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Ren and Stimpy is a cartoon TV series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Ren Hoek, a neurotic Hispanic chihuahua, and Stimpson J Cat, a fat simpleton cat wander around in nonsensical adventures reminiscent of the golden age of cartoons.

While a product of the children's cable network Nickelodeon, the cartoon had a reputation for subversiveness. In fact, the show pushed the bounds of good taste further than any cartoon had to its day; its level of gross-out humor was only exceeded by the antics of Beavis and Butthead or The Brothers Grunt. And though sometimes seen as low-brow, the series also cleverly lampooned culture and made many viewers and studio executives uncomfortable. Nickelodeon eventually fired Kricfalusi from his own creation and systematically censored the cartoon down to little more than a remnant of its former self. Eventually, several episodes were deemed unairable and have never been broadcast by Nickelodeon again.

Recurring characters

  • Ren Hoek
    • Original voice by John Kricfalusi, later by Billy West after the Nickelodeon split. Ren's name is the real name of creator John Kricfalusi's building manager
  • Stimpy
    • His full name is Stimpson J. Cat, the stupid cat is named after an art school classmate in Canada, whose nickname was Stimpy Kadogan (Stimpy appeared in one episode as a wrestler named Kadogan). Voiced by Billy West)
  • George American
    • Originally written as George Liquor, changed at Nickelodeon's insistence
  • Powdered Toast Man, idiot bumbling superhero and spokesperson for Powdered Toast. He was voiced by Gary Owens.
  • Muddy Mudskipper, a fish-like creature who hosts an afternoon kids' show.
  • Haggis McHaggis
  • Mother and Father, a pair of square, white suburban parents who are only seen from the waist down.
  • Abner and Ewalt, a pair of incredibly stupid hicks.
  • Wilbur Cobb, a demented old man who speaks in malapropisms.
  • Mr Horse
    • One of the original and classic characters, with his catch phrase "No sir I don't like it"


Ren and Stimpy are the stereotypical odd couple. Ren is sarcastic, cynical, and anal. Stimpy is dimwitted (Ren is fond of the phrase, "Stimpy, you eee-diot!"), pleasant, and clumsy. To showcase the mismatch, consider Stimpy's favorite song, "Happy Happy Joy Joy", a silly children's tune that drives Ren to convulsions when he hears it.

Are Ren and Stimpy lovers? "Totally," says John K. proudly. "In Ren's case, it's not completely by choice. He'd rather have a beautiful human woman if he could get away with it. Since he can't, Stimpy's easy. Stimpy's madly in love with Ren."

After his separation from Nickelodeon, Kricfalusi retained ownership of George Liquor and has used him extensively in projects by Spümcø, his animation studio. Of note: One of the conditions of retaining ownership of George Liquor was that he couldn't become "a child molestor or mass murderer." Kricfalusi responded with something like "how many murders consist of mass murder?"

In June, 2003, the show returned to U.S. television as The Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon on Viacom's Spike TV (formerly TNN - The National Network), which bills itself as "the first network for men," with decidedly more adult content.

Episode list

Season 1 episodes (1991)

  • Big House Blues
  • Stimpy's Big Day/The Big Shot
  • Robin Hoek/Nurse Stimpy
  • Space Madness/The Boy Who Cried Rat
  • Fire Dogs/The Littlest Giant
  • Marooned/Untamed World
  • Black Hole/Stimpy's Invention

Season 2 episodes (1992-93)

  • In the Army/Powdered Toast
  • Ren's Toothache/Big House Blues
  • Out West/Rubber Nipple Salesmen
  • Sven Hoek
  • Mad Dog Hoek/Haunted House
  • Big Baby Scam/Dog Show
  • Son of Stimpy
  • A Visit to Anthony
  • The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen
  • Monkey See, Monkey Don't/Fake Dad
  • The Great Outdoors/The Cat That Laid the Golden Hairball
  • Stimpy's Fan Club

Season 3 episodes (1993-94)

  • To Salve and Salve Not/A Yard Too Far
  • Circus Midgets/No Pants Today
  • Ren's Pecs/An Abe Divided
  • Stimpy's Cartoon Show
  • Lair of the Lummox
  • Jiminy Lummox/Bass Masters
  • Ren's Retirement
  • Jerry the Bellybutton Elf/Road Apples
  • Hard Times for Haggis
  • Road Apples/Ren's Bitter Half

Season 4 episodes (1994-95)

  • Hermit Ren
  • House of Next Tuesday/Eat My Cookies
  • Blazing Entrails/Lumber Jerks
  • Prehistoric Stimpy/Farm Hands
  • Magical Singing Golden Cheeses/Hard Day's Luck
  • I Love Chicken/Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman
  • It's A Dog's Life/Egg Yolkeo
  • Double Header/Scotsman in Space
  • Pixie King/Aloha Hoek
  • Insomaniac Ren/My Shiny Friend
  • Cheese Rush Days/Weiner Barons
  • Galoot Wranglers/Ren Needs Help!
  • Superstitious Stimpy/Travelogue

Season 5 episodes (1996)

  • Ol' Blue Nose/Stupid Sidekick Union
  • Space Dogged/Feud for Sale
  • Hair of the Cat/City Hicks
  • Stimpy's Pet/Ren's Brain
  • Bellhops/Dog Tags
  • Was a Teenage Stimpy/Who's Stupid Now?
  • School Mates/Dinner Party
  • Sammy and Me/Big Flakes
  • Terminal Stimpy/Pen Pals
  • The Last Temptation of Ren/Reverend Jack Cheese
  • A Scooter for Yaksmas


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