LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head is funny, largely because the title characters remain the same in every situation. Season 3 of the show's revival, premiering Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. EDT on Comedy Central, finds ways to evolve the characters while remaining faithful to the lovable idiots.
Several episodes, including the Season 3 premiere, animate painful slapstick like the revival's best episode, "Downward Dumbass," in which Beavis gets stuck in a pair of yoga pants. Beavis and Butt-Head try such bad ideas that can only result in them getting hurt, but the inevitable occurs in unexpectedly funny ways.
The animation frequently frames a basic setup, holding off on showing the punchline until the wide shot. The pair's clumsiness is hilariously destructive.
Since the show is animated, the injury and destruction Beavis and Butt-Head experience plays out like Wile E. Coyote sketches. Many episodes end with the two facing consequences, but everything is reset by the next episode.
These characters have grown without losing their innocent (okay, sometimes malevolent) stupidity and biting observations about stuff that sucks. Their commentary on today's popular videos is more sophisticated, reflecting an awareness of things that have occurred in the last 30 years, albeit understanding little of it.
