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Beavis and Butt-Head
Image:Beavis and Butt-head.jpg
FormatAnimated television series
Created byMike Judge
Voices ofMike Judge
Tracy Grandstaff
Adam Welsh
Country of originUnited States
No. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director Tracy Grandstaff is a writer and Voice actor best known for her work portraying Daria Morgendorffer from the MTV animated series Daria The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons7
No.  of episodes200 (65 shows) (List of episodes)
Production
Running time18-20 minutes
Broadcast
Original channelMTV
Original runMarch 8, 1993 – November 28, 1997
External links
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TV.com summary

Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The following is an episode list for the MTV Animated television series Beavis and Butt-head. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The year 1997 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1997. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director After the success of Judge's short film entitled Frog Baseball, which starred the characters Beavis and Butt-head and was featured in an episode of Liquid Television, the cable television channel MTV signed Judge to create a series with the same characters. The following is an episode list for the MTV Animated television series Beavis and Butt-head. Liquid Television is an Emmy Award winning 1990s Animation showcase that appeared on MTV. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The series aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar It is rated TV-14 in the United States. Reruns of the series are currently airing on MTV2, and occasionally on Comedy Central. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming

In 1996, the series was spun off into an animated feature film, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is an Animated Feature film, based on the TV series Beavis and Butt-Head, that was released

The show centers on a pair of teenagers, Beavis and Butt-head, who live in the fictional town of Highland. Beavis (b October 28, 1979 in Highland Texas) is a character on the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head. Butt-Head (b 1979 in Highland Texas) is a fictional character from the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-Head. They while away their time in sarcastic conversation, fantasizing about sex and being tough guys, although they never actually experience either. They attend Highland High (based on a real high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Judge grew up) and occasionally work at part-time jobs, putting as little effort as possible into everything they do. Highland High School is a public high school located in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. They survive their misadventures without serious consequences, and with a generally contented, though critical (not apathetic) worldview. During each episode, Beavis and Butt-head watch and make fun of two or three music videos. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics

Beavis and Butthead had some instances of stock film scores from Associated Production Music.

Contents

Characters

The two characters often spend time around TV, junk food (usually nachos), Fruity Whips (a beverage similar to a Slurpee), shopping malls, heavy metal music, and utterly futile efforts at trying to "score with chicks". Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Junk food is a broad term that is used to describe a variety of Food products from Sweets that contain little to no Nutritional value to products used in Worldwide consumption 7-Eleven stores are a franchise, and Slurpees are offered in many but not all covered countries A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors Beavis typically wears a blue Metallica T-shirt (in some earlier episodes, a Slayer T-shirt), while Butt-head is usually seen wearing a grey AC/DC T-shirt. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a Shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's Torso. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. (On some merchandising items these shirts were changed to read "Skull" and "Death Rock" due to trademark and licensing issues. ) Their family names are never mentioned on the show individually, But in Beavis and Butt-head Do America, Butt-head comments that his first name is Butt and his surname is Head. A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs Along similar lines, their parents are conspicuously absent, although Butt-head regularly comments on Beavis' mother, claiming she is "a slut". The film features a scene where they meet two middle-aged adult males who bear a strong resemblance to the duo and are most likely their fathers.

Beavis
Has an underbite and a fixated stare on his face, which is almost always shown in profile. Beavis (b October 28, 1979 in Highland Texas) is a character on the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head. Prognathism is a term used to describe the positional relationship of the Mandible and/or Maxilla to the skeletal base where either of the jaws protrudes Beavis grunts when he laughs, has a grainy, guttural voice and has a penchant for openly picking his nose. The more excitable of the two, he is oblivious of the obvious. He is often abused physically, either by Butt-head or other various characters whom he infuriates. He usually takes every beating and screams in pain before quickly reverting back to his trademark laugh. Before controversy erupted (see below) he exhibited an obsession with fire, as well as other psychotic tendencies (one episode showed that he has voices in his head telling him to do destructive activities); however, generally he has a more passive demeanor in contrast to Butt-head's more dominant personality. Pyromania is an impulse to deliberately start fires to relieve tension and typically includes gratification or relief afterward Beavis also has an alter ego named The Great Cornholio, which usually surfaces after he consumes large quantities of caffeine and/or sugar. An alter ego ( Latin, "the other I" is a second self, a second Personality or Persona within a Person The Great Cornholio (also known as just Cornholio or as he sometimes calls himself The Almighty Bungholio) is the hyperactive Alter ego of Beavis Caffeine is a bitter white crystalline Xanthine Alkaloid that acts as a Psychoactive Stimulant Drug and a mild Diuretic Sugar is a class of edible Crystalline substances mainly Sucrose, Lactose, and Fructose. Beavis was named after Bobby Beavis, a boy who lived in the same neighborhood as Mike Judge during Judge's time in college. Judge states, however, that it was only the name that he gave to Beavis, and that Bobby was nothing like Beavis at all. [1]
Butt-head
Wears dental braces and has squinty eyes and a drooping nose with prominent nostrils. Butt-Head (b 1979 in Highland Texas) is a fictional character from the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-Head. Dental braces (also known as orthodontic braces) are a device used in Orthodontics to align teeth and their position with regard to a person's bite His top gums are often exposed due to a small upper lip, and he speaks nasally with a deep voice and a slight lisp. He begins almost every statement with "Uhhhhhh. . . " and ends with a short laugh. Calmer, cockier, and marginally more intelligent than Beavis, Butt-head is oblivious of subtleties, but is usually 100% confident in everything he says and does, no matter how ridiculous or frivolous it is. The designated "leader" of the duo, he derives pleasure from being regularly abusive to Beavis. Mike Judge got the idea for the name Butt-head from two people he knew during his university years called "Iron Butt" (who would encourage people to kick him in the butt to demonstrate his strength) and "Butt-head". [1]
Tom Anderson
The nearsighted, elderly neighbor of Beavis and Butt-head. Mr Tom Anderson (whose full name is revealed to be Thomas T Anderson in Credit Card) is a fictional character from the Animated television series Myopia (from Greek: μυωπία myopia "near-sightedness" also called near- or short-sightedness, is a refractive defect Most often, he hires them to do normal jobs, which results in them destroying his yard, home, or personal belongings. Due to his poor eyesight and mild senility, he never recognizes the two and rarely, if ever, remembers their exact names. Dementia (from Latin de- "apart away" + Mens ( genitive mentis) "mind" is the progressive decline He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the He is the biggest influence on the look and voice of the character Hank Hill from Judge's following series, King of the Hill as they were both based on the same person from Judge's youth. Hank Rutherford Hill is a Fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company
David Van Driessen
A teacher at Highland High School, and arguably the only person who cares about Beavis and Butt-head. David Van Driessen is a Hippie character in the TV series Beavis and Butt-Head. Van Driessen is a devoted hippie with a forgiving nature and gentle demeanor. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world His repeated attempts to teach the duo useful life lessons typically end in disaster, as they almost always deduce the wrong message. He often plays songs on his acoustic guitar, which typically end in him being severely hurt, and in some cases almost killed. See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings He has been shown teaching classes on biology, art, animation, economics, health, history, and literature, among others. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter
Coach Bradley Buzzcut
Another of the duo's high school teachers, and the antithesis of Van Driessen. Bradley Buzzcut, better known as Mr Buzzcut or Coach Buzzcut, is a character in the cartoon series Beavis and Butt-Head, voiced by Angry, impatient and short-tempered, Buzzcut is a veteran Marine and, with the possible exception of Principal McVicker, hates the duo more than any other character. He is shown substitute teaching regular classes, but usually teaches physical education. It has been implied that he has on occasion committed assault and battery against the duo.
Principal McVicker
Principal of Highland High and, arguably, Beavis and Butt-head's arch-nemesis. Principal McVicker ( 1938 - 1997 ? (originally "McVicar" is a character in the cartoon Beavis and Butt-Head and voiced by Mike Principal or Head of School is the title of the chief administrator of an Elementary school, Middle school, or High school in some English-speaking The two have unintentionally ruined his life, and have driven him to the edge of insanity. Many episodes begin with Beavis and Butt-head in his office. They refer to him as "McDicker. " He is known for constantly trembling out of anxiety over Beavis and Butt-head, their antics, and his inevitably futile attempts to punish them. In the series finale, "Beavis & Butt-head Are Dead," upon hearing the news of Beavis's and Butt-head's "deaths," he stops trembling for the first time. When they show up to their own memorial services very much alive, he apparently suffers a heart attack and presumably dies. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
Daria Morgendorffer
Daria is a sarcastic, vaguely alt-rockerish, nerdy girl who attends Highland High with Beavis and Butt-head, and is one of the few people who sees the two for what they truly are. Daria Morgendorffer is a fictional animated character from MTV 's animated series Beavis and Butt-Head and Daria. Sarcasm is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly slyly jest or mock a person situation or thing Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of While not above taking jabs at them for their lack of intelligence, she also offers help and advice from time to time, and probably respects them a little more than most do. The duo nicknamed her "Diarrhea. In Medicine, diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea (see spelling differences) is frequent loose or liquid Bowel movements Acute diarrhea " She eventually went on to star in her own spin-off series, Daria. Daria is an American
Todd Ianuzzi
Todd is a twenty-something hoodlum who is rude, arrogant, and violent. Todd Ianuzzi (born ca 1974) is a fictional character voiced by Rottilio Michieli in the cartoon Beavis and Butt-Head. Beavis and Butt-head look up to him and aspire to be included in what they think of as his "gang". Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. Todd despises the two, but will take advantage of them when he needs something, such as money, or a place to hide from other gangs or the police. Money is anything that is generally accepted as Payment for Goods and services and repayment of Debts. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force
Stewart Stevenson
A nerdy, short kid who looks up to Beavis and Butt-head and thinks they are his best friends. Stewart Stevenson (born ca 1979 is a Fictional character from the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-head. It is typical for Stewart to be wearing a Winger shirt. Winger is an American rock band formed in New York City that gained popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s Beavis and Butt-head actually think little of Stewart.

Minor characters

Main article: List of minor characters in Beavis and Butt-Head

Recurring themes

The series has a number of recurring elements. The following is a list of characters appearing occasionally on the MTV Cartoon series Beavis and Butt-head, each with a description

Holiday specials

Four holiday specials were produced -- one for Halloween, two for Christmas and one for Thanksgiving. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31.

Featured music videos

One of the most well-known aspects of the series was the inclusion of music videos, which occurred between animated segments. The duo would watch and make humorous observations (about the band, a song's lyrics, and/or a video's visuals), or simply engage in nonsensical dialogs. Mike Judge improvised the video comments, and they were never scripted. Almost all the animations of Beavis and Butt-Head during the videos were re-used from earlier episodes. [1]

At times, the criticism reflected their young age and ignorance of music history. Upon seeing a video by Black Sabbath, they decided that the band's vocalist couldn't be John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne, because "Ozzy's an old fart!" Butt-head mistook their raw sound for grunge and inquired if they were from Seattle; Beavis replied "No, they're American," even though Seattle is located in Washington, one of the United States, and Black Sabbath's members were from England. Black Sabbath are an John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland During one episode, Butt-head remarked, "You know those asswipes The Beatles? Those guys ruined music. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Similarly, the pair described Paul Simon as "that old dude from Africa who used to be in the Beatles. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. " However, at other times they seemed almost respectful and willing to learn about music. A Led Zeppelin video was dismissed with the remark, "This sounds like folk music. Led Zeppelin were Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous " "Yeah," came the reply, "but it gets cool later. "

Video critiques

When confronted with a song/video they didn't like, they usually watched it anyway, commenting on how bad it was. However, if they couldn't stand it, their solution was to change the channel.

The boys react in horror to a Milli Vanilli video.
The boys react in horror to a Milli Vanilli video.

They showed a particular disdain for many generic 1980's hair bands (with the exception of Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen and to a lesser extent, Aerosmith). Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Their epitome of "wuss bands" was Winger, of which Stewart was a big fan. They had no tolerance for new wave or electronic music (except for industrial music, and Devo's "Whip It"). New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Devo (pronounced DEE-vo (IPA /'diːvoʊ/) or dee-VO (IPA /diː'voʊ/) often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O" is an American " Whip It " is the title of a 1980 single by the Synthpop band Devo. Nu metal bands such as Korn were also criticized for lacking originality (although this was only by Beavis when he was in a state of dizziness). Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing

Bands who received considerably large amounts of criticism during the tenure of the show included Poison and Grim Reaper. Poison is an American Hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Grim Reaper are a British heavy metal band from the NWOBHM era

Beavis and Butt-head had especially severe reactions when confronted with videos they found particularly awful. As soon as Butt-head realized he was watching a Michael Bolton video, he announced that he had soiled his pants. Michael Bolton (born Michael Bolotin on February 26, 1953) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for his Soft rock Fecal incontinence is the loss of regular control of the Bowels. The famous pianist Yanni also earned a very harsh critique from the boys. Yanni (born Yiannis Hrysomallis (Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης classical transcription Giannis Chrysomallis) on November 14, 1954 in Sometimes, while giving a harsh review for a video, the duo gives a review to another band or musician despite the video not belonging to them in the first place; this was the fate for Ace of Base while the boys were watching "Here We Go" by Stakka Bo. Ace of Base is a pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Ulf Ekberg (Buddha and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker and Johan Renck (born October 5, 1966) is a Swedish musician (under the Stage name Stakka Bo) Music video director, and now When confronted with Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget my Number," and Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" the pair looked at one another in horror and without speaking a word changed the channel. Milli Vanilli were a pop and Dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988 fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967) best known as Vanilla Ice, is an American Rap artist known for the 1990 smash hit This was perhaps the harshest commentary they ever gave a music video. The Europeans's video for "We Are Animals" was the most critically trashed by the duo, as Butt-head claimed, "This sucks more than anything I have ever seen. This page is about the rock group For other entries on The Europeans, see The Europeans (disambiguation. " Another video that could make this claim was King Diamond's "The Family Ghost," in which Butt-head claimed, "This could be the worst crap I've ever seen in my life. King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen, June 14, 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Grammy Award nominated heavy "

Even bands they liked were not spared. They were disappointed by an AC/DC video despite being fans of the group. Also, during a Metallica video, Butt-head comments, telling Lars Ulrich, "Sit down, Lars, and drum like you're supposed to!" Judas Priest's video for "Breaking The Law" also drew a negative reaction, despite the fact that Beavis and Butt-head sang the song itself numerous times throughout the series. Lars Ulrich (born December 26 1963) is a Danish Drummer best known as the co-founder of the American heavy metal Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham.

Beavis and Butt-head also shared a disdainful dislike of many bands from England, even dismissing legendary rock bands just upon their birthplace; Butt-head once asked, "You know those asswipes, The Beatles? They ruined music. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " While watching a Pink Floyd video, he claimed that they were "Just another bunch of wussies from England. Pink Floyd are " Other bands, such as The Shamen and Blur, were mocked for their British accents. The Shamen were an experimental Electronic music band initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland by Colin Angus (b Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989

Positive critiques

Beavis and Butt-head rarely expressed complete enjoyment about any video; but a few bands did draw more favorable attention from the two than others. Their preference was death metal and heavy metal. They also had a deep admiration for Ozzy Osbourne and sang the Iron Man tune when they were excited about something or to celebrate. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. They also liked funk, rock and rap. Nirvana's Kurt Cobain is said to have been ecstatic at having the video for "Heart Shaped Box" praised by Beavis and Butt-head, and deemed it a great compliment. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle " Heart-Shaped Box " is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by Kurt Cobain. Indeed, even when drummer Dave Grohl's next band, Foo Fighters, was reviewed (the song was I'll Stick Around), the two were positive about the song because Grohl "was the drummer from that band, Nirvana. David Eric Grohl (born January 14 1969 is an American rock musician Singer and Songwriter. Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 " I'll Stick Around " is the third single released by the Foo Fighters from their self titled debut album Foo Fighters. " White Zombie, Type O Negative, Onyx, Iron Maiden, the Violent Femmes, Morbid Angel, the Beastie Boys, Coolio, Suicidal Tendencies, Primus, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Dr. Dre and Iggy Pop were also among the groups for whom Beavis and Butt-head expressed appreciation, and the two groups that earned their fondest reviews were GWAR, which even hard-core heavy metal music critics have denounced as having tuneless reviews, and the Butthole Surfers. Type O Negative is a Heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. Onyx is a rap-group from New York City. Originally formed in 1989 by Fredro Starr, Sonee Seeza, the late Big DS, the group later added For other uses see Iron maiden. The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 are an American Alternative rock band noted for laying the groundwork for Folk punk. Morbid Angel is an American Death metal band based in Tampa Florida. Artis Leon Ivey Jr (born August 1 1963 better known by his Stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award -winning American Rapper and Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter GWAR is Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary Beavis voiced his estimation that every video should be like a GWAR video. Beavis and Butt-head lauded Bananarama's video for Venus, saying "these chicks should marry GWAR" and that "they would have offspring that would be the coolest people who ever lived. Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the " Butt-head once complimented Lou Reed after watching the video for No Money Down (dubbed "the coolest of all videos" by the boys) by stating that Lou belonged in GWAR. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Butt-head stated that "if you wanna rule, you gotta be cool, like, all the time, like, even when you're taking a dump and stuff, like GWAR. " Beavis has even claimed that Metallica was not as cool as GWAR, despite the fact that he wore a Metallica T-shirt. The video which the duo declared to be officially the "best ever" was Ministry's Just One Fix. Ministry was an American Industrial metal band founded by Frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981 The crass uber-metal video, The Damned by Wendy O Williams and The Plasmatics received obvious praise from the duo since it featured all the themes of their interest (loud metal music, a semi-naked woman, destruction and explosions). Wendy Orlean Williams ( May 28, 1949 &ndash April 6, 1998) better known as Wendy O The Plasmatics were an American punk band formed by Yale University graduate and radical Anti-artist Rod Swenson with Wendy O Interestingly the duo had mixed feelings about a rock band The Jesus Lizard, when Beavis exclaimed in response to a video, "If you're gonna suck, you might as well try to kick ass, like, Jesus Lizard, they suck, but they kick ass. The Jesus Lizard was a Rock music group formed in 1987 in Chicago Illinois. " Alice Cooper was another artist the duo regularly liked; they were very fond of "Lost in America," claiming they could relate to many of the song's lyrics. Beavis also thought he saw Alice Cooper in a Girlschool (An all-female band) video, to which Beavis then stated, "You couldn't put Alice Cooper in an all-chick band because the chicks would be all over him. Girlschool are a long-running British all-female Heavy metal band originating out of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene "

Beavis and Butt-Head seemed to be fans of most of the Seattle Grunge bands of the era; including Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam (but notably, they never viewed any Pearl Jam videos). Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Four videos by Alice in Chains and Soundgarden were featured on the show with notable praise from the duo, two Nirvana videos were also featured. Members of the Alice in Chains (most notably Sean Kinney) were fans of the show, and were flattered that the band received such a direct thumbs up from the show. Sean Kinney, born Sean Howard Kinney on May 27, 1966, is a musician best known for being the Drummer of the influential grunge

Both Beavis and Butt-head seemed excited in the Smashing Pumpkins's video Today when they saw the people "making out," when the band painted the ice cream truck, and when the band started throwing things at Billy Corgan, the lead singer. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 William Patrick Corgan Jr (born March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Even the videos by Radiohead that have appeared on the show have been praised; Creep got a positive review because of its heavy guitar riffs, while they claimed they liked to mellow out to Fake Plastic Trees (they usually hated soft songs). Radiohead " Creep " is a song by the English Alternative rock band Radiohead, written by vocalist Thom Yorke. " Fake Plastic Trees " is a song by Radiohead, from their second album The Bends. Beavis was also excited over the Replacements video Bastards of Young, which ends with a stereo being destroyed. The Replacements were an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 The duo showed favor towards the video for Milla Jovovich's The Gentleman Who Fell, from her album The Divine Comedy, though it may have been due to the fact that Jovovich appeared in various stages of undress throughout the video. Milla Jovovich (ˈjɔvɔvitɕ Serbian: Milica Jovović / Милица Јововић; Милла Йовович; Ukrainian: Мiлла One of the strangest and most unexpected positive reviews they ever gave was for Jive Talkin' by the Bee Gees, which they mistook for the Black Crowes (in the end, they realized they weren't the Black Crowes, but danced to the song anyway). " Jive Talkin' " is a song by the Bee Gees, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top-five on the UK singles chart The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Motörhead is also a band that they seemed to love, but they only seemed to compliment Lemmy. Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24 1945) also known as Lemmy Kilmister, Ian Willis or Lemmy von Motörhead In fact, on a Ramones video where Lemmy makes an appearance, Beavis asked what Lemmy was doing there and Butt-head responded by saying, "He's Lemmy. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group He can go into any damn video he wants. "

Despite heavy metal and hard rock being their favorite forms of music, Beavis and Butt-head have a fondness for hip-hop, especially gangsta rap. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. For the Ice T album see Gangsta Rap (album. Gangsta rap is a term originated by the mainstream media to describe a certain subgenre Rap groups and performers such as Snoop Dogg, The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Run DMC, Sir Mix-A-Lot and Dr. Dre received positive responses from the boys. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D Sir Mix-a-Lot or Sir Mixalot (born Anthony Ray, August 12, 1963) is a Grammy Award -winning rapper and producer Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr This can be noted with Beavis's occasional mimicking of "gangsta" jargon ("We jus' kickin' it. . . in tha hang-outs," "Imma straight "G"," "Droppin' plates on yo ass, beotch"). Beavis even went as far as to say, "You know when Coolio says, 'I can see myself in the pistol smoke?' He stole that from Snoop Dogg!"

Funk music was likely another genre they liked. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul They were seen dancing to various funk songs, and especially liked some bands that incorporated elements of funk into their music.

Although Beavis and Butt-head share the same musical tastes, there were some rare occasions where opinions largely conflicted. An obvious example can be seen during the video review for Something for the Pain by Bon Jovi (a musician whom the duo refer to as a "wuss band") in which Beavis claimed to enjoy the song causing Butt-head to smack him repeatedly, claiming to do it for "Beavis' own good. " Something for the Pain " is a single that was 8 in UK from Bon Jovi's 1995 album These Days. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. " However, Beavis insisted on enjoying the song and singing along to the main lyrics, and eventually retaliated against Butt-head by kicking him in the testicles--twice!--and praising Bon Jovi by spitting, "Damn it, Butt-head, Bon Jovi rules! I like this song, so blow your ass, damn it!" A less dramatic example can be seen during R.E.M.'s video for Shiny Happy People, where Beavis sings along to the lyrics provoking another repeated smacking by Butt-head. REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Also, during the video for Rush's Stick it Out, Beavis seemed to like them, even going so far as sing a bit of The Spirit of Radio, but Butt-head dismissed guitarist Alex Lifeson as a wuss. Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of " The Spirit of Radio " is a song released in 1980 by Canadian rock band Rush from their album Permanent Waves. Alex Lifeson, OC (born Aleksandar Živojinović on August 27 1953 in Fernie, British Columbia) is a Canadian Musician In another episode, during the review for Metallica's For Whom the Bell Tolls, Butt-head repeatedly claims that Metallica sucks, much to Beavis's annoyance. " For Whom the Bell Tolls " is a song by Metallica, the third track from their second album Ride the Lightning. However, in an earlier review, Butt-head shares Beavis's love of Metallica. This can imply that by the time they were watching the former, Butt-head had either grown to dislike the band, or was just criticizing them to annoy Beavis.

The duo also had a liking of vocalist Mike Patton and his band Faith No More. Michael Allan Patton (born January 27 1968) is an American singer Songwriter, Composer, multi-instrumentalist and Video Faith No More was an American Alternative metal band that formed in San Francisco, California from 1982 to 1998 It can be assumed that the pair may have attempted to give some videos the ultimate compliment. The ultimate compliment would likely have been parallel to the ultimate put-down (see previous) and would have consisted of them simply being silent for the video's duration. An example of this is where they were watching California by Wax, which featured a man running around on fire. Wax was a San Jose California Punkrock band consisting of Joe Sib (vocals Tom "Soda" Gardocki (guitar Dave Georgeff (bass and Loomis Butt-head praised the video, but Beavis, being a pyromaniac (and having been instructed by the MTV higher-ups to not say the word "fire"), chose to stare at the video and say nothing. Butt-head got annoyed by this, and tried to snap Beavis out of his seemingly catatonic state. Another example was the Ramones's I Wanna Be Sedated, where they did not praise the band verbally other than Beavis saying "YES!" when the video starts, but headbanged for the video's duration (along with occasionally humming the main riff). In other reviews, during particularly good videos, Butt-head has told Beavis to shut up because he wanted to see the video.

Other antics

The duo would occasionally engage in physical humor during the videos. These antics ranged from simple comic violence, such as slapping, punching, and kicking one another, to the duo's memorable dances, which ranged from a few simple arm motions, to the dances listed below. Other antics included Butt-head masturbating, a card game, the pair sleeping, and Beavis getting seizures. A particularly memorable moment of their famous dance sessions can be seen during the viewing of the video for Step Down by the hardcore punk group Sick of it All, where the names of Beavis and Butt-head's dance moves are named on the screen in a blatant parody of the video itself. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Sick of It All ( SOIA) is a New York hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals and Pete Koller ( Guitar) Armand The dance moves included:

Headbanging while making the sign of the beast/playing air guitar. Headbanging is a type of dance which involves violently shaking the head in time with music most commonly Rock music and Heavy metal music. Playing air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal -style Electric guitar solos
"The Dillhole" - Butt-head makes pelvic thrusts while Beavis punches and kicks in the air. In Anatomy, the urethra (from Greek ουρήθρα - ourethra) is a tube which connects the Urinary bladder to the outside of
"The Bunghole" - Butt-head shakes his butt while Beavis jumps up and down with a gyrating motion.
"The Fartknocker Double Inverted Nad Twist" - Butt-head jumps back and forth across the room while Beavis sways his arms.
"The Monkey Boy" - Beavis humps the couch while Butt-head just stares at him in shock.
Swaying their heads in unison to the beat of softer or slower songs.

As well as dancing, they also sang during some music video reviews. This ranged from imitating the instrumentation, singing along with the lyrics, or even mocking the singing style of some singers (Butt-head particularly liked to imitate death metal vocalists). If they weren't familiar with some songs, but they knew the band, they would sing one of their more famous songs (one occasion involving Beavis noticing that they were watching a Primus video and sang a part of "My Name Is Mud"). My Name is Mud is a popular song by alternative rock/metal band Primus and is the first single from the 1993 album Pork Soda. If they weren't familiar with the song or band at all, they would sing something that sounded similar to the song. One instance is when a video for a song called "F-Sharp" by Nudeswirl came on, and Beavis started singing "Paradise City". " Paradise City " is a song written by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses.

They showed some sign of intelligence when it came to some bands and artists, despite the fact that they didn't know much about even their favourite bands. On one occasion, they claimed that "Pantera" had an abusive upbringing, but they meant lead singer Phil Anselmo, not the whole band. Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo (born June 30, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American Musician who is best They knew practically nothing about the band Hole, and thought that Hole was the name of the lead singer. Hole was an American Alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002 Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress However, they could recognize James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich from Metallica, Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bono and The Edge from U2 (although they referred to Bono as "Boner") and Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses. James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963, in Downey California) is the main Songwriter, co-founder vocalist and Rhythm guitarist Lars Ulrich (born December 26 1963) is a Danish Drummer best known as the co-founder of the American heavy metal Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Red Hot Chili Peppers are David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman During a Foo Fighters video review, Butt-head recognizes the lead singer as Dave Grohl, referring him to "that dude from Nirvana. " Beavis thought Butt-head was referring to deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and pointed out, "He's no longer with us. "

Sometimes they mistook some bands for others. They believed they were watching a Red Hot Chili Peppers video when they were really watching a Faith No More video (though this is probably a jab at Chili Peppers' frontman Anthony Kiedis accusing Mike Patton of ripping his style off). Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In another review, they were watching a video by a band called Sausage (a side project of Primus' Les Claypool). Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Beavis thought this band was actually Primus (ironically, he was close to correct, since Sausage comprised of the original members of Primus), while Butt-head believed they were a fictional band called the Seminiferous Tubloidial Buttnoids. Seminiferous tubules are located in the Testicles and are the specific location of Meiosis, and the subsequent creation of gametes, namely Spermatozoa

There were times where the critiques about the videos were quite minimal, or even nonexistent. Some videos were only praised or criticized once, usually at the start, and then they would start engaging in conversation related to something in the video. Some videos didn't even get any critiques at all, be it positive or negative. It can actually be assumed that they deliberately ignored some videos, citing Butt-head's comment during a Ween video ("Quit talking about this video and do something funny!") and some reviews where they played a card game, slept, or even left the room instead of watching the video. Ween is an Alternative rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class

On several occasions, the two mistook bandmates for other celebrities, such as The Clash guitarist Mick Jones as Jerry Seinfeld, a member of Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five as Ernie from "My Three Sons" and Yanni as Geraldo Rivera. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones (born 26 June 1955 was the lead Guitarist and a vocalist of the British Punk rock band The Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born on April 29 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian actor and writer Pizzicato Five (often known simply by the initials P5 is a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo My Three Sons is a Situation comedy about a Scots/Irish-American family (Douglas/ O'Casey that ran from September 29, 1960, to August Yanni (born Yiannis Hrysomallis (Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης classical transcription Giannis Chrysomallis) on November 14, 1954 in They would also sometimes unintentionally state crude puns on the names of celebrities (them believing the names they were saying were actually the celebrities' names) who came to mind during a video they were watching; some of these included Connie Chung as Connie Schlong, Bette Midler as Butt Midler and Monica Seles as Monica Phallus. Constance Yu-Hwa "Connie" Chung Povich ( born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has been an anchor and reporter Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No The word phallus can refer to an erect Penis, or to an object shaped like a penis They even mistook Rosie O'Donnell, in the video "The Bedrock Twist" from the B-52s, for Roseanne and called her Buttseanne. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell

Critical assessments and controversy

Swallowing condoms with drugs in "Way Down Mexico Way".
Swallowing condoms with drugs in "Way Down Mexico Way".

Over its run, Beavis and Butt-head drew a notable amount of both positive and negative reactions from the public with its combination of lewd humor and implied criticism of society. It became the focus of criticism from social conservatives, such as Michael Medved, while others, such as David Letterman, and the magazine National Review, defended it as a cleverly subversive vehicle for social criticism and a particularly creative and intelligent comedy. Michael Medved (born October 3 1948) is an American radio host, conservative political commentator, Film critic David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American late-night Talk show host and Comedian and the host since 1993 National Review ( NR) is a biweekly Magazine and Web site, founded by the late author William F Either way, the show captured the imaginations of many young television viewers in the United States and abroad and is often considered a classic piece of 1990s youth culture and the MTV generation. The MTV Generation (known as the Much Music Generation in Canada) is a term sometimes used to refer to people born from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s (1975-1986

Gay rights groups accused the show of promoting homophobia: the two characters would often make fun of music videos that featured effeminate or androgynous performers and the thought of anything same-sex (male) related seemed to horrify the duo. BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps Effeminacy is a trait in males that generally contradicts traditional male ( masculine) Gender roles It is a derogatory term frequently applied to Femininity Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two

In 1997 Dan Tobin of The Boston Phoenix praised the series for its humor, stating that the series "stupidity into a crusade, forcing us to acknowledge how little it really takes to make us laugh. The Phoenix is the name of several Alternative weekly Newspapers published by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston "[2]

In 1997 Ted Drozdowski of The Boston Phoenix described the 1997 Beavis and Butt-head state as "reduced to self-parody of their self-parody. The Phoenix is the name of several Alternative weekly Newspapers published by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston "[3]

In December 2006, TV Guide ranked the duo's distinct laughing at #66 on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming [4]

Actor Patrick Stewart, in an interview with Conan O'Brien, professed his affection for the show, stating "it will go down in history as one of the great cultural icons of the 20th century". Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television host and Comedian, best known

Fire! Fire!

Early episodes gave them a juvenile obsession with fire and dangerous behavior (summed up with Beavis' chant of "Fire! Fire!"). The show was blamed for a child's death which occurred in West Carrollton, Ohio in October 1993 in which a five year old boy set fire to his mother's mobile home killing his two year old sister. West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The child's family blamed the show even though it was clear that they did not even have a cable TV subscription, which sparked the wrath of media watchdog groups. As a result, the references were excised from further broadcastings, being replaced by silly stunts, bad pick-up lines, etc. The creators took delight in sometimes making Beavis scream things that sounded very similar to his previous "Fire! Fire!", such as "Fryer! Fryer!" (when he and Butt-head are working late shift at Burger World). References to fire were cut from earlier episodes - even the original tapes were altered permanently. [5] Other episodes MTV opted not to rerun (Examples include "Stewart's House" and "Way Down Mexico Way"). The following is an episode list for the MTV Animated television series Beavis and Butt-head. Early episodes with the controversial content intact are rare, and are traded on homemade tapes made from the original broadcasts. In an interview included with the recent Mike Judge Collection DVD set, Judge denied being certain if some of the earlier episodes still existed in their uncensored form.


One could interpret some future jokes within the show as jabs about the controversy, despite the fact that their pyromania had already been an established character trait.

In February 1994, watchdog group "Morality in Media" blamed the death of an 8-month-old girl struck by a bowling ball thrown from an overpass onto a Jersey City, New Jersey highway near the Holland Tunnel on the episode "Ball Breakers", in which Beavis and Butt-head loaded a bowling ball with explosives and dropped it from a rooftop. Morality in Media Inc ( MIM) is an American Non-profit, Interfaith organization that was established in New York in 1962 Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The Holland Tunnel is a highway Tunnel under the Hudson River connecting the island of Manhattan in New York City with Jersey The 18-year-old man arrested for the crime did not have access to cable, however, and the show was eventually cleared of blame.

The original disclaimer in the first and second seasons shown before each episode was:

Beavis and Butt-head are not real. They are stupid cartoon people completely made up by this Texas guy who we hardly even know. Beavis and Butt-head are dumb, crude, ugly, thoughtless, sexist, self-destructive fools. But for some reason the little wiener heads make us laugh.

MTV also responded by broadcasting the program after 11:00 P. M. , and changing the original disclaimer to a new one, reminding viewers that:

Beavis and Butt-head are not role models. They're not even real. They're cartoons. Some of the things they do could cause a person to get hurt, expelled, arrested, possibly deported. To put it another way: Don't try this at home.

This disclaimer also appears before the opening of their Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo game. The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was

They were famously lambasted by Democratic senator Fritz Hollings as "Buffcoat and Beaver," which would subsequently become a running gag on the show of adults mispronouncing their names. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings (born January 1 1922) served as a Democratic United States Senator from South Carolina

Beavis and Butt-head have been compared to idiot savants, because of their creative and subversively intelligent observations of music videos. Savant syndrome —sometimes abbreviated as savantism —is not a recognized medical diagnosis but researcher Darold Treffert defines it as a rare condition in which persons with This part of the show was mostly improvised by Mike Judge and is considered by many to be the show's highlight. With regard to criticisms of the two as "idiots," Judge responded that a show about straight-A students would not be funny.

Films

Main article: Beavis and Butt-head Do America

In 1996, Mike Judge released a full-length movie featuring the duo entitled Beavis and Butt-head Do America. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The movie features the voices of Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman, Robert Stack, Eric Bogosian, Richard Linklater, Greg Kinnear (in an uncredited role), and David Letterman (credited as Earl Hofert). Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11 1962 is an American Actress. Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning American Actress of stage, Film and Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American Actor, Playwright, Monologist, and Novelist. Richard Stuart Linklater (born July 30, 1960) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film director and Screenwriter Gregory Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Television personality, who David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American late-night Talk show host and Comedian and the host since 1993 It gained mostly positive reviews from movie critiques and a two thumbs up from Siskel and Ebert.

Also, in recent interviews, Judge claims that he is interested in doing a live action spin-off movie. He said that previously he despised the idea, but now he thinks "maybe there's something there"[6]. The casting for the movie is due to begin shortly.

Beavis and Butthead in other media

Other appearances

Beavis and Butt-head have appeared on several shows besides their own.

References to pop culture in the show

Spin-offs

In 1997, a spin-off show based on their classmate Daria Morgendorffer, Daria, was created. Daria is an American Mike Judge was not credited as a producer of this series and said he was not involved with it at all, except to give permission for the use of the character. Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director The Daria character had been created for Beavis and Butt-head by Glenn Eichler, who became a producer for Daria. Glenn Eichler is a comedy writer who started out as an editor for the National Lampoon magazine In the first episode of Daria, Daria and her family move from Beavis and Butt-head's hometown of Highland to Lawndale. None of the other characters from Beavis and Butt-head ever appear on Daria.

King of the Hill was created by Mike Judge and at least owes its start to the success of Beavis and Butt-head. Michael Craig Judge (born October 17 1962) is an American Animator, Actor, Voice actor, Writer, director Lending credence to its status as a spin-off, the main character, Hank Hill, looks, sounds and acts rather similar to Mr. Anderson. Mr Tom Anderson (whose full name is revealed to be Thomas T Anderson in Credit Card) is a fictional character from the Animated television series Hank's son Bobby is also reminiscent of Beavis & Butt-Head's hapless sidekick Stewart.

Videos and DVDs

The first official home video releases of Beavis and Butt-head were two VHS tapes entitled There Goes The Neighborhood and Work Sucks!, distributed by Sony Music Video and MTV Home Video in 1994. Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or hired for home entertainment is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Each tape contained approximately eight episodes, each selected from the first four seasons. Although most of the episodes were presented complete (but without music video segments), a handful of episodes from Seasons 2 and 3 were edited for content similar to their broadcast runs. Nine more VHS compilations were released from 1995 to 1999 for a total of 11, containing episodes from every season of the show except the first.

The Contents of the Work Sucks! and There Goes The Neighborhood VHS compilations were combined into a single LaserDisc compilation entitled Beavis and Butt-head: The Essential Collection, which was also released by Sony Music Video in 1994. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium This was the sole release of Beavis and Butt-head in the LaserDisc format.

All VHS collections of episodes are out of print. They were compiled into two sets of three multi-episode Time-Life DVD releases called The Best of Beavis and Butt-head, which are also no longer available. The Time-Life company was founded by Time Incorporated in 1961 as a book marketing division A set of three DVDs from Time-Life containing the same content as 6 of the VHS editions was released in December 2002. The remaining 5 VHS programs were also released on DVD soon afterwards but were not equally advertised (if at all) and are subsequently rarer.

Several more VHS compilations were also released exclusively in the United Kingdom, between 1997 and 2002, in addition to PAL versions of the eleven American tapes. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Some UK-only compilations include a three-part series entitled History of Beavis which contained the all of the Season 1 episodes, as well as a "Too Dumb For TV" compilation dedicated to some of the banned episodes such as "Stewart's House" and "Way Down Mexico Way". A fourth volume of History of Beavis was scheduled, but pulled from release at the last minute. Unlike the American tapes, some of the UK-only tapes contained music videos.

A two-disc DVD set titled The History of Beavis and Butt-head was scheduled for release in September 2002 containing the program content of four of the UK-exclusive VHS tapes. However, its release was cancelled at the last moment at the demand of Judge, who owns approval rights for video releases of the series. Many copies were mistakenly put on store shelves on the scheduled release date, only to be immediately recalled. The set started selling on eBay at very high prices, sometimes over $300 USD. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and According to Judge, the History set was made up of episodes that he had previously rejected for home video release and was prepared without his knowledge or consent. [1]

On November 8, 2005, MTV and Paramount Home Entertainment released a three-disc DVD compilation titled Beavis and Butt-head: The Mike Judge Collection, Volume 1. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Beavis and Butt-Head The Mike Judge Collection is a series of three-disc DVD sets from MTV and Paramount Home Entertainment, each containing 40 Beavis The DVD set includes 40 episodes and 11 music video segments from the original shows. All prior VHS and DVD releases have lacked these segments except for the VHS release of Beavis and Butt-head Do Christmas, and the last disc of the second Time-Life set.

23 of the 40 episodes included on the Mike Judge Collection were advertised to have been director's cuts containing "previously censored material". However, the majority of the "Director's Cut" episodes are actually missing footage from their original broadcast versions, although two episodes ("Home Improvement" and "Lawn and Garden") did indeed have excised footage reinstated. The reason for these edits is unknown, although Mike Judge stated in a Houston Chronicle article on the release that he corrected certain animation mistakes on the DVD that he found to be troublesome. The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily Newspaper in Texas, USA. The following (known to date) edits were all made in Vol. 1 in order to correct "animation mistakes" according to Mike Judge:

The Mike Judge Collection, Volume 2 was released on June 13, 2006. This compilation features 40 additional episodes, 13 music videos, and a Brokeback Mountain parody featuring Beavis and Butt-head, which uses a similar score and format as Brokeback's movie trailer. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the The parody functions as a commercial for the DVD release of Mike Judge Collection, Volume 3. Also included are segments from the Beavis and Butt-head "Butt Bowl" specials, traditionally aired during halftime of the Super Bowl; parodies of Calvin Klein advertisements are also featured. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Calvin Klein Inc is an American fashion brand founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein. In Volume 2, edits on previous VHS/DVD releases of the episode "Bungholio - Lord of the Harvest" (then called "Butt-o-Ween") have not been reinstated. The edit deleted a scene where the boys are trying out Halloween costumes in their bathroom and Beavis appears dressed up like Stewart, i. e. wearing a Winger T-shirt saying "Look. . . I'm a Wuss".

The Mike Judge Collection, Volume 3 was released on August 1, 2006. 42 episodes are featured, as well as 15 music video segments. Bonus features include the original, uncut "Frog Baseball" episode, and many (if not all) of the Christmas-related clips. Despite the criticism received over severe episode censorship in Vol. 1, edits were again made on at least two episodes - a scene where Beavis & Butt-head cut their teacher's chair in half was removed in "Woodshop", and a short line from Beavis in "Impotence".

The Mike Judge Collection has received much criticism from fans of the show, many of whom believe that the show should be released in an uncensored and complete set. Some fans have also accused Mike Judge of censoring the episodes in the Mike Judge Collection for content rather than for artistic reasons. [2]

However, a release is circulating on the internet which shows the episodes and Do America in their uncut form, created by a fan, which has been noted as superior to other releases due to its inclusion of segments of video that have been previously cut out.

On January 26, 2006, MTV and Apple released Beavis and Butt-head, Vol. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics 1 on the iTunes Store. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc

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References

  1. ^ a b c Mike Judge Interviewed by John Kricfalusi. Wild Cartoon Kingdom (1994). Wild Cartoon Kingdom was an Animation magazine published from 1993-1994 by Larry Flynt. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
  2. ^ "Butting out," The Boston Phoenix
  3. ^ "Eye pleasers," The Boston Phoenix. The Phoenix is the name of several Alternative weekly Newspapers published by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston The Phoenix is the name of several Alternative weekly Newspapers published by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston
  4. ^ The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases, tvland.com. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  5. ^ Mike Judge interview. Goblin Magazine.
  6. ^ 'Beavis And Butthead' To Make A Big Screen Return - Starpulse Entertainment News Blog

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