Beavis and Butt-Head

Beavis and Butt-Head
Logo for the 2022 revival
Genre
Created byMike Judge
Directed by
  • Mike Judge
  • Yvette Kaplan
Voices of
Theme music composerMike Judge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes270 + 2 pilots (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Spike Decker (pilot)
  • John Andrews (1993–1997)
  • Kristofor Brown (1993–1997)
  • Rhonda Cox (1995–2011)
  • Matthew Mahoney (2022–present)
Running time
  • 4–11 minutes (regular, seasons 1–8)
  • 22 minutes (two 11-minute segments) (regular, season 9–present)
  • 12–21 minutes (specials)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseMarch 8, 1993 (1993-03-08) –
November 28, 1997 (1997-11-28)
ReleaseOctober 27 (2011-10-27T2011) –
December 29, 2011 (2011-12-29)
NetworkParamount+
ReleaseAugust 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) –
present
Related
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Beavis and Butt-Head is an American adult animated sitcom created by Mike Judge for MTV (seasons 1–8) and later Paramount+ (season 9–present, as Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head).[2] The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, and love for hard rock and heavy metal. The original series juxtaposes slice-of-life short subjects—in which the teens embark on low-minded misadventures in their Texas town—with the pair watching and commenting on music videos.

Judge developed the pair when financing and making his own animated shorts; two of these films, including Frog Baseball, were broadcast by MTV's animation showcase Liquid Television. The network commissioned a full series, which over its seven seasons became its most popular program.[3][4] The original series ended in 1997, but has been twice rebooted, first in 2011 for MTV, and again in 2022 for Paramount+.[5][6]

During its initial run, Beavis and Butt-Head received critical acclaim for its satirical, scathing commentary on society, as well as criticism for its alleged influence on adolescents. The characters became pop culture icons among Gen. X viewers, with their sniggering and dialogue becoming catchphrases.[7] The series was adapted into a theatrical film, the commercially successful Do America (1996), as well as a sequel, Do the Universe (2022). The franchise also spawned a comic book series, video gamesbooks, an album, and more.

  1. ^ Huppke, Rex W. (November 8, 2011). "Has American pop culture become too dumb for Beavis and Butt-Head?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Strauss, Robert (November 22, 1994). "That's Mr. Beavis and Butt-head to You". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  3. ^ Cerone, Daniel (March 16, 1993). "MTV Toon Dudes Are Slow on Two Counts Television". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (November 26, 1997). "Butt-head, We Hardly Knew Ye". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (July 1, 2020). "'Beavis and Butt-Head' Returning With Two New Seasons (and Spinoffs) at Comedy Central". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 15, 2022). "'South Park,' 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Moving to Paramount+". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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