The Best Episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show
Every episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show!
Ren and Stimpy are a mismatch made in animation heaven with nothing in common but a life-long friendship and an incredible knack for getting into trouble. Join them in their bizarre and gross world for some outlandish situations coupled with hilarious jokes.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Ren & Stimpy Show" is "Stimpy's Invention", rated 10/10 from 2 user votes. It was directed by John Kricfalusi and written by Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi. "Stimpy's Invention" aired on 2/23/1992 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen".
10.0/10 2 votes#1 - Stimpy's Invention
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/1992
Stimpy invents a Happy Helmet so that his foaming friend Ren can be happy all the time. But it pushes Ren way past happiness and into utter insanity - and the nonstop "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" song doesn't help either!
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
9.5/10 2 votes#2 - The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/1993
Ren and Stimpy become Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen and brave the jungle, desert, and snow of Canada, facing hunger, poison dirt, a Kodiak Marmoset, and a catchy tune!
Director: Chris Reccardi, John Kricfalusi
Writer: Vincent Waller, Bob Camp, Jim Gomez, John Kricfalusi
9.0/10 574 votes#3 - The Boy Who Cried Rat!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/1991
Penniless and hungry, Ren hatches the perfect plan: Stimpy can get work as a family's mouse-catching kitty, and Ren can pose as the mouse. What could possibly go wrong?
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi
9.0/10 315 votes#4 - Dog Show
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1992
George Liquor, American, has worked tirelessly to groom Ren and Stimpy for the All County Dog Show, but before they can compete, they'll need to get past the toughest judge of all - Mr. Horse!
Director: Chris Reccardi, John Kricfalusi
Writer: Richard Pursel
9.0/10 2 votes#5 - Stimpy's Fan Club
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 4/24/1993
Ren is jealous of Stimpy's constant stream of fan mail, so Stimpy makes his pal the president of his Fan Club, causing Ren delusions of grandeur, and ultimately, insanity.
Director: Peter Avanzino
Writer: John Kricfalusi, Elinor Blake
9.0/10 1 votes#8 - Ol' Blue Nose
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 3/18/1995
Ren hits Stimpy in the nose and he starts to sing with a crooner-like voice. Stimpy becames famous, until his nose leaves him because of being slapped many times.
Director: Steve Loter
Writer: Ron Hauge, Bob Camp, Billy West
8.7/10 384 votes#9 - Robin Höek
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/25/1991
Ren dreams that he is the hero of Stimpy's bedtime story - a brave outlaw who robs from the rich, gives to the criminally insane, and rescues the cross-dressed cat, Maid Moron.
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
8.7/10 285 votes#10 - Out West
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/29/1992
Ren and Stimpy find themselves amid the Wild West, where they run up against a Sheriff and Deputy who's favorite past-time is hanging people.
Director: Bob Camp
Writer: Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
8.5/10 2 votes#11 - Big House Blues
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/15/1991
The pilot episode of Nickelodeon's series, The Ren & Stimpy Show.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 2 votes#12 - Fire Dogs
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/29/1991
Ren and Stimpy need new jobs, so they disguise themselves as Dalmatians, go to work for a psychotic fire chief, and battle a 40-story building fire, saving Mr. Horse and others!
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: John Kricfalusi
8.5/10 2 votes#13 - A Cartoon
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/10/1991
Nature show host "Marlon" Höek and his sidekick Stimpy explore a strange Galapagos Island chain where all species look like Ren and Stimpy... but even less evolved!
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Jim Smith, John Kricfalusi
8.5/10 285 votes#15 - Powdered Toastman
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/15/1992
We then follow the unusual and bizarre adventures of "Powdered Toast Man" as he is called on for various rescue missions.
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Richard Pursel, John Kricfalusi
8.5/10 2 votes#16 - A Visit to Anthony
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 5/8/1993
Ren and Stimpy's U.S. visit to a young fan named Anthony threatens to destroy all his youthful fantasies, so Anthony's overprotective father threatens to destroy them!
Director: John Kricfalusi, Jim Smith
Writer: Richard Pursel, John Kricfalusi
8.3/10 156 votes#17 - No Pants Today
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/1993
After Stimpy gets out of the shower, he finds that there is not a pair of pants in the house. Ignoring Ren, who tells him that clothes are for humans, and that he doesn't need pants, he tries multiple times to find a pair of pants, without much luck. He is shunned by the outside world because he is nude. He eventually gets lost in the forest, cold, naked, and embarrassed.
Writer: Richard Pursel
8.2/10 227 votes#18 - Ren's Toothache
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/22/1992
Ren learns the benefits of dental hygiene the hard way, as he refuses to listen to Stimpy's advice on brushing your teeth.
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
8.2/10 198 votes#19 - Fake Dad
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/28/1993
Ren shows his soft side when he volunteers to be a fake dad for a 200-pound prison convict named Kowalski. Of course, Stimpy lends support as the loving fake mom.
Director: John Kricfalusi, Jim Smith
Writer: Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
8.1/10 117 votes#21 - City Hicks
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/1/1995
Ren & Stimpy leave the country when it rains & their fields are ruined with fruits & vegetables.
Director: Ken Bruce
Writer: Vince Calandra
8.0/10 342 votes#22 - Stimpy's Big Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/1991
Ren thinks TV has ruined Stimpy's mind, but when Stimpy wins a televised Gritty Kitty Litter contest and becomes a Hollywood star on the Muddy Muddskipper show, he leaves Ren behind.
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi
8.0/10 323 votes#23 - The Big Shot
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/11/1991
While Stimpy enjoys his new found success in show business, Ren sits at home missing his brainless buddy. Will Stimpy give up his fame and fortune to return home?
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi
8.0/10 264 votes#24 - Space Madness
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/8/1991
During a 36-year mission to the Crab Nebula, Commander Höek succumbs to Space Madness and puts Cadet Stimpy in charge of the mysterious History Eraser Button!
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Jim Gomez, John Kricfalusi
8.0/10 2 votes#25 - Black Hole
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/23/1992
It's another warped day for Commander Höek and Cadet Stimpy as they fly into a mind-bending black hole, mutate continuously, and discover a mountain of missing left socks.
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: Will McRobb, Bob Camp
