Everyone can remember and relate to that - or observed it. Mike Judge: Back then, I tried to make them these very pure characters who were hormonally-charged, stupid, and young. How did you get back into the mindset of two juvenile teenagers?
IndieWire: You were 30 when the first season of “Beavis and Butt-Head” aired. Judge spoke to IndieWire about the impetus to revisit the show, its strange impact over the years, and whether he plans to resurrect any of his other creations.Ĭeline Song Dissects That Amazing Final Shot in ‘Past Lives’ Beyond those tweaks, though, they’re still the same crass troublemakers that have entertained audiences for nearly three decades. In a few episodes, they even make it to middle age. In the movie, the two morons travel from the ’90s to the present day they remain there for the new episodes, as their signature couch commentary now applies to online videos and social media. Ever since “ Beavis and Butt-Head” launched on MTV in the Clinton era and lasted seven seasons, Judge’s chuckling, puerile teenagers have remained his most iconic creation, even as he widened his oeuvre to tackle many more targets with the likes of “King of the Hill,” “Office Space,” “Idiocracy,” and “Silicon Valley.”Īmong those, only “Beavis and Butt-Head” has continued to make a comeback, first with new episodes produced in 2011, and now with a busy summer that includes both the new feature-length “ Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe” and “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head,” both of which are out now on Paramount+. A sequel, South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid, was released shortly after.ĭon't miss out - get a free trial of Paramount+ here.No American storyteller has scrutinized stupidity like Mike Judge. The age-jump also aligns with another recently released Paramount+ special, South Park: Post Covid, where the characters in Matt Stone and Trey Parker's infamous cartoon were thrust into the future and depicted as adults. Notably absent were the AC/DC and Metallica logos that adorned their clothes all those years ago.
Two black-and-white sketches accompanied the announcement, which suggested that the film's stars have aged in real-time since their '90s breakout. They need some time to get back in shape." Judge, who is also the co-creator of animated standout King of the Hill, has pushed this momentum into 2022 with a tweet (see below) that says, " Beavis and Butt-Head will be returning this year with a brand new movie and more on Paramount+. While news stalled on that front, Paramount+ released a video announcement last year, which confirmed a new Beavis and Butt-Head flick, the followup to 1996's Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.
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