"Lair Of The Lummox" is the sixteenth and final episode of Season 3 of The Ren & Stimpy Show, and aired on July 30, 1994.
Characters[]
- Ren Höek as Marland Höek
- Stimpy
- Booger Red Lummox
- Tree Lummox
- The Lummox Cow
Summary[]
After a commercial for Cheesefist, Ren and Stimpy, once again nature show hosts, examine a certain humanoid species: The Lummox.
Plot[]
The episode begins with Ren and Stimpy acting as the hosts of Untamed World, inviting the viewers to join them on an adventure on the island of Ignorania to discover the mysterious creature known as the “Lummox.” While exploring the jungle, they find evidence of the Lummox’s presence in the form of its droppings, which consist of old food remnants and discarded items like pizza boxes scattered on the ground.
As Ren and Stimpy follow the trail of droppings, they come face to face with the Booger Red Lummox, a sloppy, overweight, and dimwitted middle-aged human. Excited by their discovery, Ren and Stimpy attempt to observe the Lummox closely, but their presence is accidentally revealed when Ren snaps a twig, attracting the Lummox’s attention.
Feeling suspicious, the Lummox stares at Ren and Stimpy, prompting the duo to mimic the Lummox’s behavior in an attempt to blend in. They imitate the Lummox’s actions, such as digging in his nose, scratching his buttocks (though Ren refuses to do so), and playfully messing up his food, using a steak to comb his hair and smearing mashed potatoes all over himself.
In a friendly gesture, the Lummox offers Stimpy a plate of purple giblets, to which Stimpy declines, explaining that he is a vegetarian. This refusal angers the Lummox, who becomes threatening and starts pounding his chest like a gorilla, ready to attack Ren and Stimpy.
Quick thinking, Ren hands Stimpy a bucket of lard and coerces him into swallowing the entire contents to ward off the aggressive Lummox. After Stimpy successfully ingests both the bucket and the lard, the Lummox happily embraces them, referring to them as his “cousins.” He then leads them back to his log home, where the three spend their time together, watching television throughout the night.
The next morning, Ren and Stimpy witness the arrival of a new Lummox, known as the Tree Lummox. Out of desperation to attract a mate, the Tree Lummox takes off his briefs and hangs them on a nearby tree. The Booger Red Lummox follows suit. Meanwhile, a female Lummox appears and must choose a mate based on the softness of their briefs. As the male Lummoxes anxiously observe, the female first selects the Booger Red Lummox’s brief, but ultimately decides it is not up to her standards. Finally, she chooses the Tree Lummox’s brief, which she deems perfect for her mate. This infuriates the Booger Red Lummox, who becomes jealous of his rival and challenges him to a battle for the affections of their mate. The battle begins with the Tree Lummox performing a belly wave, followed by the Booger Red Lummox shooting an ink pen from his bare tummy into the Tree Lummox’s face. Ultimately, the two engage in a belching contest. The Booger Red Lummox starts by burping the ABCs, and the Tree Lummox responds by burping the word “Godzilla.” Finally, the Booger Red Lummox delivers a burp that mimics Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech. Unfortunately for the Tree Lummox, the Booger Red Lummox emerges victorious, earning the right to have the female Lummox as his mate. She models around him, before ultimately walking away. The episode concludes with Ren and Stimpy back in their office, where Stimpy playfully blows raspberries through his sandwich to attract the attention of the Lummoxes, who engage in a bear hug.
Production music[]
- March of the Astronauts – Cedric Palmer (title card)
- Scenic Action A – John Fox (“Untamed World” titles)
- Drama Shock (g) – Richard Harvey (slug on Ren’s back)
- Grieg: Anitra’s Dance from “Peer Gynt” (Waltz) – Lee Ashley [OGM] (diagram of lummox)
- Nautical Trilogy – Robert Farnon [CPM] (map)
- Gyil Dance – Guy Warren (Ren and Stimpy on foot on the island)
- Talking Drums – Guy Warren (“On and on we trek…”)
- The March of the Ants – Sidney Crooke (Stimpy tracks)
- Smouldering Fury (a) – Trevor Duncan (Stimpy finds a clue)
- Where Danger Lurks – Ronald Hanmer (Ren and Stimpy crawling in the shadows)
- Poetic Love Theme B – Mladen Franko (lummox revealed)
- War Statement 2 – Laurie Johnson (“We mustn’t let our emotions overwhelm us.”)
- The Sleeper Awakens – Richard Harvey (Ren tells the audience they must remain quiet)
- Police Car Chase – Jack Beaver (lummox startled)
- Barber of Seville Overture – Gioacchino Rossini (lummox picks his nose and scratches his butt)
- Viva Mexico – Keith Mansfield (Stimpy scratches his butt)
- Slow Sax – Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch (lummox combs his hair with meat)
- Fly by Night – Montague Ewing (“And now, for dessert.”)
- Dramatic Event – Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch (lummox gets mad)
- Air Raid – Gerhard Trede (“Quick, drink this bucket of lard!”)
- Super-Mart – William E. McRae [Capitol Hi-Q] (“Cousins!”)
- Togetherness – Erik Markman [OGM] (lummox bonding rituals)
- William Tell Overture – Gioacchino Rossini (morning)
- Rossini: Overture from “The Thieving Magpie,” Part II – Lee Ashley [OGM] (another lummox)
- Romeo & Juliet Overture – Peter Tchaikovsky, Fiachra Trench (male chosen by female)
- Bits and Pieces – Ronald Hanmer (other lummox angry)
- Maniac Pursuit – Trevor Duncan (showdown)
- The Hurry Up – Kenny Graham (pen shot off lummox belly)
- Inferno – Fredric Bayco (alphabet burping begins)
- Finger of Fear – Fredric Bayco (“He’s ready.”)
- Hail to the Chief – Graham De Wilde (burping contest ends)
- Drama Link (o) – Hubert Clifford (defeated lummox walks away)
- Hot Club 30 – Don Harper (woman takes winner man away)
- Scenic Action H – John Fox (the end of the show)
- The Ascendant (d) – Richard Harvey (ending)
Trivia[]
- This is the last episode of season 3.
- This is the first episode of the series animated by Wang Film Productions.
- On Nickelodeon/Nicktoons reruns and the DVDs, the "Chicken In A Drawer" short at the end was cut. This is probably because of time budgets. The short is still intact on International airings, however, although not on Paramount+.
- This episode along with "Stimpy's Cartoon Show", and the season five episode "Ren's Brain", are the last three episodes written by John Kricfalusi due to Nickelodeon firing him back in September 1992. However, he never voiced Ren in these episodes nor in "Ren's Brain", and not even in "Stimpy's Cartoon Show", so Billy West voiced both Ren and Stimpy at the same time after John was fired.
- This episode was written before John Kricfalusi was fired from production, but it's unknown what year it was written before he and his production team Spumco lost their jobs at Nickelodeon due to one episode from the show's second season being banned from airing on Nickelodeon by taking one step too far. However, this episode was never done with Spumco; it was done with Games Animation (now called Nickelodeon Animation Studios).
- This is the only Season 3 episode not animated by Rough Draft Studios.
- This episode reuses the Untamed World title sequence from Untamed World: A Cartoon.
- Paramount+ categorizes this episode as S04 E01.
Watch Episode[]
The Ren and Stimpy Show S3 E08 - Lair of the Lummox