The Best Episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show

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   #1 - The Boy Who Cried Rat!

   S1:E69/8/1991

   Penniless and hungry, Ren hatches the perfect plan: Stimpy can get work as a family's mouse-catching kitty, and Ren can pose as the mouse. What could possibly go wrong?

   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi

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   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi
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   #2 - Dog Show

   S2:E1012/12/1992

   George Liquor, American, has worked tirelessly to groom Ren and Stimpy for the All County Dog Show, but before they can compete, they'll need to get past the toughest judge of all - Mr. Horse!

   Directors:John Kricfalusi, Chris Reccardi

   Writer:Richard Pursel

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   Directors:John Kricfalusi, Chris Reccardi

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   #3 - Robin Höek

   S1:E38/25/1991

   Ren dreams that he is the hero of Stimpy's bedtime story - a brave outlaw who robs from the rich, gives to the criminally insane, and rescues the cross-dressed cat, Maid Moron.

   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
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   #4 - Out West

   S2:E48/29/1992

   Ren and Stimpy find themselves amid the Wild West, where they run up against a Sheriff and Deputy who's favorite past-time is hanging people.

   Director:Bob Camp

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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   Director:Bob Camp

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
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   #5 - Powdered Toastman

   S2:E28/15/1992

   We then follow the unusual and bizarre adventures of "Powdered Toast Man" as he is called on for various rescue missions.

   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Richard Pursel, John Kricfalusi

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   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Richard Pursel, John Kricfalusi
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   #6 - In the Army

   S2:E18/15/1992

   Ren and Stimpy join the Army, where they begin basic training under a very demanding Drill Sargent.

   Director:Bob Camp

   Writer:Bob Camp

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   #7 - No Pants Today

   S3:E411/26/1993

   After Stimpy gets out of the shower, he finds that there is not a pair of pants in the house. Ignoring Ren, who tells him that clothes are for humans, and that he doesn't need pants, he tries multiple times to find a pair of pants, without much luck. He is shunned by the outside world because he is nude. He eventually gets lost in the forest, cold, naked, and embarrassed.

   Directors:Bob Camp, Bill Wray

   Writer:Richard Pursel

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   #8 - Ren's Toothache

   S2:E38/22/1992

   Ren learns the benefits of dental hygiene the hard way, as he refuses to listen to Stimpy's advice on brushing your teeth.

   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
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   #9 - Fake Dad

   S2:E122/28/1993

   Ren shows his soft side when he volunteers to be a fake dad for a 200-pound prison convict named Kowalski. Of course, Stimpy lends support as the loving fake mom.

   Directors:John Kricfalusi, Jim Smith

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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    #10 - Stimpy's Big Day

    S1:E18/11/1991

    Ren thinks TV has ruined Stimpy's mind, but when Stimpy wins a televised Gritty Kitty Litter contest and becomes a Hollywood star on the Muddy Muddskipper show, he leaves Ren behind.

    Director:John Kricfalusi

    Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi

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    #11 - The Big Shot

    S1:E28/11/1991

    While Stimpy enjoys his new found success in show business, Ren sits at home missing his brainless buddy. Will Stimpy give up his fame and fortune to return home?

    Director:John Kricfalusi

    Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi

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    #12 - Svën Höek

    S2:E611/7/1992

    Ren gets driven out of his mind yet again as his anxiously awaited cousin Svën forms a stupidity bond with Stimpy through magic Nose Goblins, Kitty Litter, and the "Don't Whiz on the Electric Fence" board game.

    Director:John Kricfalusi

    Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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    #13 - Big Baby Scam

    S2:E912/12/1992

    It's Ren's greatest scheme ever: switch places with a couple of babies and enjoy the pampered life. But being babies turns out to be harder than Ren or Stimpy ever imagined.

    Director:Vincent Waller

    Writer:Vincent Waller

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    #14 - Space Madness

    S1:E59/8/1991

    During a 36-year mission to the Crab Nebula, Commander Höek succumbs to Space Madness and puts Cadet Stimpy in charge of the mysterious History Eraser Button!

    Director:John Kricfalusi

    Writers:Jim Gomez, John Kricfalusi

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    Director:John Kricfalusi

    Writers:Jim Gomez, John Kricfalusi
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    #15 - Rubber Nipple Salesmen

    S2:E58/29/1992

    Ren and Stimpy hit the road as door-to-door Rubber Nipple Salesmen, peddling their wares to a bizarre clientele, including a psychotic Fire Chief, a paranoid Mr. Horse, and a family actually in need of new nipples!

    Directors:John Kricfalusi, Vincent Waller

    Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi

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    #16 - Mad Dog Höek

    S2:E811/21/1992

    The fearsome Lout Brothers take on Mad Dog Höek (Ren) and Killer Kadoogan (Stimpy) in a no-holds-barred wrestling match that tests Ren's theory on how fake wrestling is.

    Director:Bob Camp

    Writer:Bob Camp

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    #17 - Monkey See, Monkey Don't

    S2:E112/13/1993

    Ren and Stimpy want the easy life of living in a zoo. They disguise themselves as monkeys and try to hang in there.

    Director:Bob Camp

    Writers:Vincent Waller, Bob Camp

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    #18 - Nurse Stimpy

    S1:E48/25/1991

    When Ren falls ill, it's Nurse Stimpy to the rescue, swearing by the Sacred Bedpan to cure his friend. Will the constant care lead to a cured Chihuahua, or a total relapse?

    Director:John Kricfalusi

    Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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    #19 - Hermit Ren

    S4:E110/1/1994

    Annoyed by Stimpy's stupidity, Ren goes to live off as a hermit, and goes crazy after months of being alone. He is kicked out of the hermits union for having imaginary friends. Segment: Untamed World: Field Guide - Stimpy, reprising his role as a nature show host from Untamed World, in the jungles of Miami, Florida.

    Director:Chris Reccardi

    Writers:Bob Camp, Bill Wray, Chris Reccardi, Jim Gomez

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    Writers:Bob Camp, Bill Wray, Chris Reccardi, Jim Gomez
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    #20 - City Hicks

    S5:E47/1/1995

    Ren & Stimpy leave the country when it rains & their fields are ruined with fruits & vegetables.

    Director:Ken Bruce

    Writer:Vince Calandra

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    #21 - Haunted House

    S2:E711/21/1992

    Ren and Stimpy visit a haunted mansion where a depressive ghost fruitlessly tries to scare them, but the clueless duo barely notice his antic... not even the chainsaw!

    Director:Ron Hughart

    Writers:Bob Camp, Jim Smith, Richard Pursel, John Kricfalusi

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    Director:Ron Hughart

    Writers:Bob Camp, Jim Smith, Richard Pursel, John Kricfalusi
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    #22 - A Yard Too Far

    S3:E211/20/1993

    Ren and Stimpy try to get food from a house (Yogi Bear-style) with a baboon guarding it.

    Director:Bob Camp

    Writer:Bob Camp

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    #23 - Prehistoric Stimpy

    S4:E611/5/1994

    Ren & Stimpy go to the Natural History Museum to see the skeletal remains of the mammoth Stimpysaurus.

    Director:Bob Camp

    Writers:Bob Camp, Ron Hauge

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    #24 - Stimpy's Pet

    S5:E510/7/1995

    Ren and Stimpy find an abandoned circus clown at their doorstep. While Ren DOES NOT want to keep him, Stimpy pleads and begs until Ren agrees.

    Director:Steve Loter

    Writers:Bob Camp, Jim Gomez, Vince Calandra

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    Writers:Bob Camp, Jim Gomez, Vince Calandra
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    #25 - Circus Midgets

    S3:E311/26/1993

    Ren & Stimpy have been hitch hiking for three years. They finally get a ride... from crazed circus midgets who kidnap various people, because they are in desperate need of an audience.

    Directors:Bob Camp, Jim Gomez

    Writers:Bob Camp, Ron Hauge, Peter Avanzino

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    Directors:Bob Camp, Jim Gomez

    Writers:Bob Camp, Ron Hauge, Peter Avanzino