Ren and Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon (also known as Ren and Stimpy: The
Lost Episodes) is an American adult animated television series created
by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi for the cable network Spike TV.
The series was developed as an "extreme" revamp and spin-off of The
Ren & Stimpy Show, which previously aired on the American cable
network Nickelodeon, and is known for being significantly more vulgar
and inappropriate than the original series. The series originally ran
from June 26 to July 24, 2003, and was abruptly removed from the
network after just three episodes. It received negative reception from
both fans and critics.The original Ren & Stimpy Show premiered
alongside Rugrats and Doug as one of the original Nicktoons on
children's network Nickelodeon in 1991. The show's creator, John
Kricfalusi, had many altercations with the network, eventually
culminating in his termination. In 2002, about a decade after
Kricfalusi's termination, Viacom (which owns Nickelodeon) contacted
him to produce a new version of his series for an updated version of
TNN, Spike TV, which was devoted to programming for male audiences.
Kricfalusi said that TNN wanted an "extreme" version of The Ren &
Stimpy Show. TNN gave Kricfalusi greater control of the writing and
contents of the episodes, and he produced six new cartoons aimed at
adult audiences. Some of the head storyboard artists, screenwriters,
and animators returned from the original Ren and Stimpy series, such
as Vincent Waller, Eddie Fitzgerald, and Jim Smith, but most of the
animation and writing team were a new team of artists, specifically
instructed and headed by Kricfalusi himself. In a similar vein to the
original series, Kricfalusi ran into problems with meeting production
deadlines, with only three out of the nine episodes ordered by the
network being completed on time.Some of the original voice cast
members returned, with the notable exception of Billy West, original
voice of Stimpy and second voice of Ren and Mr. Horse, who turned down
the role, as he did not consider it funny and that participating in it
would damage his career. Eric Bauza was hired to replace West as
Stimpy, while Kricfalusi reprised his roles as Ren and Mr. Horse. Cast
members Harris Peet and Cheryl Chase also returned, and Kricfalusi's
father Mike Kricfalusi and long-time childhood friend Tom Hay provided
some voices.All of the episodes were animated at Carbunkle Cartoons,
in association with Big Star Productions. Kricfalusi had previously
relied upon Carbunkle during the Nickelodeon years, and he
subcontracted animation of many original series episodes (including
"Space Madness", "Black Hole" and "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen")
to that studio.
Lost Episodes) is an American adult animated television series created
by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi for the cable network Spike TV.
The series was developed as an "extreme" revamp and spin-off of The
Ren & Stimpy Show, which previously aired on the American cable
network Nickelodeon, and is known for being significantly more vulgar
and inappropriate than the original series. The series originally ran
from June 26 to July 24, 2003, and was abruptly removed from the
network after just three episodes. It received negative reception from
both fans and critics.The original Ren & Stimpy Show premiered
alongside Rugrats and Doug as one of the original Nicktoons on
children's network Nickelodeon in 1991. The show's creator, John
Kricfalusi, had many altercations with the network, eventually
culminating in his termination. In 2002, about a decade after
Kricfalusi's termination, Viacom (which owns Nickelodeon) contacted
him to produce a new version of his series for an updated version of
TNN, Spike TV, which was devoted to programming for male audiences.
Kricfalusi said that TNN wanted an "extreme" version of The Ren &
Stimpy Show. TNN gave Kricfalusi greater control of the writing and
contents of the episodes, and he produced six new cartoons aimed at
adult audiences. Some of the head storyboard artists, screenwriters,
and animators returned from the original Ren and Stimpy series, such
as Vincent Waller, Eddie Fitzgerald, and Jim Smith, but most of the
animation and writing team were a new team of artists, specifically
instructed and headed by Kricfalusi himself. In a similar vein to the
original series, Kricfalusi ran into problems with meeting production
deadlines, with only three out of the nine episodes ordered by the
network being completed on time.Some of the original voice cast
members returned, with the notable exception of Billy West, original
voice of Stimpy and second voice of Ren and Mr. Horse, who turned down
the role, as he did not consider it funny and that participating in it
would damage his career. Eric Bauza was hired to replace West as
Stimpy, while Kricfalusi reprised his roles as Ren and Mr. Horse. Cast
members Harris Peet and Cheryl Chase also returned, and Kricfalusi's
father Mike Kricfalusi and long-time childhood friend Tom Hay provided
some voices.All of the episodes were animated at Carbunkle Cartoons,
in association with Big Star Productions. Kricfalusi had previously
relied upon Carbunkle during the Nickelodeon years, and he
subcontracted animation of many original series episodes (including
"Space Madness", "Black Hole" and "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen")
to that studio.
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