This is a video series started in 1991 by the Nickelodeon Network. Available on VHS cassette and Sonys Betamax. Update: Not available on Betamax. The Ren & Stempy Show was a hugish American people favorite. It through out the rules for cartoons. Making a cartoon that was catering to senior citizen teens. With over the top slapstick humor. It's believed that Jim Carry was conceived by his parents while they were watching The Ren & Stempy Show.