Jim Smith

Writing

Biography

James Carl Jobb (October 8, 1954 – May 2, 2025), known professionally as Jim Smith, was an American animator and musician. He worked on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures with his long-time working partner John Kricfalusi. Smith later briefly worked on Tiny Toon Adventures, and then, along with Kricfalusi, Bob Camp, and Lynne Naylor, he founded Spümcø, where he co-developed The Ren & Stimpy Show (from which he departed in 1992 alongside Kricfalusi) in 1991 and The Ripping Friends in 2001. He was notable for remaining faithful to Kricfalusi, having refused to join Games Animation (though he worked on The X's after its rebranding to Nickelodeon Animation Studio), working with Kricfalusi on his projects amid other work until Cans Without Labels (2017). He was also the one playing the guitar for the Ren & Stimpy theme in the intro, performing alongside production assistant Scott Huml and co-worker Chris Reccardi. Smith died of a heart attack on May 2, 2025, at the age of 70; his former Spümcø colleagues Bob Camp and Richard Pursel used their respective social media profiles to pay tribute to him.

Filmography Movies

Acting

MOVIE

Big House Blues

8.6(0.0K)

Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of the "big sleep".

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Big House Blues

The Narrator / The Dogcatcher

MOVIE

Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story

6.8(0.0K)

Exploring the rise and fall of the groundbreaking animated series Ren & Stimpy and its controversial creator, John Kricfalusi, through archival footage, show artwork and interviews with the artists, actors and executives behind the show.

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Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story

Self

Production

MOVIE

Laff Riot

9.0(0.0K)

Pitch pilot for the scrapped Looney Tunes series.

The Goddamn George Liquor Program

7.5(0.0K)

The Goddamn George Liquor Program was the first cartoon series to be produced exclusively for the internet.

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The Goddamn George Liquor Program

Animation

MOVIE

Big House Blues

8.6(0.0K)

Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of the "big sleep".

Big House Blues

8.6(0.0K)

Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of the "big sleep".

Big House Blues

8.6(0.0K)

Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of the "big sleep".

Cans Without Labels

2.4(0.0K)

George Liquor introduces his nephews Slab n' Ernie to the thrills and terror of opening cans without knowing what's in them.

Cans Without Labels

2.4(0.0K)

George Liquor introduces his nephews Slab n' Ernie to the thrills and terror of opening cans without knowing what's in them.

Big House Blues

8.6(0.0K)

Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of the "big sleep".

Buy One, Get One Free

8.0(0.0K)

A man named Reilly gets a cat named Flinch to impress a female cat lover named Sofie and threatens the cat that if there is a scratch on anything while he's away, he will send him to the violin factory. It won't be easy when Sophie leaves Flinch a feline playmate named Fix that only wants to party.

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Buy One, Get One Free

Character Designer