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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the early 1990s, cable television was changing fast. Then came two boys who changed it even faster. Beavis and Butt-Head, created by Mike Judge, appeared on MTV without warning and instantly divided audiences. Parents complained while teenagers quoted every line. The show’s humor was crude, but its insight was sharp. Judge understood how television reflected the chaos of real life, and he built a world that made sense of it through laughter. Beneath the noise and nonsense was a surprisingly honest look at youth culture in the age of screens. Our own Greg Hengler — along with Mike Judge himself — shares the story of the creation of Beavis and Butt-Head

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the early 1990s, cable television was changing fast. Then came two boys who changed it even faster.&nbsp;Beavis and Butt-Head, created by Mike Judge, appeared on MTV without warning and instantly divided audiences. Parents complained while teenagers quoted every line. The show&rsquo;s humor was crude, but its insight was sharp. Judge understood how television reflected the chaos of real life, and he built a world that made sense of it through laughter. Beneath the noise and nonsense was a surprisingly honest look at youth culture in the age of screens. Our own Greg Hengler &mdash; along with Mike Judge himself &mdash; shares the story of the creation of&nbsp;Beavis and Butt-Head
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The Story of “Beavis and Butt-Head”: Mike Judge’s Warning to America

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