Will Band Green Jelly Fit MTV’s ‘Beavis’ Mold?

How does MTV follow up on the success of “Beavis and Butt-head”?

The answer may lie in Green Jelly, the L.A. rock band whose zany “Three Little Pigs” video was one of the year’s most popular clips on the channel.

A source close to the band says that MTV approached Green Jelly to develop a show as part of an effort by the channel to develop

more off-the-wall programming a la the animated dunderheads who have become cultural icons--even David Letterman seems caught up in Beavis and Butt-head’s nonsense.

The idea, apparently, is to incorporate Green Jelly’s cast of wacky characters into a program that someone close to the band describes as “a cross between ‘Beavis and Butt-head’ and ‘The Banana Splits,’ ” referring to the loony ‘70s Saturday morning sensation.

Linda Alexander, MTV’s vice president of corporate communications, confirms that the channel has held discussions with the band, but said no deal has been made.

Whether or not the deal works out, Green Jelly has moved into a new state-of-the-art music-video production complex on Hollywood Boulevard, the facade of which features paintings of various band characters, including--yes--the one completely covered in excrement.

Meanwhile, DJ Pooh, the young L.A. rapper best known for his work with Ice Cube, says he hopes the success of “Beavis and Butt-head” will persuade some TV network or cable channel to give him the go-ahead on “Hip Hop Toons,” a proposed animated series set in South-Central L.A.

“They’re my homies,” Pooh said of Beavis and Butt-head. “I sit at home and laugh all day at them. It helps show that you can do a show with ideas and characters that fly in and out.”

Pooh, who would produce and provide much of the music for “Toons,” also cited “The Simpsons” and the urban-humor-oriented sitcom “Martin” as helpful landmarks for his show, which he said would feature guest star turns, with Ice Cube and Cypress Hill already lined up.