List of Beavis and Butt-head episodes
Encyclopedia
The following is an episode list for the MTV
animated television series Beavis and Butt-head
. The series has its roots in 1992 when Mike Judge
created two animated shorts—"Frog Baseball
" and "Peace, Love & Understanding
"—which were later aired on Liquid Television
.
Notes: In many cases, two eleven minute episodes aired per 30 minutes with commercials, with a number of music video
s interspersed throughout (though in the final seasons, fewer videos meant up to three seven minute episodes were shown in one half-hour. Extended episodes filled an entire half-hour (or longer) time slot. All episodes that are on the Mike Judge Collection DVDs
are marked with an asterisk (*). The list is in original air date order, as production order has not been officially released through any known parties.
and did not include music videos.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
animated television series Beavis and Butt-head
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...
. The series has its roots in 1992 when Mike Judge
Mike Judge
Michael Craig Judge is an American animator, film director, writer and voice actor, best known as the creator and star of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-head , King of the Hill , and The Goode Family .He also wrote, directed and in some instances produced the films Beavis and...
created two animated shorts—"Frog Baseball
Frog Baseball (Beavis and Butt-head)
Frog Baseball is the first appearance of Beavis and Butt-head, characters created by Mike Judge in 1992 for Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation and aired on MTV's Liquid Television...
" and "Peace, Love & Understanding
Peace, Love & Understanding (Beavis and Butt-head)
Peace, Love and Understanding is the second pilot episode of Beavis and Butt-head, after "Frog Baseball". Like creator Mike Judge's other early short cartoons, it was funded by Spike and Mike and shown on MTV's Liquid Television in the early 1990s...
"—which were later aired on Liquid Television
Liquid Television
Liquid Television is an Emmy Award–winning 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV. The first season of Liquid Television also aired on BBC Two in co-production with MTV. Ultimately, MTV commissioned three seasons of the show, which was produced by Colossal Pictures...
.
Notes: In many cases, two eleven minute episodes aired per 30 minutes with commercials, with a number of music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s interspersed throughout (though in the final seasons, fewer videos meant up to three seven minute episodes were shown in one half-hour. Extended episodes filled an entire half-hour (or longer) time slot. All episodes that are on the Mike Judge Collection DVDs
Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection
Beavis and Butt-head: The Mike Judge Collection is a series of three-disc DVD sets from MTV and Paramount Home Entertainment, each containing 40 Beavis and Butt-head episodes handpicked by series creator Mike Judge plus supplements. The first entry in the series was released on November 8, 2005,...
are marked with an asterisk (*). The list is in original air date order, as production order has not been officially released through any known parties.
Seasons
Season |
# of Episodes |
Originally aired | |
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| Pilot | 2 | 1992 1992 in television The year 1992 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1992.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:*Hallmark Hall of Fame .*Guiding Light .*The Today Show .... |
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| 1 | 4 | 1993 1993 in television The year 1993 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1993.For the American TV schedule, see: 1993-94 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:... |
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| 2 | 25 | 1993 1993 in television The year 1993 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1993.For the American TV schedule, see: 1993-94 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:... – 1994 1994 in television The year 1994 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1994.For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:... |
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| 3 | 31 | 1993 1993 in television The year 1993 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1993.For the American TV schedule, see: 1993-94 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:... – 1994 1994 in television The year 1994 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1994.For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:... |
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| 4 | 32 | 1994 1994 in television The year 1994 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1994.For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:... |
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| 5 | 50 | 1994 1994 in television The year 1994 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1994.For the American TV schedule, see: 1994-95 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:... – 1995 1995 in television The year 1995 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1995.For the American TV schedule, see: 1995-96 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:... |
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| 6 | 20 | 1995 1995 in television The year 1995 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1995.For the American TV schedule, see: 1995-96 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:... – 1996 1996 in television The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:... |
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| 7 | 41 | 1997 1997 in television The year 1997 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1997.- Events :-Debuts:-Miniseries:*Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, a reunion of the 1979–93 series*The Last Don... |
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| 8/9 | 24 | 2011 | |
Pilot episodes: 1992
Both pilot episodes originally aired as part of Liquid TelevisionLiquid Television
Liquid Television is an Emmy Award–winning 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV. The first season of Liquid Television also aired on BBC Two in co-production with MTV. Ultimately, MTV commissioned three seasons of the show, which was produced by Colossal Pictures...
and did not include music videos.
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
Season 1: 1993
Mike Judge himself is highly critical of the animation and quality of these episodes, in particular the first two—"Blood Drive"/"Give Blood" and "Door to Door"—which he described as "awful, I don't know why anybody liked it... I was burying my head in the sand."| # | Title | Original airdate |
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Season 2: 1993
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Season 3: 1993–1994
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Season 4: 1994
| # | Title | Original airdate |
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Season 5: 1994–1995
| # | Title | Original airdate |
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Season 6: 1995–1996
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Season 7: 1997
| # | Title | Original airdate |
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Season 8: 2011–2012
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Miscellaneous appearances
- Appearances at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards1992 MTV Video Music AwardsThe 1992 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 9, 1992, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1991, to June 15, 1992. The show was hosted by Dana Carvey at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles....
, 1993 MTV Video Music Awards1993 MTV Video Music AwardsThe 1993 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 2, 1993, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1992, to June 15, 1993. The show was hosted by Christian Slater at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. This was Kurt Cobain's final VMA appearance.This year marked the introduction of...
, 1994 MTV Video Music Awards1994 MTV Video Music AwardsThe 1994 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 8, 1994, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1993, to June 15, 1994. The show was hosted by Roseanne Barr at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and this would be the last time there was a female host for the VMAs until Chelsea...
, 1995 MTV Video Music Awards1995 MTV Video Music AwardsThe 1995 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7, 1995, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1994, to June 15, 1995. The show was hosted by Dennis Miller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. David Sandlin was commissioned to design the program catalogue.TLC and Weezer were...
, 1996 MTV Video Music Awards1996 MTV Video Music AwardsThe 1996 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 4, 1996, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1995, to June 14, 1996. The show was hosted by Dennis Miller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
, 1997 MTV Movie Awards, 69th Academy Awards69th Academy AwardsThe 69th Academy Awards were dominated by movies produced by independent studios, financed outside of mainstream Hollywood, leading to 1996 being dubbed "The Year of the Independents". All but one of the nominees for Best Picture were low-budget independent movies The 69th Academy Awards were...
, MTV's 20th Anniversary, 2005 MTV Video Music Awards2005 MTV Video Music AwardsThe 2005 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 28, 2005, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. The show was hosted by Diddy at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida...
and 2011 MTV Video Music Awards2011 MTV Video Music AwardsThe 2011 MTV Video Music Awards took place on August 28, at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. On July 20, the nominees were announced...
. - Appearance in the April 1993 music video for AC/DCAC/DCAC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
's "Back in Black" (aptly called the "Beavis and Butt-head Version" on MTV's website). - Appearance on Tiny Toon AdventuresTiny Toon AdventuresSteven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, usually referred to as Tiny Toon Adventures or simply Tiny Toons, is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. It began production as a result of Warner Bros....
Spring Break Special (parodied as "Beaver and Pig-Head", not an official appearance). - Appearance (in voice only) on the 1994 movie AirheadsAirheadsAirheads is a 1994 American comedy film written by Rich Wilkes and directed by Michael Lehmann. It stars Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler as a band of loser musicians called "The Lone Rangers" who take a radio station hostage, just so that their song would get played on the radio...
. - Appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman (12/93 and 12/13/96).
- Appearance at the end of the FriendsFriendsFriends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
episode "The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know" (during the credits roll, Joey and Chandler watch them on TV; 02/08/96) - Appearances on Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
(12/14/96 and 3/9/02). - Appearance on Celebrity DeathmatchCelebrity DeathmatchCelebrity Deathmatch is a claymation television show that depicts celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring, almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. It was known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries...
- Appearance on Robot ChickenRobot ChickenRobot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. Green provides many voices for the show...
(official action figures used, but not an official appearance). - Appearance in Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown (Butt-Head's voice only).
- Appearance on Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour TakeoverJackassworld.com: 24 Hour TakeoverJackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover was a 24-hour live TV special featuring many stars of the MTV show and movie franchise Jackass from February 23-24, 2008....
(watched the music video for Steve-OSteve-OSteve-O is an American stunt performer and television personality. His entertainment career is mostly centered around his performance stunts on the American TV series Jackass and accompanying movies....
's song "Poke the Puss" and provided negative commentary) (2/23/08). - Minor character resembles Butt-head in The Triplets of Belleville.
- Appearance in a promotional video for Mike Judge's 2009 film ExtractExtract (film)Extract is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. Extract stars Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Dustin Milligan, J. K. Simmons, and Ben Affleck. Judge also makes an uncredited appearance as 'Jim', a union organizer....
. - Appearance in Austin Powers: International Man Of MysteryAustin Powers: International Man of MysteryAustin Powers: International Man of Mystery is a 1997 American science fiction/action-comedy film and the first film of the Austin Powers series. It was directed by Jay Roach and written by Mike Myers who also stars in the title role. Myers also plays Dr. Evil, Austin Powers' arch-enemy...
. - Appearance in Jackass 3DJackass 3DJackass 3D is a 2010 American 3D comedy film and the fourth film in the Jackass series. It was released on October 15, 2010 by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films to American theaters and marked the 10th anniversary of the franchise, which started in 2000...
. - Appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (10/25/11)
External links
- Beavis and Butt-head at the Big Cartoon DataBaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....
- Beavis and Butt-head at epguides.com
- Beavis and Butt-head Episode List at Beavis and Butthead Central