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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series) facts for kids
This page is about the 1990 animated television series. For the 1992 live-action comedy series, see Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992 TV series).
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| Genre | Fantasy Animation Sci fi Comedy Adventure |
| Created by | Peter Hannan |
| Based on | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon |
| Developed by | Gordon Kent |
| Directed by | Ray Patterson |
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| Opening theme | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
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| Executive producer(s) | David Kirschner (season 1) Paul Sabella (season 1) Andy Heyward (season 2) |
| Running time | 20–23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions (season 1) DIC Enterprises (season 2) Orion Television Entertainment Nelson Entertainment |
| Distributor | MGM Television PolyGram Entertainment |
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| Original network | CBS (season 1) Fox (Fox Kids) (season 2) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | September 15, 1990 – November 16, 1991 |
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| Related shows | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992 TV series) |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures is a fun animated TV show from 1990. It's a spinoff of the 1989 movie with the same name. The show follows two best friends, Bill and Ted, who are a bit silly and love rock music. They have a special time-traveling phone booth!
In the show, just like in the movie, Bill and Ted are visited by Rufus. He's a man from the future. Rufus tells them they need to graduate high school. Why? Because their rock band will inspire people in the future! So, Bill and Ted travel through time. They visit different historical periods. They try to make sure history happens mostly as it should. But they often cause some funny mix-ups along the way!
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About the Show
The first season of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures was made by Hanna-Barbera. It aired on the CBS channel in 1990. The original actors from the movie, Keanu Reeves (Ted), Alex Winter (Bill), and George Carlin (Rufus), voiced their characters. Bernie Casey also returned as Mr. Ryan.
For the second season in 1991, the show changed. A new company, DIC Animation City, produced it. It also moved to the Fox channel as part of Fox Kids. Because Fox was planning a new live-action TV show with the same name, the voice actors changed. Evan Richards and Christopher Kennedy voiced Bill and Ted. These actors later played Bill and Ted in the live-action TV series.
The new episodes in season two added a "Squint" phone booth. This booth could take Bill and Ted into books or TV shows. It could even shrink them to go inside the human body! Even with these new ideas, the show didn't become very popular. After just one more season, the animated Bill & Ted series ended.
Meet the Voices
Hanna-Barbera Version (1990)
- Keanu Reeves – Ted "Theodore" Logan
- Alex Winter – Bill S. Preston, Esq.
- George Carlin – Rufus
- Bernie Casey – Mr. Ryan
- Danny Cooksey – Deacon Logan
- Peter Renaday – Detective Logan
Other Voices
DiC Version (1991)
- Evan Richards – Bill S. Preston, Esq.
- Christopher Kennedy – Ted "Theodore" Logan
- Rick Overton – Rufus
Other Voices
- Alyson Court
- Elizabeth Hanna
- Dan Hennessey
- Susan Roman
- Tara Charendoff
Episode Adventures
Bill and Ted's adventures take them to many different times and places. They meet famous people from history and often help them out, or sometimes cause a little trouble!
Season 1 (1990)
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| 1 | 1 | "One Sweet & Sour Chinese Adventure – to Go" | September 15, 1990 | |
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Bill and Ted break a Chinese vase. They use their phone booth to go to ancient China to find a new one. They meet the explorer Marco Polo.
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| 2 | 2 | "The Birth of Rock & Roll or Too Hip for the Womb" | September 22, 1990 | |
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The dudes are failing music class. They meet famous musicians like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Little Richard. They also meet the archer William Tell.
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| 3 | 3 | "A Most Excellent Roman Holiday" | September 29, 1990 | |
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Bill and Ted need to find a rare Roman coin. They travel to ancient Rome and save Julius Caesar.
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| 4 | 4 | "Model 'T' for Ted" | October 6, 1990 | |
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Ted crashes his dad's car. They go back in time to get help. They meet Henry Ford and the Wright brothers. They even help with the first Thanksgiving.
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| 5 | 5 | "The More Heinous They are, the Harder They Fall" | October 20, 1990 | |
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Bill and Ted look for a historical bully to deal with a school bully. They meet Henry VIII, Ivan the Terrible, and Calamity Jane. They also help start the American Revolution.
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| 6 | 6 | "Birds of A Feather Stick to the Roof of Your Mouth" | October 27, 1990 | |
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A cat eats a rare bird. The duo travels to find a replacement. They help explorer Richard E. Byrd and build a nose for the Sphinx.
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| 7 | 7 | "A Black Night in San Dimas" | November 3, 1990 | |
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Bill and Ted need to catch up on homework. They try to bring friends from 15th century England to their concert. They end up in the Crusades with Saladin.
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| 8 | 8 | "Pocket Watch Full of Miracles" | November 10, 1990 | |
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It's Mr. Preston's birthday. The dudes try to get him an antique pocket watch. They meet John Henry and Queen Victoria.
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| 9 | 9 | "This Babe Ruth "BABE" is A DUDE, Dude" | November 24, 1990 | |
| 10 | 10 | "When the Going Gets Tough Bill & Ted are History" | December 1, 1990 | |
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Bill and Ted break up their band. This causes problems in time! They meet Thomas Edison and Leonardo da Vinci.
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| 11 | 11 | "Never the Twain Shall Meet" | December 8, 1990 | |
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The dudes need to find someone for Career Day. They meet William Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
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| 12 | 12 | "A Job, a Job – My Kingdom for a Job" | December 15, 1990 | |
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Bill and Ted need to find jobs. They help Marie Antoinette bake a cake. They also help Juan de Oñate find a lost city of gold.
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| 13 | 13 | "A Grimm Story of an Overdue Book" | December 22, 1990 | |
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Ted has an overdue library book. They travel to find a copy. They meet the Brothers Grimm, George Washington, and Davy Crockett.
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Season 2 (1991)
This season also featured Bill and Ted meeting many historical figures. Some of these included Giacomo Casanova, Elvis Presley, and Martin Luther.
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| 14 | 1 | "Now Museum, Now You Don't" | September 14, 1991 | |
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Bill and Ted's adventures continue with more time-traveling fun.
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| 15 | 2 | "The Totally Gross Anatomy of a Gym Teacher" | September 21, 1991 | |
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The duo gets into a strange situation involving their gym teacher.
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| 16 | 3 | "The Star Strangled Banner" | September 28, 1991 | |
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Bill and Ted find themselves involved with important national symbols.
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| 17 | 4 | "Leave it to Bill and Ted" | October 5, 1991 | |
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The friends get into more trouble and try to fix things.
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| 18 | 5 | "Goodbye, Columbus... and America" | October 12, 1991 | |
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Bill and Ted have an adventure related to Christopher Columbus.
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| 19 | 6 | "It's a Bogus Day in the Neighborhood" | October 26, 1991 | |
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The guys face a "bogus" day and try to make it excellent.
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| 20 | 7 | "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure in Babysitting" | November 2, 1991 | |
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Bill and Ted try their hand at babysitting, with chaotic results.
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| 21 | 8 | "The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Phone Booth" | November 16, 1991 | |
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The final episode of the series brings more time-traveling fun.
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See also
In Spanish: Las Excelentes Aventuras de Bill y Ted para niños