Television
An 11-year-old boy at Coldwater Canyon Elementary School in North Hollywood thought it was really funny when Beavis and Butt-head, the breathtakingly moronic duo whose animated series wins the highest ratings of any program on MTV, mooned their teacher.
Sept. 12, 1993
Children’s advocates on Tuesday applauded MTV’s decision to eliminate the 7 p.m. airing of “Beavis and Butt-head” but said that the cable network’s decision did not go far enough to answer criticisms of the controversial cartoon show.
Oct. 20, 1993
Thank goodness MTV has shifted its two most controversial characters to a later time slot.
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July 29, 2011
How does MTV follow up on the success of “Beavis and Butt-head”?
Oct. 10, 1993
Mike Judge has spent 30 years with the pair of horny metalheads, and although they helped define the 1990s, he’s convinced they’re as relevant today.
Aug. 4, 2022
Regarding David Kronke’s article on “Beavis and Butt-head,” and the accompanying commentary by Joseph Turow (“Just Boys or Civilization Destroyers?”
Sept. 26, 1993
I’m sick and tired of parents blaming television shows for their own lack of parental skills.
Nov. 21, 1993
“Beavis and Butt-head,” MTV’s often funny, although sometimes crude, cartoon series, is being revamped so all references to fire are removed (“Child’s Death Prompts MTV to Retool ‘Beavis,’ ” Oct. 14).
Oct. 30, 1993
A recent Newsweek cover story depicted the state of TV as “The Billion-Dollar Battle to Insult Your Intelligence.”
Oct. 13, 1993