"Pen Pals" is the sixteenth episode of Season 5 of The Ren & Stimpy Show, which aired on November 18, 1995.
Characters[]
Plot[]
Ren discovers a newly opened luxurious prison and becomes green with envy because the prisoners are living better than him. After him and Stimpy's house (which really belongs to Ren's mother, which they have been living off for the past eight years) is towed due to Ren's immense amount of tickets, the two of them decide to go to prison. First, they attempt to hold up a bank with a missile. Unfortunately, upon exiting, they are blasted by several tanks instead of hauled off jail. Therefore, they decide to break into prison instead. Ren launches a grappling hook at the at prison. It sails through the window and accidentally destroys the warden's beloved stuffed dog Rascal (who is already dead long time ago from a chicken bone incident), furthering the man's animosity and determination to bar them from his jail. Ren and Stimpy rage a war against the prison, demanding that the warden let them in. Finally, the warden surrenders after they cause a dangerous criminal and 1,000 fugitives to escape, and wiping out the prison. At first, the two of them enjoy life in jail. But then the warden gives them a cellmate so large that he takes up all the room in their cell. The episode ends with Ren and Stimpy squashed against the wall.
Trivia[]
- This is the second episode in a row where Ren's family is mentioned, mentioned that duo living in Ren's mom's home for eight years. First being "Big Flakes".
- The title card of this episode is similar to title card from "Big House Blues".
- This is the last episode in which:
- The last appearance of Kowalski.
- The last episode written by Ron Hauge in packaging order.
- The last episode storyboarded by Michael Kim.
- This is the only episode directed by Tom Owens, previously worked as layout supervisor.
Production music[]
- News Reel – Len Stevens (title card)
- Star Prizes (c) – Tony Kinsey (opening)
- Baby Elephant – Dick Walter (“But Ren, you’ve been living off your mother for the past eight years.”)
- Wargames Link (c) – Keith Mansfield (“Forget about that!”)
- The Crime Busters – Ralph Dollimore (cop at the door)
- Terror by Night – Hubert Clifford (Ren’s about to hit stimpy)
- Star Prizes (a) – Tony Kinsey (Ren’s daydream)
- Drama Link (c) – Hubert Clifford (“To commit some crimes.”)
- Foiled – Brian Bennett (Ren and Stimpy emerge from the sewer)
- Dramatic Stabs – John Fox (“And this bank is our ticket!”)
- Kommissar X – Gerhard Trede (Ren and Stimpy perform a bank robbery)
- Sousarama – Edrich Siebert (“We’re going to jail!”)
- The Crime Busters – Ralph Dollimore (“The only place you’re going is kingdom come.”)
- Roll to Cymbal Crash – Eric Allen (“Fire.”)
- Death in the City – Jack Beaver (Ren and Stimpy are blown up)
- Foiled – Brian Bennett (“Okay Stimpy, if we can’t go legally, we’ll break in.”)
- Flute Link (d) – Richard Myhill (Ren holds up a grappling hook)
- Tender Affair – Mike Sunderland (“Wasn’t he a handsome devil?”)
- War Statement 10 – Laurie Johnson (“All right Stimpy, FIRE!”)
- Slapstick Effects 65 – David Bell (“Rascal?”)
- Dramatic Cue (d) – Ronald Hanmer (gaping hole in the wall)
- Dramatic Sting #9 – Dan Kirsten [OGM] (policeman screams)
- Smouldering Fury (c) – Trevor Duncan (“Rascal…”)
- Asrael 2) Andante – Joseph Suk, George Wilson [CPM] (cop finds rope)
- Keeping Busy – Terence Roper (Ren and Stimpy slide down rope)
- The Crime Busters – Ralph Dollimore (“Vengeance is mine!”)
- Finders Creepers – Paddy Kingsland (Ren and Stimpy going through drain)
- Here and There – Gary Hughes (Stimpy using a plunger)
- Dramatic Cue (h) – Ronald Hanmer (“Jeepers! It’s the fuzz!”)
- The Crime Busters – Ralph Dollimore (“That’ll be enough sweets for you today.”)
- Danger Area – David Farnon [CPM] (Ren and Stimpy floating in toilet)
- Wargames – Keith Mansfield (“All right, this is your last chance!” and “FIRE!”)
- Shark Alert [#46] – David Farnon [CPM] (prisoner walks out of hole in wall)
- Kleine Nachtmusik-Menuett, Eine – Paul Gaechter, Wolfgang Mozart (“Mama!”)
- Burning Cities – Gerhard Trede (newspaper headline)
- Air Raid – Gerhard Trede (“FIRE!”)
- Marking Time – Laurie Johnson (prison ruined)
- Revue Fox – Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch (newspaper headline)
- Star Prizes (a) – Tony Kinsey (Ren and Stimpy in jail)
- The Crime Busters – Ralph Dollimore (massive prisoner put in with them)
- Fashion on Parade – Ronald Hanmer (ending)