Does Beavis and Butthead IQ go up by like 50 points during the music video segments?
Posted by Viking_Lordbeast@reddit | BeavisAndButthead | View on Reddit | 22 comments
That's all. They just seem way more clever than in their normal daily activities.
CainG87@reddit
So glad I'm not the only one who's noticed this.
Anpu1986@reddit
Ever since the new series introduced the multiverse concept, I’ve figured the Beavis and Butthead we see in the music video commentaies are from a separate universe where they’re a bit smarter.
Brian_M@reddit
Smart B&B should meet less dumbass B&B.
Specific_Event5325@reddit
Yes! Especially when he gets dizzy. Goes up 100 points!
Remember the Korn video for Blind? Beavis gets "dizzy" and starts giving a very intelligent review. Butthead ends up slapping the shit out of him: "Whoa what happened? Uhhh, you got all dizzy and started talking like a dumbass!" LMFAO......Butthead slapping Beavis "stupid" has got to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. :)
quiet-nurse@reddit
No, modern music is just that dumb.
hotrod19812@reddit
Yeah, they turn into idiot savants whenever they critique music videos. They may be as dumb as bricks when it comes to school and work, but they're walking encyclopedias when it comes to their knowledge of pop culture.
Scrumpy-Steve@reddit
Years ago, in the early 90s, when Beavis and Butthead had become a national phenomenon, this very question was asked of Mike and crew. It was a one-off joke, but it became a reasonable explanation for why BnB are geniuses when it come to music: they're savants. Music is their only serious interest and the only thing they took seriously.
Viking_Lordbeast@reddit (OP)
I like this explanation. Adding in what others have said that being on the couch watching TV is their comfort zone, that makes it an even more solid explanation.
OnlyAstronomyFans@reddit
For sure.
Euphoric_Ad9593@reddit
Yes, this is a known axiom of B&B. Always been that way.
Andre1001235@reddit
It’s becuz they’re actually interested in the music videos the rest of the time they’re just trying to kill time till they get more nachos. Nachos rule.
Alertcircuit@reddit
Nachos rule.
The meta reason is that it's really Mike Judge making jokes about the videos and using B&B as the medium to tell the jokes. Mike Judge is significantly smarter than B&B lmaoooo
nesenn@reddit
Also score with chicks.
acle0814@reddit
Judge has confirmed this to be true
nottke@reddit
I was watching last night and, after all these years, thought the same thing. 😂
Vpettijohnjr@reddit
It stimulates their brains.
I said “stimulate” huh huh
ihatemyself887@reddit
Ooooh yeah heh heh heh.
General-Carob-6087@reddit
To make fun of something (and be funny doing it) you have to be smarter than the thing you’re poking fun at. The videos and when they pick on people or pretend to be something they’re not in the actual storylines are my favorite parts because they’re actually witty instead of just idiots.
Tsjaad_Donderlul@reddit
It would still be negative
ddwood87@reddit
It's their comfort zone.
starmartyr@reddit
It's always been like that. The reason is that they need to be a little bit smarter to make fun of things and still be funny. Their critique of things out in the world is usually limited to "this sucks" or "that was cool". That works when they are reacting to the crazy world around them but it's not particularly interesting when they are just sitting on the couch watching TV.
klsi832@reddit
It’s pretty much just Mike Judge commenting at this point.