Historical figures (& those they're based on):
Saladin (Salad dude),
The Black Knight, Jesse James (a la Joe Besser), & Wyatt Earp
Time periods:
Palestine - 1192 - The Crusades
Medieval England - The Duke's Castle
Tombstone, Arizona - 1881
Notable events:
"Discover" the silver chalice
Costumes:
Medieval Jesters, Deputies
Plot:
Bill & Ted are rehearsing for Wyld Stallyns to play at the
school dance (no one else tried out). They arrive late at school
and accidentally slip into the girls' health class during a movie
and are caught by Miss Spleen, who reprimands them for being late
for her math class and forgetting homework and threatens to have
them expelled and kept from playing at the school dance. Later at
the Kozy Korner, Ted purchases a blue Frosty Slush in a silver
collector's cup before the dudes head back in time to pick up the
Princess Babes to sing with the band at the dance. They
accidentally end up in the middle of the Crusades where they run
afoul of Saladin. He is ready to arrest them until he spots Ted's
silver collector's cup and believes it to be the Silver Chalice. Just then the Black Knight bursts in and steals the Silver Chalice
for himself. Believing Bill & Ted crossed them, Saladin's men
start after them but they are able to escape in the booth. They
arrive in England just as the Black Knight returns from the
Crusades with the Silver Chalice as a gift for the king, who offers
the Knight one of his daughters in marriage as a reward. Determined to save the babes, Bill & Ted infiltrate the castle and
dress as jesters to entertain at a banquet. Their feeble attempts
at juggling and magic acts tips off the Black Knight, who announces
they are there to steal the Silver Chalice. The dudes manage to
get away and sneak into the rooms of the Princess babes, where the
Black Knight shows up and demands Joanna's hand in marriage. At
the wedding, the princesses are saved when Rufus disguises himself
as Joanna long enough to allow the dudes and babes to escape. Chasing after them, the Black Knight is sucked into the time
circuit and swept along to San Dimas with them. At Ted's house the Black
Knight lands on the roof and crashes down through the chimney. They keep him in a state of unconsciousness by playing Lawrence
Welk polka classics for him. Bill & Ted leave Deacon with the
Princess Babes and Black Knight as they hurry to school to avoid
being punished by Miss Spleen. Back at Ted's house, the Black
Knight comes to and chases after Deacon and the Princesses. Unable
to reach anyone by phone, Bill & Ted hurry home to find out what's
happened. They spot Detective Logan racing to where the Black
Knight is riding through town, causing havoc. Realizing they must
do something, the dudes look in the Circuits of Time Directory for
someone to help them and come across an ad for Wyatt Earp. They
travel back to Tombstone, Arizona, where they land on a stagecoach
Jesse James is trying to rob. They continue on to town with Jesse
James on their tail, leading the bandit right into the hands of
sheriff Wyatt Earp. Wyatt Earp declines going back to San Dimas
with them, saying he has a lunch date with Calamity Jane, but
deputizes the dudes to take on the Black Knight themselves. Returning to San
Dimas, they face the Black Knight in the center of
town at high noon and they attempt to rope the Black Knight but
fail (Ted forgets to hang on to his end of the rope). The Black
Knight escapes, and Bill & Ted are picked up and returned to school
by Ted's dad. They are just in time for Miss Spleen's math class
where they haven't done their homework. Miss Spleen gives them a
chance to still attend the dance by asking them to solve a long,
complicated problem on the blackboard. They take a guess and
actually get it right, so they are allowed to play at the dance,
only to find out Miss Spleen will be the chaperon. At the dance,
Wyld Stallyns are performing when the Black Knight bursts in. He
is knocked off his horse by the loud cacophony of sound when Joanna
accidentally knocks Ted's electric guitar out of his hands, and
when Miss Spleen investigates she and the Black Knight fall
immediately in love. Rufus arrives to whisk the happy couple away
back to England, and Wyld Stallyns continues to play at the dance.
Bloopers:
We are to believe that the Black Knight traveled from 1192 to the 1400's
(where the babes were from in the movie)
The Black Knight gets his face knocked into some soup, pulls it out,
but in the next shot his face is back in the soup
Jesse James doesn't land inside of the jail cell (the door closes in
back of him)
Fans in the U.S.
can now watch this complete episode thanks to Hulu.com:
First aired: 11/3/90