Beavis and Butt-head: Difference between revisions

The characters Beavis and Butt-head (B&B) originate from the animated MTV [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-head show] that bears their name. Beavis is the more excitable and easily-manipulated of the two, whil Butt-Head is the (slightly) more collected 'leader' of the duo. The two are very, very, ''very'' dumb - in "Trouble Urinating" they ''forgot how to pee'' - and are driven by hormones, junk food, and music that "rocks". They find many things "cool", including insults and physical abuse directed at ''themselves''. Their extremely distinctive laughter has driven teachers to despair. One of their main interest is loud rock and metal music (they can sometimes be seen air-guitaring & chanting the riffs of favoured songs or headbanging to something), and they pour over and comment on any music videos they find - especially ones that "suck". The duo can drive people (like [[Principal McVicker]]) to genuine breakdowns and cause mass destruction and chaos, but they're not intentionally cruel and malicious: they're genuinely too stupid to know any better. ▼

They went to high school in [[Highland]] with [[Daria Morgendorffer]], who was one of the few people who could actually stand to be around them at times. They had their first significant encounter in "[[Scientific Stuff]]", where they were forced to work together on a science project. She sometimes found their idiocy amusing and would sometimes use it for her own gain ([[Scientific Stuff]], [[Walkathon]]), while at other times just being happy to snark at them ([[Spare Me]]), and at other times they simply ticked her off ([[Babes 'R' Us]], [[Beavis and Butt-head issue 22|Discoverin' Stuff Sucks]]). ▼

She sometimes had to explain to them basic facts, such as that seeds had to be planted in the ground ([[Sprout]]) and that graduation existed ([[U. S. History]]); sometimes she offered ''straight'' advice to the duo without any sarcasm ([[Beavis and Butt-head issue 12|Putting the X in Xmas]]), something she rarely bothered to do with anyone stupid at Lawndale, or tried to reason with them even though she had to know this wouldn't work ([[Beavis and Butt-head issue 1|Dental Hygiene Dilemma]], [[Career Day]]). One time she even ranted in their presence about being forced to be a fashion reporter for the school newspaper, as if they were the only ones she ''could'' express her irritation too ([[Sporting Goods]]). Whatever her reaction to them, she still went out of her way to encounter and talk to them, even though this encounters were often irritating or bemusing. ▼

Beavis & Butt-Head usually referred to her as "Diarhhea", though Butt-Head would usually call her by her real name to her face. He seemed to vaguely respect her, taking her advice on some things. Daria, for her part, seemed to be more annoyed by Beavis than Butt-head. In [[Beavis and Butt-head (comics)|the ''Beavis and Butt-head'' comics]] by [[Marvel Universe|Marvel Comics]], the lads were sometimes ruder and openly mentioned in Daria's presence that they didn't think much of her looks (usually as a statement of fact rather than malicious action). We are told by a higher power in "[[It's a Miserable Life]]" that exposure to Butt-head ruined her interest in men. ▼

Despite going out of her way to talk to them and an early instance where she tried to stop them taking a beating ([[Citizen Butt-head]]), she didn't think much of them. She was amused by the idea of them getting expelled and sent to [[Hope High]] where they'd get beaten up ("No Laughing"), she tried to ensure they were left behind on a field trip ([[Beavis and Butt-head issue 23|Witless]]), and as noted above she took advantage of them. When they were thought to be dead in "[[Beavis and Butt-head are Dead]]", Daria was hardly bothered at all. ''Why'' she kept talking to them when she didn't like them was never stated: fans have theorised that Daria, being friendless, was seeking out the company of Highland High's other big outcasts out of desperation. ▼