Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Connections

Followed by
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)

Edited from
War and Peace (1956) Footage is used in Napoleon's introductory scene.

Spin-off
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990) (TV Series)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure (1991) (Video Game)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992) (TV Series)

Referenced in
The Siskel & Ebert 500th Anniversary Special (1989) (TV Special) Title appears on marquee.

Hey Dude: Ted & Brad Get Handcuffed (1989) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Alien Seed (1989) title is seen on theatre marque

The Smurfs: Painter's Egg-Cellent Adventure/Small Minded Smurfs (1989) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Growing Pains: Ben and Mike's Excellent Adventure (1989) (TV Episode) title reference

Doogie Howser, M.D.: Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure (1990) (TV Episode) Title reference

Trump Card: Episode #1.1 (1990) (TV Episode) One of the questions is the name of the movie in which counterculture comedian George Carlin stars.

Bobby's World: Uncle Ted's Excellent Adventure (1990) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Empty Nest: Harry's Excellent Adventure (1990) (TV Episode) title reference

Coach: Hayden and Luther's Excellent Adventure (1990) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Cheers: Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure (1990) (TV Episode) title reference

Dear John: John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure (1991) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Roseanne: Vegas Interruptus (1991) (TV Episode) After Jackie breaks up a fight between two boys fighting over Darlene, Jackie says, "As for you Darlene, Excellent" imitating the characters from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."

Maniac Mansion: Tina's Excellent Adventure (1991) (TV Episode) Title reference.

There's Nothing Out There (1991) Poster is shown in a video store.

At the Movies: The Doctor/Dutch/Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey/My Father's Glory/My Mother's Castle (1991) (TV Episode) Referenced during the "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" review.

Growing Pains: Paper Tigers (1991) (TV Episode) Ben and Luke say "Excellent!" and then play air guitar.

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (Video Game) There is a book in the library called "Alfredo and Bill's Excellent Adventure".

The Red Green Show: Water Slide (1991) (TV Episode) When Red and Harold were talking about time travel.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Castle of Fu Manchu (1992) (TV Episode) Crow: "All we are is dust in the wind, man."

At the Movies: Wayne's World/Medicine Man/Final Analysis/Voyager/Rhapsody in August (1992) (TV Episode) Referenced during the "Wayne's World" review.

Step by Step: He Wanted Wings (1992) (TV Episode) Dana refers to Cody and J.T. as "Bill" and "Ted" and jokes about their "excellent bathroom adventure" as they try to install a new showerhead.

Meatballs 4 (1992) Ricky Wade asks a girl's breasts, "Hi Bill Hi Ted, any excellent adventures lately?"

The Powers That Be: Bill and Margaret's Excellent Adventure (1992) (TV Episode) Title reference.

At the Movies: Sister Act/Encino Man/Alien³/Far and Away (1992) (TV Episode) Referenced during the "Encino Man" review.

Evening Shade: Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure (1993) (TV Episode) Title reference

Clerks (1994) Video case is shown in a video store.

Serial Mom (1994) Video case is shown in a video store.

Tom: Mike's Excellent Adventure (1994) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Harts of the West: Jake and Duke's Excellent Adventure (1994) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Full House: Comet's Excellent Adventure (1994) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Okavango: The Wild Frontier: Jack and JD's Excellent Adventure (1994) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Hearts Afire: John and Georgie's Not-So-Excellent Adventure (1995) (TV Episode) title reference

Billy Madison (1995)

The Critic: Sherman of Arabia (1995) (TV Episode) one of the films at the Baghdad film festival is "Bill & Achmed's Excellent Adventure"

A.J.'s Time Travelers: Dad's Excellent Adventure (1995) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Melrose Place: Peter's Excellent Adventure (1996) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Weird Science: Gary & Wyatt's Bloodsucking Adventure (1996) (TV Episode) Title reference.

NYPD Blue: Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure (1996) (TV Episode) title reference

Chasing Amy (1997) A comic fan tells Holden that Bluntman and Chronic are like a cross between Bill and Ted and Cheech and Chong.

Love and Death on Long Island (1997) A VHS can be seen in the video-store sequence

Soul Music (1997) (TV Mini-Series) Much of the language is taken from the movie

Animal Crackers: Lights, Camera, Lyle!/Bud and Edna's Excellent Adventure! (1997) (TV Episode) Title reference.

At the Movies: The Newton Boys/Meet the Deedles/A Price Above Rubies/No Looking Back (1998) (TV Episode) Roger Ebert calls "Meet the Deedles" (1998) a cross between this movie and "Beavis and Butthead".

At the Movies: Remembering Gene Siskel (1999) (TV Episode) Title appears on marquee.

The Matrix (1999)

Dogma (1999) There are several references to George Carlin, including the name Rufus.

ER: The Peace of Wild Things (1999) (TV Episode) "Keanu is a most excellent name"

Farscape: My Three Crichtons (2000) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Crichton: "I'm in Bill and Ted land here."

Escape from Monkey Island (2000) (Video Game) ​​​​​​​Just click on the Iron maiden in the Jailhouse (he'll say Iron Maiden .... excellent.. I don't know why I said that)

Juan & Ted: Wanted (2000) ​​​​​​​Mention by the character.

Lizzie McGuire: Timmy Turner's First Day of HillRidge Junior High (2001) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​VHS is seen in the video rental store at the Style Shack. Ethan Craft says "Party on, dudes!" quoting the line from this film. Buttercup talks about the movie. Timmy mentions that when talking to Ethan Craft about their rockstar movies.

The Fairly OddParents: Father Time!/Apartnership! (2001) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Just before Timmy goes back in time on his time-scooter he shouts "Excellent!!" just like Bill & Ted, two other time-travellers did.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) ​​​​​​​MagnoliaFan refers to Jay and Silent Bob as a third rate Bill and Ted. There is later a poster in Jason Biggs' dressing room.

Lizzie McGuire: Night of the Day of the Dead (2001) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Ms. Keane discuss the film. VHS is seen at Lizzie's House behind Buttercup. Almighty Tallest Red and Purple is dressed as Bill and Ted from this movie, they use the "Excellent!!" dialogue.

Digimon: Digital Monsters: Kazu and Kenta's Excellent Adventure (2002) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Title reference.

Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier (2002) ​​​​​​​-

Taz Wanted (2002) (Video Game) ​​​​​​​A movie poster for "Taz the Tasmanian Devil's Excellent Adventure" and featuring artwork from the film's original movie poster can be seen by the theater.

The Fairly OddParents: Hail to the Chief/Twistory (2002) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Taking historical figures from their time periods for a school report.

Joan of Arcadia: Death Be Not Whatever (2003) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Joan claims that Helen cried during the film.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) (Video Game)

Queer as Folk: Just a Little Help (2004) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Michael describes his running away as "Mikey and Hunter's Excellent Adventure".

Dinner for Five: Episode #3.3 (2004) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Mentioned in dialogue; George Carlin is attributed to working on this film.

Noah & Saskia: The Very Real and Excellent Adventures of Max Hammer (2004) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Title reference.

Joan of Arcadia: Vanity, Thy Name Is Human (2004) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Adam brings the film over to the Girardi house to watch with Joan.

History Bites: Marco & Nick's Excellent Adventure (2004) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Title reference.

The History and Allure of Time Travel (2004) (Video) ​​​​​​​mentioned / poster shown

Wings Over Canada: John's Excellent Adventure in the North West Territories (2004) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Title reference.

Inside the Actors Studio: George Carlin (2004) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Carlin's role in the film discussed

Night of the Living Dorks (2004) ​​​​​​​The montage where they are cleaning house after the party has a similar scene where the characters gets "attacked" by the vacuum and drinks window cleaner and is in fast motion.

How It Should Have Ended: How The Matrix Should Have Ended (2005) (TV Episode) Bill and Ted show up in their telephone booth time machine

Entourage: The Bat Mitzvah (2005) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​"Bill and Ted" mentioned

Zatch Bell!: Tias and Megumis Excellent Adventure (2005) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Title reference.

Time Looters (2005) (Short) ​​​​​​​The "Wendy House" Time machine is a take on the Phone Booth Time Machine in Bill and Ted

The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV Special) Makes the countdown, is talked about.

My Name Is Earl: Stole P's HD Cart (2006) (TV Episode) Referenced by name

The Benchwarmers (2006) Video case is shown in a video store.

Family Guy: Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure (2006) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​title reference

Jeopardy!: Episode #22.198 (2006) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ correct response in "'80s Movies" category

Man of the Year (2006) ​​​​​​​ the "Joan of Arc was Noah's wife" joke

Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006) (Video) ​​​​​​​In "Halloween Fairstival", Bubs is dressed as Clarence Clemons, one of the Three Most Important People in the World

Imagine: Damon and Jamie's Excellent Adventure (2007) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Title reference.

Greek: Multiple Choice (2007) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Evan and Cappie do impressions from the movie

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Ed Solomon (2007) (Video) ​​​​​​​ discusses writing the script

Trading Spaces: Cast Gone Wild (2007) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ "Like a real-life Bill & Ted"

Sam and Max: Chariots of the Dogs (2008) (Video Game) ​​​​​​​ Sam and Max tell their past selves they need a time-travelling phone booth

Sam and Max: What's New, Beelzebub? (2008) (Video Game) ​​​​​​​ Lincoln says "Party on, dudes!" at his bachelor party

The Angry Video Game Nerd: Dracula (2008) (TV Episode) Nerd thinks the random clip used in the Sega CD version of Dracula game over is a clip from this movie.

Ryan and Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure (2008) ​​​​​​​ Title spoofs Bill & Ted's Title

Saturday Night Live: Paul Rudd/Beyoncé (2008) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Plotline recounted by Lorenzo McIntosh

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Family Week 3 (2008) (TV Episode) Bill and Ted as a film duo are included in a $4,000 question

The Deconstructor: Time Travel (2008) (TV Episode) Features selected themes and characters

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009) When musing as to the cause of their fame in the future Toby says "Maybe we form a band!"

The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (2009) (TV Episode) Brett Erlich says that the film has huge crystals from the first scene in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Nostalgia Critic: Old vs. New: LOTR Animated vs. Lord of the Rings (2009) (TV Episode) The Nostalgia Critic remarks that Elijah Wood as Frodo is the best casting decision since Keanu Reeves in "Bill and Ted".

Bollywood Hero: Episode #1.1 (2009) (TV Episode) Title mentioned during Keanu Reeves' speech

Red Dead Redemption (2010) (Video Game) An achievement/trophy is named "Strange Things are Afoot".

Jeopardy!: Episode #26.187 (2010) (TV Episode) Subject of a $400 clue in the category "The Genghis Khan Film Festival"

Warehouse 13: Where and When (2010) (TV Episode) Before Pete and Myka go back in time, Claudia says "Sweet! Pete and Myka's Excellent Adventure!" and she and Pete play air guitar like Bill and Ted.

Survivor: Worst Case Scenario (2010) (TV Episode) Marty says that he feels like he fell into this movie

WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 (2010) (Video Game) In "Road to WrestleMania" mode, a wrestler can time travel inside a telephone booth much like Bill & Ted.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.33 (2010) (TV Episode) Dennis Miller says that people being able to stay on their parents' health care until age 26 and the availability of medical marijuana will make the country like "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 3"

Criminal Minds: Coda (2011) (TV Episode) Reid says that "Doctor Who" predates "Bill and Ted," and rejects a comparison even though both involve time travel in an altered phone booth.

Duke City Comedy League: Megan's Excellent Adventure (2011) (TV Episode) Title reference.

Nostalgia Critic: Rad (2011) (TV Episode) After the Critic says "Let's go on an excellent adventure", he does the "Wyld Stallyn airguitar with actual sound"

Conan: The LOL from Hell O Hell (2011) (TV Episode) The opening animation depicts Bill and Ted going back in time and meeting Fred Flintstone.

Alphas: Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure (2011) (TV Episode) title reference

That Metal Show: Lars Ulrich (2011) (TV Episode) Movie mentioned when Alex Winter appears

Nostalgia Critic: Babes in Toyland (2011) (TV Episode) "There's Bill and Ted's Excellent Kwanzaa."

Flashback (2011) Actors dressed as Bill and Ted are briefly seen filming a remake.

Saturday Morning RPG (2012) (Video Game) Players can earn an achievement called "Wild Stallions" by using horse based attacks 100 times.

Nostalgia Critic: Jack (2012) (TV Episode) "You know what my Dracula movie is missing? One of the guys from Bill & fucking Ted!"

The Cinema Snob: They Saved Hitler's Brain (2012) (TV Episode) "Best thing to do is leave the dead body in the phone booth. Let Bill and Ted clean this mess up."

Mad: Men in Black to the Future/Pokémon of Interest (2012) (TV Episode) Agent J was disappointed he couldn't get the time traveling phone booth.

RiffTrax: The Hunger Games (2012) "That's excellent." Bill: "I mean, it's not 'Bill and Ted' excellent, but, it'll do."

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXIII (2012) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ "Bart and Homer's Excellent Adventure"

Retro City Rampage (2012) (Video Game) The Player uses the time traveling phone booth from this movie.

Hawaii Five-0: Mohai (2012) (TV Episode) mentioned by character

Nostalgia Critic: Suburban Knights: DVD (2013) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Critic - "If you ever wonder what Bill & Ted's mutalated love child would like..."

Keanu and Nic's Excellent Adventure (2013) (TV Series) ​​​​​​​ Title reference.

Rewind This! (2013) Video case is shown.

The Cinema Snob: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (2013) (TV Episode) "Years from now, you'll be serving drinks to Bill and Ted."

Parks and Recreation: Animal Control (2013) (TV Episode) Brett refers to himself and Harris as "Wyld Stallyns."

Honest Trailers: Harry Potter (2013) (TV Episode) "How's it going, ugly royal dudes?"

Lab Rats: Parallel Universe (2013) (TV Episode) When Leo uses super-speed to escape government agents, Adam and Chase mimic Keanu Reeves' famous "Whoa."

Keanu and Nic's Excellent Adventure: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (2013) (TV Episode) Title reference.

The Angry Video Game Nerd: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (2013) (TV Episode) The Nerd frequently talks about the movie the game is based off of.

How I Met Your Mother: The Locket (2013) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Ted made a book called "Lil & Ted's Excellent Adventure".

Phelous & the Movies: Phailaddin and the Adventure of No Time: Part I (2013) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ "It's time for"

Here Comes the Night Time (2013) (TV Special) Man on phone with Rufus asking about Bill & Ted's band Wyld Stallyns.

American Dad!: Steve and Snot's Test-Tubular Adventure (2013) (TV Episode) Title reference

Free Birds (2013) ​​​​​​​ "Maybe we could go back to the future and have an excellent adventure."

Mike & Molly: Mike & Molly's Excellent Adventure (2014) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Title reference.

Projector: Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ "And it does go a little Bill and Ted in the climax."

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) ​​​​​​​During the French Revolution, both Robespierre and Napoleon witness the means of time travel and are accidentally brought along, later, into the present. Also, Lincoln and Freud appear in both movies.

The Misfortune of Being Ned: Time Machine (2014) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Bill and Ted appear.

The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen (2014) (TV Movie) Title shown in image of television listings

Epic Ink: The Duel and the Dark Knight (2014) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ mentioned in dialogue

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game (2014) (Video) ​​​​​​​ Mentioned. Poster shown.

A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema (2014) (TV Movie) ​​​​​​​ Image shown

Family Guy: Stewie, Chris & Brian's Excellent Adventure (2015) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Title reference

Workaholics: Dorm Daze (2015) (TV Episode) "Excellent adventure" mentioned

Show of the Week: Evolve and 5 Games That Don't Know What Evolution Means (2015) (TV Episode) The film is mentioned.

Blackcatloner Reviews: The Last American Virgin (2015) (TV Episode) Diane Franklin is better known for her role as one of the princesses in this movie.

Supernatural: Book of the Damned (2015) (TV Episode) Mentioned in dialogue

Young & Hungry: Young & Moving (2015) (TV Episode) Josh reads a DVD cover that says Bill & Ted's Sexcellent Adventure.

Geeks Who Drink: iJustine vs. Alan Tudyk (2015) (TV Episode) one of seven time-travel films that contestants have to put in order by release date

The Price Is Right: Decades Week 80's (2015) (TV Episode) George Gray mentions it.

Studio C: Episode #6.5 (2015) (TV Episode) Bill and Ted appear in the time travel sketch.

Lost Girl: Follow the Yellow Trick Road (2015) (TV Episode) Bo mentions feeling like Bill and Ted when encountering the lift pod in the middle of the empty field.

Honest Trailers: Back to the Future (2015) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Narrator calls the film 'Doc & Marty's Excellent Adventure'

Regular Show: Terror Tales of the Park V (2015) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Johnny Skydiver is dressed as Ted Logan from Bill and Ted

Outside Xbox: 8 Immortality Gadgets That Keep Us Alive No Matter How Hard We Die (2015) (TV Episode) The film is mentioned.

Talking Dead: The Next World (2016) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Mentioned in the 'Inside the Dead' segment.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jake Gyllenhaal/Paul Reubens/Rita Wilson (2016) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Jake Gyllenhaal recalls that when he auditioned for Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), he was warned not to imitate the earlier movie

RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers (2016) ​​​​​​​ Mike: "Out file Socrates, Billy the Kid, Abe Lincoln, Joan of Arc..." Bill: "Hello!"

12 Monkeys: Emergence (2016) (TV Episode) "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."

Timeless (2016) (TV Series) The character of Rufus Carlin references George Carlin's character Rufus. Both productions feature time travel.

Honest Trailers: The Princess Bride (2017) (TV Episode) Mentioned by narrator

Top Gear: Episode #24.3 (2017) (TV Episode) Matt mentions Bill, Ted, and the phone booth

Svengoolie: Gargoyles (2017) (TV Episode) Mentioned by Svengoolie; images shown.

Sonic Boom: Sticks and Amy's Excellent Staycation (2017) (TV Episode) The title of this episode is a reference to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

The Angry Video Game Nerd: Lightspan Adventures (PS1) (2017) (TV Episode) The Nerd regards the plot of "Calamity: The Natural World" game to be a crappier version of the plot to Bill & Ted.

Scorpion: Dumbster Fire (2018) (TV Episode) Toby said that a chain reaction was started that could destroy the space-time continuum, and then Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are gonna pop out of that phone booth.

Ready Player One (2018) Halliday mentions how Bill and Ted managed to go back in time.

Cinematic Excrement: Plan 9 from Outer Space (2018) (TV Episode) "Be Excellent to Each Other."

Red vs. Blue: Sis and Tuc's Sexellent Adventure (2018) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ title is a reference to this movie

Nostalgia Critic: The Spirit (2018) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​"Is there no Bill and Ted movie you can cameo in?"

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: The Day Time Ended (2018) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Crow: "Bogus!"

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) ​​​​​​​ Rex Dangervest uses Bill & Ted LEGO bricks to build a time machine.

The Lego Movie 2 Videogame (2019) (Video Game) ​​​​​​​ Abraham Lincoln: "Be excellent to each other."

Avengers: Endgame (2019) ​​​​​​​Mentioned by Rhodey when discussing time travel

The Detour: The Search (2019) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ Jared makes the guitar move the boys make in the movie and the same music soundbite plays.

Late Night with Seth Meyers: Mariska Hargitay/Lizzy Caplan/Sam Fender/Terence Higgins (2019) (TV Episode) Still of Bill and Ted in the segment A Closer Look

Conan: Conan Without Borders: Ghana (2019) (TV Episode) Jasper's version of the film's poster for Ghana is shown.

Bless the Harts: Myrtle Beach Memoirs (2019) (TV Episode) Putt & Putt's Puttcelenlent Puttventure mini-golf

Toon Sandwich: SUPER-SHOWDOWN-BOWL! (2019) (TV Episode) Bill S. Preston and Ted Logan appear.

The Angry Video Game Nerd: Raid 2020 (2020) (TV Episode) A fake screenshot of Bill & Ted bringing back drugs from the future was shown when the Nerd questions the prologe's message about bringing drugs from the future.

Jeopardy!: Episode #36.116 (2020) (TV Episode) Correct response to clue in category "The Not-So-Vicious Circle".

Nostalgia Critic: Critters (2020) (TV Episode) Poster seen when the Critic mentions Stephen Herek's filmography.

Time Jump (2020) (Video Game) Character travels back in time to pass his history test

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D (2020) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​ The title of the episode is a reference to the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).

Ciao Bella: Catherine and Elena's Excellent Adventure (TV Episode) Title reference.

Featured in
The Chronic Rift: Spider-Man (1991) (TV Episode) Holiday gift recommendation

100 Years of Comedy (1997) (Video) Clip shown.

I Love the '80s: 1989 (2002) (TV Episode) Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.

The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV Special) Clips are shown.

The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Monsters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (2009) (TV Episode) Footage shown during the Double Feature segment

The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Observe & Report/Gigantic/Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) (TV Episode) "The Mall: Shoping For Death" segment

20 to 1: Big Screen Buddies (2009) (TV Episode) Clips shown in a segment on Bill and Ted.

The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Repo Men/The Bounty Hunter/The Runaways (2010) (TV Episode) "Time Travel Movie" segment.

The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Best of Science Fiction Movies (2010) (TV Episode) Clips shown as part of Brett Erlich's Time Travel movie.

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Critters (2010) (TV Episode) a clip is shown

WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Time Travel Movies (2010) (TV Episode) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is #9.

Atop the Fourth Wall: Brute Force #2 (2010) (TV Episode) clip shown

Cinematic Excrement: Krull (2011) (TV Episode) The "Sure do play excellent music." scene is used.

Nostalgia Critic: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (2012) (TV Episode) Critic likens a weird sound in space to an electric guitar, then cuts to Bill and Ted.

Special Collector's Edition: Especial Ironía: Dragonball Evolution (2012) (TV Episode) clip shown

WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Milfs (2012) (TV Episode) Bill's Stepmom is #4.

WatchMojo: Top 10 Greatest Fictional Bands in Movies (2012) (TV Episode) The Wyld Stallyns are #2.

WatchMojo: Top 10 Hilarious Movie Bromances (2013) (TV Episode) The bromance between Bill and Ted is #3.

WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Idiots (2013) (TV Episode) Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted Logan are #4.

Nostalgia Critic: Nostalgia Critic's Top 11 Adult Jokes We Never Got as Kids (2013) (TV Episode) Bill and Ted scoping out cleavage takes #8

WatchMojo: Top 10 Time Machines (2013) (TV Episode) The phone booth is #6.

The Cinema Snob: The Conqueror (2014) (TV Episode) Snob shows the "Want a Twinkie, Genghis Khan?" clip from this movie as the real story of Genghis Khan.

Atop the Fourth Wall: Bill and Ted's Excellent Comic Book #1 (2014) (TV Episode) Linkara recaps the plot

The Greatest 80s Movies (2014) (TV Movie) Number 21 in the Countdown

The Real History of Science Fiction: Time (2014) (TV Episode) Clips shown

Rich Hall's California Stars (2014) (TV Movie) clips shown

WatchMojo: Top 10 Comedy Movies: 1980s (2014) (TV Episode) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure gets an honorable mention.

WatchMojo: Top 10 Sci-Fi Comedy Movies (2014) (TV Episode) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is #3.

Project Almanac (2015) Character watch the film on a laptop in the cafeteria, movie also listed in end credits

The Paul Behragam Talk Show: "Balto 3" R&T Part 9 (2015) (TV Episode) A clip of "Two Heads Are Better than One" was shown.

WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Time Travellers (2015) (TV Episode) Bill & Ted are #3.

WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Scenes that Became Internet Memes (2015) (TV Episode) Conspiracy Keanu is #7.

History Buffs: Waterloo (2016) (TV Episode) clip shown

History Buffs: Alexander Revisited (2016) (TV Episode) clip shown

WatchMojo: Top 10 Greatest Movie Slackers (2016) (TV Episode) Bill & Ted get an honorable mention.

History Buffs: Agora (2016) (TV Episode) clip shown

MsMojo: Top 10 Movies that Deserve to be Made with a Female Cast (2016) (TV Episode) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure gets an honorable mention.

Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong with X-Men Apocalypse in 20 Minutes or Less (2016) (TV Episode) Clips of the movie are shown

Bill & Ted Go to Hell (2016) (Video) Documentary about the making of the film.

Honest Trailers: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (2017) (TV Episode) Clips are used in trailer.

Honest Trailers: John Wick (2017) (TV Episode) Clip is shown

Tamara's Never Seen: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (2017) (TV Episode) Tamara Chambers has never seen the movie until now

WatchMojo: Top 10 Characters Who Meet Their Older Self (2017) (TV Episode) Bill & Ted are #7.

Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong with Ghostbusters (2016) (2017) (TV Episode) Clip of Bill and Ted saying "Whoa!" shown.

Honest Trailers: Point Break (1991) (2017) (TV Episode) Clip is shown

Scope (2017) (Video) clips shown

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction: Time Travel (2018) (TV Episode) Clips are shown.

Trainwreckords: "Van Halen III" by Van Halen (2018) (TV Episode) Todd calls Extreme's genre "Bill and Ted" rock.

The '80s Greatest: Walls Come Down (2018) (TV Episode) Features clips from the film

Half in the Bag: Avengers: Endgame (2019) (TV Episode) movie clips are shown

In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019) Film is discussed and shown

Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong With Avengers: Endgame In Time Travel Minutes Or Less (2019) (TV Episode) "Be excellent to each other and party on, dudes!" dialogue audio featured.

The Critical Drinker: Orphan 55 is the Worst Doctor Who Episode Ever (2020) (TV Episode) Footage from the movie is shown.

Nostalgia Critic: The Bill & Ted Movies (2020) (TV Episode) movie is reviewed

Spoofs
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) ​​​​​​​Bill refusing to "join the Dark Side" in the mock lightsabre duel

Spoofed in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells Tour (1990) (Video) The Turtles use rock music to defeat The Shredder.

Muppet Babies: Muppet Babies: The Next Generation (1990) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Woof's time/space traveling phone booths are based off of the one from this movie.

Will and Ed's Excellent Boner Christmas (1991) (Video) ​​​​​​​Title is parodied

Wayne's World (1992)

BeetleBorgs: Drew and Flabber's Less Than Flabulous Adventure (1996) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Title reference.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: ReDeath (2000) (Video) ​​​​​​​"I'm Kensuke S. Preston Esq. And I'm Toji Theodore Logan. And together we're... Kensuke and Toji!"

Escape from Monkey Island (2000) (Video Game)

South Park: It Hits the Fan (2001) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​After the head of the network called the guy in armor "Mr. Nice Guy", and says "I will say Bogus all I want", he says BOGUS repetitively in a manner similar to Napoleon yelling it in French in Bill & Ted. But the guy in South Park says it in English.

The Big Knights: The Time Protonosphere (2001) (TV Episode) King Otto says, "Excellent!!" quoting Bill and Ted's line from this film.

The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)

Lizzie McGuire: Lizzie's Misadventures in HillRidge (2002) (Video Game)

The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

Finding Nemo (2003)

Made in Hessen (2005) (Short) ​​​​​​​There are some just for fun anachronistic scenes between the interviews that refence to this Keanu Reeves film

Barnyard (2006) ​​​​​​​When The Pizza Boy Says "Dude I got a arm!" his partner goes "righteous" and does the air guitar motion while imitating a guitar.

Craig's Excellent Adventure (2010) (Short) ​​​​​​​The storyline is the same, the title's names, Bill and Ted, were replaced with Craig.

Delocated: Dog Mayor (2010) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Sandwich called "Bill And Ted's Egg Salad Adventure".

Robot Chicken: In Bed Surrounded by Loved Ones (2012) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​parody skit

Outside Xbox: Outside Xbox Bloopers and Outtakes 2012 (2012) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Mike says to himself, "Remember a trash can" and then a trash can drops on Andy's head with a sign that reads "Wyld Stallyns Rule" in reference to the jailhouse escape.

Tosh.0: How to Teach Kid (2013) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Parodied in Redemption

Lucas Bros Moving Co: Beeper Beeper (2014) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Lucas Brothers get into a phone booth to teleport through time.

Keanu (2016) ​​​​​​​When Keanu gives Clarence advice about "being excellent" to himself, he is parodying this earlier Keanu Reeves movie.

Robot Chicken: The Angelic Sounds of Mike Giggling (2016) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Parody skit

Robot Chicken: Musya Shakhtyorov in: Honeyboogers (2019) (TV Episode) ​​​​​​​Parody sketch.