“But I wasn’t trying to be shocking or edgy. “Maybe some of it was in reaction to that - finding a place in comedy that was different,” he said. Judge came up with the original concept at a time when TV was filled with yuppies - “The Cosby Show,” “Family Ties,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Mad About You.” There’s a bizarre scene in which the boys annoy Jesus and Ganesh on an astral plane so much that the deities take turns punching the boys. This season sees Beavis and Butt-Head dunk on Lil Nas X, Audrey Nuna, Bill Gates, Ronald Reagan and even the Buddha. So yesterday’s Axl Rose became today’s Jack Harlow. And being overexposed is usually a green light. If something is already funny, it’s usually not a good target. The targets have changed, even if some show principles have not. And so that’s partly what got me thinking about doing this again.” I played it back and it still felt like Beavis and Butt-Head. “I thought of it as a way of ‘Let me see what it sounds like if my voice still sounds like them.’ And I did it. The Man asked him if he could introduce them with his iconic title characters at 2018’s Coachella. Judge says he started to think about returning to his cartoon duo after the band Portugal. This show’s influence was so strong that it spawned a full-length film called “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America” in 1996 and another titled “Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe” in 2022. The un-dynamic duo returned with an eighth, stand-alone season in 2011, and the series was revived last year. The original “Beavis and Butt-Head” arrived in 1993 on MTV and became an instant hit, running for seven seasons before going on hiatus in 1997. Judge devised one episode in which they marry each other without realizing it.

There are a few bizarre tangents, particularly the return to an alternative universe where Beavis and Butt-Head are middle-aged. “That’s the beauty of ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ - no matter what decade you were born in, you’re able to find ways to connect to them and even perhaps see bits of yourselves in them,” said Domenic DiMeglio, chief marketing officer for Paramount+. Judge relies on a producer to scour YouTube to find videos that might spark a spontaneous put-down.

The look, feel and snark of the show hasn’t changed even if there are fewer music videos these days.

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