Ol' Blue Nose/Stupid Sidekick Union
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"Ol' Blue Nose" and "Stupid Sidekick Union" are 15-minute episodes of the animated television show, Ren and Stimpy.
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[edit] Ol' Blue Nose
| “Ol' Blue Nose” | |
|---|---|
| The Ren and Stimpy Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 1a |
| Written by | Ron Hauge, Bob Camp, and Billy West |
| Directed by | Steve Loter |
| Original airdate | (currently unknown) |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Superstitious Stimpy/Travelogue" | "Space Dogged/Fued for Sale" |
[edit] Plot
Stimpy suddenly becomes a great singer, and therefore famous. Eventually, Stimpy finds out what makes him sing well - his nose. His nose is fed up with Stimpy taking all the credit for his voice and so leaves Stimpy for a career of his own.
[edit] Additional Opening Credits
- Storyboard: Mark O'Hare
- Background Color Design: Scott Wills
[edit] Notes, Goofs, and Trivia
- Stimpy's professional singing name is "Frank Snotra", an obvious send-up to singer Frank Sinatra, as well as the episode lampooning a few of his hits ("Come fly with me/Let's fly, let's fly away" becomes "Come fry with me/Let's fry, let's fry an egg."
[edit] Quotes
[edit] Stupid Sidekick Union
| “Stupid Sidekick Union” | |
|---|---|
| The Ren and Stimpy Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 1b |
| Written by | Bob Camp and Jim Gomez |
| Directed by | Tom McGrath |
| Original airdate | (currently unknown) |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Superstitious Stimpy/Travelogue" | "Space Dogged/Fued For Sale" |
[edit] Plot
The Sidekick Union has a strike, meaning Stimpy refuses to work until Ren treats him with respect. As Ren does not want to do this, he has auditions for new sidekicks - with all the applicants doing exactly the opposite of what Ren wants.
[edit] Additional Opening Credits
- Storyboard: Tom McGrath
- Background Color Design: Scott Wills
[edit] Notes, Goofs, and Trivia
- On the 'Season Five and some more of four' dvd, go to the commentary menu on disc 2. If you press up it should highlight the 'commentaries' heading. Press select and it should take you to a hidden character commentary by Ren, Stimpy and George Liquor on the first half of this episode.
