Ren and Stimpy Palisades

## Ren and Stimpy Series 2

Powdered Toast Man

Created in August 11th 1991, *Ren and Stimpy* is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi which follows the adventures of an emotionally unstable chihuahua named Ren Hoek and a good-natured yet dimwitted cat named Stimpson J. “Stimpy” Cat.

## **Summary:**

While the show has had quite some “controversial” reputation regarding later incarnations of the series and “behind the scenes” drama, this show was influential as it was one of the three premiere Nicktoons along with Rugrats and Doug (before it moved to Disney). It managed to push the envelope for dark humour, sexual innuendos, adult jokes, and shock value, yet never took it too far (except for “Man’s Best Friend” which was actually banned and is the reason why Spumco, the original production team behind the show, was fired at least according to John K.) and was still enjoyable for kids to watch. Mattel already made a couple of toys for the show, but the most beloved toyline for the series, made in collectors format; was done by Palisades. Their first wave from 2004 featured figures of Ren, Stimpy, Mr. Horse (two of them were repurposed as unicorns for a Noah’s Ark sketch on *Robot Chicken* ), and the Shaven Yak. Each of them came with a customized “Log” based off the retro faux toy commercial that aired between the show’s episodes with Yuletide Santa and Radioactive versions released as stand alone exclusives during Wizard World. Released as a Wizard World Chicago exclusive that year were variants of the two main characters in their Dalmatian disguise and golden fire hydrant hat from the episode “Fire Dogs.”

A second series for figures of *Ren & Stimpy* figures were planned and made it into prototype stage. They include another version of Ren in his floating tub of water during his bouts of insanity in the episode “Space Madness,” another version of Stimpy in his spacesuit from the aforementioned episode, and yet another variant of Stimpy wearing a suit & tie while holding a beaver; this was to be part of a diorama based on the scene in “Stimpy’s Invention” where he works on the helmet designed to keep Ren happy all the time. Some of the more unique figures promised for this line were more custom Log packs (ie. one wearing an astronaut’s helmet), Kowalski the adopted Lummox from “Fake Dad,” Ren’s cousin named Sven Hoek who would’ve had interchangeable eyes and dice acessories that could be plugged into his nose like when he was playing the “Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence” game, Muddy Mudskipper, and the almighty Powdered Toast Man.

## Final Verdict:

Because Palisades went bankrupt, *Ren & Stimpy* Series 2 was subsequentially cancelled. The latest figures based on the show were done by Jazwares as part of their Nicktoons line which included Powdered Toast Man and Muddy Mudskipper,  and a miniature figure of Sven would be made as part of a Target exclusive.  However, there is no sign of a Kowalksi figure being made any time soon. Some of the original Series 2 Palisades prototypes were recovered by an online seller named Corndog Collectibles and put them up for auction on eBay, though their information pages have disappeared and we have no way of knowing if anyone walked him with the offers. While they’re most likely sitting in a private collection, the whereabouts of *Ren & Stimpy* Series 2 will remain a mystery: **LOST.**

## **Gallery:**

“Space Madness” Ren with his floating tub of water“Space Madness” Stimpy in his spacesuitDiorama of Stimpy building the helmet from “Stimpy’s Invention”Custom log wearing an astronaut’s helmetKowalski the Lummox from “Fake Dad”Sven HoekAnother shot of Powdered Toast Man along with a figure of Muddy Mudskipper
## **References:**

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Ren\_%26\_Stimpy\_Show
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daFqm2RO7SA
3. ↑ https://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure?action=seriesitemlist&id=559&figures=renandstimpypalisades
4. ↑ https://spawnies.proboards.com/thread/2246/official-unreleased-prototypes-thread?q=stimpy
5. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Ren-Stimpy-Inch-Figure-Accessory/dp/B009TD422G
6. ↑ https://gofigure.toys/ren-stimpy-collectible-mini-action-figures.html