"Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993) TV series 1993-1997

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creator:

Mike Judge
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

8 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Music

Plot:

Animated MTV series about two teenaged heavy-metal music fans who occasionally do idiotic things because they are bored...

Plot Keywords:

Heavy Metal | MTV | Beavis And Butt Head | Based On Short Film | Insult

Cast

Mike Judge

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Beavis / ... (195 episodes, 1993-1997)

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Series Directed by
Mike Judge		(195 episodes, 1993-1997)
Yvette Kaplan		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Mike Judge		(195 episodes, 1993-1997)
Bo Weinberg		(18 episodes, 1993-1997)
Kristofor Brown		(17 episodes, 1993-1997)
Don London		(10 episodes, 1993-1995)
Joe Stillman		(8 episodes, 1993-1997)
Larry Doyle		(7 episodes, 1994-1997)
Greg Grabianski		(6 episodes, 1996-1997)
Sam Johnson		(5 episodes, 1994-1996)
Chris Marcil		(5 episodes, 1994-1996)
David Giffels		(4 episodes, 1993-1996)
Guy Maxtone-Graham		(4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Andy Rheingold		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Scott Sonneborn		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Glenn Eichler		(3 episodes, 1993)
David Felton		(3 episodes, 1993)
Jeff Goldstone		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Geoffrey Whelan		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
David X. Cohen		(2 episodes, 1993)
Billy Aronson		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Peter Gaffney		(2 episodes, 1994)
Etan Cohen		(2 episodes, 1995-1997)
Geoff Rodkey		(1 episode, 1994)
Mike Allen		(unknown episodes)
Jerry Lampini		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Mike Judge	....	executive producer (195 episodes, 1993-1997)
Kristofor Brown	....	producer (191 episodes, 1993-1997)
Abby Terkuhle	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1993-1997)
John Andrews	....	producer (2 episodes, 1993)
Nick Litwinko	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1993)
Trez Bayer	....	video segment producer (unknown episodes)
Kathy Karp	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Susie Lewis	....	co-producer / video segment producer (unknown episodes)
John Lynn	....	associate producer / co-producer (unknown episodes)
Christina Norman	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Reichert	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Dave Relly	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Dave Hughes		(6 episodes, 1997)
Christopher Kreynus		(unknown episodes)
Ann McConnell		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Tom Warburton		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Leslie Carangi Kelley	....	studio production manager (40 episodes, 1997)
Dominie Mahl	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Tony Eastman	....	storyboard artist (59 episodes, 1993-1994)
Scott Fiander	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1993)
Kevin Brownie	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Sharon Fitzgerald	....	design supervisor (unknown episodes)
Tony Kluck	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Don Poynter	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Regina Mullen	....	sound editor (151 episodes, 1993-1996)
Eric Friend	....	sound recordist (55 episodes, 1995-1997)
John Bowen	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Bradley Carow	....	track reader (unknown episodes)
Neil Cedar	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Grant Maxwell	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Ray Palagy	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Tony Pipitone	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Michael Ruschak	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Kimson Albert	....	layout: MTV (unknown episodes)
Otis Brayboy	....	layout: MTV (unknown episodes)
James Dean Conklin	....	layout: MTV (unknown episodes)
Ian Jeans	....	layout: Funbag, Ottawa (unknown episodes)
Andy Jolliff	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Kent Laursen	....	layout: Funbag, Ottawa (unknown episodes)
Kevin Lofton	....	layout: MTV (unknown episodes)
Sue Perrotto	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Ilya Skorupsky	....	layout: MTV (unknown episodes)
Trish Stolte	....	layout: Funbag, Ottawa (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Mike Judge	....	character designer (195 episodes, 1993-1997)
Gloria De Ponte	....	layout artist / animator (134 episodes, 1993-1997)
Ilya Skorupsky	....	layout artist / storyboard artist / ... (64 episodes, 1993-1997)
Karen Disher	....	layout artist / animator (45 episodes, 1994-1997)
Ben Price	....	character and prop designer / character designer (38 episodes, 1993-1995)
Yvette Kaplan	....	animation director (5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tony Kluck	....	animation director (4 episodes, 1993-1994)
Scott Fiander	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1993)
Mike DeSeve	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Gatrall	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Geoffrey Johnson	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Bill Moore	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Brian Mulroney	....	animation director (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Christopher Kreynus	....	on-line editor (1 episode, 1993)

Series Music Department
Mike Judge	....	composer: theme music (195 episodes, 1993-1997)

Series Other crew
Yvette Kaplan	....	supervising director (90 episodes, 1993-1997)
Adam Liggio	....	production management associate (89 episodes, 1994-1995)
Glenn Eichler	....	story editor (55 episodes, 1993-1994)
Jeff Mertz	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 1997)
Merle Becker	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1994)
George Brennan	....	production associate (3 episodes, 1994)
Mike Judge	....	creative supervisor (2 episodes, 1993)
Christian Hali	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Kristofor Brown	....	story editor / voice director (unknown episodes)
Tina Hong	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Patrick Intrieri	....	design coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kathy Karp	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Dominie Mahl	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Vicky Smith	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Diane Sparagano	....	layout and design supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• MTV Animation

Distributors

• Music Television (MTV) (1993-1997) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MTV Netherlands (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (reruns)

Other Companies

• J.J. Sedelmaier Productions  animation and design
• Marty Thomas Films  video "I Wish"
• RIDICULOUS Pictures  "I Wish" sequence)
• Sync Sound  audio post-production
• USAnimation  digital compositing
• USAnimation  electronic ink and paint

Runtime:

15 min (199 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | USA:TV-14

Company:

MTV Animation

Trivia:

Beavis and Butt-Head attend Highland High School. Their high school is loosely based on Highland High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where creator Mike Judge grew up.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Sometimes when Beavis and Hutt-head are sitting in class you can see through their heads.

Quotes:

Butt-head: Some people are dumb.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Final Fantasy VI (1994) (VG)

Funny and much smarter than meets the eye

I liked Beavis and Butthead when I watched it in 1993-1994. The show was much smarter than was advertised. For one thing, it realized that sex and sexuality is at the base for many more human actions than is generally realized and accepted. The format and execution may have been childish but the concepts and ideas were fairly advanced. In that way, Beavis and Butthead was a much more psychological show than a lot of the other garbage that has floated around in TV history. The fire comments, the animal abuse, etc, is the part of the show that is unfortunate. Without such things, however, there would be no Beavis and Butthead. Still, the show does not attempt to hide that these activities are sick and is a much more honest show in that respect than many others. Beavis and Butthead was a necessary show for tackling topics, no matter how stupid, that are rarely touched upon in society. In that way, it provided (GASP!) a service. The characters around Beavis and Butthead were funnier than Beavis and Butthead themselves, such as Anderson and Buzzcut. For anyone who has ever done or wanted to do anything retarded (haven't we all been there?), Beavis and Butthead is for you. Personally, I've been Beavis and Butthead level stupid at times, myself, and I really enjoyed the show.