The Ren & Stimpy Show

The Ren & Stimpy Show (also known simply as Ren & Stimpy) is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to December 16, 1995, with a total of five seasons and 51 episodes. The series follows the adventures of the title characters: Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and sociopathic Chihuahua; and Stimpy, a good-natured yet dimwitted cat. Voices were provided by Kricfalusi, Billy West, Gary Owens, and others.

The Ren & Stimpy Show was one of Nickelodeon's first original animated series—known as "Nicktoons"—alongside Rugrats and Doug. In contrast with other shows on the network, the series has generated 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. As of 2021, 37 episodes are available to watch on Paramount+.

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The Ren & Stimpy Show (also known simply as Ren & Stimpy) is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to December 16, 1995, with a total of five seasons and 51 episodes. The series follows the adventures of the title characters: Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and sociopathic Chihuahua; and Stimpy, a good-natured yet dimwitted cat. Voices were provided by Kricfalusi, Billy West, Gary Owens, and others.

The Ren & Stimpy Show was one of Nickelodeon's first original animated series—known as "Nicktoons"—alongside Rugrats and Doug. In contrast with other shows on the network, the series has generated 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. As of 2021, 37 episodes are available to watch on Paramount+.

A revival for adult audiences, Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", was produced by Kricfalusi and Spümcø and aired in 2003 on Spike TV. Of the six episodes made, only three episodes were aired before the series was canceled due to negative reviews with the three additional episodes being released straight to DVD. 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.

 

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