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Who in their right minds would give a mainstream animated series to the enigmatic [[John Kricfalusi]], known for causing chaos throughout the 80s1980s in the animation industry with his attempts for putting out a [[Gross-Out Show|grotesque, almost obscene animation style which played up every body hair, pimple, bulging vein, oozing sore, lump of unsightly fat, and butt-cheek and proudly flaunted around showing off the most disgusting and disturbing parts of internal anatomy]]? Well, [[Nickelodeon]] did, and the result was the adventures of a mentally unbalanced, arthritic chihuahua named Ren Höek and his sidekick, the cheery but moronic Stimpson J. Cat.
 
The show was over-the-top in every way imaginable: In its animation, even traditional [[Animation Tropes]] were taken up a notch. Characters rarely [[Hammerspace|Temporarily Atomise]] anything smaller than a nuclear submarine and [[Non-Fatal Explosions]] generally take out at least one state. Even its dialog was pulled [[Up to Eleven]]—Ren didn't so much talk as scream threats and insults in other people's faces. And that's not even counting its macabre tone—in ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', even a standard [[Sitcom]] plot such as "Ren is jealous that Stimpy has a fan club" could become a tale of operatic angst and rage. And just when you thought you've seen everything, it comes up with a story about ''a fart cloud'' Stimpy made that turns into a major [[Tear Jerker]].
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** The '''JOL'''LY, '''CANDY'''-LIKE BUTTON!!!
* [[Law of Disproportionate Response]]
* [[LegoLEGO Body Parts]]: "Prehistoric Stimpy" has Ren and Stimpy saw off their heads and place it on each others bodies '''''(offscreen)''''' out of boredom.
* [[Leitmotif]]: A Powdered Toast Man short is almost always accompanied by the heroic-sounding "Reach For the Stars" by Richard Harvey.
** The Announcer Salesman (including an expy in the form of a salesman fish in "Bass Masters") is always accompanied by "It's That Man Again" by Michael North.
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