Mr. Horse

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Mr. Horse is a fictional character from the cartoon The Ren and Stimpy Show. Mr. Horse was anthropomorphic, similar to the title characters - he is physically a full-sized male horse, but he usually stands on two legs and speaks. Mr. Horse was one of the most popular characters from the show, appearing in many episodes in a wide variety of non-continuous roles. Mr. Horse is typically depicted as a straight-talking, thoughtful, attitudinal and serious character. He can also be cynical and disgruntled, and on occasion is merely a horse. He is also know for delivering his famous catch-phrase, "No, sir, I didn't like it", or slight varients thereof.

Mr. Horse was voiced by John Kricfalusi originally. After Kricfalusi's departure from the show, Mr. Horse was voiced by Billy West.

[edit] Appearances of Mr. Horse

• Mr. Horse first appeared on The Ren and Stimpy Show in the episode "The Big Shot" as a tester for Gritty Kitty Litter, a brand of kitty litter endorsed by Stimpy. After doing "his business" with Ms. Kitty, Mr. Horse greatly preferred Gritty Kitty over the other leading brand, proving that Gritty Kitty could stand up to use by a horse.

• He next showed up in "Fire Dogs", as part of the heavy-set woman's animal menagerie that needed saving; when she dropped him out of her high-rise apartment window, Ren and Stimpy attempted to catch him with a lifesaving net. Due to his size, Mr. Horse's fall was not softened by the net and both his legs were broken. He dragged himself away (to the tune "Battle Hymn of the Republic") and was then interviewed by a reporter. When asked about his feelings on the fall, Mr. Horse thought long and hard about the event, then uttered his famous catch-phrase, "No, sir, I didn't like it".

• When Ren and Stimpy were peddling rubber nipples, Mr. Horse was one of the prospective customers they spoke to. Mr. Horse was shown breaking character here, as his usual straightforward, stern demeanor was replaced by a nervous, panicky paranoia. He was seen wearing pants, gloves and a cap made of rubber, and was concerned that the FBI had sent Ren and Stimpy to find him. It appeared that he had a walrus captive with him, as the walrus whispered "call the police" to the salesmen.

• He was in "Dog Show" as a judge. He would judge the dogs, and after he checked one dog, he says his catchphrase and feeds it to a bigger dog. He lets Ren pass with ease, but when he tries to feed the dog Stimpy, George Liquor beats him up and forces him to let Stimpy enter, that Mr. Horse starts to cry.

• Mr. Horse was featured in two shorts at the beginning and end of the "Anthony" episode. In the first, he plays a GI (at the rank of Private E-1) returning from an unspecified war. He is interviewed by Ren Hoëk, Ace Reporter, who asks him a series of questions about the war. When asked by the reporter if the sheep in his arms is his fiancée, Mr. Horse snaps back, "No, man, it's my sheep!" In the second, he plays the spokesperson for the United Nations, which highlights the complete lack of continuity between any Mr. Horse roles. The entire short is a set-up for him to say his catchphrase, but instead he says "Los cucarachas entran, pero no pueden salir" ("Cockroaches check in, but they don't check out" in Spanish), which his translator relays as "No, sir, he doesn't like it".

• Mr. Horse appears as the horse of Abner and Ewalt when Ren and Stimpy travel out west. Abner and Ewalt are seeking horse thieves to hang, so they convince the pair to steal their horse. However, indicating that he's been stolen many times before, Mr. Horse grumbles about the "horse-stealing thing again" when the pair mount him and trudges on two legs (with Ren and Stimpy still on his back) to Abner and Ewalt, where he must carefully remind them he is stolen, and therefore the dog and cat duo are horse thieves.

• When Ren eats the "Cowboy's Delight Hearty Meat Dinner" pill during his trip with Stimpy to The Great Outdoors, the pill expands inside him into the shape of Mr. Horse, who turns to the camera and utters his catchphrase. Technically, Mr. Horse does not appear, as he is inside of Ren (but his shape and voice are unmistakeable).

• In the Adult Party Cartoon episode "Ren Seeks Help", he plays the role of a psychiatrist. After hearing Ren's story of his twisted childhood and the "most horrible" thing he did to Stimpy, he snaps at Ren, telling him that he's crazy and should be locked up. Ren feels shocked and betrayed about this and asks Mr. Horse "What kind of a psychiatrist are you!?". In which he replies "Psychiatrist!? Are you nuts!? I'm a horse!!" and starts punching Ren a few times in the face. Then Ren throws a phone at his face, loses his sanity and repeatedly scratches Mr. Horse's face. Mr. Horse quickly tries to reach for his gun, but it falls on the floor. Then the wild Ren picks up the gun and bashes the butt of the gun repeatedly in Mr. Horse's face until he dies.

• In Stimpy's Pregnant Part 2: The Blessed Event, he is a doctor who helps Stimpy give "birth" to a "baby".