Product ReviewsRen & Stimpy: Lost Episodes (DVD, 2003)

It's pretty good, but could have been better.

I am a huge fan of John K. and his work and have found his commentaries on DVD releases of the classic Ren and Stimpy episodes to be insightful and informative (though constantly about the same thing). However, on this particular release, I found myself rather disappointed. Nickalodeon did take the series away from Spumco and its creator because of its often line-crossing humor, which ranged from the extremely gross to the horribly violent. The ironic thing was that Games, the studio that took over the series, managed to take the gross-out scenes to another level, one that John K. has said Spumco would never have reached. I am given the impression that is due to the fact it was originally for a kids network. Now, the gloves are off and these cartoons are as adult as they come, going from gag-inducing gags to sex jokes that are often homoerotic. Still, I felt that this newfound freedom hurt the series more than helped. A lot of humor is lost for shock value. Most of it simply is not funny. There are two good episodes that I highly recommend however, though they too have their downfalls. Ren Seeks Help is the best of the two and far better than Game's attempt at the episode (Ren Needs Help). The look back at Ren's childhood is simply astonishing and the ending does not disappoint. Altruists is another well-done episode and includes the now-infamous sawing scene (not for kids, trust me). The other episodes are worth watching, though some were too gross to watch even for a hard-core fan such as myself. I recommend this to buy for only the most devoted fan, but as a rental for the simply curious fan.Read full review...

Great Item, great purchase process

Hard to find shows of the funniest cartoon series ever made......well, for its first two years anyway Good price, Not for kids but who cares?

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The boys are back...

Oh mercy. Ren & Stimpy are back in fresh new episodes that are most definitely rated R - very R.

You probably know already if this is for you - there's not much middle ground when it comes to this show, it's a love it or loathe it situation for most. (And if you dislike Ren Hoek & co., there's no reason to read any further).

For those who mourned the passing of TV's most bizarre show (more bizarre than all the imitators, by the way - though R&S was obviously a huge inspiration to animators and comedy writers, there was something deeply twisted going on that's hard to quantify and harder to imitate), this one's for you. Two discs of uber-twisted adventures, complete with topless beach-babes, tumescent chihuahua parts, and one terribly tortured frog. And what seems like hours of interviews and talking-head stuff -- interesting at first, but ultimately interminable. The producers seem to get that as well, with constant titles telling you which button to press to reach the Good Stuff.

And the Good Stuff is great; who knew Ren could knock Stimpy up, even after it was attempted by mormons, the postman, and a crew of "strapping young boy scouts"? You'll learn about Ren's troubled childhood and see Stimpy's stinky love-child. You'll see jiggly cartoon bosoms and one seriously clogged toilet.

Standouts here are "Stimpy's Pregnant", "Ren Seeks Help" and the amazing "Naked Beach Frenzy". I've shown the latter to several friends, just to watch the spasms of freaked-out laughter at the words "shampoo master". If a single moment can summarize years of whacked-out creative output, Stimpy's call of "shampoo master" may be the ultimate swan song for this truly insane series. Highly recommended.Read full review...

Ren and Stimpy the way it should have been from day one!

Finally we can enjoy it as it was intended. I recommend it if you are a fan or not.

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Funny not for kids

Ren and stimpy fans who grew up watching the show will love this especially if you got a warped mind

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More than I imagine! XD

I love the series of this show, but never knew they had a lost episode, so I want to see what the creator had to show. I'm very curious. This show is awesome.

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Ren&Stimpy

Love it excellent Ren and Stimpy

Great classic ren and stimpy show. Works...

Great classic ren and stimpy show. Works well.

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Ren and stimpy...happy happy joy joy

Just plain sick and twisted, but these episodes are pretty much for the adults, lots of nudity and they finally curse too, didnt really like the gay scenes with ren and stimpy but these episodes were based upon fans requesting it so. Some really funny and dirty episodes and there are some that are really fu(ked up and makes you wonder what they were smoking. Still fun to watch if you are a fan, doubt that the ordinary person would watch this but if you seen the others, of course you'll want to watch this.Read full review...

Awesome!

IIt's not Disney ,for sure....but it is Ren & Stimpy as you've never seen them before! Love it!

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