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![]() The 2011 revival, while fun, lost its identity due to reacting to only Jersey Shore, 16 & Pregnant, and whatever MTV forced them to watch. It was the primary characteristic that gave the show and the network legs for so long. In the 90s, pre-social media and when MTV actually gave a damn about the “M” in its name, the two would solely react to music videos. Just as each installment of those movies openly discussed the current trends of horror franchises per installment, Beavis and Butt-Head subtly does the same by exploring the current trends of media consumption in each of its iterations. This may be an oddball comparison, but the segments share a weird similarity to see the Scream franchise. If there’s anything this revival excels at, it’s the variety of content provided for the two to watch and make fun of. Beavis and Butt-Head are the originators of reaction videos long before YouTube was in diapers. Apart from the segments, the commentary portions are where it’s at. Though it is now on a streamer, the series still abides by the signature format of its MTV days: 7-8 minute segments and reactions to various content spliced in-between act breaks during each 22 minute episodes. The writers get experimental, making some preexisting ideas come to life with hilarious results, such as, what’ll happen when Beavis personifies FIRE? The humor still follows a consistent flow of fun slapstick mixed with madness that only these two would get into. From the two episodes I screened, some of the standouts from various segments include the boys mistaking a bathroom for an Escape Room, and attempting to be honey entrepreneurs after they see their teacher David Van Driessen at a farmers market. The main modernized aspect is the settings that the two misunderstand and destroy. While the recent Do the Universe film utilized as much current social commentary as possible as a basis for its humor, the segment portions (thus far) don’t rely on that at all. Much life and harmless hilarity is infused in each respective writer’s designated episodes, and it feels as if nothing has changed whatsoever-in the best way possible. Mayor), and Eden Dranger ( The Unicorn) are entrusted to carry the flag of the characters and set ‘em off on modern-day misadventures. Newcomers Moss Perricone ( Patriot Act), Brandt Hamilton ( Mr. Similar to Jackass Forever-another MTV property about lovable idiots that got a resurgence-part of the freshness comes from the collaboration between Judge, veteran animation writers, and up-and-coming comedy writers. Thanks to the new team of fresh voices behind the scenes, this revival, on the other hand, captures the nostalgic essence of what made Beavis and Butthead both unique and enduring. ![]() It tried far too hard to take jabs at media that were already dead horses, such as Twilight and Jersey Shore, while focusing heavily on promoting other MTV-related programs instead of commenting on the network’s music videos. The 2011 iteration evoked a calculated “how do you do fellow kids,” energy that was on the same level of redundancy as Trump-era SNL. Thankfully, it walks the same path tonally and humorously as the original show. Due to this being a Paramount+ exclusive rather than returning to MTV, I was initially hesitant, thinking this would be far more explicit with over-the-top crass humor, the same way Netflix has done with most of their adult animated content. The two are still horny on main, causing nonsensical mayhem, and exuding their ignorant charm. Now that Beavis and Butt-Head’s interstellar adventure across space and time ( Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe) has reached its end, setting the stage to bring the bumbling boys to 2022, fans will be pleased that not a single step was missed. After seven straight seasons, a theatrical film, a failed 2011 revival, and just recently a stand-alone sequel for Paramount+, Beavis and Butt-Head are uuuuuuuhhhh uh huh huh back once again with a second revival for the streamer, doing what they do best: being dumbasses. The 1990s adult animated comedy has become an integral part of culture and animation history. Whether it be sitting on their broken-down couch and watching TV in their rusted house or trying to score with a girl and utterly failing, the simplicity of Beavis and Butt-Head has factored in its ongoing timelessness. It’s a tale as old as…1992: two horny and juvenile teenage Texans whose brains operate on 100% stupidity find themselves in wacky scenarios on a day-to-day basis. For 30 years, Mike Judge’s most beloved creations Beavis and Butt-Head have lived by the old saying ignorance is bliss, and we were all swept up in it.
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