The Best Episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(395 votes)

   #1 - Stimpy's Big Day

   S1:E18/11/1991

   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

   Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi

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   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi
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   8.0/10(367 votes)

   #2 - The Big Shot

   S1:E28/11/1991

   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

   Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi

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   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi
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   8.7/10(432 votes)

   #3 - Robin Höek

   S1:E38/25/1991

   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

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
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   7.8/10(305 votes)

   #4 - Nurse Stimpy

   S1:E48/25/1991

   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

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
5. 

   8.0/10(303 votes)

   #5 - Space Madness

   S1:E59/8/1991

   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

   Writers:Jim Gomez, John Kricfalusi

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   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Jim Gomez, John Kricfalusi
6. 

   9.0/10(629 votes)

   #6 - The Boy Who Cried Rat!

   S1:E69/8/1991

   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

   Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi

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   Director:John Kricfalusi

   Writers:Vincent Waller, John Kricfalusi
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7. 

   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Big House Blues

   S1:E79/15/1991

   The pilot episode of Nickelodeon's series, The Ren & Stimpy Show.

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   5.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - The Littlest Giant

   S1:E89/15/1991

   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

   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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   Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi
9. 

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Fire Dogs

   S1:E99/29/1991

   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

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10. 

    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Marooned

    S1:E1010/6/1991

    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

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11. 

    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - A Cartoon

    S1:E1111/10/1991

    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

    Writers:Jim Smith, John Kricfalusi

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    Writers:Jim Smith, John Kricfalusi
12. 

    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Black Hole

    S1:E122/23/1992

    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

    Writers:Will McRobb, Bob Camp

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    Writers:Will McRobb, Bob Camp
13. 

    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Stimpy's Invention

    S1:E132/23/1992

    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

    Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi

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    Director:John Kricfalusi

    Writers:Bob Camp, John Kricfalusi