"Down in Front" was a cancelled Ren & Stimpy short that was meant for theaters. Bob Camp posted it on his blog on September 19th, 2008. The creator of this short, Bob Camp, said on his blogpost that it was made for the chain of theaters operated by Sumner Redstone (who also owned Nickelodeon at the time). It never got the OK to go into production, so Bob kept it. It's unknown why the short was scrapped.
Plot[]
Ren and Stimpy go on a trip to the movie theater, as Stimpy says how lucky they are that both get to sit on the front row center of the big screen. Ren agrees he is lucky. Just then, a huge arm comes down on Ren, squashing him accidentally. Stimpy sees that the movie is starting. As the movie starts, a musical fanfare shows up, with the announcer welcoming the movie goers and requesting them to be considerate of others. He mention out all the things a cinema has rules of before. Ren, muffled, tries to get Stimpy to help him, but Stimpy shushes him because he doesn't want the both of them kicked out of the cinema.
The announcer says that smoking is not allowed as it's prohibited from this theater. Stimpy smells something in the air. Soon, he starts getting annoyed and notices who's smoking, Kowalski was the one who's smoking an entire pack of cigarettes, Stimpy angrily slaps the cigars out of his mouth in order of the "no smoking" policy (don't do drugs kids). Kowalski gets mad (mistakenly thinking that Ren did it) and, as the "Visit Our Refreshment Center" title shows up, Kowalski beats up Ren instead of Stimpy. As Stimpy excitedly says he loves candy, he collects various sweets from the refreshment center before the movie starts such as Bitterfingers, Gummy Bums, Goosey Fruits, JuJu Beans, and all the candy he could want. Stimpy returns with the huge load of candy he brought. The narrator tells the people not to forget that gift certificates are available in the lobby. The next thing he says that the theater is only available for rent. The announcer then says the people would be sure to visit their art gallery and purchase some beautiful works of art. Kowalski burps without saying excuse me, which takes a shock to Ren and Stimpy. The announcer finally says to the viewers at the cinema to relax, sit back, and enjoy the show.
Stimpy tells Ren he forgot what movie they came to see. Ren asks him to shut up and enjoy the movie, as Kowalski says "MEAT!". The short ends with Ren, Stimpy, and Kowalski sinking into their seats slowly to enjoy the film.
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Trivia[]
- It was unknown why the short was scrapped.
- Bitterfinger is a reference to the brand of candy bars Butterfinger.
- The original storyboard of the short can be found on Bob Camp's blogger account.
- This is one of the few pieces of Ren & Stimpy media where Stimpy gets angry at someone for doing something wrong.
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