The Ren & Stimpy Show – Season Five and Some More of Four

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The animated misadventures of Ren and Stimpy on Nickelodeon came to a close with its fifth season, the entire controversial collection of which is bundled together with the second half of season 4. Some fans of the series seem less than enthralled by the shows that are compiled here (as series creator John Kricfalusi and his Spumco team had been replaced by Games Animation), but there’s still plenty of inspired insanity to be found; season 4 offers “My Shiny Friend” (Ren takes some extreme measures to cure Stimpy’s TV addiction) and “Cheese Rush Days” (the boys head to the Blue Cheese Mountains to mine), while season 5 features “Stupid Sidekick Union” (Stimpy learns that his union is striking); “Reverend Jack Cheese” (the late Frank Gorshin lends his voice to a minister with a thing for meats and cheeses); “Wilderness Adventure,” which includes the much-maligned George Liquor; and “Space Dogged” (a Russian cat/dog team–Ren and Stimpy lookalikes, natch-–are being sent into space).
As with previous R&S DVD sets, the supplemental features are somewhat spare–Kricfalusi and members of Spumco and Games contribute commentaries, and there’s a featurette on the show–and the episodes are indeed the edited versions, but the comments by the show’s creative team are both entertaining and informative. And no matter what your opinion of these final episodes (before the show’s revival as an Adult Party Cartoon on Spike TV), there’s still plenty of stinky laughs to be had. –Paul Gaita

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The insanity’s not over yet! Take a trip back to the warped world of Ren & Stimpy in their final seventeen episodes of the original series. Discover the answers to absolutely essential questions like: What would Stimpy look like at puberty? What would become of Ren if he ditched his buddy to live as a hermit? And just who is Stinky Whizzleteats? You’ll squeal with happy, happy, joy, joy as Ren & Stimpy read more bad-taste bedtime tales, help Reverend Jack Cheese spread the gospel of meat, and embark on even more demented adventures!