Editing Mike Judge (section)

===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>