“Beavis and Butt-Head” is the product of such a specific cultural moment that it may seem difficult to imagine the animated title characters continuing to exist in the 2020s. I had that same skepticism when the feature film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe” was announced in 2021, and even more so when it was announced that a new “Beavis and Butt-Head” series would follow the movie. While “Do the Universe” got a decent amount of attention when it was released on Paramount+, the series that launched a couple of months later hasn’t made nearly the same impact.
That’s disappointing because the return of “Beavis and Butt-Head” has delivered on the promise of “Do the Universe,” mixing the duo’s classic idiocy with updated buffoonery for the modern age. Maybe the show hasn’t quite found its audience on Paramount+ or linear cable channel Comedy Central, where the most recent third season initially premiered.
