Part 7: The Ren and Stimpy Effect
Gandy Goose and Sourpuss
Before working on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures in
1987 under Bakshi, John Kricfalusi worked for Filmation and Hanna-Barbera. He
considered this type of animation in the eighties, “the worst animation of all
time (Spin, Anuff).”
He’s spoken about the lack of respect and creativity animators
experienced. Studios, like Filmation, pushed for extremely limited animation,
and requiring artists to simply trace the character designs. Working on Mighty Mouse helped define Kricfalusi’s
process for creatively driven animation, and helped him explore character
traits and humor that would end up being incorporated into Ren & Stimpy.
