Robin Höek
| "Robin Höek" | |
|---|---|
| The Ren & Stimpy Show episode | |
 | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | John Kricfalusi |
| Story by | John Kricfalusi |
| Production code | RS-02A |
| Original air date | August 25, 1991 |
Robin Höek is the third episode of the first season of The Ren & Stimpy Show that originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on 25 August 1991.
Plot
[edit]In the first episode in a short-lived series called Stimpy's Storybook Land, Stimpy reads to Ren a parody of Robin Hood called Robin Höek as Ren tries to sleep. In the story, Ren plays Robin Höek, George Liquor is the Sheriff, and Stimpy is everyone else including Maid Moron. At the end, Ren wakes up and is horrified to learn that the story was not a dream and he really married Stimpy.
Cast
[edit]- Ren-voice of John Kricfalusi
- Stimpy-voice of Billy West
- George Liquor-voice of Harris Peet
- Eyeballs-voice of Henry Porch
Production
[edit]Jim Smith drew the backgrounds for both of "Stimpy's Storybook Land" stories based on the work of N. C. Wyeth which provided a strong atmosphere for Robin Höek.[1] The episode saw the first appearance of George Liquor character despite the reservations of the show's producer, Vanessa Coffey, who made it clear that she disapproved of the character.[2] Liquor was the favorite of the showrunner, John Kricfalusi, who insisted on including the character into The Ren & Stimpy Show over the opposition of Coffey..[2] Kricfalusi complained that the mostly female network executives at Nickelodeon were opposed to his creation as he stated: "It's purely that a bunch of politically correct women see George Liquor-the ultimate, caricatured right wing character-and they hate him".[2]
Reception
[edit]The American journalist Tad Komorowski gave the episode a negative review, writing that the backgrounds drawn by Smith were the "only redeeming quality" to the cartoon with the jokes painfully unfunny and the story telegraphed in advance for the audience..[1]
Books
[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
[edit]- ^ a b Komorowski 2017, p. 94.
- ^ a b c Komorowski 2017, p. 174.
