Without Beavis and Butthead, there wouldn’t be King of the Hill or Daria, both from the pen of Judge. Whilst some of their subject matter might not sit well with modern-day audiences, that shouldn’t take anything away from their influence and standing as granddaddies of many a modern cultural phenomenon. Their run on television was short, sharp and shocking, but they are often forgotten, mired in controversy and parts of the program have not aged particularly well.īy today’s standards, Mike Judge’s two characters are entirely unacceptable, sitting on a sofa in a typical American town full of dissatisfaction, with little better to do than judge music videos and spout misogynistic and offensive bile. Originally found sniggering through short half-hour shows on MTV, they were the first animated shock cartoon of a generation, and their influence can be traced to many of today’s popular shows. Plus, they take on The New Enemy, which is largely glue and rogue raccoons, while there appears to be another Butthead in The Doppelganger.Įssentially, anyone turning down Beavis and Butthead’s return in 2022, is a complete buttmunch… Huh-huh, huh-huh… I said “ Butt“.īeavis and Butthead is not available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD, but is on Paramount+, weekly.Anybody who experienced their teenage years between 19 will recognize the names of Beavis and Butthead, and a new movie featuring the slacker duo will be welcome news. Of the rest, Beavis plays with fire in The Special One, the pair take on a new job in Beekeepers, they set out to have a smashing time in Roof, and they’re on the chick hunt with scant results in River. Out of the first four episodes online so far, the other stories worth checking out are Boxed In – where the paid think they can get Beavis’ drill back from the teacher’s desk by hiding in a box – which is then moved a long way away. In their return, their first escapade is to go into an Escape Room, taking place in a Mummy’s Tomb… not the toilet they’ve just taken a diversion into, and can’t get out because the door shut on them. Beavis and Butthead are back, and it’s been a long time since I saw this pair, other than the recent movie, Beavis and Butthead Do The Universe, but I used to see them on MTV frequently back in the day.
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