Current Events > 'Ren & Stimpy' creator John Kricfalusi accused of preying on teens

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/03/29/ren-stimpy-creator-john-kricfalusi-accused-preying-teens/471530002/

Two women have come forward alleging John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, preyed on them when they were underage.

In a story published by Buzzfeed News on Thursday, Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice relay stories of being groomed as teenage fans of the popular early '90s cartoon show, only to find themselves pursued sexually by Kricfalusi, now 62.

Byrd says she wrote Kricfalusi a fan letter at age 13 and was elated when the animator then 39, responded. He sent her toys and visited her at the Arizona trailer park where she lived. When she was 16, she says, he flew her to his home in Los Angeles and touched her sexually.

Buzzfeed News writes that In the summer of 1997, before her senior year of high school, he flew Byrd to Los Angeles again, offering her an internship at his studio. She lived with him as his 16-year-old girlfriend and intern and after she finished high school, Byrd moved in with him at age 17.

A lawyer for Kricfalusi admitted to Buzzfeed News that "for a brief time, 25 years ago, he had a 16-year-old girlfriend" and detailed a period of mental illness.

Katie Rice, who also had dreams of being an animator as a teen, says Kricfalusi befriended her when she was 14, even attending her 15th birthday party. He was 40. Kricfalusi eventually hired her to work for him, beginning a long span of sexual harassment.

Rice ultimately left, she says, after he made a joke about raping her and she found child pornography on his computer.

Through an attorney, Kricfalusi told Buzzfeed News he has never possessed child porn.

In a statement to Buzzfeed News, Kricfalusi's lawyer responded to the allegations in full.

The 1990s were a time of mental and emotional fragility for Mr. Kricfalusi, especially after losing Ren & Stimpy, his most prized creation. For a brief time, 25 years ago, he had a 16-year-old girlfriend. Over the years John struggled with what were eventually diagnosed mental illnesses in 2008. To that point, for nearly three decades he had relied primarily on alcohol to self-medicate.

"Since that time he has worked feverishly on his mental health issues, and has been successful in stabilizing his life over the last decade. This achievement has allowed John the opportunity to grow and mature in ways hed never had a chance at before.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Nickelodeon fired Kricfalusi in 1992 during the second season of Ren & Stimpy's five-season run, citing failure to meet delivery deadlines.

Kricfalusi's short-lived Adult Party Cartoon ran on TNN in the early 2000s. TNN, a Viacom property, which has undergone name changes and is now The Paramount Network, told USA TODAY in a statement it "never received any claims of sexual harassment (or other misconduct) against John Kricfalusi."

Nickelodeon declined to comment. Ren & Stimpy reruns still run nightly at 3:05 a.m. ET/PT on TeenNick, which is part of Nickelodeon.

Kricfalusi most recently made art for Miley Cyruss 2014 Bangerz tour and screened a new animated short, Cans Without Labels, at a film festival in 2016.

Earlier this week, Nickelodeon cut ties with Dan Schneider, the television producer behind many of the network's most iconic and enduring programs, including All That, iCarly, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, Victorious, Kenan & Kel and Henry Danger.

Sounds about right.

I said it on another topic already, but after watching "Ren Seeks Help" there's pretty much nothing I could hear about John K. that I wouldn't immediately believe.
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A taste of the awful, the insidious... FLYING BUTT PLIERS!!!

Gafemage posted...

I said it on another topic already, but after watching "Ren Seeks Help" there's pretty much nothing I could hear about John K. that I wouldn't immediately believe.

Holy shit, I just read a summary. That shit is real? It sounds like Dead Bart or Squidwards Suicide creepypastas.
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@Mr_Biscuit posted...

Gafemage posted...

I said it on another topic already, but after watching "Ren Seeks Help" there's pretty much nothing I could hear about John K. that I wouldn't immediately believe.

Holy shit, I just read a summary. That shit is real? It sounds like Dead Bart or Squidwards Suicide creepypastas.

Yeah, several years after the show ended John made a series of episodes called Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" that were completely uncensored & extremely vulgar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_%26_Stimpy_%22Adult_Party_Cartoon%22
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Its log log its big its heavy its John's wood

John "Come take a ride on my LOG" Kricfalusi
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Gafemage posted...

@Mr_Biscuit posted...

Gafemage posted...

I said it on another topic already, but after watching "Ren Seeks Help" there's pretty much nothing I could hear about John K. that I wouldn't immediately believe.

Holy shit, I just read a summary. That shit is real? It sounds like Dead Bart or Squidwards Suicide creepypastas.

Yeah, several years after the show ended John made a series of episodes called Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" that were completely uncensored & extremely vulgar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren_%26_Stimpy_%22Adult_Party_Cartoon%22

I still remember the Naked Beach Frenzy episode.
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Foppe posted...

I still remember the Naked Beach Frenzy episode.

Onward & Upward is the only TV episode or movie I've seen that made me legitimately nauseous.
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Gafemage posted...

Foppe posted...

I still remember the Naked Beach Frenzy episode.

Onward & Upward is the only TV episode or movie I've seen that made me legitimately nauseous.

Have you seen Ren Seeks Help?
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WindMouseHanpan posted...

Gafemage posted...

Foppe posted...

I still remember the Naked Beach Frenzy episode.

Onward & Upward is the only TV episode or movie I've seen that made me legitimately nauseous.

Have you seen Ren Seeks Help?

See post #3. Onward & Upward just made me nauseous because it's basically ten minutes of Ren & Stimpy eating loogies & other disgusting shit.
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The only thing I actually remember of Ren Seeks Help is the ending.
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Foppe posted...

The only thing I actually remember of Ren Seeks Help is the ending.

The ending isn't even that bad really. Everything else is a lot worse.
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This really puts a new light on that strange confrontation he had with Billy West on the Howard Stern Show over selling him out. Billy West kept a tight lip even though they kept pressing him for answers. Makes total sense now and now I don't hate him for ruining the show.

Also I'm guessing this was the bigger reason for John K's firing than what we've been told over the years. What a shame. So much talent and he just blew it.
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even attending her 15th birthday party. He was 40.

That must have been amazingly awkward. Who the fuck does this?
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1337toothbrush posted...

even attending her 15th birthday party. He was 40.

That must have been amazingly awkward. Who the fuck does this?

Better question: What sort of parent allows that? The guy is a pedo so obviously he'd want to do it. But you'd think any parent with even a tiny bit of sense would think "Hmm. This grown man who has nothing to do with our family wants to come to my daughters birthday party. That's....not normal and isn't gonna happen.".

I never even knew such a thing as Ren Seeks Help existed before making this topic. Kinda wish I still didnt.

Grischnak posted...

1337toothbrush posted...

even attending her 15th birthday party. He was 40.

That must have been amazingly awkward. Who the fuck does this?

Better question: What sort of parent allows that? The guy is a pedo so obviously he'd want to do it. But you'd think any parent with even a tiny bit of sense would think "Hmm. This grown man who has nothing to do with our family wants to come to my daughters birthday party. That's....not normal and isn't gonna happen.".

katie currently writes a webcomic about kids abandoned by their parents called 'camp weedonwancha'

http://campcomic.com

so its a safe bet that her home life was very neglectful.

the other girl was from a trailer park and her mother was apparently glad for her to have any opportunity to get out.
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I've only seen the beach episode and the one where Stimpy had a shit baby. What was Ren Seeks Help about?
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Darkman124 posted...

weedonwancha

is it bad if i read this as weed on wancha
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@Kitt posted...

I've only seen the beach episode and the one where Stimpy had a shit baby. What was Ren Seeks Help about?

"Ren Seeks Help" is the second episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show: Adult Party Cartoon.

Ren did something so horrible to Stimpy, it left Stimpy in hysterical grief and Ren in guilt. To atone for this, Ren seeks out a therapist to control his violent urges once and for all.

After wandering past a dreary cityscape, Ren eventually comes across the office of Dr. Mr. Horse, who agrees to listen to his problems. And that's when Ren goes into detail about his disturbing childhood, where he describes the unspeakable pain he experienced being spanked at birth, which he took out on innocent animals. His most notable victim was a frog, who was violated, blown up, ground up by a tricycle wheel, and electrocuted. By a car battery. Upon learning that the frog wanted to be put out of his misery, Ren decided to force him to continue living instead.

Ren then shares with Mr. Horse his relationship with Stimpy, talking about how they first met. He then goes on to reveal what exactly he did to Stimpy, which is never revealed to the audience. This horrifies Mr. Horse so much that he proceeds to assault Ren, causing Ren to go berserk. He beats Mr. Horse, and bites off the hand of one of the asylum workers trying to capture him. After Ren is hauled away, the frog from Ren's childhood visits the bloody scene, and shoots himself with Mr. Horse's gun which turns out to be a 'BANG' gun that impales him, leaving him in even more agony.

SOURCE: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/RenandStimpyAPC1x02RenSeeksHelp
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Wtf lol
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Regardless of him being a child molester, Ren and Stimpy is a shitty cartoon. I hated it as a kid, always groaned when it came on and changed the channel. And I still hate it now.
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Remembers the rubber walrus scene.

Ugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfBxxwZy9J4" data-time="
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Gafemage posted...


what the christ
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Oh? What's that you say? The old man making a kid show was a chomo? No way
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chill02 posted...

Gafemage posted...

what the christ

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CE_gonna_CE posted...

Earlier this week, Nickelodeon cut ties with Dan Schneider, the television producer behind many of the network's most iconic and enduring programs, including All That, iCarly, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, Victorious, Kenan & Kel and Henry Danger.

Why the hell would they talk about Schneider in article like this.
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Hopefully this pedophile is put in prison for a long time.
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fenderbender321 posted...

I think that's just the way the world works. If you're super talented and creative in the entertainment industry, there is a 100% chance that you do questionable behavior outside the scenes. The same thing that drives that creative force is driving their sick desires. The ones we think are clean are just the ones we haven't and might not ever discover what kind of shit they do when nobody is looking.

Shut the fuck up
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Bump
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So uhhh... apparently John K. sent these DMs to one of the girls he was sexually pursuing after/possibly right before the allegations came out...







Not 100% sure if these are legit, but if they are then hoo boy...
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....Yep, that about does it. Yikes
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yikes
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"It's not my fault you were underaged"??!?!

Holy shit.
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Will John K get arrested? Or go to prison? That is the question.

wtf is chinese tickle time
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Yes way.

John K always looked like a creep.
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lmao @ leaving everything else in there but censoring the c word
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thronedfire2 posted...

lmao @ leaving everything else in there but censoring the c word

Its all very graphic, but the C-word is the only moddable word used in the messages.
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Viola posted...

chill02 posted...

Gafemage posted...

what the christ

Gafemage posted...

WHAT THE CHRIST
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I feel like this might explain why Soleil Moon Frye randomly voiced a character early in the show when she was a teen.
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I was never really into Ren & Stimpy and the Adult Party Cartoon just seemed 100x worse. Reading about "Onward and Upward" and "Ren Seeks Help" just confirms that.

There's also the fact that the guy himself always struck me as very arrogant and believes that his way of animation is the only way to do it.

Gafemage posted...

So uhhh... apparently John K. sent these DMs to one of the girls he was sexually pursuing after/possibly right before the allegations came out...







Not 100% sure if these are legit, but if they are then hoo boy...

WTF
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Any lawyer worth their salt would destroy him with that.