Ren and Stimpy
Ren and Stimpy are the main characters in two animated series by Canadian John Kricfalusi . Ren Hoëk , a neurotic , asthmatic Chihuahua , and Stimpson “Stimpy” J. Katzwinkel , a fat, simply structured cat , wander through absurd adventures in a comic book world whose style is a caricature of mid-20th century North America.
The Ren & Stimpy Show
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Ren & Stimpy Show |
| Original title | The Ren & Stimpy Show |
| Country of production |
 United States
|
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1991-1996 |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 52 |
| genre | Comedy |
| idea |
John Kricfalusi Jim Smith |
| First broadcast | August 11, 1991 (USA) on Nickelodeon |
| German-language first broadcast |
November 1996 on Nickelodeon Germany |
The series was produced by Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1994. The original inventor of Ren & Stimpy is John Kricfalusi . After two seasons (19 episodes), he and the production company Spümcø were fired from Nickelodeon on the grounds that they did not adhere to production schedules. According to Kricfalusi himself, the real reason was that Nickelodeon found Ren & Stimpy too brutal, disgusting and overall not suitable for children.
After Kricfalusi's dismissal, the trademark rights remained with Nickelodeon, which continued to produce the series through the Games Animation studio. Some of the original animation designers continued to work without Kricfalusi, including character designer Bob Camp and art director Bill Wray. Production was discontinued after a total of 52 episodes.
In the German dubbing, Ren was spoken by Santiago Ziesmer (including SpongeBob SquarePants ) and Stimpy by Oliver Feld (including Jerry Seinfeld ).
Almost all episodes of the show differ in terms of the setting and the background story of the main characters. Ren and Stimpy are sometimes penniless vagabonds, but in other episodes they lead a life with middle-class circumstances. Often they are also aware of their role as well-known cartoon characters.
| role | English speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Ren Hoëk |
John Kricfalusi (Seasons 1-2) Billy West (Seasons 3-5) |
Santiago Ziesmer |
| Stimpson "Stimpy" J. Cat | Billy West | Oliver Field |
| Voiceover | Hubertus Bengsch |
Dubbing company: EuroArts GmbH
Dialogue book: Nadine Geist
Dialogue directors: Nadine Geist, Dietmar Wunder
Charisma
In Germany, Ren & Stimpy started on Nickelodeon in November 1996 and were usually shown four times on weekends, but occasionally also on weekdays. With the discontinuation of Nickelodeon on May 31, 1998, Ren & Stimpy also disappeared from German television. From March 8 to May 13, 1999, Ren & Stimpy could be seen in the original version on MTV Germany in the night program. Episodes 36 to 53 were not broadcast. This was followed by repetitions on MTV2 Pop , VIVA , K-Toon , Nick , who started again in 2005, and in his evening section Nick after eight in 2008. As part of the Xmas Classic Battle , Nicknight showed the episodes Robin Höek / Sister Stimpy and Weltraum-Wahnsinn / Help a rat! on December 22, 2014.
In Switzerland , the series ran in the Nickelodeon program window of SRF two .
The series is now broadcast regularly on Nicknight. However, only those episodes with an age limit of no more than FSK 12 are broadcast.
publication
Germany
The complete series was released on October 4, 2013 in a limited collector's edition with 2,222 copies on DVD. The attempt was made to publish the series as uncut as possible. Gaps in the German version are filled with the English version and subtitles, the same thing happens in reverse with gaps in the English version. Due to the great demand, the series was released on May 9, 2014 in a regular DVD edition. Another publication in volume boxes, Volume 1 with the title Der Weltraumkoller was released on May 23, 2014. All German-language DVDs are published by Turbine Media Group.
Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" |
| Country of production |
United States
|
| original language | English |
| year | 2003 |
| Production company |
Spümcø |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 + 1 special |
| genre | Comedy , animation |
| idea | John Kricfalusi |
| First broadcast | June 26, 2003 (USA) on Spike TV |
In June 2003, Kricfalusi brought the Ren & Stimpy series "Adult Party Cartoon" to the American broadcaster TNN / Spike TV . It consists of 6 regular shows, as well as the episode Man's Best Friend , which was originally produced for the second season of the original series, but was rejected by Nickelodeon.
The series was canceled again in 2004.
| role | English speaker |
|---|---|
| Ren Hoëk | John Kricfalusi |
| Stimpson "Stimpy" J. Cat | Eric Bauza |
main characters
Ren
Ren Hoëk is a pessimistic , asthmatic and hyperactive pointing Chihuahua who always gets into dangerous situations. Its national origin is not clear, but seems to be in Europe. Ren denies his adventures in various roles: As Commander Hoëk , he explores space with the help of his cadet Stimpy . As a hero in green tights, Robin Hoëk invites you to adventures in the Sherwood Forest , and as Marlin Hoëk he acts as an expert on the most dangerous animals in the world. Ren is very proud, choleric and convinced of his superiority over Stimpy, but emotionally highly dependent on him, which he only admits in extreme situations. His dearest desire is to have large pectoral muscles. He also collects incurable diseases (in glasses), fossilized dinosaur excrement and opera records, as can be seen in the episode “Sven Hoëk”.
Stimpy
Stimpson "Stimpy" J. Katzwinkel is the second main character next to Ren and forms the optimistic opposite pole in the team . He is characterized by idiocy, indolence, naivety, debility and good-naturedness. Stimpy is the loyal soul at Ren's side, e.g. B. as a reliable and combative cadet. He prefers to leave the thinking to his Chihuahua friend Ren and is relatively willing to put up with Ren's often abusive treatment.
His absolute favorite song is "jubel-jubel-freu-freu" (happy-happy-joy-joy) by Stinky Wizzleteats. "Jubel-jubel-freu-freu" (abbreviated "jubel-freu") is also often used by Stimpy as a cry of joy and, according to the series, comes from his ancestor, the Stimpy-Saurus.
censorship
The episode Man's Best Friend was withheld entirely. Allegedly, John Kricfalusi was later fired because of this episode. However, it was later shown completely in the series "Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon". Two other stories ( Out West , Powdered Toast Man ) were initially shown but were later removed from the program. In Out West allegedly because they sang happily about hanging, in Powdered Toast Man because it is too political. However, these episodes could be seen in full in German. In addition, other cartoons were shortened, such as the cartoon Fake Dad . This 20 minute episode was cut down to 10 minutes by Nickelodeon. Another example is Ren & Stimpy's pilot Big House Blues in episode 8. Among other things, a scene was cut out in which Ren, after kissing Stimpy in his sleep, runs away and drinks hysterically from a toilet bowl. An excerpt from this scene can still be seen in the opening credits.
Individual evidence
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Series | The Ren and Stimpy Show. Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
- ^ Cut report for "Big House Blues" on www.schnittberichte.com
Web links
- The Ren & Stimpy Show in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- cartoonserien.de
