Production of the series' pilot episode began in 1989 after Kricfalusi pitched and sold The Ren & Stimpy Show to Nickelodeon. The network's vice president of animation production Vanessa Coffey was dissatisfied with the other projects but liked Ren and Stimpy, singling them out for their own series. Ren and Stimpy were pets of one of the children in Your Gang, serving as a parody of the "cat and dog genre". When Nickelodeon approached Kricfalusi, he presented three shows, among them a variety show titled Your Gang or Our Gang with a live action host presenting different cartoons, each cartoon parodying a different genre. Stimpy's design was inspired by a Tweety cartoon called A Gruesome Twosome where the cats in the animation had big noses. He was inspired to create Ren by an Elliott Erwitt photograph, printed on a postcard, called "New York City, 1946", showing a sweatered chihuahua at a woman's feet. Development and history Conception Īccording to animator William Wray, John Kricfalusi created the characters Ren and Stimpy in 1978 for "personal amusement" while studying at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada. Horse, are exclusively cameo-based, spontaneously appearing as a running gag. They may either be part of the storyline or make cameo appearances with little bearing on the plot. Some appear only in one episode, while others recur and occasionally appear in different roles. The show features a host of supporting characters. The show extensively features off-color and absurdist humor, as well as slapstick. While the show was sometimes set in the present day, the show's crew tended to avoid "contemporary" jokes about current events. The duo fill various roles from episode to episode, including outer-space explorers, Old West horse thieves, and nature-show hosts, and are usually at odds with each other in these situations. "Stimpy" Cat (also voiced by Billy West), a dimwitted and happy-go-lucky cat. The series centers on Ren Höek (voiced by John Kricfalusi in seasons 1–2 Billy West in seasons 3–5), a short-tempered, psychotic, "asthma-hound" Chihuahua Dog, and Stimpson J. See also: List of The Ren & Stimpy Show characters 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. Only three episodes were aired before the series was cancelled due to both production delays and negative critical reception, with three additional episodes (all incomplete at the time of the cancellation) being released straight to DVD in 2006. It is considered by many to have had a long-lasting influence on television animation and show history.Ī revival for adult audiences, Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", was produced by Kricfalusi and Spümcø and aired in 2003 on Spike TV. Nevertheless, The Ren & Stimpy Show received highly positive reviews during its original run and has since developed a cult following. One episode was initially left unaired until it was broadcast on MTV on October 20, 1996. Games Animation would produce the remaining three seasons of the series. 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. However, it has also generated significant controversy for its dark humor, sexual innuendos, adult humor, violence, and shock value. The Ren & Stimpy Show has received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences, with praise going to its visuals, energy, animation, and surreal nature. It is the third of Nickelodeon's original animated series-known as " Nicktoons"-alongside Rugrats and Doug-and is considered to be one of the progenitor series of the brand. The series follows the adventures of Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and psychopathic chihuahua dog and Stimpy, a good-natured and dimwitted manx cat. Originally produced by Spümcø, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to December 16, 1995, with a total of five seasons and 52 episodes. The Ren & Stimpy Show is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon.
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