''Beavis and Butt-head'' ends this week
Okay, so it’s not exactly the last episode of M*A*S*H. Still, the Nov. 28 series finale of Beavis and Butt-head will be a historic occasion. After all, during their four years on MTV, the dumb-as-dirt duo left an indelible stain on the pop-cultural landscape. To that end, here’s a tribute to the boys. (Huh-huh, we said ”end.”)
Number of B&B cartoons: 220*
Number of videos mocked in those cartoons: 550*
Number of episodes featuring the Great Cornholio: 4
Number of guest-voice appearances by David Spade: 2 (as Mr. Manners in 1994’s ”Manners Suck” and Mr. Candy in 1995’s ”Candy Sale”)
Number of spin-offs: 1 (MTV’s Daria)
Box office gross for the 1996 feature Beavis and Butt-head Do America: $63 million
Number of unbilled voice performances in the movie: 6 (Cloris Leachman, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Greg Kinnear, Robert Stack, and David Letterman)
Number of The Beavis and Butt-head Experience CDs sold to date: 1.5 million
Number of companies holding licenses for B&B products: 33
Number of times the duo were referred to as ”Buffcoat and Beaver”: 1 (by Democratic senator Ernest Hollings during 1993 congressional hearings on television violence)
*Approximate figures
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