The three Mike Judge Collections contain only their respective episodes on the first two discs and aside from menus and episode selection options, those first two discs in each set are barebones. Thankfully, each set does include a third disc full of extra features…

Beavis And Butt-Head – The Mike Judge Collection Vol. 1:

This disc starts off with the following music videos featuring commentary from Beavis and Butt-Head. These are only clips, not the full videos, but these make up some of the funniest moments in the history of the show and it's great to see them here after so long. Not all the videos that they riffed on are here, but here's what you do get to see:

Matthew Sweet – Super-Deformed
Pantera - This Love
Moist - Push
Deus - Suds And Soda
Grim Reaper - Fear No Evil
Monster Magnet - Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Korn - Blind
Catherine Wheel - Way Down
Beastie Boys - Pass the Mic
Wilco - Box Full of Letters
Hum – Stars

Up next is a thirty-minute documentary on the origins of the show entitled Taint Of Greatness: The Journey Of Beavis And Butt-Heat Part 1 which features some interviews with Mike Judge and some oddball footage of a few focus groups and their involvement in getting the show on the air in the format that it was shown in. There are also some interviews with MTV bigwigs, a few members of the staff who worked on the show, and all through the piece we're treated to not only an interesting look at how the show was put together but also the effect that it had on the general public once it took off.

From there we get the chance to check out some random clips from various guest appearances that Beavis and Butt-Head made and some promotional spots for the show. The two appearances that they made on the MTV Video Music Awards are here as is the spot where they sat beside David Letterman in the audience. The MTV Thanksgiving Special segment is here and we get to see the pair goofing off with Kurt Loder. There's also a strange montage that assembles clips from every time the guys hit each other.

Beavis And Butt-Head - The Mike Judge Collection Vol. 2:

Once again, a selection of videos are included. Here's what you'll find:

The Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Seaweed - Kid Candy
Pantera - I'm Broken
Mercyful Fate - The Bellwitch
Cumpulsion – Delivery
Madonna – Secret
Six Finger Satellite - Parlor Games
Pizzicato 5 - Twiggy, Twiggy
Rush - Stick It Out
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Extreme - Hole Hearted
Helium - Pat's Trick
MC 900 Ft. Jesus - If I Only Had a Brain

Taint Of Greatness: The Journey Of Beavis And Butt-Heat Part 2 is up next, and it picks up where the first part left off. At roughly twenty-minutes in length it is essentially more of the same in that we hear from Judge and his team again but this time around we also hear from Snoop Dog and Trey Parker, both of whom talk about the influence that Beavis And Butt-Head had on them. As with the first part it's pretty amusing and actually pretty interesting – fans of the series will want to take the time to check this out.

In the Special Appearances section we find appearances from a few different places such as the Butt-Bowl Clip, the Calvin and Klein commercial parodies, and more. Snoop Dog co-hosts the Moron-O-Thon with the guys and there's also a brief unused clip from VH1's I Love The 90s included in here where Trey Parker talks about how much he loved the show. A few TV promo spots and two more clip montages round out the extras on this disc.

Beavis And Butt-Head - The Mike Judge Collection Vol. 3:

If you guessed that the third disc in the third set would start off with more great videos, you'd be right! Here's what you'll get to watch along with Beavis and Butt-Head:

Stakka Bo - Here We Go
Crowbar - Existence Is Punishment
Salt 'N Pepa - Whatta Man
Poison - I Want Action
2 Unlimited - Get Ready For This
Tripping Daisy - I Got A Girl
Jesus Lizard – Glamorous
Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots
Soundgarden – Spoonman
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Dang
PJ Harvey - Down By The Water
Alice Cooper - Teenage Frankenstein
The Toadies - Possum Kingdom
Rollins Band – Liar
Paul Broucek - Hollywood Halloween

Of course, once you're done with the music videos be sure to take the time to check out the twenty-four minute Taint Of Greatness: The Journey Of Beavis And Butt-Head Part III as it does a fine job of wrapping up the history of the series. At the same time it also shamelessly shills for the (at the time) upcoming movie, which does take away from things a bit. Regardless, Judge and company are here once again and their comments on the last portion of episodes are amusing and insightful and it is effective in closing the book on the history of the show.

This disc also features a Special Appearances section, just as the other two did. With roughly thirty-five minutes worth of material here we see MTV Video Awards clips such as the 'letters to Santa Butt-Head' bit and the Yule Log bits, as well as the Holiday Stew bits and an interview with Chris Connelly.

Rounding out the features on this disc is the original 1992 short, Frog Baseball, which runs for just over two-minutes. Presented here uncut, this is the one that brought the cartoon to the attention of those who turned it into the phenomena that it eventually became so even if it isn't the funniest episode, it's historically important. There are also three promo spots for the show, and a few previews for other MTV DVD products.

Beavis And Butt-Head Do America:

First up in terms of extra features for Beavis And Butt-Head Do America is a full-length commentary track with creator/director Mike Judge who is joined by animation director Yvette Kaplan. Fans who were irked that Judge didn't provide any commentaries for the episodes can rest a little easier now as here he does provide a lot of good information and trivia about the film and its characters. They talk about some of the ideas that lead to the feature, other ideas that were tossed about and not used, casting some of the voices, what works and what doesn't work and generally just give a well paced and interesting examination of the movie.

The first of two featurettes included on the disc is the twenty-two minute The Big Picture piece which is essentially a making of documentary. Throughout this piece there are interviews with Judge and a few others who were involved in making the movie as well as plenty of clips that accentuate what they're talking about and illustrate their points. There's also some interesting footage of the voice actors at work here and discussion of a live action version of the movie that is work checking out for curiosity value. The second featurette is the ten-minute We're Gonna Score! segment which is an interesting piece about the score that was created for the movie and the various people involved in seeing it through.

Rounding out the extra features are a montage of assault clips called The Smack Down, 3 celebrity interview clips featuring Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Tilly and Snoop Dogg, and a large collection of trailers and television spots that were used to promote the theatrical release of the film. Animated menus and chapter stops for the feature are also provided.

If you've already got the individual releases compiled in this set, there's absolutely no good reason to bother with this collection. That being said, if you are a fans of the series and you don't already own these, Beavis And Butt-Head – The Mike Judge Collection comes recommended. Yes, there's material missing and some episodes are edited – this is completely annoying – but for the time being this is probably the best that fans are going to get and the bonus materials definitely add some value to the package as a whole.

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