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** As far as I can tell, "Ren should be nice to Stimpy" was never actually a demand the channel made, which would solve that mystery rather handily. Ren was free to continue being unpleasant to Stimpy because they'd never demanded otherwise. Even if that had been the case, however, it wasn't as though Kricfalusi was the only person involved in the production who stood up for it. His firing was linked to a heck of a lot more problems than just the show's content.

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** As far as I can tell, "Ren should be nice to Stimpy" was never actually a demand the channel made, which would solve that mystery rather handily. Ren was free to continue being unpleasant to Stimpy because they'd never demanded otherwise. Even if that had been the case, however, it wasn't as though Kricfalusi was the only person involved in the production who stood up for it. His firing was linked to a heck of a lot more problems than just the show's content, and even after his departure, there were still plenty of old production members to argue for the show's content.
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** As far as I can tell, "Ren should be nice to Stimpy" was never actually a demand the channel made, which would solve that mystery rather handily. Ren was free to continue being unpleasant to Stimpy because they'd never demanded otherwise. Even if that had been the case, however, it wasn't as though Kricfalusi was the only person involved in the production who stood up for it. His firing was linked to a heck of a lot more problems than just the show's content.
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* OK, this troper noticed this and it makes Nickelodeon a bunch of hypocrites. OK, I read that one of the three things Nick hated about the show was Ren (the other two were "weird stuff" and "gross closeups"). They hated Ren because he's too mean to Stimpy and they wanted him to be NICE to Stimpy. Now, when John. K got fired and Games took over the series... Ren is still mean to Stimpy despite Nickelodeon taking over the show...WHAT THE HECK! WHY DID THEY ALLOW REN TO BE MEAN TO STIMPY DESPITE WHAT THEY SAID BEFORE?

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* OK, this troper noticed this and it makes Nickelodeon a bunch of hypocrites. OK, I read that one of the three things Nick hated about the show was Ren (the other two were "weird stuff" and "gross closeups"). They hated Ren because he's too mean to Stimpy and they wanted him to be NICE to Stimpy. Now, when John. K John Kricfalusi got fired and Games took over the series... Ren is still mean to Stimpy despite Nickelodeon taking over the show...WHAT THE HECK! WHY DID THEY ALLOW REN TO BE MEAN TO STIMPY DESPITE WHAT THEY SAID BEFORE?
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* Ok this troper noticed this and it makes Nickelodeon a bunch of hypocrites. Ok I read that one of the three things Nick hated about the show was Ren (the other two were "weird stuff" and "gross closeups") They hated Ren because he's too mean to Stimpy and they wanted him to be NICE to Stimpy. Now when John. K got fired and Games took over the series... Ren is still mean to Stimpy despite Nickelodeon taking over the show...WHAT THE HECK! WHY DID THEY ALLOW REN TO BE MEAN TO STIMPY DESPITE WHAT THEY SAID BEFORE?

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* Ok OK, this troper noticed this and it makes Nickelodeon a bunch of hypocrites. Ok OK, I read that one of the three things Nick hated about the show was Ren (the other two were "weird stuff" and "gross closeups") closeups"). They hated Ren because he's too mean to Stimpy and they wanted him to be NICE to Stimpy. Now Now, when John. K got fired and Games took over the series... Ren is still mean to Stimpy despite Nickelodeon taking over the show...WHAT THE HECK! WHY DID THEY ALLOW REN TO BE MEAN TO STIMPY DESPITE WHAT THEY SAID BEFORE?
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* not to mention the fact that most of Nick's programming has "weird stuff" and "gross closeups". Nick even seems to be ''trying'' to make SpongeBob into the next Ren and Stimpy.

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* not Not to mention the fact that most of Nick's programming has "weird stuff" and "gross closeups". Nick even seems to be ''trying'' to make SpongeBob into the next Ren and Stimpy.
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* not to mention the fact that most of Nick's programming has "weird stuff" and "gross closeups". Nick even seems to be ''trying'' to make spongebob into the next Ren and Stimpy.

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* not to mention the fact that most of Nick's programming has "weird stuff" and "gross closeups". Nick even seems to be ''trying'' to make spongebob SpongeBob into the next Ren and Stimpy.
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* Further... why does the spacecraft HAVE A HISTORY ERASER BUTTON?????
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** That is why Ren needs to get help, for some reason he went too far that time, or his normal actions got out of hand.
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* not to mention the fact that most of Nick's programming has "weird stuff" and "gross closeups". Nick even seems to be ''trying'' to make spongebob into the next Ren and Stimpy.

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* We all know that Ren can be a complete bastard at times, but at others, he's portrayed as a genuine loving, caring companion to Stimpy. (We can't say that about innocent animals he has no emotional attachment to, but we can clearly say that about Stimpy.) He's shown to, usually, only flip out and hit Stimpy when something major happens, (such as Stimpy giving away eighty-seven million dollars.) Even when Ren was at his worst- such as Stimpy's Fanclub, or Sven Hoek, he never laid a finger on Stimpy, as much as he wanted to. So what did he do to Stimpy in "Ren Seeks Help" that was SO TERRIBLE, it resulted in Stimpy sobbing hysterically and kicking Ren out of the house? Did Ren actually RAPE Stimpy or something? As effed-up as his character is, Ren doesn't seem like the type of person who would do something THAT terrible to his one true, genuine friend.

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* We all know that Ren can be a complete bastard at times, but at others, he's portrayed as a genuine loving, caring companion to Stimpy. (We can't say that about innocent animals he has no emotional attachment to, but we can clearly say that about Stimpy.) He's shown to, usually, only flip out and hit Stimpy when something major happens, (such as Stimpy giving away eighty-seven million dollars.) Even when Ren was at his worst- such as Stimpy's Fanclub, or Sven Hoek, he never laid a finger on Stimpy, as much as he wanted to. So what did he do to Stimpy in "Ren Seeks Help" that was SO TERRIBLE, it resulted in Stimpy sobbing hysterically and kicking Ren out of the house? Did Ren actually RAPE Stimpy or something? As effed-up as his character is, Ren doesn't seem like the type of person who would do something THAT terrible to his one true, genuine friend. friend.
* Ok this troper noticed this and it makes Nickelodeon a bunch of hypocrites. Ok I read that one of the three things Nick hated about the show was Ren (the other two were "weird stuff" and "gross closeups") They hated Ren because he's too mean to Stimpy and they wanted him to be NICE to Stimpy. Now when John. K got fired and Games took over the series... Ren is still mean to Stimpy despite Nickelodeon taking over the show...WHAT THE HECK! WHY DID THEY ALLOW REN TO BE MEAN TO STIMPY DESPITE WHAT THEY SAID BEFORE?

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** Maybe it's John K's joking homage to the absurd trend of cartoon characters wearing gloves? Maybe after too long, they actually graft to one's hands and become part of them.



* We all know that Ren can be a complete bastard at times, but at others, he's portrayed as a genuine loving, caring companion to Stimpy. (We can't say that about innocent animals he has no emotional attachment to, but we can clearly say that about Stimpy.)He's shown to, usually, only flip out and hit Stimpy when something major happens, (such as Stimpy giving away eighty-seven million dollars.) Even when Ren was at his worst- such as Stimpy's Fanclub, or Sven Hoek, he never laid a finger on Stimpy, as much as he wanted to. So what did he do to Stimpy in "Ren Seeks Help" that was SO TERRIBLE, it resulted in Stimpy sobbing hysterically and kicking Ren out of the house? Did Ren actually RAPE Stimpy or something? As effed-up as his character is, Ren doesn't seem like the type of person who would do something THAT terrible to his one true, genuine friend.

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* We all know that Ren can be a complete bastard at times, but at others, he's portrayed as a genuine loving, caring companion to Stimpy. (We can't say that about innocent animals he has no emotional attachment to, but we can clearly say that about Stimpy.)He's ) He's shown to, usually, only flip out and hit Stimpy when something major happens, (such as Stimpy giving away eighty-seven million dollars.) Even when Ren was at his worst- such as Stimpy's Fanclub, or Sven Hoek, he never laid a finger on Stimpy, as much as he wanted to. So what did he do to Stimpy in "Ren Seeks Help" that was SO TERRIBLE, it resulted in Stimpy sobbing hysterically and kicking Ren out of the house? Did Ren actually RAPE Stimpy or something? As effed-up as his character is, Ren doesn't seem like the type of person who would do something THAT terrible to his one true, genuine friend.
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* We all know that Ren can be a complete bastard at times, but at others, he's portrayed as a genuine loving, caring companion to Stimpy. (We can't say that about innocent animals he has no emotional attachment to, but we can clearly say that about Stimpy.)He's shown to, usually, only flip out and hit Stimpy when something major happens, (such as Stimpy giving away eighty-seven million dollars.) Even when Ren was at his worst- such as Stimpy's Fanclub, or Sven Hoek, he never laid a finger on Stimpy, as much as he wanted to. So what did he do to Stimpy in "Ren Seeks Help" that was SO TERRIBLE, it resulted in Stimpy sobbing hysterically and kicking Ren out of the house? Did Ren actually RAPE Stimpy or something? As effed-up as his character is, Ren doesn't seem like the type of person who would do something THAT terrible to his one true, genuine friend.
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** For that matter, what were two naked human infants, (granted they could walk and speak intelligently) supposed to go off and do?
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** Because it was moving to a logo on a wall and you got to see that get erased.
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* When Ren and Stimpy pressed the History Eraser Button, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin they get erased from history.]] In that case, why is "Ren and Stimpy" written down afterwards, when [[RetGone there never was a Ren and Stimpy?]]
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** It's similar to the mammalian Disney characters, whose hands are nearly always portrayed in white gloves. I'm wondering if the "glove" is really the white skin, complete with lines and cuffs, of their palms and fingers. Stimpy just goes one better by growing nails.
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Headscratchers are not a place for this sort of complaints.


* It just bugs me that John K. stopped drawing Ren with a tail out of pure laziness.

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** Going back to this, what game is "Gamey" supposed to be? Scribble is obviously Scrabble, Monotony is Monopoly, Purecheesy is Parcheesi, and Misery Date is Mystery Date, but Gamey is lost on me.

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** Going back to this, what game is "Gamey" supposed to be? Scribble is obviously Scrabble, Monotony is Monopoly, Purecheesy is Parcheesi, and Misery Date is Mystery Date, but Gamey is lost on me. me.
*** "Gamey" is probably just a generic, open-ended joke that's really more a [[AccidentalPun play on the word "game"]] than has a specific origin in one particular board game.
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** Going back to this, what game is "Gamey" supposed to be? Scribble is obviously Scrabble, Monotony is Monopoly, Purecheesy is Parcheesi, and Misery Date is Mystery Date, but Gamey is lost on me.
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** It references [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parcheesi Parcheesi]].
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* Which board game does "Purecheesy" in "Sven Hoek" reference? This troper does not live in an English-speaking country, so perhaps it's called something different in my language...

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Then don\'t burst in like that. It doesn\'t help.


** Besides, they could get more than fifty bucks worth of food if it all went well.



** I would hate to burst in like this but this place is not for Complaining About Aspects of The Show You Don't Like. ----

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** I would hate to burst in like this but this place is not for Complaining About Aspects of The Show You Don't Like. ----
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** Another interpretation is that Ren wasn't thinking clearly at that point, due to lack of sleep.

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JBM pages are not for complaining. Other JBMs shouldn\'t have them either, but often do because people mistake them for complaint bins.


** I would hate to burst in like this but this place is not for Complaining About Aspects of The Show You Don't Like. This place is purely for Fridge Logic and Plot Holes, so you should probably go to DarthWiki if you want to complain about anything
*** I hate to burst ''your'' bubble, but generally IJBM is the correct place to complain. See: Every other IJBM.
** John said it was the most frustrating animation job he's ever had and that he was struggling to make Ren's walk in front of the toilet in "Big House Blues" look decent. So... yeah, that's still laziness.
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** I would hate to burst in like this but this place is not for Complaining About Aspects of The Show You Don't Like. This place is purely for Fridge Logic and Plot Holes, so you should probably go to DarthWiki if you want to complain about anything
*** I hate to burst ''your'' bubble, but generally IJBM is the correct place to complain. See: Every other IJBM.
** John said it was the most frustrating animation job he's ever had and that he was struggling to make Ren's walk in front of the toilet in "Big House Blues" look decent. So... yeah, that's still laziness.
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** {{RuleOfFunny}}. There'd be no need for the episode plot if they did just that.

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** {{RuleOfFunny}}.RuleOfFunny. There'd be no need for the episode plot if they did just that.
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** {{RuleOfFunny}}. There'd be no need for the episode plot if they did just that.
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* In "Big Baby Scam", Ren and Stimpy are starving, and decide to pay two babies $50 bucks to assume their lives as pampered human children. Why, pray tell, couldn't they use the $50 bucks to buy something to eat instead?
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** John said it was the most frustrating animation job he's ever had and that he was struggling to make Ren's walk in front of the toilet look decent. So... yeah, that's still laziness.

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** John said it was the most frustrating animation job he's ever had and that he was struggling to make Ren's walk in front of the toilet in "Big House Blues" look decent. So... yeah, that's still laziness.
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** John said it was the most frustrating animation job he's ever had and that he was struggling to make Ren's walk in front of the toilet look decent. So... yeah, that's still laziness.
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***I hate to burst ''your'' bubble, but generally IJBM is the correct place to complain. See: Every other IJBM.

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