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== Revivals == The series has been revived two times. Once in 2011 as a continuation of the original on MTV (Season 8), and then in 2022 as a reboot series on Paramount+ (Seasons 9–10). It was announced that Season 3 of the revival (the 11th season overall) would premiere exclusively on Comedy Central.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-06-05 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Revival Renewed for Season 3, Moves to Comedy Central |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/beavis-and-butt-head-renewed-season-3-comedy-central-1236026648/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The show's 2011 revival saw mixed reviews. Karen Olsson from ''[[The New York Times]]'' found it "dumber and funnier" than the original run,<ref name="Olsson 2011 f635">{{cite web |last=Olsson |first=Karen |date=October 13, 2011 |title=The Eternal Adolescence of Beavis and Butt-Head |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/magazine/the-eternal-adolescence-of-beavis-and-butt-head.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> and Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' "still a rowdy, guilty hoot."<ref name="Lowry 2011 w442">{{cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=October 26, 2011 |title=Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head/Good Vibes |url=https://variety.com/2011/digital/reviews/mike-judge-s-beavis-and-butt-head-good-vibes-1117946440/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=Variety}}</ref> Others found it tiresome: ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''{{'s}} Troy Patterson called it a "grim" rehash,<ref name="Patterson 2011 s968">{{cite web |last=Patterson |first=Troy |date=October 26, 2011 |title=Beavis and Butt-head 2011 reviewed: Mike Judge's cartoon idiots return. |url=https://slate.com/culture/2011/10/beavis-and-butt-head-2011-reviewed-mike-judge-s-cartoon-idiots-return.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=Slate Magazine}}</ref> and [[James Poniewozik]] writing for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' found it not as "innovative" but still amusing.<ref name="Poniewozik 2011 i593">{{cite magazine |last=Poniewozik |first=James |date=October 27, 2011 |title=TV Tonight: Beavis and Butt-Head Return |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/27/tv-tonight-beavis-and-butt-head-return/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> Matthew Gilbert from ''[[the Boston Globe]]'' felt television was now too dumb for them: "The problem is, there actually isn’t much of a need for the two dopes and their anti-wisdom anymore."<ref name="Gilbert 2011 f541">{{cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Matthew |date=October 27, 2011 |title=Beavis and Butt-head make a comeback |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2011/10/26/mtv-beavis-and-good-vibes-wring-few-laughs-from-old-formula/s8RwJkYGIlNyU3r26TSgMO/story.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=BostonGlobe.com}}</ref> Conversely, Tom Carson for ''[[GQ]]'' found it "just right [...] Judge anticipated the trickle-down version of popland's Age of Meta."<ref name="Nast Tom Carson 2011 w262">{{cite web |last=Carson |first=Tom |date=October 12, 2011 |title=New 'Beavis and Butthead' Episodes Review |url=https://www.gq.com/story/new-beavis-butthead-episodes-review |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=GQ}}</ref> Its 2022 revival received critical acclaim.<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web |title=Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mike_judges_beavis_and_butt_head/s01 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> ''The New York Times''{{'s}} Jason Zinoman extolled the revival: "[the show] remains singular [...] they all hit comic notes with moseying cadences you can’t find elsewhere."<ref name="Zinoman 2022 j543">{{cite web |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |date=October 4, 2022 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Was the '90s Cartoon That Mattered |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/arts/television/beavis-and-butt-head.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Jesse Hassenger from ''[[The Wrap]]'' wrote "Beavis and Butt-Head have a tendency to mold their environment in their image. Or are they just so timelessly American that surprisingly little adaptation is necessary?"<ref name="Hassenger 2022 i279">{{cite web |last=Hassenger |first=Jesse |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Beavis and Butt-Head Revival Review: Paramount+ Series Is Comfort Food |url=https://www.thewrap.com/beavis-and-butt-head-review-new-series-paramount-plus/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=TheWrap}}</ref> Daniel Fienberg at ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called it "solidly amusing, if rarely remarkable."<ref name="Fienberg 2022 k090">{{cite web |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=August 3, 2022 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' Review: Mike Judge's Teen Trolls Return for a Giggle-Worthy Paramount+ Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/beavis-and-butt-head-mike-judge-paramount-1235191473/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Lowry, now for [[CNN]], viewed it "proudly stupid";<ref name="Lowry 2022 h714">{{cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=August 4, 2022 |title='Beavis and Butt-Head' prove stupidity never goes out of style |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/entertainment/beavis-and-butthead-series-review/index.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=CNN}}</ref> similarly [[Andy Greene]], for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', "really loved" the new take.<ref name="Greene 2022 m641" />
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