There are some things that don’t have anything to do with what time period you’re in.” In an interview with Indiewire, Judge suggested the concept was actually “eternal,” noting that teenage boys “really haven’t changed that much in hundreds of years. Given how proudly unaware Beavis and Butt-Head originally were, including their fruitless obsession with “scoring,” they might seem like an odd duo to revive in the current moment.

It’s just that the topics have evolved, giving the clueless 15-year-old friends a chance to lampoon ASMR and college-reaction videos (they think the celebrating mother and daughter are wrestling) or to share their mixed feelings about BTS. The result is as funny and proudly stupid as ever, with creator Mike Judge bringing a little more awkward laughter (Heh heh) into the modern world.Īfter an animated movie to essentially relaunch the franchise after a decade-long absence since their 2011 revival, the new series closely follows the template of the original, featuring a pair of shorts within each episode and interstitial riffing on videos.

Proving that some things never go out of style, “Beavis and Butt-Head” return in a new era and venue (Paramount+), but otherwise unchanged, even if the times might have altered their targets.

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