In Case You Missed It, The Creator Of 'Ren & Stimpy' Did The Couch Gag For The Simpso - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 10-04-2011, 08:55 AM

Way back in the early days of "The Simpsons," the show had a little feud with "Ren & Stimpy Show" creator John Kricfalusi.

He had allegedly thrown a few barbs at the show, saying it had become a success in spite of its writing. "The Simpsons" responded with the Season 4 episode "The Front," in which Bart and Lisa write an "Itchy & Scratchy" episode. It's nominated for an award alongside "Ren & Stimpy," which at the time was notorious for the sometimes long delays between episodes. When clips from the nominated shows are played, the one for "R&S" was just a blank screen with the words "Clip not done yet."

Apparently both sides have gotten over that little spat, because on Sunday (Oct. 2), Kricfalusi animated the couch gag for "The Simpsons." It's pretty far removed from the usual "Simpsons" style.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethe...couch-gag.html

robyrob · 10-04-2011, 12:11 PM

i recognized it right away - it was pretty neat

ShamelessFanGirl · 10-05-2011, 03:03 PM

Yeah, I noticed that too. When I first saw the couch gag it took a minute to realize the style was John Kricfalusi and that The Simpsons were suppse to be like Ren & Stimpy. That is pretty cool that that he did that. I wonder how much royalties they had to pay to have him do that? I remember from the Season 4 " Brother From the Same Planet" Bart and and his friend Tom were sitting watching Ren & Stimpy they mentioned on the commentary that the short was actually done by a real R&S animator.

10-04-2011, 08:55 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	In Case You Missed It, The Creator Of 'Ren & Stimpy' Did The Couch Gag For The Simpso Way back in the early days of "The Simpsons," the show had a little feud with "Ren & Stimpy Show" creator John Kricfalusi. He had allegedly thrown a few barbs at the show, saying it had become a success in spite of its writing. "The Simpsons" responded with the Season 4 episode "The Front," in which Bart and Lisa write an "Itchy & Scratchy" episode. It's nominated for an award alongside "Ren & Stimpy," which at the time was notorious for the sometimes long delays between episodes. When clips from the nominated shows are played, the one for "R&S" was just a blank screen with the words "Clip not done yet." Apparently both sides have gotten over that little spat, because on Sunday (Oct. 2), Kricfalusi animated the couch gag for "The Simpsons." It's pretty far removed from the usual "Simpsons" style. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethe...couch-gag.html
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10-04-2011, 12:11 PM	#2
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10-05-2011, 03:03 PM	#3
ShamelessFanGirl Great Power and Resposbility Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2011 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 581	Yeah, I noticed that too. When I first saw the couch gag it took a minute to realize the style was John Kricfalusi and that The Simpsons were suppse to be like Ren & Stimpy. That is pretty cool that that he did that. I wonder how much royalties they had to pay to have him do that? I remember from the Season 4 " Brother From the Same Planet" Bart and and his friend Tom were sitting watching Ren & Stimpy they mentioned on the commentary that the short was actually done by a real R&S animator.