Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus, Mr. Ryan, Missy, Mr. Preston,
Detective Logan, The Three Most Important People
Guest characters: Latin class teacher
Historical figures (& those they're based on): Incan High Priest,
Julius Caesar, Kishka - catering lady
Time periods:
Latin America, Circa - 1450
Roman Coliseum - 44 B.C.
Notable events:
Helped invent toga parties
Saved Caesar from assassination
Brought rain to the Incans via rain dance
Costumes:
Incan robes
Roman garb
Bill & Ted definitions:
44 B.C. - "Caesar's apartment number"
Classic line:
"Ted, you bonehead! Your request has made us the
recipients of dweeb mockery!"
Plot:
Bill and Ted are called to Vice Principal Ryan's office for a
meeting with their parents after they sign up for spring term
classes . . . choosing only Study Hall and Girls P.E. There they
learn they are to take a series of most egregiously tough classes,
including Latin! They are horrified to learn that the Latin class
is made up entirely of dweebs, and that their first assignment is
to decipher the Latin on a rare ancient Roman coin minted for only
one day in the realm of Julius Caesar. Conferring at the Circle K,
they decide to go back to when the coin was made to find one. Accidentally they find themselves in Latin America instead, in the
midst of an Incan rain dance ceremony. They are mistaken for rain
gods and given a sumptuous banquet. All is well until they are
called upon to make it rain, and when they can't the Incans attempt
to boil them in oil as a sacrifice to their Sun God. The Three
Most Important People send Rufus to their aid, but before he
arrives the dudes are able to escape by talking the Incans into
letting them make one phone call. As Bill & Ted head to Ancient
Rome, Rufus finds himself the new target of the Incans' sacrifice
(luckily he is later saved by the Three Most Important People). After a close call landing in the middle of a fight between two
gladiators, Bill & Ted decide the best way to get the coin they
need is by working for it. They are hired by a woman who needs
help catering Caesar's tailgate party. They find themselves in the
palace of Julius Caesar and unwittingly become the scapegoats for
two evil Romans plotting to do away with Caesar by poisoning his
grape juice. Spilling food on Caesar, Bill accidentally rips the
man's robe trying to clean it, but the new ripped style catches on
with those in attendance, leading to the first toga party. As the
dudes attempt to serve Caesar his grape juice, the emperor calls
for a food taster (picking out Rufus, who is in disguise as a
partying Roman). It is discovered the drink is poisoned, and Rufus
helps the boys escape. They are pursued by the two evil Romans, in
a combination James Bond / Ben Hur style chariot race. Ducking into the Coliseum to
escape their pursuers, Bill & Ted find themselves the main
attractions facing a hungry lion. Rufus steps in, acting as
referee, to save the dudes from being eaten. Realizing they need
to save Rufus in turn, Bill & Ted hope to rain out the game by
doing the Incan rain dance, which works. Bill & Ted are then
captured and about to be found guilty of trying to murder Caesar
when the real assassins are revealed and Bill & Ted are declared
heroes instead. Caesar proclaims it Bill & Ted day and announces
the minting of a one-time only, collector's item commemorative
coin. Back in San Dimas, the Latin class has deciphered the front
side of the coin as meaning "Let the festivities be prolonged ad
infinitum", or as Bill & Ted point out, "Party On, Dudes". The
dudes pass their Latin assignment by translating the flip side of
the coin as "Be Excellent to Each Other".
Bloopers:
Ted says "These dweebs read Latin faster than we read
English" in Bill's voice
When booth lands in Latin America, it is clear through with
no one inside (was changed when shown on Fox Television)
When they jump off table they have on Incan garb, but when
guy grabs them they have their own clothes on
Caesar's laurels change from green to red in one frame
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First aired: 9/29/90