Student reaction mixed to ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ return to MTV

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“Beavis and Butt-Head” is making a comeback.

MTV plans to bring the less-than-dynamic duo back to television with all-new episodes later this year, the to air since 1997, according to Rolling Stone magazine.

Creator Mike Judge, who also made “King of the Hill” and “Office Space,” has been reported as involved with the project.

“Beavis and Butt-Head” was one of Scott Maggio’s favorite shows. The Ann Arbor junior said he and all his seventh-grade friends used to pretend they were the famous teens.

Maggio said the show’s patently idiotic humor may appeal to the current generation of viewers. He said the “Jersey Shore” cast would fit into the show perfectly.

“(In reality shows) you’re watching people who are as stupid as can be, and that’s what the appeal of ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ was,” Maggio said. “It’s the same style of humor.”

Cedar Springs sophomore Jessica Cargill said the show was before her time and the content did not interest her. She never watched it then, she said, and does not plan to follow it now.

“I feel like ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ is just a bunch of gross penis jokes,” Cargill said. “It was too mature for my crowd.”

Mount Pleasant senior Mitch Whitney said he was a part of that older crowd. Now in his 30s, Whitney said he loved the show because it was so different from anything else at the time.

He said he was glad Mike Judge would still be involved and hopes the show retains its old elements.

“It was a lot more coarse and juvenile than anything else on TV,” he said. “It was a good outlet for the stupid inner child.”

Although he is excited to see the new episodes, he said MTV may struggle to find an audience between a younger generation unfamiliar with the show and an older generation who will want the same format.

“They’re saying MTV is bringing it back because all these horrible reality shows are crushing the network and its worth,” he said. “They’re bringing ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ back as a way to transition back into music television.”