History Characters / TheRenAndStimpyShow

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Burl Ives.

Victor voiced by Danny Cooksey

* HairTriggerTemper: Victor

* KarmaHoudini: Victor got away with beating up Ren, Stimpy, and Anthony in "A Visit to Anthony's".
** KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Both Victor and his dad got their comeuppance in their next appearance, when they accidentally drove off a cliff.

** Victor has a cameo in 'Stupid Sidekicks Union.'

* SmokingIsCool: Victor's Dad.

* PungeonMaster: He is prone to making puns.

* SomethingPerson: A "Powdered Toast Man."

* InterspeciesRomance: In "Jerry the Bellybutton Elf," he brings his human girlfriend to a party, where she promptly eats all the clam dip. Later episodes show his newest wife is an ape.

* BlindDriving: While she's driving an RV in "Road Apples," we see in the rear view mirror reflection that her eyes are closed.

* TheFaceless: Although we do see the back of her blond head while she drives an RV in "Road Apples."
* {{Housewife}}: Her overall aesthetic is that of a 1950's housewife.
* MsFanservice: Though we [[TheFaceless never see her face]] what we do see of her body is attractive in a "1950's housewife" way.

* {{Sideboob}}: Shown while bathing with the rest of her family in "Big Baby Scam."

* AxCrazy: As a dutiful fire-fighting hero he has nothing but psychotic hatred for those public threats, circus midgets. Pity that those appalling apparitions appear everywhere and as ''everyone''. With his trusty shovel thankfully he will take care of them as the beating of Haggis [=McHaggis=] and the torture of Ren and Stimpy when they were dressed up as clowns, demonstrates.

* JeopardyThinkingMusic: When they think, a pastiche of the ''Jeopardy'' theme song plays.

* DumbMuscle: He is very buff and stupid.

-->'''Kowalski''': Daddy hit baby! Baby mad!

Voiced by Jack Carter

A former cartoon producer, first introduced in the episode "Stimpy's Cartoon", to whom the years have not been kind. He showed up in a few other shorts as a stock "rambling, crazy old man" character.

* BodyHorror: In "Stimpy's Cartoon" we see a hermit crab crawl into his head, his ear falls off and when he takes off his glasses, his eyes and nose come off with them. Worst of all is when his arms tear off.

* KilledOffForReal: Dies at the end of "Galoot Wranglers" after TemptingFate by saying "may I drop dead." However, he still makes one last appearance as an angel in heaven in "The Last Temptation."

* Really700YearsOld: He rants about yanking off Thomas Jefferson's "silly powdered wig", suggesting that he was alive during the Colonial era. In another episode, he claims to have been there when the first prehistoric life-form crawled out of the sea and that he was the one who killed the dinosaurs, though those turned out to be complete nonsense.

* BadassBystander: In the "Fire Dogs" episode, when she sees Ren's passed out on the ladder after seeing how high up he is, Mrs. Buttloaves takes it upon herself to get Ren back down. She grabs him in his teeth and descends the ladder, and then tries to give Ren C.P.R. as thanks for trying to help her.

* NiceGirl: She's one of the kindest characters in the series, possibly even kinder than Stimpy, as she's had no JerkAssBall moments unlike him (or, more accurately, she hasn't had enough screentime to ever have ''caught'' the JerkAssBall in the first place).

* AmbiguousDisorder: A few lines from the song "Happy Happy Joy Joy" imply that he may be schizophrenic.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: In "Scotsman In Space".

* AscendedExtra: He only made one prominent appearance in the show besides the odd brief cameo, but appeared more often in the Marvel Comic book.

* FunnyForeigner: He has an exaggerated Swedish accent rather than a Peter Lorre-esque one like Ren, despite being related to him.

A meat-worshipping reverend. Only appears in the episode "Reverend Jack". Voiced by Frank Gorshin.

* TakeThat: He is said to be based on John Kricfalusi himself and the problems he caused during the show's first season.

[[folder: Jerry The Bellybutton Elf]]
Voiced by Creator/GilbertGottfried (English) and Creator/HumbertoVelez (Latin American Spanish)

* LargeHam : Duh, it's Creator/GilbertGottfried. Also literally since he morphs into a giant pork chop.

Voiced by Bob Camp

-->Voiced by: Bill Mumy

* BackFromTheDead: At the end of the episode, he drinks poison and it somehow brings him back to life as a black man.
* DrivenToSuicide: He's already dead to begin with, but when he gives up on trying to scare the duo, he drinks a bottle of poison to try anyway--and inexplicably comes back to life as a jolly fat black guy, [[GainaxEnding who promptly drives off in a convertible.]]

Yes, THAT Creator/RalphBakshi. He appears solely in Fire Dogs II, with Ren and Stimpy hanging out with him.

* AdamWesting: Yes, that really is Creator/RalphBakshi playing himself.

Powdered Toast Man's arch nemesis.

->Voiced by: Creator/BillyWest (seasons 1-5, reboot), Creator/EricBauza (''Adult Party Cartoon''); José Luis Orozco (original show), Creator/JorgeOrnelas (''Adult Party Cartoon'') (Latin American Spanish dub)

* NiceGuy: Like Stimpy, he's insanely sweet-natured. Also like Stimpy, he's presumably too stupid to be mean.

* GoodIsNotNice: George firmly believes in discipline and rules, but takes them to an overzealous extreme.

* DrillSergeantNasty: Quite persuasive especially with a tank-cannon at his disposal.

* DrillSergeantNasty

* LargeHam

* WellIntentionedExtremist: To quote writer and story editor Will McRobb, Liquor is akin to "a father who wants best for his children, not realizing that he is really abusing them."

* AxCrazy: As a dutiful fire-fighting hero he has nothing but psychotic hatred for those public threats, circus midgets. Pity that those appaling apparitions appear everywhere and as ''everyone''. With his trusty shovel thankfully he will take care of them as the beating of Haggis McHaggis and the torture of Ren and Stimpy when they were dressed up as clowns, demonstrates.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: {{Played with}}. In the pilot, Stimpy was more a slightly [[TheDitz dopey]] prop for Ren to bounce off of, whose stupidity wasn't as pronounced, and barely had any speaking lines. Depending on one's point of view. The show either quickly evolves Stimpy into an [[WideEyedIdealist idealistic]] CloudCuckoolander, or devolves him into a [[FatIdiot total "eediot"]] who may or may not literally be [[TheDitz that stupid]]. Especially if the infamous episode about him and his "son" is anything to go by. It could even be just part of it. It's just that kind of show, especially where its creator is concerned... Heck, DependingOnTheWriter, it may even be both...[[NegativeContinuity except when it isn't]]. Either way, he has almost as many limelight roles as Ren.

* {{Eagleland}}: The Boorish type. How many people do you know introduce themselves with their nationality?

* AxCrazy: Beat up Haggis McHaggis with a shovel and is implied to have tortured Ren and Stimpy when they were dressed up as clowns.

* HairTriggerTemper: Ren has an extremely violent temper, especially when it comes to Stimpy. Averted in episodes like "Sven Hoek" and "Hermit Ren", where it takes several incidents from Stimpy (albeit in fairly short succession, mind you)to rouse his anger.

->Voiced by: Creator/JohnKricfalusi (seasons 1-2, ''Adult Party Cartoon''), Creator/BillyWest (his laughter and a few episodes in season 2; seasons 3-5, reboot), [[Creator/AlfonsoObregonInclan Alfonso Obregón]] (Latin American Spanish dub, both shows)

->Voiced by: Creator/BillyWest (seasons 1-5, reboot), Creator/EricBauza (''Adult Party Cartoon''), Creator/JorgeOrnelas (Latin American Spanish dub, ''Adult Party Cartoon'')

An Asthma Hound Chihuahua prone to psychotic breakdowns and acts of violence. Whatever he does, expect for it to be somehow materially motivated.

* IronButtMonkey: Even moreso than Stimpy, but he usually brings it on himself.

Stimpy is an overweight Manx cat [[KindheartedSimpleton with no...er, well, let's say "little" brains and a big heart.]] [[FatBestFriend He is friends]] with [[{{Jerkass}} Ren,]] despite having to deal with Ren's [[AxCrazy insanity]] and violence [[FatComicRelief comically]] [[ButtMonkey or not]], he manages to put up with ''everything'' and is [[ThePollyanna in good-spirits.]]

** Stimpy's [[EnragedByIdiocy idiocy]] in general is a large pet peeve of his.

** "YOU SICK LITTLE MONKEY!"

** "YOU FAT, BLOATED EEDIOT!"
** "YOU WOOORM!"
** "YOU FILTHY SWINE!"[[note]][[Recap/RenandStimpy1x06BlackHoleStimpysInvention I WILL]] '''''[[IllKillYou KEEL]]''''' [[IllKillYou YOU!!!]][[/note]]

* DogStereotype: He's a neurotic, aggressive and high-strung Chihuahua.

* FacePalm: Does this frequently. Best example is in "To Salve And Salve Not" when he does the after going insane for about five seconds and his face cracking and turning blue.
* FreakOut: Extremely prone to them, as he's both neurotic and psychopathic. Surprisingly for a cartoon, however, his freak outs tend to be very realistic.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: A few in-universe segments such as some post-episode sign offs and the parody documentaries like "Untamed World" imply that Ren's considerably more amiable off camera. Though episodes like "Stupid Sidekick Union" and "Who's Stupid Now" show Ren as irritable off-camera as well.

* MixedAncestry: This is a possibility, since he has a vague Spanish accent and a German last name. See the Headscratchers page for more information on this (it is speculated that Ren's mom is Spanish and his dad is German, and that Ren came out Spanish.)

* OddCouple: He's friends (sometimes more than that) with Stimpy even though Ren is an ill-tempeted psychopath and Stimpy is a fat idiot.
* OddFriendship: One has to wonder how they became best friends in the first place. Stimpy is a KindheartedSimpleton whereas Ren is an AxCrazy {{Jerkass}}.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Billy West's voicing for Ren had a very erratic dialect to say the least. Kricfalusi had some moments too, but far more subtle.

* TookALevelInJerkass: In the Games episodes. One could argue he's no less sociopathic under Spumco's pen, but he lacks as many redeeming moments of genuine empathy or repentance ([[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk or reveals them to have a insincere or selfish ambition]]). According to Bill Wray, the series was actually pressured to make Ren meaner in the Games era (a complete contrast to the mandates of the Spumco seasons[[note]]Which had Ren having any kind of heart forced on the show anyway.[[/note]]). Some accounts even suggest some softer moments for Ren were intended in episodes such as "Ren's Pecs" and "Sammy And Me", but were omitted to befit this mandate.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Type A with Stimpy. The vitriol is mostly one sided on his part.

Stimpy is an overweight Manx cat [[KindheartedSimpleton with no...er, well, let's say "little" brains and a big heart.]] [[FatBestFriend He is friends]] with [[{{Jerkass}} Ren,]] despite having to deal with Ren's [[AxCrazy insanity]] and violence, he manages to put up with ''everything'' [[ThePollyanna and is in good-spirits.]]

* BuffoonishTomcat: Quite likely, Stimpy is very goofy, silly, somewhat clumsy, ludicrous, and prone to tons of {{slapstick}} [[IronButtMonkey while durable]] yet he is pretty kindhearted (See [[KindheartedSimpleton Kindhearted Simpleton]] below).

* CatsAreMean: Utterly [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], [[AvertedTrope Averted]] and [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Stimpy is an Manx cat and possibly the nicest character on the show. As far as Ren is concerned, he's too stupid to be mean.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Played with. In the pilot, Stimpy was more a slightly dopey prop for Ren to bounce off of, whose stupidity wasn't as pronounced, and barely had any speaking lines. Depending on one's point of view. The show either quickly evolves Stimpy into an idealistic CloudCuckooLander, or devolves him into a total "eediot" who may or may not literally be that stupid. Especially if the infamous episode about him and his "son" is anything to go by. It could even be just part of it. It's just that kind of show, especially where its creator is concerned... Heck, DependingOnTheWriter, it may even be both...[[NegativeContinuity except when it isn't]]. Either way, he has almost as many limelight roles as Ren.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Stimpy ''is'' this due to how much of a goofball he is. He's not totally there at times. [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on the episode,]] he may not even be "there" at all...

* TheDitz: He's not called "eediot" by Ren for nothing.

** In "Terminal Stimpy", he manages to terrify Ren in a fit of rage.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Or in his case, "Beware the Stupid Ones". He yells at Ren in "Son of Stimpy" (You know, "when poor little STINKY is out in the cold! LOST! ALONE!...") and goes nuts in "Terminal Stimpy".

* FatIdiot: Subverted. While she's definitely very fat, she's more [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} eccenctric]] flat-out dumb.

* MadScientist: Well, more like "Stupid Scientist". In any case, he does this in his spare time, when he's not hanging around with Ren.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Stimpy ''is'' this due to how much of a goofball he is. He's not totally there at times. [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on the episode,]] he may not even be "there" at all..

* TheCutie: [[KindHeartedSimpleton He is not very bright, but his heart of gold, innocence and good-nature is just as bloated as himself]]. Ren would disagree about him being [[CuteKitten "cute",]] though.

* FatIdiot: Or as Ren would call him, a "fat bloated eediot".

* InelegantBlubbering: He's quite a sight when sad or otherwise hurt. He'll either do this, or outright cry.
* InformedSpecies: Just like Ren, he ''barely'' looks a cat, and he looks between a very fat dog (also ironically), a bear, an oversized hamster or some kind of CartoonCreature.
* InnocentBlueEyes: In various close-ups you can see that he has them.

* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Stimpy enjoys knitting. Stimpy also usually plays the more stereotypically "feminine" rolls when the joke calls for it. And in episodes like ''[[Recap/RenAndStimpy2x07SonOfStimpy Son of Stimpy]]'' where it gets a lot of focus, Stimpy's butt is often drawn more full and feminine-looking.

* JerkassBall: Similar to Ren, while the Games seasons mostly remained loyal to his original KindheartedSimpleton persona, there are more frequent instances of Stimpy acting obnoxious, spoilt or high order InnocentlyInsensitive when the plot requires it. Then again, he is implied to not even realize this, being the "eediot" he is.
* KindheartedSimpleton: Very genial, sweethearted, forgiving, [[DumbIsGood helpful and kindly]] if dimwitted, ditzy, childlike and goofy whom never has a mean bone towards anyone, but it's not easy when you live with somebody like [[{{Jerkass}} Ren.]]

* StealthPun: He's a "maroon" colored cat, and as we all know...he's a complete "maroon".
* StupidGood: A complete moron, and is one of the good guys and nicest characters in the show. Even if it is implied that he doesn't even know what the words "good" and "evil" even mean..

* TalkativeLoon: Although he's still a "loon" either way, he gets like this in ''Blazing Entrails'':

* TheDitz: He's as stupid as Stimpy, which is one of the ways they get along so quickly.
* DogsAreDumb: He's a dog and as dumb as Stimpy.
* FatIdiot: Like Stimpy, he is an overweight moron, which is something they bond over.
* FunnyForeigner: He has something of a different accent to Ren's.

* FatIdiot: She is very fat and dimwitted.

* TheDitz: They aren't called "Dimwitt" and "Nitwitt" for nothin'.

* NoodleIncident: He's serving a lengthy prison sentence for unspecified crimes against humanity. Also when Ren made him pull down his pants to spank him, we never see what it is but whatever Ren saw, he sadly made Kowalski pull his pants up because of it, WordOfGod... ok Billy West actually answered it's "Anything you can imagine"!

* BadassAdorable: A small [[{{UglyCute}} "cute"-looking]] chihuahua that can beat anyone up, even those twice his size.

* AssholeVictim: Whatever Ren gets what's coming to him he deserves it for his [[{{Jerkass}} asshole]] personality.
* BadassAdorable: A small cute-looking chihuahua that can beat anyone up, even those twice his size.

* ButtMonkey: Gets put through AmusingInjuries sometimes, such as in "Stimpy's Invention". More often than not it's his own fault.

* TheConscience: To Stimpy. The latter is so incredibly stupid that he probably wouldn't be able to think for himself in Ren's absence.

* CuteAndPsycho: Is cute-looking and can get [[AxCrazy psychotic and deranged]].

* DependingOnTheWriter: Stimpy is consistently on thin ice with Ren, though it varies whether Ren deep down genuinely cares for Stimpy or just flat out uses and loathes him. Generally, things shifted more from the former to the latter after the transition from Spumco to Games Animation (and later Adults Party Cartoon!) though even then isn't totally consistent.

* EnragedByIdiocy: More like "Enrage By Eediocy". Stimpy's idiocy is what usually gets to him.

* {{Jerkass}}: Sociopathic, dyspeptic, and abusive to Stimpy.

* KnightOfCerebus: In most cases of his epic [[FreakOut freak outs]]. When pushed to his mental limit, Ren becomes genuinely terrifying and disturbing. Some of them are quite ''dark'' for an ostensibly [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids "kids cartoon"]]; it seems as though the aim of several of his freak outs weren't exactly to incite laughter from the audience, but for pure shock value. Take, for a good example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW3Roqmfr94 this scene]] where he very realistically descends into madness while contemplating murdering Stimpy.[[note]]Though, it's not [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt like he would actually do it]]. Again, it is a "kids cartoon", after all.[[/note]]

* StupidGood: An complete moron, and is one of the good guys and nicest cats in the show. Even if it is implied that he doesn't even know what the words "good" and "evil" even mean..

* ManChild: Has the mindset of a small boy, which is implied to very likely be an insult to small boys (and girls, for that matter)...

* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: He acts as the voice of reason to Stimpy.

* DogsAreDumb: Inverted. Ren is rather intelligent and most definitely very cunning. Besides...as far he's concerned, it's cats who are dumb, especially one in particular.[[note]]There are three guesses as to who it might be, and the first two don't count...[[/note]]

Stimpy is a overweight manx cat with no...er, well, let's say "little" brains and a big heart. Despite having to deal with Ren's [[AxCrazy insanity]] and violence, he manages to put up with ''everything''.

* CatsAreMean: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], [[AvertedTrope Averted]] and [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Stimpy is an Manx cat and possibly the nicest character on the show. As far as Ren is concerned, he's too stupid to be mean.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Stimpy ''is'' this. He's not totally there at times. Depending on the episode, he may not even be "there" at all...

* TheCutie: [[KindHeartedSimpleton He is not very bright, but he has an big heart of gold]]. Ren would disagree about him being "cute", though.

* FatBestFriend: To Ren.

* IronButtMonkey: He often gets beat up by Ren but still remains as happy as ever.

* StupidGood: A complete moron, and is one of the good guys. Even if it is implied that he doesn't even know what the words "good" and "evil" even mean...
* TalkingAnimal: A talking cat.

* BerserkButton: Ren has several, but two that qualify are:

* HairTriggerTemper: It does not take much to piss him off. Averted in episodes like "Sven Hoek" and "Hermit Ren", where it takes several incidents from Stimpy (albeit in fairly short succession, mind you)to rouse his anger.