

Liquid Television
Liquid Television is an Emmy Award–winning 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV. It has served as the launching point for several high-profile original cartoons, including Beavis and Butt-head and Æon Flux. The bulk of Liquid Television's material was created by independent animators and artists specially for the show, and some previously produced segments were compiled from festivals such as Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation. Mark Mothersbaugh composed the show's theme music. There were also a large number of animation pieces adapted from the work of Art Spiegelman's comic compilation, RAW. RAW featured underground cartoonists such as Mark Beyer, Richard Sala, and Peter Bagge. In particular, Dog-Boy by Charles Burns was based on the artist's series from RAW.
Seasons

E1Episode 1
Jun 2, 1991
Segments: Opening sequence featuring Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love", Soap Opera: A Steamy Scene, Buzz Box, Grinning Evil Death, Æon Flux, Invisible Hands, Lea Press on Limbs, Stick Figure Theatre: John Wayne in Angel and the Bad Man, Miss Lidia's Makeover to the Stars: Sinead O'Connor, The Art School Girls of Doom: Drummer, Psycho-Gram: Serum.

E2Episode 2
Jun 2, 1991
Segments: John Denver's PSA, Winter Steele: Eat Crow, Invisible Hands, Stick Figure Theatre: Mister Alfred Hitchcock, Rocky, Footwork: Dog Flirting, Dog Brain, Dangerous Puppets. Cut-Up Camera: Aerobics Instructor, Excerpt from Joy Street, Weird, Æon Flux, Psycho-Gram: Hostage.

E3Episode 3
Jun 9, 1991
Segments: Opening sequence featuring Faith No More's "Epic", Soap Opera: Diandra Wastes Away, Buzz Box, Snookles, Stick Figure Theatre: Edmund O'Brien in D.O.A., Cut-Up Camera: Roller Coaster, Miss Lidia's Makeover to the Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Invisible Hands, Prophet and Loss, Black Hula, The Art School Girls of Doom: Beach, Beach Chair, Æon Flux, Psycho-Gram: Operative X.

E4Episode 4
Jun 16, 1991
Segments: Dental Health, Winter Steele: Ball of Communion, Jac Mac and Rad Boy: Go!, Footworks: Scoring, Dangerous Puppets, The Thing What Lurked in the Tub, Invisible Hands, Monk's Purpose, Stick Figure Theater: Madonna in Express Yourself, Æon Flux, Psycho-Gram: Music Industry.

E5Episode 5
Jun 23, 1991
Segments: Opening sequence featuring The B-52's "Love Shack", Soap Opera: Caught in the Act, Push Comes to Shove, Cut-Up Camera: Pizza Delivery, Face Like a Frog (featuring Mystic Knights: Don't Go in the Basement), Invisible Hands, Miss Lidia's Makeover to the Stars: George Michael, Stick Figure Theatre: José Ferrer in Cyrano de Bergerac, The Art School Girls of Doom: The Bra, They Might Be Giants: Istanbul (Not Constantinople), Æon Flux, Psycho-Gram: Suburban Housewife.

E6Episode 6
Jun 30, 1991
Segments: Chalk test bars and tone, Winter Steele: Stupid Hippies, Cut-Up Camera: Elevator, Invisible Hands, Stick Figure Theatre: Jimmy Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life, Æon Flux (entire first season), Psycho-Gram: Time Travel.

E1Episode #2.1
Sep 24, 1992
Segments: Uncle Louie's Travels, Æon Flux: Gravity, The Adventures of Thomas and Nardo, Beavis and Butt-Head: Frog Baseball, The Specialists, Winter Steele: Soft Heart, Hard Alcohol, Stick Figure Theatre: Night of the Living Dead, Dog-Boy.

E2Episode #2.2
Sep 29, 1992
Segments: The Safety Twins, Bobby and Billy: Let's Go to the Party!, Wishful Thinking, Dog-Boy, The Specialists, Office Space, The Listener, Was (Not Was): Hello Dad, I'm in Jail, Wishful Thinking: Part 2, Glove Story, Æon Flux: Night (a.k.a. Æon Flux: Mirror).

E3Episode #2.3
Oct 8, 1992
Segments: Concert, Joe Normal, Was (Not Was): What Up, Dog?, Speedbump the Roadkill Possum: Slipp'ry When Wet, Doktor Züm: Cafe Le Bad, The Adventures of Thomas and Nardo, Meggamorphosis, Stick Figure Theatre: Wm. Shakespeare's Henry V, The Specialists: Anti Matter World/Necator, Bobby and Billy: Winter Fun, The Killing of an Egg, Dog-Boy: Date with Rondy.

E4Episode #2.4
Oct 15, 1992
Segments: Stick Figure Theatre: Mr. Jimi Hendrix performing The Star-Spangled Banner (Woodstock, 1969), Doktor Züm: Typical Records, Elvis Meets the Spider People From Hell, Winter Steele: All Men Suck (Except Crow), Dog-Boy: Date with Rondy (Part 2), Getting to Know Each Other, Was (Not Was): Earth to Doris, The Honky Problem, Bobby and Billy: Camping Out, Bob the Frog in "Burp", At the Beach (excerpt from "Feggorama"), The Specialists: Necator (Part 2)/Fifi Breakout.

E5Episode #2.5
Oct 20, 1992
Segments: The Running Man (excerpt), The Specialists, Stick Figure Theatre: Sergei Eisenstein's silent classic The Battleship Potemkin (USSR, 1925), Flugbild, Ladies (by Candy Guard), Dog-Boy, The Running Man.

E6Episode #2.6
Oct 29, 1992
Segments: The Twelve Dangers of Skydiving, Bobby and Billy: Soap Box Derby, Speedbump the Roadkill Possum: Batt'ry-fied, Dog-Boy, Doktor Züm: Atom Bomb Factory, Stick Figure Theatre: The Crash of the Hindenburg May 6, 1937, Let's Chop Soo-E, Winter Steele: Rhinestones 'n' Concussions, The Specialists.

E7Episode #2.7
Nov 5, 1992
Segments: Door #8, The Adventures of Thomas and Nardo, This is Not Frank's Planet, Æon Flux: Leisure, Dog-Boy, In the Aquarium (Excerpt), Stick Figure Theatre: Jack Nicholson and Boris Karloff in The Terror, The Specialists, Koko's Earth Control (short version with new music and sound effects).

E8Episode #2.8
Nov 12, 1992
Segments: Devil's Angels (trailer), Smoking Section, The End, Heads, Winter Steele: F.T.W., The Specialists, Pickpocket, The Street Sweeper, Speedbump the Roadkill Possum: Buck-a-Roost, The Hitchhiker, Beware of Dog, Dog-Boy.

E9Episode #2.9
Nov 19, 1992
Segments: Truck Turner (trailer), The Adventures of Thomas and Nardo, Conversations, Dog-Boy, The Specialists, Beavis and Butt-Head: Peace, Love and Understanding, Bobby and Billy: Earning Money, Æon Flux: Tide.

E10Episode #2.10
Dec 3, 1992
Segments: Amore Baciami, The Adventures of Thomas and Nardo, Æon Flux: War, The Specialists, Dog-Boy, Stick Figure Theatre: Miss Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage, Winter Steele: Desperate Beauty, Amore Baciami (sung by Nuccia Bongiovanni).

E1Episode #3.1
Jan 30, 1994
Segments: Stick Figure Theatre: The Naked Edge, The Blockheads: Mall, Crazy Daisy Ed: To Officer with Love, Gas Planet, Smart Talk with Raisin, The Dangwoods: Nightmare in Trailer City.

E2Episode #3.2
Feb 7, 1994
Segments: The Day of the Dead Guy, Uncle Louie' Party, Anyway, Technological Threat, Brad Dharma: Psychedelic Detective, Stick Figure Theatre: The Naked Edge (Part 2), One Less Ant, The Bill and Willis Show.

E3Episode #3.3
Feb 13, 1994
Segments: Strangers in Paradise, Brad Dharma: Psychedelic Detective, Nightwatchman, Nietzsche Pops, Beat Dedication, Doctor X vs Mister Y, Stick Figure Theatre: The Naked Edge (Part 3), Crazy Daisy Ed :Fast, Loud, Dumb and Proud, Sound Asleep.

E4Episode #3.4
Feb 20, 1994
Segments: Uncle Louie: Blind Date, Genie Junkie, Stick Figure Theatre: The Naked Edge (Part 4), Cat and Mouse at (The) Home, The Blockheads: TV, The Chore, Human Bomb.

E5Episode #3.5
Feb 27, 1994
Segments: Krazy Teens USA, Rico and Klein, Honey Bunny, Stick Figure Theatre: The Naked Edge (Part 5), Crazy Daisy Ed: Let's Go to the Stinkin' Movies, Balloon Guy, Sweat, Green Beret.

E6Episode #3.6
Mar 6, 1994
Segments: Medallion Love, Crazy Daisy Ed: Hill Bomb Skate Sniper, Swine Cowboy, Stick Figure Theatre: The Naked Edge (Part 6), Autoguard 2000, The Big City, Beat, Brad Dharma: Psychedelic Detective, The Invisible Man in "Blind Love".
Storyline
Liquid Television is an Emmy Award–winning 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV. It has served as the launching point for several high-profile original cartoons, including Beavis and Butt-head and Æon Flux. The bulk of Liquid Television's material was created by independent animators and artists specially for the show, and some previously produced segments were compiled from festivals such as Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation. Mark Mothersbaugh composed the show's theme music. There were also a large number of animation pieces adapted from the work of Art Spiegelman's comic compilation, RAW. RAW featured underground cartoonists such as Mark Beyer, Richard Sala, and Peter Bagge. In particular, Dog-Boy by Charles Burns was based on the artist's series from RAW.
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