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John Kricfalusi (born '''Michael John Kricfalusi''' on September 9 , 1955 , in Chicoutimi, Quebec , Canada ) is the animator better known as '''John K.''', creator of '' The Ren & Stimpy Show '' and '' The Ripping Friends '' cartoon series as well as the founder of animation studio Spümcø International . (Note that when working on cartoons he doesn't quite support, Kricfalusi is sometimes credited as '''Raymond Spum'''.) For many years, Kricfalusi (pronounced /kɹɪsfʌlʊski/) drew low-end studio television cartoons (the most notable and best one in Kricfalusi's opinion was the , but after two seasons, complaints from viewers prompted the network to cancel it. John K. also worked on another cartoon series at the time around Mighty Mouse called '' Galaxy High '', where he worked on character designs on some of the aliens in the series. Kricfalusi went on to found his Spümcø International animation studio with partner Jim Smith , creating the controversial '' Ren & Stimpy Show ''. Spümcø sold the show to Nickelodeon in 1988, but after several years of battling with the network's executives over content, Kricfalusi was ultimately fired from production of the series in 1992, leaving the production of the series in the hands of Nickelodeon and Games Animation. Since then, Kricfalusi has worked on various projects including some web-based cartoons, ''), and the short-lived FOX Kids TV series '' The Ripping Friends ''. Most recently he has written, directed, and starred in new ''Ren & Stimpy'' adult cartoons produced for Spike TV , a network which has allowed the animator much more freedom to work with the lewd and bizarre themes that make his art distinctive. However, after only 6 of 10 episodes aired, the new Ren and Stimpy show was also cancelled. Kricfalusi provides several audio commentaries in Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volumes (DVD sets of classic Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes '' and '' Merrie Melodies '' cartoons) and appears in some of the bonus featurettes as well. On February 13 2006 Kricfalusi started his own Weblog , ''All kinds of stuff'' . As of April 2, he has finished production for an animated music video for "Weird Al" Yankovic's 12th studio album. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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