The Ren & Stimpy Show 

Ren, a psychotic Chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a dimwitted Manx cat who goes by the nickname Stimpy, have a host of unusual adventures.

Creators:

John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, Jim Gomez

Stars:

John Kricfalusi, Billy West, Harris Peet

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Billy West	...	Stimpy / ... 54 episodes, 1991-1996
Harris Peet	...	Muddy Mudskipper / ... 25 episodes, 1991-1996

Storyline

An intense, hyperactive chihuahua (Is there any other kind?) and a happy-go-lucky, empty-brained cat share bizarre and often repulsive adventures. Their experiences usually involve hairballs, filthy litterboxes, "magic nose goblins", sentient farts, jars of spit, outhouses, eating dirt, monkey vermin and any other imaginable disgusting substance.

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Plot Keywords:

anger | bad temper | insanity | cult favorite | firefighter | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Did You Know?

Trivia

Very little of the music used on the show was composed specifically for it; most of the music was compiled from stock recordings of various classical compositions, the works of jazz composer Raymond Scott (whose works are often used as background music for cartoons), and vintage "mood music" tracks from the library of British production music company KPM (composed in the '50s and '60s by such people as C. King Palmer, Laurie Johnson and Jack Beaver).

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Goofs

Stimpy's Sammy Mantis disguise kit includes a "screw-on thorax" but it's clearly an abdomen.

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Quotes

[Ren is sitting at the foot of the bed, shaking and sweating]
Ren: I... I was nice today. Nice to those insipid little monkeys, answering their stupid letters. My hands... DIRTY! THE DIRT WON'T COME OFF!
[He screams]
Ren: President... Ha! What a joke. President. President of what? *His* fan club! How they love him! Look at him, lying asleeeeep. The idol of millions. He's a fool! A sad, silly little fool. How easily I could end the farce... with these hands! These DIRTY hands! AND WITH THESE HANDS I HOLD THE...
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Crazy Credits

The credits for voice actors are listed as "The Players", rather than "Voices" or "Featuring the Voices Of."

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Alternate Versions

Many of the "edited" episodes were restored for "Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon" (2003). There, they're labeled "digitally remastered classics."

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Connections

Referenced in Oh Yeah! Cartoons: The Fairly OddParents: Party of Three!/The Forgotten Toybox: Cure of the Were Baby/Jelly's Day: Uncle Betty's Strange Rash (1998)

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Soundtracks

The Toy Trumpet
Written by Raymond Scott

User Reviews

Another Nickelodeon Cartoon Classic!

The Ren and Stimpy Show is a funny and can sometimes be a little gross but I still like it kind of cartoon! The Ren and Stimpy Show is about an intense hyperactive chihuahua and a empty-brained cat who share all those weird bizarre and often repulsive adventures. This show is one of my favorite Nickelodeon shows that was also pretty popular and it was also one of the first three Nickelodeon cartoons that started the whole Nicktoons era. The Ren and Stimpy Show was one of the first three nicktoon shows along with Doug and Rugrats. I remember that this show used to be apart of Nickelodeon's SNICK Saturdays until those stupid Rugrats took it's place but luckily I was glad when SpongeBob Squarepants kicked Rugrats out of the SNICK line-up and replace their time slot! Then I remember when this show came back for a little while in early 2000 and showed reruns again until Nickelodeon canceled it again! Another thing I remember about this show was when they started making TV audience ratings, most of the Nickelodeon cartoons were rated TV-Y and this one was the only Nickelodeon cartoon to be rated TV-Y7.

User Rating: 6/10

BOTTOM LINE: ANOTHER NICKELODEON CARTOON CLASSIC OF THE 1990's!

Details

Official Sites:

Nickelodeon [UK] Official DVD site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Ren & Stimpy Show

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spümcø, Games Animation, Bob Camp Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (52 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1