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Series creator John Kricfalusi had wanted to do a story set in his native Canada, which was the origin of "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen". The March West is a famous episode in Canadian history, depicted in Canada as an epic of endurance and courage as the Northwest Mounted Police marched across the Prairie provinces to reach what is now Alberta.
He asks them to make their eyes bulge out, a common visual gag in the series, which they explain to be a practical effect; Anthony almost suffers a panic attack from disbelief but Ren manages to do so by sticking his finger into his navel, achieving the same effect. Anthony succeeds, but Stimpy accidentally blows up his nose instead.
"Pen Pals" is the second episode in the series to be directed by Craig Bartlett, who had successfully pitched Hey Arnold! to Games Animation while working as a story editor to Rugrats at Klasky Csupo; he was given directorial work on The Ren & Stimpy Show before production of the series can officially start.
Ren, who also wets his bed and has no idea it is a common occurrence in children, decides to chastise the child for his behavior with a highly offensive letter but is stopped by Stimpy. Ren, feeling useless, decides to force Stimpy to assist in his suicide, but Stimpy refuses to do so; both do not realize the knife is made of rubber. Ren ...
In "Big House Blues", Ren and Stimpy had an "underground" look to them that was absent by "Stimpy's Big Day!", the first episode of the TV show. [18] Naylor's redesign of the look of Ren and Stimpy was used for the rest of the show as a cost- and time-saving measure, through Kricfalusi has stated his preference for the design used in "Big House ...
American journalist Thad Komorowski gave the episode four out of five stars. [9] Karen Schomer, television critic of The New York Times, noted in 1992 that the episode showcased how the show was different from other animated series at the time, with its gross-out humor, the characters' distinct lack of good will, and self-awareness contributing to its popularity amongst older audiences. [10]
"The Littlest Giant" is the seventh episode of the first season of The Ren & Stimpy Show. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on September 15, 1991. A censored version of "Big House Blues" aired afterwards in place of another episode, being the pilot's first airing on the channel.
"Marooned" is the ninth episode of the first season of The Ren & Stimpy Show. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 6, 1991. It is the second episode in a loosely linked trilogy known as the "space episodes", set in the show-within-the-show The Adventures of Commander Höek and Cadet Stimpy.