Son of Stimpy
| "Son of Stimpy" | |
|---|---|
| The Ren & Stimpy Show episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 2 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | John K. |
| Written by | John K., Vincent Waller, and Richard Pursel |
| Production code | RS5-8 |
| Original air date | January 14, 1993 |
"Son of Stimpy"[1] (originally titled "Stimpy's First Fart") is an episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show . It originally aired as Episode 7 of Season 2 on January 13, 1993.
Plot summary
When Stimpy farts, he believes that he has given birth. He tells Ren about the incident, but Ren won't believe him. Soon, Stimpy loses "Stinky" and relentlessly tries to find him. Stimpy finds his fart and joins Ren for Christmas.
Censorship
- John Kricfalusi made this episode as an exchange: if he made heartwarming stories, Nickelodeon would let him make more gross stories.[2]
- The mistletoe scene, in which Ren tries to lure Stimpy inside by the mistletoe, caused much dispute between Kricfalusi and Nickelodeon who objected to its "homosexual undertones". According to Kricfalusi's commentary on the DVD, Nickelodeon ultimately decided to include the scene after hearing that its removal greatly upset a homosexual Spümcø artist.[3]
- A short scene where Ren pushes Stimpy's Christmas present towards a picture of him is cut not only from the VHS and all currently aired versions, but it is also missing from the "Season One and Two" DVD. It is however shown on the Nicktoons UK airing, and on the June 2, 2009 airing on MTV2.
- Nickelodeon also cut the part where Stimpy goes to the police to find his missing "son", only to be violently thrown out. This was shown when it aired on Spike TV.
Responses
In An Introduction to Film Studies the episode is used as a case study and comments on the motifs in the episode.
"The 'Son of God' motif which underpins the cartoon, signalled in its title and its Christmas setting and soundtrack, allies the sacred and profane in a way that some might find provocative. Kricfalusi does not make this a coherent analogy, however, but self-evidently uses the 'openness' of the animated vocabulary for subversive purposes."
A. J. Carson of tvdvdreviews.com praised the episode as "pitch-perfect send up of maudlin Christmas specials".[5]
In 2007, the episode was ranked #96 in the 100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes countdown.
References
- ↑ tv.com
- ↑ "The Ren & Stimpy Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons: Uncut," DVD Journal
- ↑ "The Ren & Stimpy Show Uncut: The First and Second Seasons," DVD Times
- ↑ Jill Nelmes, ed. (2003). An Introduction to Film Studies (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 227. ISBN 0-415-26269-0.
- ↑ Carson, A. J. (October 14, 2004). "The Ren & Stimpy Show: Uncut: The First and Second Seasons DVD Review". tvdvdreviews.com (2003-2007 tvdvdreviews.com, in association with Amazon.com). Retrieved 2008-01-17.
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