The Head
The Head is a animated series that ran on MTV from 1994-1996 about a young man named Jim, who wakes up one day to find his head enlarged thanks to a purple alien named Roy residing in it. Together they and several other friends go on adventures.
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The complete series can be seen on MTV's Liquid Television site, which can be found here. Unfortunately the episode "Return of the Spider" is currently[when?] unavailable.
Tropes used in The Head include:
- Animation Bump: The first three and a half minutes of the first episode looks crude compared to the rest of the series.
- Bond Creatures: Roy is able to communicate with Jim when they're far apart.
- The Cameo: In the first episode, Butthead gives the federal agents a tape recording of a eye witness news report involving Roy's attack from earlier in the episode, then he gets kicked out.
- Expy: Dr. Axel looks pretty much like a middle-aged Beavis.
- Eyes Always Shut: Dr. Axel, Dr. Elliot, Ray and Ivan.
- Large Ham: Dr. Axel, Dr. Elliot and Ray.
- Mad Scientist: Dr. Elliot
- Noodle People: Chen.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Roy.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: Roy's idea of fitting in with humans was just him wearing shades. It worked well at first, until he took them off.
- Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Madelyne and Dr. Axel aside, Jim's friends are a alien, a guy with a propellor blade stuck in his face, a guy with a fishbowl stuck in his mouth, a guy with a extra mouth on his stomach, a guy with long arms and legs, a lady with a large nose and a lady with shiny hair (and a tail).
- Took a Level In Badass: At the start of the series, Jim didn't have any confidence in himself. But with Roy's help, he was able to gain his confidence, make friends, get a girlfriend and save the world.
- Unreliable Narrator: In the first episode, a thug who was spared from the attack by Roy, tells his own story of the attack on the news, which depicts the thugs as innocent and Jim as the thug.