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Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story

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A documentary that explores the rise and fall of The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991) and its controversial creator, John Kricfalusi.
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Ron Cicero, Kimo Easterwood
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2020
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I mean, like a children's cartoon where you have a character named George Licker, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:12
I mean, like a children's cartoon where you have a char...
♪ Masked crusaders Working overtime ♪ - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:16
♪ Masked crusaders Working overtime ♪
Poorly animated shows mainly created with the intention to sell a toy line, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:14
Poorly animated shows mainly created with the intention to s...
The culture was so conservative then. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
The culture was so conservative then.
One of our most important freedoms, the freedom of speech, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:20
One of our most important freedoms, the freedom of speech,
All the censorship that was going on in the world, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
All the censorship that was going on in the world,
John's a great designer and he designed a lot of the characters. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
John's a great designer and he designed a lot of the ch...
He was doing the stuff we'd all have thought about doing but nobody had the nerves to do. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
He was doing the stuff we'd all have thought about doin...
You know, he was sort of the Andy Warhol of animation back then. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:04
You know, he was sort of the Andy Warhol of animation back t...
The guy that people were getting around and people were thinking, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
The guy that people were getting around and people were thin...
John's just obsessed with cartoons. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
John's just obsessed with cartoons.
I knew him personally and socially, aside from working under him. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
I knew him personally and socially, aside from working under...
He, he couldn't, you know, fix a flat, he couldn't drive. He didn't do anything else. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
He, he couldn't, you know, fix a flat, he couldn't...
It was like this thing, this thing, and it showed, of course. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
It was like this thing, this thing, and it showed, of course...
He's drawing all the time in his brains, it's like he's got a pencil on his brain. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
He's drawing all the time in his brains, it's like...
So, he meets you, he seems very intensive, he's drawing you. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
So, he meets you, he seems very intensive, he's drawing...
John K was really talented and really funny - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:11
John K was really talented and really funny
We all kind of thought that... That John was gonna be the next Walt Disney. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
We all kind of thought that... That John was gonna be the ne...
So, remind me if I start slouching, which is my normal position. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
So, remind me if I start slouching, which is my normal posit...
Did all the other, uh, interviewees get to make up too? - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
Did all the other, uh, interviewees get to make up too?
First time I ever saw an animated cartoon, I was floored. I just... I couldn't believe. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
First time I ever saw an animated cartoon, I was floored. I ...
And I was just shocked, like, "How is this possible? This is magic!" - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
And I was just shocked, like, "How is this possible? Th...
I've had theories ever since I was a little kid, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
I've had theories ever since I was a little kid,
So, when I saw the cartoon, I was convinced that magic was possible. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
So, when I saw the cartoon, I was convinced that magic was p...
I had friends that I would give my theories to - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
I had friends that I would give my theories to
One day I was out with my dad and he stopped in a corner store somewhere - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
One day I was out with my dad and he stopped in a corner sto...
This long package with Huckleberry Hound on it and I loved Huckleberry Hound, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:09
This long package with Huckleberry Hound on it and I loved H...
Buy me Huckleberry Hound!" - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:16
Buy me Huckleberry Hound!"
So, I read the instructions and it said "Cut these individual images out, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:12
So, I read the instructions and it said "Cut these indi...
So, I'm flipping through it and I see the animation. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:04
So, I'm flipping through it and I see the animation.
I was like, "Whoa!" They all went flying. I was like, "Eureka! - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
I was like, "Whoa!" They all went flying. I was li...
It isn't magic, it's science!" - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
It isn't magic, it's science!"
Hey, I was wrong, this is actually physically possible. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
Hey, I was wrong, this is actually physically possible.
So, then I thought, "Well, make it even funnier." - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:14
So, then I thought, "Well, make it even funnier."
If you can make it funny, you win, you get... You're popular. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
If you can make it funny, you win, you get... You're po...
I saw a postcard with a picture of a Chihuahua in a sweater - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
I saw a postcard with a picture of a Chihuahua in a sweater
So, instantly, Ren Hook came to life. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
So, instantly, Ren Hook came to life.
From this, I kept drawing him - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
From this, I kept drawing him
It was kind of egg-shaped, long ears. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
It was kind of egg-shaped, long ears.
Stimpy, I started drawing him and it didn't really look at all like Stimpy. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
Stimpy, I started drawing him and it didn't really look...
Originally, it was just me doodling from memory, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:12
Originally, it was just me doodling from memory,
When I saw his cartoons, I was just floored because they pulled you into them. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
When I saw his cartoons, I was just floored because they pul...
Come out! - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:13
Come out!
I watched the decay of animation which shocked me - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
I watched the decay of animation which shocked me
I thought, "Ah, we'll change it." - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
I thought, "Ah, we'll change it."
He'd sit down and do these incredible drawings - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:14
He'd sit down and do these incredible drawings
And so, I geek out over his creativity - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:10
And so, I geek out over his creativity
At some point, Lynne and I made these presentation art and story Bibles. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
At some point, Lynne and I made these presentation art and s...
Somehow, I don't even know how I did it, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:14
Somehow, I don't even know how I did it,
I had never seen anyone take me through a storyboard like John did. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
I had never seen anyone take me through a storyboard like Jo...
He performed every part. He did every voice. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:04
He performed every part. He did every voice.
No one had cared for so long about cartoons that he was saying, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:11
No one had cared for so long about cartoons that he was sayi...
Here's this new thing. So, wake up." - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
Here's this new thing. So, wake up."
He would roll around on the floor, he would get up, he would smash things. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:04
He would roll around on the floor, he would get up, he would...
I always like horrified, I have never seen anything like it ever. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:04
I always like horrified, I have never seen anything like it ...
That was John, and you walk out of there like wow. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:04
That was John, and you walk out of there like wow.
You lousy. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
You lousy.
The... the cartoons were full of morals and dumb stuff and they were completely bland. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
The... the cartoons were full of morals and dumb stuff and t...
So, all of a sudden, I come in with all these specific ideas - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
So, all of a sudden, I come in with all these specific ideas
In fact, one of the networks had a security guard come and escort me outside. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
In fact, one of the networks had a security guard come and e...
We read the Nickelodeon was looking for new Saturday morning cartoon ideas - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
We read the Nickelodeon was looking for new Saturday morning...
Didn't want to go to Hanna-Barbera, Disney, or Warner Brothers - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:09
Didn't want to go to Hanna-Barbera, Disney, or Warner B...
The first initial pitch with Vanessa went very differently - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:09
The first initial pitch with Vanessa went very differently
One of the kids in the project had a dog and a cat called Ren & Stimpy. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
One of the kids in the project had a dog and a cat called Re...
I didn't like any of the projects he pitched me but I did like those characters. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
I didn't like any of the projects he pitched me but I d...
She just focused in on who are these two characters here, these Ren & Stimpy. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
She just focused in on who are these two characters here, th...
There was an emotional element to Ren & Stimpy that was unlike any other, not... - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
There was an emotional element to Ren & Stimpy that was ...
It was probably a little bit above our demographics. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
It was probably a little bit above our demographics.
So, I called Gerry Laybourne and I begged her. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
So, I called Gerry Laybourne and I begged her.
She was hesitant but I talked her into six episodes. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
She was hesitant but I talked her into six episodes.
My relationship with Vanessa right from the beginning was like this, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:08
My relationship with Vanessa right from the beginning was li...
I was attracted to that passion and craziness - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:10
I was attracted to that passion and craziness
If Vanessa wasn't in charge of the new animation unit, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:05
If Vanessa wasn't in charge of the new animation unit,
I don't think she analyzed anything, she just knew what she liked, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
I don't think she analyzed anything, she just knew what...
It was just natural for her to do what she felt was right. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:04
It was just natural for her to do what she felt was right.
Ren, you... You're angry? - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:25
Ren, you... You're angry?
I'll challenge you to identify with this character because he's a complete ass. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
I'll challenge you to identify with this character beca...
What do you mean you don't agree with me? - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
What do you mean you don't agree with me?
And if you get that out like from the very beginning, - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:07
And if you get that out like from the very beginning,
Oh, yeah, it's great. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:29
Oh, yeah, it's great.
So, I finally just went in and I recorded it myself - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
So, I finally just went in and I recorded it myself
But Nickelodeon said, "Well, you should just do it." - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:15
But Nickelodeon said, "Well, you should just do it.&quo...
There's episodes I can't believe how good and how emotional - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:11
There's episodes I can't believe how good and how ...
I have had this ice-cream bar since I was a child! - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:17
I have had this ice-cream bar since I was a child!
You... you imbecile, you bloated idiot! - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:16
You... you imbecile, you bloated idiot!
You broke it. You broke it. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:11
You broke it. You broke it.
Happy, happy, happy, joy, joy, joy. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:04
Happy, happy, happy, joy, joy, joy.
I did Stimpy, which was based on Larry Fine from the Three Stooges. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
I did Stimpy, which was based on Larry Fine from the Three S...
What's the matter with him? I'm still in one piece. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:06
What's the matter with him? I'm still in one piece...
We gotta help him. - Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story 00:14
We gotta help him.
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A documentary that explores the rise and fall of The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991) and its controversial creator, John Kricfalusi.

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Director: Ron Cicero, Kimo Easterwood
Writer: Ron Cicero, John Kricfalusi
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Genre: documentary
Year: 2020
MetaScore: 59/100
ImdbRating: 7.1
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Released: 14 Aug 2020
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