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Followed by 

Edited from 

War and Peace (1956)
The war scenes in Austria, 1805, feature scenes from War and Peace

Spin-off 

References 

Doctor Who (1963)
King Kong (1976)
Deacon has the poster for this movie on his wall.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Ted: "I'm Darth Ted." Bill: "Well I'm Luke Bill. And you're not my father!"

Referenced in 

The Siskel & Ebert 500th Anniversary Special (1989)
Title appears on marquee.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Castle of Fu-Manchu (1992)
Crow: "All we are is dust in the wind, man."
Step by Step: He Wanted Wings (1992)
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)
when rickt wade first comes to the new camp he talks to the girls boobs "hi bill hi ted any excellent adventures lately"
Serial Mom (1994)
Video box seen in video store.
Full House: Comet's Excellent Adventure (1994)
Title reference.
Billy Madison (1995)
The Critic: Sherman of Arabia (1995)
one of the films at the Baghdad film festival is "Bill & Achmed's Excellent Adventure"
Chasing Amy (1997)
Soul Music (1997)
Much of the language is taken from the movie
Siskel & Ebert: The Newton Boys/Meet the Deedles/A Price Above Rubies/No Looking Back (1998)
Roger Ebert calls "Meet the Deedles" (1998) a cross between this movie and "Beavis and Butthead".
Siskel & Ebert: Remembering Gene Siskel (1999)
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)
"Keanu is a most excellent name"
Farscape: My Three Crichtons (2000)
Crichton: "I'm in Bill and Ted land here."
Escape from Monkey Island (2000)
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.
The Fairly OddParents: Father Time!/Apartnership! (2001)
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)
A poster can be seen in Jason Biggs room.
Queer as Folk: Episode #4.1 (2004)
Michael describes his running away as "Mikey and Hunter's Excellent Adventure".
Shark Tale (2004)
DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
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)
Bill and Ted show up in their telephone booth time machine
Entourage: The Bat Mitzvah (2005)
"Bill and Ted" mentioned
Time Looters (2005)
The "Wendy House" Time machine is a take on the Phone Booth Time Machine in Bill and Ted
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006)
Makes the countdown, is talked about.
My Name Is Earl: Stole P's HD Cart (2006)
Referenced by name
The Benchwarmers (2006)
on shelf in video store
Jeopardy!: Episode #22.198 (2006)
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)
In "Halloween Fairstival", Bubs' Halloween costume is of One of the Three Most Important People in the World, Clarence Clemons
Greek: Multiple Choice (2007)
Evan and Cappie do impressions from the movie
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Ed Solomon (2007)
discusses writing the script
Trading Spaces: Cast Gone Wild (2007)
"Like a real-life Bill & Ted"
Sam and Max: Chariots of the Dogs (2008)
Sam and Max tell their past selves they need a time-travelling phone booth
Sam and Max: What's New Beelzebub (2008)
Lincoln says "Party on, dudes!" at his bachelor party
The Angry Video Game Nerd: Dracula (2008)
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/BeyoncĂ© (2008)
Plotline recounted by Lorenzo McIntosh
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Family Week 3 (2008)
Bill and Ted as a film duo are included in a $4,000 question
The Deconstructor: Time Travel (2008)
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)
Brett says that the film has huge crystals from the first scene in Bill and Ted's Execlent adventure
The Nostalgia Critic: Old vs. New: LOTR Animated vs. Lord of the Rings (2009)
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)
Title mentioned during Keanu Reeves' speech
Jeopardy!: Episode #26.187 (2010)
Subject of a $400 clue in the category "The Genghis Khan Film Festival"
Warehouse 13: Where and When (2010)
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)
Marty says that he feels like he fell into this movie
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 (2010)
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)
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"
The Nostalgia Critic: Rad (2011)
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)
The opening animation depicts Bill and Ted going back in time and meeting Fred Flintstone.
That Metal Show: Lars Ulrich (2011)
Movie mentioned when Alex Winter appears
The Nostalgia Critic: Babes in Toyland (2011)
"There's Bill and Ted's Excellent Kwanzaa."
The Nostalgia Critic: Episode #5.19 (2012)
"You know what my Dracula movie is missing? One of the guys from Bill & fucking Ted!"

Featured in 

100 Years of Comedy (1997)
Clip shown.
I Love the '80s: 1989 (2002)
Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006)
Clips are shown.
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Monsters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (2009)
Footage shown during the Double Feature segment
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Best of Science Fiction Movies (2010)
Clips shown as part of Brett's Time Travel movie
The Nostalgia Critic: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (2012)
Critic likens a weird sound in space to an electric guitar, then cuts to Bill and Ted.

Spoofs 

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

Spoofed in 

Muppet Babies: Muppet Babies: The Next Generation (1990)
Woof's time/space traveling phone booths are based off of the one from this movie.
Wayne's World (1992)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Made in Hessen (2005)
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)
The storyline is similar, the title's names, Bill and Ted, were replaced with Craig.

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