Name: The Ren & Stimpy Show
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1991-08-11
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Billy West

The cartoon that traumatized millennials and made Nickelodeon executives cry.

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viscerally grossunhinged chaossurreal nightmare fuel

Latest Episode

4.024 min

Season 5 • Episode 17

Latest

A Scooter For Yaksmas

Dec 16, 1995

Stimpy believes in Yaksmas, yet Ren who thinks Yaksmas is stupid, doesn't believe in the festive holiday.

Overview

Animation Comedy Family Kids Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Ren and Stimpy are a mismatch made in animation heaven with nothing in common but a life-long friendship and an incredible knack for getting into trouble. Join them in their bizarre and gross world for some outlandish situations coupled with hilarious jokes.

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cartoon cat cartoon dog psycho

codependent friendshipabsurdist existencerejection of innocencecreative freedom vs corporate restraint

Standout Aspects

Sound

Stock sound effects pushed to operatic extremes.

Acting

Billy West's dual performance is genuinely unhinged.

Best for:Rewatch·Friends·Background

Heads up:Disturbing·Violence

Creators

Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

First AiredAug 11, 1991

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Seasons5·Episodes91

Top Cast

Billy West

Ren / Stimpy (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Nickelodeon fired creator John Kricfalusi in 1992, but the network kept the show running—resulting in two distinct eras fans still argue about.

Cultural

Ren & Stimpy pioneered 'creator-driven animation' that paved the way for SpongeBob and Adult Swim, but its legacy is complicated by Kricfalusi's later conduct.