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Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 11:01 AM
The animated duo will watch the MTV hit and UFC wrestling in addition to music videos
By Andy Greene
February 16, 2011 12:00 PM ET
About a year ago, MTV president Van Toffler was having trouble sleeping. "I was eating Fruit Loops and Cap'n Crunch out of the box and flipping through the dials when a Lady Gaga video came on," he says. That's when he had the idea: Bring back Beavis and Butt-Head. "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."

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The new show, which debuts later this year, will be very familiar to fans of the Nineties original. "They'll be self-contained segments with the boys in different situations like they used to be," Toffler says. "But this time around, they'll watch Jersey Shore, UFC matches and user-generated videos from YouTube, in addition to music videos." All of the programming will be displayed on the duo's TV, even if it comes from YouTube — "like silly videos of cats playing music."

This article appears in the March 3, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone. The issue is available now on newsstands and will appear in the online archive February 18.

The show's creator, Mike Judge, who went on to create King of the Hill and direct the cult classics Office Space and Idiocracy, is returning to helm the new series. "In the years since Mike quit doing Beavis and Butt-Head, he realized that there was a lot to make fun of," says head writer John Altschuler, a veteran of King of the Hill. "We just kept coming up with ideas that Mike thought would have made good Beavis and Butt-Head episodes. Then one day, Mike said, 'Maybe we should just actually make some good Beavis and Butt-Head episodes.'"

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Beavis and Butt-Head would be in their thirties by now, but they will remain the teenagers they were during the original run. "They'll have the same intelligence," Toffler says. "They're the same boneheads sitting on the same couch, commenting on things through a really simple prism." He has no fear that younger viewers won't respond to the show. "Look how popular South Park and Family Guy are," he says. "These boys are beloved characters, and even if you didn't know them the first time around, it doesn't take more than 30 seconds to fall in love with them."

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MTV plans to promote the program across multiple media platforms. "It will be much more viral this time around," Toffler says. "We're going to plant seeds of the characters throughout social-media networks like Facebook and Twitter, in addition to traditional programming on television and, potentially, in theaters. It's formatted very well for the Internet because it's short-form."

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 11:03 AM
:biggrin:

chefcraig
02-22-2011, 11:07 AM
I really hope that MTV does a better job with this than it did with the return of Celebrity Deathmatch. Apparently, over a dozen episodes were created between 2005-2007, and I never saw a single one. In fact, I only heard about the remake about a week ago. :duh:

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 11:09 AM
I really hope that MTV does a better job with this than it did with the return of Celebrity Deathmatch. Apparently, over a dozen episodes were created between 2005-2007, and I never saw a single one. In fact, I only heard about the remake about a week ago. :duh:

It should be great. Same guy that did it originally is involved on the new one. I can't wait!

chefcraig
02-22-2011, 11:17 AM
It should be great. Same guy that did it originally is involved on the new one. I can't wait!

I hope that they put some effort into the commentary of the videos. I've said this before, and I still believe it: Some of the most astute musical criticism I've ever witnessed since Lester Bangs worked for CREEM magazine came out of the mouths of these knuckleheads during the nineties.

ELVIS
02-22-2011, 11:30 AM
uhh hu u uhu hu hu hu h uh uh uh huhuh


:biggrin:

hambon4lif
02-22-2011, 11:31 AM
:killer:

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 11:43 AM
Is that Dave Buttstain? :biggrin:

ELVIS
02-22-2011, 11:46 AM
I like the DLR part...:biggrin:

Kristy
02-22-2011, 11:49 AM
If there is a person who can dumb-down America any further it's Mike Judge. Is MVD all out of ideas and now needs to patronize itself for ratings? There is only so many times you can beat a dead horse.

Guitar Shark
02-22-2011, 11:50 AM
I think Mike Judge is great.

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 11:52 AM
I like the DLR part...:biggrin:

:biggrin:

twonabomber
02-22-2011, 11:53 AM
MTV plans to promote the program across multiple media platforms. "It will be much more viral this time around," Toffler says. "We're going to plant seeds of the characters throughout social-media networks like Facebook and Twitter, in addition to traditional programming on television and, potentially, in theaters. It's formatted very well for the Internet because it's short-form."

playing it fifty times a day for weeks straight wasn't enough?

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 11:53 AM
If there is a person who can dumb-down America any further it's Mike Judge. Is MVD all out of ideas and now needs to patronize itself for ratings? There is only so many times you can beat a dead horse.

Shut Up! Dumbass! :biggrin:

Kristy
02-22-2011, 11:54 AM
Judge has a limited vision. None of his moves were funny and/or entertaining; King of The Hill was beyond the realm of stale and now he's re-hashing? Great. Enjoy.

chefcraig
02-22-2011, 11:55 AM
One of the most warped episodes, ever. Naturally, a personal favorite.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOejUGb5QDU

Nitro Express
02-22-2011, 11:56 AM
I loved it when that horrid Christmas song with Bing and Bowie came on. What a piece of shit that was.

ELVIS
02-22-2011, 11:56 AM
There is only so many times you can beat a dead horse.

Did your girlfriend give you permission to post her name on the internet ??

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 11:56 AM
Judge has a limited vision. None of his moves were funny and/or entertaining; King of The Hill was beyond the realm of stale and now he's re-hashing? Great. Enjoy.

Do you find anything amusing besides posing as a female on an internet message board?

Just sayin..................

Kristy
02-22-2011, 11:58 AM
playing it fifty times a day for weeks straight wasn't enough?

Exactly. Let the 90's die starting with that junkie shithead Cobain and ending with Beevis and Butthead.

Guitar Shark
02-22-2011, 11:58 AM
Judge has a limited vision. None of his moves were funny and/or entertaining; King of The Hill was beyond the realm of stale and now he's re-hashing? Great. Enjoy.

Classic B&B was fantastic, and I loved Office Space. That's enough for me. The guy had some great ideas; I'm willing to give him a chance to see if he can recreate something.

I liked the first couple of years of King of the Hill, but I am stunned that it was still on TV until last year. Who watched it for the last 10 years?

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 11:59 AM
One of the most warped episodes, ever. Naturally, a personal favorite.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOejUGb5QDU

:lmao:

Nitro Express
02-22-2011, 12:06 PM
Exactly. Let the 90's die starting with that junkie shithead Cobain and ending with Beevis and Butthead.

I hated the 90's. It was brainless, obscene, excess with no substance and now we are paying dearly for it.

Kristy
02-22-2011, 12:07 PM
Classic B&B was fantastic, and I loved Office Space. That's enough for me. The guy had some great ideas; I'm willing to give him a chance to see if he can recreate something.

I liked the first couple of years of King of the Hill, but I am stunned that it was still on TV until last year. Who watched it for the last 10 years?

Again, Judge is a one-trick pony (like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers) who uses the same plot line over and over. What has he ever created that was "something"? However, I will give him credit in that he did single-handedly destroy the career of Winger as well as most 80's spandex hair bands that people like Elvis have a homoerotic fixation for.

Guitar Shark
02-22-2011, 12:10 PM
Man, somebody give Kristy some antidepressants already.

ELVIS
02-22-2011, 12:10 PM
The bride of dead horse says what ??

Nitro Express
02-22-2011, 12:12 PM
Man, somebody give Kristy some antidepressants already.

I say giver her a machine gun and have her kill off some bankers.

chefcraig
02-22-2011, 12:12 PM
B&B pretty much provided these losers with a career.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCRrP36KTGw&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmgManB06Io&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml_hrnEkBKA

Unchainme
02-22-2011, 12:12 PM
Again, Judge is a one-trick pony (like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers) who uses the same plot line over and over. What has he ever created that was "something"? However, I will give him credit in that he did single-handedly destroy the career of Winger as well as most 80's spandex hair bands that people like Elvis have a homoerotic fixation for.

King of the Hill is actually surprinslgy pretty cool and relatable. Dale Gribble is probably one of the more underrated characters in TV History.

I dig the way they have guest stars as well. They don't force them into "Hurr! look heres -insert name here-" simpsons style, rather they have them be apart of the actual story itself.

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 12:35 PM
I don't know anyone that doesn't like at least something in an apisode of Beavis and Butthead.






Except Kristy. :pullinghair:

ELVIS
02-22-2011, 12:45 PM
Kristy is just mad at everything...

ELVIS
02-22-2011, 12:46 PM
Oops, I misspelled Krusty...:biggrin:

chefcraig
02-22-2011, 12:47 PM
I don't know anyone that doesn't like at least something in an apisode of Beavis and Butthead.



How can you not? On Michael Bolton: "He can make any kind of music suck."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySZ4FGK4iFw&feature=related

On Poison: "Wait a minute...that dude right there? I think he's the dude that drives the snack truck now."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suyPtIwHohI&feature=related

Unchainme
02-22-2011, 12:54 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBsDBTcQDs

"Sluts in houston! Sluts in phoenix!"

I actually like Ratt though.

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 01:06 PM
How can you not? On Michael Bolton: "He can make any kind of music suck."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySZ4FGK4iFw&feature=related

On Poison: "Wait a minute...that dude right there? I think he's the dude that drives the snack truck now."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suyPtIwHohI&feature=related

lol. I realized it was Michael Bolton and my bowels let loose.

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 01:11 PM
free porn

chefcraig
02-22-2011, 01:14 PM
Beavis: If you play this stuff backwards, it says "This sucks!"

Beavis: They should have a name for this kinda of music.
Butt-head: They already do, Beavis: crap.

Butthead: Tattoos are cool.
Beavis: Yeah, I wish I was born with one.
Butthead: You're not born with tattoos, dumbass. You get them when you join the navy.

Beavis: Is this satanic music?
Butthead: Naw. It's not cool enough.

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 01:27 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBsDBTcQDs

"Sluts in houston! Sluts in phoenix!"

I actually like Ratt though.


80's girls were really classy. I miss the 80's. :(

BITEYOASS
02-22-2011, 01:29 PM
You know MTV would be a lot better if it PLAYED SOME FUCKIN MUSIC!!! THEIR CALLED CONCERTS, SHOW THEM ON YOUR NETWORK AND IT PROBABLY WON'T BE AS SHITTY.

Unchainme
02-22-2011, 01:30 PM
dupe.

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 01:35 PM
You know MTV would be a lot better if it PLAYED SOME FUCKIN MUSIC!!! THEIR CALLED CONCERTS, SHOW THEM ON YOUR NETWORK AND IT PROBABLY WON'T BE AS SHITTY.

Yeah no shit. It was great when it was "All Music All The Time" Well for awhile anyway. I will never forget when I saw this video for the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjIA3Rt7gk



That's when I knew it was over. :barf:

FORD
02-22-2011, 01:50 PM
Judge has a limited vision. None of his moves were funny and/or entertaining; King of The Hill was beyond the realm of stale and now he's re-hashing? Great. Enjoy.

Office Space is a fucking classic, Idiocracy was a perfect satire of where the FAUX Noize/reality show culture will eventually lead, and even King of the Hill had its moments.

As for Beavis and Butthead itself, even Judge admits it got stale as MTV took control over the show. So the key to the revival will be whether or not Judge is in charge, and NOT the morons at MTV who are writing Jersey Shore and that kind of shit.

Jagermeister
02-22-2011, 01:52 PM
Office Space is a fucking classic, Idiocracy was a perfect satire of where the FAUX Noize/reality show culture will eventually lead, and even King of the Hill had its moments.

As for Beavis and Butthead itself, even Judge admits it got stale as MTV took control over the show. So the key to the revival will be whether or not Judge is in charge, and NOT the morons at MTV who are writing Jersey Shore and that kind of shit.

I agree.

chefcraig
02-22-2011, 02:06 PM
As for Beavis and Butthead itself, even Judge admits it got stale as MTV took control over the show. So the key to the revival will be whether or not Judge is in charge, and NOT the morons at MTV who are writing Jersey Shore and that kind of shit.

If that is the case (MTV in charge instead of Judge), here is some dialogue we probably won't be hearing...

Beavis: Hey Butthead, why is that dude "The Situation" bright orange?
Butthead: They all are, you turd. They must eat a lot of Cheetos.
Beavis: Ya know, that Snookie will put just about anything in her mouth.
Butthead: Shut up fart-knocker, that's the woman I love. Huh-huh-huh...we're gonna score.

Prothro
02-23-2011, 02:57 AM
HELL YEAH , bring back Beavis & ButtHead. hu huh huh !
The best episode ever was "NO LAUGHING" .
ANyone else here remember going to the AC/DC "Stiff Upper Lip" tour and seeing Beavis and ButtHead before the show, it ruled. Look it up on youtube.

Coyote
02-23-2011, 05:34 PM
Beavis & Butt-head...

It was amusing back in the day...

FORD
02-23-2011, 06:08 PM
HELL YEAH , bring back Beavis & ButtHead. hu huh huh !
The best episode ever was "NO LAUGHING" .


Certainly in the top 5, at least.......


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlTspMs6K0k

Etienne
02-24-2011, 08:36 AM
It would be great, if MTV put out a good remake of Beavis and Butt-Head...

BITEYOASS
02-24-2011, 01:07 PM
Of course another alternative to MTV is something I'm sure all who were teens in the 70's are quite familiar with. It's called going out of the house!