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Message: [QUOTE="RETRO-VETRO, post: 334542, member: 95464"] Ren & Stimpy’s legacy is fucking complicated but undeniably influential. What made the Spumco era stand out wasn’t just the animation style or the shock humor, but how tightly it was woven into character psychology and narrative rhythm. Even the gross-out moments had a kind of surreal logic to them, like “Stimpy’s Invention” where the madness builds toward that iconic “Happy Happy Joy Joy” climax. The Games Animation years definitely leaned harder into surface-level gags, and while some episodes still had strong visual direction, the tonal balance shifted. It’s wild how much the show shaped modern animation though, stuff like SpongeBob, Adventure Time, even Adult Swim’s weirder corners owe a lot to Ren & Stimpy’s willingness to break form and push discomfort as comedy. The show basically rewired what was acceptable in a cartoon, for better and worse. [SIZE=6]For the people who don't know, this is Happy Happy Joy Joy:[/SIZE] [MEDIA=youtube]Wog-z_Esnw4[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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