Crying (Beavis and Butt-Head)

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{{Infobox television episode

| series = Beavis and Butt-Head

| image = Beavis Crying.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Beavis tearing up after smelling an onion

| season = 8

| episode = 2

| airdate = {{Start date|2011|10|27}}

| production = 802

| writer = David Javerbaum

| director = Ted Stearn

| guests =

| prev = Werewolves of Highland

| next = Daughter's Hand

| episode_list = List of Beavis and Butt-Head episodes

}}

"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 "Werewolves of Highland" on October 27, 2011, on MTV.

Plot

Beavis and Butt-Head watch an episode of The Bachelor. While eating a chili dog, Beavis finds a piece of onion, 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 wheelchairs in a retirement home 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.{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=Thursday Cable: 'Beavis & Butt-Head' Return Tops + 'It's Always Sunny,' 'The League,' 'Project Runway' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/28/thursday-cable-beavis-butt-head-return-tops-its-always-sunny-the-league-project-runway-more/108806/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030141256/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/28/thursday-cable-beavis-butt-head-return-tops-its-always-sunny-the-league-project-runway-more/108806/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 October 2011|publisher=TV By the Numbers|date=28 October 2011|accessdate=29 October 2011}}

IGN 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."{{cite web|author=R.L. Shaffer |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/121/1210663p1.html |title=Beavis and Butt-head: "Werewolves of Highland; Crying" Review - TV Feature at IGN |publisher=Tv.ign.com |date=2011-10-25 |accessdate=2011-10-26}} HitFix 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".{{cite web|last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/review-mike-judges-beavis-butt-head-returns-14-years-later |title=Review: Mike Judges Beavis & Butt-Head returns, 14 years later |work=HitFix |date= |accessdate=2011-10-26}} Assignment X said the episode was "at their simplistic best".{{cite web|url=http://www.assignmentx.com/2011/tv-review-mike-judge%E2%80%99s-beavis-and-butt-head-season-9-werewolves-of-highland-crying/ |title=TV Review: Mike Judge's BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD - Season 9 - "Werewolves of Highland" / "Crying" Assignment X – The Pop Culture Entertainment Magazine for Movies, TV, DVD, Blu-ray, Video Games, Books, Comics and Technology – News, Interviews, Reviews, Photos and Videos |publisher=Assignmentx.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-29}}

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