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The Best Episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show Season 1

Every episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show Season 1!

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.

Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyComedyKids
Network:Nickelodeon

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Ren & Stimpy Show" season 1 is "Stimpy's Big Day", rated 8/10 from 342 user votes. It was directed by John Kricfalusi and written by Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi. "Stimpy's Big Day" aired on 8/11/1991 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Big Shot".

  • Stimpy's Big Day
    8.0/10 342 votes

    #1 - 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

  • The Big Shot
    8.0/10 323 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Robin Höek
    8.7/10 384 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Nurse Stimpy
    7.8/10 265 votes

    #4 - Nurse Stimpy

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/25/1991

    When Ren falls ill, it's Nurse Stimpy to the rescue, swearing by the Sacred Bedpan to cure his friend. Will the constant care lead to a cured Chihuahua, or a total relapse?

    Director: John Kricfalusi

    Writer: Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

  • Space Madness
    8.0/10 264 votes

    #5 - 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

  • The Boy Who Cried Rat!
    9.0/10 574 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Big House Blues
    8.5/10 2 votes

    #7 - 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

  • The Littlest Giant
    5.5/10 2 votes

    #8 - The Littlest Giant

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/15/1991

    During the story of "The Littlest Giant," Ren drifts off and dreams that he is Wee Ren, a resident of Thumbsville who makes the mistake of befriending the littlest Giant, Stimpy.

    Director: John Kricfalusi

    Writer: Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

  • Fire Dogs
    8.5/10 2 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Marooned
    6.0/10 2 votes

    #10 - Marooned

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/6/1991

    In this space adventure, Commander Höek and Cadet Stimpy land on an eerie planet with only their Space Cadet Handbook to guide them! Can they avoid certain doom? Nope.

    Director: John Kricfalusi

    Writer: John Kricfalusi

  • A Cartoon
    8.5/10 2 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Black Hole
    8.0/10 2 votes

    #12 - 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

  • Stimpy's Invention
    10.0/10 2 votes

    #13 - 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