Birds of a Feather
Stick to the Roof of Your Mouth
First aired: 10/27/90
Written by: Sharman DiVono
Regular characters: Bill, Ted, Rufus
Guest characters: Next door neighbor and bird expert, Mr. Stickler
Historical figures (& those they're based on): Admiral
Byrd,
King Tut (a la Steve Martin), Nefertiti, Henry Stanley (a la Humphrey
Bogart - African Queen), & Dr. Livingston
Time periods:
Antarctica - November 29, 1929
Egypt - 14th Century B.C.
Central Africa - 1871
Notable events:
Helped Admiral Byrd find the South Pole
Ted introduces pen and paper to King Tut
Built the Sphinx (nose was too long and it fell off)
Accompanied Henry Stanley on his search for Dr. Livingston
Costumes:
Parkas
Plot:
Bill & Ted agree to housesit for Bill's neighbor, an
eccentric explorer and bird expert named Mr. Stickler. They are
instructed to make sure Mr. Stickler's cat, Max, stays out of the house to protect Prince Rupurt the III, his prized African buff-headed wood
hoopoe. Unfortunately, no sooner does Mr. Stickler
leave than the dudes find out they accidentally left the door open
and Max has already made a snack of the rare bird. Realizing they
need to find a replacement bird, they look up "bird" in the
Circuits of Time directory and end up in Antarctica with explorer,
Admiral Byrd. Having landed on his sleigh dog's kennels, the dudes
must rebuild them before going with Admiral Byrd, which they do by
making it out of ice, igloo style. Unfortunately they are not in
time to fly with Admiral Byrd and start out after him on dogsled. They meet up shortly afterward to find all their compasses going
crazy, and Byrd announces they have discovered the South Pole. Unfortunately for the dudes, there are no birds around except
penguins, so they continue their search through time. They land in
Egypt where they are put to work on the Pharaoh's tomb. They
accidentally cause a giant block to drop on the Pharaoh's barge
and are brought before King Tut for punishment. Seeing they are
about to use a large tablet to write upon, Ted suggests they use
one of Prince Rupert's feathers and some of Nefertiti's eye makeup,
showing them how to write with a pen and paper. Impressed by this,
King Tut gives Bill & Ted the honor of immortalizing his face in
stone. They proceed to build the Sphinx for him. Unfortunately,
they make the nose so large it falls off. Infuriated, King Tut
sends his guards after the dudes and they are only able to escape
after Rufus intervenes, distracting the guards with the second
booth. They next travel to Africa where they end up on the boat of
Henry Stanley, newspaperman, and his monkey companion, Jane, who
are searching for explorer Dr. Livingston. He points out there are
plenty of the birds around and even catches one for them. Mr.
Stanley asks Bill & Ted to stay for dinner. Unfortunately the
villagers serve them the dudes' replacement bird and they must
continue on with Mr. Stanley to find another one. After making it
through some white water rapids, Henry Stanley finds Dr.
Livingston, who offers Bill & Ted another replacement hoopoe, anxious
to get rid of the noisy creature. The dudes hurry the new Prince
Rupert the III to Mr. Stickler's house and it looks like their
deception has worked until Prince Rupert turns out to be a Princess
Rupert and lays an egg.
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First aired: 10/27/90