History NightmareFuel / TheRenandStimpyShow

** "I AM ADONIS! LORD OF CHAOS! And today I [[ImAHumanitarian feed]]!"

* '''"[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou At last I have control of your TV set!]]"'''

* The end of "Sven Hoek", where Ren [[GoMadFromTheRevelation goes mad from the revelation]] upon finding out what a mess Stimpy and Sven made in his house. What makes it Nightmare Fuel of the highest degree is when Ren goes from genuinely angry and raving to [[TranquilFury eerily]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness pleasant]] at the drop of a hat, [[ToThePain calmly describing how he intends to punish Stimpy and Sven in graphic detail...]] ''[[EyeScream gouging out their eyes]]'' (this very part '''didn’t even end up in the actual episode''', it was '''that''' terrifying, existing only as a deleted scene on the DVD), ''tearing off their lips'', [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking beating them up]], and ''wrenching their arms out of their sockets''. He imagines committing said acts by demonstrating with his hands, and we hear what each horrible act of violence would sound like. Made worse when Sven and Stimpy are shown to be terrified out of their wits and Ren expresses his happiness at seeing how scared they are by giving them a huge SlasherSmile and continuing on with his PsychoRant. The worst part is that when he says, "tear your arms out of the sockets" and we hear the sound, you can see a brief splash of blood as we hear the snapping. The voice-only version has Ren ''really'' dragging out the arm tearing.

'''Ren:''' Of COURSE it's hot and stinky. It's a ''CARCASS'' rotting '''in the SUUUN!'''

* "Stimpy's Fan Club", where Ren is jealous of all the attention Stimpy is getting, so he plots to kill him in his sleep. As you can see in the page image, all of the lights go out and all you see is Ren's face and his hands, coinciding [[VideoGame/StarFox Andross]]. And as if that wasn't bad enough, toward the end of the scene, you see his brain pulsating from his skull as he screams and what could be described as fires of hell engulf him.

** For Ren himself? Stimpy's [[HollywoodToneDeaf Hollywood Tone Deafness]][[labelnote:Note]]though actually, any time Stimpy acts stupid...which is almost always...would count, but this part especially.[[/labelnote]]:

-->'''Ren:''' And now...you...DIEEEEEEEE!!!

--->'''Stimpy''': Lord...help me! (cries[[note]]The sound effects are reused from the infamous "Son of Stimpy" episode.[[/note]]) [[spoiler:[[SuddenlyShouting I WANT MY]]]] '''''[[spoiler:[[SuddenlyShouting TV!!!!!!!!!!!]]]]'''''

--->'''Stimpy''': '''PLEEEEEAAAAASE!!!''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Must...have...T...V!!]]

* The end of "Sven Hoek", where Ren [[GoMadFromTheRevelation goes mad from the revelation]] upon finding out what a mess Stimpy and Sven made in his house. What makes it Nightmare Fuel of the highest degree is when Ren goes from genuinely angry and raving to [[TranquilFury eerily]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness pleasant]] at the drop of a hat, [[ToThePain calmly describing how he intends to punish Stimpy and Sven in graphic detail...]] ''[[EyeScream gouging out their eyes]]''(this very part '''didn’t even end up in the actual episode''', it was '''that''' terrifying, existing only as a deleted scene on the DVD), ''tearing off their lips'', [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking beating them up]], and ''wrenching their arms out of their sockets''. He imagines committing said acts by demonstrating with his hands, and we hear what each horrible act of violence would sound like. Made worse when Sven and Stimpy are shown to be terrified out of their wits and Ren expresses his happiness at seeing how scared they are by giving them a huge SlasherSmile and continuing on with his PsychoRant. The worst part is that when he says, "tear your arms out of the sockets" and we hear the sound, you can see a brief splash of blood as we hear the snapping. The voice-only version has Ren ''really'' dragging out the arm tearing.
-->'''Ren:''' Oh what I'm gonna do to ''you''.

'''Sven:''' Yeah-you're scaring us!\\
'''Ren:''' Good... You're ''scared'', huh?

-->'''Ghost''': Wake up you...'''PIGS'''!
* The scene in "The Boy Who Cried Rat" where Ren is suddenly small enough to fit in Stimpy's mouth...getting grinded by gross giant teeth and frantically trying to look for cover. The [[WombLevel level]] they made out of it in the SNES game is even worse, thanks to the creepy music.

** "I...I was ''nice'' today..."

--->"[[SurpriseCreepy I TOLD YOU I'D SHOOT!]] BUT YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE ME! ''WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?''"

The [[WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon adult version]] [[NightmareFuel/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon has its own page]].

* "A Visit to Anthony" has the incredibly tense scene where Anthony's OverprotectiveDad drags Ren and Stimpy into a room lit only by a fireplace and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech gives the two a severe dressing-down]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6KjNmN2BA The end of "Sven Hoek"]] where Ren [[GoMadFromTheRevelation goes mad from the revelation]] upon finding out what a mess Stimpy and Sven made in his house. What makes it Nightmare Fuel of the highest degree is when Ren goes from genuinely angry and raving to [[TranquilFury eerily]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness pleasant]] at the drop of a hat, [[ToThePain calmly describing how he intends to punish Stimpy and Sven in graphic detail...]] ''[[EyeScream gouging out their eyes]]''(this very part '''didn’t even end up in the actual episode''', it was '''that''' terrifying, existing only as a deleted scene on the DVD), ''tearing off their lips'', [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking beating them up]], and ''wrenching their arms out of their sockets''. He imagines committing said acts by demonstrating with his hands, and we hear what each horrible act of violence would sound like. Made worse when Sven and Stimpy are shown to be terrified out of their wits and Ren expresses his happiness at seeing how scared they are by giving them a huge SlasherSmile and continuing on with his PsychoRant. The worst part is that when he says, "tear your arms out of the sockets" and we hear the sound, you can see a brief splash of blood as we hear the snapping. The voice-only version has Ren ''really'' dragging out the arm tearing.

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* The VideoGame/StimpysInvention includes a visit at the zoo which appears safe at first until the player approaches the harmless-looking giraffes who abruptly turn into savage monsters that start biting at you.

''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' is one of the most controversial cartoons of the 90's, with all of its [[NauseaFuel disgusting]] and [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] imagery. Sometimes, the show intended to use these terrifying imagery or plotlines in most episodes, and we end up getting these. Take notice of how the Spümcø episodes ironically have FEWER examples than the Games episodes (the ones made after John K. was fired). However, there are more Games episodes than Spümcø episodes, so it's sort of justified.

The [[WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon adult version]] [[NightmareFuel/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon has its own page]] and it ''really'' takes things up to eleven.

* And in the "Rubber Nipple Salesmen" episode, we're treated to a MemeticMutation phrase: "[[http://youtu.be/XzuC8B46N_w Call the poliiiiice...]]"

* In the episode "My Shiny Friend", Ren becomes suspicious when Stimpy goes to the bathroom [[RuleOfThree three times in a row]], the last time being "Number 3". When he realizes that Stimpy is still addicted to televison, he yells at Stimpy to stop watching it. As Stimpy ignores his orders, his face becomes gradually distorted until Ren breaks in. Ren then sees Stimpy jittering on the ground, with empty black eyes and glowing green due the cathode rays from watching television excessively, much to his horror. In other words...[[spoiler:Stimpy had just "overdosed" on TV.]]

** For Ren himself? Stimpy's [[HollywoodToneDeaf Hollywood Tone Deafness]][[labelnote:Note]]though actually, anytime Stimpy acts stupid...which is almost always...would count, but this part especially.[[/labelnote]]:

* The ending of "Black Hole", where we see the show's logo depicting Ren and Stimpy with sunken pits where their eyes and noses should be.

** "Just one quick... TWIST!" ''[[NeckSnap [crack]]]'' "...and it's over."

* "Ren's Brain", nonstop. Stimpy removes Ren's brain as part of a random science experiment... but Ren's brain leaves the house and goes off to work. Not too bad- gross, but pretty silly. The nightmare fuel comes in when Stimpy approaches Ren's brainless body, and replaces Ren's brain with a telephone. We see Ren acting like a lobotomized mental patient, completely limp, with a horribly vacant expression as Stimpy plays with him like a ragdoll, his head covered in stitches.

* The episode "Who's Stupid Now", from Ren's perspective, is an extremely disturbing, unsettling episode. The show is about to be cancelled, but Ren convinces the producer to keep it going, so he orders Ren and Stimpy to switch places; Stimpy to become the skinny jerk, and Ren to become the fat idiot. In order to do this, they are sent to a "Fat and Thin Clinic". There, Ren is force-fed "milkshakes" (that unbeknownst to him ''are really Stimpy's body fat that has been liposuctioned out'') until he becomes obese. Comparing his new look to Stimpy's, Ren almost immediately regrets his weight gain. Ren is berated by both the producer and the audience for his appearance. He has the obligatory nervous breakdowns, and his self-esteem is thoroughly crushed.
* The bizarre MindScrew ending of "Eat My Cookies". It is revealed that all of the girl scouts are old men in disguise as little girls, as is Stimpy. Stimpy urges Ren to take off his disguise, only to reveal Ren's skeleton and heart. [[EverybodyLaughsEnding After that, Everybody laughs.]]

* "Ren Needs Help": The ''WHOLE'' flipping episode. It starts off with Ren acting more unhinged than usual (muttering to himself while huddled near his favorite chair, sputtering about his glass coffee table collection, lying cross-eyed in a dirty bathtub that has a chicken, doll and old boot floating in it, and smothering red lipstick all over his face). After another of Stimpy's stupid antics, Ren snaps and ''tries to kill himself'' by jumping into a garbage disposal unit while it's running, prompting Stimpy to put him into the local insane asylum. There, Ren is put into a psychological evaluation along with the other inmates. When one of the inmates starts to go crazy, he's put into a straitjacket, carted off to an unknown location, and judging by the flickering ceiling light, it's implied they subjected him to electroshock therapy. A month afterward, Ren starts a riot and is carted off and given a lobotomy (evidenced by the stitched-up scar across his forehead), then he's dressed up as the president for a public announcement: ''"My fellow Americans. The bombing begins in 5 minutes."''

--->"[[SurpriseCreepy I TOLD YOU I'D SHOOT! BUT YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE ME! ''WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?'']]"

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6KjNmN2BA The end of "Sven Hoek"]] (Spumco) where Ren [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Goes Mad from the Revelation]] upon finding out what a mess Stimpy and Sven made in his house. What makes it Nightmare Fuel of the highest degree is when Ren goes from genuinely angry and raving to [[TranquilFury eerily]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness pleasant]] at the drop of a hat, [[ToThePain calmly describing how he intends to punish Stimpy and Sven in graphic detail...]] "[[EyeScream gouging out their eyes]]" (this very part ''didn’t even end up in the actual episode'', it was ''that'' terrifying, existing only as a deleted scene on the DVD), "tearing off their lips", [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking beating them up]], and wrenching their arms out of their sockets. He imagines committing said acts by demonstrating with his hands, and we hear what each horrible act of violence would sound like. Made worse when Sven and Stimpy are shown to be terrified out of their wits and Ren expresses his happiness at seeing how scared they are by giving them a huge SlasherSmile and continuing on with his PsychoRant. The worst part is that when he says "tear your arms out of the sockets" and we hear the sound, you can see a brief splash of blood as we hear the snapping. The voice-only version has Ren ''really'' dragging out the arm tearing.

** Poor Sven and Stimpy are crying and hugging each other, shaking in pure terror, during the whole thing. It can remind some people of how little kids react when they are being abused by their parents. Their reactions just sell the scene and make it even more disturbing.

* In "Haunted House", the ghost's last resort to scaring Ren and Stimpy is to approach them wearing a mask and [[ChainsawGood wielding a chainsaw]]. His eyes, while wearing the mask, look realistic and when he approaches the sleeping duo, they widen and the sclerae [[RedEyesTakeWarning gradually turn a bright, bloody red.]]

* In "Jiminy Lummox" Ren has yet another hysterical episode while fearing for his life from the titular character plotting yet again to kill Stimpy.

* "Insomniac Ren" has Stimpy reading a bed time story as an attempt to get Ren to fall asleep. The story starts with "The sky growing '''black as blood!'''" and ends with a blood-curdling scream from Stimpy. This naturally scares the wits out of Ren. The fact that the book has "[[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe Poe]]" on the cover says something. Stimpy's ears also curl into devil horns.

* "An Abe Divided": After Ren and Stimpy saw off and destroy the head of the Lincoln Memorial, Ren's horrified reaction at what they've just done flips an otherwise funny episode into a realistic type nightmare. After several failed attempts, Ren gives up and begs the spirit of Abe for forgiveness. Then Lincoln's ghost just ''shows up out of nowhere'' with his head in his arm and kicks the two of them.

* In the series finale, the scene where Ren chokes on lumpy oatmeal is rather intense for some sensitive viewers.

** "Just one quick... TWIST!" [[NeckSnap *crack*]] "...and it's over."

'''Sven:''' Yeah- you're scaring us!\\

* "Stimpy's Invention". Stimpy invents a Happy Helmet and sticks it on Ren's head, forcing him to '''[[AndIMustScream smile against his will]]'''. In one scene while ironing Stimpy's underwear, Ren's head ''[[BodyHorror detaches at the jaws when he laughs]]''. In another, Ren is cleaning Stimpy's cat box. He yells, "See how I love to clean filthy cat boxes!" then lets out the most horrifying [[LaughingMad laugh]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9vyE5IjT0w you've ever heard.]] Fortunately, some NightmareRetardant comes in the form of the "[[MemeticMutation Happy Happy]], [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Joy Joy]]" song... but then Ren hops into the kitchen and starts ''smashing the helmet with a hammer,'' with every blow punctuated by a singer shouting "HAPPY!" and "JOY!"

--->"[[SurpriseCreepy I TOLD YOU I'D SHOOT!]] BUT YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE ME! ''WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME!?''"

* "Ren's Retirement". Basically it goes like this. Ren turns ten years old, [[spoiler:seventy in dog years.]] He's convinced he's gonna die. He manages to get a high-end coffin and is buried, ''alive'', with Stimpy. A large worm comes over to visit... and promptly eats all the meat from their bodies, leaving nothing but torn-up skin hanging on their skeletons. AND THEY ARE STILL ALIVE.

* The episode "Who's Stupid Now" from Ren's perspective, is an extremely disturbing, unsettling episode. The show is about to be cancelled, but Ren convinces the producer to keep it going, so he orders Ren and Stimpy to switch places; Stimpy to become the skinny jerk, and Ren to become the fat idiot. In order to do this, they are sent to a "Fat and Thin Clinic". There, Ren is force-fed "milkshakes" (that unbeknownst to him ''are really Stimpy's body fat that has been liposuctioned out'') until he becomes obese. Comparing his new look to Stimpy's, Ren almost immediately regrets his weight gain. Ren is berated by both the producer and the audience for his appearance. He has the obligatory nervous breakdowns and his self-esteem is thoroughly crushed.

** For Ren himself? Stimpy's [[HollywoodToneDeaf Hollywood Tone Deafness]][[labelnote:Note]]Though actually, anytime Stimpy acts stupid...which is almost always...would count, but this part especially.[[/labelnote]]:

** Which is nothing compared to the ending where after they are stitched back together for the second time, Stimpy eats his "favorite food", [[PunctuatedForEmphasis barbecued Boston]] [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal baked beans]]!"[[note]]It must be noted that here, Ren is reduced to his head and both legs, with his head right above Stimpy's...posterior.[[/note]]

** The whole episode it largely terrifying when one thinks about it... Ren and Stimpy are in the pound due to be executed via gas chamber before they’re adopted by a fanatically religious old woman. Her “care” drives them to run away from home until a policeman drags them back and [[spoiler: they find her dead from “lead poisoning” with her last will and testament stating she wishes for them to “join her in the hereafter” leaving their corpses freeze dried In horror!]]

* "Ren Needs Help": The WHOLE flipping episode. It starts off with Ren acting more unhinged than usual (muttering to himself while huddled near his favorite chair, sputtering about his glass coffee table collection, lying cross-eyed in a dirty bath tub that has a chicken, doll and old boot floating in it, and smothering red lipstick all over his face). After another of Stimpy's stupid antics, Ren snaps and tries to kill himself by jumping into a garbage disposal unit while it's running, prompting Stimpy to put him into the local insane asylum. There, Ren is put into a psychological evaluation along with the other inmates. When one of the inmates starts to go crazy, he's put into a straight jacket and carted off to an unknown location, and judging by the flickering ceiling light afterward it's implied they subjected him to electroshock therapy. A month afterward, Ren starts a riot and is also carted off and given a lobotomy (evidenced by the stitched up scar across his forehead), then he's dressed up as the president for a public announcement. ''"My fellow Americans. The bombing begins at 5 minutes."''
* The ending to "The Scotsman in Space" where Ren and Stimpy are floating towards the sun, causing them to slowly disintegrate while Stimpy babbles pious nonsense.
* Two scenes in "Magical Golden Singing Cheeses" are especially disturbing, one when a [[https://youtu.be/KfbuUycffhQ jester rip off some of his skin with a grater]] and then proceed to [[RefugeInAudacity rub salt on his wound]] and other one when Stimpy stabs the toe of a ogre with a crowbar. Perhaps this is where they got the idea for the toenail scene in [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants "House Fancy"]]!

The [[WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon adult version]] [[NightmareFuel/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon has its own page]] and it ''really'' takes things UpToEleven.

* Ren's UpToEleven WildTake in "In The Army". Ren is badmouthing the domineering sergeant, not noticing he's rising up out of the mud behind him. Not only do his eyes bug out in shock, ''[[BodyHorror his face melts off and his skull and brain pop out as he screams]]''.

* The scene in "The Boy Who Cried Rat" where Ren is suddenly small enough to fit in Stimpy's mouth...getting grinded by gross giant teeth and frantically trying to look for cover. The [[Womb Level|level]] they made out of it in the SNES game is even worse, thanks to the creepy music.