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.

CNN: 'My Life as Liz' and the evolution of the MTV nerd

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.

BBC: Beavis and Butthead writer up for children's book prize

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.

CNN: 'My Life as Liz' and the evolution of the MTV nerd