Robin Höek is the third episode of the first season of ''
The Ren & Stimpy Show'' that originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on 25 August 1991.
Plot
In the first episode in a short-lived series called Stimpy's Storybook Land, Stimpy reads to Ren a parody of Robin Hood called Robin Höek as Ren tries to sleep. In the story, Ren plays Robin Höek, George Liquor is the Sheriff, and Stimpy is everyone else including Maid Moron. At the end, Ren wakes up and is horrified to learn that the story was not a dream and he really married Stimpy.
Cast
* Ren-voice of
John Kricfalusi
* Stimpy-voice of
Billy West
* George Liquor-voice of Harris Peet
* Eyeballs-voice of Henry Porch
Production
The
Jim Smith drew the backgrounds for both of "Stipmy's Storybook Land" stories based on the work of
N. C. Wyeth
Newell Convers Wyeth (October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945), known as N. C. Wyeth, was an American painter and illustrator. He was the pupil of Howard Pyle and became one of America's most well-known illustrators. Wyeth created more than 3,000 ...
which provided a strong atmosphere for ''Robin Höek''. The episode saw the first appearance of
George Liquor
George Liquor (often taking his epithet as George Liquor, American) is a cartoon character created by John Kricfalusi. Liquor is most famous for his appearances on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. He is considered Kricfalusi's signature character and ...
character despite the reservations of the show's producer,
Vanessa Coffey, who made it clear that she disapproved of the character. Liquor was the favorite of the showrunner,
John Kricfalusi, who insisted on including the character into ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' over the opposition of Coffey.. Kricfalusi complained that the mostly female network executives at Nickelodeon were opposed to his creation as he stated: "It's purely that a bunch of politically correct women see George Liquor-the ultimate, caricatured right wing character-and they hate him".
Reception
The American journalist Tad Komorowski gave the episode a negative review, writing that the backgrounds drawn by Smith were the "only redeeming quality" to the cartoon with the jokes painfully unfunny and the story telegraphed in advance for the audience..
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References
{{The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991 American television episodes
Cross-dressing in television
Fairy tale parodies
Robin Hood parodies
Television episodes about dreams
Television episodes about same-sex weddings
The Ren & Stimpy Show episodes