Farm Hands is the seventh episode of the fourth season of The Ren & Stimpy Show that originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on 5 November 1994.
| "Farm Hands" | |
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| The Ren & Stimpy Show episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Bob Camp |
| Story by | Bob Camp Ron Hauge Jim Gomez |
| Production code | RS-315 |
| Original air date | November 5, 1994 |
Plot
editThe dimwitted characters, Abner Dimwit and Ewalt Nitwit, first introduced in the 1992 episode Out West return as the owners of the farm.[1] The duo adopt Ren and Stimpy to work as child labor as their own children are dead.[1] Ren is crushed in the chicken house while Abner "works" on the teeth of Ren and Stimpy by pulling them all out with a wrench.[1] Stimpy bonds with Mr. Horse and Bossie the gorilla while Ren does not.[1] A tornado sweeps the farm away while Ren and Stimpy take shelter in an outhouse while Bossie the gorilla joins them.[1]
Cast
edit- Ren-voice of Billy West
- Abner Dimwit-voice of Bob Camp
- Stimpy-voice of Billy West
- Ewalt Nitwit-voice of Bob Camp
Production
editMuch of the episode reused footage from Out West as a cost-saving measure.[1] The episode was illustrated by the Rough Draft Korea studio of Seoul.[1] The scene where Ren and Stimpy are in pain after having their teeth pulled out by Abner was censored.[1]
Reception
editThe American critic Thad Komorowski gave the episode one star and a half out of five stars.[1]
Books and articles
edit- Dobbs, G. Michael (2015). Escape – How Animation Broke into the Mainstream in the 1990s. Orlando: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1593931100.
- Komorowski, Thad (2017). Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story. Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1629331836.
References
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