The Ren & Stimpy Show
American animated television series (1991–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ren & Stimpy Show, commonly referred to as simply Ren & Stimpy, is an American comedy animated television series created by John Kricfalusi, and developed by Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, Jim Smith and Lynne Naylor for Nickelodeon. Originally produced by Spümcø, the series aired on Nickelodeon from August 11, 1991, to December 16, 1995, with its last episode airing on MTV on October 20, 1996, spanning for a total of five seasons and 52 episodes. The series follows the misadventures of Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and psychotic chihuahua dog; and Stimpy, a good-natured and dimwitted Manx cat. It is the third cartoon to be aired of the original three Nickelodeon animated series known as "Nicktoons", alongside Doug and Rugrats, and is considered to be one of the progenitor series of the brand.
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Created by | John Kricfalusi |
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Showrunner | Bob Camp[1] |
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Opening theme | "Dog Pound Hop" performed by Die Screaming Lederhosens (Jim Smith, Chris Reccardi, and Scott Huml) |
Ending theme | "Big House Blues" performed by Die Screaming Lederhosens |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 52 (93 segments)[2] (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Jim Ballantine |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Release | August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11) – October 20, 1996 (1996-10-20) |
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Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" |
The Ren & Stimpy Show has received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences, with praise going to its visuals, animation, and surreal nature. However, it has also generated significant controversy for its dark humor, adult humor, violence, and shock value. This controversy contributed to the production staff's altercations with Nickelodeon's Standards and Practices department, in addition to Spümcø's failure to deliver episodes on time, all of which led to Kricfalusi's termination from the show in 1992. Games Animation would produce the remaining three seasons of the series.[3] One episode was initially left unaired in America until it was broadcast on MTV on October 20, 1996.
A revival for adult audiences, Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", was produced by Kricfalusi and Spümcø and aired in 2003 on Spike TV. Only three episodes were aired before the series was canceled due to both production delays and negative critical reception from both critics and fans of the original series, with three additional episodes (all incomplete at the time of the cancellation) being released straight to DVD in 2006.
On August 5, 2020, Comedy Central announced that they had ordered a second revival of the series to be produced without the involvement of Kricfalusi.[4]