The Ren & Stimpy Show facts for kids

The Ren & Stimpy Show was a very popular American cartoon show. It was created by John Kricfalusi and first shown on Nickelodeon. The show started on August 11, 1991, and finished on December 16, 1996. It follows the funny adventures of two main characters: Ren Höek, a small, sometimes grumpy dog, and Stimpy, a friendly but not-so-smart cat.

The Ren & Stimpy Show was one of the first original animated series made by Nickelodeon. These shows were called "Nicktoons." Other early Nicktoons included Rugrats and Doug.

The Ren & Stimpy Show
Genre	Animated sitcom Slapstick Black comedy
Created by	John Kricfalusi
Voices of	John Kricfalusi (1991–1993) Billy West
Theme music composer	John Kricfalusi Chris Reccardi Jim Smith Scott Huml
Composer(s)	Shawn Patterson ("Ol' Blue Nose" and "Sammy and Me")
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	52 (93 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Vanessa Coffey Mary Harrington
Producer(s)	Jim Ballantine
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Spümcø (seasons 1 and 2) Games Animation (seasons 3–5) Nickelodeon Animation Studio (reboot)
Distributor	ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon (1991–1996) MTV (1996) Comedy Central (reboot)
Picture format	480i (4:3 SDTV) (1991–1996)
Audio format	Dolby Stereo (1991–1994) Dolby Surround (1994–1996)
Original release	August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11) – December 16, 1996 (1996-12-16)