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| "Ren's Brain" | |||
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| The Ren & Stimpy Show episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 8 | ||
| Directed by | Chris Reccardi | ||
| Story by | John Kricfalusi Richard Pursel | ||
| Production code | RS-414 | ||
| Original air date | October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) | ||
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"Ren's Brain" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of The Ren & Stimpy Show. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 7, 1995. It is the final episode of the series to be conceptualized at Spümcø, as well as the last with the involvement of series creator John Kricfalusi, writer Richard Pursel and the episode's director and storyboarder Chris Reccardi.
Plot
Cast
- Ren – Voice of Billy West
- Stimpy – Voice of Billy West
- As followed
Production
John Kricfalusi and Richard Pursel wrote the outline of the episode at Spümcø, intended to air as part as the second season, but Kricfalusi was fired in 1992 and Pursel refused to be hired at Games Animation. Most of his outlines and loose plots were used by Games, save for individual rejected outlines like "Ren Seeks Help". Kricfalusi intended it to be the series' next cult classic, noting this when he reacted to the final product with no involvement from him. "Ren's Brain" was the last to be used by Games, production being delayed from the third season to the fourth season; it eventually aired as part of a Nickelodeon-"commissioned" fifth season.
Reception
American journalist Thad Komorowski gave the episode four and a half out of five stars, calling it one of Reccardi's best episodes as director.
Books and articles
- Dobbs, G. Michael (2015). Escape – How Animation Broke into the Mainstream in the 1990s. Orlando: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1593931100.
- Komorowski, Thad (2017). Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story. Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1629331836.
Reference
- Komorowski 2017, p. 227.
- Kricfalusi, John (September 20, 2005). The Ren & Stimpy Show: Season Five and Some More of Four – Ren's Brain commentary. Paramount Home Entertainment.
- Komorowski 2017, p. 293.
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