The Ren & Stimpy Production Hell That Broke Nickelodeon

In 1991, Nickelodeon let a basement animation studio run by an obsessive perfectionist create the most disgusting cartoon ever aired on children's television. Within two years, that relationship would explode in missed deadlines, on-set chaos, and a firing that shocked the animation industry. This is the wild story of how Ren & Stimpy became both a phenomenon and a cautionary tale.

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