T.P. For Your Earholes: A Beavis and Butt-Head Podcast

Sometimes, NOT seeing something is funnier than seeing something. Those choices in Beavis and Butt-head are what we’re exploring in this episode as we speculate about, and celebrate, the unknown! We are looking out for the things we’ve never seen: Buzzcut’s after-school shenanigans, the boys’ Sunday school experiences, Todd’s eau de toilette and the status of Beavis’ mom’s reproductive organs. Yeah, we went there.

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The original run of Beavis and Butt-head brought us five different Christmas-themed “episodes,” but make no mistake – these episodes aren’t just for watching in December! Our conversation meanders from our appreciation for “It’s a Wonderful Life” to how we missed the “Max Headroom” craze to the worst-best Christmas joke ever told to… well, you’ll just have to listen to hear the rest. Links we promised in this episode?

The “Letters to Santa Butt-head” promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v54rn8kof4

The yule log clips: https://archive.org/details/a-very-special-christmas-with-beavis-and-butthead-TVRiP

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Some of our favorites got zero attention in our first episode on our favorite side characters, so here we are, back again with some of our favorite people who fill out the Highland social scene. From characters who had whole episodes based around their shenanigans to characters whose names are never even mentioned in the series, our second look at our favorite recurring characters in the series also touches on Winger, juvenile-hall romance and prank calls gone wrong.

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Breaking-ish news from the Beavis and Butt-head universe: Season 4 is a go! This quick update will clarify some questions we brought up in our most recent episode about the future of the series – and celebrate a bit, too.

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The media landscape is rapidly changing, seemingly day to day. What does that mean for the future of Beavis and Butt-head? Well… Hosts Charlynn and Patrick are fairly pessimistic about the continuation of the show, and it has NOTHING to do with how good the show is and EVERYTHING to do with forces beyond the control of the show’s creators and producers.

Articles discussed this episode:

The Nielsen Streaming Statistics: https://electroiq.com/stats/streaming-services-statistics/

Paramount/Skydance layoffs: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-skydance-mass-layoffs-date-oct-27-1236556102/

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The entire “Beavis and Butt-head” catalog is not available anywhere – well, legally at least. And that’s sad. In this episode, we discuss why we need the complete series, or at least as complete as can be made, to be available to buy. And we directly appeal to series creator Mike Judge for his influence to make it happen.

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The Beavis and Butt-head music video reactions were a staple of the show, especially in its early run. However, the Highland duo didn’t have the chance to react to a ton of videos that are close to our hearts, especially videos from the 1998-2010 era. We explore which videos we would have loved to have seen Beavis and Butt-head react to, with a focus mostly on that era but with a couple nods to some missed opportunities, both in the 1990s and now.

The videos discussed in this episode:

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Everything from “Sit your ass down, Lars!” to “Check out the nads on that pig!” has come from one area of Beavis and Butt-head – the music video reactions. We each compiled a list of our 10 favorites (and then kept them secret from each other until the recording of this episode) and try to figure out what makes a reaction timeless, memorable and quotable. Oh, and there’s some stuff about falling in love in this episode, too. Thanks, Pantera… now get out there and mow that lawn!

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Many of us have milestones we hit in our early adulthood: career, stability, residence, love. Did Beavis or Butt-head achieve any of those? Your hosts Char and Patrick explore how the duo might have lived during the only span of time that the show has avoided. We will also spend more time than necessary trying to answer maybe the most important question we can ask: Did Beavis and Butt-head ever score?

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Let’s be honest – most of the time, we’re laughing AT Beavis and Butt-head for the situations in which they find themselves. However, sometimes an episode brings out something in us (Empathy? Pity? Fear?) where we actually end up feeling bad for the boys. From failed love to painful situations to existential crises, Beavis and Butt-head have had their fair share of such experiences. We break down the ones that made us feel the worst – well, as bad as you can feel for two animated dumbasses.

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Beavis isn’t always an idiot, and Butt-head isn’t always a sociopath. Sometimes, we get to catch them doing good things. Usually by accident, but occasionally on purpose, the dumbass duo has given us some memorable moments when they were actually contributing to humanity! We break down our favorite such moments, including Beavis and Butt-head showing care for animals, helping someone through their worst moments, creating moving works of art, and unironically saving the world.

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It’s not opinion, it’s fact: The early episodes of Beavis and Butt-head are awful. We have the data to prove it… and the chance to dive deep and explore why the first three seasons of this show do not stand the test of time. From the expectations of animation (sadly, we bring up “My Pet Monster”) to the challenge of teaching a whole staff of writers and animators your vision (and, well, figuring out what that vision is), we try to explore why it took Beavis and Butt-head 60 episodes to find its footing.

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When misfits Beavis and Butt-head were first introduced to the world – first via Frog Baseball as part of the “Extra Sick and Twisted” compilation, later by the show’s premier on “Liquid Television” and then the first bits of the standalone series – critics did NOT know what to make of them. Some got it right; some were way, way off. With 30-plus years of retrospect, we take a look at those early critiques, giving praise to those who could see the good things coming and giving hell to those who couldn’t.

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Some people come into our lives forever; others are there for just a few minutes. This episode is a tribute to the latter – people who only appeared once in the world of Beavis and Butt-head. From Rabid Ron to Gus Baker to (several) characters who don’t even get a name, we dive into our favorite folks who brightened Beavis and Butt-head’s world for a moment and then disappeared forever.

Big thanks to the Beavis and Butt-head wiki: https://beavisandbutthead.fandom.com/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-Head_Wiki

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The world of Beavis and Butt-head stretches well beyond the two eponymous main characters. Who else in Highland makes it the special place we know and love? This episode is dedicated to them – some of our favorite side characters in the show. Daria, Buzzcut, Tom Anderson… and more! We’ll start the list of people who round out Highland, and we’ll count on you to help us finish it! (And we’ll expose Char’s biggest unknown bit of Beavis and Butt-Head trivia.)

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Despite his limited screen time, Beavis’ alter ego Cornholio has become a mainstay in not only Beavis and Butt-head but in pop culture in general. In this episode, we explore the origins of Cornholio, walk through why this character rose to such a level of prominence, and try to decipher why Cornholio’s influence continues to this day.

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What are the little moments that never fail to make you laugh? Well, in Beavis and Butt-head, there are literally hundreds of such moments from which to choose. Hosts Charlynn and Patrick try to narrow it down to their top 10 such moments, including Beavis’ reaction to glasses, the pair trying to dance to “It’s so Cold in the D,” and the space-age technology that can measure arousal. What little moment never fails to make YOU giggle like a 12-year-old

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The Beavis and Butt-head franchise has had two reboots – one in 2011, the other currently in place that started in 2022. The reboots are NOT the same as the original. Hosts Charlynn and Patrick walk through five specific ways the reboots changed the show formula for Beavis and Butt-head episodes. We’ll get into whether those changes are welcome… or if they’re an affront to the show’s legacy.

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Beavis and Butt-head were often dismissed as nothing but metalheads. However, through the show’s use of music video commentary, viewers of the show quickly realize that stereotype is far from the truth. How did the show use music videos to subvert expectations – and to co-create an entirely new genre of entertainment, the reaction video? And are Beavis and Butt-head actually smart?

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One of the most predictable outcomes of early Beavis and Butt-head episodes was how the show became the target of controversy. So why did other controversies fall by the wayside, and why did the death of a 2-year-old girl in a fire in Ohio – a fire blamed on the show’s influence on children – prompt such backlash? We dig DEEP into this controversy, as well as others that preceded it, and try to figure out why this particular incident was the impetus for both controversy and change for Beavis and Butt-head.

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As two adolescents in the 1990s, hosts Charlynn and Patrick came to Beavis and Butt-head organically, but in quite different ways. In one family, the show was banned; in the other, the presence of a younger sibling threatened at-home watching opportunities. Yet, through the show’s endearing qualities, Beavis and Butt-head became a show that found a special place in our lives. It’s the first episode of T.P. For Your Earholes!

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Fans of the show from its start will appreciate this discussion of our top five episodes – a list that includes several surprising selections. Our (highly subjective) choices are explained, defended and occasionally ridiculed. What reached No. 1 on our lists? What’s No. 1 on YOUR list?

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Welcome, fartknockers, to T.P. For Your Earholes! Your hosts, Charlynn and Patrick Schmiedt, are a married couple who watched Beavis and Butt-Head on MTV as adolescents and have been fans since. This podcast will discuss the show comprehensively, from "Frog Baseball," to the newest installments on Comedy Central. Plus, we'll do the occasional deep dive into Beavis and Butt-Head's impact on pop culture, and more!

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