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The Ren & Stimpy Show premiered in August 1991 on Nickelodeon. The animated comedy, one of the first three Nicktoons, ran for five seasons and 52 half-hour episodes.

The series was without a doubt one of the most controversial original series to air on Nickelodeon. As one of the first three Nicktoons, it premiered alongside two series that were much different (Doug and Rugrats). With production delays right after its premiere, the censoring of episodes, the “banned” (and unaired, on Nickelodeon) episode “Man’s Best Friend”, airing some episodes first on MTV, and the fact that after two seasons the show only had about 19 episodes – whereas the other two Nicktoons had 39 each, Nick eventually fired series creator John Kricfalusi in September 1992.

Despite all the behind-the-scenes issues, the content problems with Nick editing previously aired episodes or simply no longer showing them at all, the show was successful and aired regularly on the network for years. Repeats even made several notable returns, including in the summer of 2000 and in 2006. The last airing of any episode on Nick was November 22, 2007.

The show would also receive tremendous air time on the Nicktoons TV channel, even though the network still didn’t air some episodes Nick had pulled from rotation. When Viacom sibling network TNN/Spike TV ordered a new adult-version of the show in 2003, Nickelodeon distanced themselves from the show – pulling all airings from Nicktoons and requiring episodes released on DVD and aired on Spike TV to remove the Nickelodeon logo from the show. After the “Adult Party Cartoon” failed quickly, and when Spike TV stopped airing the “classic” episodes, Nicktoons Network brought repeats back to their schedule in August 2005. Repeats continued through 2021, last airing on TeenNick’s reto Nickelodeon block NickRewind.

About The Show

You can bet your Aunt Betty you’ve never seen anything like “The Ren & Stimpy Show” (unless, of course, you HAVE seen “The Ren & Stimpy Show”). And we’re not afraid to tell you that this toon doesn’t make any sense. Ren is a screaming, hyperactive Chihuahua with a tendency to be downright mean to his best pal Stimpy, a giant, tailless cat who eats kitty litter for lunch. The adventures of our crazy costars can take place anywhere—and in any form: They might be stir-crazy astronauts, they might be hand-painted firedogs, they might even be kidnapped circus midgets. What would you expect from a domesticated animal duo who worship a superhero called Powdered Toastman? It’s Space Madness! [via Nickelodeon/Nick.com]

The Episode List

The episode list and air dates below are for Nickelodeon, MTV, and The New TNN in the United States. The dates, days, and times listed are for their first appearance on the network. The codes are official episode numbers used by the network.