The Ren & Stimpy Show

TV Series
1991–1996
TV-Y7
30m

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7.5/10

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Adult Animation Buddy Comedy Dark Comedy Farce Hand-Drawn Animation Slapstick Adventure Animation Comedy

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

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

25K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,881

599

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 12 nominations total

Episodes55

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Trivia
Some of the music used in its episodes would later be used in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and Teacher's Pet.

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

Quotes
Ren: You! You and your fan mail, Mr. Fan Club. Everyone love you, don't they? Well, guess what the mailman brought for you today? *Nothing!* This letter's for me! You, they have forgotten! Now it is me they love. It is I who am most loved! It is I who shall rule! You see? This is the proof that you are finished!
[Opens letter]
Ren: Listen! Listen to what it says. "Dear Ren: - That's me, that's me! - You are my favorite TV star." Are you getting this?
[Rubs the letter on Stimpy's face]
Ren: It's me they love! I am *king*! "When I grow up, I want to be just like you." How about that?
[Elbows Stimpy in the stomach; Stimpy doubles over with pain]
Ren: A man with some ambition! "You are my favorite person in the whole world. Love - He says love - Your friend... Stimpy"?

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

Alternate versions
When released on DVD, some of the episodes were edited versions due to Paramount using the master copy tapes from the Spike TV network.

Connections
Featured in The Chronic Rift: Storyweaving (1992)

Soundtracks
A Night On Bald Mountain
Written by Modest Mussorgsky

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Featured review

9/10

A cartoon classic that's not for small children

What makes "Ren and Stimpy" so brilliant?

Well the humor is great,the stories are surprising,the characters are grotesque and the dialogue is highly inventive.

Yet this cartoon isn't for small children since a lot of the humor is very difficult to understand and sometimes even political.Therefore I would recommend it to people aged from 12 or so.Then it is a true blast!

Besides Ren and Stimpy other brilliant characters are Muddy Mudskipper,The Powdered Toast Man,Haggis MacHaggis,Mr. "No Sir,I don't like it" Horse,Wilbur J. Cobb and of course the legendary Lummox.

My favorite cartoons are "The Lair of the Lummox","Black Hole","Ren's Toothache","Sven Hoek","Big Baby Scam","Stimpy's Fan Club","PreHistoric Stimpy","Dinner Party" and "Reverend Jack Cheese". Besides those cartoons there are several brilliant short commercials like "Log" and "Chicken in a drawer".

And last but not least there is the great use of classical music in the series.The makers often use music from my favorite composer Tchaikovski,especially the "Nutcracker".

A big thank you to John K. for his work! 10/10