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Ren and Stimpy: George Liquor, American

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Date:

n.d.

Reference:

R429, Volume number: 47

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4518015

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John Bell collection

Ren and Stimpy: George Liquor, American
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Date(s):

n.d.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 drawing: pencil on white paper; 27.8 x 35.7 cm.
Support 27.800 x 35.700 cm

Language of material:

English

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Item consists of 1 drawing of a muscular character with buck teeth carrying a tray of fresh baked cookies shaped into the form of weapons.

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Creator: Kricfalusi, John

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Ren and Stimpy was a cartoon series that aired on Nickelodeon for five seasons, starting in 1991. The series was created by Canadian cartoonist John Kricfalusi and was animated by his studio Spumco Animation. The show starred an unstable chihuaha named Ren and a dimwitted cat named Stimpy. The off color humor of the show helped pave the way for other more adult cartoons such as South Park and Beavis and Butthead, and influenced a score of very successful animators and cartoonists. The show declined in quality and viewers after original creator John Kricfalusi was fired and Nickelodeon animation studios took over in 1993. The show was cancelled in 1995, but maintains a strong cult following.

The character depicted in the item is named George Liquor. He was the star of two episodes of Ren and Stimpy, as well as his own internet cartoon in 1997. He also served as the mascot for John Kricfalusis' now defunct animation studio, Spumco. He was Kricfalusis' favorite character to animate and was described as a loud, patriotic, conservative blowhard by his creator.

This item is an animation still, done to help plan out movements before being colored and animated with a computer. These drawings were done by a large design team based on John Kricfalusi's original drawings.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed in pencil, in the print, c.: Assorted meat flavored/weapon shaped cookies!!

Related material:

Please see items R429-115 to R429-121 for other Ren and Stimpy drawings. As well, please see items R429-100 to R429-104 for original storyboards from the cartoon series "Ren and Stimpys Adult Party Cartoon Show", which was created after the original series was cancelled.

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Private

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2009-00511-2

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121
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R429]

[Consultation 90 Open]

47 Item no. assigned by LAC 121

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Library and Archives Canada, acc. no. R429-121

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