Ren & Stimpy come a eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Ren Höek, the neurotic "asthma-hound" chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, the fatten up simple (however now and then intelligent) cat, wander around inside nonsensical escapade remindful of the golden age of cartoons. Kricfalusi created the characters around 1979 while working for low-budget TV cartoons fallowing moving to the America.

Although the product of the youngsters's cable network Nickelodeon, The Ren & Stimpy Show had a reputation for subversiveness. In point of fact, a indicate pushed a bounds of adept taste farther than any cartoin experienced to its day: its level of gross-out humor, particularly fixated on boogers & flatulence, was exceeded only per prank of Beavis and Butt-head or The Brothers Grunt. Patch another time seen when great-anti-intellectual, a series too lampooned culture & made numerous viewers and studio executives pinching. Of these episode particularly that was sole mass produced available in VHS implied that Ren and Stimpy may actually become lovers. Jukebox one of these days fired Kricfalusi from either his have creation & consistently censored the cartoon down to little to a higher degree a remnant of its previous self. In time, many episodes were deemed unairable & stand never been broadcast by Jukebox once more. Around July 30, 2005, the Western version of NickToons, Nickelodeon's counterpart channel, began to air reruns of Ren & Stimpy.

The Relationship of Ren and Stimpy

Ren & Stimpy come a stereotypic odd few. Ren is sarcastic, cynical, and anal retentive; he speaks somewhat like Peter Lorre with a quasi-Hispanic accent. Stimpy is dimwitted (Ren is fond of the sentence, "Stimpy, you eedeeot!"), pleasant, & clumsy; his voice is according to that of Larry Fine of the Three Stooges. To showcase a mismatch, assume Stimpy's favored song, "Happy Happy Joy Joy", the silly toddlers's tune that causes Ren to convulsions whilst he hears it.

These come typically debated when to whether Ren & Stimpy are homosexual. Kricfalusi has stated that a characters come comedians lot in a equivalent way that the Three Stooges are. Witharound the late locate, even so, Kricfalusi stated in there is no uncertain terms that it were homo, nigh when in case by default, because two Ren & Stimpy lack more mates due to anal retentiveness and stupidity, so to speak. It play characters that develop discernible personalities of their have, eventually episodes don't directly correlate to a single an additional, & so a characters may be homosexual at times & heterosexual at others, if it serves a comedy.

Main Characters

Ren Höek: Ren occurs as "Asthma-Hound" Chihuahua who often calls Stimpy an moron ("eeediot", to quote a character) & slaps him around, quite literally. Ren is vain, despiteful, abusive, & gets nettled (especially by Stimpy) super well. His womb-to-tomb ambition is to stand brobdingnagian pectoral muscles (which somehow, in real life, is uncommon). Ren's title is the rattling title of Kricfalusi's building manager. Originally see (around the voice homaging that of Peter Lorre) by Kricfalusi, later by Billy West after Kricfalusi was fired, although Kricfalusi would return for the Spike TV episodes. Stimpson J. Cat (Stimpy): The red, rotund cat, with the blue nose & there are no hindquarters, Stimpson J. Cat is idiotically however endearingly upbeat & totally devoted to Ren, when he is, to him at least, a good friend. Nevertheless, Ren abuses Stimpy constantly by having each physical & verbal abuse. His trademark facial expression occurs as blissfully ignorant smile with tongue flopping out. Stimpy is known as fallowing an art school classmate of Kricfalusi, whose nickname was "Stimpy Kadogan" ("Killer Kadoogan" was Stimpy's pseudonym in the wrestling episode "Mad Dog Höek"). Sonant by Billy West in the Nickelodeon series & late by Eric Bauza in the Spike TV episodes.

Supporting Characters

Additionally to Ren & Stimpy, there are the persons of supporting characters in the indicate. But, Ren & Stimpy come a sole characters to pop up around each episode; a supporting characters might recur, or even it could simply pop up around one episode. A bit of supporting characters may factor directly into a plot line (like George Liquor) patch others produce brief cameos. Occasionally, like Mr. Horse, come only cameo-depending, appearing inside numbers of episodes inside bits that develop ursa minor on the plot.

George Liquor: George is an ultra-patriotic American and is so conservative that he thinks Republicans are Communists. His cognomen was flushed from either existence uttered within the episodes he appeared in by Jukebox. Instead, the scene would pause & a record-scratching sound effect would be played instead of George speaking a word Liquor. It's been said that his cognomen was flushed because a folks at Nick thought his title was 'Lick Her' instead of 'Liquor'. He was voiced by Michael Pataki, but Harris Peet voiced him in 'A Son That Cried Rat' episode, which was his number 1 appearance. The picture of him may be detected on the wall of Ren & Stimpy's quarter's in the 'In The Army' episode.

Powdered Toast Human: Melodramatic & oblivious superhero and spokesperson for Powdered Toast, a breakfast deal with that "tastes just like sawdust". His vary ego (or even day job) occurs as deacon. He could fly by launching himself from either the toaster, or dispensing the sound total of gas; hence, he flies backwards. Oddly, Powdered Toast doesn't taste perfect unless Powdered Toast Human lives barking spiders when these are existence consumed. His favorite sentence is "Leave Everything To Me!" Soft by Gary Owens.

Muddy Mudskipper: A mudskipper (a coinage of fish capable crawling away from the water supply & ventilation air directly) by owning a voice & personality of a grizzled vaudeville comedian who hosts an afternoon kids' indicate. Calls everyone he meets "a bum." Besides existence the brobdingnagian tv star, Muddy dabbled within villainy, at one point kidnapping the Pope (voiced by Frank Zappa) before existence foiled by Powdered Toast Human. Sonant by Harris Peet.

Mr. Horse: One of a original & classic characters, using his catchphrase "No sir, I don't like it". Mr. Horse has multifariously been the victim of the fall from either the skyscraper, a GI returning from war taken by using with the sheep, the dog show judge, a tester for Gritty Kitty Litter, the doctor, & person running off from either a dark past. Soft by John K.

Mr. & Mrs. Pipe: The pair of square, whiten suburban parents who come seen just from either a waist down, similar to several cartoon characters across a years, including Ms. Sara Bellum in The PowerPuff Girls, and Momma & Dad in Cow and Chicken. Mr. Pipe (Billy West) is typically clad around the bathrobe, slippers, and nigrify socks supported by sock-suspenders. He as well loves to put in Rubber Nipples on his knees. Mrs. Pipe (Cheryl Chase) appears to wear the dress & characterless women's shoes.

Abner & Ewalt: The pair of implausibly stupefied hicks who come sheriff and deputy of a little Wild West town. It have a heavy propensity for hanging. It finally hang themselves around absence of the suitable hangee.

Svën Hoëk: Ren's Swedish cousin who Ren has not seen since it were in the whelping box together. He longs to use at times an noetic conversation by using his cousin-german, however lot to Ren's mortification, Svën is potentially stunned than Ren's feline chum, & Svën forms the attach of stupidity by using Stimpy. Previous seen inside Hell.

Wilbur Cobb: a crazy, decaying husband world health organization was another time the first cartoon producer in the world. He speaks inside malapropisms. Soft by Jack Carter.

Mrs. Buttloaves: An unbelievably obese and homely woman dressed in the bulbous pinkish night gown. Sonant by none differently John K.

Haggis MacHaggis: A short, bald stereotypical Scotsman. Sonant by Alan Young.

A Fire marshal: Has the psychotic hatred for circus midgets and a predilection for slamming his fire axe into concrete as a response to answering the door. Soft by Harris Peet.

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

Dr. Pudding head: The "show within a show" context pitted Stimpy when Dr. Dullard in the program "Ask Dr. Stupid". Dr. Stupe would understand the letter from either the firm viewer request questions so activate his "patented Stuponitron helmet", which appeared to give him a potent electrical shock to his brain. Later on, he would offer odd & weird advice.

Husband Hunger: The unknown, & universally naked, skinny husband by owning the chicken drumstick leg on his head. He's too a father of Mr. Pipe, and a part-time Tooth Fairy. He may be witnessed showing higher indiscriminately at inopportune moments for Ren & Stimpy. Sonant by Billy West.

Kowalski: Serving the 32-season life sentence for crimes against humanity, Kowalski is an extremely large & husky hulk of the human by having unbelievable nature and severity. But he as well has the mind of a 7 month old son. Around his number one appearance, Kowalski is temporarily adopted by Ren as Kowalski's foster father. Within subsequent appearances, he is mostly seen as a general multipurpose goon. Does'nt to exist as confused sustaining Bubba, Ren's Kowalski-prefer nephew world health organization featured around merely of these Ren & Stimpy cartoon. Each Kowalski & Bubbthe come of the race called a lummox

'''Hey, It's That Guy!': "That Guy" serves when a multi-purpose blusterer in the Ren & Stimpy'' indicate. Periodically, he occurs as salesman (Feud Purchasable, To Salve Or even Does'nt To Salve). More days, he occurs as narrator, an announcer, a dog show judge, a real estate agent, etc. A character is never referred to by any title in a series, however the title of "Hey, It's That Guy" seems to exist as a official title from Billy West, who too voiced him. It's too rumored that this was how else he was as well referred to per animators at Spumco, although this last bit is strictly speculation.

Stinky Wizzleteats: a character whose project & voice characterization come according to the folk crooner Burl Ives. He sings a recorded version of the "Happy Happy Joy Joy" song, once inside a while digressing into furious rants in between a chorus. Sonant by John K.

Log: An breathless peice of wood that appears within retro commercial message inspired vignettes as a babies's toy, somewhat such as the unfortunate human's slinky. A jingle boasts, "It's better than bad, it's good!".

The Firing of Spümcø

Ren & Stimpy was written, directed, & by Kricfalusi & his animation studio Spümcø only in the first 2 seasons. When you took this period, he was constantly harassed by Jukebox across contented issues, of which he typically pushed a restricts. A go straw, then to speak, was a episode entitled "Man's Best Friend," where Ren & Stimpy come bought by George Liquor & put across the cruel & unusual educational videos session, which finishes by owning Ren bludgeoning George. A brutal violence, and a overall theme of fleshly cruelty in the episode, were deemed unairable by Nick.

Kricfalusi was shortly fired from either a indicate, & his ownership of the characters was revoked. Billy West took on top his role when a voice of Ren. Animation duty was taken from either Spümcø & given to Games Animation. Numbers of fans felt a quality of a indicate suffered greatly from either the loss of its author & original animation studio.

Fallowing his separation from either Nick, Kricfalusi retained ownership of George Liquor & has utilized him extensively within projects by Spümcø. He was the major character within John K.'s short-fugacious comic book, simply titled "Comic Book." Of note: One of a conditions of retaining ownership of George Liquor was that he couldn't get "a child molester or mass murderer." Kricfalusi reportedly responded by asking how else several slaying he would want to commit to produce him the mass liquidator.

Ren and Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon

Within June 2003, the indicate returned to The states television when Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" on Viacom's Spike TV (formerly the New TNN), with decidedly more adult content and Kricfalusi back in control. A network too aired digitally remastered episodes of the original series. A premier episode fulfilled an extended-going ambition of Kricfalusi's, which he got wanted to wash since foremost selling a original Ren & Stimpy in a early Nineties: An entire episode revolving around jokes that became extra and more more foul when the episode went in. This episode as well put to rest speculation that Ren & Stimpy come supposed to become gay lovers: Inside of these scene, Ren informs Stimpy, "I'm the pitcher, you're the catcher." So Ren (dressed rather the ballplayer) dives into bed by having Stimpy, mounts him, & has anal sex.

Two or three of the head storyboard artists, writers, & animators returned from either a original Ren and Stimpy series, like Vincent Waller and Jim Smith, but virtually all of the recently animation & writing team was the freshly team of creative person, specifically instructed & headed by Kricfalusi himself.

A bit of of the notable, freshly talent, that worked in Adult Person Cartoon come Katie Rice and Nick Cross.

Ren & Stimpy on DVD

The DVD set of seasons one and two of the original series was freed October 12 2004. Occasionally fans were angered per fact that a placed, billed when "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 within the statement that everthing of the cut footage he knew astir got been returned. In addition, a second Spümcø member (Steven Worth) has likewise attributed a instance-snipped footage & fade outs to a DVD encoders world health organization may not obtain the original master tapes.

A "Seasons Three and A Half-ish" DVD pack was freed in June 28, 2005, while a "Season 5 and Some More of 4" placed of the original series dollarfish in September 20, 2005 and an Adult Party Cartoon placed, aka "The Lost Episodes" is planned for release in November 8, 2005. An "Ultimate Ren & Stimpy Collection" DVD (which will be a re-issued box set of the previous DVD sets with new supplements) is also in the works.

Ren & Stimpy on other home video formats

A Ren & Stimpy Show was previously released on VHS video tape in the USA and Canada by Sony Wonder. These tapes contain chiefly a original Spumco episodes of the indicate.

A tapes contained a equivalent edits when Jukebox's number 1 screenings. Even so, "Ren & Stimpy: More Stinky Stories" contains an edited version of the short "The Big Baby Scam". A entire sequence in which a personal take a bath is very crudely deleted from either a cartoon, meaning that it there are no protracted add up.

Yet, a rights for Jukebox's programming in front yard streaming were transferred to Paramount Home Video and taken away from Sony. La single one cassette was freed under a Paramount label, "Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas". Rather 100% of the more Paramount cassettes of Jukebox shows, it were recorded in the EP/SLP format which gives super unfortunate image quality.

Many tapes, chiefly containing episodes by Games Animation, were freed in the United Kingdom in the PAL format (not playable in conventional America VCRs). These involved: "Ren's Brain", which contained that particular cartoon also when a few others, "Space Madness", which includes that episode too when quartet more space-themed episodes, "For the Love of Stimpy", & "As Stinky as They Wanna Be". Bill Wray painted a covers for every one UK-exclusively cassettes. For each a single one is rated PG per British Board of Film Classification, which contrasts to the earlier tapes consisting in the main of Spumco shorts that usually received U (altogether ages) ratings.

Ren & Stimpy was also released on LaserDisc in the USA by Sony Wonder. A disc is known as "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. A disc is recorded within CLV mode, is double-sided, & has Digital Healthy.

Video Games
Seven Ren & Stimpy-themed games were produced on two Sega & Nintendo systems. 1 for Sega Genesis,one for Game Gear,four for SNES and two for Game Boy.

Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! released October 1993 Ren & Stimpy Show Part II: Fire Dogs released June 1994 Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp released November 1994 Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$ released April 1995 Ren & Stimpy Show: Space Cadets released on Game Boy Ren & Stimpy Show released on Sega Genesis Ren & Stimpy Show: Quest for Shaven Yak on Sega Game Gear

Episode list

The Ren & Stimpy Show

Pilot Episode (1991)
Big House Blues

Season 1 episodes (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 episodes (1992–1993)
In the Army/Powdered Toast Man Ren's Toothache/Big House Blues¹ 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")

¹(Originally, Human's Right Friend was to exist as aired instead of Large Home Blues, however a episode was banned & would nin exist as seen on television until 2003)

Season 3 episodes (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/Bass Masters Ren's Retirement Jerry the Bellybutton Elf/Road Apples Hard Times for Haggis Eat My Cookies/Ren's Bitter Half

Season 4 episodes (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 episodes (1995–1996)
Ol' Blue Nose/Stupid Sidekick Union Space Dogged/Feud for Sale Hair of the Cat/City Hicks Stimpy's Pet/Ren's Brain Bellhops/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

Man's Best Friend¹ 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")² Altruists: Part 1² Altruists: Part 2² Stimpy's Pregnant: Part 1² Stimpy's Pregnant Part 2: The Blessed Event²

¹(Human's Right Friend was originally to exist as aired in a 2nd year, however the episode was banned & got non been aired until Adult Person Cartoon. Spike TV's official episode lineup in their internet site seemed to indicate that it assume Human's Right Friend the a portion of the Adult Person Cartoon year.)

²(These st& nin eventually been officially aired on television in the U.s. however come known to exist as complete, and finished episodes. These is freed on the forthcoming Adult Person Cartoon (Wasted Episodes) DVD placed.)

Music
Mutt Pound Hop (Opening Theme) written & performed by Jim Smith, & John K. Large Home Blues (Closing Theme) written & performed by Jim Smith, & John K A Royal American Kilted Yaksmen Anthem (from either a episode A Royal American Kilted Yaksmen) Happy Happy Joy Joy (From either a episode Stimpy's Invention) written & performed by Stinky Wizzleteats (John K) Lord Loves the Hangin (From either a episode Out West)

Ren & Stimpy was also referenced in the Primus song "Nature Boy".

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