Beavis and Butt-Head is an MTV franchise created by Mike Judge. the franchise itself follows the eponymous Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor, and failure to attract women. the franchise also created a spinoffs Daria and then Jodie for MTV's good measure after the show was cancelled in 2011.
The franchise itself was introduced and became extremely popular in the 1990s, but it returned to MTV in October 2011.
Beavis a Metallica shirt except for the Genesis game in which his shirt says DEATH ROCK. Beavis is constantly laughing. Beavis is neurotic and he reacts poorly to sugar. When he ingests sugar, he becomes incredibly hyper, pulls his shirt over his head and becomes the alter-ego The Great Cornholio, shouting "I am Cornholio! I need TP for my bunghole!".
While still dumb, Butthead can be considered the slightly more intelligent of the two. Butthead wears an AC/DC shirt. He is a big fan of the word "cool" and he is constantly laughing. Butthead loves junk food, especially burritos, nachos, and soda.
Pilots[]
:Main articles: The Beavis and Butt-Head pilot Shorts
In Frog Baseball; Beavis and Butt-head play baseball with an unsuspecting frog, leading to the utter demise of the smashed amphibian.
In Peace, Love and Understanding; Beavis and Butt-head go to a monster truck rally, and end up buried in feces when a truck crashes through some port-a-potties which were the temple of Sterculius, the Roman god of feces.
Both of the shorts are originally aired as part of the Liquid Television and did not include music videos.
Television series[]
- Main article: Beavis and Butt-Head (television series)
After officially finishing the Liquid Television shorts based on the series, MTV commissioned a full series around the characters, Beavis and Butt-Head ran for seven seasons from March 8, 1993, to November 28, 1997. The show was blamed for several controversies. The series' reception is over its run, Beavis and Butt-Head received both positive and negative reactions from the public with its combination of lewd humor and implied criticism of society.
Film[]
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America[]
- Main article: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
In 1996, a full-length film featuring the duo titled Beavis and Butt-Head Do America was released in theaters by Paramount Pictures. The film 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). It gained mostly positive reviews from film critics and a "two thumbs up" from Siskel and Ebert. The film earned over $60 million at the domestic box office, a strong return for a film that cost only $12 million to produce.
Sequel[]
In 2008, Judge stated, "I like to keep the door open on Beavis and Butt-Head, because it's my favorite thing that I've ever done. It's the thing I'm most proud of." However, he stated his reservations regarding the "year and half [to] two and a half years" that it would take "to do that right," saying that a revival project "comes up every three years." In 2009, while promoting his film Extract, Judge said he would like to see the characters on the big screen again, and that "I kind of think of them as being either 15 or in their 60s. ... I wouldn't mind doing something with them as these two dirty old men sitting on the couch."
In 2018, Judge told Rotten Tomatoes that the idea of doing a second Beavis and Butt-Head movie had been brought up two months prior, saying "It's just a matter of coming up with an idea that feels like it's worth doing." In 2019, Judge again reiterated interest in a potential movie, stating, "I've got some ideas. I think it would have to be something that makes it relevant today. I think I might've figured out a way to do that." He further stated that he would probably direct it.
On February 24, 2021, the Paramount+ streaming service announced a new movie based on the series. Production on animating the movie started on December 2021.
Possible live-action film[]
In 2008, Judge stated that he previously hated the idea of producing a live-action film, but had come to believe that "maybe there's something there." He also revealed that Johnny Depp had expressed interest in the role of Beavis, having imitated the character while Marlon Brando imitated Butt-Head during the production of Don Juan DeMarco (1995). He also stated in an interview that "Seann William Scott's kinda got Butt-Head eyes."
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe[]
- Main article: Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
In June 23, 2022, Paramount+ and MTV Entertainment Studios stated that the official sequel to Beavis and Butt-Head Do America has been finally released after the production was conducted remotely via Zoom conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2008, Judge stated, "I like to keep the door open on Beavis and Butt-Head, because it's my favorite thing that I've ever done. It's the thing I'm most proud of." However, he stated his reservations regarding the "year and a half [to] two and a half years" that it would take "to do that right," saying that a revival project "comes up every three years." In 2009, while promoting his film Extract, Judge said he would like to see the characters on the big screen again, and that "I kind of think of them as being either 15 or in their 60s. I wouldn't mind doing something with them as these two dirty old men sitting on the couch." The film was released on June 23, 2022, on Paramount+. In the UK the film was released a day later on June 24, 2022, on Paramount+.
Related media (Beavis and Butt-Head):[]
Marvel Comics[]
From 1994 to 1996, Marvel Comics published a monthly Beavis and Butt-Head comic under the Marvel Absurd imprint by a variety of writers, but with each issue drawn by artist Rick Parker. It was also reprinted by Marvel UK, which created new editorial material.
The letters page was answered by Beavis and Butt-Head or one of their supporting characters. As a comic counterpart to the cartoon's music-video riffing segments, they reviewed (custom-made) pages from other Marvel Comics. In their review of a Ghost Rider comic, Beavis tries to avoid using the word "fire" to describe the character's fiery skull.
In the comic, minor characters like Earl, Billy Bob, Clark Cobb, and Mistress Cora Anthrax would get repeated appearances; Earl was quite regular, and Anthrax was in two issues and got to answer a letters page.
AC/DC Ballbreaker World Tour[]
In 1996, Beavis and Butt-Head were featured in AC/DC’s Ballbreaker World Tour for the album of the same name. In it, both are backstage trying to meet the band and score some chicks. Both bang on the rehearsal door. A cartoony version of lead guitarist Angus Young appears behind the door and whistles for the Ballbreaker dominatrix featured on some of the promotional posters. She licks a mechanical drill and throws her cape to obscure the screen. Both Beavis and Butt-Head are heard screaming moments before the band appear on stage. The promotional film can be found on AC/DC’s DVD box set Plug Me In.
Daria[]
- Main article: Daria
A spin-off based on classmate Daria Morgendorffer premiered in 1997. Mike Judge was not involved at all except to give permission for use of the character (created by Glenn Eichler and designed by Bill Peckmann). The only reference to the original show is Daria's mentioning that Lawndale cannot be a second Highland "unless there's uranium in the drinking water here too".
Video games[]
- MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head, a set of games released by Viacom New Media for the Sega Game Gear, Genesis and Super NES in 1994. All three games featured music composed by Gwar.
- Talking MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head: This Game Rules!!!, a handheld LCD video game released by Tiger Electronics in 1994.
- Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity, a graphic adventure game released for Windows 95 in 1995. A PlayStation port was released exclusively in Japan in 1998 featuring dubbed voice acting by Atsushi Tamura and Ryō Tamura from Owarai duo London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō.
- Beavis and Butt-Head in Calling All Dorks, a collection of desktop themes for Windows 95 released in 1995 by Viacom New Media.
- Beavis and Butt-Head in Wiener Takes All, a Beavis and Butt-Head-themed trivia game by Viacom New Media. Released as a PC/Macintosh-compatible CD-ROM in 1996.
- Beavis and Butt-Head in Little Thingies, a mini-game collection released for Windows 95 in 1996 featuring four mini-games from the previously-released Virtual Stupidity and three new ones.
- Beavis and Butt-Head, a coin-operated video game developed by Atari Games for a 3DO Interactive Multiplayer-based hardware. The game underwent location testing 1996, but was unreleased due to poor reception.
- Beavis and Butt-Head in Screen Wreckers, a collection of screensavers released for Windows 95 in 1997.
- Beavis and Butt-Head: Bunghole in One, a Beavis and Butt-Head-themed golf video game released for Windows 95 by GT Interactive Software in 1998.
- Beavis and Butt-Head, an overhead action game released by GT Interactive Software for the Game Boy in 1998.
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do Hollywood, an unreleased 3D action game that was being produced by GT Interactive Software. It was announced for the PlayStation in 1998.
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do U., a graphic adventure game released by GT Interactive Software for Windows 95 in 1999.
Album[]
A CD, The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience, was released featuring many hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Megadeth, Primus, Nirvana and White Zombie. Moreover, Beavis and Butt-Head do a duet with Cher on "I Got You Babe" and a track by themselves called "Come to Butt-Head". The track with Cher also resulted in a music video directed by Tamra Davis and Yvette Kaplan.
Chart success[]
The Beavis and Butt-Head duet with Cher on "I Got You Babe" was released as a single in the UK, Australia, Europe and the US, the UK CD had a special limited edition sticker to promote The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience available with the release. On January 15, 1994, the song charted at number 35 in the UK charts and stayed on the charts for 4 weeks. On December 4, 1993, the song charted on the official Billboard charts in the US peaking at number 8.
The single also charted at number 69 in Australia, 19 in Belgium, 18 in Denmark, 69 on the European Hot 100, 10 on the Netherlands top 100<ref> and number 40 in Sweden.
Slot[]
In 2019, Gauselmann Group's UK-based games studio Blueprint Gaming launched the Beavis and Butt-Head online slot. The new slot features moments and scenes from the TV show and film.
The branded game was among the 10 most exposed slot games in UK online casinos days after its release in late May 2019.
Related media (Daria):[]
Books[]
- Nicoll, Peggy. The Daria Database, MTV, 1998.
- Bernstein, Anne. The Daria Diaries, MTV, 1998.
Video games[]
- Daria's Sick, Sad Life Planner (1999)
- Daria's Inferno (2000)
List of trivia[]
- MTV Video Music Awards 1997 short animation featuring Daria (September 4, 1997)
- Daria called into MTV's Cool Crap Auction
- Daria Day 1998 marathon of Daria episodes on the date of the premiere of the second season (February 16, 1998), hosted by Daria and Jane.
- Daria Day 1999 marathon of Daria episodes on February 15, 1999 for the premiere episode of the third season, hosted by Daria and Jane.
- Daria and Jane hosted a Daria episode marathon titled Sarcastathon 3000 for the premiere episode of the fifth season.
- Daria and Jane hosted an episode of 'MTV's Top 10'. Commenting on the top 10 animated music videos
- Behind the Scenes at Daria hosted by Janeane Garofalo.
- MTV's Toonumentary detailed the history and details of MTV's animated shows.
- MTV New Year's Eve 2002 event featured a short appearance by Daria (December 31, 2001).
- Daria was interviewed on CBS' The Early Show on January 21, 2002.
- In 2013, CollegeHumor created a parody trailer for a live-action Daria movie with Aubrey Plaza.
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