Looking at the Banned Episodes of the Ren and Stimpy Show

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  • @mediamementosofficial
    @mediamementosofficial  3 роки тому +54

    Hey, folks! Thanks for checking out the video! Guess what? The channel has a discord server! Feel free to stop on by! (discord.gg/Tp3Vmuk)

    • @robbiewalker2831
      @robbiewalker2831 3 роки тому +3

      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
      @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 7 місяців тому

      The party ones where just sad nothing to them.

    • @blank5210
      @blank5210 20 днів тому

      Dan “get a lasso to avoid the hassle” Schneider

  • @whoasked9500
    @whoasked9500 4 роки тому +581

    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
      @sandwichgod692 4 роки тому +37

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

    • @whoasked9500
      @whoasked9500 4 роки тому +30

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

    • @sandwichgod692
      @sandwichgod692 4 роки тому +8

      KaseyKahneFan That’s true.

    • @superbrownbrown
      @superbrownbrown 3 роки тому +13

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

    • @franm.k.5832
      @franm.k.5832 3 роки тому +6

      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!

  • @GetBenched2010
    @GetBenched2010 4 роки тому +431

    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
      @mightyfilm 4 роки тому +43

      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
      @KitKatLMFAO 4 роки тому +15

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

    • @MaherandIbrahimsAvengers
      @MaherandIbrahimsAvengers 3 роки тому +31

      Dan "want a show, gimmie your toes" Schneider

    • @countyfactswailuigi
      @countyfactswailuigi 3 роки тому +1

      I'm going to have to disagree with that.

    • @uhhhcool3205
      @uhhhcool3205 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @thekriscerz
    @thekriscerz 3 роки тому +112

    "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.

  • @laurendaley2503
    @laurendaley2503 4 роки тому +127

    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
      @sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 4 роки тому +7

      Same, I still love it though.

    • @notfurry4259
      @notfurry4259 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @pena.3302
      @pena.3302 2 роки тому +1

      you got Colder.

    • @capncookie1110
      @capncookie1110 3 місяці тому

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

  • @EditsForWinners
    @EditsForWinners 4 роки тому +128

    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
      @RenStimpyProductionMusic 4 роки тому +6

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

    • @EditsForWinners
      @EditsForWinners 4 роки тому +20

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

    • @michaelbolcato192
      @michaelbolcato192 4 роки тому +15

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

    • @RenStimpyProductionMusic
      @RenStimpyProductionMusic 4 роки тому +2

      @@EditsForWinners That's right, thanks.

    • @spindalis79
      @spindalis79 4 роки тому +11

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

  • @AshtonKish
    @AshtonKish 4 роки тому +208

    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
      @ExtremeWreck 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @amandaroman3471
      @amandaroman3471 3 роки тому +29

      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
      @dragonator1012 3 роки тому +1

      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
      @andrewmorrice9139 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @quirkyt00ns
      @quirkyt00ns 3 роки тому

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

  • @Brianna-eo8nu
    @Brianna-eo8nu 3 роки тому +63

    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
      @TheMouseAvenger 2 роки тому +3

      That is a VERY good piece of advice! 👍

    • @youisiaint
      @youisiaint 2 роки тому +3

      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
      @outtheredude 6 місяців тому +1

      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.

  • @masterdrewt6698
    @masterdrewt6698 3 роки тому +140

    I swear this show was criminally insane

    • @MRVAST-op7sg
      @MRVAST-op7sg Рік тому +4

      Definitely seems like something they would watch in Arkham Asylum

    • @masterdrewt6698
      @masterdrewt6698 Рік тому +1

      @@MRVAST-op7sg that’s true.

    • @lachlanwelsh5880
      @lachlanwelsh5880 Рік тому +4

      Rubbish - it was brilliant

    • @orangeslash1667
      @orangeslash1667 Рік тому +1

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

    • @masterdrewt6698
      @masterdrewt6698 Рік тому +1

      @@orangeslash1667 aaahhh I see

  • @lunarlady3635
    @lunarlady3635 4 роки тому +60

    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
      @JamalLeEpicBall123 Рік тому +1

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

  • @RenStimpyProductionMusic
    @RenStimpyProductionMusic 4 роки тому +191

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

    • @djkong2309
      @djkong2309 4 роки тому +6

      I'm an eediot, so please explain.

    • @dhandharum6040
      @dhandharum6040 4 роки тому +1

      could you explain?

    • @RenStimpyProductionMusic
      @RenStimpyProductionMusic 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @mannnyald3310
      @mannnyald3310 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @WrestlingAndWrootBeer
      @WrestlingAndWrootBeer 4 роки тому +30

      @@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.

  • @anisomniac5931
    @anisomniac5931 4 роки тому +31

    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! 😌

  • @amjh4lah809
    @amjh4lah809 3 роки тому +169

    One of THE greatest cartoons EVER made, imo.

    • @mlgcamel5053
      @mlgcamel5053 3 роки тому +13

      I agree

    • @mikuspalmis
      @mikuspalmis 3 роки тому +10

      It really is.

    • @Sanghelli
      @Sanghelli 3 роки тому +6

      The greatest

    • @yourstrength1314
      @yourstrength1314 3 роки тому +12

      By a sick,sick man

    • @amjh4lah809
      @amjh4lah809 3 роки тому +8

      @@yourstrength1314 Yes...but I'll be ever grateful and thankful he created these 2 insanely brilliant characters.

  • @trentwellard5828
    @trentwellard5828 3 роки тому +37

    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
      @trentnunyabiz6204 3 роки тому +8

      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.

  • @YouTubeRocks76
    @YouTubeRocks76 3 роки тому +19

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

  • @Benjamillion
    @Benjamillion 4 роки тому +41

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

    • @RenStimpyProductionMusic
      @RenStimpyProductionMusic 4 роки тому +19

      He was fired for that reason.

    • @capncookie1110
      @capncookie1110 Рік тому +3

      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

  • @youisiaint
    @youisiaint 4 роки тому +53

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

    • @BleuEri
      @BleuEri 4 роки тому +1

      What happened?

    • @NathanDav42
      @NathanDav42 3 роки тому +15

      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
      @youisiaint 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @NathanDav42
      @NathanDav42 3 роки тому +4

      @@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
      @CartoonEric 3 роки тому

      But he was such a nice worm.

  • @AshtonKish
    @AshtonKish 4 роки тому +31

    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
      @aaendi6661 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @DaCosmicPrince
    @DaCosmicPrince 4 роки тому +21

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

  • @capncookie1110
    @capncookie1110 Рік тому +17

    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.

  • @edwinhiley6281
    @edwinhiley6281 3 роки тому +10

    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

  • @santanapylesss2407
    @santanapylesss2407 Рік тому +8

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

  • @kevinsteel7875
    @kevinsteel7875 Рік тому +5

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

  • @orangetarget2696
    @orangetarget2696 4 роки тому +108

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

  • @brianhill7905
    @brianhill7905 3 роки тому +5

    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

  • @entrotlek
    @entrotlek 3 роки тому +23

    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
      @giovanna722 3 роки тому

      Sounds like you're speaking from experience.

    • @darth_autismo
      @darth_autismo Рік тому

      What do you mean by that?

    • @capncookie1110
      @capncookie1110 Рік тому +3

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

  • @blueberrypitbull87
    @blueberrypitbull87 Рік тому +7

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

  • @Galvorn11
    @Galvorn11 Рік тому +5

    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.

  • @iconofsin5886
    @iconofsin5886 4 роки тому +9

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

  • @JessePorkman
    @JessePorkman 4 роки тому +16

    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
      @th3azscorpio 4 роки тому +2

      That was the real reason.

    • @PremiumFuelOnly
      @PremiumFuelOnly 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @VincentSpongefulvids
      @VincentSpongefulvids 3 роки тому

      That's just.. wow

    • @JessePorkman
      @JessePorkman 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @ExtremeWreck
      @ExtremeWreck 3 роки тому

      I think they also have to pay Anthony.

  • @thesilvershining
    @thesilvershining 4 роки тому +7

    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 :/

  • @Jozztime
    @Jozztime 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @isaacthemonke233
    @isaacthemonke233 3 роки тому +7

    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.

  • @tyho1230
    @tyho1230 4 роки тому +10

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

  • @alexreznov45
    @alexreznov45 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @kittykittybangbang9367
      @kittykittybangbang9367 3 роки тому +2

      In Latin America MTV aired the adult party cartoon?

    • @alexreznov45
      @alexreznov45 3 роки тому +4

      @@kittykittybangbang9367 yeah, all 6 episodes.

  • @leahsodyssey123
    @leahsodyssey123 4 роки тому +17

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

    • @matthewfranks2198
      @matthewfranks2198 3 роки тому +4

      Because Nickelodeon is full of idiots

    • @cupid2098
      @cupid2098 3 роки тому +10

      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
      @mirahgo7822 3 місяці тому

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

    • @capncookie1110
      @capncookie1110 3 місяці тому

      @@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.

  • @Femaiden
    @Femaiden Рік тому +4

    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
      @outtheredude 6 місяців тому

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

  • @honorbluelovelyful
    @honorbluelovelyful 4 роки тому +25

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

    • @superbrownbrown
      @superbrownbrown 3 роки тому +4

      A mummy, to be exact. LOL

    • @beavisbodega9747
      @beavisbodega9747 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @nickdsylva932
    @nickdsylva932 4 роки тому +28

    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
      @th3azscorpio 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @marcusbullock630
      @marcusbullock630 Рік тому

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

  • @franm.k.5832
    @franm.k.5832 3 роки тому +8

    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
      @toastcrumch 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @RoninCatholic
    @RoninCatholic 2 роки тому +6

    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.

  • @andrewgrove1691
    @andrewgrove1691 4 роки тому +14

    Sven hoek is my favorite episode

  • @mergieismoronic
    @mergieismoronic 4 роки тому +32

    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
      @goldylover1000 2 роки тому +1

      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
      @mr.x653 Рік тому +1

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

    • @kennethbill6013
      @kennethbill6013 Рік тому +1

      Plus lawn cigar = dog turd

  • @raelogan
    @raelogan 4 роки тому +13

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

    • @michaelbolcato192
      @michaelbolcato192 4 роки тому +5

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

  • @LucasFrasure
    @LucasFrasure 3 роки тому +1

    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
      @LucasFrasure 3 роки тому +1

      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.

  • @softpico8618
    @softpico8618 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @Ubylmoen
    @Ubylmoen 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @higbeeproductions2340
    @higbeeproductions2340 4 роки тому +7

    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
      @BrendanBarney 4 роки тому +1

      Grammar? What's that?

    • @chynadoll0720
      @chynadoll0720 4 роки тому

      @@BrendanBarney pretentiousness? Whats that?

    • @gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090
      @gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090 4 роки тому +1

      @@chynadoll0720 no seriously what the fuck is that?

    • @kooarchived
      @kooarchived 4 роки тому +1

      Meh. I don't judge grammar.

    • @chynadoll0720
      @chynadoll0720 4 роки тому

      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.

  • @oodlemynoodle3753
    @oodlemynoodle3753 4 роки тому +8

    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.

  • @mandicullinane4455
    @mandicullinane4455 3 роки тому +4

    My childhood basically summed up,God I love those two

  • @steviestuff1319
    @steviestuff1319 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @jamieschettler8701
    @jamieschettler8701 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @wallowlight
    @wallowlight 3 роки тому +4

    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

  • @superbrownbrown
    @superbrownbrown 3 роки тому +6

    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
      @mediamementosofficial  3 роки тому +1

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

    • @superbrownbrown
      @superbrownbrown 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @MrEvilGrin
    @MrEvilGrin 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @honcore1443
    @honcore1443 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @ShnobbsReal
    @ShnobbsReal 4 роки тому +20

    This channel should be bigger.

  • @danicegewiss862
    @danicegewiss862 3 роки тому +2

    One of my favorite cartoons. My husband does a great Ren impersonation. I do Stimpy.

  • @spit.it_out
    @spit.it_out 2 роки тому +3

    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

  • @Memer-mu8hb
    @Memer-mu8hb Рік тому +1

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

  • @blockfrog
    @blockfrog 2 роки тому

    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
      @michaelbolcato192 Рік тому

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

  • @amandaroman3471
    @amandaroman3471 3 роки тому

    I never really thought it was a kids show anyway but I loved it seen em all ... have the toys and the bed sheets lmfao ..... Remember that episode where the hog jaws are on that plate in someone’s window and ren said I know what’s going to happen... there’s going to be a dog in the yard blah blah and he makes stimpy look again to be sure there’s no dog.... so he runs in and you hear him being shredded and stimpy peeks over the fence and says there’s no dog but there’s a baboon... listen. I swear that clip right there with his eyes peeking over creeped me out so bad I had nightmares for months...I’m almost 40 and it still creeps me out for some reason. Lol it’s odd because I’m sure I’ve seen much much much worse but yeah. It’s odd that they worry about the silliest things and stuff they let go scares the living shit outta kids. Lol

  • @ThunderBeam707
    @ThunderBeam707 4 роки тому +13

    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
      @ThunderBeam707 4 роки тому +9

      @ 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
      @DaCosmicPrince 4 роки тому +2

      @@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
      @ThunderBeam707 4 роки тому +1

      @@DaCosmicPrince Any proof?

    • @DaCosmicPrince
      @DaCosmicPrince 4 роки тому +2

      @@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
      @ThunderBeam707 4 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @joshuapower7858
    @joshuapower7858 3 місяці тому

    The music that was playing in this video was the part of where you talked about Sven hoke was playing and it reminds me of the theme of Toy Story because of how it sounds and I wanted to know what the name of the music in that chapter

  • @TheIkranRider
    @TheIkranRider 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @mediamementosofficial
      @mediamementosofficial  4 роки тому

      Saw it. Thought it was decent.

    • @TheIkranRider
      @TheIkranRider 4 роки тому

      @@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
      @mediamementosofficial  4 роки тому +1

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

    • @TheIkranRider
      @TheIkranRider 4 роки тому

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

  • @CannelleInOK
    @CannelleInOK 2 роки тому +1

    The Sven Hoek episode was one of my favorites

  • @timorean320
    @timorean320 6 місяців тому

    Sven Hoek, Space Madness, Bighouse Blues were my favs

  • @Morningstar91939
    @Morningstar91939 3 роки тому +3

    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
      @charzz78895 7 місяців тому

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

  • @VideoGameMasters09
    @VideoGameMasters09 Рік тому +4

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

  • @tracewallace23
    @tracewallace23 Рік тому +2

    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"🧐

  • @BigBass-xf5yi
    @BigBass-xf5yi 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @michaelbolcato192
      @michaelbolcato192 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @Toodles394
      @Toodles394 2 роки тому +1

      Paramount +

    • @MK-vi2cm
      @MK-vi2cm Рік тому

      🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

  • @Aurochhunter
    @Aurochhunter 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @iadorelps9
    @iadorelps9 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @tails_the_god
    @tails_the_god 4 роки тому +13

    i honestly am against most censorship the modern world isnt as tough as they use to be.People are just way too sensitive now, in reality nothing is going to be 100% pure.Its just not realistic and trying to fix that is pointless.

  • @flyingstonemon3564
    @flyingstonemon3564 2 роки тому +2

    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

  • @Monacomaverick
    @Monacomaverick 4 роки тому +5

    Hello, Sonic Adventure music: )

  • @-WillAlone-
    @-WillAlone- Рік тому +1

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

  • @aporue5893
    @aporue5893 3 роки тому +1

    Iv'e seen sven hoek.It's a great episode. sven is so goofy,even more so than stimpy. and the bubblegum on the records is hilarious.

  • @barbarakirk3064
    @barbarakirk3064 2 роки тому

    The one with the small circus clowns was shown minus the title card on Comedy Central recently.

    • @michaelbolcato192
      @michaelbolcato192 Рік тому +1

      These were only banned for airing Nickelodeon or any other Nickelodeon channels.

  • @its_destruggle2226
    @its_destruggle2226 2 роки тому

    Man I watched Sven Hoek when it aired and I didn’t know it was banned! I never had any issues with the episode, I really liked it! That really sucks!

  • @roostthecockatiel5227
    @roostthecockatiel5227 Рік тому +2

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

    • @marcusbullock630
      @marcusbullock630 Рік тому +1

      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
      @Tornado1994 5 місяців тому

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

  • @adriannieves1495
    @adriannieves1495 Рік тому +1

    Damm I miss this show. People are WAY too sensitive nowadays; other than a few creepy scenes this show was comedic gold. Nuthin like 90’s Nickelodeon 👍🏾👍🏾

  • @ThePlayerInBed
    @ThePlayerInBed 4 роки тому +4

    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
      @ThePlayerInBed 4 роки тому

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

    • @ThePlayerInBed
      @ThePlayerInBed 4 роки тому

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

    • @ThePlayerInBed
      @ThePlayerInBed 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @charzz78895
      @charzz78895 6 місяців тому

      @@JessePorkmanit’s the production order

  • @jacklazzaro9820
    @jacklazzaro9820 2 роки тому

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

  • @johnnyhnoudis8130
    @johnnyhnoudis8130 4 роки тому +3

    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
      @JessePorkman 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @johnnyhnoudis8130
      @johnnyhnoudis8130 4 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @uwusempai2309
    @uwusempai2309 4 роки тому +5

    CENSORSHIP IS NEVER A VALID EXCUSE

    • @kittykittybangbang9367
      @kittykittybangbang9367 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @matcha6710
      @matcha6710 2 роки тому

      ​@@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.

  • @icchorist
    @icchorist 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @danieldragowski5085
    @danieldragowski5085 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @purityday-sharpe3838
    @purityday-sharpe3838 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @kevinrice6245
    @kevinrice6245 4 роки тому +6

    Ha! I used to sell some of this rare banned material from the original series on eBay in the late 90s. Mans best Friend being the highlight as it was not available to see through any official channels at the time. Lol good times!

    • @EvelynKathleen
      @EvelynKathleen 4 роки тому +3

      You can now buy the entire series uncut.

  • @roostthecockatiel5227
    @roostthecockatiel5227 23 дні тому

    Richard purcel who made a visit to Anthony also made a pal for Gary and pet sitter Pat

  • @outtheredude
    @outtheredude 6 місяців тому

    So glad I've got the Australian Collector's Edition DVD boxset as a full grown responsible adult. Just to enjoy the "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" song! Over and over and OVER AGAIN! Aaaah! Ha! Ha! Ha! Haaa! 🤪

  • @tbone8839
    @tbone8839 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @lessevdoolbretsim
    @lessevdoolbretsim 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @KatnipMB
    @KatnipMB 2 роки тому

    3:06 No. “Bell Hops” was not pulled for no reason at all, it did air for a while actually up to 2002.

  • @myfrestuff3453
    @myfrestuff3453 2 роки тому +1

    It's really very simple just like with John Kricfalusi's earlier efforts on Ralph Bakshi's redo of Mighty Mouse in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures. One can also include efforts contained within Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, as well as Walter Lantz's cartoons. Don't buy the rights to show these works of art if you're going to chop them up, censor, ruin or even ban them! Show them in their entirety or don't buy them! By this ridiculously flawed corporate logic, Disney's brilliant Fantasia should never see the light of day, not only for the demonic Night on Bald Mountain scene, but also for making fun of both ballet and fat characters with Hyacinth Hippos' Dance of the Hours and for witchcraft and sorcery in The Sorcerer's Apprentice!

  • @-WillAlone-
    @-WillAlone- Рік тому +2

    The R and S show:Adult Party show is 100x worse than these awesome episodes.

  • @MIck-M
    @MIck-M 3 роки тому +9

    I like how the creator said (when asked if Ren and Stimpy were gay), 'What?, I don't know... that's their business what they do at night and not what the show is about' or some such thing. I appreciated the neutral take you had on this while also giving your opinion. It's a shame we live in a world where you have to qualify all that first, but a really good vid. End of scotch rant :D

    • @NateS917
      @NateS917 2 роки тому

      why is it a shame? most people who asked were gay themselves and said they related to the constant fighting and making up the characters would do.

    • @MadameSomnambule
      @MadameSomnambule 2 роки тому +2

      I also heard him say something along the lines of "They're gay when it's funny and they're straight when it's funny". I can kinda see that approach being inspired by all the crossdressing scenes in some Bugs Bunny cartoons.

    • @marcusbullock630
      @marcusbullock630 Рік тому

      Stimpy's a girl though
      It's heavily implied

  • @thedivineswordpoet4401
    @thedivineswordpoet4401 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @rubenashleywesterhoff2664
      @rubenashleywesterhoff2664 4 роки тому

      or, the parents are penzys

    • @talesofwormparanoiamusic447
      @talesofwormparanoiamusic447 4 роки тому +1

      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
      @kittykittybangbang9367 3 роки тому

      Have you seen The Amazing World of Gumball?

    • @kittykittybangbang9367
      @kittykittybangbang9367 3 роки тому

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

    • @rubenashleywesterhoff2664
      @rubenashleywesterhoff2664 3 роки тому

      No @@kittykittybangbang9367

  • @travismcdowell8352
    @travismcdowell8352 3 роки тому

    That one you said about Ren trying to commit suicide. I don't even think that's on the DVDs. I've seen every episode except that one and man's best friend on tv when they aired them back in the day