Beavis and Butt-Head

1993 - Present

This controversial, crude comedy is essentially a one-man show created by, written by, and starring Mike Judge. It follows two tragically stupid teenagers as they make fun of music videos (and later reality shows) and get into violent and offensive adventures that span three decades.

Stars: Mike Judge, Kristofor Brown, Dale Revo, Tracy Grandstaff, Toby Huss, A.J. Glasser, Adam Welsh, Piotr Michael*, Chris Diamantopoulos*
Created by: Mike Judge
Tags: animated, quirky, teens

*Regular in the re-booted version of the show, Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head.

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Season 3

See You in Court: Episode 23, "The Trial" (1993). The boys are arrested and put on trial for throwing eggs at Mr. Anderson's house. They almost get away with it when Butt-head has a flash of legal genius inspired by The People's Court, but it falls apart when he accidentally refers to the eggs as "rotten," which is guilty knowledge.
Male Call: Episode 26, "Canoe" (1993). Mr. Van Driesson takes Beavis, Butt-Head and Stewart on a canoe trip, and after Beavis capsizes the canoe, they find themselves stranded in the woods. Mr. Driesson takes the opportunity to lead the boys in some male bonding, and he plays them a song he wrote for the occasion called, "Men Have Feelings Too," during which he is abruptly mauled by a bear.

Season 4

Rabid Dog: Episode 4, "Rabies Scare" (1994). A dog bites Beavis's leg, and Coach Buzzcut orders Butt-Head to take him to the hospital, the doctor gives Beavis 18 shots in the stomach. Later, they see a news report that says rabies doesn't require 18 shots in the stomach anymore.
Rorschach Test: Episode 5, "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Huh Huh" (1994). The new school psychiatrist orders the boys to come to her office, where she gives them a Rorschach test, and they think every inkblot looks like a man masturbating.
Waldorf Hysteria: Episode 5, "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Huh Huh" (1994). The new school psychiatrist finds Beavis and Butt-Head so disturbed, that she sends them to an asylum.
Jumper: Episode 6, "Jump!" (1994). While the boys are at a bank asking for money, federal agents show up to arrest the banker, so he runs up to the roof and threatens to jump. The banker mistakes the boys' indifference to his plight for caring, and it convinces him not to do it. Butt-Head responds by calling him a wuss.
Art Class: Episode 17, "Figure Drawing" (1994). Mr. Van Driessen encourages the boys take an art class at the learning center. They're reluctant at first, but when they hear that a female model is posing nude for the class, they rush to sign up, but they run back out when a nude male model shows up.
Lie Detector: Episode 32, "Liar! Liar!" (1994). When some money goes missing from the register at Burger World, their boss makes them take a lie detector test. Butt-head tries to trick it by holding his breath until he passes out, and Beavis somehow convinces the tester that he's a serial killer that's been wanted since 1969.

Season 5

Accidental Accomplice: Episode 16, "Stewart Moves Away" (1995). After breaking into Stewart's house to watch a dirty movie, the boys accidentally help a couple of burglars clean out the Stevens's and destroy their house because the burglars said they were "the damn moving men."
Screaming for Change: Episode 32, "Beavis, Can You Spare a Dime?" (1995). Beavis and Butt-Head mean a homeless man begging on the sidewalk and are inspired to try it themselves. At first, their new friend is annoyed by their encroaching on his territory, but when passersby think the boys are his poor, dumb sons, he starts cleaning up.

Season 6

A Christmas Carol: Episode 7, "Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas" (1995). In a segment of the Christmas special, Beavis acts like a dick at work, and that night while he's trying to watch porn, he's visited by three ghosts who look like Mr. Van Driesson, Tom Anderson, and Coach Buzzcut.
It's a Wonderful Life: Episode 7, "Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas" (1995). In a segment of the Christmas special, God decides the boys are total losses and sends an angel named Charlie to kill them, but he can't bring himself to do it, so instead, he shows Butt-Head what the town would be like if he never existed, and Butt-Head finds that it sucks and asks to exist again.

Season 7

On Strike: Episode 15, "On Strike" (1997). The boys see a news story about workers going on strike and decide they want to strike too. They go to Burger World but refuse to serve any customers, then picket outside until their boss comes out and yells at them.
Mail-order Bride: Episode 20, "The Bride of Butt-Head" (1997). Butt-Head tries to buy a mail-order bride, but he doesn't have any money, so the guy from the service sends him Katya, an angry Russian woman who yelled at him because the husband he gave her didn't work out. He lies and tells Katya that Butt-Head is rich, and she's understandably pissed when she realizes he's broke.

Season 8

Ashes to Ashes: Episode 7, "Doomsday/Dumb Design" (2011). When Highland is evacuated due to a toxic gas leak from a derailed train, the boys think it's the apocalypse, and they're the last people left, so they decide to move into Stewart's house, where they throw away all of the Stevens family's things, including Stewart's grandmother's ashes, which Beavis promptly dumps on the floor.

Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head

Season 1

Amnesia: Episode 3, "Roof/River" (2022). While on Mr. Anderson's roof, planning to chuck a crystal bowl off of it, Beavis slips and starts to fall. He calls to Butt-Head for help, but the asshole ignores him, and he falls, hits his head, and forgets who Butt-Head is.
Up on the Roof: Episode 3, "Roof/River" (2022). Mr. Anderson asks the boys to accept his packages, and when they rip one open, they find a crystal bowl that they plan to throw off Anderson's roof. Unfortunately, Beavis neglects to carry the bowl onto the roof, and they're stuck up there without it when Anderson, who hasn't received his new hearing aid, comes home, finds the bowl, and fails to hear their cries for help.
12 Angry Men: Episode 8, "Two Stupid Men/Freaky Friday" (2022). The boys somehow get jury duty at the same in the same trial, and they insist on voting "not guilty" when all of the other jurors vote "guilty" because they thing the defendant is "cool."
Miracle Image: Episode 10, "Spiritual Journey" (2022). Beavis sees the face of Jesus in his nacho, and he thinks it's a sign that Jesus is going to help him score, but he doesn't know how, so he visits various houses of faith to try to find the answer. When he still hasn't scored, he has a meltdown that results in Butt-Head eating the Christ nacho.

Season 3

Dead Wrong: Episode 8, "Ear/Dearly Departed" (2025). Beavis gets stuck in an air vent, so when Butt-Head hears his echoing voice but can't see him, he insists Beavis must be dead, and Beavis just goes along with it.