Editing Mike Judge (section)

==Career==

===1985–1997: Early science career; musician; animation and ''Beavis and Butt-Head''===
After graduating from [[University of California, San Diego|UCSD]] in 1985, he held several brief jobs in [[physics]] and [[mechanical engineering]], but found himself growing bored with science.<ref name="Filmmaker Judge: Physics to Hollywood" /> In 1987, he moved to [[Silicon Valley]] to join [[Parallax Graphics]],<ref>{{cite web|title='Silicon Valley' Asks: Is Your Startup Really Making The World Better?|url=http://www.wbur.org/npr/304150243/silicon-valley-asks-is-your-startup-really-making-the-world-better|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=April 23, 2014|archive-date=May 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522045753/http://www.wbur.org/npr/304150243/silicon-valley-asks-is-your-startup-really-making-the-world-better|url-status=live}}</ref> a [[startup company|startup]] [[video card]] company with about 40 employees based in [[Santa Clara, California]]. Disliking the company's culture and his colleagues, Judge quit after less than three months, describing it as, "The people I met were like [[The Stepford Wives|Stepford Wives]]. They were true believers in something, and I don't know what it was". Shortly after quitting his job, he became a [[bass player]] with a touring [[blues]] band.<ref name="scott201404">{{cite magazine|title=Mike Judge Does Silicon Valley|magazine=Wired|date=2014|author=Scott, Zachary|pages=88–93}}</ref>
He was a part of [[Anson Funderburgh]]'s band for two years, playing on their 1990 [[Black Top Records]] release ''Rack 'Em Up'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmansbluesreport.com/2011/12/what-does-anson-funderburgh-have-to-do.html |title=Bman's Blues Report: What does Anson Funderburgh have to do with Beavis and Butt-Head |publisher=Bmans blues report |date=December 7, 2011 |access-date=November 3, 2012 |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722173437/http://www.bmansbluesreport.com/2011/12/what-does-anson-funderburgh-have-to-do.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while taking graduate math classes at the [[University of Texas at Dallas]].{{r|scott201404}} He was planning to earn a [[master's degree]] as "a back-up plan" to become a community college math teacher after relocating to the north Dallas area for his then-wife's new job.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guidelive.com/pop-culture/2015/05/28/king-hill-creator-mike-judge-reveals-richardson-past-ticket|title='King of the Hill' creator Mike Judge reveals his Richardson past on The Ticket|date=2015-05-28|website=GuideLive|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20|archive-date=2016-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008094551/http://www.guidelive.com/pop-culture/2015/05/28/king-hill-creator-mike-judge-reveals-richardson-past-ticket|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/mike-judge/|title=Mike Judge|date=2004-10-01|website=Texas Monthly|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20|archive-date=2020-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918113152/https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/mike-judge/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/04/mike-judge-silicon-valley/|title=Mike Judge Skewers Silicon Valley With the Satire of Our Dreams|last=Leckart|first=Steven|date=2014-04-02|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-03-20|language=en-US|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=2015-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408044355/http://www.wired.com/2014/04/mike-judge-silicon-valley/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1989, after seeing animation cels on display in a movie theater, Judge purchased a [[Bolex]] [[16 mm film]] camera and began creating his own animated shorts in his home in [[Richardson, Texas]]. In 1991, his short film ''Office Space'' (also known as the ''[[Milton (cartoon)|Milton]]'' series of shorts) was acquired by [[Comedy Central]], following an [[List of international animation festivals|animation festival]] in Dallas. Shortly thereafter, he dropped out of school to focus on his career.{{r|scott201404}} In the early 1990s, he was playing blues bass with [[Doyle Bramhall]].<ref name="austinchronicle">{{cite web|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2003-02-21/146068/|title=Life by the Drop: Doyle Bramhall returns to Fitchburg Street – Music|website=The Austin Chronicle|access-date=September 7, 2017|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906224433/https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2003-02-21/146068/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1992, he developed ''[[Frog Baseball]]'',{{r|scott201404}} a short film featuring the characters [[Beavis]] and [[Butt-Head]], which was to be featured on ''[[Liquid Television]]'', a 1990s animation showcase that appeared on [[MTV]]. The short led to the creation of the ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'' series on MTV, in which Judge voiced both title characters as well as the majority of supporting characters and wrote and directed the majority of the episodes. The show centers on two socially incompetent, [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]-loving teenage wannabe delinquents, [[Beavis]] and [[Butt-Head]], who live in the fictional town of Highland, Texas. The two have no adult supervision, are dim-witted, sex-obsessed, uneducated, barely literate, and lack any empathy or moral scruples, even regarding each other. Over its run, ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' drew a notable amount of both positive and negative reaction from the public with its combination of lewd humor and implied criticism of society.<ref>{{cite news|title=TELEVISION; Keeping Beavis and Butt-Head Just Stupid Enough|date=October 17, 1993|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/17/arts/television-keeping-beavis-and-butt-head-just-stupid-enough.html?scp=4&sq=Beavis%20and%20Butt-Head&st=cse|first=Elizabeth|last=Kolbert|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624152237/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/17/arts/television-keeping-beavis-and-butt-head-just-stupid-enough.html?scp=4&sq=Beavis%20and%20Butt-Head&st=cse|archive-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref>

Judge himself is highly critical of the animation and quality of earlier episodes, in particular the first two – ''Blood Drive''/''Give Blood'' and ''Door to Door'' – which he described as "awful, I don't know why anybody liked it ... I was burying my head in the sand."<ref name="ReferenceA">"Taint of Greatness: The Story of Beavis and Butt-Head Part 1", in ''The Mike Judge Collection'' Volume 1.</ref> The series spawned the musical single ''[[I Got You Babe]]'' (1993) (a humorous cover with participation by [[Cher]]), a feature-length film ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'' (1996) and the spin-off show ''[[Daria]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Road Trip the Right Vehicle for Beavis and Butt-head|date=December 20, 1996|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-12-20-ca-10832-story.html|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 8, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212010857/https://articles.latimes.com/1996-12-20/entertainment/ca-10832_1_mike-judge|archive-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beavis and Butt-head's Feminine Side|date=May 11, 1998|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/11/business/beavis-and-butt-head-s-feminine-side.html?scp=2&sq=Beavis%20and%20Butt-head&st=cse|first=Alex|last=Kuczynski|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828163828/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/11/business/beavis-and-butt-head-s-feminine-side.html?scp=2&sq=Beavis%20and%20Butt-head&st=cse|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a hiatus of two decades, the series aired a new season on October 27, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/they_re_back_PZVN8lcKHQYVIYx3xAJRtM|work=New York Post|title=They're back!|first=Michael|last=Starr|date=July 15, 2010|access-date=July 20, 2010|archive-date=July 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716203405/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/they_re_back_PZVN8lcKHQYVIYx3xAJRtM|url-status=live}}</ref> The premiere episode was a ratings hit, with an audience of 3.3&nbsp;million total viewers.<ref>{{cite news|work=New York Post|title='Beavis and Butt-Head' revival a ratings hit|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/beavis_and_butt_head_revival_ratings_rkh7KbcRacynfcvurR04oJ|date=October 28, 2011|access-date=November 3, 2016|archive-date=September 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922081725/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/beavis_and_butt_head_revival_ratings_rkh7KbcRacynfcvurR04oJ|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 10, 2014, Judge said that there is still a possibility that ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' could be pitched to another network, adding that he wouldn't mind making more episodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Judge: 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Trapped in Limbo|url=http://www.craveonline.com/tv/articles/628453-mike-judge-says-beavis-and-butt-head-are-trapped-in-limbo|publisher=CraveOnline|access-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111012613/http://www.craveonline.com/tv/articles/628453-mike-judge-says-beavis-and-butt-head-are-trapped-in-limbo|archive-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1997–2009: ''King of the Hill'', ''Office Space'', and ''Idiocracy''===
In early 1995, after the successful first run of ''Beavis and Butt-Head'', Judge decided to create another animated series, ''[[King of the Hill]]''.<ref name="productionhistory">{{Cite news |date=May 11, 2006 |title=Milestone: 'King of the Hill' |work=hollywoodreporter.com |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002501636 |access-date=March 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008120722/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002501636 |archive-date=October 8, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shattuck |first=Kathryn |date=April 26, 2009 |title=It Was Good to Be 'King,' but What Now? |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/arts/television/26shat.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020214809/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/arts/television/26shat.html |archive-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref> Judge conceived the idea for the show, drew the main characters, and wrote a pilot script. [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] was uncertain of the viability of Judge's concept for an animated comedy based in reality and set in the American South, so the network teamed him up with ''[[The Simpsons]]'' writer [[Greg Daniels]].<ref name="kotharchives">{{Cite web |title=The Wittliff Collections: King of the Hill |url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/a-z/dauterive.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023113036/http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/a-z/dauterive.html |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=February 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name="productionhistory" /> Judge was a former resident of [[Garland, Texas]], upon which the fictional community of Arlen was loosely based, but as Judge stated in a later interview, the show was based more specifically on the Dallas suburb of [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]].<ref name="productionhistory"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Shattuck|first=Kathryn|title=It Was Good to Be 'King,' but What Now?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/arts/television/26shat.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 29, 2011|date=April 26, 2009|archive-date=February 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214203839/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/arts/television/26shat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Judge voiced characters [[Hank Hill]] and [[Boomhauer|Jeff Boomhauer]]. The show is about a middle-class Methodist family named the Hills living in a small town called Arlen, Texas. It attempts to retain a naturalistic approach, seeking humor in the conventional and mundane aspects of everyday life while dealing with issues comically. After its debut in 1997, the series became a large success for Fox and was named one of the best television series of the year by various publications, including ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', and ''[[TV Guide]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/18/new-classics-tv/|title=The New Classics: TV|date=June 17, 2007|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 7, 2009|archive-date=July 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716041112/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20207339%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the 1997–1998 season, the series became one of Fox's highest-rated programs and even briefly outperformed ''The Simpsons'' in ratings.<ref name="9798-ratings">{{cite web|url=http://classictvhits.com/tvratings/1997.htm|title=TV Ratings: 1997–1998|work=classictvhits.com|access-date=April 4, 2009|archive-date=October 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021050254/http://classictvhits.com/tvratings/1997.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Although ratings remained consistent throughout the 10th, 11th and 12th seasons and had begun to rise in the overall [[Nielsen ratings]] (up to the 105th most watched series on television, from 118 in season 8), Fox abruptly announced in 2008 that ''King of the Hill'' had been cancelled. The cancellation coincided with the announcement that [[Seth MacFarlane]], creator of ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[American Dad!]]'', would be creating a ''Family Guy'' spin-off called ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'', which would take over ''King of the Hill's'' time slot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shakefire.com/news/2008/11/01/reign-ends-for-king-of-the-hill|title=Reign ends for 'King of the Hill', Replaced By 'Family Guy' Spin-Off|publisher=CNN|date=November 1, 2008|agency=Associated Press|access-date=November 30, 2008|archive-date=November 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108234953/http://www.shakefire.com/news/2008/11/01/reign-ends-for-king-of-the-hill|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hopes to keep the show afloat surfaced as sources indicated that [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (which was already airing Judge's new animated comedy, ''[[The Goode Family]]'') was interested in securing the rights to the show,<ref>{{cite news|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=November 3, 2008|title="King of the Hill" could reign at ABC|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kingofthehill-idUSTRE4A30KW20081104|url-status=live|access-date=November 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135832/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/04/us-kingofthehill-idUSTRE4A30KW20081104|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> but in January 2009, ABC president Steve McPherson said he had "no plans to pick up the animated comedy."<ref>{{cite news|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=January 16, 2009|title=ABC Aiming for a Comedy Comeback|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/news/abc-aiming-for-a-comedy-comeback-1117998684/|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917013642/https://variety.com/2009/scene/news/abc-aiming-for-a-comedy-comeback-1117998684/|archive-date=September 17, 2018}}</ref> On April 30, 2009, it was announced that Fox ordered at least two more episodes to give the show a proper finale.<ref name="futon">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8068|title=King of the Hill Originals still on Tap for next Season|date=April 30, 2009|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=April 30, 2009|archive-date=August 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805065647/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8068|url-status=live}}</ref> The show's 14th season was supposed to air sometime in the [[2009–10 United States network television schedule|2009–10 season]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/king-of-the-hill/|title=King of the Hill on Fox|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=August 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805065655/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/king-of-the-hill/|url-status=live}}</ref> but Fox later announced that it would not air the episodes, opting instead for syndication.<ref name="ricemeetspress">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/news/rice-meets-the-press-1118006969/|title=Rice meets the press|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=August 6, 2009|work=Variety|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183146/http://variety.com/2009/scene/news/rice-meets-the-press-1118006969/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 10, 2009, however, Fox released a statement that the network would air a one-hour [[series finale]] (which consisted of a regular 30-minute episode followed by a 30-minute finale) on September 13, 2009.<ref name="seriesfinale13">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090810fox01|title="King of the Hill" Serves Up {{sic|Texas-size|nolink=y}} Series Finale Sunday, September 13, on Fox|date=August 10, 2009|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=September 7, 2009|archive-date=August 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805065648/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090810fox01|url-status=live}}</ref> The four remaining episodes of the series aired in syndication the week of May 3, 2010, and again on [[Adult Swim]] during the week of May 17, 2010. During the panel discussion for the return of ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2011, Mike Judge said that no current plans exist to revive ''King of the Hill'', although he would not rule out the possibility of it returning.<ref name="cinemablend">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Comic-Con-2011-Beavis-Butt-Head-Back-Funnier-Than-Ever-33659.html|title=Comic-Con 2011: Beavis And Butt-Head Are Back And Funnier Than Ever|date=July 21, 2011|publisher=Television Blend|access-date=September 24, 2011|archive-date=October 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026204247/http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Comic-Con-2011-Beavis-Butt-Head-Back-Funnier-Than-Ever-33659.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Judge began to develop one of his four animated short films titled ''[[Milton (cartoon)|Milton]]'', about an office drone named Milton that Judge created, which first aired on ''[[Liquid Television]]'' and ''[[Night After Night with Allan Havey]]'' and later aired on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref name="fierman">{{cite magazine | last = Fierman | first = Daniel | title = Judge's Dread | magazine = Entertainment Weekly | date = February 26, 1999 | url = https://ew.com/article/1999/02/19/mike-judge-takes-live-action/ | access-date = August 16, 2007 | archive-date = December 11, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201211172326/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,274497,00.html | url-status = live }}</ref> The inspiration came from a temp job he once had that involved alphabetizing purchase orders<ref name="beale">{{cite news | last = Beale | first = Lewis | author-link = Lewis Beale | title = Mr. Beavis Goes to Work | work = [[New York Daily News]] | date = February 21, 1999 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/mr-beavis-work-irreverent-animator-s-newest-target-corporate-america-live-action-film-office-space-article-1.839280 | access-date = May 3, 2013 | archive-date = August 23, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140823070609/http://www.nydailynews.com/mr-beavis-work-irreverent-animator-s-newest-target-corporate-america-live-action-film-office-space-article-1.839280 | url-status = live }}</ref> and a job he had as an engineer for three months in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1980s, "just in the heart of [[Silicon Valley]] and in the middle of that overachiever [[yuppie]] thing, it was just awful".<ref name="sherman">{{cite news | last = Sherman | first = Paul | title = Humorist is a good Judge of office angst | work = [[Boston Herald]] | date = February 21, 1999 }}</ref> Judge sold the completed film ''[[Office Space]]'' to [[20th Century Fox]] based on his script and a cast that included [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Ron Livingston]], and [[David Herman]].<ref name="fierman"/> Originally, the studio wanted to make a film out of the Milton character but Judge was not interested, opting instead to make more of an [[ensemble cast]]–based film.<ref name="sherman"/> The studio suggested that he should make a film like ''[[Car Wash (film)|Car Wash]]'' but "just set in an office".<ref name="sherman"/> Judge made the relatively painless transition from animation to live-action with the help of the film's director of photography who taught him about lenses and where to put the camera. Judge says, "I had a great crew, and it's good going into it not pretending you're an expert."<ref name="beale"/> Studio executives were not happy with the footage Judge was getting. He remembers them telling him, "More energy! More energy! We gotta reshoot it! You're failing! You're failing!"<ref name="Valby">{{cite magazine|last=Valby|first=Karen|title=The Fax of Life|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|page=41|date=May 23, 2003|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/05/23/fax-life/|access-date=December 5, 2008|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204234842/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,452194,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, Fox did not like the [[gangsta rap]] music used in the film until a focus group approved of it. Judge hated the ending and felt that a complete rewrite of the third act was necessary.<ref name="Valby"/> In the film, he made a [[cameo appearance]] as Stan (complete with [[Toupée|hairpiece]] and fake mustache), the manager of Chotchkie's, a fictionalized parody of [[Restaurant chain|chain restaurants]] like [[Chili's]], [[Applebee's]] and [[TGI Friday's]], and the boss of [[Jennifer Aniston]]'s character, whom he continually undermines and interrogates over her lack of sufficient enthusiasm for the job and the insufficient quantity of "flair" (buttons, ribbons, etc.) she wears on her uniform. The film was released on February 19, 1999, and it was well received by critics. Although not particularly successful at the box office, it sold well on [[VHS]] and DVD, and it has come to be recognized as a [[Cult film|cult classic]].<ref name="Doty">{{cite news|last=Doty|first=Meriah|title=Film flops flourish on DVD, VHS|work=CNN|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/04/second.wind/index.html|date=March 4, 2003|access-date=September 18, 2008|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417034137/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/04/second.wind/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Beginning in fall 2003, Judge and fellow animator [[Don Hertzfeldt]] created an animation festival called "[[The Animation Show]]". "The Animation Show" toured the country annually for several years, screening animated shorts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |date=July 26, 2003 |title=Animated Films Hit the Road to Win Love of Studios |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/26/movies/animated-films-hit-the-road-to-win-love-of-studios.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104224337/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/26/movies/animated-films-hit-the-road-to-win-love-of-studios.html |archive-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> In 2005, Judge was presented with the [[Austin Film Festival]]'s Outstanding Television Writer Award by [[Johnny Hardwick]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Connell|first1=Joe|title=At the Austin Film Festival: Harold Ramis and Mike Judge receive awards|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2005-10-28/303832/|access-date=January 20, 2018|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=October 28, 2005|archive-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121072249/https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2005-10-28/303832/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Judge has made supporting and cameo appearances in numerous films. Judge had a voice cameo as Kenny in ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut]]'' (1999), the feature-length film adaptation of the popular [[Comedy Central]] series; he voiced [[Kenny McCormick]] when he was unhooded towards the end of the film. He later acted in the science-fiction family comedy franchise ''[[Spy Kids (franchise)|Spy Kids]]'', where he played Donnagon Giggles in the first three films. His next film appearance was ''[[Serving Sara]]'' (2002) where he played a motel manager. He later appeared in the comedy ''[[Jackass Number Two]]'' (2006), in which he can be seen during the closing credits. An extended version of his sequence can be seen in ''[[Jackass 2.5]]'' (2007) which was a [[direct-to-video]] release. Judge also created a video clip of Beavis and Butt-Head ripping into [[Steve-O]] for his video ''Poke the Puss'', where the two try imagining if they would like the video better if they were black. The clip aired as a part of ''[[Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover|Jackassworld.com: 24-Hour Takeover]]'', a February 23, 2008, television special on MTV to coincide with the official launch of jackassworld.com. The characters appeared again in the third Jackass film, titled ''[[Jackass 3D]]'', at the beginning of the film, telling viewers to put on their 3D glasses for the film.<ref>{{cite book |last=Robinson |first=Douglas |date=2017 |title=Translationality: Essays in the Translational-Medical Humanities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jDAlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA14 |location=Abingdon-on-Thames, England |publisher=[[Routledge]] |page=14 |isbn=978-1-138-72704-5 |access-date=November 16, 2021 |archive-date=November 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116005618/https://books.google.com/books?id=jDAlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA14 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Judge's third film, ''[[Idiocracy]]'', a [[dystopia]]n comedy starring [[Luke Wilson]] and [[Maya Rudolph]], was given a [[limited release]] theatrically by [[20th Century Fox]] in September 2006, two years after production. The film's original release date was intended to be on August 5, 2005, according to Mike Judge.<ref name="Dark">{{cite web|title=Mike Judge Still Not In "3001"|work=Dark Horizons |date=February 28, 2005|first=Garth|last=Franklin|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050228g.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080205220006/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050228g.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2008|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> In April 2006, a release date was set for September 1, 2006. The film was released without a [[Film trailer|trailer]] or substantial marketing campaign.<ref>Patterson, John (September 8, 2006). [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1866608,00.html "Stupid Fox"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706181308/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1866608,00.html |date=July 6, 2008 }}. ''[[The Guardian]]''; retrieved December 30, 2009.</ref> The film was not screened for critics beforehand as is usually done.<ref name="Rabin">{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/idiocracy-1798202014|title=''Idiocracy'' (review)|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|date=September 6, 2006|access-date=February 8, 2007|archive-date=January 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129082314/http://www.avclub.com/articles/idiocracy%2C3812/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lack of concrete information from Fox led to speculation that the distributor may have actively attempted to keep the film from being seen by a large audience, while fulfilling a contractual obligation for theatrical release ahead of a DVD release, according to Ryan Pearson of the [[Associated Press|AP]].<ref name="AP">{{cite news|url=http://asap.ap.org/stories/859107.s |title=The mystery of 'Idiocracy'|agency=Associated Press|first=Ryan|last=Pearson|date=September 8, 2006|access-date=November 25, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929212120/http://asap.ap.org/stories/859107.s|archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref> That speculation was followed by open criticism of the studio's lack of support from [[Ain't It Cool News]], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', and ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/24374|title=Open Letter to Fox re: IDIOCRACY!!!|publisher=Ain't It Cool News|first=Eric|last=Vespe|date=September 2, 2006|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411132828/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/24374|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Stein">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1533437,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104174145/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1533437,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2006|title=Dude, Where's My Film?|work=Time Magazine|first=Joel|last=Stein|date=September 10, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0606MJUDGE_84|title=Mike Judge Is Getting Screwed (Again)|journal=Esquire|first=Brian|last=Raftery|date=June 1, 2006|access-date=November 3, 2016|archive-date=April 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426013155/http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0606MJUDGE_84|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Time''{{'}}s Joel Stein wrote "the film's ads and trailers tested atrociously", but "still, abandoning ''Idiocracy'' seems particularly unjust, since Judge has made a lot of money for Fox."<ref name="Stein"/> Despite the film not being screened for critics, the film received positive reviews and was a minor box-office success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/idiocracy|title=Idiocracy|website=Metacritic|access-date=September 8, 2009|archive-date=June 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623080812/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/idiocracy|url-status=live}}</ref> In the U.S., the film was released to DVD in January 2007 and later aired on [[Pay television|premium-television]], [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplex]] channels [[Cinemax]] in September 2007 and [[HBO]] in January 2008. Since then, it has gained a [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Rob|title=This Joke's for You|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/magazine/04wwln-consumed-t.html|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 4, 2008|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618015448/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/magazine/04wwln-consumed-t.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2009–2013: ''The Goode Family'', ''Extract'', and other projects===
[[File:Mike judge.jpg|thumb|Judge in 2009]]
Judge's fourth directorial effort was 2009's ''[[Extract (film)|Extract]]''. Shortly after completing ''Office Space'', Judge was already about 40 pages into his follow-up script, set in the world of an extract factory, when he was convinced by his representative team that he needed to shelve that and concentrate on something more commercial. Over the next several years, he focused his energy on developing ''Idiocracy''. But years later, by the time of the film's release, audiences had decided that ''Office Space'' had struck a chord, so they were ready to see Judge return to on-the-job humor, and thus the ''Extract'' script was given new life.<ref name="Nasson, Tim">{{cite web|url=http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/behind_the_scenes/Extract-BEHINDTHESCENES.php|title=Extract-Behind the Scenes|work=wildaboutmovies.com|author=Nasson, Tim|date=August 13, 2009|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630070806/http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/behind_the_scenes/Extract-BEHINDTHESCENES/|archive-date=June 30, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Seeking to keep ''Extract'' below the radar of the studio system, Judge and his producers set up a production company, Ternion Productions, and arranged private financing while partnering with Miramax for domestic distribution of the film. Judge relied heavily on his own personal knowledge of the industrial world to bring the story to life. "I actually worked in a factory a little bit myself ... I hopefully write stuff that is recognizable as the archetypes of this world," Judge stated.<ref name="Nasson, Tim" />

Keeping true to this baseline of reality, ''Extract'' was shot in a working factory, in this case a water bottling plant south of Los Angeles, in the City of [[Commerce, California|Commerce]].<ref name="Nasson, Tim"/> He makes an uncredited appearance as Jim, a union organizer.<ref>[[Staff writer]] (April 28, 2008). [https://ew.com/article/2008/04/29/jason-bateman-mike-judge-pair-extract/ "Bateman, Judge Pair for ''Extract'' — Jason Bateman Will Star as a Flower Extract Plant Owner in Writer-Director Mike Judge's Third Feature Comedy ''Extract''], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' (''via'' ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''); retrieved December 30, 2009.</ref> The film premiered on September 4, 2009, and received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a minor commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|title=Extract (2009)|publisher=RottenTomatoes.com|access-date=March 12, 2010|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1211183-extract|archive-date=February 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211153210/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1211183-extract/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Judge's third television series, ''[[The Goode Family]]'', debuted on ABC but was cancelled after one season. Comedy Central first aired the series in reruns on January 4, 2010. However, the series was pulled off the schedule shortly thereafter. It was confirmed on ''The Goode Family'' Facebook page that Comedy Central had picked up the reruns of the series,<ref name="facebook1">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheGoodeFamilyshow|title=Niet compatibele browser|publisher=Facebook|access-date=May 16, 2010|archive-date=May 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529052509/http://www.facebook.com/TheGoodeFamilyshow|url-status=live}}</ref> which were to be evaluated for a chance of being renewed for a second season.<ref>Garvin, Glenn. [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-goode-family4-2010jan04,0,3201074.story "New life for 'Goode Family'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109194533/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-goode-family4-2010jan04,0,3201074.story |date=January 9, 2010 }}, ''Los Angeles Times'', January 4, 2010.</ref> On August 8, 2009, however, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson stated that the show, along with ''[[Surviving Suburbia]]'', had officially been canceled due to low ratings.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8246 McPherson Declares "Goode Family", "Suburbia" Dead] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805065644/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8246 |date=August 5, 2023 }}, ''The Futon Critic'', August 8, 2009.</ref>

In 2010, reruns of ''The Goode Family'' aired Monday nights at 10&nbsp;pm on [[Comedy Central]], beginning January 4. It departed the network's primetime schedule after four weeks, returning occasionally in low-trafficked timeslots.<ref name="facebook">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/TheGoodeFamilyshow|website=facebook.com|title=Goode Family Facebook Page|access-date=September 7, 2017|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301052722/https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodeFamilyshow|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Judge directed the music video (animation by [[Chris Prynoski|Titmouse]]) for [[country music]] group [[Zac Brown Band]]'s "[[The Wind (Zac Brown Band song)|The Wind]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/zac-brown-band/811109/the-wind.jhtml|title=Videos: Zac Brown Band: The Wind|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|access-date=July 3, 2012|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906181142/http://www.cmt.com/videos/zac-brown-band/811109/the-wind.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, Judge collaborated with [[Seth MacFarlane]] on a mashup episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'', in which, complete with a ''Hill''-themed opening, Judge reprises his role as Hank Hill.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Snierson|first=Dan|title='Family Guy' meets 'American Dad' meets ... 'King of the Hill'?|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/12/family-guy-king-of-the-hill-american-dad-video|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 12, 2013|archive-date=April 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413161328/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/12/family-guy-king-of-the-hill-american-dad-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> Earlier in 2010 and 2012, Judge played cameos as Hank on two episodes of MacFarlane's ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

===2014–2019: ''Silicon Valley'' and ''Tales from the Tour Bus''===
Judge created his fourth show, ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]'', with ''[[King of the Hill]]'' executive producers [[John Altschuler]] and [[Dave Krinsky]]. The HBO comedy is a [[Single-camera setup|single-camera]] live-action sitcom set in Northern California. One of its main themes is the idea that "the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success".<ref>{{cite web|last=Gold|first=Jon|title=Mike Judge to write dang-old Silicon Valley comedy for HBO, man|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/121012-judge-silicon-valley-264961.html|work=Network World|access-date=February 26, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730163902/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/121012-judge-silicon-valley-264961.html|archive-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> The first season of ''Silicon Valley'' was 8 episodes long and received critical and public acclaim. ''Silicon Valley'' was renewed for a second season on April 21, 2014, and a third season on April 13, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title='Veep' Renewed for Fourth Season and 'Silicon Valley' Renewed for Second Season by HBO|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/21/veep-renewed-for-fourth-season-and-silicon-valley-renewed-for-second-season-by-hbo/256111/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423042649/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/21/veep-renewed-for-fourth-season-and-silicon-valley-renewed-for-second-season-by-hbo/256111/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2014|work=TV By the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|access-date=April 21, 2014|date=April 21, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Snierson|first=Dan|title=HBO renews ''Veep'' and ''Silicon Valley''|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/13/hbo-renews-veep-and-silicon-valley|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 13, 2015|access-date=April 13, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414001117/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/13/hbo-renews-veep-and-silicon-valley|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Silicon Valley'' aired its fourth season, which premiered on April 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2017/02/10/silicon-valley-season-4-premiere-date-hbo/|title=Silicon Valley to Return to HBO in April|work=TVLine|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183354/http://tvline.com/2017/02/10/silicon-valley-season-4-premiere-date-hbo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on March 25, 2018, and a sixth season, which premiered on October 27, 2019, and served as its final season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='Veep' & 'Silicon Valley' Renewed By HBO|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/veep-silicon-valley-renewed-hbo-2-1202102492|access-date=September 6, 2017|work=Deadline|date=May 25, 2017|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906224413/https://deadline.com/2017/05/veep-silicon-valley-renewed-hbo-2-1202102492/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2019-05-31 |title='Silicon Valley' To End With Abbreviated Season 6 On HBO; EPs Promise "Fitting Conclusion" |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/silicon-valley-to-end-season-6-final-season-hbo-episode-count-eps-fitting-conclusion-1202625047/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904010809/https://deadline.com/2019/05/silicon-valley-to-end-season-6-final-season-hbo-episode-count-eps-fitting-conclusion-1202625047/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 12, 2017, ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' confirmed that [[Cinemax]] ordered 8 episodes of Judge's new animated series, ''[[Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus]]''. The series premiered on September 22, 2017.<ref name="deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/mike-judge-animated-country-music-series-cinemax-silicon-valley-1201883723/|author=Nellie Andreeva|title=Mike Judge Animated Country Music Series Greenlighted By Cinemax|website=Deadline|date=January 12, 2017|access-date=September 7, 2017|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908015744/http://deadline.com/2017/01/mike-judge-animated-country-music-series-cinemax-silicon-valley-1201883723/|url-status=live}}</ref> Judge wrote the story for ''[[Action Point]]'', the film was released in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=actionpoint.htm|title= ''Action Point'' (2018)|publisher= [[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date= June 17, 2018|archive-date= June 12, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612112807/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=actionpoint.htm|url-status= live}}</ref> In 2018, he starred in the film, ''[[The Front Runner (film)|The Front Runner]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/the-front-runner-gary-hart-hugh-jackman-cast/|title=Here's Who's Starring With Hugh Jackman In the Gary Hart Film 'The Front Runner'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=September 18, 2017|archive-date=August 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824053806/http://ew.com/movies/the-front-runner-gary-hart-hugh-jackman-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Judge announced he had been developing two projects for [[HBO]]: ''QualityLand'' and ''A5'', both of which were later scrapped by HBO in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mike-judge-solidifies-hbo-future-rich-deal-pair-series-orders-1193760|title=Mike Judge Solidifies HBO Future With Rich Overall Deal, Pair of Series Orders|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 11, 2019|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-date=March 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312204834/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/mike-judge-solidifies-hbo-future-rich-deal-pair-series-orders-1193760|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zorilla |first1=Monica |title=HBO Scraps Mike Judge Comedy Shows 'Qualityland,' 'A5' |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/hbo-mike-judge-qualityland-a5-1234905257/ |website=Variety |access-date=June 21, 2021 |date=February 10, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202326/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/hbo-mike-judge-qualityland-a5-1234905257/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2020–present: Bandera Entertainment, ''Beavis and Butt-Head '' and ''King of the Hill'' revivals===
In June 2020, [[Comedy Central]] announced it had ordered a second revival of ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'' consisting of two new seasons along with spin-offs and specials. In the new series, Beavis and Butt-Head will enter a "whole new [[Gen Z]] world" with meta-themes that are said to be relatable to both new fans, who may be unfamiliar with the original series, and old.<ref name=secondrevival>{{cite magazine|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Returning With Two New Seasons (and Spinoffs) at Comedy Central|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/beavis-butt-head-returning-two-new-seasons-spinoffs-at-comedy-central-1301344/|date=July 1, 2020|access-date=February 15, 2022|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421070804/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/beavis-butt-head-returning-two-new-seasons-spinoffs-at-comedy-central-1301344/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |date=July 1, 2020 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head Reimagining to Air on Comedy Central |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/beavis-and-butt-head-reimagining-comedy-central-1023097/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701192419/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/beavis-and-butt-head-reimagining-comedy-central-1023097/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2022, it was announced that the revival would instead premiere on [[Paramount+]], following a second ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' feature film entitled ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Paramount+ To Become 'South Park's Global Streaming Home In 2025, 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Revival Moves From Comedy Central To Streamer |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/paramount-to-become-south-park-streaming-home-beavis-and-butt-head-revival-moves-to-streamer-1234934303/ |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215223213/https://deadline.com/2022/02/paramount-plus-south-parks-global-streaming-home-2025-beavis-and-butt-head-revival-moves-comedy-central-movie-1234934303/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally, Paramount executives wanted a live-action ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' movie. Judge held auditions over [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] for the project. He eventually talked the company into doing an animated movie instead to reestablish the characters first, with a future live-action movie still a possibility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2022-06-03 |title='It's Harder Than It Looks': Mike Judge on Bringing Back 'Beavis and Butt-Head' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/mike-judge-beavis-and-butt-head-revival-1391710/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202070221/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/mike-judge-beavis-and-butt-head-revival-1391710/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2022, it was confirmed that new episodes would debut later that year, along with the full library of over 227 original episodes, newly remastered, with music videos intact.<ref name="paramount">{{cite web |date=June 2, 2022 |title="Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe" To Premiere Exclusively on Paramount+ Thursday, June 23 |url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe/releases/?view=59831-beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe-to-premiere-exclusively-on-paramount-thursday-june-23 |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=Paramount Press Express |archive-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623070006/https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe/releases/?view=59831-beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe-to-premiere-exclusively-on-paramount-thursday-june-23 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |date=June 5, 2022 |title=Paramount Plus' remastered Beavis And Butt-Head episodes will have all the original music videos |url=https://www.avclub.com/beavis-and-butt-head-music-videos-paramount-plus-1849019558 |access-date=June 4, 2022 |website=The AV Club |archive-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604190554/https://www.avclub.com/beavis-and-butt-head-music-videos-paramount-plus-1849019558 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1540020351874191360|user=paramountplus|title=Can't get enough #BeavisAndButthead? Binge the iconic duo as we continue to add more classic episodes to our library all summer long.|author=Paramount+|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=June 23, 2022}}</ref> One month later, it was announced that the revival would premiere on August 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Chapman|first=Wilson|title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Revival Series Sets August Premiere Date on Paramount+, Drops First Trailer|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/beavis-and-butt-head-paramount-plus-1235316931/|magazine=Variety|date=July 14, 2022|access-date=July 14, 2022|archive-date=July 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722170120/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/beavis-and-butt-head-paramount-plus-1235316931/|url-status=live}}</ref> Season 9 continues the concept of the Beavis and Butt-Head multiverse initially explored in ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe''. Teenage Beavis and Butt-Head, Old Beavis and Butt-Head, and Smart Beavis and Butt-Head all get their own dedicated episodes in the revival.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Will |date=August 26, 2022 |title=Mike Judge Wants To Bring David Letterman Back Into The 'Beavis And Butt-Head' Fold |url=https://decider.com/2022/08/26/mike-judge-interview-beavis-and-butthead/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=[[Decider (website)|Decider]] |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828220344/https://decider.com/2022/08/26/mike-judge-interview-beavis-and-butthead/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2022, it was announced that Judge and Daniels had formed an animation company called [[Bandera Entertainment]], with a revival of ''[[King of the Hill]]'' being one of several series in development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perine |first=Aaron |date=January 18, 2022 |title=King of the Hill Revival Announced By Series Creators |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/king-of-the-hill-revival-announced-series-creators/ |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=ComicBook.com |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184147/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/king-of-the-hill-revival-announced-series-creators/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ankers-Range |first=Adele |date=January 19, 2022 |title=Legendary Cartoon King of the Hill Is Being Revived |url=https://ign.com/articles/king-of-the-hill-revival-in-the-works/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=IGN.com |publisher=[[IGN]] |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803050614/https://www.ign.com/articles/king-of-the-hill-revival-in-the-works/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During a panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2022, Judge stated that the show "has a very good chance of coming back."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=July 21, 2022 |title=Mike Judge Talks 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Evolving for New Series; Gives 'King of the Hill,' 'Daria' Updates |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mike-judge-beavis-butthead-comic-con-1235184504/ |access-date=August 19, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819140009/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mike-judge-beavis-butthead-comic-con-1235184504/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2022, Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn confirmed that the series would not air on Fox, with the reason being that Fox prefers to have full ownership of whatever new shows they air.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2022 |title=King of the Hill's Long-Anticipated Revival Will Not Air on Fox |url=https://www.cbr.com/king-of-the-hill-revival-will-not-air-on-fox/ |access-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217070649/https://www.cbr.com/king-of-the-hill-revival-will-not-air-on-fox/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-FB-P&fbclid=IwAR2IeZuCorhea6eXiAowJRht4d4NmNUr8IZzmA7Gx9y9jMbAIPcjftq2Z-8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Echebiri |first=Makuochi |date=September 8, 2022 |title='King of the Hill' Revival Dead at Fox |url=https://collider.com/king-of-the-hill-revival-cancelled-fox/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131080202/https://collider.com/king-of-the-hill-revival-cancelled-fox/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 31, 2023, a revival on [[Hulu]] was officially confirmed to be ordered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=January 31, 2023 |title='King Of The Hill' Revival Ordered By Hulu; Mike Judge, Greg Daniels And Original Cast Set To Return |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/king-of-the-hill-revival-hulu-original-cast-returning-1235245072/ |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131184416/https://deadline.com/2023/01/king-of-the-hill-revival-hulu-original-cast-returning-1235245072/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bandera's first produced series is [[Anna Drezen]]'s ''[[Praise Petey]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snls-anna-drezen-mike-judge-greg-daniels-set-star-studded-animated-comedy-at-freeform-1235058939/ | title='SNL's' Anna Drezen, Mike Judge, Greg Daniels Set Star-Studded Animated Comedy at Freeform | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=December 9, 2021 | access-date=August 26, 2023 | archive-date=August 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811110159/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snls-anna-drezen-mike-judge-greg-daniels-set-star-studded-animated-comedy-at-freeform-1235058939/ | url-status=live }}</ref> starring [[Annie Murphy]], [[John Cho]], and [[Stephen Root]] among others. The series premiered on July 21, 2023 on [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] and [[Hulu]], and has received mostly positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://time.com/6295474/praise-petey-review/ | title='Praise Petey' is Summer TV's Most Delightful Surprise | date=July 21, 2023 | access-date=August 26, 2023 | archive-date=August 22, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822002651/https://time.com/6295474/praise-petey-review/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/2023/07/season-review-praise-petey-season-one/ | title=Season Review: Praise Petey Season One | date=July 21, 2023 | access-date=August 26, 2023 | archive-date=August 12, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812084051/https://www.bubbleblabber.com/2023/07/season-review-praise-petey-season-one/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.looper.com/1341081/praise-petey-freeform-review/ | title=Praise Petey Review: A Cult Cartoon Comedy Worth Praising | date=July 21, 2023 | access-date=August 26, 2023 | archive-date=August 26, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826001645/https://www.looper.com/1341081/praise-petey-freeform-review/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/reviews/praise-petey-annie-murphy-review-1235668112/ | title=Annie Murphy's 'Praise Petey' is a Sharp It-Girl Comedy with Room to Grow: TV Review | date=July 20, 2023 | access-date=August 26, 2023 | archive-date=August 25, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825114100/https://variety.com/2023/tv/reviews/praise-petey-annie-murphy-review-1235668112/ | url-status=live }}</ref> with [[Rotten Tomatoes]] ratings of 80% Fresh from critics, and 90% Fresh from audiences.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/praise_petey/s01 | title=Praise Petey - Rotten Tomatoes | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=August 26, 2023 | archive-date=August 26, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826001642/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/praise_petey/s01 | url-status=live }}</ref> The series was cancelled after one season.<ref name="Cancelled">{{cite web|last=Swift|first=Andy|title=Praise Petey Cancelled at Freeform|url=https://tvline.com/news/praise-petey-cancelled-season-2-freeform-statement-1235079326/|website=[[TVLine]]|date=November 13, 2023|access-date=November 14, 2023|archive-date=November 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114033237/https://tvline.com/news/praise-petey-cancelled-season-2-freeform-statement-1235079326/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, Judge, along with [[Zach Woods]] and Brandon Gardner, co-created the series ''[[In the Know]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/in-the-know-review-mike-judge-zach-woods-peacock-1235804946/|title='In the Know' Review: Peacock's Droll Stop-Motion NPR Send-Up From Mike Judge and Zach Woods|first=Angie|last=Han|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=March 15, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204235459/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/in-the-know-review-mike-judge-zach-woods-peacock-1235804946/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series premiered on January 25, 2024 on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]. His new show, ''[[Common Side Effects]]'' currently airs on Adult Swim and is streaming on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]].