LIFE LIST UPDATE – No. 957: Watch every episode of “Ren and Stimpy”

One of the funniest cartoons ever is “The Ren & Stimpy Show,” which originally ran for five seasons between August 1991 and December 1995. When this show first aired, I thought it was hilarious, and I’ve always enjoyed watching the re-runs. Despite the fact that I’ve always loved this cartoon, I couldn’t honestly say that I’d seen every episode, so I added “Watch every episode of ‘Ren & Stimpy’ to my “life list” a couple of year ago.

For those of you unfamiliar with “The Ren & Stimpy Show,” the main characters are “Ren Hoek,” a scrawny and sometimes violent Chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a red and white, dimwitted feline. Created by John Kricfalusi, the show originally debuted on Nickelodeon and is considered a forerunner of such shows as South Park and Family Guy. For more information about the series, visit http://nicktoons.nick.com/shows/the-ren-and-stimpy-show/.

Currently, every episode of “The Ren & Stimpy Show” is available on DVD through NetFlix, and starting in October I began watching the entire run of the series, in order, from the first episode of Season One through the final episode of Season Five. In all, the series included a pilot and 52 regular episodes. Most episodes consisted of two separate cartoons interspersed with the occasional humorous “commercial.”

If you’re interested in watching the complete run of “The Ren & Stimpy Show,” I’ve made it easy for you. Below you’ll find a complete list of every episode, in order, by season. Just print it out and scratch them off as you watch them. Without further ado, here’s the list:

Season One:

Pilot Episode – “Big House Blues”

1. “Stimpy’s Big Day” and “The Big Shot!”
2. “Robin Hoek” and “Nurse Stimpy”
3. “Space Madness” and “The Boy Who Cried Rat!”
4. “The Littlest Giant” and “Fire Dogs”
5. “Marooned” and “Untamed World”
6. “Black Hole” and “Stimpy’s Invention”

Season Two:

1. “In the Army” and “Powdered Toast Man”
2. “Ren’s Toothache”
3. “Out West” and “Rubber Nipple Salesmen”
4. “Sven Hoek”
5. “Haunted House” and “Mad Dog Hoek”
6. “Big Baby Scam” and “Dog Show”
7. “Son of Stimpy”
8. “Monkey See, Monkey Don’t” and “Fake Dad”
9. “The Great Outdoors” and “The Cat That Laid the Golden Hairball”
10. “Stimpy’s Fan Club”
11. “A Visit to Anthony”
12. “The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen”
13. “Man’s Best Friend”

Season Three:

1. “To Salve and Salve Not” and “No Pants Today”
2. “A Yard Too Far” and “Circus Midgets”
3. “Ren’s Pecs” and “An Abe Divided”
4. “Stimpy’s Cartoon Show”
5. “Lair of the Lummox”
6. “Bass Masters”
7. “Ren’s Retirement”
8. “Jerry the Bellybutton Elf” and “Road Apples”
9. “Hard Times for Haggis”
10. “Eat My Cookies” and “Ren’s Bitter Half”

Season Five:

1. “Hermit Ren”
2. “House of Next Tuesday” and “A Friend in Your Face!”
3. “Blazing Entrails” and “Lumber Jerks”
4. “Prehistoric Stimpy” and “Farm Hands”
5. “Magical Golden Singing Cheeses” and “A Hard Day’s Luck”
6. “I Love Chicken” and “Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman”
7. “It’s a Dog’s Life” and “Egg Yolkeo”
8. “Double Header” and “The Scotsman in Space”
9. “Pixie King” and “Aloha Hoek”
10. “Insomniac Ren” and “My Shiny Friend”
11. “Cheese Rush Days” and “Wiener Barons”
12. “Galoot Wranglers” and “Ren Needs Help!”
13. “Superstitious Stimpy” and “Travelogue”

Season Five:

1. “Ol’ Blue Nose” and “Stupid Sidekick Union”
2. “Space Dogged” and “Feud for Sale”
3. “Hair of the Cat” and “City Hicks”
4. “Stimpy’s Pet” and “Ren’s Brain”
5. “Bellhops” and “Dog Tags”
6. “I Was a Teenage Stimpy” and “Who’s Stupid Now?”
7. “School Mates” and “Dinner Party”
8. “Big Flakes” and “Pen Pals”
9. “Terminal Stimpy” and “Reverend Jack”
10. “A Scooter for Yaksmas”
11. “Sammy and Me” and “The Last Temptation”

Looking back over the list, I’d say my favorite episodes are probably “Space Madness” and “The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen.” Others that were especially good were “Reverend Jack,” “Insomniac Ren,” “The Great Outdoors,” “Haunted House” and “Untamed World.”

In the end, how many of you have seen every episode of “The Ren & Stimpy Show”? Which episode was your favorite? Why? Let us know in the comments section below.