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Beavis and Butt-Head, Max and Moritz




These fellows, while no longer making new episodes, still get their share of bad press from concerned parents. I mention them only to give me the opportunity to advance my opinion that they are in fact the reincarnation, the MTV version of, a very (in)famous pair of bad boys called Max and Moritz, created last century by German satirist and cartoonist Wilhelm Busch (no relation to George or Barbara).



Consider the striking similarities:

Beavis and Butt-Head: Max und Moritz:
- Beavis is blond, Butt-Head has dark hair - Max ist blond, Moritz hat dunkle Haare
- They're both very naughty - Sie sind beide sehr schlimm
- They skip school a lot - Sie schwänzen oft die Schule
- Their parents aren't ever around - Ihre Eltern sind nie dabei
- They make fun of their teachers - Sie spotten ihre Lehrer aus
- They're wildly popular, especially among boys - Sie sind sehr beliebt, besonders unter Buben
- They talk about choking their chickens - Sie stehlen Witwe Bolte's Hühner
- They'll likely come to a bad end - Rickeracke, rickeracke, geht die Mühle mit Geknacke...


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