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"Fire Dogs" is an episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show that originally aired on September 29, 1991.
Characters[]
- Ren Höek
- Stimpy
- Fire Chief (Debut)
- Mrs. Buttloaves (Debut)
- Giant Baby
- Mr. Horse
- Jasper (Cameo)
- Elephant
- Walrus
Ask Dr. Stupid[]
- Stimpy as Dr. Stupid
- Announcer
- Billy (mentioned)
Log for Girls Commercial[]
Summary[]
To avoid starvation, Ren and Stimpy get jobs as firedogs, but it is not as easy as it seems.
Plot[]
Ren and Stimpy are wandering the streets and starving, until they come upon a poster asking for fire dogs, although they can only be Dalmatians, much to Ren's chagrin. The duo decide to disguise themselves to get food, shelter and (most importantly) money from the fire department. Since Ren is a Chihuahua and Stimpy is a cat neither of them even closely appear to be dalmatians, but thanks to some "dalmatian paint" they quickly appear to be fire dog-worthy dalmatians. The duo get an alert about a burning building and rescue a series of animals thrown out of the window (including Mr. Horse, who as usual doesn't like the experience). After rescuing Mrs. Buttloaves, (or rather, Mrs. Buttloaves rescuing Ren after he passes out) the heroes are rewarded. The Fire Chief awards Ren and Stimpy the golden fire hydrant helmets. A group of dogs (including Jasper and Mrs. Buttloaves) are then seen, and they all clearly need to go to the bathroom.
Ask Dr. Stupid[]
- From: Billy
- Location: Lompoc, West Kansas
- Question: Why do I have to go to school?
- Answer: Because your parents are aliens! And while you're at school, they shed their human skins and breathe dryer lint!
Production[]
Art[]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) Ren & Stimpy music |
Ask Dr. Stupid:[]
‣ Barber of Seville Overture - Gioacchino Rossini [Plays throughout]
Main episode:[]
‣ Blues in a Hurry - Cecil Norman [Title card + Opening]
‣ Drama Link (o) - Hubert Clifford [Ren lamenting on no food]
‣ Drama Link (n) - Hubert Clifford ["Take this morsel."]
‣ Piano Concerto #21: Mvt. 2 - Wolfgang Mozart [Ren eating Gritty Kitty]
‣ Transition - Romantic to Light-Hearted - Alan Braden ["That was delicious, Stimpy! What was it?"]
‣ Blues in a Hurry - Cecil Norman ["Augh! YOU!"]
‣ Clarion Call - Alan Moorhouse, Eric Winstone ["Fire dogs needed."]
‣ Valse Moderne - George Fenton, John Leach [Ren applying paint to Stimpy and himself]
‣ Terror - Alan Braden ["I've had it up to here with the likes of you people!"]
‣ Saw Theme - William Trytel [“Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you were circus midgets.”]
‣ Veiled Threat A - David Lindup [“Your troubles are over, for it is we who are your fire dogs!”]
‣ Saw Theme - William Trytel [“I’ve known fellers like that.”]
‣ Veiled Threat A - David Lindup [“Well boys, you’ve got yourselves a job.”]
‣ Tritsch Tratsch Polka - Helmuth Brandenburg, Johann Strauss I [Stimpy running down the stairs and sliding up the pole]
‣ L'Esprit De Paris - John Leach ["Relax, man."]
‣ William Tell Overture - Gioacchino Rossini [Fire engine driving to the burning building]
‣ Romeo & Juliet Overture - Peter Tchaikovsky [Mr. Horse drops]
‣ When Johnny Comes Marching - Graham De Wilde [Mr. Horse dragging on ground]
‣ Stop Gap - Robert Sharples [Mr. Horse thinking]
‣ Quiz Organ (c) - Curtis Schwartz [After “No sir, I didn’t like it.”]
‣ Shopping Street - Cedric Palmer [“Save my walrus!”]
‣ Inferno - Fredric Bayco [Ren riding up the ladder]
‣ Hit and Run - Ralph Dollimore [Fat lady riding down the ladder]
‣ The Queen's Dispatch (d) - Graham De Wilde ["You boys are heroes!"]
‣ Hail to the Chief - Graham De Wilde [Ren and Stimpy getting golden fire hydrant helmets]
‣ Blood in the Gutter - Laurie Johnson [Dogs lining up to pee]
Goodbye Segment[]
‣ Model Girl - Gary Hughes [Plays throughout]
Trivia/Goofs[]
Dalmatian is misspelled on the fire dog poster and can of paint.
- Ren's can of paint and the fire dog poster misspells Dalmatian as "Dalmation".
- Ren's tail keeps disappearing and reappearing throughout the episode.
- The version of this episode on Spike TV doesn't include "Ask Dr. Stupid" or the "Log for Girls" commercials.
- The episode has a sequel aired in the Adult Party Cartoon entitled "Fire Dogs 2" although it has little to do with this episode. Prior to the episode's original airing, this episode aired beforehand.
- The Fire Chief is loosely based on John Kricfalusi's former boss, Ralph Bakshi.
- This episode was redubbed in 1993 for the Fire Dogs Music Video, following John Kricfalusi being fired from Nickelodeon. The result was that Billy west had to reread Ren’s lines.