# You Seeck Leetle Monkey: The Ren & Stimpy Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341 "2011-09-14T23:08:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/1 "2011-09-14T23:08:20Z")
The other day I was taping a show on my PVR for my 6-year-old when I saw, to my delight, that Ren & Stimpy was being played at midnight. I set up a series recording and we’ve been watching it ever since. Her favourite TV episode ever is now “Stimpy’s Invention,” also known as the Happy Happy Joy Joy episode. I couldn’t be prouder. If there are twelve funnier minutes of television than “Stimpy’s Invention” I don’t know what they are. I find R&S a fascinating show. Watching the old episodes it actually was not a perfect show - well, to be honest, it was far from it; there is a lot of filler, poor editing and direction, jokes that don’t work, and bad timing. The show was fought over constantly by an intrusive, bullheaded network and a creator who was, as near as I can tell, one of the most egotistical assholes in the world. It’s a miracle the show got made at all. But at the same time the show was remarkably revolutionary, original and daring, and has been much copied since by an armload of other cartoons. And when it’s good - like “Stimpy’s Invention” - it’s just unbelievably hysterical. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/2 "2011-09-14T23:45:37Z")
Back in the 90’s I had a godawful back spasm and was out of work for a week, bedridden. However, that was the week that the very first episode of _Ren & Stimpy_ aired, and I remember watching it disbelievingly and giggling like a lunatic while high on Vicodin. I think the first one was the “Muddy Mudskipper” episode, but I’d have to check my memory on that. Funny, funny show. I’ll still occasionally watch the Happy Happy Joy Joy dance on youtube for a fast smile. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/3 "2011-09-14T23:57:53Z")
[Happy Happy Joy Joy!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXSOD1N5lR4&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![FalconFinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@FalconFinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FalconFinder)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/4 "2011-09-15T03:35:59Z")
Space Madness is the funniest episode, in my opinion, followed closely by Stimpy’s Invention. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/5 "2011-09-15T04:04:03Z")
> [@FalconFinder](#): > > Space Madness is the funniest episode, in my opinion, followed closely by Stimpy’s Invention. 😃 The one about the BIG RED SHINY button? The CANDY-LIKE button? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/6 "2011-09-15T04:39:20Z")
I liked the advertisements for Log. ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/7 "2011-09-15T04:49:56Z")
Crazy show. Sometimes terrible, sometimes really funny. I loved it when it was revealed that Stimpy’s full name is “Stimpleton J. Cat”. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/8 "2011-09-15T04:54:27Z")
Call the police! ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/9 "2011-09-15T05:27:01Z")
[This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ALvj4KSF3M), IMHO, was the single greatest moment in the history of that show. Deeply, hilariously, brilliantly disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/10 "2011-09-15T05:35:21Z")
“…He talks to farts, man!” I always got a big kick out of the random, disgustingly detailed still shots of Stimpy’s buttcrack or nostrils. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/11 "2011-09-15T05:47:54Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > I always got a big kick out of the random, disgustingly detailed still shots of Stimpy’s buttcrack or nostrils. Now, see - that looked less well for me :D. I was a little too fastidious for the gross-out humor. Well, except maybe for the parasite humor ;). ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/12 "2011-09-15T08:51:25Z")
[There’s no dog…\* snicker\*…but there’s a baboon!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8ZlO76-BpA) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/13 "2011-09-15T10:49:46Z")
Our country reeks of trees, Our yaks are really large, And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them, And our saddlesores are the best, We proudly wear women’s clothing, And searing sand blows up our skirts. And the buzzards they soar overhead, And poisonous snakes will devour us whole, Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to Hell, And that is our great reward, For being the Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/14 "2011-09-15T11:29:47Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > Call the police! “Hey \*Meester \*- wanna buy some rubber _neeples_?” “No…but do you have any…rubber walrus protectors?” Just weird as hell. And let’s not forget: that theme song - I believe played by guys at Spumco - is [rockabilly genius](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLzJ3tGLWxA). That is some bright Telecaster coming at you. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/15 "2011-09-15T12:14:09Z")
Powdered Toastman away!!! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/16 "2011-09-15T12:28:02Z")
I think Sven Hoek is the best single episode ever. The whole ending sequence where Ren describes in loving detail what he’s going to do to the two eediots while they cower and cry in fear is brilliant. “My collection of infectious diseases! Violated! My dinosaur droppings! Painted like Easter Eggs!” ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/17 "2011-09-15T12:35:35Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Powdered Toastman away!!! “Quick man - cling tenaciously to my buttocks!!” ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/18 "2011-09-15T12:38:23Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I think Sven Hoek is the best single episode ever. The whole ending sequence where Ren describes in loving detail what he’s going to do to the two eediots while they cower and cry in fear is brilliant. > > “My collection of infectious diseases! Violated! My dinosaur droppings! Painted like Easter Eggs!” Don’t Whiz On The Electric Fence™ ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/19 "2011-09-15T12:40:37Z")
Space Madness and Firedogs are the two episodes that stand out for me. Although hearing Stimpy’s lost fart moaning that he’ll never find a home as “Warm and Snuggly” as his old one is hilariously creepy. One thing I relly liked about the show was their use of sound effects. Like when Stimpy wakes Ren and Ren’s eyes snap open with a sound like a shattering window. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seeck-leetle-monkey-the-ren-stimpy-thread/596341/20 "2011-09-15T13:02:34Z")
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