"Crying" is the second episode of season 8 and 202nd episode overall of the American animated television sitcom '' Beavis and Butt-Head''. It aired alongside "

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" on October 27, 2011, on MTV.

Plot

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and Butt-Head watch an episode of '' The Bachelor''. While eating a

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, Beavis finds a piece of

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, which causes a tear to run down his face. This drives Butt-Head to believe that Beavis is crying because he finds the show sad. Much to Beavis's chagrin, Butt-Head tells Mr. Van Driessen, Coach Buzzcut, and the other students that Beavis cried, but Beavis denies it. Flashforwarding 80 years, the duo are seen sitting in

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s in a

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where Butt-Head is still mocking Beavis for crying. Butt-Head's laughter brings on a heart attack and he dies. Beavis insists that he was not crying and is not now, either. A cheered-up Beavis then laughs.

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Reception

The episode was seen by 3,286,000 people in its initial airing.

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praises the episode's gag and finale and says "The short culminates with a hilarious finale and a gag that's simple, and a little cheap, but perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the unhinged duo."

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comments on the episode's plot, saying "But whether they're causing headaches for others or just themselves, the two—and the show—remain very funny", later stating "Beavis and Butt-Head are who they've always been, for ill or (comedically) for good. I'm glad to have them back", when reviewing this episode and "Werewolves of Highland". Assignment X said the episode was "at their simplistic best".

References

External links

* {{Beavis and Butt-Head 2011 American television episodes Beavis and Butt-Head episodes