History YMMV / BeavisAndButthead

** The 2022 revival featuring middle-aged, battered by life Beavis and Butthead still actimg and living like the dumb teenagers they were can leave a bitter aftertaste for many millennials who have aged together with the characters and who similarly aren't quite where they imagined they would be when they were younger. In other words, Beavis and Butthead being like us when we were teens was relatable and funny. [[ThisLoserIsYou Finding similarities between them and us]] in their middle age feels downright depressing.

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Due to his unchecked bullying and manipulation of Beavis and Butt-Head, Todd stands out as the most unlikable character in the series. Coach Buzzcut is equally as brutal but is also thought to be entertaining to watch owing to his overdramatic tendencies, in contrast to Todd who comes off as mean-spirited in a realistic fashion.

** Beavis and Butt-Head themselves. Despite being rude and callous to everyone, they are entertaining to watch.

* {{Woolseyism}}: The Japanese dub of ''Beavis & Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity'' does a really curious (and funny) one with Principal [=McVicker=]'s nickname, "[=McDicker=]", as it was translated to "Mara-Decker/マラデッカー". The Japanese nickname has many layers of meaning, since "Mara" is both the name of the same Buddhist demon who attempted to hinder Buddha in his path to enlightment, as well as being the Buddhist term for "prevention of enlighment" for the same reason. Likewise, Mara is a Japanese slang for "penis", making his nickname to sound like "Dick Decker" for Japanese ears. Also, "Decker" sound like "dekkaa" on Japanese phonetics; in the regular neutral accent, it sounds like the adjetive "dekai", which means "big", and in the [[JapaneseDialects Kansai dialect]], it also means "is it?". With this into account, Mara-Decker would sound like "Big Penis or Big Dicker" (neutral) or "Is that really a penis", in context, in the Kansai dialect.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: In the second revival, the recurring cast is reduced to just Van Driessen, Tom Anderson and his wife while the ones who don't appear are replaced with bland extras, though [[spoiler: Stewart shows up as an adult in a alternate universe.]]

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Despite the titular characters being stereotypes of metal fans, many metalheads loved the show.

* SeasonalRot: Season 5 devotes more time and emphasis on the music video segments, resulting in weaker main segments that don't really go anywhere. Many episodes stop before anything interesting happens. Season 6 follows a similar format, but features more structured and creative stories.

** The biggest EnsembleDarkhorse of the show is Beavis's alter-ego, The Great Cornholio. He only appeared in a few episodes and TheMovie, but he is one of the most notable characters in the entire show, to the point where he showed up in the duo's appearance in ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'', where he actually manages ''to kill Butt-Head''.

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* BrokenBase: The 2022 revival for introducing supernatural elements, such as a sentient dumpster fire who talks to Beavis, or the two meeting several mythical figures during yoga. Either it's funny and a nice addition, or it's too out there for a show that's typically MaybeMagicMaybeMundane. The ArtEvolution is also rather divisive; eiter it's clean and an improvement, or takes away from the doodle-like feel, especially given how most minor characters are now more ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}''-like in design.

* SeasonalRot:
** Season 5 devotes more time and emphasis on the music video segments, resulting in weaker main segments that don't really go anywhere. Many episodes stop before anything interesting happens. Season 6 follows a similar format, but features more structured and creative stories.
** The 2022 revival made the boys even dumber to the point where a lot of the plots have them mistaking something for something else and the recurring cast has been reduced to just Van Driessen, Tom Anderson and his wife while the ones who don't appear are replaced with bland extras, though [[spoiler: Stewart shows up as an adult in a alternate universe.]] The new animation and the designs for new characters are also seen as unappealing. This may be due to Judge's lack of involvement in writing.

** The 2022 revival made the boys even dumber to the point where a lot of the plots have them mistaking something for something else and the recurring cast has been reduced to just Van Driessen, Tom Anderson and his wife while the ones who don't appear are replaced with bland extras, though [[spoiler: Stewart shows up as an adult in a alternate universe.]] The new animation and the designs for new characters are also unappealing.

* SeasonalRot: Season 5 devotes more time and emphasis on the music video segments, resulting in weaker main segments that don't really go anywhere. Many episodes stop before anything interesting happens. Season 6 follows a similar format, but features more structured and creative stories.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: The 2022 revival has introduced multiple supernatural elements to mixed reception, such as having Beavis and Butt-head interact with a talking dumpster fire or different deities across the world. However, back in the day, the few times the duo interacted with the supernatural like in "It's a Miserable Life" didn't court such controversy. This was likely because that episode was clearly a parody of ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', supernatural episodes back then were so few and far between in those days to make much impact, and Charlie the angel didn't act too over-the-top back in the day as opposed to the 2022 revival where God is portrayed as smacking an angel in the groin for His own amusement and Jesus is portrayed as getting angry enough that He begins to physically pummel Beavis and Butt-head.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: The 2022 revival has introduced multiple supernatural elements to mixed reception, such as having Beavis and Butt-head interact with a talking dumpster fire or different deities across the world. However, back in the day, the few times the duo interacted with the supernatural like in "It's a Miserable Life" didn't court such controversy. This was likely because that episode was clearly a parody of ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', supernatural episodes back then were so few and far between in those days to make much impact, and Charlie the angel didn't act too over-the-top back in the day as opposed to the 2022 revival where God is portrayed as smacking an angel in the groin for his own amusement and Jesus is portrayed as getting angry enough that he begins to physically pummel Beavis and Butt-head.

** Most agree that the revival is even better than where it left off, mostly thanks to Judge being able to apply a lot more years of experience on perfecting the comedy.

* HarsherInHindsight: "Incognito", where Beavis and Butt-Head anger a student who carries a gun to school, and everyone treats the whole issue as an UnusuallyUninterestingSight. In light of the many widely-televised school shootings that would ensue in TheNineties and TurnOfTheMillennium (most notably, UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}}), it got a lot less funny.

* BrokenBase: The 2022 revival for introducing supernatural elements, such as a sentient dumpster fire who talks to Beavis, or the two meeting several mythical figures during yoga. Either it's funny and a nice addition, or it's too out there for a show that's typically MaybeMagicMaybeMundane.

** In a behind-the-scenes documentary about ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', Judge says he came up with Boomhauer's distinctive voice after hearing a man's voicemail about how much he hated Beavis and Butt-Head, which he referred to as "Porky's Butthole".
** "Beaver and Buttface", referencing an infamous porn parody of the show released during the peak of it's popularity.

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Todd stands out for being the most dislikable character in the series due to his unpunished bullying and manipulation of Beavis and Butt-Head. Coach Buzzcut, on the other hand, is almost as ruthless but is also considered enjoyable to watch due to his overdramatic tendencies, in contrast to Todd who comes off as mean-spirited in a realistic fashion.

** Coach Buzzcut is a DrillSergeant asty and borderline sociopath, but fans nonetheless enjoy him for his LargeHam and ComicallySerious habits.

** Coach Buzzcut is a DrillSergeantNasty and borderline sociopath, but his LargeHam and ComicallySerious tendencies make him very memorable amongst fans.

** Beavis and Butt-Head themselves. They are both callous and disrespectful to everyone, yet are nevertheless amusing to watch.

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Todd stands out for being the most dislikable character in the series due to his bullying and manipulation of the duo and getting away with it. Coach Buzzcut, on the other hand, is almost as ruthless but is more enjoyable with his overdramatic tendencies, in contrast to Todd who just comes off as mean-spirited in a more realistic fashion.

** The first reboot itself fell into this. With the duo mocking pop culture hits of the early 2010's like ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' and ''Series/JerseyShore''.