Historical figures (& those they're based on): Miles Standish,
Priscilla & the Pilgrims, Sir Francis Drake & Pirate O'Malley, The Wright
Brothers, Henry Ford
Time periods:
Plymouth Rock - 1620
English Channel - Circa 1585
Dayton, Ohio - 1903
Detroit, Michigan - 1903
Notable events:
Cooked the first Thanksgiving dinner (kind of)
Inspired Wright Brothers to build phone booth
Inspired Henry Ford to build cars
In-Jokes:
Henry Ford's horse is named Edsel
Bill & Ted definitions:
The Wright Brothers - "invented the 747 or cough drops"
Plot:
After Detective Logan manages to survive Ted's 41st (and
last) driving lesson in his dad's most macho squad car, Bill
expects Ted to drive them down to the record store to pick up the
new Iron Maiden CD. Borrowing Detective Logan's Classic 1973
Plymouth Duster named "Blue Betty", and with Rufus along as their
licensed driver (he shows up to take their phone booth in for its
20,000 Year Checkup) they end up stalled in the middle of an
intersection and blocking traffic. Leaving Rufus to try to fix the
car, the dudes go back in time to try to find someone to help them. Dialing in Plymouth they end up at Plymouth Rock when the Pilgrim's
have just landed. Caught between the fighting Pilgrims and
Indians, they offer to cook them dinner to help them come together. They are told to cook a baby turkey, but unable to harm the little
creature they instead serve up cherry, cranberry, corn, squash and
trout Frosty Slushes then Chicago-style pizza, which land them in
the stocks. They are freed by a Native American wanting their
trout Frosty Slush recipe and again attempt to use the booth to
continue their quest, but the booth goes out of control because of
not being serviced and they end up on the ship of Sir Frances
Drake, who is being attacked by the infamous Pirate O'Malley. When
the ship is boarded by the pirates, it turns out Pirate O'Malley is
a woman, and Bill & Ted point out she doesn't have a parrot on her
shoulder and offer her the baby turkey they rescued earlier. It is
then disclosed that O'Malley wasn't attacking Drake to rob him, she
simply wanted him to join her bowling league (the cannonballs were
actually bowling balls). Returning to San Dimas, the dudes find
Rufus being arrested by Ted's dad for stealing and tearing apart
his car. Overhearing Ted's Dad saying it would take a Henry Ford
to put the car back together, they attempt to travel to Detroit in
1903, but accidentally end up in Dayton, Ohio, where they meet the
Wright Brothers. The brothers are working on a faster bicycle, but
Bill & Ted use it to fly up to where their phone booth has gotten
stuck, inspiring the Orville and Wilbur to go build a phone booth. Finally arriving in the right time, the dudes find Henry Ford
stalled in an intersection in his horse and wagon and convince him
to go to San Dimas with them. They find Ted's dad's car in the
impound lot and Henry Ford manages to put it back together. He
enjoys the work so much he decides he will build cars from then on. Bill & Ted then explain to Detective Logan that Rufus was only
trying to help them fix Blue Betty, then overhear that a load of
Iron Maiden CDs has spilled into an intersection and hurry there to
help them clean up the mess, and are given free copies of the CD in return for
their help.
Bloopers:
Ted mouths Bill's line in the last shot of the show
Fans in the U.S.
can now watch this complete episode thanks to Hulu.com:
First aired: 10/6/90