Ren and Stimpy

Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Ren Höek, a neurotic "asthma-hound" chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a fat simpleton (but occasionally intelligent) cat, wander around in nonsensical adventures reminiscent of the . Kricfalusi created the characters in 1979 while working for low-budget TV cartoons after moving to the USA.

Ren & Stimpy on DVD

A DVD set of seasons one and two of the original series was released October 12 2004. Some fans were angered by the fact that the set, billed as "Ren & Stimpy Uncut," had a few missing scenes removed for time issues and fade outs where commercials had been inserted from the "remastered" versions played on Spike TV. Kricfalusi said in a statement that all of the cut footage he knew about had been returned.

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DVD - October 12 - 2004

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Additionally, another Spümcø member (Steven Worth) has also attributed the time-snipped footage and fade outs to the DVD encoders who could not obtain the original master tapes.

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The "Seasons Three and A Half-ish" DVD box was released on June 28, 2005, while the "Season 5 and Some More of 4" set of the original series is due on September 20, 2005 and an Adult Party Cartoon set, aka "The Lost Episodes" is planned for release on November 8, 2005. An "Ultimate Ren & Stimpy Collection" DVD (which will be a re-issued box set of the previous DVD sets with new supplements) is also in the works.

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June 28 - 2005 - September 20 - November 8

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