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From: bmacdona@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Brian K!z!K MacDonald)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
Subject: Bathroom Tools out of Dopey Sarge's mouth in "In the Army"
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:33:59 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.


  Anyone note the variety of bathroom faucet parts and other tools coming
   out of Sarge's mouth when yelling at Ren ?


  "I hereby promise to relieve all the American citizens of their basic
   human rights" [Heavy Applause]                      K!z!K
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From: aardvark@dragon (Pam Williams)
Subject: Re: New toys!!!
Organization: University of Lowell Computer Science, Lowell MA
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 04:06:11 GMT

Well, according to an article I read this week in USA Today (of all places),
there are plans to manufacture R&S dolls soon. Apparently the Stimpy doll
will come complete with his own hairball.

Also in the article was a sidebar mention of really lame R&S trivia. Not
surprising since almost no one in the media can bring themselves to refer
to "magic nose goblins" correctly. The article also included some comments
and a photo of John K. (whose name is pronounced "Kris-faloosee")

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From: ridgley@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Ren, THE! emaciated chihuahua)
Subject: Dratted Dorm Cable
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 20:58:11 GMT

well well, as luck would have it, the cable service in the dorm
doesn't include nickelodeon!! HEEEEEELLLLPPPPPPP!!!!!
ack ack
ACK
ARGH
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
ok, ahem, better now.
so, does anyone know if mtv (channel of champions!) is going to
start airing the show again?


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From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Subject: Re: the new episodes HHJJ!
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 01:51:17 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

In article <Bt9897.2t6@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM> jfw@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM (John F. Woods) writes:
>In <weYfSJi00WB9M=pK8h@andrew.cmu.edu> "Jeffrey T. Strnad" <js1j+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>>i must say that i generally agree with  the majority here in being disappointed
>>with "R&S/Army" and praise of PTM, but i was a bit bothered by the burning of
>>the bill of rights and the declaration of independence at the end of PTM.
>
>Uh, I hate to inject a note of seriousness into the group here, but you were
>SUPPOSED to be bothered by that.  In the technical jargon of cartooning, this
>is known as "sarcasm".

Let's not forget that President PTM's oath of office had him pledge to work 
hard to TAKE all rights from Americans.
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From: ajsg9507@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (A.J. Singh)
Subject: Re: Powdered Toast Man's Lovely Assistant
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 06:33:59 GMT

Ah.  I seemed to miss the deacon bit.  Maybe I should start going to church
or watching Father Dowling Mysteries.

A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste,

--aj -- JD & RH fan
From: vidiot.bbs@cybernet.cse.fau.edu
Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
Subject: Ren!
Date: 12 Aug 92 01:16:17 GMT
Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but I heard a blurb on Nick 
yesterday.

Ren pops on the screen ( don't pay much attention to him, I've seen them 
all).  He says "Hey kids, " (I grow bored expected to hear about 
Yak-shaving day AGAIN) "There just 5 more days, til Snick!".  I turned 
around so quickly it almost sounded like a Parker Lewis Can't Lose sound 
effect.

Let's all hear it for Snick!

Eric
From: root@sanger.chem.nd.edu (Doctor Math)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
Subject: Re: sunday
Summary: I think so
Date: 14 Aug 92 19:02:03 GMT
Organization: University of Notre Dame

In article <Bsz6DL.52q@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> dpearson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Pearson) writes:
>Does anyone out there know if the show is still going to be on Sunday mornings
>as well as SNICK?

I think that's the plan. It will be interesting to see if there are any
differences between the episode Saturday night and the same episode Sunday
morning.  My guess is that maybe the Saturday night episode will be allowed
to get a little rude, and the Sunday morning episode will be toned down (read:
censored) for the kiddies.  We should all know the answer soon!
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From: donnell@squid.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Subject: Re: New shows  SNICK!
Keywords: SNICK! ARMY...PTM
Organization: none
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 09:45:55 GMT

In article <16kln6INNgir@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> renhoek@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (60437000) writes:
>
>
>Well just saw the new stuff!
>Whaddya think?
>
>I though the Army one was "below-standard" for R&S. Kinda disjointed and not
>too funny.
>But I also have a new hero...
>POWDERED
>TOAST
>MAAAAAAAN!
>
>"Hurry Man! Cling tenaciously to my buttocks!"
>
>--Oscar "Alley Oop!" Caballero
>
>
>

I thought it ranked right up there with the best of them. Brought tears to my
eyes. And it was great to hear Gary Owens, formerly the voice of Space Ghost,
and The Blue Falcon <not to mention his stint on "Laugh-In">, as 
Powdered Toast Man. Zappa as the Pope was a nice touch, too.

				--Judex--

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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: Re: Expression used by PTM
Keywords: music
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 21:12:15 GMT

It is "allez oop" and is of French descent.
     Dave Van Domelen, "Alley Oop" is a caveman, "Spap Oop" is a snack *and* a 
communicable disease!  Almost as nutritious as the box it comes in!
Organization: The Pennylvania State University
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 21:47:03 EDT
From: Ernie Oporto <EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
Subject: Re: I noticed somepun'

In article <1992Aug17.195555.10304@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>,
kev@gracie.Berkeley.EDU (Kevin Eckert) says:
>
>        After Muddy is blown to Kingdom Come in the PTM
>        episode you can see his skeleton flying across
>        the sky along with all the other debris (wood, etc.)
>        It's real quick but my brother caught it and we
>        replayed it in slo-mo.  It was great.

Slo-mo?  You seek leettle monkey!  Unfortunately, I connected the wires on
my VCR wrong after I moved to my new apartment, so I thought my VCR was broken
and I didn't tape the new episode...I'm still kicking myself...very hard.

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                               __       __    OPORTO@CORVETTE.ECE.PSU.EDU
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                               __       __    Computer Lab Attendant
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From: mad-celt@cwis.unomaha.edu (Andrew Patrick Booth)
Subject: In the Army
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 07:57:55 GMT


I thought it was very reminiscent of bootcamp (even though I was in the Navy).
I laughed as I remembered what I went through.  I think it may be more humorous
to people who have been through bootcamp.  I think that children would find
the effects in this episode funny.

I think that Powdered Toast Man was one of the funniest episodes I've seen.

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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: Cross-generational Appeal of PTM
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 20:35:57 GMT

Well, I haven't gotten to see the new episode yet, but I had my parents tape 
it.  And guess what?  They *loved* Powdered Toast Man!  Here I was worried that
they'd be grossed out and decide not to tape it for me anymore, and they really
liked it!  Of course, they *were* grossed out by Nurse Stimpy, but that's to be
expected.  Oh, and they agreed with the majority here that ITA was kinda dull.
     Dave Van Domelen, guns don't kill people, *I* kill people
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From: barth@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (barth.richards)
Subject: Re: Unintelligible line, Help!
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 16:25:07 GMT


In article <1992Aug18.071827.17009@kronos.arc.nasa.gov> bates@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Andrew Bates) writes:
>dprice@convex.com (David Price) writes:
>
>>Ren:  "I'm the keeper of the cheese, and you're the ____________".
>
>    "Wizzleteats"

Actually, it's spelled "wizzleteats," but it's pronounced "throat-warbler
mangrove."

     ...*damn*  Wrong newsgroup *again*.   :-)

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From: labiche@crchh561.BNR.CA (Maurice LaBiche)
Subject: Re: but..do any kids watch ?
Reply-To: labiche@crchh561.BNR.CA (Maurice LaBiche)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 21:34:03 GMT


In article <1992Aug20.154859.1046@miavx2.ham.muohio.edu>,
ngsippel@miavx2.ham.muohio.edu writes:


Stuff Deleted! 

|> I disagree about the music.  The song with the trumpet and the other ones
|> were more up to date, but just as good.  Remember: They wanted to get you
|> to feel the army, not Star Trek or Muddy.
|> 
|> The first part with no dialogue was bad.  There was no explaination about 
|> them standing there nude (!). :)  We can blame Bob Camp for this bad cartoon
Whats wrong with nudity, especially with cartoon characters?  Were Ren's or
Stimpy's private genitals displayed for all to see?  For shame, for shame.

So many people are so uptight about nudity in this country.  Maybe if we
all treated Nudity as natural we'd have a little less sex crimes today.
Maybe making it ok to be naked will take some of the thrilllll out of it!
Was Pat Buchanan raving about Ren&Stimpy the other night? Hmmmmm? 
maybe PTM will save the day.

|> because he wrote and directed it. :)
|> 
|> Well, Let's Hope For Another Great Episode Saturday!
|> 
|> -- 
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|>     |          ||\   Norman Sippel
|>      \        //_/   alias Norman "Muddy" Stimpy
|>       \______//      
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|>     (____(____)      
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From: trav@wixer.cactus.org (traveller)
Subject: Re: Lemon merchant speech?
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 06:59:43 GMT

In article <ddebry.714261383@itchy> David DeBry <ddebry@dsd.es.com>  writes:
>	Does anyone have all the words to the lemon merchant speech?
>(And what did he say about marmosets?  I'll have to start watching the
>show alone... too many noisy peope in the room ruin it!  Grrr...)
>
>David DeBry \ Email any address. \ Finger ddebry@cc.utah.edu for details.

<warms up vcr>

"psst! guido! it's all so clear to me now! i'm the keeper of the cheese,
and you're the lemon merchant. and he KNOWS it! that's why he's going to
KEELL us! so we gotta beat it! before he sets loose the marmosets on us!
don't worry, little missy! i'll save you!"

trav
"SHUT UP! IF YOU ASK ME ONE MORE STUPID QUESTION, I'LL RIP YOUR SKIN
OFF!!!"-PTM 

-- 

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From: rjp1@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (be here now)
Subject: great new episodes
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 18:26:43 GMT

Hey, I thought both new episodes were great!  The change of pace
in ITA was great.  Seeing R & S in a situation like bootcamp was
simply hilarious.  We don't need classical music in *every* episode
and every line they speak doesn't have to be funny.  I'm not knocking
the previous episodes, I really enjoy them all.  Perhaps the Sarge in
ITA could've been a bit meaner, but enlistment is probably "up" across
the country and what better send-off could there be?

Imho, PTM was an instant "classic".  I don't think there's been a
"new" flying super-hero in animation for quite some time?  PTM is it.
His oath of office and the non-chalant burning of the Bill of Rights
and the Constitution was awesome.  Clearly a jab at the right-wing
conservative/fundies out there who'd like to have us all live the way
THEY live and see fit.  

I didn't mind not having any "log" or "baby brother doll" segments.
Sure they are cute, but did we really need them?  I fast-forwarded
through them all in the old episodes.  The only "short" segments that I
liked (and will miss) are "Ask Dr. Stupid" and "What'll We Do Til Then?"
Stimpy's teeth are exquisite while playing with his pet croco-stimpy.

I hope Nick has the good sense to air the new episodes on Sunday AMs.


--
Bob Pietkivitch     | "Moon, my long lost friend, is smiling from above."
rjp1@ihspa.att.com  |  -- Genesis, Stagnation 1970

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From: tabn3@isuvax.iastate.edu (Griffy)
Subject: This Saturday's episode
Reply-To: tabn3@isuvax.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 10:05:26 GMT

   So does anyone have any info on what this Saturday's episode is?  Is it
another new one, or are they just going to show another repeat?

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Subject: Re: PowderedToastMan Question
From: samurdock@vax1.umkc.edu
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 15:37:43 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

In article <Bt5poF.DG2@chinet.chi.il.us>, koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us (Louis Koziarz) writes:
> OK kids rewind your tapes and see if you can help me out with this one.
> During the Powdered Toast Man episode when PTM is being inaugurated, check
> out the figures in the background on the left.  Most are sketchy, one looks
> like Stimpy, Mr. Horse is there, but there is one face that is drawn clearer
> than the rest, between Stimpy and Mr. Horse.  Is this supposed to be someone?
> Is it Kricfalusi or Camp?  I'm just being curious here.
> 
> PS: Zappa was awesome.  'HEY, I'm SAVED!' 
> -- 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Louis Koziarz              
> koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us  


I don't know if this is the same character you are talking about, but one of
the people standing in the crowd when PTM is inaugurated is the same person 
who's picture is hanging beside Stimpy's bed in "In the Army".
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From: koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us (Louis Koziarz)
Subject: PowderedToastMan Question
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 02:02:38 GMT

OK kids rewind your tapes and see if you can help me out with this one.
During the Powdered Toast Man episode when PTM is being inaugurated, check
out the figures in the background on the left.  Most are sketchy, one looks
like Stimpy, Mr. Horse is there, but there is one face that is drawn clearer
than the rest, between Stimpy and Mr. Horse.  Is this supposed to be someone?
Is it Kricfalusi or Camp?  I'm just being curious here.

PS: Zappa was awesome.  'HEY, I'm SAVED!' 
-- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From: yantosca@buast7.bu.edu (Robert Yantosca)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
Subject: Re: Did you ever notice...(in In the Army and P.T.M.) ???
Date: 22 Aug 92 22:30:53 GMT
Organization: Astronomy Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

In article <2A96B953.2613@ics.uci.edu> bmacdona@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Brian K!z!K MacDonald) writes:
>
> Did you ever notice.....
>
>  in "In The Army"...
>            ...the announcer's last word when reporting Ren and Stimpy to the
>                Tear Gas room?
  
Duh, which word would that be, duh? :-)

>  ..in "Powdered Toast Man"...
>           ...the gold object that comes out of the President's mouth when
>              PTM detaches his zipper?

The President is biting down on a bullet.

Bob "The Keeper of the Cheese" Y.



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From: jle9263@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.L. Elliott )
Subject: Re: Powdered Toast Man's Lovely Assistant
Originator: jle9263@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 14:41:02 GMT

In article <Bt3oCH.HBJ@news.cso.uiuc.edu> ajsg9507@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (A.J. Singh) writes:
>Just wondering...PTM's assistant is his daughter, right?  She calls him 
>"father" early on in the episode...yet at the end, there was more than a
>hint of attraction or whatever.  Hell, after PTM burns the constitution and
>bill of rights, he snuggles up with his !?daughter?! by the fire and together
>they roast a wienie and marshmellow.  Oh, and don't forget the little heart
>zooming up on the wienie/marshmellow at the very end of the show.
>
PTM was suppose to be in disguise as a pastor.  The "father" was in
reference to his religious status.

Don't be too dissappointed, though.  There are plenty of shows left for
them to cover incest...;=)

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From: Hagen@gold.ucr.edu (Jeffrey Hagen)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
Subject: Re: GIFs?
Date: 13 Aug 92 03:42:20 GMT

> Could someone please help me?  What exactly is a GIF?
> 
> 
> Only slightly confused.
> 
> Dan Fielding.

Very quick and short  A GIF is a graphics (picture) file.

For those looking for them --->
"garfield.catt.ncsu.edu"    has several
also if you telnet to "archie.ans.net" (login as "archie")
type  "prog stimpy"
and it will give several fine places where these
files can be gotten

Jeff "I'll teach your grandmother to suck eggs" Hagen
<Hagen@gold.ucr.edu>
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From: ed@cwis.unomaha.edu (Ed Stastny)
Subject: Re: Powdered Toast Man's Lovely Assistant
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 01:01:05 GMT

ajsg9507@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (A.J. Singh) writes:

>Just wondering...PTM's assistant is his daughter, right?  She calls him 
>"father" early on in the episode...yet at the end, there was more than a
>hint of attraction or whatever.  Hell, after PTM burns the constitution and
>bill of rights, he snuggles up with his !?daughter?! by the fire and together
>they roast a wienie and marshmellow.  Oh, and don't forget the little heart
>zooming up on the wienie/marshmellow at the very end of the show.

What's so surprising?  If you didn't remember, PTM's alter-ego is the
youthful deacon.  Surely you haven't so soonly forgetted when PTM utters
the classic tough-guy words...
 
"Will EVIL never rest?"  (plinks off his deacon collar)  "I hope not."

....e

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From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
Subject: Re: Closing music
Keywords: music
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:10:33 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <93832@bu.edu> kuchar@buast7.bu.edu (Tom Kuchar) writes:
>In article <3361@ra.nrl.navy.mil> drumhell@n5160a.nrl.navy.mil (David Drumheller) writes:
>>
>>   Does anybody know the title of the music played at the end of Ren
>>and Stimpy when they roll the credits?  It's a kind of cheezy rock
>>and roll.  I'd love to get a copy of it.
>
>The music was written (and maybe performed by) staff members at Spumco
>who are musicians.  I doubt that you can find it anywhere but on the
>R&S show.

As long as we're speaking about music, was that music from Spartacus that
was played during R&S's full-backpack march? Spartacus, of course, was a
movie starring Kirk Douglas.
-- 
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From: dkeisen@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dave Eisen)
Subject: Re: but..do any kids watch ?
Organization: Sequoia Peripherals, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 15:58:08 GMT

In article <STEVE.92Aug19093038@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu> steve@cucbs.chem.columbia.edu (Steve Stuart) writes:
>Exactly!  They barely said anything to each other for the first few
>minutes, and their dialogue was pretty lackluster for the rest of the
>episode.  I missed the classical music too.  Whatever it was they used
>instead just didn't cut it.  Mainly the fact that there were lyrics
>was annoying.  I noticed that this episode (In The Army) was both
>written and directed by Bob Camp, instead of John K. - could this be
>why this episode "felt" so different?  It was slow-paced and boring
>compared to the rest.

I went through my tape of the episodes from last season and
found only one that was written by Bob Camp with no credit
given to John K.: Black Hole. While Black Hole was a lot
stronger than In the Army, its strength was in the visuals ---
all of those mutations that Ren and Stimpy went through. It
didn't have much in the way of dialogue either. So it seems
that Bob Camp, while a wonderful cartoonist because of his
visual sense, just doesn't have a way with words.



-- 
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