The Ren & Stimpy Show
An intense, hyperactive chihuahua (Is there any other kind?) and a happy-go-lucky, empty-brained cat share bizarre and often repulsive adventures. Their experiences usually involve hairballs, filthy litterboxes, "magic nose goblins", sentient farts, jars of spit, outhouses, eating dirt, monkey vermin and any other imaginable disgusting substance.
- 1991-1996
- 5 seasons
- Nickelodeon Network
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
- TV-14
An intense, hyperactive chihuahua (Is there any other kind?) and a happy-go-lucky, empty-brained cat share bizarre and often repulsive adventures. Their experiences usually involve hairballs, filthy litterboxes, "magic nose goblins", sentient farts, jars of spit, outhouses, eating dirt, monkey vermin and any other imaginable disgusting substance.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1991 - 1992
Episode 0
Big House Blues
Sat, Aug 22, 1992 20 mins
George Liquor (Michael Pataki) buys Ren and Stimpy (John Kricfalusi, Billy West) from a pet store and puts them on a rigorous training program; when Ren and Stimpy (John Kricfalusi, Billy West) are thrown into the pound, they start partying, until they realize what really happens if dogs aren't adopted in time.
Episode 1
Stimpy's Big Day!/The Big Shot!
Sun, Aug 11, 1991 24 mins
Stimpy wins a competition that takes him to the Big-time in Hollywood. Ren, left at home, begins to miss Stimpy more than he ever would have thought. Will Stimpy, rich and successful, remember Ren and return home?
Episode 2
Robin Höek/Nurse Stimpy
Sun, Aug 25, 1991 24 mins
Ren Hoëk becomes "Robin Hoëk" in this parody of the Robin Hood legend. Stimpy, however, runs from scene to scene as he takes on the role of every other character. Next, stricken with an illness, Ren is brought back to health through Stimpy's unusual nursing practices. In some cases, the cure can be worse than the illness!
Episode 3
Space Madness/The Boy Who Cried Rat!
Sun, Sep 8, 1991 24 mins
On their journey through space, Ren and Stimpy find that the true danger is "Space Madness", a cabin-crazy condition that Ren succumbs to. Next, in a sick tribute to classic animation, the two cook up a ploy to act as a rodent removal service. Ren becomes the mouse, and Stimpy as the cat. They take their services to suburbia with mixed results.
Episode 4
Fire Dogs/The Littlest Giant
Sun, Sep 15, 1991 24 mins
On the brink of starvation, and disguised as Dalmatians, the pair find employment at a fire station. Can these two handle an inferno at a towering skyscraper, with all of its exotic residents in need of rescue? Next, Stimpy, a little giant, and the brunt of the big giants' jokes, leaves home to find a happier life. What partnership will unfold when he meets Ren, a simple dairy farmer?
Episode 5
Marooned/A Cartoon (Untamed World)
Sun, Oct 6, 1991 25 mins
After a crash-landing on a strange planet, Commander Hoek and Cadet Stimpy go about cataloging and reporting on the strange planets inhabitants. But, before long, and quite unexpectedly, an inhabitant takes a very close look at them. Next, in kitsch documentary style, Ren narrates over some footage of curious flora and fauna. Finally, we are treated to a rare spotting of the Crocostimpy.
Episode 6
Black Hole/Stimpy's Invention
Sun, Dec 29, 1991 23 mins
Commander Hoek and Cadet Stimpy are sucked into the hideous vortex of a black hole. Now as inhabitants on a new planet, and constantly mutating, the pair solve an age-old mystery after being tipped-off by a familiar smell. Next, Stimpy in his naive optimism, invents an emotion-controlling helmet. Ren, whether he likes it or not, is now the involuntary test-subject.
