Ren and Stimpy is coming out on DVD

[Jixby Phillips]

October 12 is the date.

from tvshowsondvd.com

Happy Happy, Joy Joy! Ren and Stimpy fans who missed out on last year's Time-Life offerings can rejoice! Paramount has quietly let retailers know that Ren and Stimpy - The Complete 1st & 2nd Seasons will be available to sell in-stores on October 12!

Over 30 episodes will be present on this release: "Stimpy's Big Day", "The Big Shot", "Stimpy's Storybook Land: Robin Hoek", "Nurse Stimpy", "Space Madness", "The Boy Who Cried 'Rat!'", "Fire Dogs", "Stimpy's Storybook Land: The Littlest Giant", "Marooned", "Untamed World", "Black Hole", "Stimpy's Invention", "In the Army", "Powdered Toastman", "Ren's Toothache", "Big House Blues", "Out West", "Rubber Nipple Salesmen", "Sven Hoek", "Mad Dog Hoek", "Haunted House", "Big Baby Scam", "Dog Show", "Son of Stimpy", "Monkey See, Monkey Don't", "Fake Dad", "The Great Outdoors", "The Cat That Laid The Golden Hairball", "Stimpy's Fan Club", "A Visit to Anthony", and "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen".

For those of us who managed to get the short-lived direct sale offering before Time-Life's rights (quickly) expired, there's still good reason to also get the new set. Besides 10 episodes that weren't on the old discs ("Mad Dog Hoek", "Haunted House", "Big Baby Scam", "Son of Stimpy", "Monkey See, Monkey Don't", "Fake Dad", "The Cat That Laid The Golden Hairball", "Stimpy's Fan Club", "A Visit to Anthony", and "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen"), Paramount's release will also have these extras:

> Audio Commentary
> Featurette
> Image Gallery

Neat add-ons that make it worth adding this to your collection, eh? Something else that would make it worthwhile is if these turn out to be the completely unedited versions of each short. As an example, in the episode "Powdered Toastman", a document is burned in the fireplace, making a joke out of the ignorance of "PTM" when he unwittingly shoves it in. Originally the paper was identifiable as the U.S. Constitution by the words "We The People" at the top, but on the Time-Life DVDs it is only a blank piece of paper. This is just one example of the edits this show has seen, both for broadcast and on the old DVDs. C'mon, Paramount...give us the unedited, original versions of each cartoon!

The running time is listed at 418 minutes, and pricing info isn't yet available. Nor is cover art, but we expect to have that reasonably soon. Stay tuned for more! In the meantime, recite the oath: "I do hereby promise only to watch the Ren & Stimpy Show..."

[Mockery]

Goddamn finally! It took 'em long enough. Better late than never I suppose...

[Jixby Phillips]

These are all the John K cartoons (I think), so John K loyalists can get this release and not worry about the rest.

[sadie]

john k. rules.

[Dole]

Fantastic, cant wait!

[ArrowX]

Everything about him is cool exept the Ripping Friends

[Jixby Phillips]

more info:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1925

Coverart! UNCUT episodes! and it includes the unaired "Man's Best Friend" episode! Featurette and Audio commentaries! It looks like they are gearing this release towords fans instead of kids, which is excellent.

[whoreable]

wonder if i will still love this show as much as i did when it came out

[sports]

WOW!!!!

Ripping Friends does not suck...unless compared to Ren and Stimpy.

[Esuohlim]

I'm actually kind of worried about not liking it as much as I used to also, but on the other hand I'm thinking I'll appreciate it more. :/

[liquidstatik]

In my opinion, they're just as funny as they used to be. SPIKE TV used to play an old Ren and Stimpy every night after the new ones.. and they were still real funny.

[Jixby Phillips]

AGREEDF

[the_dudefather]

(prays for region 2 release)

i recently watched a couple of episodes on nick (which they started showing recently in the uk). i was reminded of how how freaky it can get. the scene where ren goes crazy with loneliness in the hermit episode has to rank as one of the scariest things ive seen in a 'kids' cartoon.

(when he sees himself as the bogman, i think i have had nightmares about that at the time)

i hope this dvd (along with invader zim) comes out in the uk soon!

[Krythor]

Originally Posted by the_dudefather

i recently watched a couple of episodes on nick (which they started showing recently in the uk).

What?

[Snatchtastic]

JOY!!!

I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO KILL MYSELF AFTER I HEARD THE TIME LIFE REN AND STIMPY DVD'S WERE DISSCONTINUED.