"It is for family reasons that Trent might be looking at coming home, " Beavis told the Wigan Observer.

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"It does need to keep up the level of innovation, " Mr. Beavis said.

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Viacom will use Joost to revive defunct cult favorites such as MTV's Beavis and Butthead and Comedy Central's absurdist sitcom Stella.

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One of the writers of US comedy Beavis and Butt-head is among 18 authors shortlisted for this year's Waterstones children's book prize.

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But his agent Wayne Beavis said the former Australia Test star planned to meet Warriors chairman Ian Lenagan to discuss his future.

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"Drillbit, " produced by comedy king Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up"), is the product of "Superbad" screenwriter Seth Rogen, who shares a writing credit here with Kris Brown ("Beavis and Butthead").

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Then there's the show that introduced "Beavis and Butt-Head" to the world, "Liquid Television, " an anthology of experimental animation that aired in the 1990s that appealed to animation buffs.

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So, on a Friday night, shortly before its nine billionth airing of some episode of Beavis and Butt-Head, I got to make my national television debut alongside spasmodically obnoxious MTV personality Kennedy.

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The network's best known example of a nerd -- a fellow nerd girl, no less -- is "Daria, " the animated spinoff of "Beavis and Butt-Head, " which started in 1997 and lasted for five seasons.

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Two other memorable shows that were launched off the success of "Beavis and Butt-Head" in the 1990s were "Aeon Flux" and "The Maxx, " both series with tremendous appeal among hardcore comic book and animation fans.

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