Paramount Plus
Following seven seasons in the 1990’s, a short-lived revival in 2011 and a pair of movies, Mike Judge’s cult classic animated series “Beavis and Butt-Head” is back for a 2022 streaming reboot on Paramount+.
Here’s a full rundown of how to watch the new “Beavis and Butt-Head”:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch all Paramount+ content via Amazon channels. You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch “Beavis and Butt-Head” on the Amazon Video app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. It also comes with a free trial if you haven’t signed up before:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch “Beavis and Butt-Head” on the Paramount+ app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Paramount+ website.
‘Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head’ 2022 Preview
The infamous couch-dwelling duo Beavis and Butt-Head are back with new episodes for the first time in over a decade when “Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head” premieres on Paramount Plus.
The Paramount Plus press release teases that the two are back and “stupider than ever.”
It reads:
Created and voiced by writer, producer and director Mike Judge, the characters of Beavis and Butt-Head originated in Judge’s 1992 short film “Frog Baseball,” which was broadcast by MTV’s animation showcase “Liquid Television.” After MTV commissioned a full series around the characters, “Beavis and Butt-Head” ran for seven seasons from March 8, 1993 to Nov. 28, 1997.
The series was revived in 2011 with an eighth season airing on MTV. During its initial run, “Beavis and Butt-Head” received widespread critical acclaim for its satirical, scathing commentary on society. The show’s popularity spawned various related media, including the theatrical film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America” in 1996.
In an interview with the New York Times, creator Judge said that they were kicking around ideas for a revival of the show for years, including a live-action version.
“Originally, it was just going to be a movie and possibly live-action, and then they said they wanted the series, too,” said Judge, adding, “Yeah, a live-action ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ for Paramount, the movie studio, which still could happen. At one point, there was an idea that was Beavis and Butt-Head are animated in a live-action world. We went down that road for a little bit. And we had a casting session, like two years ago, for just doing like teenage Beavis and Butt-Head. Didn’t go as well as I had hoped.”
He also said that getting back into doing the voices after so much time away took some effort on his part.
“It took a little while. Doing Beavis, it’s not good for my voice. I probably have polyps or something from that. He screams a lot — it’s just: [growling Beavis ‘ehhhhh’ noise]. I go through a lot of cough drops and tea with honey in it,” said Judge.
He also said that fans should not expect explicit content just because the show is on a streaming platform because that’s not who these characters are.
“We talked about [explicit content] at the beginning. For one thing, it doesn’t seem like them anymore; it seems less innocent. But also, there’s something about them saying stupid things like ‘butt wagon.’ They’re just really dumb and remind me of junior high. It’s not like everybody’s going, ‘Oh, I can hardly wait for Beavis and Butt-Head to say [expletive],'” said Judge.
“Beavis and Butt-Head” premieres Thursday, August 4 on Paramount Plus.