MTV Is Turning 40 — Here’s How Beavis, Butt-Head And Daria Disrupted Cable

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When Beavis and Butt-Head debuted on MTV in 1993, critics called the duo "crude," "ugly" and "self-destructive." Above, a still from the 1996 film Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.

“Animation has been critical to the MTV brand from its inception,” says MTV Entertainment president Chris McCarthy. The network helped bring adult and experimental animation into the mainstream.

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“Animation has been critical to the MTV brand from its inception,” says MTV Entertainment president Chris McCarthy. The network helped bring adult and experimental animation into the mainstream.