On August 11, 1991, The Ren & Stimpy Show premiered on television across America, and even all these years later, today’s audiences seem unsure of how to unpack the shocking cat and dog duo.

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The pre-title sequence of the spunky documentary, “Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story,” heaps praise on the controversial John Kricfalusi, the innovative creator of Nickelodeon’s cult ...

The surreal and wacky antics of cheerily dumb cat Stimpy and his short-tempered chihuahua friend Ren delighted kids and horrified parents when The Ren and Stimpy Show premiered on Nickelodeon back in ...