"Powdered Toast Man" is the second episode of season 2 of The Ren & Stimpy Show, which aired on August 15, 1992.
Characters[]
- Powdered Toastman
- Powdered Toastman's Assistant
- Kitten
- The Pope
- Muddy Mudskipper
- Ren
- Stimpy
- President of the United States
- Ewalt (cameo)
- Mr. Horse (cameo)
- Kowalski (cameo)
- George Liquor (cameo)
- Airplane Pilot
- Airplane Passengers
- Truck Driver
- Doctors
Summary[]
Powdered Toast Man begins another day of heroic adventure. First he attempts to save a kitten from being run over by a truck by causing a plane to crash, hitting the truck and blowing it up. Unfortunately, he then throws the cat away and it is implied that it is hit by a car afterward. He then rescues the pope from Muddy Mudskipper, whom is trying to blow him up. After rescuing the pope, Powdered Toast Man ties Muddy to the barrel of TNT, causing him to be blown up. Powdered Toast Man then goes to Ren and Stimpy's house to replenish their supply of powdered toast. Afterward, he has to help the president whom has his privates caught in his zipper. Powdered Toast Man's method of saving him leaves him unable to work. Therefore, the hero is put in charge of the country. Whilst in office, he uses a collection of dusty old papers to start a fire in the fireplace (including the Constitution and the Bill of Rights). The episode ends with him and his secretary roasting a sausage and a marshmallow over the fire.
Trivia/Goofs[]
- This is the first episode where Powdered Toast Man is voiced by Gary Owens, as a loose parody of 1960s cartoon superhero characters that Owens also voiced (such as Space Ghost). Guest star Frank Zappa voices the Pope.
- When Muddy Mudskipper was tied to the bomb, he has Ren's laughter from "Stimpy's Invention."
- Technically, Powdered Toast Man shouldn't have been able to cover for the President's absence, as usually that honor goes to the Vice President, or Speaker of the House if the latter is incapacitated.
- This is the first episode to credit Richard Pursel.
- It's implied that Powdered Toast Man injured at least 50 people while trying to save the kitten.
- The plane pauses for a moment before hitting the truck.
- It appears that the plane's pilot loses an arm.
- This episode caused a lot of controversy when it first aired. As a result, Nickelodeon only aired the original unedited version once. When the episode finally re-ran on February 13, 1993, several edits were made. References to the Pope were removed and Frank Zappa's character is instead referred to as "The Funny Little Man in the Pointy Hat". Also, a scene where Powdered Toast Man burns the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights for warmth has been changed to generic "dusty old papers".
- This episode is the first in which Ren and Stimpy have a minor role, appearing only in one scene and having only two lines each.
- Because of PTM’s entrance at Ren and Stimpy’s house, that moment contained flashing images which could give some viewers some seizures a la Pokémon‘s “Dennō Senshi Porygon” episode, but this episode was in 1992, while the Pokémon episode premiered in 1997, so this might as well just be a coincidence. Additionally, the flashing is done in black-and-white, compared to Pokémon's flashing using much brighter blue and red colors.
- This episode is not on Paramount+, due to the episode it's usually paired with (either "In The Army" or "Monkey See, Monkey Don't") each containing a Raymond Scott music track.
Production Music[]
- Wagner: Overture from “The Flying Dutchman” – Lee Ashley [OGM] (title card)
- Big City Suite – Philip Green [Capitol Hi-Q] (PTM at the office)
- Star Encounters – Jack Mayborn [OGM] (“Will evil never rest? I hope not.”)
- Reach for the Stars – Richard Harvey (“POWDERED… TOAST… MAN!!!”)
- Star Encounters – Jack Mayborn [OGM] (cat crossing the street)
- Battle at Sea – Johnny Pearson (cat sees the truck approaching)
- Ballet Music from Faust – Charles Gounod (PTM shoots down the plane)
- 1812 Overture – Peter Tchaikovsky (PTM picks up the kitten)
- Big City Suite – Philip Green [Capitol Hi-Q] (another distress call)
- Reach for the Stars – Richard Harvey (“POWDERED… TOAST… MAN!!!”)
- Agitato Mechanical – Philip Green [Capitol Hi-Q] (the Pope held hostage)
- 1812 Overture – Peter Tchaikovsky (“Leave everything to me!”)
- Light Movement – George Hormel [Capitol Hi-Q] (PTM rescues The Pope)
- Without Walls B – Mladen Franko (choir)
- William Tell Overture – Gioacchino Rossini (PTM takes off)
- Metro – Philip Green [Capitol Hi-Q] (another distress call)
- Knight Errant – Sam Fonteyn (“Sorry mac, but I’ve got to attend to something really important.”)
- Merry as a Grig – Van Phillips (PTM saves breakfast)
- Eerie Emotional – Philip Green [Capitol Hi-Q] (choir)
- Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Lee Ashley [OGM] (PTM looks around)
- Magical Effect (e) – Paddy Kingsland (end of PTM’s save)
- Very End – Sam Fonteyn (PTM takes off)
- Promenade – Tony Lowry (Ren and Stimpy eating breakfast, dissatisfied)
- Spiralling Up – Dick Walter (PTM returns)
- Knight Errant – Sam Fonteyn (PTM farts as he takes off)
- Pizzacato from Sylvia – Leo Delibes (Ren and Stimpy eating breakfast, satisfied)
- Disaster – Bruce Campbell (“My toast particles are dissipating!”)
- The Star Spangled Banner (a) – Graham De Wilde (PTM arrives in the White House bathroom)
- Trumpet Talk – Dick Walter (“I’m caught in my own zipper!”)
- Stealthy – William Loose [Capitol Hi-Q] (“Any time you’re ready, Mr. President.”)
- Dixie – Graham De Wilde (“Oh thank you, Powdered Toast Man!”)
- God Save the Queen – Graham De Wilde (PTM taking the presidential oath)
- Hail to the Chief – Graham De Wilde (“Lovely assistant, take a letter.”)
- Lambs in Clover – Jack Strachey (“Well, I guess that takes care of the day’s business.”)