Looking at the Banned Episodes of the Ren and Stimpy Show

Ren and Stimpy is a show that is no stranger to controversy, even getting several episodes outright banned. Were these bans justified?
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[@robbiewalker2831]

I think in the case of the “Anthony” episode, I think it’s more on a combination of Anthony’s Dad’s aggressive and bias behavior towards Ren and Stimpy, John K's now notable incurable ego, and Richard Pursel’s involvement in writing the story; as he would later be involved with the Adult Party Cartoon in 2003, and Spongebob in 2005.

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

The party ones where just sad nothing to them.

[@GetBenched2010]

Ironically, Dan "get in the van" Schneider got away with 10 times as much risque fare on his LIVE ACTION shows than John K. ever did with Ren & Stimpy.

[@mightyfilm]

While the initial line up of Ren and Stimpy, Doug, and Rugrats helped put the network on the map, shifting from a reruns and shows from Canada format, ever since the early 00's, they put a greater emphasis on their live action output. Essentially, Schneider was Nickelodeon's Teacher's Pet, and it was a falling out over Game Shakers (supposedly, I don't have the exact details) that caused them to split. Nick has given more allowance to their live action series, Dan's especially, than to any of their animated shows. I hear they treat most of the animators and or cartoons poorly, and if they speak out about it, they basically never work in the industry again.

[@KitKatLMFAO]

the falling out was caused by nickelodeon letting another live action show take place on the same set as game shakers

[@MaherandIbrahimsAvengers]

Dan "want a show, gimmie your toes" Schneider

[@countyfacts6920]

I'm going to have to disagree with that.

[@uhhhcool3205]

@@countyfacts6920 yeah, Johnny is almost if not just as bad as Schneider

[@whoasked9500]

12:08 Actually, John K. wasn't really fired due to making that episode. He was mainly fired for constantly missing deadlines, repeatedly going over budget, making the censors have to work as hard as they did because of all the suggestive material he was slipping into each episode, and all the battles he would have with Nickelodeon executives.

[@sandwichgod692]

Some of those same problems still persisted in the Games era.

[@whoasked9500]

​@@sandwichgod692 A lot of problems persisted in the Games era lol

[@sandwichgod692]

KaseyKahneFan That’s true.

[@superbrownbrown]

The excessive use of powerful mind-altering drugs didn't help either. 😂

[@franm.k.5832]

Anyone know which episode where Stumpy goes outside and hits his head on the moon? Then he has crater marks on his head, Lol I loved that one!

[@thekriscerz]

"It may be disturbing, but *Ren and Stimpy* is disturbing." That's the single most profound/candid observation of any critiques I've ever seen/heard, regarding Ren and Stimpy. That sums it all up right there, in a neat little package with a bow on top.

[@EditsForWinners]

The only real reasons A Visit to Anthony, Double Header, and Sven Hoek were "banned" was because they featured Raymond Scott music. The rights expired a few years back, so they can't legally air at least 30 episodes because of that.

[@RenStimpyProductionMusic]

Yet they didn't remove Mad Dog Höek or In the Army....

[@EditsForWinners]

@@RenStimpyProductionMusic They did. In America, those ones can't air or stream for those exact reasons.

[@michaelbolcato192]

@EditsForWinners The only real way to watch Ren and Stimpy is by buying the DVDs that have all of the episodes.

[@RenStimpyProductionMusic]

@@EditsForWinners That's right, thanks.

[@spindalis79]

"Man's Best Friend" was nearly all comprised of Raymond Scott music.

[@AshtonKish]

So, I read that the Anthony episode was possibly never played again for this reason: "The character of Anthony was inspired by and voiced by a real life fan who sent in the first letter to the show. As a result, the episode rarely airs in syndication, as Nickelodeon would have to pay Anthony's voice actor royalty fees."

[@ExtremeWreck]

I wonder if Anthony is doing well. He might be a celebrity.

[@amandaroman3471]

I researched and found they have several episodes including this one with music in it they no longer can use so they can’t air it anymore... their royalties have expired... said theres 20 to 30 banned for the music

[@dragonator1012]

I mean the episode is hot garbage. Its probably the worst episode of the original 2 seasons besides maybe the cat that laid the golden hairball which i also hate.

[@andrewmorrice9139]

@@amandaroman3471 23-30? Wow, that's like about half the series, if we count the full 25 minutes as one episode.

[@quirkyt00ns]

Or....It was the bully smoking in the car.

[@laurendaley2503]

This was one of my dad's favorite show, and when he would put it on for my sisters and I, we never saw anything wrong with it until we got older.

[@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263]

Same, I still love it though.

[@notfurry4259]

My dad did the same I used to like it but now it seems a bit creepy

[@pena.3302]

you got Colder.

[@capncookie1110]

Your dad is cool. My dad would have HATED his show.

[@masterdrewt6698]

I swear this show was criminally insane

[@MRVAST-op7sg]

Definitely seems like something they would watch in Arkham Asylum

[@masterdrewt6698]

@@MRVAST-op7sg that’s true.

[@lachlanwelsh5880]

Rubbish - it was brilliant

[@orangeslash1667]

@@masterdrewt6698 John K said the Bob Clampett was his biggest inspiration.

[@masterdrewt6698]

@@orangeslash1667 aaahhh I see

[@capncookie1110]

My personal theory of why the Anthony episode was banned was because since Anthony’s dad was based off John’s own dad, and John’s dad ended up personally chewing him out for embarrassing him and “making him look soft” in the episode once he saw it (Source: the Father’s Day page on John’s blog), John may have felt bad for that and told Nickelodeon to take it down so his dad wouldn’t have to see it and be embarrassed by it again.

[@amjh4lah809]

One of THE greatest cartoons EVER made, imo.

[@mlgcamel5053]

I agree

[@mikuspalmis]

It really is.

[@Sanghelli]

The greatest

[@danton1]

Without a doubt.

[@yourstrength1314]

By a sick,sick man

[@RenStimpyProductionMusic]

Knowing what John K has been up to, I wouldn't be surprise if Anthony actually does want out.

[@djkong2309]

I'm an eediot, so please explain.

[@dhandharum6040]

could you explain?

[@RenStimpyProductionMusic]

@@dhandharum6040 It's common knowledge at this point.

[@mannnyald3310]

@@RenStimpyProductionMusic could you explain for us eeediots who don’t know common knowledge

[@WrestlingAndWrootBeer]

@@mannnyald3310 John K. was accused of various pedophilic allegations from several different girls, and has also been accused of grooming, molestation, sexual abuse, possession of CP, and other many disgusting cases, which had completely demolished his career. Top it all off with him being extremely hard to work with due to his extreme perfectionism, and you got yourself a monster.

[@Brianna-eo8nu]

I’m a bit torn about the idea of kids being more durable then we give them credit for. On the one hand; Yes! I am a firm believer that we shouldn’t treat kids like idiots and give them the benefit of the doubt that they can handle stories with more mature or “”political”” themes. On the other hand; when it comes to what kids may find disturbing or scary... well, it depends on the kid. For example, when I was about 7 or so, I watched The Dark Crystal. And I loved it! Yeah, there were a few scenes that I found creepy, like the mystic alchemist’s death or the parts where the chamberlain tries to manipulate Jen and Kira, but I mostly just liked it for its atmosphere, the imaginative world and creatures, the music etc. Meanwhile, my sister, who was roughly the same age as me (but older by a few minutes) was terrified of the movie and never watched the whole thing until just recently. My point is, what one seven-year-old might find beautiful, exciting or entertaining, another kid the same age might be terrified by and find too much to handle. So yeah, we should respect kids and not treat them like idiots, that’s for sure. But at the same time, I feel like when it comes to stuff like what some kids find disturbing or upsetting, it’s should be sort of a case by case basis.

[@TheMouseAvenger]

That is a VERY good piece of advice! 👍

[@youisiaint]

That scene where the dying emperors face crumbles scared the hell out of me as a kid. Also the creatures that had their life force sucked out

[@outtheredude]

On the way to primary school with Mum, there were two little 7-8 year old girls just ahead, possessing the power of innocent cuteness to the max. They were gleefully talking about what sounded like a video nasty where the big bad ripped out some guy's bloody heart from his chest with it sill beating before it burst into flames! Mum was shocked! Turns out that was actually a scene from 'Temple of Doom', which Mum innocently took me to a short while later, thinking it was just a PG movie. Only it was an EIGHTIES PG movie, one of the most infamous ones in fact that led to PG-12/13 becoming a thing. I was fine with it at the time, Mum was... not. Yet, just a just a year later, during the school holidays prior to secondary school, I was scared by a black panther jump scare in a Garfield cartoon. Took years for me to process the resultant nightmares before I finally accepted the black panther in my dreams.

[@trentwellard5828]

Funny, most of these episodes were aired in their entirety on Nickelodeon in Australia except for one time when the second half of Sven Hoek was actually replaced by circus midgets one night.

[@trentnunyabiz6204]

It's been so long since i saw them in airing (reruns technically) but i may vaugly remember the part with the timecode and ren acting psychotic when i watched it at midnight around 2012-13 From a fellow aussie.

[@youisiaint]

The end of Ren's Retirement terrified me as a kid.

[@BleuEri]

What happened?

[@NathanDav42]

Me too. Very much. BleuEri: Stimpy moves with Ren into a coffin and things seem nice. Then a worm comes over and asks to eat dinner there. After he finishes, you see the fleshless husks of Ren & Stimpy - their eyes and brains are gone. The worm then leaves to go eat more people. I never liked the show because I thought it was too gross. But that ending legit horrified me for years.

[@youisiaint]

@@NathanDav42 "Such a nice worm." "Shut up."

[@NathanDav42]

@@youisiaint I didn’t remember any of the episode before that scene as a kid or what the circumstances were, but I will ALWAYS remember the ending, which horrified me and taught me that worms eat human bodies, which I didn’t know or (at that age) need to know. For years I wondered why Ren and Stimpy didn’t put up a fight and kick out the worm. Just one little gag to end the episode mildly traumatized me for years.

[@CartoonEric]

But he was such a nice worm.

[@Galvorn11]

This show was for adults and never intended for kids, AS or even Cartoon Network would be better companies for John K to work at, but Nickelodeon was/is a heaven for pedophiles, he absolutely felt at home there.

[@lunarlady3635]

A few years ago my dad brought me a bunch of Ren and Stimpy VHS tapes that he got from the thrift store he worked at. One of them.had the uncensored version of Sven Hoek. I had no idea that I stumbled on such a goldmine

[@JamalLeEpicBall123]

Do you still have the tape??? I need updates on what happened next

[@Benjamillion]

I thought John K. got fired due to his lack of making it to deadlines and contact with staff.

[@RenStimpyProductionMusic]

He was fired for that reason.

[@capncookie1110]

Yep, he was. The Man’s Best Friend episode was simply Nick’s opportunity to find a good excuse for firing him without doing it spontaneously

[@entrotlek]

Ren and stimpy was tame and a welcome respite when your own dad was like a real life ren and you lived in the crap side of town.

[@giovanna722]

Sounds like you're speaking from experience.

[@darth_autismo]

What do you mean by that?

[@capncookie1110]

@@darth_autismo They’re either talking about their own childhood or John K.’s

[@YouTubeRocks76]

7:29 I like how your "die" lined up with Stimpy's realization coming to mind.

[@kevinsteel7875]

Sven and Stimpy in the litterbox is so hard to find but it's one of my favorite Ren and Stimpy moments

[@anisomniac5931]

I remember seeing Ren's Retirement on Netflix 10 or so years ago (I was like 4-6 years old), and I liked it at the time! Still do, actually! I understood some of the mature themes of death, but I had a poo kid brain, so most of the references flew right past me. I used to watch old 90s Nick cartoons on there such as "Ren and Stimpy" and "The Angry Beavers", and I enjoyed them a lot! Ah, good times! 😌

[@santanapylesss2407]

This show had such a deep impact on my fragile subconscious child mind...and I'm forever grateful😅❤

[@DaCosmicPrince]

Also Hermit Ren, Prehistoric Stimpy along with it's sister episode Farm Hands were banned. So was Road Apples & No Pants Today

[@honorbluelovelyful]

Hermit Ren shouldve been banned...he played with a corpse lol

[@superbrownbrown]

A mummy, to be exact. LOL

[@beavisbodega9747]

I remember seeing that episode last year it didn’t bother me much

[@blueberrypitbull87]

I absolutely LOVED that art piece of them looking like a real dog and cat.

[@orangetarget2696]

great video man, ren and stimpy is my favorite show of all time

[@whoasked9500]

It's certainly up there on my list.

[@xXSpongeBroBrownPantzXx]

Orange Target same

[@3ggh3add62]

Same

[@komaristudios]

Rocko

[@softpico8618]

Me too I love ren & stimpy of all the time

[@AshtonKish]

8:56 I actually watched Ren's Bitter Half a lot when it would come on in the early 90's. To be honest, it was one of the most memorable episodes for me, and looking back on it, I understand *why* it stuck in my brain so well. To be honest, the scene where Ren starts to change really unnerved me as a kid. Evil Ren was just so uncontrollably bad, too, that the whole episode always set me on edge. Man, that's pretty wild tho that the episode card, that I probably hadn't seen in over 20 years, jogged such a clear and vivid memory.

[@aaendi6661]

I was only 3 years old at a time, and I clearly remember seeing that one.

[@RoninCatholic]

There's nothing wrong with the word "midget" any more than there is with the word "dwarf", and if anything the former is superior because it doesn't cause any confusion as to whether you're discussing folkloric spirits that resemble humans or humans that happen to be significantly shorter than normal. People just arbitrarily decided "midget" was offensive about a decade or two ago and began boldly asserting it until they could force the culture at large to pretend that it was and stop using it, and now "dwarf" is being claimed as likewise offensive because euphemism treadmills are always that way.

[@VideoGameMasters09]

Banned is pretty much 'no network wants to air it'.

[@Femaiden]

i think one of the most disturbing and mean spirited eps is the one where Ren loses all of his teeth, like he couldn't get a break that entire time. first, he's annoyed by stimpy brushing his teeth and then ren is like i don't need to do that and then he looks in the mirror and his mouth is so disgusting the mirror breaks and then the next day he's having second thoughts like maybe he should do it and actually brush his teeth and he looks again and then his own teeth shatter and he feels all shamed and humiliated and hopeless, because now it's too late, you only get 1 set of adult teeth and now they are gone and overnight all his teeth are gone and then he only has stinky gumholes and nerve endings and then there are flies eating crap. . literally in Stimpy's catbox, eating cat turds and the smell of ren's mouth is so offensive that the flies almost get sick from it and they yell at Ren and then ren has to pluck out all the nerve endings and that must have been excruciating so he can put them under his pillow for the fairy to give him money but then the fairy is just a dirty old man and he's also a scumbag and is all like "oh i have no more money. . whatever, i'll take them anyway and just leave some lint. . it's good enough for him" and then ren is left with nothing and it's so mean spirited. . . and yeah, it has a clear message, take care of your teeth, but still, the way it hammers it home has stuck with me all my life. John K must have had a terrible childhood.

[@outtheredude]

Dentists across the land would love to screen that episode in their surgeries on repeat.

[@JessePorkman]

Just like the other comment said, yes, the only reason why A Visit to Anthony, Eat My Cookies, Sven Hoek and Double Header (I think I missed one or two) were banned because of the copyrighted Raymond Scott tracks.

[@th3azscorpio]

That was the real reason.

[@PremiumFuelOnly]

Ive been trying to figure out who made the music for years.

[@VincentSpongefulvids]

That's just.. wow

[@JessePorkman]

@@PremiumFuelOnly It's all just stock music except for a few specific Scott tracks.

[@ExtremeWreck]

I think they also have to pay Anthony.

[@nickdsylva932]

Ren and Stimpy makes my M.D. friends laugh. Their kids are not allowed to watch the show, not so much because of the double entredes involving scatology, homosexuality, etc. It was because their kids were asking too many questions.

[@th3azscorpio]

It's nice to know that even doctors have a zany sense of humor.

[@marcusbullock630]

The thing is, my bro.. Stimpy's a *FEMALE* She's an american manx.

[@brianhill7905]

Thank you for your perspective. Good job on the presentation. I liked how you got all the important stuff together. I would like to hear your theories on specific episodes

[@edwinhiley6281]

Interesting stuff in the video. I had no idea the series was treated so badly. I live in the UK and some years ago bought the 'complete' DVD boxset for Seasons 1 and 2. Not only was Man's Best Friend not included, which was weird because it was mentioned prominently on the cover, but in the episode Out West the whole "Lord Loves a Hanging Song" was cut, the episode ending abruptly after about 8 minutes. Also the 3rd DVD set, covering late S4 and all S5, was never released here at all

[@leahsodyssey123]

I love don’t whiz on the electric fence. How can they ban it.

[@matthewfranks2198]

Because Nickelodeon is full of idiots

[@cupid2098]

I’m assuming that Nickelodeon is also scared of catching some lawsuit or losing money because parents nowadays can get pissed at anything in a cartoon.

[@mirahgo7822]

​@@cupid2098Yeah and they dont want them to get pissed at the Electric Fence!

[@capncookie1110]

@@cupid2098 What do you mean nowadays? Parents getting pissed at anything in a cartoon has always been a thing, even in the 90s. Just look up how this show as well as Beavis and Butthead were on the news due to how controversial they were.

[@oodlemynoodle3753]

I don't understand why they wouldn't band It's A Dogs Life if they would ban other episodes for similar or even dumber reasons. That epsiode still sickens me.

[@isaacthemonke233]

There was an episode that was banned from reruns a few years after it aired; the one where Ren and Stimpy are taught about the evolution of life and the dinosaurs by a museum curator. Both Ren and Stimpy would also portray various prehistoric animals. From single celled organisms, fish, dinosaurs, to prehistoric mammals. Also a short lived meme came from this episode Why was this episode banned, you may ask? Was it about them explaining evolution (even if they're not being serious)? No It was a something that the Curator said while describing the various (and obviously inaccurate) ways the dinosaurs went extinct; while it seems he said "Peruvian Mud Flood". Some parents heard that as "Peruvian Buttplug". So some complaints were made and the rest was history. You can see it on complete series dvds, but I don't see coming back to TV anytime soon.

[@Jozztime]

7:50 My problem with this one is there is a spongebob episode literally titled ‘Dying for Pie’.

[@raelogan]

TeenNick has been airing these in full on thier late night NickRewind block, interestingly enough

[@michaelbolcato192]

TeenNick doesn’t air any of these he mentioned in this video.

[@andrewgrove1691]

Sven hoek is my favorite episode

[@mergieismoronic]

Tbh I think man's best friend was unjustified. The tobacco references flew over my head as a kid (I owned the dvd of season 2 as a kid) and I thought it was standard ren and stimpy. I get why you'd find it disturbing, but I never did.

[@goldylover1000]

And, didn’t rockos modern life had cigar smoking. and even in a games animation episode, had stimpy smoking a cigarette and it even appears in this video.

[@mr.x653]

There were Tons of other episodes with cigarettes and tobacco smoking. Not just Man‘s Best Friend

[@kennethbill6013]

Plus lawn cigar = dog turd

[@iconofsin5886]

I remember watching the Sven episode on Nickelodeon. I never knew it got banned.

[@alexreznov45]

0:57 MTV latinoamerica: "are you challenging me?"

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

In Latin America MTV aired the adult party cartoon?

[@alexreznov45]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 yeah, all 6 episodes.

[@thesilvershining]

Sven Hoëk aired in its entirety for at least a year before it was ever censored. I was there, I saw it with my own eyes many times (including the “gouge your eyes out”). If it was banned it was near the end of the rerun phase in the 90’s. Also “Haunted House” is a masterpiece and the bloody head gag was my favorite thing to quote with my mom for years. Censoring is just so wrong :/

[@franm.k.5832]

Anyone know the episode where Stimpy goes outside and hits his head on the moon? Then he has crater marks on his head, Lol. I love that one

[@toastcrumch]

That episode is called Marooned! It’s from season 1 I’m pretty sure :D

[@tyho1230]

I remember watching Man's Best Friend when it first aired.

[@tbone8839]

You know just because something wasnt included and aired doesnt mean "banned" it was just left out.

[@lessevdoolbretsim]

Thanks for not weighing in on, "what's John K has been up to".

[@wallowlight]

i think some episodes haven't aired or removed on paramount plus in america because of the raymond scott music licensing which expired in the 2010s i heard and nickelodeon never bothered to renew it, yet its still available in canada and other places

[@spit.it_out]

Throughout this entire video i was thinking "What??? I've seen all these episodes and had no idea that they were banned" I grew up watching this with my dad and absolutely loved it

[@softpico8618]

Nice video man ren & stimpy is my favorite show of all time

[@ThunderBeam707]

As controversial as Man's Best Friend was, that episode is tame compared to It's a Dog's Life an episode that's actually based on the banned episode and an episode that deserves to be rightfully banned.

[@ThunderBeam707]

@ The episode is disturbing, tasteless, unfunny and downright cruel. Some scenes were amusing and funny but the episode overall a mess, not to mention it showed a huge double standard on Nickelodeon's part.

[@DaCosmicPrince]

@@ThunderBeam707 It did get banned after a few reruns in the 90s But when Nicktoons started airing R&S in 2004-2005 it was unbanned.

[@ThunderBeam707]

@@DaCosmicPrince Any proof?

[@DaCosmicPrince]

@@ThunderBeam707 Can confirm that episode never was rerun by Nickelodeon in the late 90s & early 2000s, So most likely was banned. I watched Ren & Stimpy all the time back then. & never saw that episode.

[@ThunderBeam707]

@@DaCosmicPrince That's not good enough proof, and can't just say so by guessing just because you never saw the episode on TV and there were never reruns of it. If there was true confirmation of Nickelodeon banning that episode and rightfully so, then I wouldn't have said anything now would I? Please show me some actual proof from other reliable sources and I might take your word for it. Update: The difference between Man's Best Friend and It's a Dog's Life, is that Man's Best Friend was immediately banned before it could be even aired, while It's a Dog Life was aired even if before it was possibly (and rightfully) banned.

[@ShnobbsReal]

This channel should be bigger.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

What's the music that goes during the man's best friend section ? It reminds me of something from a nintendo game but at the same time I can't know why

[@higbeeproductions2340]

Ashley Ren’s retirement aired on the nick rewind block on teen nick honestly I was the show was just aired on adult swim for now on

[@BrendanBarney]

Grammar? What's that?

[@chynadoll0720]

@@BrendanBarney pretentiousness? Whats that?

[@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090]

@@chynadoll0720 no seriously what the fuck is that?

[@kooarchived]

Meh. I don't judge grammar.

[@chynadoll0720]

gatchy watchy entertainment bieber brothers being pretentious is when you try to act cooler or more knowledgeable than you are to impress and look more smart and important.

[@aporue5893]

annoying when a genius cartoon gets banned by oversensitive people.

[@mandicullinane4455]

My childhood basically summed up,God I love those two

[@jamieschettler8701]

MOST of these episodes are being shown on TeenNick right now! They're on my DVR!

[@amandaroman3471]

With the Anthony episode/.. I found that it and a few others are listed being banned because of music used - their royalties to certain music expired so they don’t air episodes w that music anymore. Do you know if any of that is true?

[@thedivineswordpoet4401]

Kids back then were more durable...not now obviously

[@rubenashleywesterhoff2664]

or, the parents are penzys

[@talesofwormparanoiamusic447]

It depends on the type of person; but Svën Höek, Circus Midgets, A Visit to Anthony and Double Header were banned due to the Raymond Scott music. In fact, EVERY episode that contains Raymond Scott has been banned. Edit: I forgot to mention Eat my Cookies.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

Have you seen The Amazing World of Gumball?

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@rubenashleywesterhoff2664 Have you seen The Amazing World of Gumball?

[@rubenashleywesterhoff2664]

No @@kittykittybangbang9367

[@Aurochhunter]

That's why it pays to have these episodes on DVD or Blu -ray

[@uwusempai2309]

CENSORSHIP IS NEVER A VALID EXCUSE

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

What about that one Pokemon episode that send kids into seizure?

[@matcha6710]

​@@kittykittybangbang9367 should still be archived due to cultural significance. also, a slight filter can help with the photosensitive bits, some anime presently are aired with slight dimming during scenes with flashing lights to avoid seizures.

[@LucasFrasure]

This was a really interesting watch. I actually agree with most of your verdicts. The only one I kinda disagree with on is ‘Ren’s Retirement.’ I think the episode is more case sensitive, especially with all the disturbing imagery. I think some people could handle it well and others could not. If I had to guess as to why ‘Bell Hops’ was banned, I would guess it’s because of the excessive use of severed heads, especially towards the end. After looking banned episodes, I found a list of episodes that were either censored or banned. In it, I found a few other banned episodes that you didn’t mention. ‘Big Baby Scam’ was eventually pulled from airing for, from what I can tell, unknown reasons. The bath scene I can kinda understand being removed, as well as maybe the shot of Mr. Pipe being naked, but I don’t understand removing the entire episode. ‘Stimpy’s Fan Club’ was banned in some places for the extended scene of Ren planning to kill Stimpy. I’m not really sure if I think this is justified or not, but I’m leaning on the side of it not being justified. I also think it’s hypocritical to ban this episode, but not ‘Out West’ for the excessive mention of hanging. ‘Hermit Ren’ was banned for having dark subject material. I think this is unjustified because the episode displays everything in over-the-top and cartoony ways. ‘Prehistoric Stimpy’ was banned for having many inappropriate jokes and the use of the word “buttplug.” From what I remember, the episode wasn’t actually that bad. I think they could’ve just removed the mentioning of a buttplug and the episode would’ve been fine. ‘It’s A Dog’s Life’ was banned also for having dark subject material. I think this one is justified because the episode goes way overboard with the material it presents and doesn’t try that much to be funny about it. This was a really interesting subject to watch and discuss. I think this just further shows how much of an impact ‘The Ren & Stimpy Show’ has had on media and how we view it.

[@LucasFrasure]

Tbh, if no one knows exactly why ‘A Visit to Anthony’ was banned, then I’d say it falls in the ‘Bell Hops’ category of being unjustified because of no reason being given by Nick. I don’t know if this is true, but I think the twin towers being destroyed in ‘Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman was shown in its own dedicated shot, so the episode could easily be edited to still show the city being destroyed. If that’s not true, I think simply showing the aftermath of their fight would be enough to get the point across. I’m not exactly sure how ‘Dog Tags’ could be edited to not show Ren attempting suicide while still keeping the story intact. Maybe it could just cut to Stimpy’s reaction and only briefly show Ren? IDK.

[@jacklazzaro9820]

Music: 5:45 Tricky Maze for Lost World (Sonic Adventure) 9:00 Egg Viper (Sonic Adventure)

[@Ubylmoen]

Double Header I can completely understand. Watching it now I can guarantee you its something that would have given me nightmares as a kid.

[@ThePlayerinBed]

I think Bell Hops was banned because it was paired up with Dog Tags which had a violent scene where Ren commits suicide a yt person told me that

[@ThePlayerinBed]

yeah i dont even know whats real and whats fake anymore at this point

[@ThePlayerinBed]

@@JessePorkman thats odd tho why is Rens Toothache paired up with Rubber Nipple Salesmen on the DVD tho?

[@ThePlayerinBed]

@@JessePorkman i know this is 4 days ago but RT wasnt banned because on Nickelodeon its paired up with Rubber Nipple Salesmen.

[@charzz78895]

@@JessePorkmanit’s the production order

[@charzz78895]

What’s the music that plays in the Sven Hoek part

[@ssj4gogeta130]

dude said Ren’s Monologue THREAT was 20 secs dude that shit was 3 MINS LONG! 💀💀🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Monacomaverick]

Hello, Sonic Adventure music: )

[@tracewallace23]

People forget that cartoons, were originally made for adults at the beginning/end/ during intermissions of movies. Instead of censoring these episodes, why not just rate them appropriately, air them late night only, or give adults an adult channel for such things? When did we decide that kids can't learn life's lessons however they need to (some can be told, others have to touch the stove)? 🤷 It's how we "grow up"🧐

[@icchorist]

Wish u would describe some of the episodes that u just show the titlecards for

[@pannycakes9580]

Why happened to the episode "Haunted House" I can't find it anywhere

[@Mondomeyer]

Many of these are on DVD, though I'm not sure how complete they are.

[@michaelbolcato192]

Some of the episodes are complete but some have edited or shorten scenes due to using SpikeTV’s masters. SpikeTV would sometimes edited or shorten scenes for more commercials.

[@-WillAlone-]

Dying for a Powdered Toast Man movie! Dark and gritty!

[@Alterbrap]

How were you able to view these episodes? Loved this video btw

[@mediamementosofficial]

Thanks! And a combination of Dailymotion and TeenNick. Thankfully, most of these episodes are only banned on the main channel, so a few of them still make their rounds on TeenNick.

[@saiyamang5397]

Can anyone tell me which episode had a cow that was using it's utter as a gun to try and rob Ren and stimpy?

[@superbrownbrown]

Sven Hoëk and Ren Needs Help both just aired, and both in their entireties. I recorded them on my DVR about 2 days ago. As for Bell Hops, I don't think it was banned on its own, but it originally aired as part of an actual banned segment/story (I don't remember which one), and they never bothered to separate the two stories/segments. A similar thing happened with a Fairly Odd Parents story/segment that was banned because they were making fun of the British and their teeth. There was another separate story/segment of that episode as well, and it's just considered "lost", because it was never actually "banned", but also never separated from the banned story/segment either. I hope this is helpful. 👍

[@mediamementosofficial]

I’m talking about being banned in the main network, not it’s subsidiaries like MTV or Nicktoons.

[@superbrownbrown]

@@mediamementosofficial Ah okay. Fair enough. Well I believe the "lost" episodes I described is still correct. 👍

[@JohnDoe-uy3mb]

Dose anybody know the name the BGM that starts at 10:35

[@elusiveart530]

Where can you watch the banned episodes?

[@michaelbolcato192]

The DVD releases of the show.

[@Memer-mu8hb]

The beginning of Last temptation when Ren choking scared me. I can't unsee what happened to Ren.

[@steviestuff1319]

I like how the characters mouth the words you're speaking.

[@honcore1443]

Crazy I have most of these on disk. Didn’t even realize they were banned

[@danieldragowski5085]

Bob camp always pushed the envelope just like South Park is doing. And that's also why Bob camp made better episodes than krickfalusi did

[@Morningstar91939]

I hope these are added to Paramount Plus later. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with these episodes aside from Man’s Best Friend.

[@charzz78895]

Some of these are added to Paramount+, the rest of these aren’t on P+ because of using Raymond Scott’s music

[@cheater87]

Where did you watch the banned episodes?

[@iadorelps9]

okay ren's retirement has really stuck with me ever since i saw it, and it disturbs the hell out of me even now

[@coreydavis1780]

Where do u find these episodes at

[@michaelbolcato192]

Probably on DVD or online somewhere.

[@JessePorkman]

Dailymotion.

[@purityday-sharpe3838]

10:26 If Ren trying to kill himself was the reason for Dog Tags being banned, then that's very hypocritical because he tries the same thing in Stimpy's Fan Club.

[@roostthecockatiel5227]

Well Rocko's modern life had only one episode banned and that was leapfrogs

[@marcusbullock630]

A HUGE number of scenes were censored from rocko's One i remember vividly was a scene where theyre picking berries from bushes and they find a big one and try to pluck it, then a bear pops out of the bushes holding his groin.

[@Tornado1994]

@@marcusbullock630 And "Kiss Me, Im Foreign" was also BANNED in 1994.

[@ASH12781]

Anyone know where I can stream Ren and stimpy

[@michaelbolcato192]

CBS All Access but it’s missing like 40 percent of the series. Buy the DVDs so you can watch all of the episodes.

[@OfficalBalascioFilms]

Funny enough, “the last temptation” and “Sammy and me” got very similar treatments like man’s best friend, only unlike man’s best friend, they did eventually air on Nickelodeon, I’ll be it, 20 years later. They both originally aired on MTV in 1996, being the last episodes to air of ren and stimpy.

[@vicoilsteems9764]

When were Episodes of ren and stimpy re aired?

[@blockfrog]

I remember a few other episodes not airing when I worked at night and watched it at 4-5 am on nicktoons. A few were Haunted House, In the Army, Scotsman In Space, Big Baby Scam, Dog Show, No Pants Day, Insomniac Ren, My Shiny Friend, School Mates, and Dinner Party

[@michaelbolcato192]

That’s because those episodes are either banned by Nickelodeon themselves or are paired with episodes that are banned.

[@rotisseriepossum]

tbh im surprised ‘mans best friend’ was banned for tobacco and violence, esp since stuff like classic looney tunes was still airing regularly

[@diamondblackcars]

Doe's any one know the name or have a link to the episode when Ren pulls the skin of his entire body at the bus stop, at least that was how I remember it, I am sure it was called Rip Torn, he started by pulling a loose bit of skin on his thumb and then the next thing he had pulled the skin back on his arm Ha Ha

[@TheIkranRider]

Dude, you should see Phantomstrider's Top 3 episodes. This is just gruesome!

[@mediamementosofficial]

Saw it. Thought it was decent.

[@TheIkranRider]

@@mediamementosofficial I wish u guys can do a collab or something. Also, I hope ur planning to do a remade 4Kids retrospective and... I may sound obsessive here, but since u had contacts with some of the cast, maybe give me clues to Greg, Karen, and Dan..? Also, have u actually seen Greg Abbey's channel yet? Is it really terrible like I think it is?

[@mediamementosofficial]

I actually am planning on remaking the 4kids video. It’ll be the 1,000 subscriber special.

[@TheIkranRider]

@@mediamementosofficial Nice. Can't w8. Hope u get 1k subs fast!

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

God, I miss these shows. I wish there was a way to view these episodes.

[@michaelbolcato192]

All of the episodes are on the Ren and Stimpy DVDs.

[@Toodles394]

Paramount +

[@MK-vi2cm]

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@johnnyhnoudis8130]

If they banned A Visit To Anthony for any other particular reason besides Anthony asking to be removed, I would think it's because it has a child smoking a cigar in it maybe?

[@JessePorkman]

Nope, it's because of the Raymond Scott music.

[@johnnyhnoudis8130]

@@JessePorkman fair enough. I just remember they pulled a few scenes out of old looney tunes cartoons because of smoking references. Thought this might have been the same. Thanks for clarifying.

[@MrEvilGrin]

I saw all of these episodes on air when I was a kid, multiple times. Except Man's Best Friend since it never even made it to air. I always hated the Visit to Anthony episode. Most of the other episodes were pretty good and it's a shame they are gone. At least I have the DVDs.

[@CannelleInOK]

The Sven Hoek episode was one of my favorites