# MTV's Oddities:The Head

The Head is the story of Jim, "just a regular guy" who wakes up one day and finds that his cranium has swelled and is now home to Roy, a freaky-looking but amiable purple alien who's been sent here to save the world! This was the first of two series that aired under the banner " MTV's Oddities ." The show was created by Eric Fogel (who went on to create " Celebrity Deathmatch "), and it's set in the same universe as " Beavis and Butt-Head ," although it's got a more serious tone and dry sense of humor. The first season is serialized, and was soon followed by " The Maxx ," a faithful adaptation of a cult comic book. A second season followed, without the serialized format. Back in the '90s, " The Head " was shown more love than " The Maxx " ( The Head 's episodes aired consecutively and were rerun heavily; " The Maxx " had a more schizophrenic run and only got one season), but in the ensuing years, the situation has been reversed -- The Maxx became a beloved cult classic and garnered a legit special edition DVD release, while The Head 's burn-on-demand DVD kind of sucked, was eventually discontinued, and the show has largely been forgotten. I've reinstated the Oddities opening credits that were omitted from the DVD as well as a few of the bumpers, teasers, the making-of special, and the sneak preview of The Maxx , plus I've added in some MTV bumpers and promos for nostalgia's sake. Unfortunately, my tape of the show was destroyed a few years ago, so I can't include all of the…

- Kind: Cartoon
- Year: 1996
- By: MTV
- Genres: Animation
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/mtvs-oddities-inside-the-head)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/mtvs-oddities-inside-the-head?play=1)