric Fence". Ren comes home from work and sees the mess the other two have made of his possessions. In spite, Ren does the very thing the game says not to do.) Voiced by Billy West.

• Wilbur Cobb: A demented, decaying old man who was once the foremost cartoon producer in the world. He speaks in malapropisms. Voiced by Jack Carter. Spumco originally wanted his name to be Raymond Spum but after the firing of Spumco, Games renamed him Wilbur Cobb after the story editor.

• Mrs. Buttloaves: An incredibly obese and homely woman dressed in a bulging pink night gown. Voiced by Kricfalusi.

• Haggis MacHaggis: A short, bald stereotypical Scotsman. At one point, he was a cartoon star, but low ratings forced him out into the street. Voiced by Alan Young.

• The Fire Chief: Has a psychotic hatred for circus midgets and a penchant for slamming his fire axe into concrete as a response to answering the door. Voiced by Peet, and later by Ralph Bakshi in the Adult Party Cartoon episode Fire Dogs 2.

• The Gilded Yak: The shaven icon of Yak Shaving Day. Rides through the sky in a canoe; capable of emerging and disappearing into sink and tub drains. Although he is shaven, he is on a constant vigil against getting a five o'clock shadow.

• Dr. Stupid: A "show within a show" context pitted Stimpy as the host of a question-and-answer medical/science talk show called "Ask Dr. Stupid." As the titular doctor, Stimpy would read a letter from a loyal viewer asking a question, and then activate his "patented Stuponitron helmet," which appeared to give him a stiff electrical shock to his brain. Afterwards, he would offer strange advice, which was often wrong or had little to do with the question.

• Old Man Hunger: A strange, and always naked, skinny old man with a chicken drumstick leg on his head. He is the father of Mr. Pipe, and a part-time Tooth Fairy. He can be found showing up randomly at inopportune moments for Ren and Stimpy. Often refers to people as "fellers", and has a tendency to say that he loves skinny-dipping, or skinny-stomping, or whatever he may be doing at the time. One episode showed him as the supposed husband of Mrs. Buttloaves. Voiced by West. Appears as "Old Man Winter" in Altruists in the APC.

• Kowalski: Serving a 32-year life sentence for crimes against humanity, Kowalski is an extremely large and burly hulk of a man with incredible strength — and the mind of a 7-year-old boy. In his first appearance, Kowalski is temporarily adopted by Ren. His favorite food (according to the episode Fake Dads) is meat on toasted meat, washed down with a frothy glass of meat. In subsequent appearances, he is mostly seen as a general multipurpose goon. Not to be confused with Bubba, Ren's Kowalski-like nephew who featured in only one episode. Both Kowalski and Bubba are of the race known as a lummox. Kowalski is possibly based on a similar character of the same name from Fredrick Forsyth's poitical thriller The Day of the Jackal and professional wrestler Killer Kowalski.

• The Announcer Salesman: "That Guy" serves as the multi-purpose loudmouth in the Ren and Stimpy show. Sometimes, he is a salesman ("Feud For Sale", "To Salve Or Not To Salve".) Other times, he is a narrator, an announcer, a dog-show judge, a real estate agent, etc. The character is never referred to by any name in the series, but the name of "Hey, It's That Guy" seems to be the official name given by West, who also voiced him.

• Stinky Wizzleteats: A character whose design and voice characterization are based on the folk balladeer Burl Ives. He sings the recorded version of the "Happy Happy Joy Joy" song, occasionally digressing into furious rants (I TOLD you I'd shoot! But you didn't believe me! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME?!) in between the chorus. Voiced by John K. (Later by Billy West and Bob Camp after John K. was fired).

• Reverend Jack Cheese: A brooding deeply troubled intinerant preacher reminiscent of Reverend Harry Powell in the movie Night of the Hunter. He hires Ren & Stimpy to assist in his travelling minstrel show where they evangelize the gospel of meat. Plays a one-stringed guitar. Voiced by Frank Gorshin.

• Log: An inanimate piece of wood that appears in retro commercial inspired vignettes as a children's plaything, somewhat like a poor man's slinky. The jingle boasts, "It's better than bad, it's good!"
  • Slinky Jingle - It's Slinky, it's Slinky, for fun it's a wonderful toy/It's Slinky, it's Slinky, it's fun for a girl and a boy
  • Log parody Jingle - It's Log, Log, it's big, it's heavy, it's wood./It's Log, Log, it's better than bad, it's good!

• Jose Poo: An overweight Hispanic entrepreneur in the Adult Party Cartoon episodes. Owns a bar in "Onward and Upwards", a shop in "Naked Beach Frenzy", and makes cameos as "Mexican Elvis" and the owner of "Chunkey Butt" Ice Cream in "Altruists" and "Stimpy's Pregnant". Based on Spumco Canada artist Jose Pou.

• The Nerve Ending Fairy: This character appears in the episode that Ren loses all his teeth, leaving his mouth full of "stinky gum holes." Stimpy, who has perfect dental hygene, convinces Ren to pull out his nerve endings with tweezers and put them under his pillow for the Nerve Ending Fairy. As Ren and Stimpy sleep that night, out the window you can see a beautiful fairy appear, but a closer look shows that it's really a dirty old man who wiggles his toes when he says, "I smell something stiiiinky!" The Nerve Ending Fairy takes the nerve endings from under Ren's pillow and puts them on back side of his neck. He doesn't have any money, so instead gives him a ball of lint.

• Jasper the Dog: Usually appearing as a white-furred, red-nosed dog with blue spots, Jasper has been in a number of episodes. His first appearence("Big House Blues") had him calmly explaining that "you don't wake up...from the big sleep". All the rest of his appearences were random cameos ranging from him being a normal dog, to the leader of the Hermit Union, and even as the senior officer of the Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen. His first voice was fairly calm and monotoned, but in all other speaking appearences, he's been fairly emotional.

History

Spümcø 1990-1992

Ren and Stimpy was created by John Kricfalusi and produced by his animation team Spümcø. The pilot, "Big House Blues," was finished in October 1990 and the first episode, "Stimpy's Big Day," premiered August 1991 along with Rugrats and Doug. However, Nickelodeon expressed concern about the show's grossness and violence, and routinely censored episodes. For example, in the episode Man's Best Friend George Liquor adopts Ren and Stimpy who later beat George with an oar. Nickelodeon thought this episode was too violent and banned it. The network also censored certain episodes such as "Sven Hoek", "Nurse Stimpy" and "Big House Blues." Kricfalusi was fired from his creative role in the show on September 21, 1992, and subsequently refused to continue providing the voice of Ren. Kricfalusi has said the firing was due primarily to the censoring Nickelodeon felt was required, while Nick executives and Billy West have said it was more a result of Kricfalusi repeatedly missing deadlines. Aside from these transgressions, the John Kricfalusi era of Ren and Stimpy is considered by many fans to be the show's finest hour.

Games Animation 1993-1996

One of Kricfalusi's closest friends, Bob Camp, began writing and directing the episodes himself, and Billy West (who had also provided Ren's screams in several of the Spümcø episodes) took on Kricfalusi's role as Ren. According to his website[1], West was the original voice of Ren, on the demo tape that "sold the show". Spümcø artists then started to leave Nickelodeon. After that, the show was left without its creator, or its animators. Shortly after this occurred, a new studio (Games Animation) was formed to keep Ren & Stimpy going, but the show's popularity dwindled in its last few years, and it was ultimately cancelled.

It is worth noting that the Games Animation version of the series frequently invoked God in most episodes. (Stimpy is seen saying a prayer, Ren attributes a bountiful harvest to God etc.). Sometimes characters would also use mild profanity such as "crap" (another Nickelodeon show, Hey Arnold! also contained similar mild profanity). These are rarities in modern children's animation, if not nonexistent.

Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon 2003-2004

Main article: Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon

Logo originally used on The New TNN's website.

In 2003, an adult-oriented version of the series titled Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon, featuring episodes helmed by series creator John Kricfalusi, aired briefly on TNN (later renamed Spike TV). In 2004, Ren & Stimpy landed at number 18 on UK Channel 4's list of the 100 Greatest Cartoons. It is currently being aired on Nicktoons TV.

Advertisers were "freaked out" (in Kricfalusi's own words) by some of the new show's content, particularly that of the risqué episode "Naked Beach Frenzy" (which was finished in 2003 but is unaired on American TV so far) and the show was taken off the air, partly due to the advertisers' fears, and partly due to Kricfalusi and company taking their time making new episodes. In the spring and summer 2004, Kricfalusi completed two new episodes (each an hour long), and those episodes (along with "Naked Beach Frenzy") were shown at film festivals and other such venues.

Spike TV officially cancelled APC around November 2004 (and Kricfalusi shut down his studio in Canada shortly thereafter).

Future

In 2005, Kricfalusi announced that the existing APC (both the ones that aired in 2003 and the unaired ones) were coming to DVD and that there is the possibility for new Ren and Stimpy episodes (Kricfalusi has stated to have great interest in making episodes direct-to-video) if Ren and Stimpy DVDs sell well enough (as was the case with the show Family Guy , which came back into production partially due to phenomenal DVD sales and Futurama which will come back on Comedy Central in 2008).

Music

Main article: Music of Ren and Stimpy

The Ren and Stimpy Show and Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon featured a wide variety of music from folk, to traditional, to jazz. Some of this music has been written specifically for use on the show and have become synonymous with the episodes that feature them. Ren and stimpy have also released 3 musical albums titled: Crock O' Christmas, Ren & Stimpy: You Eediot! and Ren & Stimpy: Radio Daze.

Controversy

Many parents of young children were critical about how Stimpy was the subject of repeated violence by his friend Ren, typically with a slap across the face. There were also scenes where Ren (or sometimes other minor characters) broke down into fits of psychosis and gleefully plotted to kill Stimpy or other ancillary characters.

UK DVD censoring

In October 2006, Paramount UK released Ren and Stimpy seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, however, there was some heavy editing to the set, In the episode "Out West" the whole Hanging Song is removed, meaning the cartoon ends at "Let's Hang em'" after Ren and Stimpy steal the horse.

All commentaries and the "banned" episode Man's Best Friend are completely absent, even though the back of the package makes reference to the episode.

In late January 2006, classifications for Season 1 & 2 episodes appeared on the BBFC website under the title of "Ren & Stimpy Digitally remastered classics", indicating an imminent release of the Season 1 & 2 DVD in the UK. It's notable these classifications show the hanging sequence has been cut from "Out West" to allow the DVD to be released in the United Kingdom - an uncut release at "18" level was not possible. Read an interview with a British Board of Film Classification examiner for the official line. The UK release is due for October 2nd 2006 [2]

Ren & Stimpy on Home Video

Several episodes from Ren & Stimpy's first two seasons were released on DVD by Time-Life in late 2003. These DVDs contained some of Nickelodeon's edits and before long went out-of-print.

A DVD set of seasons one and two of the original series was released October 12, 2004. Some fans were angered by the fact that the set, billed as "Ren & Stimpy Uncut," had a few missing scenes removed for time issues and fade outs where commercials had been inserted from the "remastered" versions played on Spike TV. Kricfalusi said in a statement that all of the cut footage he knew about had been returned. Additionally, another Spümcø member (Steven Worth) has also attributed the time-snipped footage and fade outs to the fact that the DVD production team were given master tapes that, while edited, made absolutely no reference to this.

The "Seasons Three and A Half-ish" DVD box was released on June 28, 2005, while the "Season Five and Some More of Four" DVD box was released on September 20, 2005 and an Adult Party Cartoon set, aka "The Lost Episodes" was released on July 18, 2006. An "Ultimate Ren & Stimpy Collection" DVD is also in the works.

It is also worth noting that in the first and second season DVD, the "Sven Hoek" episode has a missing scene which has been reinserted for the DVD release. The footage used had a visible time code from an editing machine running on the top of the scene. It's during the scene where Ren is telling Stimpy and Sven how he's going to beat them up and mentions gouging their eyes out. However, this scene has since been restored by two volunteer fans David Mackenzie (aka Lyris) [3] and Evan Oliver [4]. The restored scene was presented to John K. himself, who described the work as "amazing". The new version will likely be available on the "Ultimate Ren & Stimpy Collection" DVD set. The updated scene features the time code painstakingly retouched out frame by frame. Also, it features a better matching of color, contrast and audio volume, so that there isn't a noticeable "jump" to the cut scene.

DVD Releases

Season Releases

See also this review with detailed discussion about the censored/missing parts of the DVD.

Other home video formats

The Ren & Stimpy Show was previously released on VHS video tape in the United States and Canada by Sony Wonder. These tapes contain mainly the original Spumco episodes of the show.

The tapes contained the same edits as Nickelodeon's first screenings. However, "Ren & Stimpy: More Stinky Stories" contains an edited version of the short "The Big Baby Scam". The entire sequence where the family takes a bath is very crudely deleted from the cartoon, meaning that it no longer makes sense.

Eventually, the rights for Nickelodeon's programming on home video were transferred to Paramount Home Video and taken away from Sony. Only one cassette was released under the Paramount label, "Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas", which was actually a rerelease of a cassette that had been previously released by Sony several years earlier. Like all of the other Paramount cassettes of Nickelodeon shows, they were recorded in the EP/SLP format which gives very poor image quality.

Several tapes, mainly containing episodes produced by Games Animation, were released in the United Kingdom in the PAL format (not playable on conventional US VCRs). These included: "Ren's Brain", which contained that particular cartoon as well as some others, "Space Madness", which includes that episode as well as four other space-themed episodes, and "For the Love of Stimpy". Bill Wray painted the covers for each of these UK-only cassettes. Each one is rated PG by the British Board of Film Classification, which contrasts to the earlier tapes consisting mainly of Spumco shorts that typically received U (all ages) ratings.

Ren & Stimpy was also released on LaserDisc in the USA by Sony Wonder. The disc is called "Ren & Stimpy: The Essential Collection" and has the same program content (but of course, in much higher quality) as the Ren & Stimpy Classics and Classics II VHS tapes. The disc is recorded in CLV mode, is double-sided, and has Digital Sound.

A compilation entitled The Ren & Stimpy Show: Volume 1 was released on UMD on September 20th, 2005 in the US by Paramount. As Paramount have since pulled out of the UMD market, it is unlikely a second volume will be released.

Ren and Stimpy in other Media

Video games

10 Ren & Stimpy-themed games have been produced on two Sega and three Nintendo systems.One for Sega Genesis, one for Game Gear, four for SNES, one for NES, two for Game Boy and one for the PC, PlayStation and Game Boy Advance. Most of the games were produced by THQ. Like many licensed-based video games, these titles are of dubious quality.

• Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$ released on the NES - 1992
• Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! released on the Super NES - 1993
• Ren & Stimpy Show: Fire Dogs released on the Super NES - 1994
• Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp released on the Super NES - 1994
• Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$ released on the Super NES - 1995
• Ren and Stimpy: Space Cadets released on Game Boy - 1992
• Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! released on Game Boy - 1993
• Ren & Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention released on Sega Genesis - 1993
• Ren & Stimpy Show: Quest for Shaven Yak on Sega Game Gear
• Nicktoons Racing on PC, Sony PlayStation and Game Boy Advance

Additionally, Ren & Stimpy were included in several Nickelodeon-themed activity and crafts software for computers.

Comic Books

Marvel Comics optioned the rights to produce comic books based on Nickelodeon properties in 1992. Their initial plan was to have an anthology comic featuring several Nicktoons properties, but Ren & Stimpy proved to be so popular the comic was instead dedicated entirely to them. A Rocko's Modern Life comic series was also produced by Marvel in 1994, but only lasted seven issues. Marvel produced 44 issues of the ongoing series, along with several specials. Most of these were written by then relatively unknown comic scribe Dan Slott, who would spend the next several years honing his comedy by writing comics based on cartoons. One Ren & Stimpy special, #3, Masters of Time and Space, was set up as a 'choose your own adventure' and with a time travel plot, took Dan 6 months to plot out in his spare time. It was designed so that it was possible to choose a path that would eventually be 20 pages longer than the comic itself.

Episode list

The Ren & Stimpy Show

Pilot Episode 1990

• Big House Blues*

• The Pilot Episode of Ren and Stimpy is also a bonus episode on the Ren & Stimpy: First and Second Seasons DVD.

Season 1: 1991–1992

• Stimpy's Big Day/The Big Shot
• Robin Höek/Nurse Stimpy
• Space Madness/The Boy Who Cried Rat!
• Fire Dogs/The Littlest Giant
• Marooned/Untamed World
• Black Hole/Stimpy's Invention

Season 2: 1992–1993

• In the Army/Powdered Toast Man*
• Ren's Toothache/Big House Blues
• Out West/Rubber Nipple Salesmen
• Svën Höek*
• Mad Dog Höek/Haunted House
• Big Baby Scam/Dog Show*
• A Visit to Anthony
• The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen
• Monkey See, Monkey Don't/Fake Dad
• The Great Outdoors/The Cat That Laid the Golden Hairball
• Stimpy's Fan Club
• Stimpy's First Fart (retitled "Son of Stimpy")

• The uncut versions of Powdered Toast Man, Svën Höek and Dog Show were not aired on Nickelodeon. However, they are only seen on the Ren and Stimpy: 1st and 2nd seasons DVD.

Season 3: 1993–1994

• To Salve and Salve Not/A Yard Too Far
• Circus Midgets/No Pants Today
• Ren's Pecs/An Abe Divided
• Stimpy's Cartoon Show
• Untamed World 2: Lair of the Lummox (retitled "Lair of the Lummox")
• Jiminy Lummox / Bassmasters
• Ren's Retirement
• Jerry the Bellybutton Elf/Road Apples
• Hard Times for Haggis
• Eat My Cookies/Ren's Bitter Half

Season 4: 1994–1995

• Hermit Ren
• House of Next Tuesday/A Friend In Your Face
• Blazing Entrails/Lumber Jerks
• Prehistoric Stimpy/Farm Hands
• Magical Golden Singing Cheeses/Hard Day's Luck
• I Love Chicken/Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman
• It's A Dog's Life/Egg Yolkeo
• Double Header/Scotsman in Space
• Pixie King/Aloha Höek
• Insomniac Ren/My Shiny Friend
• Cheese Rush Days/Weiner Barons
• Galoot Wranglers/Ren Needs Help!
• Superstitious Stimpy/Travelogue

Season 5: 1996

• Ol' Blue Nose/Stupid Sidekick Union
• Space Dogged/Feud for Sale
• Hair of the Cat/City Hicks
• Stimpy's Pet/Ren's Brain
• Bell Hops/Dog Tags
• I Was a Teenage Stimpy/Who's Stupid Now?
• School Mates/Dinner Party
• Sammy and Me/Big Flakes
• Terminal Stimpy/Pen Pals
• The Last Temptation of Ren/Reverend Jack Cheese
• A Scooter for Yaksmas

Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon: 2003

• Man's Best Friend
• Onward and Upward
• Ren Seeks Help
• Fire Dogs/Fire Dogs 2: Part 1
• Fire Dogs 2: Part 2
• Naked Beach Frenzy (originally titled "At the Beach")
• Stimpy's Pregnant: Part 1
• Stimpy's Pregnant Part 2: The Blessed Event

¹ (Man's Best Friend was originally to be aired in the second season, but the episode was banned by Nickelodeon and had not been aired until Adult Party Cartoon. Spike TV's official episode lineup on their website seemed to suggest that they consider Man's Best Friend a part of the Adult Party Cartoon season.)

² (These have not yet been aired on television in the United States but are finished episodes. They were released on the Adult Party Cartoon (Lost Episodes) DVD set.)

Airing history

• USA
  • Nickelodeon (1991-1996, 2006)
  • MTV (1995-1998)
  • VH1 (2001-2002)
  • Nicktoons Network (2002-2003, 2005-Present)
  • Spike TV (2003-2005)
  • MTV2 (2006)
• UK
  • BBC TWO (1994-1997)
  • Nickelodeon (Jan 1994-2006)

Ren and Stimpy aired in summer of 2006 as part of the Hall Of Fame block, they aired Sammy and Me and The Last Temptation of Ren.

• • Nicktoons (2004-2006 replaced by Spongebob)

• Brazil
  • Nickelodeon (1996-2002)
  • Locomotion (2002-2005)

• Romania
  • Prima TV (1999-2000) (?)

Related links

• Ren and Stimpy Show characters

See also

• Nickelodeon
• MTV
• Jetix

Source

• Ren and Stimpy: In the Beginning featurette included on The Ren & Stimpy Show: The Complete First and Second Seasons DVD ASIN B0002NY8XA

External links

• The Ren & Stimpy Show at the Internet Movie Database
• Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" at the Internet Movie Database
• Ren and Stimpy at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• The Ren and Stimpy Show at TV.com
• Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" at TV.com
• Spumboard The new Ren & Stimpy and Spumco message board, unofficially replacing the seemingly defunct MOTLOS board.
• Ren And Stimpy Encyclopedia, Episode Guide and FAQ (with a notable page on censorship)
• Adult Party Cartoon Promo page.
• A (not yet complete) guide to edits and alterations on the Ren & Stimpy DVDs
• An interview with a BBFC examiner about the removal of the "Hanging Scene" from the upcoming UK DVD release
• Ren & Stimpy CD List
• Japanese fan site
• Ren and Stimpy at Squidoo.com
• "Happy Happy Joy Joy" Song Lyrics
• "Happy Happy Joy Joy" video on youtube

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