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The Head (1994)

The Head poster
Genre
adult animated television series, science fiction television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 19 episodes
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man wakes up one day to find his head has become abnormally large due to an alien-like creature living inside his brain. He and the creature, which calls itself The Maxx, try to figure out what is happening while avoiding strange people who want to capture them.

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What happens

The Head is an American adult animated science-fiction television series created by Eric Fogel for MTV. It originated as a science-fiction mini-series that aired under the MTV's Oddities label between 1994 and 1996, and was followed by The Maxx. The series was released on DVD on December 15, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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