title: Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story
author:  Thad Komorowski 
description: <div>&quot;A compelling cautionary tale of rags-to-riches success in Hollywood, Thad Komorowski's book documents the entire story behind Nickelodeon's first cartoon hit, The Ren & Stimpy Show, utilizing extensive interviews with the program's key players -- including the cartoonists, network executives, and voice actors -- justifying the show's important role in the recent history of animation. A great read.&quot; -- Jerry Beck, Animation Historian and Co-Founder of <i>Cartoon Brew</i></div><br /><br /><div>"The behind-the-scenes drama was even stranger and more outrageous than the actual animated television series and Thad Komorowski tells the tale with no punches pulled." - Jim Korkis, Author of <i>The Revised Vault of Walt</i></div><br /><br />"Thad Komorowski's<i>Sick Little Monkeys</i>is perhaps the most thoroughly researched and extensive attempt to shed real light and clarity on the matter. From the outset his approach is candid and, most refreshingly, without allegiance to any party in particular.Ultimately,<i>The Ren & Stimpy Show</i>comes across as a radical gamble that was doomed from the outset by its own audacity. Its flaws, multitudinous though they may be, contribute to its charm and its place as contemporary animation's biggest anomaly and, simultaneously, it's most important saviour." - Ben Mitchell,<i>Skwigly</i><br /><br />"If you are not a fan of the show, this book is still worth reading for the light it sheds on the workings of the TV animation business. There is always tension between artists and business people over resources and content. People working in TV animation and those with ambitions to create shows need to understand the pressures and the pitfalls that shape the business.<i>Sick Little Monkeys</i>is a cautionary tale about walking the fine line between artistic ambition and the reality of the marketplace." - Mark Mayerson, Animation Professor and Proprietor of<i>Mayerson on Animation</i><br /><br />"The most remarkable take-away from the book is just how intense the animation world is, considering how small the field, and how difficult it is was to create an animated show that wasn't beholden to marketing campaigns and the canned laughter approach of the cartoon world from the 50s through the 80s. If you were/still are a fan of Ren & Stimpy, the book will definitely give you a real perspective that you didn't have before. Truly a must-read." - Elizabeth Weitz,<i>Forces of Geek</i>
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