Cartoon Culprits?

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By Newsweek Editors

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A FIRE THAT CLAIMED THE life of a 2-year-old girl last week may spark a Beavis and Butt-head backlash. Moraine, Ohio, fire chief Harold Sigler says a 5-year-old boy who set his family's mobile home ablaze was inspired by the pyromania of the cartoon twosome. The boy's mother told investigators that her son started playing with matches and fighters after watching "Beavis and Butt-head" on MTV. Now, Sigler, for one, wants the program toned down. "I'd be satisfied if the show would refrain from showing any future episodes of Beavis and Butt-head setting fires," he says. MTV, in a prepared statement, called the fire a "terrible tragedy" and promised to "re-examine issues regarding 'Beavis and Butt-head'."

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