The man behind 'Beavis and Butt-Head' knows why his beloved dimwits endure
these two grotesquely shaped juveniles keep beckoning him back. And he has no plans to stop anytime soon.
We did have some flash-forwards where they were old. I could always see them being middle-aged, over the hill, or the age that they are normally, 15 or 14, but not in between. I couldn’t really imagine them in their 20s. It didn’t seem like something I’d even want to see. It just seems like it would maybe be too sad. It raises more questions than funny answers, and also drawing them at that age isn’t as fun as just seeing them completely blown out and old.
I don’t ever do the voices when I’m not doing the show. But around 2018 the band Portugal. The Man asked me to do Beavis and Butt-Head introducing them at Coachella. We had used some of their music in “Silicon Valley” and I had met them, so I thought, “OK, I’ll give this a try.” I hadn’t done the voices in many years at that point. I recorded a thing and listened to it back and I thought, “Oh, that’s still sounds like them.
It seems like something they would do, just watching mindless stuff on TikTok. That seemed to fit right in. For the 2011 episodes, we had them watch “Jersey Shore,” which was a really good fit too. We’re having them watch one or two actual shows in this new series, but they’ll mostly be watching music videos and YouTube and TikTok videos.
I think it was John Frizzell, the music composer, who said, “You should have them travel through time.” And then I thought, “That’s the way to do it: Start it in ’98 when the original show was around and pretend the 2011 ones weren’t there.” That’s how it started. I like when you take a really dumb premise and take it really far like in “The Beverly Hillbillies,” one of my favorite shows of all time. I worked with some writers, kicked it around and it kept evolving.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'It's Harder Than It Looks': Mike Judge on Bringing Back 'Beavis and Butt-Head'“It’s hard to write characters so dumb they’re never going to figure anything out”: Mike Judge talks about the new ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ revival, 30 years after the characters’ debut.
Read more »
Beavis and Butt-Head Slouch Again In This Behind-the-Scenes CelBeavis and Butt-Head slouch again in this behind-the-scenes production cel & animation drawing group on auction. BeavisAndButthead Sponsored.
Read more »
‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ Will Feature Videos From Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Post Malone & More‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ will feature videos from Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Post Malone & more
Read more »
Paramount+ Releases First Episode of Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head For Free on YouTube.paramountplus just dropped the first episode of their BeavisAndButtHead revival on YouTube for free
Read more »
Mike Judge Explains Why ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ Won’t Drop F-Bombs in New Series and Reveals Secret Message Put in Original ShowWith a new iteration of his MTV classic on its way to Paramount+, the creator of among the most controversial cartoons ever explains his goals for the new series and recalls how dangerous some backlash got in the '90s.
Read more »
Beavis and Butt-Head Prepping Hot Takes on Olivia Rodrigo, Post Malone Videos -- But They Love BTSBeavis and Butt-Head, the ultimate slacker critics, are returning and ready to drop some fiery hot takes on all the biggest pop stars of the day.
Read more »