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Son of Stimpy (The Ren & Stimpy Show)
"Son of Stimpy" (originally titled "Stimpy's First Fart") is an episode from the second season of The Ren & Stimpy Show. It originally aired on January 13, 1993.

Plot
Stimpy flatulates, and he believes that he has given birth. He tells Ren about the incident, but Ren won't believe him. Stimpy pines for his missing offspring which he names "Stinky" and relentlessly tries to find him. He eventually finds the gaseous child and joins Ren for Christmas.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Some heartwarming moments, like Ren speaks in a thin and delicately cute voice and kisses Stimpy's forehead.
 * 2) Great animation and good voice acting from John Kricfalusi and Billy West as usual.
 * 3) Stinky is finally found by Ren at the end and reunites with Stimpy, but can't stay with him forever, because of his fiancee, which is a fish. They end up getting married at the end of the episode and spend their honeymoon on Ren's nose, ending the episode on a happy note.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) As with several episodes of Ren and Stimpy, this episode was also heavily censored by Nickelodeon. Scenes like Stimpy goes to the police to find his son Stinky and Ren pushes Stimpy's present in front of a portrait of him were removed from home media and some of the airings of this episode, but however, the former was shown in the airings of Nickelodeon Japan and Spike TV, as well in the original premiere on MTV, while the latter was shown in Nicktoons UK, on the June 2, 2009 airing on MTV2 and in the current airings on MTV and NickRewind. The worst censorship from this episode had, it was the scene where Ren wants a kiss from Stimpy on the mistletoe, that was almost removed at the request of Jim Ballantine, however, it was put back, due for upsetting a homosexual artist from Spümcø.

Reception
This episode was well received and critically acclaimed for its story and visceral nature. It received a 8.0/10 on IMDb. In An Introduction to Film Studies the episode is used as a case study and comments on the motifs in the episode.

"The 'Son of God' motif which underpins the cartoon, signalled in its title and its Christmas setting and soundtrack, allies the sacred and profane in a way that some might find provocative. Kricfalusi does not make this a coherent analogy, however, but self-evidently uses the 'openness' of the animated vocabulary for subversive purposes."

- Jill Nelmes

A. J. Carson of tvdvdreviews.com praised the episode as "pitch-perfect send up of maudlin Christmas specials".

Trivia

 * This episode was almost banned, but because of Vanessa Coffey loving the episode so much, she prevented the episode from being banned by Nickelodeon.
 * The episode's title makes a reference to a religious term: "The Son of God".
 * Stinky later reappeared in a brief scene in the episode of mh:terribletvshows:Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", "Stimpy's Pregnant".

Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman (The Ren & Stimpy Show)
"Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman" is the 11th episode of Season 4 of The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Plot
Powdered Toastman retires after failing to help Little Johnny. Waffle Woman uses this opportunity to seek her revenge on Powdered Toast, and an epic battle ensues.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Waffle Woman is a good intimidating villain, since she wants take revenge on Powdered Toast Man for causing her liquid waffle factory being closed.
 * 2) Thanks to Chris Reccardi's direction, like the episode Ren's Brain, the visuals have slightly more animation than the other episodes.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) With the exceptions of Waffle Woman, Powdered Toast Man (in some close-ups of his face) and Little Johnny, the characters are not well drawn, what can be forgiven due to the episode's animation being restricted like the other episodes of this season and seasons 3 and 5.

Trivia

 * Ren and Stimpy don't appear in this episode, along with A Hard Day's Luck are the only episodes that Ren and Stimpy don't appear in Season 4.
 * The cartoon that Powdered Toast Man watches is "I Like Pink" from the episode Stimpy's Cartoon Show.