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Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Meditation Sucks / Polling Place"
Meditation Sucks
The video stuff was a riot particularly Butt-Head telling Beavis he was just going to pretend he never told him that. I love that Beavis is so broken he thinks BUTT-HEAD is the weirdo. ****.
Polling Place
The framing story was painful and awful (anyone remotely believe a strip club would ever allow free admittance in the middle of the day for people with an "I voted" sticker?).
The saving grace was the video and Beavis talking about the half of the Lego pirate ship he left in the toilet. Butt-Head remarks their teacher said he ruined the third grade. And then he retired. That got a HUGE laugh from ne. ***1/2.
Episode Overall: ****.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Old Man Beavis / Hunting Trip"
Old Man Beavis
Not to be confused with Old Beavis And Butt-Head.
I loved Butt-Head saying "That's disgusting." No other clarification needed. It totally is. It appears Butt-Head DOES have a line and Beavis just crossed it.
Beavis has no game. But he weirdly still has ten times the game Butt-Head does. ***.
Tom Anderson's War Stories
If King Of The Hill is done to show why Hank Hill has value, Tom Anderson exists to prove why he sucks. I think Beavis and Butt-Head's take has the right of it on that kind of person. ***.
Hunting Trip
I question why this exists. Do the writers not understand seeing idiots like Beavis and Butt-Head playing with a gun in NOT actually funny in today's climate? I understand this show used to be edgy back in the day. The problem is because of real life this crap isn't actually funny anymore so it's actually a comedy dead end. How do the writers not already know this? *.
Episode Overall: **.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Pardon Our Dust / Pranks"
Pardon Our Dust
I guffawed at the "3 minutes and 35 seconds later" card. I especially love Butt-Head getting up and saying he yielded the rest of his time to Beavis. I love that Old Butt-Head knows what the word "yield" means in a committee context. And yet he's still too stupid to realize his home has been destroyed. ****.
Pranks:
Not really a great mine of comedy gems, to be truthful. The video portion was nothing special either. **.
Episode Overall: ***.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Hellhole / Take A Bow"
Hellhole
A little too stupid, even for Beavis and Butt-Head. The warped thing is at the end they are upset they are still actually alive. Part of me doesn't blame them. ***.
Take A Bow
It's SO weird and refreshing seeing Butt-Head actually remorseful about hurting Beavis and feeling bad. He doesn't exactly apologize at the end but he does say he's glad he didn't die.
Just that alone justify angels singing. Take a bow, Michael. Great ending.
The stuff with the guy chugging the Mountain Dew is Classic Beavis And Butt-Head, and why I'm glad the show has expanded from JUST music videos. Trash TV and web videos deserve deconstruction from these idiots too. *****.
Episode Overall: ****.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Tobacco Farmers / Married"
Tobacco Farmers
Kind of cathartic to see the boys beaten with shovels for destroying that garden. That old lady kicked Beavis' ass.
I loved Beavis' utter confusion at the Sabrina Carpenter video. I'm surprised he actually knows who Montgomery Cliff is. ***1/2.
Married
Sort of predictable but it's also not a premise you can do in the Universe they're kids.
Their voices during that apartment tour were pretty funny.
All right. ***.
Episode Overall: ***.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Sad Boys / Are You There God? It's Me, Beavis."
Sad Boys
This was too cynical, even for this show.
And I was as grossed out by the reality show segment as the boys were. *.
Are You There God? It's Me Beavis
Another episode more depressing than funny. It was amusing when Butt-Head told Beavis never to mention the story about scoring with the car ever again. And frankly I like it on the rare occasions where Butt-Head is actually scared of Beavis.
But the cartoon was still a drag. *1/2.
Episode Overall: *.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "The Day Butt-Head Went Too Far / Spring Break"
The Day Butt-Head Went Too Far
It's probably lucky Beavis is as stupid as he is. He probably would have killed Butt-Head long ago if he weren't. And I would have cheered him on. ****.
Tom Anderson's War Stories
This shorts are proving that in his own way Tom Anderson was just as damaging in his youth as the boys are. ***.
Spring Break
This didn't really speak to me. And the video segments in both cartoons were kind of weak this week. **1/2.
Episode Overall: ***.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "The Warrior / Vasectomies"
The Warrior
Eh. Not great. **.
Vasectomies
I kind of liked them envisioning how cool it would be to be fathers. And the end of kicking each other in the nuts was funny too.
Unfortunately, that has to be one of the worst choices for a video to watch the show has ever picked. It literally led to NOTHING funny. The videos are often the best part and it's amazing what a dud this one was.
Cool story, horrible video. ***.
Episode Overall: **1/2.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Stolen Valor / Breeding Frenzy"
Stolen Valor
The framing story was WAAYY too mean and offensive. And why is Anderson the same age as when Beavis and Butt-Head were kids?
The video was great. I love Butt-Head selling the hell out of the Fiat 500K and when Beavis tells him there isn't one outside of their apartment because of his shameless product placement, he lists the actual reasons it sucks. Suffice it to say, that joke would not pass muster on broadcast.
But really, the framing story made me cringe. **1/2.
Breeding Frenzy
Have I mentioned before that there is something inherently creepy about the fact that Beavis and Butt-Head aren't just always laughing, they are always smiling too? Those expressions being on their faces at the end of THAT specific cartoon gives you a hint at how stupid and broken they are.
I love Butt-Head telling Beavis it's okay if he's not old enough, and shouldn't feel pressured into doing something he's not ready for. For Butt-Head this is what passes for a smart burn. He knows it's mean and that it will upset Beavis, which is why he says it in the soothing voice he does. Butt-Head may be stupid, but he IS a sociopath.
I love the smack the boys were talking at the woman in the video. They're suggesting the woman feeds on people being tired of her, and Butt-Head does a franchise first and calls her the a-word at the end (thank you, streaming). Beavis actually marks the occasion and says he never heard Butt-Head say that before. And Butt-Head replies he never needed to. Another smart burn for young Mr. Butt-Head.
These kids are so messed up. ***1/2.
Episode Overall: ***.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head. "Hoarders / Needle Dicks"
Hoarders
Beavis stole both cartoons.
I love his bit with the newspapers. He thinks going to score sounds great. Until it sounds like a plot from Butt-Head to get his newspapers. SO funny. The mayonnaise will surely someday be a collector's item. Now we play the waiting game.
Beavis and Butt-Head occasionally clean their house. We've gotten the sense over the year how absentee their parents are. That is simply the biggest sign that Butt-Head can make as many slut jokes about Beavis' mom as he wants. Kid probably hasn't seen her in years. Kid's closest thing to a legal guardian is Butt-Head himself. Doesn't that just make you want to to cry? It makes ME want to cry.
I loved Butt-Head dunking on Mr. Needle. Unfortunately, I have to say I don't feel like this is a video Beavis and Butt-Head would watch. You can't have them talk crap about Downton Abbey for the same reason. They'd immediately say "This sucks" and change the channel. Are the producers REALLY that hard up for pertinent YouTube videos that would create funny humor? Because music videos ARE still a thing, you know.
They died in that house. Isn't the Multiverse great? Judge can actually get away with those specific dark endings and people can't call foul anymore. "A Wizard and Smart Beavis And Butt-Head did it."
So funny. ****.
Needle Dicks
Beavis is just doing nothing but giving Butt-Head the business, especially in the video. It's a joy to watch.
I love how happy the needles make him. And when the acupuncturist left the room, and then Beavis did, I was like "Never leave Beavis unsupervised with a face full of needles."
But truly the most peaceful thing about them is how much they were pissing Butt-Head off. I'd find a level of joy and satisfaction there too.
This episode sort of hinted at something I've always felt, but I don't think the old show pushed too far. Is it just me or is Van Driessen like, a creep? Like he shouldn't allowed within 200 feet of boys Beavis and Butt-Head's age? He isn't a cool, hip teacher who relates to the kids. He's a creep. And I think that describes ALL supposedly cool teachers who "relate to the kids". His whole "Since your parents aren't here," bit is eye-opening for that reason. Dude seriously sucks.
That was hilarious. *****.
Episode Overall: ****1/2.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "The Ciabatta Zone / Warehouse"
The Ciabatta Zone
I thought Beavis was getting a raw deal all throughout the episode but the fact that he was happy at the end of the day made me like "Well, all right then."
I love them suggesting Post Malone already has a smoker's voice box. And that the old dude in the video was his doctor wanting to talk to him for a minute.
You can call Beavis and Butt-Head stupid, but they were insightful enough to recognize Ryan is prouder and more excited to be a CEO than a parent. I wonder how many people watched that show and didn't pick up on how exactly sucky that is. Good for Beavis and Butt-Head, although them concluding the baby must suck means they still aren't rocket surgeons. ****.
Tom Anderson's War Stories
Honestly? I think they've done enough of these. This is getting depressing. *.
Warehouse
At a certain point I was like "Seeing these two behave in such a damaging and stupid fashion is not funny when they are middle aged." And then all those automated carts of spray cheese start rolling by the woman on camera and I was instantly made a liar. "I don't want to say it's idiot-proof... But..." But you really shouldn't say it, lady. Really big laugh there. ****1/2.
Episode Overall: ****.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Abduction / Sleepover"
Abduction:
These were like the greatest B&B cartoons ever.
I love that we actually got a Smart Beavis And Butt-Head cartoon. Smart Daria? Smart Todd? Smart McVickers? Smart Buzzcut? Where have these guys been?
I'm still laughing thinking of the video segment. Because they don't slut-shame in that Universe, Beavis' mother is VERY honorable. Humorous. Quite humorous.
There were a lot of smart jokes present in that video, believe it or not. I want more cartoons of these guys for that reason. Judge is never allowed smart humor because most of his characters are dumb. It worked here though and I'd like to see more.
That was amazing. *****.
Sleepover:
I don't recall ever giving both cartoons in an episode five stars before but that's what we're doing.
Return of Cornholio. Honestly, I love that Cody's mother loves Beavis and considers him an extrovert. The thing is, the show is doing that to show she and his father are famously bad judges of characters. My interpretation of that is probably different than the writers intended. I believe Cody must be SUCH an unpleasant chore to live with, Cornholio standing on the counter and spewing cereal everywhere is a vast improvement.
I'm not giving Beavis such a benefit of the doubt because he deserves it. I just think that's how much Cody sucks and how little he deserves such loving and attentive parents.
Interesting note: "Shlong" has turned into an acceptable "limit-testing" naughty word for parents. And damn it, that's actually true! Because of Twitter and social media in 2023, 10-year-olds freely use f-bombs and barely anybody raises an eyebrow these days. When you realize the show actually hasn't raised the content advisory level since it returned in 2022, and is still using its milder euphemisms that used to be cutting edge, I get why she thinks Beavis' language is both sanitized and a way to test limits of the adults present.
The video was awesome because it was Beavis beating the crap out of Butt-Head. Granted, Butt-Head hurt him equally badly (him slamming into the wall and then being hit on the head with a hammer would be considered a shocking moment for any other characters) but Beavis is done putting up with that crap and I'm here for it. Doormat Beavis is on vacation for this episode. Excellent.
When Butt-Head says, "This is gonna be cool," he's right. But I think Beavis had it right the first time. It's a song. Boing! I'm hip now. That's what the kids are saying. *****.
Episode Overall: *****.
Meditation Sucks
The video stuff was a riot particularly Butt-Head telling Beavis he was just going to pretend he never told him that. I love that Beavis is so broken he thinks BUTT-HEAD is the weirdo. ****.
Polling Place
The framing story was painful and awful (anyone remotely believe a strip club would ever allow free admittance in the middle of the day for people with an "I voted" sticker?).
The saving grace was the video and Beavis talking about the half of the Lego pirate ship he left in the toilet. Butt-Head remarks their teacher said he ruined the third grade. And then he retired. That got a HUGE laugh from ne. ***1/2.
Episode Overall: ****.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Old Man Beavis / Hunting Trip"
Old Man Beavis
Not to be confused with Old Beavis And Butt-Head.
I loved Butt-Head saying "That's disgusting." No other clarification needed. It totally is. It appears Butt-Head DOES have a line and Beavis just crossed it.
Beavis has no game. But he weirdly still has ten times the game Butt-Head does. ***.
Tom Anderson's War Stories
If King Of The Hill is done to show why Hank Hill has value, Tom Anderson exists to prove why he sucks. I think Beavis and Butt-Head's take has the right of it on that kind of person. ***.
Hunting Trip
I question why this exists. Do the writers not understand seeing idiots like Beavis and Butt-Head playing with a gun in NOT actually funny in today's climate? I understand this show used to be edgy back in the day. The problem is because of real life this crap isn't actually funny anymore so it's actually a comedy dead end. How do the writers not already know this? *.
Episode Overall: **.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Pardon Our Dust / Pranks"
Pardon Our Dust
I guffawed at the "3 minutes and 35 seconds later" card. I especially love Butt-Head getting up and saying he yielded the rest of his time to Beavis. I love that Old Butt-Head knows what the word "yield" means in a committee context. And yet he's still too stupid to realize his home has been destroyed. ****.
Pranks:
Not really a great mine of comedy gems, to be truthful. The video portion was nothing special either. **.
Episode Overall: ***.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Hellhole / Take A Bow"
Hellhole
A little too stupid, even for Beavis and Butt-Head. The warped thing is at the end they are upset they are still actually alive. Part of me doesn't blame them. ***.
Take A Bow
It's SO weird and refreshing seeing Butt-Head actually remorseful about hurting Beavis and feeling bad. He doesn't exactly apologize at the end but he does say he's glad he didn't die.
Just that alone justify angels singing. Take a bow, Michael. Great ending.
The stuff with the guy chugging the Mountain Dew is Classic Beavis And Butt-Head, and why I'm glad the show has expanded from JUST music videos. Trash TV and web videos deserve deconstruction from these idiots too. *****.
Episode Overall: ****.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Tobacco Farmers / Married"
Tobacco Farmers
Kind of cathartic to see the boys beaten with shovels for destroying that garden. That old lady kicked Beavis' ass.
I loved Beavis' utter confusion at the Sabrina Carpenter video. I'm surprised he actually knows who Montgomery Cliff is. ***1/2.
Married
Sort of predictable but it's also not a premise you can do in the Universe they're kids.
Their voices during that apartment tour were pretty funny.
All right. ***.
Episode Overall: ***.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Sad Boys / Are You There God? It's Me, Beavis."
Sad Boys
This was too cynical, even for this show.
And I was as grossed out by the reality show segment as the boys were. *.
Are You There God? It's Me Beavis
Another episode more depressing than funny. It was amusing when Butt-Head told Beavis never to mention the story about scoring with the car ever again. And frankly I like it on the rare occasions where Butt-Head is actually scared of Beavis.
But the cartoon was still a drag. *1/2.
Episode Overall: *.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "The Day Butt-Head Went Too Far / Spring Break"
The Day Butt-Head Went Too Far
It's probably lucky Beavis is as stupid as he is. He probably would have killed Butt-Head long ago if he weren't. And I would have cheered him on. ****.
Tom Anderson's War Stories
This shorts are proving that in his own way Tom Anderson was just as damaging in his youth as the boys are. ***.
Spring Break
This didn't really speak to me. And the video segments in both cartoons were kind of weak this week. **1/2.
Episode Overall: ***.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "The Warrior / Vasectomies"
The Warrior
Eh. Not great. **.
Vasectomies
I kind of liked them envisioning how cool it would be to be fathers. And the end of kicking each other in the nuts was funny too.
Unfortunately, that has to be one of the worst choices for a video to watch the show has ever picked. It literally led to NOTHING funny. The videos are often the best part and it's amazing what a dud this one was.
Cool story, horrible video. ***.
Episode Overall: **1/2.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Stolen Valor / Breeding Frenzy"
Stolen Valor
The framing story was WAAYY too mean and offensive. And why is Anderson the same age as when Beavis and Butt-Head were kids?
The video was great. I love Butt-Head selling the hell out of the Fiat 500K and when Beavis tells him there isn't one outside of their apartment because of his shameless product placement, he lists the actual reasons it sucks. Suffice it to say, that joke would not pass muster on broadcast.
But really, the framing story made me cringe. **1/2.
Breeding Frenzy
Have I mentioned before that there is something inherently creepy about the fact that Beavis and Butt-Head aren't just always laughing, they are always smiling too? Those expressions being on their faces at the end of THAT specific cartoon gives you a hint at how stupid and broken they are.
I love Butt-Head telling Beavis it's okay if he's not old enough, and shouldn't feel pressured into doing something he's not ready for. For Butt-Head this is what passes for a smart burn. He knows it's mean and that it will upset Beavis, which is why he says it in the soothing voice he does. Butt-Head may be stupid, but he IS a sociopath.
I love the smack the boys were talking at the woman in the video. They're suggesting the woman feeds on people being tired of her, and Butt-Head does a franchise first and calls her the a-word at the end (thank you, streaming). Beavis actually marks the occasion and says he never heard Butt-Head say that before. And Butt-Head replies he never needed to. Another smart burn for young Mr. Butt-Head.
These kids are so messed up. ***1/2.
Episode Overall: ***.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head. "Hoarders / Needle Dicks"
Hoarders
Beavis stole both cartoons.
I love his bit with the newspapers. He thinks going to score sounds great. Until it sounds like a plot from Butt-Head to get his newspapers. SO funny. The mayonnaise will surely someday be a collector's item. Now we play the waiting game.
Beavis and Butt-Head occasionally clean their house. We've gotten the sense over the year how absentee their parents are. That is simply the biggest sign that Butt-Head can make as many slut jokes about Beavis' mom as he wants. Kid probably hasn't seen her in years. Kid's closest thing to a legal guardian is Butt-Head himself. Doesn't that just make you want to to cry? It makes ME want to cry.
I loved Butt-Head dunking on Mr. Needle. Unfortunately, I have to say I don't feel like this is a video Beavis and Butt-Head would watch. You can't have them talk crap about Downton Abbey for the same reason. They'd immediately say "This sucks" and change the channel. Are the producers REALLY that hard up for pertinent YouTube videos that would create funny humor? Because music videos ARE still a thing, you know.
They died in that house. Isn't the Multiverse great? Judge can actually get away with those specific dark endings and people can't call foul anymore. "A Wizard and Smart Beavis And Butt-Head did it."
So funny. ****.
Needle Dicks
Beavis is just doing nothing but giving Butt-Head the business, especially in the video. It's a joy to watch.
I love how happy the needles make him. And when the acupuncturist left the room, and then Beavis did, I was like "Never leave Beavis unsupervised with a face full of needles."
But truly the most peaceful thing about them is how much they were pissing Butt-Head off. I'd find a level of joy and satisfaction there too.
This episode sort of hinted at something I've always felt, but I don't think the old show pushed too far. Is it just me or is Van Driessen like, a creep? Like he shouldn't allowed within 200 feet of boys Beavis and Butt-Head's age? He isn't a cool, hip teacher who relates to the kids. He's a creep. And I think that describes ALL supposedly cool teachers who "relate to the kids". His whole "Since your parents aren't here," bit is eye-opening for that reason. Dude seriously sucks.
That was hilarious. *****.
Episode Overall: ****1/2.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "The Ciabatta Zone / Warehouse"
The Ciabatta Zone
I thought Beavis was getting a raw deal all throughout the episode but the fact that he was happy at the end of the day made me like "Well, all right then."
I love them suggesting Post Malone already has a smoker's voice box. And that the old dude in the video was his doctor wanting to talk to him for a minute.
You can call Beavis and Butt-Head stupid, but they were insightful enough to recognize Ryan is prouder and more excited to be a CEO than a parent. I wonder how many people watched that show and didn't pick up on how exactly sucky that is. Good for Beavis and Butt-Head, although them concluding the baby must suck means they still aren't rocket surgeons. ****.
Tom Anderson's War Stories
Honestly? I think they've done enough of these. This is getting depressing. *.
Warehouse
At a certain point I was like "Seeing these two behave in such a damaging and stupid fashion is not funny when they are middle aged." And then all those automated carts of spray cheese start rolling by the woman on camera and I was instantly made a liar. "I don't want to say it's idiot-proof... But..." But you really shouldn't say it, lady. Really big laugh there. ****1/2.
Episode Overall: ****.
Mike Judge's Beavis And Butt-Head "Abduction / Sleepover"
Abduction:
These were like the greatest B&B cartoons ever.
I love that we actually got a Smart Beavis And Butt-Head cartoon. Smart Daria? Smart Todd? Smart McVickers? Smart Buzzcut? Where have these guys been?
I'm still laughing thinking of the video segment. Because they don't slut-shame in that Universe, Beavis' mother is VERY honorable. Humorous. Quite humorous.
There were a lot of smart jokes present in that video, believe it or not. I want more cartoons of these guys for that reason. Judge is never allowed smart humor because most of his characters are dumb. It worked here though and I'd like to see more.
That was amazing. *****.
Sleepover:
I don't recall ever giving both cartoons in an episode five stars before but that's what we're doing.
Return of Cornholio. Honestly, I love that Cody's mother loves Beavis and considers him an extrovert. The thing is, the show is doing that to show she and his father are famously bad judges of characters. My interpretation of that is probably different than the writers intended. I believe Cody must be SUCH an unpleasant chore to live with, Cornholio standing on the counter and spewing cereal everywhere is a vast improvement.
I'm not giving Beavis such a benefit of the doubt because he deserves it. I just think that's how much Cody sucks and how little he deserves such loving and attentive parents.
Interesting note: "Shlong" has turned into an acceptable "limit-testing" naughty word for parents. And damn it, that's actually true! Because of Twitter and social media in 2023, 10-year-olds freely use f-bombs and barely anybody raises an eyebrow these days. When you realize the show actually hasn't raised the content advisory level since it returned in 2022, and is still using its milder euphemisms that used to be cutting edge, I get why she thinks Beavis' language is both sanitized and a way to test limits of the adults present.
The video was awesome because it was Beavis beating the crap out of Butt-Head. Granted, Butt-Head hurt him equally badly (him slamming into the wall and then being hit on the head with a hammer would be considered a shocking moment for any other characters) but Beavis is done putting up with that crap and I'm here for it. Doormat Beavis is on vacation for this episode. Excellent.
When Butt-Head says, "This is gonna be cool," he's right. But I think Beavis had it right the first time. It's a song. Boing! I'm hip now. That's what the kids are saying. *****.
Episode Overall: *****.