Beavis and Butt-Head
Everything old is new again. Nowhere is this more true than the world of animation. Mike Judge has two animated series returning after many years: King Of The Hill returns after fifteen years – “Return of the dang ol’ king,” as Boomhauer says in the trailer, with Hank and Peggy Hill and friends reuniting in a much-changed Arlen, TX.
The new season makes its way to Hulu with ten new episodes on August 4th. It features Hank Hill’s return to Arlen after taking a propane (and propane accessories) job in Saudi Arabia. The world they return to has changed in startling ways, including fruity beer and “all-gender bathrooms” and Uber drivers desperate for 5-star reviews.
One month later, Judge’s other famous animated series Beavis and Butt-Head lands on Comedy Central for the third season of its revival series (the first two can be streamed on Paramount+). A trailer for the new season, which features our titular characters in various stages of life and health, was released Thursday morning:
I was more of a King Of The Hill guy than a Beavis and Butt-Head guy – other kids ruined it by doing their annoying voices all the time at school – but both these trailers made me chuckle. “One gold bar will do!” You kind of got what you asked for, Metallica.
Beavis and Butt-Head lands on Comedy Central on September 3rd. Creator Mike Judge will reprise his roles in both series, as Hank Hill, Beavis, Butt-Head and many of the other characters.