Monday, October 24, 2011

MTV's Beavis and Butt-head return!




















When music was still made with actual music instruments and Justin Bieber wasn't born yet, MTV had one of the coolest animated shows: Beavis and Butt-head. Two slackers who would comment on everything and anything, mostly culminating to a supreme definition of two words that would say it all: 'this sucks!'

Created by Mike Judge (who also directed the brilliant 'Office Space' in 1999, which is still one of my favorite comedies) the show ran for 7 seasons from 1993 to 1997. Over those four years 200 Episodes were created and a feature film, 'Beavis and Butt-head do America', in 1996. Good to know: this show was mentioned during a U.S. Senate hearing in 1993 on violence on TV! (Althought Senator Ernest F. Hollings called the show 'Buffcoat and Beaver', which became a running gag on the show!) Judge, a UCSD graduate with a bachelor of science in physics said about the Beavis & Butt-head 'it's my favorite thing that I've ever done. It's the thing I'm most proud of '.

MTV president Van Toffler has said that the idea to bring Beavis and Butt-head back on the air came to him while he was watching a videoclip of Lady Gaga: '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'!

Last year MTV finally asked Judge to revive this amazing 90's show and create a whole new season. According to Judge 24 episodes (12 half-hour programs) will definitely air, the first episode, titled 'Holy Cornholio', premieres this week on October 27! Check out the trailer below and prepare to be time warped!


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