10.0/102 votes#1 - 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: John Kricfalusi
10.0/102 votes#2 - 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: John Kricfalusi
10.0/102 votes#3 - Rubber Nipple Salesmen
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/29/1992
Ren and Stimpy hit the road as door-to-door Rubber Nipple Salesmen, peddling their wares to a bizarre clientele, including a psychotic Fire Chief, a paranoid Mr. Horse, and a family actually in need of new nipples!
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: John Kricfalusi
10.0/102 votes#4 - Svën Höek
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1992
Ren gets driven out of his mind yet again as his anxiously awaited cousin Svën forms a stupidity bond with Stimpy through magic Nose Goblins, Kitty Litter, and the "Don't Whiz on the Electric Fence" board game.
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: John Kricfalusi
10.0/101 votes#5 - Son of Stimpy
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/1993
Stimpy squeezes, and a stench is born. Ren thinks it's just a stinky fantasy, but when Stinky floats away, Stimpy abandons his friend to search through rain and snow and dark of night. It'll take a Christmas miracle for Stinky to return to his warm, snugly home!
Director: John Kricfalusi
Writer: John Kricfalusi
9.5/102 votes#6 - 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: John Kricfalusi
Writer: John Kricfalusi
9.0/102 votes#7 - 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
9.0/101 votes#8 - Ren's Brain
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/1995
Ren's status as Lord of the Manor is challenged.Stimpy the mad scientist replaces Ren's brain.
Director: Chris Reccardi
Writer: John Kricfalusi
8.5/102 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
8.5/102 votes#10 - 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: John Kricfalusi
8.5/102 votes#11 - 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
Writer: John Kricfalusi
8.2/104 votes#12 - 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: John Kricfalusi
8.0/102 votes#13 - 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: John Kricfalusi
8.0/102 votes#14 - 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
Writer: John Kricfalusi
8.0/102 votes#15 - The Great Outdoors
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/27/1993
Ren and Stimpy go camping and learn how to rough it in nature. And what could be rougher than skinny dipping with Stimpy? Ren's about to find out.
Director: Vincent Waller
Writer: John Kricfalusi
7.7/103 votes#16 - 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: John Kricfalusi
7.5/102 votes#17 - 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: John Kricfalusi
7.5/102 votes#18 - 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: John Kricfalusi
7.5/102 votes#19 - 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: John Kricfalusi
7.5/102 votes#20 - Haunted House
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/1992
Ren and Stimpy visit a haunted mansion where a depressive ghost fruitlessly tries to scare them, but the clueless duo barely notice his antic... not even the chainsaw!
Director: Ron Hughart
Writer: John Kricfalusi
7.3/103 votes#21 - 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: John Kricfalusi
7.0/102 votes#22 - 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: John Kricfalusi
7.0/101 votes#23 - Lair of the Lummox
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 7/30/1994
As hosts of their favorite TV show, Untamed World, Ren & Stimpy become voyeurs in the wild.
Director: Bob Camp
Writer: John Kricfalusi
6.0/102 votes#24 - 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
5.5/102 votes#25 - 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: John Kricfalusi
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"Space Madness" is the best rated episode written by John Kricfalusi. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by John Kricfalusi. It aired on 9/8/1991 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Stimpy's Invention".