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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 80s 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
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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Friction between Nickelodeon execs and Kricfalusi - mostly over Kricfalusi's attitude and penchant for late work - eventually led to his removal from the show in 1992. Production was then absorbed by Nickelodeon itself as most of the original staff gradually left in disgust over Kricfalusi's firing. The show was canceled in 1995 after a total of 53 episodes and was removed from Nick's lineup in 1996.
In 2003, Kricfalusi successfully brought the pair back to TV when ''Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon'' debuted on Spike TV. However, there was some [[Executive Meddling]] still--for starters, and much to his chagrin, he was forced by Spike to shove a lot of, in his words, "unnecessary adult themes" into it due to Spike wanting another money-maker along the lines of ''[[South Park]]''. The show was fairly well received in ratings and reviews (although many fans hated it for its excessive
At the height of its popularity, ''Ren
Now has a [[The Ren and Stimpy Show/Characters|character sheet]] and a [[The Ren and Stimpy Show/Radar|radar page]], which would very much like to be updated with tropes and examples of your choice.
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== Filmography ==
== 1990 ==
* "Big House Blues": The pilot for the series.
== 1991 ==
* "Stimpy's Big Day" / "The Big Shot": Two-parter episode.
* "Robin
* "Space Madness" / "The Boy Who Cried Rat!"
* "Fire Dogs" / "The Littlest Giant"
* "Marooned" / "Untamed World": The latter episode is a remake of an episode John directed for ''The New Adventures of [[Beany and Cecil]]''.
* "Black Hole" / "Stimpy's Invention"
== 1992 ==
* "Man's Best Friend": Unaired due to a positively brutal scene of Ren beating George Liquor with an oar, but it can be found on the first DVD set.
* "In
* "Ren's Toothache" / "Rubber Nipple Salesman"
* "Out West"
* "Svën Höek"
* "Haunted House" / "Mad Dog
* "Big Baby Scam"
* "Dog Show": The episode where Ren loses his tail. Only appearance of George Liquor on the air.
== 1993 ==
* "Son of Stimpy" aka "Stimpy's First Fart"
* "Monkey See, Monkey Don't!" / "Fake Dad"
* "The Great Outdoors" / "The Cat That Laid
* "Stimpy's Fan Club"
* "A Visit to Anthony"
* "The Royal Canadian Kilted
* "To Salve and Salve Not!" / "A Yard Too Far": The latter is based on a Yogi Bear cartoon.
* "Circus Midgets" / "No Pants Today"
* "Ren's Pecs" / "An Abe Divided"
== 1994 ==
* "Stimpy's Cartoon Show"
* "Lair of the Lummox"
* "Jimminy Lummox" / "Bassmasters"
* "Ren's Retirement"
* "Jerry the Bellybutton Elf" / "Road Apples"
* "Hard Times
* "Eat My Cookies" / "Ren's Bitter Half"
* "Hermit Ren"
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* "Blazing Entrails" / "Lumber Jerks"
* "Prehistoric Stimpy" / "Farm Hands"
* "Magical Golden Singing Cheeses" / "A Hard Day's Luck"
* "I Love Chicken" / "Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman"
* "It's a Dog's Life" / "Egg
== 1995 ==
* "Double Header" / "The Scotsman
* "Pixie King" / "Aloha
* "Insomniac Ren"
* "My Shiny Friend"
* "Cheese Rush Days" / "Wiener Barons"
* "Galoot Wranglers" / "Ren Needs Help!"
* "Superstitious Stimpy" / "Travelogue"
== 1996 ==
* "Ol' Blue Nose" / "Stupid Sidekick Union"
* "Space Dogged" / "Feud
* "Hair of the Cat" / "City Hicks"
* "Stimpy's Pet" / "Ren's Brain"
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* "I Was a Teenage Stimpy" / "Who's Stupid Now?"
* "School Mates" / "Dinner Party"
* "Sammy and Me" / "Big Flakes"
* "Terminal Stimpy" / "Pen Pals"
* "The Last Temptation" / "Reverend Jack"
* "A Scooter
== 2003: Adult Party Cartoon Episodes ==
* "Onward and Upward"
* "Ren Seeks Help"
* "Fire Dogs 2"
* "Naked Beach Frenzy": Unaired, can be found on the "Lost Episodes" DVD.
* "Altruists": Unaired, can be found on the "Lost Episodes" DVD.
* "Stimpy's Pregnant": Unaired, can be found on the "Lost Episodes" DVD.
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