History WesternAnimation / TheRenAndStimpyShow

* TitleConfusion: The show is called ''The Ren and Stimpy Show'', not just ''Ren and Stimpy''.

Who in their right minds would give a mainstream animated series to Creator/JohnKricfalusi, the erratic and enigmatic Canadian animator known for causing chaos throughout [[TheEighties the '80s]] with his attempts in putting out a [[GrossoutShow grotesque, almost obscene art style]] which played up every body hair, pimple, bulging vein, oozing sore, lump of unsightly fat, and pock-marked butt cheek, whilst proudly flaunting around showing off the most disgusting and disturbing parts of internal anatomy?

* ArtStyleDissonance: The art style is often described as reminiscent of cartoons from TheFifties. What happens on-screen on the other hand would have had the show cancelled back in said era.

* StandardFiftiesFather: Mr. Pipe.

* AnAesop: "Powdered Toast Man" has a subtle one to go along with its send-up of superheroes, in that it's a satirical cautionary tale about how easily authority is abused. MoralGuardians ''completely'' missed the point, and insisted that Nickelodeon censor PTM burning the Constitution.

* GenreThrowback: The show is one to TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation in terms of its expressive animation, particularly the works of Creator/BobClampett and Creator/TexAvery, along with the stylized, limited look of early 60s Hanna-Barbera cartoons.

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan:

* SetRightWhatOnceWasWrong: The original proposed ending to "Space Madness", nixed by Nickelodeon editors[[note]]Or nixed by John K. [[OrSoIHeard depending on who's telling the story]].[[/note]], would have featured Ren and Stimpy going back in time and undoing the damage caused by Stimpy pushing the History-Eraser Button.

[[caption-width-right:333:''Happy happy, joy joy.'']]

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* AxCrazy: Ren and George Liquor.

Aside from its' innovations in the industry, the show is just as notorious for its' [[TroubledProduction/TheRenAndStimpyShow haphazard production history]]; 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, midway through production of the show's second season. Production was then absorbed by Nickelodeon itself via its inhouse studio Games Animations as a number of the original staff (such as major directors Jim Smith and Vincent Waller) left in disgust over Kricfalusi's firing, although several notable crew members (such as Jim Gomez, Chris Reccardi, Mike Kim and co-creator Bob Camp, who was subsequently promoted to showrunner) remained on the series long-term. The show was cancelled in 1995 after 52 half-hour episodes.

Aside from its' innovations in the industry, the show is just as notorious for its' [[TroubledProduction haphazard production history]]; 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, midway through production of the show's second season. Production was then absorbed by Nickelodeon itself via its inhouse studio Games Animations as a number of the original staff (such as major directors Jim Smith and Vincent Waller) left in disgust over Kricfalusi's firing, although several notable crew members (such as Jim Gomez, Chris Reccardi, Mike Kim and co-creator Bob Camp, who was subsequently promoted to showrunner) remained on the series long-term. The show was cancelled in 1995 after 52 half-hour episodes.

Aside from its' innovations in the industry, the show is just as notorious for its' [[TroubledProduction haphazard production history]]; 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, midway through production of the show's second season. Production was then absorbed by Nickelodeon itself via its inhouse studio Games Animations as a number of the original staff (such as major layout artists Jim Smith and Vincent Waller) left in disgust over Kricfalusi's firing, although several notable crew members (such as Jim Gomez, Chris Reccardi, Mike Kim and co-creator Bob Camp, who was subsequently promoted to showrunner) remained on the series long-term. The show was cancelled in 1995 after 52 half-hour episodes.

Aside from its' innovations in the industry, the show is just as notorious for its' haphazard production history; 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, midway through production of the show's second season. Production was then absorbed by Nickelodeon itself via its inhouse studio Games Animations as a number of the original staff (such as major layout artists Jim Smith and Vincent Waller) left in disgust over Kricfalusi's firing, although several notable crew members (such as Jim Gomez, Chris Reccardi, Mike Kim and co-creator Bob Camp, who was subsequently promoted to showrunner) remained on the series long-term. The show was cancelled in 1995 after 52 half-hour episodes.

However, 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, midway through production of the show's second season. Production was then absorbed by Nickelodeon itself (via its inhouse studio Games Animations) as a number of the original staff (such as major layout artists Jim Smith and Vincent Waller) left in disgust over Kricfalusi's firing, although several notable crew members (such as Jim Gomez, Chris Reccardi, Mike Kim and co-creator Bob Camp, who was subsequently promoted to showrunner) remained on the series long-term. The show was cancelled in 1995 after 52 half-hour episodes.