![]() The presentation of Beavis as a jittery pyromaniac was blamed for the tragic death of a two-year-old girl when her brother, five, burned down the family’s trailer park home with a cigarette lighter in Moraine, Ohio, in October 1993. Arriving at a time when the question of violence on television and its possible impact on impressionable young viewers was under scrutiny in conservative circles, Beavis and Butt-Head quickly found itself under the microscope. While the show was a nationwide smash, it didn’t escape controversy. Cool enough to trash Bon Jovi and Terence Trent Darby but not up to speed with anything more avant-garde. ![]() Favouring the rock bands that preceded the grunge era like Black Sabbath, Metallica, AC/DC, Megadeth, Anthrax, Primus, White Zombie and Gwar, Beavis and Butt-Head were both of their moment and slightly off the pace. The specificity of Beavis and Butt-Head’s tastes and milieu also ensured it rang true.
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