It's A Dog's Life is the 12th episode of the fourth season of The Ren & Stimpy Show that originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on 3 December 1994.
Ren and Stimpy are to be passed at a dog hound when they adopted by a seemingly kind old lady, Granny.[1] At her mansion, Ren and Stimpy are the victims of abuse by Granny and her Chinese servant, Mr. Hao.[1] Ren and Stimpy are neutered, and escape from the mansion only to be recaptured by the police.[1] The duo are returned and find that Granny has died.[1] In her will, she states that Ren and Stimpy are to put to death and stuffed, an order that Mr. Hao obeys who kills Ren and Stimpy and stuffs them.[1]
The episode was a remake of the banned 1992 episode Man's Best Friend with Granny serving as a female George Liquor.[2] The episode was illustrated by the Wang studio of Taiwan.[1]
Reception
The American critic Thad Komorowski rated the episode one star out of five.[1] Komorowksi wrote that It's A Dog's Life was a deeply unfunny and unpleasant story that was painful to watch.[2]
Books and articles
Dobbs, G. Michael (2015). Escape – How Animation Broke into the Mainstream in the 1990s. Orlando: BearManor Media. ISBN978-1593931100.
Komorowski, Thad (2017). Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story. Albany, Georgia: BearManor Media. ISBN978-1629331836.
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