why did they take Beavis and Butthead off the air anyway?
2006-07-21 10:18:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
They do come one sometimes on MTV 2 I think~
Ren and Stimpy is another one of those cartoons that they hardly play anymore~ So sad they ruled~
2006-07-21 10:28:24 · answer #1 · answered by Lucid_dreams 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
In October 1993 a two-year-old Ohio girl was killed in a fire lit by her five-year-old brother. The children's mother said that her son was inspired by the pyromaniac proclivities of Beavis and Butt-head. This real life event sparked the ire of media watchdog groups, who claimed that there was a direct link between the television show and the violent act of this impressionable child. One psychiatrist proclaimed Beavis an Butt-head a "Sesame Street for psychopaths." Concurrent Senate hearings on television violence placed these issues at the forefront of American cultural politics. Because of this incident, and given the cultural climate, MTV eliminated all references to fire, pulled four episodes off the air, and moved the cartoon to 10:30-11:30 P.M. only. MTV insisted that they changed the time slot, not because they believed the show was directly responsible for the incident, but because they felt that it was designed for an older audience, and that a different time slot would allow them to target that audience more effectively. Claiming that 90% of its audience was over 12 years of age, MTV attempted to move the discussion away from the children's television debate.
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2006-07-21 17:21:43 · answer #2 · answered by Dukie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why were they on in the first place?
2006-07-21 17:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ahhh, they ahh are like on no ah more becuase Mike Judge is doing other things
2006-07-21 17:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do come on .. sorry i forget the channel .. but ive seen my cousin watching it recently
2006-07-21 18:02:53 · answer #5 · answered by pab7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The better question is, "Why were they ever on?"
2006-07-21 17:22:01 · answer #6 · answered by dgindiansfan 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because they were stupid.
2006-07-21 17:21:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They just got to be to much stupid......
2006-07-21 17:21:34 · answer #8 · answered by panda 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋