Beavis & Butt-Head Creator Mike Judge Met Grim Reaper

Beavis & Butt-Head Creator Mike Judge Met Grim Reaper | Letterman

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Mike explains the inspiration behind his characters, the awkward encounter with Grim Reaper and more.
(From "Late Show," air date: 12/23/1993)
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@MelancoliaI 8 ай бұрын

The man is a national treasure.

@marceloheyde 5 ай бұрын

Word’s treasure actually 😂.

@leozavala1149 3 ай бұрын

Treasure uuuhuhuhu

@morbidmanmusic Ай бұрын

can you count? 2 people.... who is the treasure..?

@keefriff99 Жыл бұрын

Poor Mike…he is nervous as hell and ready to flee that stage screaming, lol.

@tylerrobinson5490 Жыл бұрын

Leave him alone. He’s more a man than you, anyways.

@chambatips3619 Жыл бұрын

Didn't seem like it

@SUGAR_XYLER Жыл бұрын

@@chambatips3619 😂

@KvS1248 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say run of screaming, but he was a bit shy, seems like a really nice guy :)

@RyanSaundercook 11 ай бұрын

@@chambatips3619 he's a famously shy interviewee

@Panhorst 28 күн бұрын

I was 15yrs old in 1993 and watched the show. Now I am 46 and watch the reboot on Paramount+. The show is timeless.

@awieszze... 25 күн бұрын

Me too

@Snk13_ty 18 күн бұрын

Hellz yea

@RK-eo8gl 13 күн бұрын

Yep, the new episodes are great. They continued right where they left off. Personally, I think the new episodes are much more funnier.

@Guitargreat Күн бұрын

Yep I was 2 years older than you, god wish I could go back!

@shiny_swan Жыл бұрын

Mike's normal voice is a blend between butthead and a young hank hill

@OlviMasta77 Жыл бұрын

And neighbour.. Anderson?

@Suhi254 Жыл бұрын

@@OlviMasta77 ...An old Hank Hill. I suppose Hank Hill is in the middle of those two.

@paulorufalco 10 ай бұрын

LOL

@Gamevet 9 ай бұрын

@@Suhi254 Anderson is not an old Hank Hill. Hank Hill just so happens to sound like old man Anderson.

@RK-eo8gl 13 күн бұрын

@@OlviMasta77Poor Tom Anderson. He seemed like a great neighborly guy but beavis & butthead were too dumb to notice.

@rockturtleneck Жыл бұрын

I dismissed Beavis & Butthead until I saw this interview back in the day and realized I needed to give it a look. Letterman's assessment that they are so pure is spot on. Also love when Dave says "I could have done that" and Judge replies "Yeah, but I thought of it first." That has stuck with me through the past 28 years.

@keefriff99 Жыл бұрын

I’m a huge rock/metal fan and was 17 in 1996…you would think I’d be the perfect target for B&B but they never really grabbed me. Mike Judge is an awesome talent and very smart though.

@billschlafly4107 Жыл бұрын

I caught that distinction too. I never really cared much for the Beatles having grown up well past their hey day. But then someone said, "they were the first" boy band. That's when I started to understand the power of being first.

@michaelmclaren1333 Жыл бұрын

Dave played buttheads Dad in the first movie. I LOVE the new season on Paramount+ in 2022

@System-ly6de Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmclaren1333 the new season is very good, that n smiling friends at goated rn

@carlmarks8170 Жыл бұрын

@@billschlafly4107 The Beatles, a boy band??? Shut up, dill hole...

@chaddavis7228 Жыл бұрын

It's funny his natural voice sounds like hank hill.

@WTFG78 Жыл бұрын

That's a good observation, I tell ya hwat.

@Shane-5150 Жыл бұрын

"Good eye, Bobby"

@StoneColdMagic Жыл бұрын

I noticed that as well. Bwaaaaaah!

@lthoang101 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes he sounds like Butthead too

@stpaulimdog Жыл бұрын

If you listen to him enough depending on the situation he can either sound like Hank Hill or Van Dreissen.

@dingo-irl 9 ай бұрын

his anxiety is so palpable and endearing but also definitely shows itself in a lot of what he’s worked on. it’s inspiring that he took a feeling we’re all familiar with such as being awkward and uncomfortable and used it as a vehicle for his genius.

@intrepidvirgo938 Жыл бұрын

“See…but I thought of it first “. Great comeback MJ.

@nelsonnoname001 Жыл бұрын

Mike Judge is a secret but yet unconscious well known National Tresure - An exceptional person, much respect and love

@chambatips3619 Жыл бұрын

Coming from a guy with a profile pic like yours is almost an insult hahaha

@timhendrix414 Жыл бұрын

I can tell you coming from Holland, Mike is an international treasure, to me at least, the dude also created Office Space i mean, brilliant!

@randallshelton1630 Жыл бұрын

He looks so nervous it’s like he doesn’t know or understand how talented he really is

@sammysouth8372 Жыл бұрын

People like Mike Judge make me feel happy about being from here

@jonnya3425 10 ай бұрын

You have a lot to appreciate and be thankful for. Don't fall for the trick and think otherwise.

@PistonAvatarGuy Ай бұрын

Definitely one of the best things to ever come out of ABQ.

@bengabeneedalife Жыл бұрын

Mike Judge is an underrated comic genius. His mannerisms remind me of a young Sam Raimi a little.

@carlosj.morillo6729 Жыл бұрын

Mike Judge is only 3 years younger than Raimi

@MarkoMancilla Жыл бұрын

@@Synthysynthsynth and his shows are successful

@yeahright302 6 ай бұрын

dumb comment for sure!!he is not underrated at all.must be just you!!!wtf

@zenpanda25 Жыл бұрын

Mike Judge also wrote and directed the great film Office Space (1999)

@trailingupwards Ай бұрын

He also directed the documentary Idiocracy in 2006

@allendracabal0819 Ай бұрын

@@trailingupwards Documentary. Nice.

@goldenjav2954 24 күн бұрын

He also played a character in the movie. Joanne's boss. The one constantly hounding her about her "flair".

@mrcali68 Жыл бұрын

4:25 In the history of the show, this is one of the greatest lines EVER!

@JoeKerr420 Жыл бұрын

Dave - I could have done that Mike - We got a part in the movie for ya

@Nate-vi4ft 4 ай бұрын

He’s awesome! So glad the world has Mike judge

@enutrofdude 2 ай бұрын

This is a quiet dude who stands back and observes the weirdness and idiocy in the world around him; inwardly, he will parodize it all because adding entertainment value helps. People call him a "national treasure", and I agree. However, other people have the same tendencies and are called "loner weirdos" instead. "Loner weirdo" isn't much of an insult, though. It's just another way of acknowledging that another person's own thoughts and imagination are way more interesting and entertaining to them than your company could ever be.

@bitwize Жыл бұрын

Can confirm, anytime someone finds out that you can do Beavis and Butt-head voices, people will ask for them ALL THE TIME. Somewhat heartening to know it happened to THE voice and creator of the characters back in the day too.

@hifiman4562 Жыл бұрын

I knew a couple guys in high school metal shop (mid 80s) that were like beavis and butthead. The teacher was always scared they would cut their finger off.

@macstar2010 5 ай бұрын

He seems really shy but is naturally funny. Genius

@jeffreyklaproth7794 Жыл бұрын

Even today now that i’m a college professor occasionally I go back and watch the Beavis & Butthead episodes my friends and I would watch in college. Also, I enjoy watching and have more respect for Lettermen that he embraced and laughed at B & B ridiculously stupid funny episodes, while other people of this status shunned them. I think B & B have mostly a male fan base because we’re reminded of ourselves at fourteen and knew guys that were really like them.

@Cegros 5 ай бұрын

Of course we are. The inspiration for one of the two is now a nuclear engineer. Also, Mike’s first job out of school was working on the self-testing system of the F/A-18 fighter jet

@fanda6122 4 ай бұрын

i think dave always had a soft spot for losers and ne'er do wells, "you want lids on these", his taco bell sketch, his fondness for norm. he "got" it right from the beginning, while much of the media didn't understand. beavis and butthead was always supposed to be the notepad doodles of a demented kid.

@jbratt 24 күн бұрын

Dave used to have a great sense of humor.

@sailorjupoak Жыл бұрын

I remember sneaking downstairs growing up to catch some of B and B. It's still cool.

@justinstewart3248 Жыл бұрын

He looks so nervous in this interview. Hands moving around, the body language.

@sampreece3900 Жыл бұрын

Captain Obvious strikes again.

@johnhamill7358 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but he is happy to talk, let out stuff about those 2 dickheads.

@Peter_1986 Жыл бұрын

I think most people would be a bit nervous in front of an audience during a television broadcast; especially if they are introverts, and Mike Judge strikes me as quite introverted.

@actremix Жыл бұрын

What about it?

@salmanskippy Жыл бұрын

Mike Judge rocks. Beavis and Butthead rock. No doubt.

@LePetitChatNoir79 Жыл бұрын

Mike Judge is a genius. 😄

@summer-west Жыл бұрын

Amazing how you can hear all the character voices blended into his “on Letterman” voice. 😂

@keithfulkerson Жыл бұрын

Paramount uploaded the first new episode to their KZfaq page.

@BuckFlicks 25 күн бұрын

Beavis and Butthead will never not make me laugh. When I’m old and dementia has set in and I’m having a bad day, just show me old Beavis and Butthead episodes (with the videos) and I’ll have a better day.

@Internet_Enjoyer 11 ай бұрын

Mike Judge & David Lynch MVP of 20st century.

@user-cj3gr1ox7v 5 ай бұрын

Beavis has had moments of intelligence, IE, in Beavis & Butthead Do America, when they are trying to take the TV home. When it falls down the steps and breaks, Butthead says”that was cool”, and Beavis says “no it wasn’’t!😂

@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt Жыл бұрын

Mike Judge is like ah cool uh huh huh huh

@LukasMatejka-du5hb Жыл бұрын

I'll never understand how Grim Reaper never made it big in US..... brilliant band..... Steve Grimmett R.I.P.

@adrianaslund8605 Жыл бұрын

They were kind of cheesy. But people who are into hair metal singers with impressive vocal ranges really respect the band. In general that kind of metal has way more of a fanbase in europe and south america for some reason.

@catjudo1 7 ай бұрын

I think their music was pure NWOBHM, but their appearance, especially as they went on, looked too much like the hair bands of the time. Their music sounded kind of like Tygers of Pan Tang, at least in the catchy rock factor, and at times even like Maiden, but good lord they looked terrible and their videos were laughable. To me, it put them in this no-man's land between good metal and bands like Poison and Warrant.

@corvustiberius3591 Жыл бұрын

Mike Judge seems pretty cool.

@LicksoftheLegend Жыл бұрын

Nick bowcott is the guys name if anyone is wondering. He ended up doing columns with guitar world magazine and now he works for sweet water.

@dinorocker8647 Жыл бұрын

I know, I saw a necklace medallion of a Grim Reaper on his neck and I later on was like "Is this guy from Grim Reaper.", later on I found out I was right, now I've heard of 'em, not really into 'em, I'm more of a casual metalhead.

@foxysilver549 29 күн бұрын

Yep. Sadly Steve Grimmett has passed.

@samgod Ай бұрын

Both these guys, Dave and Mike, are comedic geniuses!

@wadew3623 6 күн бұрын

Fun interview, and I guess I learned that the guitarist for Grim Reaper has a great sense of humor.

@clownbasher2911 Жыл бұрын

Letterman kicks ass HUHHUH HUH HUH!

@erikdanielsen2691 Жыл бұрын

Never stop laughing of B&B, new move funny too, hope will come more new stuff😀

@jupitercrash777 Ай бұрын

I miss the 90s.

@BrentDArnold Жыл бұрын

Propane and propane accessories. Taste the meat, not the heat. Tell you what.

@user-zp6ky3vt7t Жыл бұрын

I missed the original! Thanks for posting! Hehe

@37Kilo2 Ай бұрын

He's created so many great works. BnB, Long of The Hill, Idiocracy, Silicon Valley. Love this dude.

@rodrigobarraza Ай бұрын

Long of the Hill is definitely his best work.

@kotv1027 10 күн бұрын

huhuhuhuh you said long

@rodrigobarraza 10 күн бұрын

@@kotv1027 LOL, I stand by my words 😂

@Hennessysupremacy Жыл бұрын

It’s good for the world as a whole that B&B-Head are coming back.

@halseyknox 21 күн бұрын

When he did Buttheads voice his facial expression sort of morphed into Buttheads

@Piggy-Oink-Oink Ай бұрын

I was almost a B&B writer..but MTV said "We can;t DO what You wrote-we will get hate mail" LOLOL I considered it a compliment.

@BigSmoke-bu6ib Жыл бұрын

Even moreso out of context, hearing anyone make the argument "The Japanese haven't beat us at that" has aged so well it hurts

@84sp84 Жыл бұрын

Is it just me, or is Hank Hill just bubbling under the surface with Mike at any given moment?

@Lobsterboy300 Жыл бұрын

Letterman will always be the best late night host

@bababooeymonkey6549 Жыл бұрын

Just like your mom is best at late night. 😂

@ApathyBM Жыл бұрын

You can tell he actually watched the show

@threatassessment606 10 ай бұрын

Nope it's Leno. 😶

@rishaa682 2 ай бұрын

@allendracabal0819 Ай бұрын

You're g&dd@mn right.

@briangriffin74 Жыл бұрын

Yeah but I thought of it first." Legend.

@propagandalfx1976 Ай бұрын

Kurt Cobain famously didn't care about rock reviewers, but the band admitted to being afraid that Beavis and Butthead might someday goof on one of their videos🤣 thankfully they always got the boys up on the couch windmilling and throwing the baphomet🤟

@krisstopher8259 2 ай бұрын

Man, what a gem. Never seen this one before, lol

@KaBoomChannel Жыл бұрын

LOL Mike sounds just like Butthead in his normal voice

@frankieboy8414 Жыл бұрын

No.

@dominiquesantander469 Жыл бұрын

Everybody says that but I don't hear it.

@ryanp6999 Жыл бұрын

No, he sounds more like Hank. lol

@johnspinelli9396 Жыл бұрын

Obv lol he's the one who voices and made Butthead

@Outlawgurl24 Жыл бұрын

I hear it

@mikedodane5841 Ай бұрын

Good god, I can’t unsee Hank hill every time he speaks

@rwmorey71 Ай бұрын

I remember watching this on its original air date and laughing my ass off! One of my favorite bits from Letterman.

@BookClubDisaster Ай бұрын

I remember hearing a commercial for it on the radio before I saw it and thinking, "Oh my God this is the show I've waited my whole life for!".

@joeybonin7691 Ай бұрын

He was just getting started here. I am so glad he decided to go this way instead of engineering.

@Rjensen2 Жыл бұрын

Yes, the videos are a bit much, but Grim Reaper is an awesome band.

@societydwellingifd8080 Жыл бұрын

*Rip Steve Grimmett*

@JavierCR25 9 ай бұрын

He’s so polite and composed. Loved the Grim Reaper part those were super funny

@SaltyAlaskan79 Жыл бұрын

You can tell he's really nervous.

@RickMichaels-if5eq 2 ай бұрын

I remember that episode! I’m dying from laughing!🤣😵🪦

@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace Жыл бұрын

Very impressive!

@regissuchma5764 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike judge for giving us Beavis and butthead and king of the hill

@amrakarma8576 11 ай бұрын

Mike Judge...American icon.

@marsoblivi0n945 Жыл бұрын

37 and happy beavis and butthead are back. My daughter is loving it as well. The new generation that aren’t whack loves it too!

@rblauson 12 күн бұрын

I’ve got news for anyone reading this. Mike Judge is a genius.

@pkj77 Жыл бұрын

i like them back then but not enough to watch all episodes...but now its kinda fun watching them again as a 45 year old i was i believe 14 when we got MTV in Denmark where i live

@jamesb1988 Жыл бұрын

Skip the old stuff, it's pretty bland/slow. The newer episodes are absolutely HILARIOUS. Definitely check them out.

@garrethboland5646 2 ай бұрын

Haha "But I thought of it first". Got em.

@snoogiebug Ай бұрын

My hero

@finishin.my.coffee8780 Жыл бұрын

Nick Bowcott seems like a good dude.

@christopherhuff3123 Ай бұрын

Grim Reaper was awesome!😂 Shout out to Nick Bowcott the guitar player and Guitar World magazine!

@michaelmclaren1333 Жыл бұрын

2022 season is the BEST and I think the second movie is better than the first lol

@nortorioustxc4359 Жыл бұрын

“Got dangit Bobby”

@reko3103 Жыл бұрын

You must give me your TP

@ingolf1980 Жыл бұрын

I am the great Cornholio!! I need TP for my bunghole!!

@kilotorch 2 ай бұрын

Are you threatening me?

@careercriticalthinker Жыл бұрын

Judge has been the goto guy for future animated artist like SouthPark creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone consulted with Judge about their own series.

@ferretyluv Жыл бұрын

I disagree. Beavis seems to has sense but Butthead shuts everything down.

@kowanmcgarry 5 ай бұрын

Interview from 30 years ago. Time flies.

@allendracabal0819 Ай бұрын

Utterly shocking.

@simplysarah0310 Ай бұрын

@@allendracabal0819yes it is 😩 I was a teen then! Crazy.

@PhunnyMunny Жыл бұрын

Personally, I like Beavis more

@LeeDaOne 11 ай бұрын

Anybody else notice a ghostly huge fan of mike judge manifesting? at 45 seconds

@ckmoore101 4 күн бұрын

As a metalhead who was in high school during Grim Reapers "heyday", I am slightly offended. I don't remember their videos being that bad.... And no, i haven't yet rewatched them to confirm. Ignorance is bliss..... lol

@davidlambert6171 Жыл бұрын

Now I see where Beavis and Butthead hairstyle inspiration came from.

@Guitargreat Күн бұрын

I can see butthead in mikes face and hear it in his voice!

@dianewinters8628 Жыл бұрын

My son's a fan

@jpbuckle6845 9 ай бұрын

Dang it Bobby!!!

@magiclifecinema1989 16 күн бұрын

The world: Becomes Idiocracy Mike Judge: "But I thought of it first"

@joeljohnson3676 3 күн бұрын

Letterman was the voice of Butthead's Father!

@MiC-T Ай бұрын

Beavis' Dad is the guy at the beginning of Paul McCartney & Wings "Listen To What The Man Said"

@waxandwayne 20 күн бұрын

His regular voice sounds like Hank Hill

@kevorka3281 3 ай бұрын

Dave looks like he would be Beavis' dad

@robr5786 Ай бұрын

Ramones " i wanna be sedated" and Motorhead's "ace of spades" are the only 2 videos not panned

@mattheudamushightower2310 Ай бұрын

You can tell he has social anxiety in his interviews.

@jimmccormick6091 Ай бұрын

its 2024, and all of that materioal is DECADES old, and I just laughed my ass off at teh Letterman parody.... again......

@andreabradley5837 Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine randomly calls me to ask if I need TP.

@jimmybenyoucef4416 7 ай бұрын

Letterman looks like an older version of Beavis here😂

@DJAd_early_hardcore 18 күн бұрын

He looks like Beavis ^^

@DamonJoshuaSmith Жыл бұрын

That was cool. Hehe.

@SkeletorJenkins Жыл бұрын

I feel like I'm about to be sold some propane and propane accessories.

@TheTheratfarmer Ай бұрын

Dave is retired, no one else can. Lol. David Letterman.

@blanemylke4144 2 ай бұрын

For an Ecuadorian, Mike Judge more American than apple pie.

@cyberspace667 Жыл бұрын

Little did we know, Beavis is the respectable one

@roccoryan Жыл бұрын

To think that B&B captured what was deemed the worst of teenagers of that generation.... and they are actually better and wiser than teenagers of today 🤣

@ontologicallysteve7765 Жыл бұрын

It's the rapid and steady decline of each consecutive generation. Yesterday's immorality is today's morality (and vise versa).