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The Big Shot!
"The Big Shot!" is the second episode of the first season of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 11, 1991. Plot Continuing the story began in " Stimpy's Big Day!", Ren wanders around in the caravan, which had fallen into disrepair. He attempts to feel good about Stimpy's absence, only to be constantly reminded of his betrayal, after which he breaks down in tears. At Hollywood, Stimpy is filming an advertisement where Mr. Horse tests out Gritty Kitty Litter; he is shocked by the litter's effect in absorbing smells. Back at the caravan, Ren attempts to sleep, only for Stimpy's picture to fluoresce. He tries to sleep outside, only for the pillow to resemble Stimpy's face and scaring Ren. Meanwhile, Stimpy is revealed to have received a mansion. Two women watch as he dives from a high spot into what seems like solid ground, seemingly plummeting to his death, only to reveal it to be a gigantic box of Gritty Kitty Litter. Stim ...
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The Ren & Stimpy Show
''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', commonly referred to as simply ''Ren & Stimpy'', is an American animated Comedy film, comedy television series created by John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon. The series follows the misadventures of Ren Höek, an emotionally unstable and psychotic chihuahua (dog), chihuahua dog; and Stimpy, a good-natured and dimwitted Manx cat. Originally produced by Spümcø, the series aired on Nickelodeon from August 11, 1991, to December 16, 1995, with its last episode airing on MTV on October 20, 1996, spanning a total of five seasons and 52 episodes. The third to be aired of the original three Nickelodeon animated series known as "Nicktoons", alongside ''Doug (TV series), Doug'' and ''Rugrats'', it is one of the progenitor series of the brand. The series received widespread critical acclaim for its visuals, animation, and surreal nature. However, it generated significant controversy for its Black comedy, dark humor, Innuendo, sexual innuendos, Adult animation, adul ...
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Cheryl Chase (actress)
Cheryl Chase (born Cheryl Christine Hudock; December 25, 1958) is an American actress and children's book author. She is best known for voicing Angelica Pickles in the television series '' Rugrats'' and its spinoffs '' All Grown Up!'', '' Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze'', and on the revival. Early life and education Chase was born on Christmas Day 1958 in Manville, New Jersey, to Stella Sophia (Gnapp) Hudock and Emil Robert Hudock. Both of her parents were entertainers: her mother was an actress and her father worked as a musician. She is an only child. Chase attended Manville High School in 1977. She attended Brigham Young University majoring in early childhood education and graduated in 1981. After college, Chase was a student at the Lee Strasberg Theatre. Career Chase, then known by her birth name Cheryl Hudock, made her onscreen debut alongside Marie Osmond in the 1982 television movie, ''Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family''. Chase is best known as ...
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Television Episodes Set In Los Angeles
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American Television Series Premieres
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1991 American Television Episodes
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A Star Is Born (1954 Film)
''A Star Is Born'' is a 1954 American musical film, musical drama film directed by George Cukor, written by Moss Hart, and starring Judy Garland and James Mason. Hart's screenplay is an Film adaptation, adaptation of the A Star Is Born (1937 film), original 1937 film, based on the original screenplay by Robert Carson (writer), Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell (screenwriter), Alan Campbell, and from the same story by William A. Wellman and Carson, with uncredited input from six additional writers—David O. Selznick, Ben Hecht, Ring Lardner Jr., John Lee Mahin, Budd Schulberg and Adela Rogers St. Johns. Garland had not made a film since she had negotiated release from her MGM contract soon after filming began on ''Royal Wedding'' in 1950, and ''Star'' was promoted heavily as her comeback. For her performance, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It is the second of four official productions of ''A Star Is Born'', with the first in A Star Is Bo ...
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Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (Canada), National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the list of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, fourth-largest city and list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and the headquarters of the federal government. The city houses numerous List of diplomatic missions in Ottawa, foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Government of Canada, Canada's government; these include the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court of ...
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Lacewood Productions
Lacewood Productions was a Canadian animation studio and production company based in Ottawa, Ontario.Wise, Wyndham (2001), p. 9. ''Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Filmmaking''. . University of Toronto Press. Accessed April 14, 2007. Founded in 1988, it was well-known for producing a television series, '' Katie and Orbie'', as well as specials based on ''For Better or For Worse'', and the 1990 feature ''The Nutcracker Prince''. The company was originally owned by Wiseman & Sons. In 1995, Paragon Entertainment Corporation acquired the studio for CA $3.2 million. In 1997, Paragon raised the company's stake to 75% and eventually took control of it later that year.Bullock, Kelly (April 2005)Ottawa's animation action Ottawa Insight. Retrieved April 17, 2007. Paragon eventually declared bankruptcy in 1998, with most of Lacewood's library and former assets being acquired by Amberwood Entertainment in 2000. Lacewood was the successor to Hinton Animation Studios, a company created ...
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Lynne Naylor
Rae Naylor is a Canadian animator, artist, designer, director, and producer for television. She is best known for co-creating DreamWorks' '' The Mighty Ones'', co-founding the animation studio Spümcø with John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and Jim Smith, and co-developing ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' for Nickelodeon. She also worked on '' Batman: The Animated Series'', '' The Powerpuff Girls'', '' Samurai Jack'', '' Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'', '' Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'', '' My Life as a Teenage Robot'', and '' Wander Over Yonder''. Career Naylor attended Sheridan College. During her time at Sheridan College in the 1970s, she started dating John Kricfalusi and when Kricfalusi was expelled, she followed him to Hollywood, getting hired at Filmation. Kricfalusi was a rebellious student who openly questioned the ability and competence of his professors, saying that none of the academics knew anything about animation, a stance that made him popular with his fellow students, ...
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Bob Camp
Robert Frank Camp (born February 7, 1956) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer. He is best known for founding Spümcø and his work for developing and serving as a showrunner for ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. He has been nominated for two Emmy Award, Emmys, a CableACE Award, and an Annie Awards, Annie Award for his work on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. Career Camp started his animation career as a designer for animated series such as ''ThunderCats'', ''Silverhawks'', ''TigerSharks'', and several other series produced by Rankin/Bass. He then worked as a designer on ''The Real Ghostbusters'' for DiC Entertainment, DiC, and later as a storyboard artist on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' for Warner Bros. Television. Camp was a co-founder of and director for Spümcø, the animation studio that created ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. He played a major role in the studio's creative force (storyboarding the entirety of "Stimpy's Inven ...
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Jim Smith (animator)
James Carl Smith (né Jobb; October 8, 1954 – May 2, 2025) was an American animator and musician. He worked on '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' with his long-time working partner John Kricfalusi. Smith later briefly worked on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', and then along with Kricfalusi, Bob Camp and Lynne Naylor he founded Spümcø, where he co-developed ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (from which he departed in 1992 alongside Kricfalusi) in 1991 and ''The Ripping Friends'' in 2001. He was notable for remaining faithful to Kricfalusi, having refused to join Games Animation (though he worked on ''The X's'' after its rebranding to Nickelodeon Animation Studio), working with Kricfalusi on his projects amid other work until '' Cans Without Labels'' (2017). Smith composed and played the guitar for the ''Ren & Stimpy'' music theme intro, performing alongside production assistant Scott Huml and co-worker Chris Reccardi. Smith died of a heart attack on May 2, 2025, at the age of 70. Hi ...
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