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|season = 4
 
|season = 4
 
|number = 23
 
|number = 23
|airdate = March 4, 1995
 
|previous = [[Galoot Wranglers]]
 
 
|image = Ren_Needs_Help.jpg
 
|image = Ren_Needs_Help.jpg
 
|airdate = March 4, 1995
 
|director = [[Bob Camp]]
 
|director = [[Bob Camp]]
 
|story by = Bob Camp<br>[[Jim Gomez]]
 
|story by = Bob Camp<br>[[Jim Gomez]]
|next = [[Ol' Blue Nose]]
 
 
|production # = 12b
 
|production # = 12b
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|transcript = Ren Needs Help! (transcript)
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|gallery = Ren Needs Help! (gallery)
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|credits = Galoot Wranglers/Ren Needs Help! (credits)
 
|previous = [[Galoot Wranglers]]
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|next = [[Superstitious Stimpy]]
 
}}"'''Ren Needs Help!'''" is the 23rd episode of Season 4.
 
}}"'''Ren Needs Help!'''" is the 23rd episode of Season 4.
   
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*[[Muddy Mudskipper]]
 
*[[Muddy Mudskipper]]
 
*[[Shaven Yak]]
 
*[[Shaven Yak]]
*Dr. Sloth
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*[[Dr. Sloth]]
   
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
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[[File:Catatonic Ren in the bathtub.png|thumb|200x200px|A catatonic Ren soaking in the tub with various items.]]
After [[Stimpy]] comes back from work and accidentally destroys Ren's glass coffee table collection and ruins his favorite chair, Ren is pushed over the edge and jump into the sink garbage disposal. Stimpy is so shocked that he has him committed to Shady Brain Farm, a lunatic asylum. Ren feels at home until it is time for group therapy. The fire chief claims that the food is fake (made out of horse hooves and tire chains) and that the president is fake and that they put him in a fake suit and he gives speeches on the moon. Next, [[Muddy Mudskipper]] induces the [[Yak]] into grating his rear end with a cheese grater by saying the word "cheese". When Ren explains about how he smacks his roommate, the therapist and the patients become terrified of him.
 
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The episode begins with Ren being shown in a state of insanity, babbling to his several important possessions, including his favorite chair, Danny, and his collection of glass coffee tables, Danny, Raymond, and Desi. Soon, Stimpy returns home, while Ren sits in a bathtub blank-eyed and crazily putting lipstick on. Ren tells Stimpy that he's fine. Stimpy decides to play golf in the house, getting his golf ball in Ren's chair. He uses his cleats to non-intentionally destroy the furniture and uses the golf ball to accidentally destroy the coffee tables. Ren comes out of his bath and sees his possessions are destroyed, but decides to act calm instead of injure a fearful Stimpy. He says that he has to go end it all, muttering and laughing. Stimpy becomes concerned, as Ren shuts him down, as he believes that Stimpy has had it coming. Ren tries to happily kill himself by putting himself into the trash compactor. Stimpy becomes concerned and calls the Shady Brain Farm. Soon, they arrive, and take away Ren, after accidentally taking his chair.
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[[File:Group Therapy.png|left|thumb|200x200px|A few patients (including Ren) waiting for group therapy to start.]]
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At the facility, Ren is content, as he can live among his own kind, which include the Yak from "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksman", the Fire Chief, Muddy Mudskipper, and several others. He is ordered to go to group therapy, where the therapist is Dr. Sloth. Ren finds group therapy boring and falls asleep. Mr. Fire Chief is in therapy because he believes that everything is fake, including food and the president. Next is Muddy, who has a problem with Yak, who has a problem with the word 'cheese' which causes him to scrape his behind with a cheese grater and get taken away to electric shock therapy, returning in a straitjacket. Finally, it's Ren's turn and he confesses that he has a roommate (Stimpy) that makes him mad and he smacks him when he does. The others are shocked and afraid, including Dr. Sloth and the other patients, who order him to leave. Later, Ren goes to bed and writes to Stimpy to come and visit.
   
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A month later, Ren goes to lunch where Muddy is serving everybody creamed corn. Ren asks for steak, but gets the same thing.
Later that night, Ren writes a letter to Stimpy saying that he is having a swell time at the asylum and wants him to visit him. A few months later, during lunch, Ren asks for a T-bone steak and fries, a filet mignon, and a pickle. However, the lunch attendant simply gives him creamed corn like everyone else. Afterwards Stimpy visits Ren at the asylum with a baby. Stimpy hands Ren the baby, blushing. Ren thinks the baby is cute until he realizes the baby has a strong resemblance to a guard in the room , leaving Ren confused. Ren is back at the asylum cafeteria, looking sleep deprived. He gets more cream corn. This drives Ren to lash out and causes him to throw his lunch tray at the wall. He precedes to explain to everyone that they aren't crazy, they're just stupid. Egged on by Ren's speech, the other patients leap out of the window to escape. Two men rush into the room and bundle Ren up in a straitjacket and proceed to haul him into a brain surgery room, all while Ren laughs insanely. In the end, Ren is seen as a fake president giving a speech on the moon, explaining to the American people that the bombing will begin in five minutes.
 
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Later, Stimpy visits Ren with a baby, that Ren joyously holds, but the child turns out to resemble the guard, much to his shock.
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[[File:Renneedshelp-28_zps31697a4d.jpg|thumb|Ren gets taken away to be lobotomized after convincing the other patients to escape.]]
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A month later, Ren gets the same meal and laughs it off. He begins to freak out, as he hates creamed corn, and says that there is one thing he hates more. Fire Chief thinks that it's cheese, which causes the Yak to freak out. However, Ren realizes something and tells the others that they aren't crazy, they're just freaks and stupid. Each of them aren't mad but suffering from their own problems. Ren tells them to escape, which all of them do, with the exception of him. Ren laughs, but for this, he is taken away and put into a straitjacket, to be taken to the Brain Room.
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Later, a lobotomized Ren is put into a suit, tie, and wig on the moon, dressed as the president to give a speech, meaning that the Fire Chief was right.
   
 
==Production Music==
 
==Production Music==
* Hollywood Epic – Jack Beaver
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* Hollywood Epic – Jack Beaver (Title Card)
 
* Tourmaline – Therese Brenet and Fateful Hour B – Henryk Kuzniak
 
* Tourmaline – Therese Brenet and Fateful Hour B – Henryk Kuzniak
 
* Junior Miss – Len Stevens
 
* Junior Miss – Len Stevens
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* Hail to the Chief – Graham De Wilde
 
* Hail to the Chief – Graham De Wilde
   
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==Trivia/Goofs==
 
==Trivia/Goofs==
 
*If you listen closely, you can hear "Look at you!" in the background before Ren actually says it.
 
*If you listen closely, you can hear "Look at you!" in the background before Ren actually says it.
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*The Shaven Yak from "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen" appears once again, as a mental patient who grates his behind with a cheese grater whenever he hears the word "cheese." It is implied that the yak is given shock therapy, as the lights begin to dim after he is taken away.
*It is implied that the yak is given shock therapy.
 
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*The wig Ren wears as president makes him resemble George H.W. Bush, former US president. In 1992, Bush lost his reelection to Bill Clinton.
*The crossword puzzle Dr. Sloth is working on whilst pretending to take notes has the words "Dumb", "Idiot", and "Commie" on it.
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*The crossword puzzle Dr. Sloth is working on while pretending to take notes has the words "Dumb", "Idiot", and "Commie" on it.
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*Ren tells Stimpy that he's "had it coming" for four years, a reference to how this episode aired as part of the fourth season, meaning that at least four years have passed since the show began.
 
*When Ren first sees Dr. Sloth hanging from the overhead branch, it is empty. But in the next scene there are some berries hanging from the branch.
 
*When Ren first sees Dr. Sloth hanging from the overhead branch, it is empty. But in the next scene there are some berries hanging from the branch.
*When Stimpy finds Ren in the bathtub putting on lipstick, Ren's teeth are clean. But in the next scene, but the camera zooms in one his mouth, suddenly there's lipstick stains on his teeth.
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*When Stimpy finds Ren in the bathtub putting on lipstick, Ren's teeth are clean. But in the next scene, but the camera zooms in one his mouth, suddenly there's stains on his teeth.
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*This is one of the few episodes where Ren's madness is taken to an extreme level, as he was shown at the beginning of the episode to be crazily muttering to himself and later sat in a dirty bath, putting on lipstick, then ends up attempting to kill himself with the trash compactor after his possessions are destroyed.
*The title of this episode is very similar to the Adult Party Cartoon episode, "[[Ren Seeks Help]]."
 
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*This episode was [[List of banned/censored episodes|banned]] for its disturbing subject matter.
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*This episode and the [[Adult Party Cartoon]] episode, "Ren Seeks Help" hold many similarities, as Ren is forced to seek help due to a problem that involves Stimpy and despite the treatment that he has received throughout the episode, ends up still not cured by the end.
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==Watch Episode==
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Revision as of 16:44, 22 March 2019

"Ren Needs Help!" is the 23rd episode of Season 4.

Characters

Summary

Catatonic Ren in the bathtub

A catatonic Ren soaking in the tub with various items.

The episode begins with Ren being shown in a state of insanity, babbling to his several important possessions, including his favorite chair, Danny, and his collection of glass coffee tables, Danny, Raymond, and Desi. Soon, Stimpy returns home, while Ren sits in a bathtub blank-eyed and crazily putting lipstick on. Ren tells Stimpy that he's fine. Stimpy decides to play golf in the house, getting his golf ball in Ren's chair. He uses his cleats to non-intentionally destroy the furniture and uses the golf ball to accidentally destroy the coffee tables. Ren comes out of his bath and sees his possessions are destroyed, but decides to act calm instead of injure a fearful Stimpy. He says that he has to go end it all, muttering and laughing. Stimpy becomes concerned, as Ren shuts him down, as he believes that Stimpy has had it coming. Ren tries to happily kill himself by putting himself into the trash compactor. Stimpy becomes concerned and calls the Shady Brain Farm. Soon, they arrive, and take away Ren, after accidentally taking his chair.

Group Therapy

A few patients (including Ren) waiting for group therapy to start.

At the facility, Ren is content, as he can live among his own kind, which include the Yak from "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksman", the Fire Chief, Muddy Mudskipper, and several others. He is ordered to go to group therapy, where the therapist is Dr. Sloth. Ren finds group therapy boring and falls asleep. Mr. Fire Chief is in therapy because he believes that everything is fake, including food and the president. Next is Muddy, who has a problem with Yak, who has a problem with the word 'cheese' which causes him to scrape his behind with a cheese grater and get taken away to electric shock therapy, returning in a straitjacket. Finally, it's Ren's turn and he confesses that he has a roommate (Stimpy) that makes him mad and he smacks him when he does. The others are shocked and afraid, including Dr. Sloth and the other patients, who order him to leave. Later, Ren goes to bed and writes to Stimpy to come and visit.

A month later, Ren goes to lunch where Muddy is serving everybody creamed corn. Ren asks for steak, but gets the same thing.

Later, Stimpy visits Ren with a baby, that Ren joyously holds, but the child turns out to resemble the guard, much to his shock.

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Ren gets taken away to be lobotomized after convincing the other patients to escape.

A month later, Ren gets the same meal and laughs it off. He begins to freak out, as he hates creamed corn, and says that there is one thing he hates more. Fire Chief thinks that it's cheese, which causes the Yak to freak out. However, Ren realizes something and tells the others that they aren't crazy, they're just freaks and stupid. Each of them aren't mad but suffering from their own problems. Ren tells them to escape, which all of them do, with the exception of him. Ren laughs, but for this, he is taken away and put into a straitjacket, to be taken to the Brain Room.

Later, a lobotomized Ren is put into a suit, tie, and wig on the moon, dressed as the president to give a speech, meaning that the Fire Chief was right.

Production Music

  • Hollywood Epic – Jack Beaver (Title Card)
  • Tourmaline – Therese Brenet and Fateful Hour B – Henryk Kuzniak
  • Junior Miss – Len Stevens
  • Main Street – Alec Gould
  • Declamatory Chords – Alan Braden
  • Easing Tension – Paul Orm
  • Unsolved Mysteries – Graham Preskett
  • Air Raid – Gerhard Trede
  • Trouble Spot – Van Phillips
  • Drums and Timpanis – Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch
  • Charleston – Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch
  • Trouble Spot – Van Phillips
  • Miss World (b) – Tony Kinsey
  • Harp Gliss 2 – Otto Sieben
  • Cold Sweat – John Scott
  • Point of Departure I – Gregor F. Narholz
  • Dramatic Cue (d) – Ronald Hanmer
  • Declamatory Chords – Alan Braden
  • Dramatic Cue (g) – Ronald Hanmer
  • Smouldering Fury (a) – Trevor Duncan
  • Dangerous A – Mladen Franko
  • Static Link (f) – Gregor F. Narholz
  • Sphere Crystals – Gregor F. Narholz
  • Harp Gliss 2 – Otto Sieben
  • Blood and Sand – Ronald Hanmer
  • Springtime for Lovers – Len Stevens
  • Harp Gliss 2 – Otto Sieben
  • Blood and Sand – Ronald Hanmer
  • Dramatic Cue (g) – Ronald Hanmer
  • Unsolved Mysteries – Graham Preskett
  • Hi-Hat – Derek Holt, Gary Moberley
  • Flute Link (d) – Richard Myhill
  • Unsolved Mysteries – Graham Preskett
  • Charge – Richard Myhill
  • William Tell Overture – Gioachino Rossini
  • Static Link (f) – Gregor F. Narholz
  • Hail to the Chief – Graham De Wilde


Trivia/Goofs

  • If you listen closely, you can hear "Look at you!" in the background before Ren actually says it.
  • The Shaven Yak from "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen" appears once again, as a mental patient who grates his behind with a cheese grater whenever he hears the word "cheese." It is implied that the yak is given shock therapy, as the lights begin to dim after he is taken away.
  • The wig Ren wears as president makes him resemble George H.W. Bush, former US president. In 1992, Bush lost his reelection to Bill Clinton.
  • The crossword puzzle Dr. Sloth is working on while pretending to take notes has the words "Dumb", "Idiot", and "Commie" on it.
  • Ren tells Stimpy that he's "had it coming" for four years, a reference to how this episode aired as part of the fourth season, meaning that at least four years have passed since the show began.
  • When Ren first sees Dr. Sloth hanging from the overhead branch, it is empty. But in the next scene there are some berries hanging from the branch.
  • When Stimpy finds Ren in the bathtub putting on lipstick, Ren's teeth are clean. But in the next scene, but the camera zooms in one his mouth, suddenly there's stains on his teeth.
  • This is one of the few episodes where Ren's madness is taken to an extreme level, as he was shown at the beginning of the episode to be crazily muttering to himself and later sat in a dirty bath, putting on lipstick, then ends up attempting to kill himself with the trash compactor after his possessions are destroyed.
  • This episode was banned for its disturbing subject matter.
  • This episode and the Adult Party Cartoon episode, "Ren Seeks Help" hold many similarities, as Ren is forced to seek help due to a problem that involves Stimpy and despite the treatment that he has received throughout the episode, ends up still not cured by the end.

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The Ren and Stimpy Show S4 E23 - Ren Needs Help!

Episode List
Pilot
Big House Blues (Pilot)
Season 1
Stimpy's Big DayThe Big ShotRobin HöekNurse StimpySpace MadnessThe Boy Who Cried RatFire DogsThe Littlest GiantMaroonedUntamed WorldBlack HoleStimpy's Invention
Season 2
Ren's ToothacheRubber Nipple SalesmenSven HoekHaunted HouseMad Dog HoekIn The ArmyMan's Best FriendBig Baby ScamDog ShowMonkey See, Monkey Don'tPowdered Toast ManFake DadOut WestStimpy's Fan ClubThe Great OutdoorsThe Cat That Laid the Golden HairballSon of StimpyA Visit To AnthonyThe Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen
Season 3
To Salve And Salve NotA Yard Too FarCircus MidgetsNo Pants TodayRen's PecsAn Abe DividedStimpy's Cartoon ShowJimminy LummoxBass MastersRen's RetirementJerry the Bellybutton ElfRoad ApplesHard Times for HaggisEat My CookiesRen's Bitter HalfLair Of The Lummox
Season 4
Hermit RenHouse of Next TuesdayA Friend in Your Face!Blazing EntrailsLumber JerksPrehistoric StimpyFarm HandsMagical Golden Singing CheesesA Hard Day's LuckI Love ChickenPowdered Toast Man vs. Waffle WomanIt's a Dog's LifeEgg YölkeoDouble HeaderThe Scotsman in SpacePixie KingAloha HöekInsomniac RenMy Shiny FriendCheese Rush DaysWiener BaronsGaloot WranglersRen Needs Help!Superstitious StimpyTravelogue
Season 5
Ol' Blue NoseStupid Sidekick UnionSpace DoggedFued For SaleHair of the CatCity HicksStimpy's PetRen's BrainBell HopsDog TagsI Was a Teenage StimpyWho's Stupid Now?School MatesDinner PartyBig FlakesPen PalsTerminal StimpyReverend JackA Scooter for YaksmasSammy and MeThe Last Temptation