NOW MUSEUM, NOW YOU DON'T

First aired: 9/14/91

Written by: Doug Molitor

Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus

Guest characters: Museum curator

Historical figures: King of the island of Milo, Venus the Amazon, Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa

Time periods:

• The Island of Milo
• Florence, Italy - 1503

• Broke the arms off the original Venus De Milo
• Encouraged Leonardo Da Vinci to paint Mona Lisa

• caricatures of Siskel and Ebert shoot a cannonball through Leonardo's front door as a review to his latest painting

Plot:

Heinous mishaps at the San Dimas Art Museum leave both the Venus De Milo and Mona Lisa in shambles and two dudes traveling throughout time trying to replace them.

THE TOTALLY GROSS ANATOMY OF A GYM TEACHER

First aired: 9/21/91

Written by: Rowby Goren

Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus

Guest characters: Coach Jim Nasium, Principal Putnam

Costumes:

• Gym clothes

Of note:

• This episode introduces the new Squint phone booth, which will take Bill & Ted into movies, television and books, although in this instance when they forget to dial a "1" first they shrink themselves

Plot:

Bill & Ted find out the hard way exactly what bogus shape their gym coach is in when the new Squint phone system shrinks them and they end up taking a "fantastic voyage" through the man's body.

THE STAR STRANGLED BANNER

First aired: 9/28/91

Written by: Jim Aitken

Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus, Mr. Preston, Missy-Mom

Guest characters: Micky "Mantle" Misitaki

Historical figures: Francis Scott Key, Abner Doubleday

Time periods:

• Revolutionary War
• Iowa farmland - circa post Civil War?

• Helped Frances Scott Key write the Star Spangled Banner

Plot:

The very existence of all music is threatened when Missy Mom is picked to sing the Star Spangled Banner at the opening of the San Dimas baseball game and her rendition makes Roseanne Barr sound good!

LEAVE IT TO BILL & TED

First aired: 10/5/91

Written by: Ellis Weiner

Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus, Missy-Mom, Detective Logan

Guest characters: Badger Cadger, Golly Cadger, Jeddy Rascal

Costumes:

• Police uniforms

Plot:

Bill & Ted travel into television to try to change the outcome of one of their favorite old situation comedies, Leave it to Badger.

GOODBYE COLUMBUS.... AND AMERICA

First aired: 10/20/91

Written by: Perry Martin

Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus, Mr. Preston, Detective Logan

Historical figures: Christopher Columbus

Time periods (and other dimensions):

• Atlantic Ocean, 1492
• Japanese monster movie
• Spain, 1492

• Re-convinced Columbus to discover America

• Sunglasses
• Rufus appears as British when the dudes prevent Columbus from discovering America

Plot:

Bill & Ted decide to take a cruise and end up on Columbus' ship where they discourage the explorer from wanting to find America & place the future in jeopardy.

IT'S A BOGUS DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

First aired: 10/26/91

Written by: Alicia Marie Schudt

Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus, Deacon, Detective Logan

Guest characters: Mr. Radish

Costumes:

• Bill wears Mr. Radish's sweater

Plot:

Another trip into television brings the guys face to face with their childhood idol, Mr. Radish, who is ready to give up his show for lack of viewer interest.

BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE IN BABYSITTING

First aired: 11/2/91

Story by: Phil Harnage, Judy Rothman & Barbara Slade
Teleplay by: Barbara Slade

Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus, Mr, Preston, Missy-Mom, Detective Logan

Guest characters: Mr. Morris

Time periods (& other dimensions):

• The 70's
• The Sound of Music

• Disco outfits (in dream sequence)

Plot:

The dudes go back into their own pasts to try to locate a guitar once owned by Mr. Preston, and end up babysitting themselves!

Bloopers:

• Convenience store did not know what Frosty Slushes were - Slurpees were definitely around in the 70's!

THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE PHONE BOOTH

First aired: 11/16/91

Written by: Kati Rocky

Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus, Detective Logan

Guest characters: Miss Strickman, The Doo Wop Duo

Literary figures: Sherlock Holmes

Time periods (and other dimensions):

• San Dimas, The 1950's
• English moors

Plot:

Ted's dad is threatening to send Ted to military school, so the dudes visit him as a teenager to learn discipline, only the find Ted's dad wasn't as disciplined as he claimed!