Beavis and Butt-head

MTV | MTV - Music Television | Release Date: March 8, 1993

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69	METASCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews

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Richard RoeperFeb 4, 2014

Season 1 Review: I happen to believe Beavis and Butt-head is a work of twisted brilliance... It's cringingly blunt and cheerfully offensive. It's also a richly textured, dead-on satire of teenage life and pop culture, which explains its growing appeal with Generation X and even some baby boomers who haven't lost their senses of humor. [24 June 1993, p.11]

Howard RosenbergFeb 4, 2014

Season 1 Review: Although the characters' coarseness is matched only by the somehow appropriate crudeness of Judge's rudimentary animation, Beavis and Butt-head are simply too exquisitely absurd and vacuous to be resisted. Read full review

Tom GliattoOct 28, 2011

Season 8 Review: The animated duo have returned, as dumb--and hilarious--as ever. [31 Oct 2011, p.36]

Alan SepinwallOct 26, 2011

Season 8 Review: Beavis and Butt-Head are who they've always been, for ill or (comedically) for good. I'm glad to have them back. Read full review

Maureen RyanOct 27, 2011

Season 8 Review: There's still something winning and relevant about their particular blend of cluelessness and surprisingly sharp commentary. Read full review

Brian LowryOct 26, 2011

Season 8 Review: Mostly, Judge has an unerring ear for pop culture and outright stupidity. Read full review

David WiegandOct 27, 2011

Season 8 Review: It definitely has its moments. Read full review

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Chuck BarneyOct 27, 2011

Season 8 Review: The boys are at their best when mocking the absurdities of what they find on television. Read full review

Linda StasiOct 26, 2011

Season 8 Review: Beavis and Butt-Head's snarky remarks are still so stupid--even in a world crowded with them--that they're funny. Read full review

Howard CohenFeb 4, 2014

Season 1 Review: Beavis and Butt-Head are lewd and crude, and they are a phenomenon. Funny, too -- that is, if the scrawlings on the boy's bathroom stalls in your local junior high tickle your funny bone. [20 Aug 1993, p.3]

James PoniewozikOct 27, 2011

Season 8 Review: It's not essential anymore, but it's still welcome. Read full review

Mark A. PerigardOct 27, 2011

Season 8 Review: Is the show still funny? Sure. But it now seems about as cutting edge and relevant as "Alf" or "Suddenly Susan." Read full review

Verne GayOct 26, 2011

Season 8 Review: Like opening a time capsule. The boys remain the same. At least their snark has been updated for contemporary targets. Read full review

Lori RacklOct 26, 2011

Season 8 Review: Reality TV has blessed us with so many idiots to laugh at, it's overkill to have a couple of animated jackasses describe what a jackass Snooki is. Read full review

Rick MarinFeb 4, 2014

Season 1 Review: There's a fine line between clever and stupid, as somebody says in "This Is Spinal Tap," Rob Reiner's cleverly stupid "rockumentary." Beavis and Butt-head don't just walk that line: they live there. [11 July 1993, p.8]

Karla PetersonFeb 4, 2014

Season 1 Review: Beavis and Butt-head are dumb, crude, thoughtless, ugly, sexist, self-destructive fools...But for some reason, the little wienerheads make us laugh." Huh, huh, huh. [27 May 1993, p.ND6]

Robert LloydOct 27, 2011

Season 8 Review: Nevertheless, this is a kind of American classic that goes right against the grain of what cartoons are supposed to be. Read full review