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{{short description|American adult animated series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Beavis and Butt-Head logo.png
| caption              = Logo for the 2022 revival
| alt_name             = Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Adult animation]]
* [[Animated sitcom]]
* [[Black comedy]]
* [[Satire]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-11-08-ct-talk-huppke-column-beavis-20111108-story.html|title=Has American pop culture become too dumb for Beavis and Butt-Head?|last=Huppke|first=Rex W.|date=November 8, 2011|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408141548/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-08/news/ct-talk-huppke-column-beavis-20111108_1_pop-culture-popular-culture-reality-show|archive-date=April 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| creator              = [[Mike Judge]]
| voices               = {{Plainlist|
* Mike Judge
* [[Tracy Grandstaff]]
* Kristofor Brown
* [[David Spade]]
* [[Toby Huss]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = Mike Judge
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 10
| num_episodes         = 270 + 2 pilots
| list_episodes        = List of Beavis and Butt-Head episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Abby Terkuhle (seasons 1–7)
* Mike Judge (seasons 7–present)
* [[John Altschuler]] (season 8)
* [[Dave Krinsky]] (season 8)
* Yvette Kaplan (season 8)
* [[Michael Rotenberg]] (seasons 8–present)
* Tom Lassally (season 8)
* [[Lew Morton]] (seasons 9–present)
* [[Chris Prynoski]] (seasons 9–present)
* Shannon Prynoski (seasons 9–present)
* Ben Kalina (seasons 9–present)
* Antonio Canobbio (seasons 9–present)
}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* John Andrews (seasons 1–7)
* Matthew Mahoney (seasons 9–present)
}}
| runtime              = {{Plainlist|
* 4–11 minutes (seasons 1–8)
* 22 minutes (season 9–present)
* 12–21 minutes (specials)
}}
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[MTV Animation]] (seasons 1–7)
* [[MTV Entertainment Studios]] (seasons 8–present){{efn|Credited as MTV Production Development on season 8.}}
* [[Judgemental Films]] (seasons 8–present)
* Ternion Productions (season 8)
* [[3 Arts Entertainment]] (seasons 8–present)
* [[Titmouse, Inc.]] (seasons 9–present)
* [[Paramount Television]]
}}
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1993|3|8}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2011|12|29}}
| channel              = [[MTV]]
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2022|8|4}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2023|6|29}}
| channel2             = [[Paramount+]]
| first_aired3         = <!--Only insert start date after the first episode has aired. {{Start date|2025|07|10}} -->
| last_aired3          = <!--Only insert start date after the first episode has aired.-->
| channel3             = [[Comedy Central]]<ref name=comedycentralahoy>{{cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Revival Renewed for Season 3, Moves to Comedy Central |url= https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/beavis-and-butt-head-renewed-season-3-comedy-central-1236026648/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |publisher=Variety |date=5 June 2024}}</ref><ref name=onsouthparknetwork>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/mike-judges-beavis-and-butt-head-renewed-season-3-comedy-central-premiere-date-1235960082/|title='Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head' Renewed For Season 3 At Comedy Central|first=Denise|last=Petski|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 5, 2024|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}</ref>
| related              = ''[[Daria]]''<br>''[[King of the Hill]]''<br>''[[The Goode Family]]''
}}

'''''Beavis and Butt-Head''''' is an American [[Adult animation|adult animated]] [[Animated sitcom|sitcom]] created by [[Mike Judge]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-22-ca-556-story.html|title=That's Mr. Beavis and Butt-head to You|last=Strauss|first=Robert|date=November 22, 1994|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715012146/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-22/entertainment/ca-556_1_mike-judge|archive-date=July 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The series follows [[Beavis]] and [[Butt-Head]], both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their [[apathy]], [[Stupidity|lack of intelligence]], [[lowbrow humor]] and love for [[hard rock]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. The original series juxtaposes [[slice-of-life]] short subjects—in which the teens embark on low-minded misadventures in their fictional town of Highland, [[Texas]]—with the pair watching and commenting on [[music video]]s.

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-16-ca-664-story.html|title=MTV Toon Dudes Are Slow on Two Counts Television|last=Cerone|first=Daniel|date=March 16, 1993|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715030747/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-03-16/entertainment/ca-664_1_animation-festival|archive-date=July 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-26-ca-57733-story.html|title=Butt-head, We Hardly Knew Ye|last=Rosenberg|first=Howard|date=November 26, 1997|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324125445/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/nov/26/entertainment/ca-57733|archive-date=March 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The original series ended in 1997, but has been twice [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]], first in 2011 for MTV, and again in 2022 for [[Paramount+]].<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]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title='South Park,' 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Moving to Paramount+ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/south-park-beavis-and-butt-head-moving-to-paramount-1235094214/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> Starting in 2025, new episodes will air on [[Comedy Central]].<ref name=onsouthparknetwork /><ref name=comedycentralahoy />

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 icon|pop culture icons]] among [[Generation X|Gen. X]] viewers, with their sniggering and dialogue becoming [[catchphrase]]s.<ref name=":3" /> The series was adapted into a theatrical film, the commercially successful ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'' (1996), as well as a [[sequel]], ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe]]'' (2022). The franchise also spawned a [[comic book]] series, [[video game]]s, [[books]], an album, and more.

==Premise==
{{See also|List of Beavis and Butt-Head characters}}
[[Beavis]] and Butt-Head are unintelligent teenage boys who live in the fictional town of Highland, Texas.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=June 16, 2022 |title=Mike Judge Details Pre-Lockdown Lunch That Led to Deal for ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mike-judge-details-pre-lockdown-lunch-that-led-to-deal-for-beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe-1235166519/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=June 25, 2022}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described them as "thunderously stupid and excruciatingly ugly".<ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine |last=Young |first=Charles M.|date=August 19, 1993 |title=Beavis and Butt-Head: The Voice of a Generation |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/beavis-and-butt-head-the-voice-of-a-generation-106356/ |access-date=June 25, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> They spend time watching television, drinking unhealthy beverages, eating,<ref name=":5">{{cite news |last=Zurawik |first=David |date=November 28, 1997 |title=Made their mark Television: Those uncouth youth mouth a certain '90s-era truth. |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-11-28-1997332008-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=November 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015031018/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-11-28/features/1997332008_1_beavis-and-butt-head-popular-culture-nadir |archive-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> and embarking on "mundane, sordid" adventures, which often involve vandalism, abuse, violence, or animal cruelty.<ref name=":4" /> According to ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', Beavis and Butt-Head are "at their most incorrect when it comes to sexuality and matters of gender. The nicest thing you can say about them in this regard is that they are budding [[misogynists]]."<ref name=":5" /> When Beavis consumes too much caffeine or sugar, he becomes Cornholio, a [[hyperactive]] alter ego.<ref name=":6">{{cite news|url=https://bostonphoenix.com/archive/tv/97/11/BEAVIS_AND_BUTTHEAD.html|title=Butting out|first=Dan|last=Tobin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228022024/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/tv/97/11/BEAVIS_AND_BUTTHEAD.html|date=November 26 – December 4, 1997|access-date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=February 28, 2008|newspaper=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]}}</ref> Over the course of the series, Beavis and Butt-Head developed more distinct personalities; Beavis was more hyperactive and significantly less intelligent than his best-friend Butt-Head, who was often more relaxed and tended to be the "brains", what little there were, of the duo's shenanigans.<ref name=":6" />

Most episodes integrate sequences where Beavis and Butt-Head watch music videos and offer commentary.<ref name=":4" /> They prefer videos with "explosions, loud guitars, screaming and death", and favor rock bands such as the [[Butthole Surfers]], [[Corrosion of Conformity]], and [[Metallica]].<ref name=":4" /> Judge said he saw Beavis and Butt-Head as "pretty positive characters, generally speaking ... They usually think everything's pretty cool. Or, in one way or another, everything sucks."<ref name=":3" /> He said his perception of the characters changed over the years: "When I first started out with the first show, which was ''Frog Baseball'', they were just two guys that I would definitely want to keep my distance from ... But, by the end of the series, I would think that two guys like that would at least be fun to sit and watch TV with."<ref name=":5" /> Judge composed the series' [[theme song]], which is descended from [[AC/DC]]'s "[[Gone Shootin']]". Judge later claimed that the central [[guitar riff]] of the theme is that song played backwards.<ref name=DVD>{{cite video |people=Judge, Mike|date=2004 |title=Commentary for Beavis and Butt-Head Do America |medium=DVD |publisher= Paramount}}</ref>

==Voice cast==
{{See also|List of Beavis and Butt-Head characters}}
* [[Mike Judge]] as [[Beavis]], Butt-Head, Principal McVicker, Coach Buzzcut, David Van Driessen, Tom Anderson, and others
* [[Tracy Grandstaff]] as [[Daria Morgendorffer]] and Mrs. Stevenson
* Kristofer Brown as various
* [[Toby Huss]] as Todd and others

==Development==
[[File:Mike Judge by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mike Judge]] (pictured 2011) created ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' and voices most of the characters.]]
''Beavis and Butt-Head'' was created by the American animator [[Mike Judge]]. He graduated with a degree in [[physics]] but struggled to connect with his work in [[computer science]]. In the late 1980s, he began making short [[animated film]]s on his own; he taught himself how to draw and animate and would shoot his projects with a cheap [[Bolex]] 16mm [[film camera]]. He made several shorts, including ''[[Frog Baseball]]'', which marked the first appearances of the characters. Judge cold-called networks to pitch this concept, and would send out [[VHS tape]]s with prints of his films.<ref name="Stern-1"/> The voice of Beavis was based on a kid in his high school [[calculus]] class, who would always snicker in a distinct way at their attractive female teacher.<ref name="Stern-1"/>

The [[art style]] of what became ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' was intentionally disruptive and ugly; Judge wanted it to look like "it was drawn by an insane person." The comic strip ''[[Peanuts (comic)|Peanuts]]'' was an unlikely influence: Judge stated that [[Charles Schulz|Schulz]]'s line work and sketchy sensibility worked its way into his as well.<ref name="Stern-1"/> He was also inspired by the work of [[John Kricfalusi]], and fellow Texas animator [[Wes Archer]] and his film ''Jack Mack and Rad Boy Go!''<ref name="The Austin Chronicle 1996 f569">{{cite web | title=Here Comes the Judge | website=The Austin Chronicle | date=December 20, 1996 | url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/1996-12-20/525875/ | access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> Aesthetically, Judge likened the program's best episodes to [[comfort food]]: "I think there’s something kind of relaxing about it," he noted. He claimed the wacky comedy of ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' was an influence on the show.<ref name="Sacks 2022 o964">{{cite magazine| last=Sacks | first=Mike | title=Mike Judge's Secret Art of Satire | magazine=The New Yorker | date=August 7, 2022 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/mike-judges-secret-art-of-satire | access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> Other elements of the setting are left up to the viewer's imagination: there is little said of the characters' backstories, or their parents, and it's unclear whose house the characters are couch-surfing. This aspect of the show was also inspired by ''Peanuts'', where the characters also seem to inhabit a liminal world without parents.<ref name="RS-2011-08-03"/>

MTV bought ''Frog Baseball'' and two other films to air as part of its late-night animation showcase, ''[[Liquid Television]]'', from which it commissioned the series.<ref name="Strauss 1994 f837">{{cite web | last=Strauss | first=Robert | title=That's Mr. Beavis and Butt-head to You : Mike Judge Thought His MTV Twits Would Create a Buzz -- 'but Never This Big' | website=Los Angeles Times | date=November 22, 1994 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-22-ca-556-story.html | access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>

==Production==
===1993–1997: First seven seasons and first film===
In September 1992, MTV flew Judge to their [[New York City|New York]] headquarters to commission a full series of the concept. Executives initially approved 35 episodes; the show's seven-figure budget floored Judge, who had only made the films on his own for $800.<ref name="The Austin Chronicle 1996 f569"/> The original series aired from 1993 to 1997.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=beavis+and+bitthead+march+8+1993&pg=PA119 | title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present | isbn=9780307483201 | last1=Brooks | first1=Tim | last2=Marsh | first2=Earle F. | date=June 24, 2009 | publisher=Random House Publishing }}</ref><ref name=":3" /> The show hired four staff writers, who would work up a [[Treatment (filmmaking)|treatment]] to present to Judge, who would then revise it to capture his artistic voice. One early writer, David Felton, found it best to write the characters from a primitive state of mind: "You go to that place in your mind where thoughts begin and then just stay there."<ref name="Aguilar 2022 y547">{{cite web | last=Aguilar | first=Carlos | title=Mike Judge knows why 'Beavis and Butt-Head' endure: 'They're very pure' | website=Los Angeles Times | date=August 4, 2022 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-08-04/beavis-and-butt-head-paramount-plus-mike-judge-do-the-universe | access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> The music video commentary was more-or-less improvised by Judge, who recorded them alongside an engineer in Austin.<ref name="The Austin Chronicle 1996 f569"/> Judge had also tried to have the duo comment on the network's other programs, like ''[[The Real World]]'', but found that recording dialogue on top of dialogue too confusing for viewers.<ref name="RS-2011-08-03"/>

After writing, the episodes were [[storyboard]]ed and went to the layout phase of animation, before being transferred to cels and photographed. Judge estimated it could "take anywhere from five months to a year before it's on the air."<ref name="The Austin Chronicle 1996 f569"/> To save time, the animators made a stock selection of different movements like head turns to simplify editing the program. Though many early seasons were made at MTV's [[midtown Manhattan]] campus,<ref name="The New York Times 1993 r887">{{cite web | title=TELEVISION; Keeping Beavis and Butt-head Just Stupid Enough | website=The New York Times | date=October 17, 1993 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/17/arts/television-keeping-beavis-and-butt-head-just-stupid-enough.html | access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> Judge preferred to produce the show from his [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] home; in a ''Los Angeles Times'' piece from 1994, it observes: "Judge makes occasional trips to New York to approve the music videos that will be used in the series and to take care of other business, but generally works by [[fax]], [[FedEx]] and [[video conferencing]] from Austin."<ref name="Strauss 1994 f837"/> Animation was also partially handled by studios in [[Korea]].<ref name="The New York Times 1993 r887"/>

The show's first season was animated by [[J. J. Sedelmaier|J. J. Sedelmaier Productions]], while the rest was handled by an in-house animation unit for MTV.<ref name="2023 v297">{{cite web | title=Stupid Is As Stupid Does: The 30th Anniversary of MTV's "Beavis and Butt-Head" | website=Cartoon Research| date=April 7, 2023 | url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/stupid-is-as-stupid-does-the-30th-anniversary-of-mtvs-beavis-and-butt-head/ | access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> Initially, the show's animators condensed the show's art style down to the industry standard of [[limited animation]], which Judge likened to a [[Saturday morning cartoons|Saturday morning]]-type style. He was specific about the show looking intentionally off-kilter: "there's something kind of interesting about seeing drawings animated that look like they were done by a 15-year old in his notebook," he later said.<ref name="Stern-1">{{cite web | title=How Mike Judge Got His Start in Animation (2014)| website=YouTube | date=May 7, 2014 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwFf4eNWNP0 | access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> In describing the show's style, Elizabeth Kolbert from ''The New York Times'' wrote: "They are drawn with purposeful crudeness and their motions have the jerky, seasick quality of [[marionettes]]."<ref name="The New York Times 1993 r887"/>

Getting the show to a place to where Judge felt it was running smoothly was difficult. He was particularly embarrassed by the first five episodes of the show, with its crude animation style,<ref name="ReferenceA">"Taint of Greatness: The Story of Beavis and Butt-Head Part 1", in ''The Mike Judge Collection'' Volume 1</ref> and was ready to end the show after the second season, when he felt like he was running out of ideas. He claimed he got a "second wind" in the series' third season,<ref name="The Austin Chronicle 1996 f569"/> which is where he felt like it hit its stride, and he also felt particularly inspired during the series' fifth season. The relentless pace in making the show was wearing him down, which is why he chose to end the series after its 1996 film adaption.<ref name="Rosenberg 1997 c858">{{cite web | last=Rosenberg | first=Howard | title=Butt-head, We Hardly Knew Ye | website=Los Angeles Times | date=November 26, 1997 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-26-ca-57733-story.html | access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>

===2011: Eighth season===
Judge returned to the characters to develop an additional season of the program, which aired in 2011. John Altschuler, formerly a writer for ''[[King of the Hill]]'', told a ''Rolling Stone'' reporter that he saw signs that Mike Judge was thinking of reviving ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. On more than one occasion, Judge told the writers that one of their ideas for an episode of ''King of the Hill'' would work well for ''Beavis and Butt-Head''; eventually he concluded, "Maybe we should just actually make some good ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' episodes." Later, a [[Lady Gaga]] video convinced Van Toffler of the tenability of a ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' revival: "I felt like there was a whole crop of new artists—and what the world sorely missed was the point of view that only Beavis and Butt-Head could bring."<ref name="rs" /> As in the old series, Beavis and Butt-Head are high school students who, among other things, criticize contemporary music videos.<ref name="revival">{{cite news |last=Starr |first=Michael |date=July 14, 2010 |title=They're back! |work=[[New York Post]] |url=https://nypost.com/2010/07/14/theyre-back-2/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716203405/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/they_re_back_PZVN8lcKHQYVIYx3xAJRtM |archive-date=July 16, 2010}}</ref> In updating the show for its millennial-era audience, the duo also watch episodes of ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]'', [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] matches, and amateur videos from [[YouTube]].<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=February 16, 2011 |title=Exclusive: New 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Will Tackle 'Jersey Shore' and More |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/exclusive-new-beavis-and-butthead-will-tackle-jersey-shore-and-more-20110216 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628193918/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/exclusive-new-beavis-and-butthead-will-tackle-jersey-shore-and-more-20110216 |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=May 16, 2011 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=March 31, 2011 |title=MTV greenlights 'Inbetweeners,' plus four other new shows -- EXCLUSIVE |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/03/31/mtv-inbetweeners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713103623/https://ew.com/article/2011/03/31/mtv-inbetweeners/ |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Some characters like [[Daria Morgendorffer]] did not return. According to [[TMZ]], MTV had not asked [[Tracy Grandstaff]] to reprise that role;<ref>{{cite news |date=February 8, 2011 |title=Daria Left Out of 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Reboot |work=TMZ |url=https://tmz.com/2011/02/05/beavis-butthead-daria-morgendorffer-mtv-show-mike-judge/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624090530/http://www.tmz.com/2011/02/05/beavis-butthead-daria-morgendorffer-mtv-show-mike-judge |archive-date=June 24, 2011}}</ref> Judge confirmed that the character was limited to a [[cameo appearance]].<ref name="RS-2011-08-03" /> As the animation business had switched to digital tools in the time between, this version utilized [[digital ink and paint]], with each drawing simply scanned into a computer and colored.<ref name="RS-2011-08-03"/>

The episodes debuted in the United States and Canada on October 27, 2011; further, its premiere was a ratings hit, with an audience of 3.3 million total viewers.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 28, 2011 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' revival a ratings hit |work=[[New York Post]] |url=https://nypost.com/2011/10/28/beavis-and-butt-head-revival-a-ratings-hit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817124909/https://nypost.com/2011/10/28/beavis-and-butt-head-revival-a-ratings-hit/ |archive-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> This number eventually dwindled to 900,000 by the season's end, mainly due to its challenging time slot pitted against regular prime time shows on other networks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Thrasher: The News Bundle: Future of 'Beavis & Butthead' Now In Jeopardy? |url=https://filmthrasher.com/2011/02/news-bundle-future-of-beavis-butthead.html |access-date=February 24, 2012 |publisher=CamArruda}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> As part of a promotional campaign, cinemas screening ''[[Jackass 3D]]'' opened the [[feature film]] with a [[3-D film|3-D]] ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' short subject.<ref>Sitterson, Aubrey. [http://www.ugo.com/tv/comic-con-2011-beavisand-butthead-coverage-and-panel "Comic-Con 2011: Beavis and Butthead Coverage and Panel"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908035317/http://www.ugo.com/tv/comic-con-2011-beavisand-butthead-coverage-and-panel|date=September 8, 2012}}. UGO. July 21, 2010.</ref> The revival encompassed 24 episodes (12 half-hour programs),<ref name="RS-2011-08-03" /> but only lasted one season. In a later interview, Judge confirmed "Things didn’t quite click. There were a lot of problems on the animation side of things, trying to get it to look right. I don’t know if that played into it. But it actually did pretty well — the ratings were good. MTV just didn’t want to do anymore."<ref name="Greene 2022 m641">{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=August 3, 2022 |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=April 12, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> The network's demographic had also shifted to include more female viewers, complicating the show's appeal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Will Beavis And Butt-Head Continue UPDATE! |url=https://www.eatbloganddie.com/post/32549219391/will-beavis-and-butt-head-continue-update |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121212129/http://www.eatbloganddie.com/post/32549219391/will-beavis-and-butt-head-continue-update |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |access-date=December 10, 2012 |publisher=EatBlogAnddie}}</ref> In an interview with [[Howard Stern]] in 2014, Judge mentioned that while the show's ratings were high, meeting this key demographic was a factor in its cancellation. He also said that MTV was close to selling it to another network, but it became "lost in deal stuff".<ref name="stern2014">{{citation |title=Howard Stern interview with Mike Judge |date=May 6, 2014}}</ref>{{rp|at=37m}} Judge remained outwardly open to producing more shows, suggesting in 2014 that there was a chance of pitching ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' to another network.<ref>{{cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=January 10, 2014 |title=Mike Judge: 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Trapped in Limbo |url=https://www.mandatory.com/fun/628453-mike-judge-says-beavis-and-butt-head-are-trapped-in-limbo |url-status=live |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 |access-date=June 5, 2022 |publisher=Mandatory}}</ref> Conflicting with the actual season number, MTV incorrectly refers to this season as "Season 9", even though it is technically the eighth season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-09 |title=Beavis and Butt-Head {{!}} Ep. 901 {{!}} Werewolves of Highland / Crying {{!}} Episode Summary, Video, Photos {{!}} MTV |website=[[MTV]] |url=https://www.mtv.com/shows/beavis_and_butthead/episode.jhtml?episodeID=186395 |access-date=2023-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109070618/http://www.mtv.com/shows/beavis_and_butthead/episode.jhtml?episodeID=186395 |archive-date=November 9, 2011 }}</ref> Later reruns of this iteration of the program were broadcast on  [[MTV Classic (American TV channel)|MTV Classic]] in the mid-2010s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title='Beavis & Butt-Head,' 'Daria,' More '90s Favorites Returning on New MTV Classic |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/28/new-mtv-classic-channel-to-air-beavis-and-butt-head-daria-and-more |access-date=May 31, 2021 |agency=IGN |date=July 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Flashback: A Random 78 Minutes of MTV From June 1982 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/flashback-a-random-78-minutes-of-mtv-from-june-1982-194995/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 24, 2022 |date=June 7, 2017}}</ref>

===2022–present: Second film and revival===
Over a decade after the last iteration of the series, the series was again revived, this time in the [[Streaming television|streaming era]] for [[Paramount+]]. The concept of relaunching the show a second time came from Judge, who created a concert intro for the band [[Portugal. The Man]] using the characters. He had not intended to return to the characters again, but found performing the voices fun. He entered discussions with [[Paramount Global]], which was met with more "enthusiasm" than its previous MTV incarnation.<ref name="Greene 2022 m641"/> The show was originally set to debut on [[Comedy Central]],<ref name="secondrevival" /> but was moved to help launch Paramount+. This revival also encompasses additional spin-offs and specials; a second feature film entitled ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe]]'' premiered on June 23, 2022, to kick-off the new series.<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}}</ref> The ninth season followed on August 4, 2022, with its tenth season debuting on April 20, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=March 8, 2023 |title='Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date On Paramount+; Watch Teaser |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/mike-judges-beavis-and-butt-head-season-2-premiere-date-paramount-plus-teaser-watch-1235282803/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Deadline}}</ref> In addition, in 2022 Paramount+ announced they were to host the full library of over 227 original episodes, newly remastered, with music videos intact for the first time. As of 2024, only some of these episodes have been hosted.<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}}</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}}</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>

In the new series, Beavis and Butt-Head 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" /><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}}</ref> This iteration has several episodes that depict the characters settling into [[middle-age]], which is a concept Judge had suggested might be amusing over the years. While promoting his film ''[[Extract (film)|Extract]]'' in 2009, Judge noted: "I wouldn't mind doing something with them as these two dirty old men sitting on the couch."<ref name="screenrant.com">{{cite web |last=Outlaw |first=Kofi |date=August 31, 2009 |title=Beavis and Butt-Head: The Sequel? |url=https://screenrant.com/beavis-and-butt-head-movie-mike-judge-kofi-23670/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610183835/https://screenrant.com/beavis-and-butt-head-movie-mike-judge/ |archive-date=June 10, 2017 |access-date=September 9, 2021 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> Season 9 continues the concept of the Beavis and Butt-Head multiverse initially explored in its film predecessor; Teenage Beavis and Butt-Head and Smart Beavis and Butt-Head all get their own dedicated episodes in the revival as well.<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]]}}</ref>

To promote the revival, Paramount+ attempted to break the world record for the largest serving of [[nachos]] at S. Alameda St in Los Angeles to celebrate the return of the show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Palmer |first1=Karen |title=Studio City Is About to Get Really, Really Good Coffee, Courtesy of Civil Plus, a deep dive into Highland Park's gentrification, a Beavis and Butt-Head nacho extravaganza, and more |url=https://la.eater.com/2022/9/21/23363682/am-intel-morning-briefing-civil-coffee-studio-city-sportsmens-lodge |access-date=26 September 2022 |publisher=Eater Los Angeles |date=23 Sep 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Struble |first1=Christine |title=Beavis And Butt-Head Are Gearing Up To Take A Nacho World Record Title |url=https://www.mashed.com/1022320/beavis-and-butt-head-are-gearing-up-to-take-a-nacho-world-record-title/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |publisher=Mashed |date=23 Sep 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwarz |first1=John |title=Beavis and Butt-Head to Attempt Guinness World Record |url=https://www.bubbleblabber.com/beavis-and-butt-head-to-attempt-guinness-world-record/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |publisher=Bubbleblabber |date=25 Sep 2022}}</ref> They were successful and were given a ceremonial plaque from the [[Guinness World Records]] representative which stated "The largest serving of nachos was achieved by Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head and Paramount+".<ref>{{cite news |last=Blum |first=Jordan |title=Watch 'Beavis & Butt-Head' Celebration Set Guinness Record for Largest Serving of Nachos |url=https://loudwire.com/beavis-butt-head-guinness-record-largest-nachos/ |access-date=2 October 2022 |publisher=Loudwire |date=1 Oct 2022}}</ref>

On June 5, 2024, it was announced that the revival had been renewed for an eleventh season, which is expected to air sometime in 2025 on [[Comedy Central]].<ref name=comedycentralahoy /><ref name=onsouthparknetwork />

===Live-action adaptation===
The concept of taking the teens to the [[silver screen]] has been floated since the program was taken on the air. Paramount approached Judge at the start of the show's run to produce a live-action adaption; [[David Geffen]] reportedly wanted to cast unknown actors for the role, but Judge refused.<ref name="Stern">{{cite web | title=Mike Judge Has No Ownership of "Beavis and Butt-head" Even Though He Created the Cartoon (1996) | website=YouTube | date=December 13, 1996 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn3IRnBmpzA | access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> Judge has also suggested on more than one occasion directing a live-action adaption of the program. He revealed that [[Johnny Depp]] had once 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).<ref name=":2" /> He initially disliked the idea of bringing the characters to the real world, but by 2008 had come to believe that "maybe there's something there";<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Stephenson |first=Hunter |date=May 14, 2008 |title=Mike Judge Talks New Live-Action Beavis and Butt-Head Film. Johnny Depp Hoped to Play Beavis |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/499214/mike-judge-talks-live-action-beavis-and-butt-head-film-johnny-depp-hoped-to-play-beavis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206002442/http://www.slashfilm.com/mike-judge-talks-live-action-beavis-and-butt-head-film-johnny-depp-hoped-to-play-beavis/ |archive-date=February 6, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref> around the same time, he also suggested that "[[Seann William Scott]]'s kinda got Butt-Head eyes."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Larry |date=September 7, 2009 |title='Beavis & Butt-Head' Creator Mike Judge Says He Might Be Ready For The Duo's Live-Action Debut – Movie News Story |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1587422/beavis-butt-head-creator-mike-judge-says-he-might-be-ready-for-the-duos-live-action-debut/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907063707/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1587422/story.jhtml |archive-date=September 7, 2009 |access-date=January 24, 2009 |website=MTV}}</ref> A decade later, Judge told ''[[Radio Times]]'' "maybe it could be a live-action someday", then went on to speculate that Beavis might be homeless by now.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 4, 2016 |title=Beavis and Butt-Head could come back as a live action show, says creator Mike Judge |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-07-04/beavis-and-butt-head-could-come-back-as-a-live-action-show-says-creator-mike-judge/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705150109/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-07-04/beavis-and-butt-head-could-come-back-as-a-live-action-show-says-creator-mike-judge |archive-date=July 5, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2016 |work=Radio Times}}</ref> In developing the series' second revival for Paramount+ in the 2020s, executives for the streamer had 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. Judge found it hard to replicate the characters' onscreen stupidity: "It was just sort of like watching teenagers imitate Beavis and Butt-Head."<ref name="Greene 2022 m641"/>

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Beavis and Butt-Head episodes}}
{{:List of Beavis and Butt-Head episodes}}

==Reception==
===Original run===
{{quote box|quoted = 1|Beavis and Butt-Head are so stupid and sublimely self-absorbed that the exterior world has little reality except as an annoyance or distraction.
It would be easy to attack B&B as ignorant, vulgar, depraved, repulsive slobs. Of course they are. But that would miss the point, which is that Mike Judge's characters reflect parts of the society that produced them. To study B&B is to learn about a culture of [[narcissism]], [[social alienation|alienation]], [[functional illiteracy]], [[instant gratification]] and [[social aspects of television|television zombiehood]].|source=— [[Roger Ebert]] (1996)<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|date=December 20, 1996|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/beavis-and-butt-head-do-america-1996|title=Beavis and Butt-Head Do America movie review (1996)|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=February 29, 2020|via=rogerebert.com}}</ref>|width=25%|align=right|style=padding:8px;|border=1px}}

During its original run, ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' was MTV's highest rated show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edition |first1=Morning |title=MTV Is Turning 40. Here's How Beavis, Butt-Head And Daria Upended TV Animation |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/30/1022642071/mtv-beavis-butthead-daria-aeon-flux-liquid-television |access-date=28 April 2022 |publisher=npr |date=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=13 November 2009 |title="Beavis and Butt-Head" premieres on MTV |publisher=history.com |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mtvs-highest-rated-series-premieres |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> It was one of the most popular series when it premiered in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brizuela |first1=James |title=Beavis & Butt-Head Are Making A Comeback This Year, See Their New Design |url=https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/beavis-butt-head-movie-comeback.html |access-date=28 April 2022 |publisher=giant freakin robot |date=January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hildebrandt |first1=Zack |title=The Return Of Beavis and Butt-Head |url=https://thehuronemery.com/6941/culture-and-entertainment/the-return-of-beavis-and-butt-head/ |access-date=28 April 2022 |publisher=the huronemery |date=21 April 2022}}</ref> In 1993, ''Rolling Stone'' described ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' as the "biggest phenomenon on MTV since the heyday of [[Michael Jackson]]".<ref name=":4" /> In ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', Kurt Andersen wrote that ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' "may be the bravest show ever run on national television".<ref name=":4" /> In 1997, Judge said the show was "my reaction to the whole fringe aspects of the [[political correctness]] movement".<ref name=":5" />

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/17/arts/television-keeping-beavis-and-butt-head-just-stupid-enough.html|title=TELEVISION; Keeping Beavis and Butt-Head Just Stupid Enough|last=Kolbert|first=Elizabeth|date=October 17, 1993|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225185353/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/17/arts/television-keeping-beavis-and-butt-head-just-stupid-enough.html|archive-date=December 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> It became the focus of criticism from some social critics such as [[Michael Medved]], while others such as [[David Letterman]] and the ''[[National Review]]'' defended it as a cleverly subversive vehicle for social criticism and a particularly creative and intelligent comedy. Either way, the show captured the attention of many young television viewers and is often considered a classic piece of 1990s youth culture and [[Generation X]]. [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]], creators of ''[[South Park]]'', cite the series as an influence and compared it to the [[blues]].<ref>"Taint of Greatness: The Journey of Beavis and Butt-Head Part 2," in ''The Mike Judge Collection'' Volume 2</ref>

In 1997, Dan Tobin of ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Boston Phoenix]]'' commented on the series' humor, saying it transformed "stupidity into a crusade, forcing us to acknowledge how little it really takes to make us laugh."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://phoenix.library.northeastern.edu/phoenix/archive/tv/97/11/BEAVIS_AND_BUTTHEAD.html|title=Butting out|last=Tobin|first=Dan|date=November 26, 1997|work=[[The Boston Phoenix]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228022024/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/tv/97/11/BEAVIS_AND_BUTTHEAD.html|archive-date=February 28, 2008}}</ref> In 1997, Ted Drozdowski of ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Boston Phoenix]]'' described the 1997 ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' state as "reduced to self-parody of their self-parody".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://phoenix.library.northeastern.edu/phoenix/archive/tv/97/05/TEN_REASONS.html|title=Eye pleasers|last=Drozdowski|first=Ted|date=May 8, 1997|work=[[The Boston Phoenix]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203205756/http://bostonphoenix.com/archive/tv/97/05/TEN_REASONS.html|archive-date=February 3, 2008}}</ref> In the ''Baltimore Sun'', [[David Zurawik]] said that ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' was "intelligent social satire that especially speaks in a meaningful way to a generation of teenage boys who are going through a uniquely complicated socialization at the hands of their [[Baby boomers|baby-boomer]] parents".<ref name=":5" /> He said that its popularity may have taught audiences about male adolescence in the 1990s; he wrote that they were the [[Postmodernism|postmodern]] descendants of [[Tom Sawyer]] and [[Huckleberry Finn]], who were the "exemplars of males coming of age in American popular culture".<ref name=":5" />

== Legacy ==
In December 2005, ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked the duo's distinct laughing at #66 on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases.<ref>[https://www.tvland.com/originals/catchphrases/quotes.jhtml The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313194321/http://www.tvland.com/originals/catchphrases/quotes.jhtml |date=March 13, 2008}}, TV Guide. Retrieved on April 2, 2008. In 2009, it was ranked No.{{nbsp}}8 by ''TV Guide'' in their list of "TV's Top 25 Animated Shows."</ref> In 2012, ''TV Guide'' ranked ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' as one of the top 60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvguide.com/News/Greatest-Cartoons-TV-Guide-Magazine-1071203.aspx |title=TV Guide Magazine's 60 Greatest Cartoons of All Time |last=Sands |first=Rich |date=September 24, 2013 |work=[[TV Guide]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710095501/https://www.tvguide.com/news/greatest-cartoons-tv-guide-magazine-1071203/ |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> IGN ranked the series as the fifth greatest cartoon of all time on their list of the Top 100 Animated Series.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-animated-series/5 |title=Top 100 Animated Series - IGN.com |language=en |access-date=2025-03-27 |via=www.ign.com}}</ref>

Various television series have done parodies or homages to the series, including ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', ''[[Friends]]'', ''[[The Critic]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'', ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[Full House]]'', ''[[Saved by the Bell: The College Years]]'', ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''[[Roseanne]]'', ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', ''[[Drawn Together]]'', ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'', ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''[[2 Broke Girls]]'', among others.

On the April 13, 2024 episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' guest host [[Ryan Gosling]], and cast regular [[Mikey Day]], appeared in a sketch as live-action versions of Beavis and Butt-Head.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frank |first1=Allegra |date=April 15, 2024 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Is One of the Best 'SNL' Sketches...Ever |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/snl-ryan-goslings-beavis-and-butt-head-is-one-of-best-sketches-ever |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=[[The Daily Beast]]}}</ref> The sketch went viral and received large media coverage and critical acclaim. The pair reprised the roles on the red carpet at ''[[The Fall Guy (2024 film)|The Fall Guy]]'' movie premiere.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day Reprise Beavis and Butt-Head at The Fall Guy Premiere After Viral SNL Skit |url=https://people.com/ryan-gosling-and-mikey-day-reprise-beavis-and-butt-head-at-the-fall-guy-premiere-8641591 |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=People}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In its heyday, ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' became a lightning rod for controversy over its content. "The downward spiral of the living white male surely ends here," John Leland wrote in ''[[Newsweek]]'' in 1993.<ref name="The New York Times 1993 r887"/> The show was blamed for the death of two-year-old Jessica Matthews in [[Moraine, Ohio]], in October 1993. The girl's five-year-old brother, Austin Messner, set fire to his mother's mobile home with a [[Lighter|cigarette lighter]], killing the two-year-old.<ref name="nyt2">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/10/us/cartoon-on-mtv-blamed-for-fire.html|title=Cartoon On MTV Blamed For Fire|date=October 10, 1993|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 29, 2010|agency=[[The Associated Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516072740/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/10/us/cartoon-on-mtv-blamed-for-fire.html|archive-date=May 16, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The mother later claimed that her son watched an episode in which the characters said "fire was fun".<ref name="nyt2" /> However, the neighbors stated that the family did not even have [[cable television]] and would thus be unable to view the show.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/beavis-and-butt-head-25th-anniversary-mike-judge-mtv-tv-comedy-animation-offence-a8243906.html |title=Beavis and Butt-Head at 25: How MTV's original dumbasses stormed America and changed comedy forever |work=The Independent |date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=June 1, 2021}}</ref>

As a result, all references to fire were removed from subsequent airings and prompted the show to a later time slot.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-14-ca-45776-story.html|title=Child's Death Prompts MTV to Retool 'Beavis'|date=October 14, 1993|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> The creators found a censorship [[loophole]] and took delight in sometimes making Beavis scream things that sounded very similar to his previous "Fire! Fire!" (such as "Fryer! Fryer!" when he and Butt-Head are working the late shift at Burger World) and also having him almost say the forbidden word (such as one time when he sang "Liar, liar, pants on..." and pausing before "fire"). There was also a music video where a man runs on fire in slow motion ("California" by [[Wax (rock band)|Wax]]). Beavis is hypnotized by it and can barely say "fire". However, MTV eventually removed the episode entirely, leading it to be locked away in the MTV vault. References to fire were cut from earlier episodes—even the original master tapes were altered permanently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sonic.net/~goblin/9beavis.html|title=Heh-Heh-Heh... Heh-heh-heh... you said heh-heh-heh... Gobblin'...|last=Joost|first=Wesley|work=Goblin Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209193025/http://www.sonic.net/%7Egoblin/9beavis.html|archive-date=February 9, 1999|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other episodes MTV opted not to rerun included "Stewart's House" and "Way Down Mexico Way". Copies of early episodes with the controversial content intact are rare, and the copies that exist are made from home video recordings of the original broadcasts, typically on [[VHS]]. In an interview included with the [[Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection|''Mike Judge Collection'' DVD set]], Judge said he is uncertain whether some of the earlier episodes still exist in their original, uncensored form.<ref name=":0" />

When the series returned in 2011, MTV allowed Beavis to use the word "fire" once again uncensored.<ref name="RS-2011-08-03">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/exclusive-mike-judge-on-the-return-of-beavis-and-butt-head-190874/|title=Exclusive: Mike Judge on the Return of 'Beavis and Butt-Head'|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=August 3, 2011|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116041646/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/exclusive-mike-judge-on-the-return-of-beavis-and-butt-head-20110803|archive-date=November 16, 2011|access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> During the first video segment, "[[Werewolves of Highland]]", the first new episode of the revival, Beavis utters the word "fire" a total of seven times within 28 seconds, with Butt-Head saying it once as well.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=[[Werewolves of Highland]]|series=Beavis and Butt-Head|network=MTV|date=October 27, 2011|season=8|number=1}}</ref>

In February 1994, watchdog group [[Morality in Media]] claimed that the death of eight-month-old Natalia Rivera, struck by a bowling ball thrown from an overpass onto a highway in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], near the [[Holland Tunnel]] by 18-year-old Calvin J. Settle, was partially inspired by ''Beavis and Butt-Head''.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/10/nyregion/youth-is-held-in-death-from-bowling-ball.html?pagewanted=all|title=Youth Is Held In Death From Bowling Ball|last=Levy|first=Clifford J.|date=February 10, 1994|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727153138/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/10/nyregion/youth-is-held-in-death-from-bowling-ball.html?pagewanted=all|archive-date=July 27, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The group said that Settle was influenced by the episode "Ball Breakers", in which Beavis and Butt-Head load a bowling ball with explosives and drop it from a rooftop.<ref name="nyt" /> While Morality in Media claimed that the show inspired Settle's actions, the case's prosecutors did not. It was later revealed by both prosecutors and the defendant that Settle did not have cable TV, nor did he watch the show.

MTV also responded by broadcasting the program after 11:00&nbsp;p.m. and included a disclaimer, reminding viewers:
<blockquote>Beavis and Butt-Head are not real. They are stupid cartoon people completely made up by this Texas guy whom we hardly even know. Beavis and Butt-Head are dumb, crude, thoughtless, ugly, sexist, self-destructive fools. But for some reason, the little wienerheads make us laugh.</blockquote>
This was later changed to:
<blockquote>Beavis and Butt-Head are not role models. They're not even human. They're cartoons. Some of the things they do would cause a person to get hurt, expelled, arrested, possibly deported. To put it another way: don't try this at home.</blockquote>
This disclaimer also appears before the opening of their [[Sega Genesis]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] games as well as their [[Windows]] game ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Beavis and Butt-Head (TV Series 1993–2011)|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105950/crazycredits|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>

They were famously lambasted by [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Ernest Hollings|Fritz Hollings]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[South Carolina|SC]]) as "Buffcoat and Beaver".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/08/15/end-beavis-and-butt-head/|title=Dude... This Sucks– We mourn the loss of fresh Beavis and Butt-Head episodes|last=Jacobs|first=A.J.|date=August 15, 1997|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817124842/https://ew.com/article/1997/08/15/end-beavis-and-butt-head/|archive-date=August 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> This subsequently became a running gag on the show where adults mispronounced their names. For example, one character on the show, Tom Anderson, originally called them "Butthole" and "Joe" and believed the two to be of Asian ethnicity (describing them to the police as "[[Oriental]]"). In later episodes, Anderson uses the Hollings mispronunciation once and, on at least one occasion, refers to them as "Penis and Butt-Munch". [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]] called them "Beavis and Bum-head" in "Citizen Butt-head", as well as in the [[Beavis and Butt-head Do America|movie]], where an old lady (voiced by [[Cloris Leachman]]) consistently calls them "Travis" and "Bob-head". In "Incognito", when another student threatens to kill them, the duo uses this to their advantage, pretending to be exchange students named "Crevis and Bung-Head". The bully, seeing through the disguises, calls them "Beaver and [[Buttplug|Butt-Plug]]". In "Right On!", when the duo appear on the ''Gus Baker Show'', host Gus Baker (a caricature of [[Rush Limbaugh]]) introduces them as "Beavis and Buffcoat". And in the original series finale, "Beavis and Butt-head Are Dead", a news reporter refers to the two boys as "Brevis and Head-Butt". In the Season 9 episode "Locked Out" Tom Anderson mistakes Beavis and Butt-Head for honest and responsible boys, and blames "Buford" and "Bernardo" for the alleged damage to the paint on his new truck, though Beavis and Butt-Head lied about the damage.

Beavis and Butt-Head have been compared to [[Savant syndrome|idiot savants]] because of their creative and subversively intelligent observations of music videos. This part of the show was mostly improvised by [[Mike Judge]]. With regard to criticisms of the two as "idiots", Judge responded that a show about straight-A students would not be funny.

== Revivals ==
The series has been revived two times. Once in 2011 as a continuation of the original on MTV (Season 8), and then in 2022 as a reboot series on Paramount+ (Seasons 9–10). It was announced that Season 3 of the revival (the 11th season overall) would premiere exclusively on Comedy Central.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-06-05 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Revival Renewed for Season 3, Moves to Comedy Central |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/beavis-and-butt-head-renewed-season-3-comedy-central-1236026648/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

The show's 2011 revival saw mixed reviews. Karen Olsson from ''[[The New York Times]]'' found it "dumber and funnier" than the original run,<ref name="Olsson 2011 f635">{{cite web |last=Olsson |first=Karen |date=October 13, 2011 |title=The Eternal Adolescence of Beavis and Butt-Head |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/magazine/the-eternal-adolescence-of-beavis-and-butt-head.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> and Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' "still a rowdy, guilty hoot."<ref name="Lowry 2011 w442">{{cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=October 26, 2011 |title=Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head/Good Vibes |url=https://variety.com/2011/digital/reviews/mike-judge-s-beavis-and-butt-head-good-vibes-1117946440/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=Variety}}</ref> Others found it tiresome: ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''{{'s}} Troy Patterson called it a "grim" rehash,<ref name="Patterson 2011 s968">{{cite web |last=Patterson |first=Troy |date=October 26, 2011 |title=Beavis and Butt-head 2011 reviewed: Mike Judge's cartoon idiots return. |url=https://slate.com/culture/2011/10/beavis-and-butt-head-2011-reviewed-mike-judge-s-cartoon-idiots-return.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=Slate Magazine}}</ref> and [[James Poniewozik]] writing for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' found it not as "innovative" but still amusing.<ref name="Poniewozik 2011 i593">{{cite magazine |last=Poniewozik |first=James |date=October 27, 2011 |title=TV Tonight: Beavis and Butt-Head Return |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/27/tv-tonight-beavis-and-butt-head-return/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> Matthew Gilbert from ''[[the Boston Globe]]'' felt television was now too dumb for them: "The problem is, there actually isn’t much of a need for the two dopes and their anti-wisdom anymore."<ref name="Gilbert 2011 f541">{{cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Matthew |date=October 27, 2011 |title=Beavis and Butt-head make a comeback |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2011/10/26/mtv-beavis-and-good-vibes-wring-few-laughs-from-old-formula/s8RwJkYGIlNyU3r26TSgMO/story.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=BostonGlobe.com}}</ref> Conversely, Tom Carson for ''[[GQ]]'' found it "just right [...] Judge anticipated the trickle-down version of popland's Age of Meta."<ref name="Nast Tom Carson 2011 w262">{{cite web |last=Carson |first=Tom |date=October 12, 2011 |title=New 'Beavis and Butthead' Episodes Review |url=https://www.gq.com/story/new-beavis-butthead-episodes-review |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=GQ}}</ref>

Its 2022 revival received critical acclaim.<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web |title=Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mike_judges_beavis_and_butt_head/s01 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> ''The New York Times''{{'s}} Jason Zinoman extolled the revival: "[the show] remains singular [...] they all hit comic notes ‌with moseying cadences you can’t find elsewhere."<ref name="Zinoman 2022 j543">{{cite web |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |date=October 4, 2022 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Was the '90s Cartoon That Mattered |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/arts/television/beavis-and-butt-head.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Jesse Hassenger from ''[[The Wrap]]'' wrote "Beavis and Butt-Head have a tendency to mold their environment in their image. Or are they just so timelessly American that surprisingly little adaptation is necessary?"<ref name="Hassenger 2022 i279">{{cite web |last=Hassenger |first=Jesse |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Beavis and Butt-Head Revival Review: Paramount+ Series Is Comfort Food |url=https://www.thewrap.com/beavis-and-butt-head-review-new-series-paramount-plus/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=TheWrap}}</ref> Daniel Fienberg at ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called it "solidly amusing, if rarely remarkable."<ref name="Fienberg 2022 k090">{{cite web |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=August 3, 2022 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Review: Mike Judge's Teen Trolls Return for a Giggle-Worthy Paramount+ Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/beavis-and-butt-head-mike-judge-paramount-1235191473/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Lowry, now for [[CNN]], viewed it "proudly stupid";<ref name="Lowry 2022 h714">{{cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=August 4, 2022 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' prove stupidity never goes out of style |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/entertainment/beavis-and-butthead-series-review/index.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=CNN}}</ref> similarly [[Andy Greene]], for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', "really loved" the new take.<ref name="Greene 2022 m641" />

==Films==
There have been two ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' films that have been released: [[Beavis and Butt-Head Do America|''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'']] (1996) and [[Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe|''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'']] (2022). The two films have received largely positive reviews.

=== ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'' (1996) ===
The first theatrical adaptation, ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do America'', is a comedy road-trip film that was released in the US on December 20, 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salmons |first1=Tim |date=20 Jan 2022 |title=Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (Blu-Ray Review) |url=https://thedigitalbits.com/item/beavis-and-butthead-do-america-2021-bd |access-date=11 October 2022 |publisher=The Digital Bits}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Directo-Meston |first1=Danielle |date=6 Aug 2022 |title=Where to Watch 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Online |url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/where-watch-beavis-butt-head-234617381.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJqR3CSmxGMUCO_vAhMOXmdFz_Xo8rDaLr7c1Ywsf562C3AS3iej4KmxHwz73OrX3o7-2MzRTqlaYIcwfar44ZVcmajchzKUbeHljHu-VzPoGI1oBm7phYQRpsuAD8w60dQENKkfo90lQrzhVgpAUJEzQmn4rzWlXXwVW7B0Asje |access-date=11 October 2022 |publisher=Yahoo! Finance}}</ref> Its UK and European releases came later in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 1997 |url=https://www.25thframe.co.uk/movies/beavis-and-butt-head-do-america |access-date=11 October 2022 |publisher=25th Frame}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Beavis And Butthead Do America |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/beavis-and-butt-head-do-america-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmdk4nzg |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=BBFC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) Release Info |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115641/releaseinfo |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=IMDB}}</ref> Along with several of the series regulars, it also 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). The film follows the duo's cross-country trip as accidental fugitives. The film was a commercial success, opening at number one at the US box office and grossed more than $60 million. It held the highest December opening gross of all time before being passed by ''[[Scream 2]]'' a year later in 1997.<ref name=":3" /> It received positive reviews with critics complimenting the film's humor as "unexpectedly funny."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beavis and Butt-head Do America {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beavis_and_butt_head_do_america |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'' (2022) ===
The second adaptation, ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'', is a [[Science fiction film|sci-fi]] comedy film that was released as a Paramount+ exclusive on June 23, 2022. A ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' follow-up film was rumored long after ''Do America''<nowiki/>'s release, but such a project never materialized. In February 2021, a sequel film was announced to be released on Paramount+ with an unspecified release date.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=7egrHm-RY7fAjebO&v=QNgR62hMATk&feature=youtu.be |title=An Announcement from Beavis and Butt-Head |date=2021-02-24 |last=Comedy Central |access-date=2025-03-27 |via=YouTube}}</ref> A trailer was eventually released for the film on June 2, 2022, showcasing footage as well as the film's new subtitle; its release date was later that month on June 23.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=OXhSfSS8LskRl3IO&v=EaHbTnA3qSA&feature=youtu.be |title=Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe {{!}} Official Trailer {{!}} Paramount + |date=2022-06-02 |last=Paramount Plus |access-date=2025-03-27 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Work for the film was done remotely via zoom due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=2022-06-16 |title=Mike Judge Details Pre-Lockdown Lunch That Led to Deal for 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mike-judge-details-pre-lockdown-lunch-that-led-to-deal-for-beavis-and-butt-head-do-the-universe-1235166519/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The film follows the titular duo as they get transported from 1998 to 2022 via space, coming into conflicts with their [[Parallel universes in fiction|alternate-universe]] selves and the US government. The film received a highly positive reception from reviewers who praised it as a "return to form" for the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beavis_and_butt_head_do_the_universe |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> The film served as a lead-in to its Paramount+ revival.

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===Merchandise===
MTV marketed the program with a surplus of merchandise, with items as varied as clothing, hats, and [[aftershave]].<ref name="Stern"/> Judge found it difficult to extend his sensibility to the consumer products that bore his name; he noted that he had no involvement in the show's video games.<ref name="Strauss 1994 f837"/> 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 (artist)|Rick Parker]]. It was also reprinted by Marvel UK, which created new editorial material.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beavis and Butthead Central |url=https://www.hotextra.com/bandbcollectiblescomics.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029233814/http://hotextra.com/bandbcollectiblescomics.html |archive-date=October 29, 2011 |access-date=October 29, 2011 |publisher=Hotextra.com}}</ref>

===''Daria''===
{{Main|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).<ref>{{cite news|title= Brainy 'Beavis' Pal 'Daria' Spins Off|newspaper= Los Angeles Times|date= March 3, 1997|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-03-ca-34294-story.html|access-date= November 20, 2010|first= Howard|last= Rosenberg|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120715015913/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-03/entertainment/ca-34294_1_daria-morgendorffer|archive-date= July 15, 2012|url-status= live}}</ref> 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===
* ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head (video game)|MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', a set of games released by [[Viacom New Media]] for the [[Game Gear]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|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 (console)|PlayStation]] port was released exclusively in Japan in 1998 featuring dubbed voice acting by [[Atsushi Tamura]] and [[Ryō Tamura (London Boots)|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 [[Microsoft Windows|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]] in 1998.
* ''Beavis and Butt-Head'', an overhead action game released by GT Interactive for the [[Game Boy]] in 1998.
* ''Beavis and Butt-Head Do Hollywood'' (originally ''Beavis and Butt-Head: Get Big in Hollywood''), an unreleased 3D action game that was being produced by GT Interactive. It was announced for the PlayStation in 1998.
* ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do U.]]'', a graphic adventure game released by GT Interactive for Windows 95 in 1999.

===Books===
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* {{Cite book |last=Brown |first=Kristofor |editor-first=Dave |editor-last=Stern |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: Travel Log |year=1997 |publisher=MTV Books, Pocket Books |isbn=0-671-01533-8}}
* {{Cite book |last=Brown |first=Kristofor |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: Big Book of Important Stuff to Make Life Cool |year=1997 |publisher=Boston America Corp |isbn=1-889647-15-2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Doyle |first=Larry |author-link=Larry Doyle (writer) |editor-first=Glenn |editor-last=Eichler |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: This Sucks, Change It! |year=1995 |publisher=MTV Books, Pocket Books, Melcher Media |isbn=0-671-53633-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/thissuckschangei00judg}}
* {{Cite book |last=Doyle |first=Larry |editor-first=Glenn |editor-last=Eichler |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: Huh Huh For Hollywood |year=1996 |publisher=MTV Books, Pocket Books |isbn=0-671-00655-X}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Grabianski |first1=Greg |first2=Aimee |last2=Keillor |editor-first=Kristofor |editor-last=Brown |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: The Butt-Files |year=1997 |publisher=MTV Books, Pocket Books |isbn=0-671-01426-9}}
* {{Cite book |author=Johnson, Sam |author-link=Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil |first2=Chris |last2=Marcil |author2-link=Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil |editor-first=Glenn |editor-last=Eichler |editor-link=Glenn Eichler |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: This Book Sucks |year=1993 |publisher=MTV Books, Callaway, [[Pocket Books]] |isbn=0-671-89034-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/thisbooksucks00john}}
* {{Cite book |author=Johnson, Sam |first2=Chris |last2=Marcil |first3=Guy |last3=Maxtone-Graham |first4=Kristofor |last4=Brown |first5=David |last5=Felton |first6=Glenn |last6=Eichler |first7=Mike |last7=Judge |author7-link=Mike Judge |editor-first=Glenn |editor-last=Eichler |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: Ensucklopedia |year=1994 |publisher=MTV Books, Pocket Books |isbn=0-671-52149-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/mtvsbeavisbutthe00mike}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Judge |first1=Mike |author-link=Mike Judge |first2=Joe |last2=Stillman |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: The Official Script Book |year=1997 |publisher=MTV Books, Pocket Books |isbn=0-671-00658-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/beavisbuttheaddo00judg}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Rheingold |first1=Andy |first2=Scott |last2=Sonneborn |editor-first=Kristofor |editor-last=Brown |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: Chicken Soup for the Butt |year=1998 |publisher=MTV Books, Pocket Books |isbn=0-671-02598-8}}
* {{Cite book |editor-first=Kristofor |editor-last=Brown |title=MTV'S Beavis and Butt-Head: Doodle (doodie) Book |year=1996 |publisher=Boston America Corp |isbn=1-889647-00-4}}
* {{Cite book |title=MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head: 3-D Poster Book |year=1997 |publisher=Boston America Corp}}
* {{Cite book |title=MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head: Doodle (doodie) Book #2 |year=1997 |publisher=Boston America Corp |isbn=1-889647-28-4}}
* {{Cite book |title=MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head: Sticky Things |year=1997 |publisher=Boston America Corp |isbn=1-889647-16-0}}
* {{Cite book |title=Reading Sucks: The Collected Works of Beavis and Butt-Head |year=2005 |publisher=MTV |isbn=978-1-4165-2436-6}} (''NOTE: This book is a bundle of four previous books 'Ensucklopedia,' 'Huh Huh for Hollywood,' 'The Butt-Files,' and 'Chicken Soup for the Butt' which are no longer in print separately'').
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===Music===
An album inspired by the series, ''[[The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience]]'', was released on [[Geffen Records]]. The label's namesake, David Geffen, came up with the concept for the album. He was sold on the show's success upon its debut, and contacted MTV to make a deal to co-finance the album and later film.<ref name="Eller 1997 h079"/> The album features many [[hard rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands such as [[Megadeth]], [[Primus (band)|Primus]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]. Moreover, Beavis and Butt-Head do a duet with [[Cher]] on "[[I Got You Babe]]"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |title=Cher Gets Cheeky With Beavis and Butt-head |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-14-ca-56606-story.html |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 14, 1993}}</ref> 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. It sold over two million copies worldwide.<ref name="Eller 1997 h079">{{cite web | last=Eller | first=Claudia | title=The Geffen Camp Heh-Hehs All the Way to the Bank | website=Los Angeles Times | date=January 17, 1997 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-17-fi-19392-story.html | access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>

In 2015, the pair were featured in commissioned [[hip hop skit|skits]] on the album ''[[Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven]]'' by [[Kid Cudi]].<ref name="kidcudi">{{cite web | last=Mench | first=Chris | title=Review: Kid Cudi's 'Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven' Is Not As Terrible As Everyone Thinks It Is | website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] | date=December 7, 2015 | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/chris-mench/review-kid-cudi-speedin-bullet-2-heaven | access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref>

====Chart success====
[[File:Beavis_and_Butt-head_UK_single_release.jpg|thumb|right|Beavis and Butt-Head duet with Cher UK single which includes a ''Beavis and Butt-Head Experience'' sticker to promote the release]]
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,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis And Butt-Head – I Got You Babe – All releases |url=https://www.discogs.com/Cher-With-Beavis-And-Butt-Head-I-Got-You-Babe/master/69263 |website=Discogs |year=1993 |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> the UK CD had a special limited edition sticker to promote ''[[The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience]]'' available with the release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis And Butt-Head – I Got You Babe |url=https://www.discogs.com/Cher-With-Beavis-And-Butt-Head-I-Got-You-Babe/release/1569612 |website=Discogs |year=1993 |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> On January 15, 1994, the song charted at number 35 in the UK charts<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis & Butt-Head |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29720/cher-with-beavis-and-butt-head/ |website=Official Charts |date=January 15, 1994 |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> and stayed on the charts for 4 weeks. On December 4, 1993, the song charted on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100|''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart]] in the US peaking at number 8.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cher Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cher/chart-history/hbu/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref>

The single also charted at number 69 in Australia,<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref> 19 in Belgium,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis and Butt-Head – I Got You Babe |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/187f2/Cher-with-Beavis-And-Butt-Head-I-Got-You-Babe |website=Ultratop Vlaanderen – De enige echte officiële hitparade |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> 18 in Denmark,<ref name="americanradiohistory1994">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-01-29.pdf|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20150228003829/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-01-29.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2015|title=Hits of the World|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> 69 on the European Hot 100,<ref name="americanradiohistory1994"/> 9 on the Netherlands Dutch Top 40,<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 40 – week 4 (22 januari 1994) |url=https://www.top40.nl/top40/1994/week-4 |website=Top 40}}</ref> 10 on the Netherlands top 100<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis and Butt-Head – I Got You Babe |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher+with+Beavis+and+Butt-head&titel=I+Got+You+Babe&cat=s |website=Dutch ~Charts |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> and number 40 in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis and Butt-Head – I Got You Babe (Song) |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher+with+Beavis+and+Butt-head&titel=I+Got+You+Babe&cat=s |website=swedishcharts.com |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref>

===Slot game===
In 2019, [[Gauselmann]] Group's UK-based games studio Blueprint Gaming launched the Beavis and Butt-Head online slot game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecasinowizard.com/news/mtvs-beavis-and-butt-head-make-their-casino-game-debut/|title=MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head Make their Casino Game Debut|website=The Casino Wizard|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605083238/https://thecasinowizard.com/news/mtvs-beavis-and-butt-head-make-their-casino-game-debut/|archive-date=June 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The game 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://betlancer.com/beavis-and-butt-head-slot/ |title=Beavis & Butt-Head slot |publisher=betlancer.com |access-date=June 1, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184703/https://betlancer.com/beavis-and-butt-head-slot/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0105950|Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–2011)}}
* {{IMDb title|20859904|Beavis and Butt-Head (2022–)}}
* {{EmmyTVLegends title|beavis-and-butt-head}}

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