Beavis and Butt-head

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Recurring themes:The series has a number of recurring elements.* They cause havoc at their place of employment, Burger World. Beavis and Butt-head spend little time working, and when they try to work, they are often too incompetent to even take a customer's order. Their antics at work include frying things other than food (such as earthworms, dead mice, the store's electronic devices, and their own fingers); attempting to cause "accidents" to collect worker's compensation; heckling customers via the drive-thru speaker; and hurling food at the store's ceiling fans. The boys have also unintentionally had brief stints as secretaries and telemarketers. * They cause trouble at school. They are usually pitted against their teachers and other school officials. Principal McVicker is visibly agitated by the duo's antics. At the end of the final episode, Beavis and Butt-head's antics exasperate McVicker to the point where he suffers a heart attack. It is unknown if he died or not. * One of their most prominent goals in life is to "score" (have sex) with chicks. Throughout the series neither of them meets with any success. They occasionally spend Friday nights at the local Maxi-Mart, attempting to flirt with any female they encounter, until the manager runs them off. They have come close on a few occasions, though they are too stupid to take advantage of the situation. They often completely misinterpret the signals or advances of women, and seem unable to distinguish between a woman who genuinely expresses interest and those who find them irritating. * Beavis transforms into his alter ego, the Great Cornholio. His transformation is indicated by pulling the back of his T-shirt over the top of his head, holding both arms up, pacing back and forth, and proclaiming largely nonsensical utterances in an exaggerated Spanish-sounding accent, such as "I am the Great Cornholio!", "I need TP for my bunghole!" and, "Are you threatening me?" This transformation is caused by Beavis's rapid consumption of a large amount of sugar, caffeine, or other stimulants. In one episode, the duo wanders into a bohemian coffee house, where an open-mic poetry slam is in session. Beavis takes a turn at the mic after ingesting a large amount of cappuccino, and the audience hails his antics as performance art. In another episode he transforms into Cornholio while at Burger World, as an INS official visits for a surprise inspection, searching for illegal aliens. Beavis' pseudo-Hispanic ramblings prompt the INS officer into thinking he is from Mexico, and Beavis is deported. Beavis also assumes the Cornholio persona for the climactic scenes of Beavis and Butt-head Do America. * They cause trouble for neighbor Tom Anderson. They have sold most of his possessions, destroyed his house, and even gotten him arrested by the ATF. Because his poor vision results in him being unable to consistently recognize them, he continues to hire the two for odd jobs. * They occasionally point out crude words in a sentence (intended or not), crude suggestions of more volatile expressions, or everyday words that have been given sexual meaning. For example, in Beavis and Butt-head Do America, Mr. Van Driessen says the sentence "We don't need TV to entertain us", from which the boys extracted the word "anus". Or in Speech Therapy, Ms. Jenkins (the speech therapist) procured an image of a larynx (to which Butt-head noticed was similar to the Female Reproductive Organ), or the test sentences she recited; "Speaking slowly as such, can say just as much" ("ass-munch"), or Half-haste helps, but whole-haste hinders" ("Butt-hole"). Butt-head is usually the one who points these out. * In earlier episodes, they would sometimes try to find ways to obtain hallucinogenic or mind-altering substances or engage in an activity that would simulate the effect. An example of this can be seen in the episode "Sick" where they attempt to obtain the leading prescription cough syrup with the excuse of healing their ailment after seeing an advertisement that says it is nearly 70% alcohol. A rather dangerous example was in the episode "Stewart's House," in which they filled up his kitchen with natural gas and lit a match, thinking that it would make all the oxygen disappear and make them light-headed, but only resulted in an explosion. Other instances of this can be seen when they lick a toad ("No Laughing"), sniff paint thinner ("Home Improvement"), drink morphine ("Bedpans & Broomsticks") or getting inside a washing machine during a cycle ("Washing the Dog"), all in an effort to get "wasted". This gag was dropped in later episodes, most likely to avoid controversy.

Music:

The Beavis and Butt-head Experience album:A CD appeared, named The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience featuring many hard rock and heavy metal bands, such as Megadeth, Nirvana and White Zombie. Moreover, Beavis and Butt-head do a duet with Cher on "I Got You Babe" and a track by themselves named "Come to Butt-head". The track with Cher also resulted in a music video, which hints strongly at the end that Butt-head "scored" with Cher (after telling Beavis to leave).Music Videos:One of the most well-known aspects of the series was the inclusion of music videos, which occurred between animated segments. The duo would watch and make humorous observations (about the band, a song's lyrics, and/or a video's visuals), or simply engage in nonsensical dialogue.At times, the criticism reflected their young age and ignorance of music history. Upon seeing a video by Black Sabbath, they decided that the band's vocalist couldn't be Ozzy Osbourne, because "Ozzy's an old fart!" (the video was recorded in the early 1970s, but the pair thinks it is new). Butt-head mistook their raw sound for grunge and inquired if they were from Seattle; Beavis replied "No, they're American", even though Seattle is located in the United States and Black Sabbath was from England. Similarly, the pair described Paul Simon as "that old dude from Africa who used to be in the Beatles." However, at other times they seemed almost respectful and willing to learn about music. A Led Zeppelin video was dismissed with the remark, "This sounds like folk music." "Yeah", came the reply, "but it gets cool later."Negative critiques:When confronted with a song/video they didn't like, they usually watched it anyway, commenting on how bad it was. However, if they couldn't stand it, their solution was to change the channel. Mostly, they would come across a video they deemed better, but there were times when they came across a video that, in their opinion, was just as bad, or worse. One memorable occasion showed them watching a video by Frank Zappa, then after a long moment Butt-head said it sucked, so he changed the channel to find an even worse video. After a long while, Beavis asked Butt-head why they were watching it. Butt-head said he didn't know, so changed the channel to find that the Frank Zappa video was still on.They showed a particular disdain for many generic 1980s hair bands (with the exception of Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen and to a lesser extent, Aerosmith). Their epitome of "wuss bands" was Winger, of which Stewart was a big fan. They had no tolerance for new wave or electronic music (except for industrial music, and Devo's "Whip It"). Nu-metal bands such as Korn were also criticized for lacking originality. They also hated most death metal such as Cannibal Corpse and Death, the former of which Butt-head mocked their singing style. They also showed disgust towards British bands and artists, claiming that the Beatles ruined music.Beavis and Butt-head had especially severe reactions when confronted with videos they found particularly awful. As soon as Butt-head realized he was watching a Michael Bolton video, he announced that he had soiled his pants. Sometimes, while giving a harsh review of a music video, they would deal harshly with another musician or band, or threaten to end their lives... as rumor has it, even if the video wasn't theirs to begin with; Ace of Base suffered this fate while the boys were watching a video from another Swedish band (Stakka Bo's Here We Go). The ultimate put-down was to simply look at each other and then switch the channel without saying a word. Only Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" and a video by Milli Vanilli earned this reaction.The famous pianist Yanni also earned a very harsh critique from the boys, so much so that during their viewing of the video for "Reflections of Passion" , Butt-head jokingly told Beavis that Yanni was his dad, causing an alarmed Beavis to let out a terrified scream while a generic horror movie jingle played in the background.Even bands they liked weren't spared. They were disappointed by an AC/DC video, despite being fans of the group, and Beavis initially didn't recognize Metallica when "One" came on because of the slow first part. Judas Priest's video for "Breaking The Law" also drew a negative reaction from the two ("I like Priest and everything, but this sucks!"), despite the fact that they sang the song itself numerous times throughout the series.Positive critiques:Beavis and Butt-head rarely expressed complete enjoyment about any video; but a few bands did draw more favorable attention from the two than others. Nirvana's Kurt Cobain is said to have been ecstatic at having the video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" praised by Beavis and Butt-head, and deemed it a great compliment. White Zombie, Type O Negative, Alice in Chains, Onyx, Iron Maiden, the Violent Femmes, the Beastie Boys, Coolio, Suicidal Tendencies, Primus, Slayer, Pantera and Iggy Pop were also among the groups for whom Beavis and Butt-head expressed appreciation, and the two groups that earned their fondest reviews were GWAR and the Butthole Surfers. Beavis voiced his estimation that every video should be like a GWAR video. Butt-head once complimented Lou Reed after watching the video for "No Money Down" (dubbed "the coolest of all videos" by the boys) by stating that Lou belonged in GWAR. The video which the duo declared to be officially the 'best ever' was Ministry's 'Just One Fix'.Both Beavis and Butt-head seemed excited in the Smashing Pumpkins's video "Today" when they saw the people "making out", when the band painted the ice cream truck, and when the band started throwing things at Billy Corgan, the lead singer. Even the videos by Radiohead that have appeared on the show have been praised; "Creep" got a positive review because of its heavy guitar riffs, while they claimed that they liked to mellow out to "Fake Plastic Trees". Beavis was also excited over the Replacements video "Bastards of Young", which ends with a stereo being destroyed. One of the strangest and most unexpected positive reviews they ever gave was for Jive Talkin' by the Bee Gees, which they mistook for the Black Crowes (in the end, they realised they weren't the Black Crowes, but danced to the song anyway). The Ramones got no words, but were given positive criticism when Beavis and Butt-head simply headbanged for the video's entirety (which could be their ultimate compliment, similar to how simply looking at each other, then changing the channel was the ultimate put-down). Motörhead is also a band that they seem to love, but they only seem to compliment Lemmy Kilmister. In fact, on a Ramones video where Lemmy makes an appearance, Beavis asks what Lemmy was doing there and Butthead responded by saying "He's Lemmy. He can go into any damn video he wants."Other antics:The duo would occasionally engage in physical humor during the videos. These antics ranged from simple comic violence, such as slapping, punching, and kicking one another, to the duo's memorable dances, which ranged from a few simple arm motions, to Butt-head jumping back and forth across the room, or Beavis humping the couch (a dance move which he calls the "Monkey Boy"), to a card game, and head swaying to the beat of slower songs. A particularly memorable moment of their famous dance sessions can be seen during the viewing of the video for Step Down by the hardcore punk group Sick of it All, where the names of Beavis and Butt-head's dance moves are named on the screen in a blatant parody of the video itself. The dance moves are as follows:"The Dillhole" - Butthead makes pelvic thrusts while Beavis kicks in the air. "The Bunghole" - Butthead shakes his butt while Beavis jumps up and down. "The Fartknocker Double Inverted Nad Twist" - Butthead jumps back and forth across the room while Beavis sways his arms.Occasionally, they would hear mediocre songs and sing more famous songs, simply because they sounded similar. One instance is when a video for a song called "F-Sharp" by Nudeswirl came on, and Beavis started singing "Paradise City".Sometimes they would engage in conversation, ignoring the video, or at the very least, not discuss whether they liked it or not. An example of this is when they saw the video for Green Day's "Basket Case" and started talking about the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and did not say whether they liked it or not.

Movies:

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is an animated feature film, based on the TV series, Beavis and Butt-Head, that was released on December 20, 1996, produced by Paramount Pictures, Geffen Pictures, and MTV Films, and directed by Mike Judge. It opened at over $20 million and finished off with $63+ million at the box office.

Television:

Beavis and Butt-head made an "appearance" on the Late Show with David Letterman. Prior to this, creator Mike Judge was a guest on the same show, and showed Dave a brief short in which Beavis & Butt-head were drawn with the physical characteristics of Paul Shaffer and Letterman. The short was later used in the episode "Late Night With Butt-head". * The characters were presenters during the 1997 Academy Awards telecast. * Beavis and Butt-head have also appeared in a comic book series released by Marvel Comics, and many video games, like Virtual Stupidity, Bunghole in One and Beavis and Butt-head Do U. * They appear in voice only in the live-action film Airheads. When a radio DJ is taking call-ins, Beavis and Butt-head call and hurl a torrent of abuse at the The Lone Rangers with the band members, Rex, Chazz and Pip responding with similar insults to the pair. Mike Judge supplied the voices himself for the movie. * A short clip of a Beavis & Butt-head episode can be seen in the 1995 high-school comedy, Clueless * On a Christmas-themed episode of Saturday Night Live, the characters appeared on the show's Weekend Update sketch and conversed with Norm MacDonald. Situated outside of Rockefeller Center, Butt-head was dressed to resemble Santa Claus while Beavis donned a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer costume. * In the 1999 Hugh Grant film Notting Hill, Beavis and Butt-head's image is seen on a stained glass window. * Butt-head made a brief cameo in the MTV animated series The Head. * On an episode of the MTV animated series "The Maxx" Maxx is watching the episode "The Great Cornholio." * Beavis and Butt-head fought each other on the MTV series Celebrity Deathmatch. When they entered the ring, they appeared hand-drawn; later on, thanks to the use of a fire extinguisher, they were rendered in CDM's standard 3D clay figures. Beavis won the fight when he became Cornholio. Their voices were not performed by Mike Judge. * On the Adult Swim sketch show Robot Chicken, a featured parody of the Cartoon Network animated series Teen Titans has Beavis and Butt-head joining the team. Their attitude lands them and the team in trouble. They make a rather risqué comment regarding Starfire's unusual skin pigmentation and insult Raven's gothic nature. They also sing the theme song from the Batman television series when Robin is around. Mike Judge did not voice the duo in this parody and was cut from the Robot Chicken season 1 DVD due to legal problems, but it was included on the season 2 DVD and is still shown on television in reruns. * In a comic strip of FoxTrot, Peter and Jason are given Beavis and Butt-head stockings by Roger and begin to perform the infamous Beavis and Butt-head laugh. * On the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, Beavis and Butt-head appeared in a couple of Viewers Choice award skits, pleading to "Vote to put Beavis and Butt-head back on MTV!" (even though that was not a choice). The duo have made appearances at other VMAs during the series' run. * In an episode of the TV show Friends, Joey Tribbiani and Chandler Bing dedicate themselves to not leaving two overstuffed recliners situated in front of a large TV; they are shown at one point watching Beavis and Butt-head and inadvertently imitating them. * The two appear in an episode of Saturday Night Live's TV Funhouse, where Colin Powell is depicted fielding questions from teens on a MTV talk show. As he becomes increasingly irritated by the teenagers he begins to imagine that the whole audience has morphed into dozens of chuckling Beavises and Butt-head’s. * In the movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, when Dr. Evil has threatened the United Nations, he has trouble ending transmission and accidentally switches to an episode of Beavis and Butt-head. * In the movie "Empire Records" a drawing of Butt-head can be seen on the white board multiple times in the store's back room. * In the episode of The Simpsons called D'oh-in in the Wind, a scene shows Abe Simpson and Jasper Beardley sitting on a bench and laughing just like Beavis and Butt-head would do, each holding a bottle of the vegetable juice made by Homer Simpson. * In two episodes of the ABC sitcom Step by Step, there are two male actors (known as Gary and Larry in the show) who resemble Beavis and Butt-head and act in the same manner, even wearing AC/DC and Metallica t-shirts. * In the Duke Nukem original game for the N64, a stand-alone Duke Burger complex has a drive-thru section. When the player activates the drive-thru speaker, Butt-head can be heard saying, "Go away, we're like closed." * In The Method Man and Redman video for How High (song) Method Man and Redman are seen on their couches imitating Beavis and Butt-head. * Beavis and Butthead appeared in a short clip at the start of AC..DC's 1990 Razor's Edge tour. * In The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, when a bomb is detonated as a demonstration, a laugh resembling Butt-Head's can be heard, along with an exclamation of "Cool!"

Books:

* This Book Sucks * Beavis and Butt-head Ensucklopedia (published December 1994) * Huh Huh for Hollywood (published November 1996) * The Butt-Files: Beavis and Butt-head's Guide To Sci-Fi And The Unknown (published August 1997) * Beavis and Butt-head Travel Log (published December 1997) * Chicken Soup for the Butt (published November 1998) * Reading Sucks: The Collected Works of Beavis and Butt-head (published December 2005). This collection is a bundle of the four books listed above which are no longer in print separately.

Heroes:

uh...I don't know uh ...todd is pretty cool,oh and um that ron jeremy guy...uh huh yea