The Ren & Stimpy Show was created for a television network.
Nickelodeon ( often shortened to and known in the United States as Nick ) is an American basic cable and satellite television network launched on December 1 , 1977 , and is owned by Viacom through Viacom Media Networks and based in New York City . Ren and Stimpy , created by John Kricfalusi , are the title characters in the American-Canadian animated television series The Ren & Stimpy Show . The Ren & Stimpy Show , often simply called Ren & Stimpy , is an American children 's / adult animated television series created by John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon .