If you are asked to name the most influential cartoons of all time Ren and Stimpy would definitely be somewhere at the top of that list.
Without Ren and Stimpy there would be no Spongebob Squarepants, Adventure Time or Rick and Morty.
The Nickelodeon cartoon about a mean dog and a dumb cat - was a landmark for modern animation with is gross-out humour, incredible animation and achieving pop culture superstar status the moment it debuted in 1991.
I welcome Thad Komorowski the author of Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story - a highly enjoyable deep dive into the creation and history of the much beloved or much exe-crated cartoon series, depending on who you ask.
I loved the book and encourage any animation fan to read it and listen to Thad talk about some of the key stories from it on this podcast. The story of Ren and Stimpy is almost crazier than the show itself — almost.
So, join me and author Thad Komorowski inside The Hyper Room.
Show notes:
The Book
https://www.amazon.com/Sick-Little-Monkeys-Unauthorized-Stimpy-ebook/dp/B074ZYH5S9/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=sick+little+monkeys&qid=1601764832&sr=8-2
Cartoon Logic podcast
https://cartoonlogic.libsyn.com
The documentary
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/happy_happy_joy_joy_the_ren_and_stimpy_story
The Buzzfeed article
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse
Mighty Mouse the New Adventures
https://mightymouse.fandom.com/wiki/Mighty_Mouse:_The_New_Adventures
The New Adventures of Beanie and Cecil
https://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/D/DiC_Entertainment/The_New_Adventures_of_Beany_and_Cecil/
Bob Clampett
https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Clampett
Ralph Baski
https://www.ralphbakshi.com
John K.
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com
Lynne Naylor
http://www.lynive.com/files/pages/homepage.html
What a Cartoon podcast
https://whatacartoonfeed.libsyn.com
The latest on Ren and Stimpy from Comedy Central
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/unconfirmed-comedy-centrals-ren-stimpy-reboot-has-been-shelved-197051.html
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6611256/
Ren and Stimpy and the Sick Little Monkeys that brought them to life with Thad Komorowski
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The Hyper Room is a podcast series interviewing creatives, innovators and business people in the world of Pop Culture involved in all facets from comic books to action figures to video games and other forms of physical and digital media, The Hyper Room deep dives into the process and the business direct from the creators themselves. We don't discuss if Harry Potter can beat Superman - we discuss how that story could come together and how it would affect the world of Pop Culture.
The Hyper Room is a podcast series interviewing creatives, innovators and business people in the world of Pop Culture involved in all facets from comic books to action figures to video games and other forms of physical and digital media, The Hyper Room deep dives into the process and the business direct from the creators themselves. We don't discuss if Harry Potter can beat Superman - we discuss how that story could come together and how it would affect the world of Pop Culture.Listen on
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