The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Bob Camp
Creator / Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Nikki Vanzo
Production Manager
Chul-ho Kim
Other
Roy Allen Smith
Producer
Christine Danzo
Producer
Harris Peet
Muddy Mudskipper
Jim Ballantine
Producer
Mary Harrington
Producer
Libby Simon
Producer
Frank Saperstein
Producer
Vanessa Coffey
Executive Producer
Jack Carter
Wilbur Cobb
Charlie Brissette
Singer
Gary Owens
Powdered Toast Man
Stephen DeStefano
Storyboard Artist
Chris Reccardi
Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Peter Avanzino
Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Jim Smith
Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Tom McGrath
Storyboard Artist / Director
Bill Wray
Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Vincent Waller
Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Jim Kammerud
Storyboard Artist
Mark Marren
Storyboard Artist / Director
Mike Kim
Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Lynne Naylor
Storyboard Artist / Writer
Brian Smith
Storyboard Artist
Arthur Filloy
Storyboard Artist / Director
Joe Sibilski
Storyboard Artist
Armen Melkonian
Storyboard Artist
Howard E. Baker
Storyboard Artist / Director
Steve Loter
Storyboard Artist / Director
Jim Gomez
Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Robert Koo
Storyboard Artist
Mark O'Hare
Storyboard Artist
Chris Mitchell
Storyboard Artist
Richard Pursel
Storyboard Artist / Writer
Vicky Jenson
Storyboard Artist
Craig Kellman
Storyboard Artist
Dan Root
Storyboard Artist
Joe Orrantia
Layout
Ron Hughart
Director
Ken Bruce
Director
Craig Bartlett
Director
Tom Owens
Director
Pat Sito
Animation Manager
Bob Jaques
Animation Director
Ron Hauge
Writer
Will McRobb
Writer
Vince Calandra
Writer
Elinor Blake
Writer
Steve Mellor
Writer
Billy West
Stimpson J. 'Stimpy' Cat (voice) / Ren Höek (voice) / Stimpson J. 'Stimpy' Cat (voice) / Ren Höek (voice) / Writer
John Kricfalusi
Creator / Producer / Ren Höek (voice) / Storyboard Artist / Director / Writer
Gilbert Gottfried
Jerry, the Bellybutton Elf (voice)
Gary Owens
Powdered Toast Man (voice)
Frank Zappa
The Pope (voice)
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 11, 1991
StatusEnded
Seasons5
Episodes91
Running Time11m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Wiki.
The Ren & Stimpy Show, commonly referred to as simply Ren & Stimpy, is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon. Originally produced by Spümcø (later Games Animation), the series aired from August 11, 1991, to December 16, 1995, spanning a total of five seasons and 52 episodes. The series follows the misadventures of Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and psychopathic 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.
The Ren & Stimpy Show has received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences, with praise going to its visuals, energy, animation, and surreal nature. However, it has also generated significant controversy for its dark humor, sexual innuendos, 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. One episode was initially left unaired until it was broadcast on MTV on October 20, 1996.
Nevertheless, The Ren & Stimpy Show received highly positive reviews during its original run and has since developed a cult following. It is considered by many to have had a long-lasting influence on television animation.
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.