Sometimes life (and thus comedy) is stupid. Can I explain why Beavis pulling his T-shirt over his blond bouffant and declaring himself the Great Cornholio made me laugh louder than anything Bart Simpson has ever done? No, but it’s true. This was no provocation but a considered take – one I don’t regret. Yet if you talked to me back then, I would have told you with sniggering teenage confidence that the critically ignored Beavis and Butt-Head, a crudely drawn cartoon about two idiots chuckling over music videos, was clearly better. Beavis and Butt-Head didn’t make the cut. Beloved by critics and comedy nerds, it was producing classic episodes like Marge vs the Monorail (written by Conan O’Brien), building a reputation that earned it second place on a recent Rolling Stone list of the 100 greatest shows in history. Sometimes, when the real world is giving us such a grave emotional pounding, it’s exactly what you need.When Beavis and Butt-Head premiered in spring 1993, The Simpsons was finishing up what many now consider not just its greatest season, but perhaps the greatest ever. Still, even though being smart is back in fashion, Judge reminds us with the first two episodes provided to critics that sometimes it’s okay to hang out on the couch and giggle over nonsense with your buddies. “Almost 30 years after its original premiere, we’re far removed from the slacker culture in which Beavis and Butt-Head first thrived.
In her A- review, our own Carys Anderson wrote, So far, the revived series has been a mix of old pleasures and new surprises, including Beavis’ enlistment in BTS Army.
What follows is a classic bit of slapstick that wouldn’t have been out of place in golden age silent movie. Beavis is feeling a little snackish, and luckily he spots a tasty treat: a gummy worm, or so he thinks. The clip opens with everyone’s favorite butt munchers paddling down the river like Huck Finn (more like, ‘Suck my Finn,’ heh heh heh). The third episode of the revived series premieres tomorrow, August 11th on Paramount+, but to hold you over, you can check out 80 seconds of pure silliness below. Beavis and Butt-Head try to track down some chicks but prove to be quite the catch themselves in an exclusive new clip from Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head.
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