Ren and Stimpy return in the disastrous “Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon”. John Kricfalusi created the characters and the original series but was fired from “The Ren & Stimpy Show” due to creative differences and frequently missing deadlines. Here, he seems to have full creative control but that’s not necessarily a good thing. The old show was angry and outrageous but it had enough charm to pull it off, now we just have angry and outrageous.

We get more adventures with Ren the chihuahua and Stimpy the cat but this time, things are more adult-oriented. Prepare things to get even more violent, aggressive and disgusting than the old show and this time, things get rather sexual as well.

I like the Ren and Stimpy characters because they make a good comedic duo and they felt like the 90s answer to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. However, when you have scripts that are as depraved as the ones in “Adult Party Cartoon”, it’s hard to find yourself enjoying the characters. Ren was always violent but he used to be funny, not in this show. Stimpy used to be a loveable goof. He was rather innocent and naive but now he’s just completely side-lined by the aggression of Ren. The animation on the characters does not look as creative this time around either.

It’s hard to explain exactly why the old show was so good and this sequel series is so bad. The old show walked the fine line between entertaining and purely bad taste. The new show crosses over into the purely bad taste category. “The Ren & Stimpy Show” felt like a throwback to the old “Looney Tunes” cartoons of the 50s but with a 90s twist. “Adult Party Cartoon” has scripts that seem like they were made by sick fans on the internet. This just wants to shock, not shock and entertain. Do not accidentally let your kids watch this version as this is way more disgusting and perverted than the old series.