History Film / BillAndTedsBogusJourney

* OutsideContextProblem: No one, least of all Bill and Ted themselves, saw {{EvilKnockoff}}s of themselves coming back to kill them under orders from a attempted revolutionary with [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight plans to turn the future Earth into a dystopia]]. But in turn, Evil B&T and De Nomolos likely didn't forsee B&T allying with the Grim Reaper and a duo of Martians to stop them, and [[RobotMe construct good robotic duplicates]] to defeat the evil ones.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nobody seems to find it odd when Station and the Grim Reaper are wandering through Buillder's Emporium.

* ThatPoorCat: "Aim for the cat, dude! Aim for the cat!"
-->'''Evil Bill''': I'm trying, Evil Ted! I'm trying!

* FamousFamousFictional: Rufus introduces some guest speakers from the past to his students: Music/JohannSebastianBach, [[Music/FaithNoMore Jim Martin]] and Ria Paschelle, a woman from the 23rd century who invented the statiophonicoxygeneticamp
lifiagraphiphonideliverberator.

* AchivementsInIgnorance: It's indicated in the ending montage that Death somehow won the Indy 500. ''On foot.'' ("I didn't know I could run that fast.")

* ArtisticLicenseSports: The Grim Reaper winning the Indy 500 ''on foot.''

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Modern viewers might believe Builder's Emporium (where the group gets parts for the Good Robot Usses) is a BrandX of Home Depot or Lowe's. But it really was a chain of home improvement stores in the Southwest United States that would eventually close down in 1993.

* DrillSergeantNasty: Colonel Oats, the head and namesake of Oats Military Academy where Ted's dad is threatening to send him in the first movie. He's only mentioned in the first film; we first meet him in the sequel at a party and [[FauxAffablyEvil he's still offering a place for Ted at the academy]]. However, when the duo goes to hell, the first punishment they go through is being at military school where he's this trope in full force and demands that they "get down and [[UpToEleven give me infinity]]". Then again, they are in ''HELL...''

* ThePowerOfRock: Taken UpToEleven, as the effects of Wyld Stallyns' music are shown via a newspaper montage at the end of the film (set to Music/{{KISS}}'s "God Gave Rock 'n Roll To You"):

* ThrowTheDogABone: Despite his ButtMonkey status, Death finds himself enjoying the company of Bill and Ted and being part of the band. Given that much of his grim nature appears to cover up severe insecurity and loneliness, Bill and Ted are probably the first friends he'd ever had. Also, it's shown during the [[SpinningPaper news montage]] that he managed to win the UsefulNotes/Indianapolis500 ''on foot''. His response? "[[AchievementsInIgnorance I didn't know I could run that fast]]."

* BadassCreed: De Nomolos and his followers have a pretty impressive villainous one: "What is the fuel?" "'''FEAR!'''" "What is the engine?" "'''DISCIPLINE!'''" "What is the ideal?" "'''ORDER!'''" ”And how do we achieve it?” “‘’’DEATH TO BILL AND TED!’’’”

-->'''Evil Ted:''' Dude, we may have met our match.\\

'''Bill and Ted:''' Catch YOU later, Bill and Ted!!\\

-->'''Evil Ted:''' Bill, we may have met our match.\\

-->'''Evil Ted:''' Bill, we may have met our match!\\

* CurbStompBattle: The "Good Robot Usses" created by Station own the "Bad Robot Usses" created by Chuck De Nomolos. They uppercut their heads off their bodies, and a follow-up punch to the torso causes them to explode.

-->'''Evil Bill:''' Evil Ted, I think we may have met our match.\\
'''Evil Ted:''' [[FriendlyEnemy Kudos to you, good human usses!]]

-->'''Evil Bill:''' Evil Ted, looks like we've met our match.\\
'''Evil Ted:''' Yeah! ''(cheerful)'' Catch you later, Bill and Ted!!\\

* BaldOfEvil: De Nomolos.

* BestOutOfInfinity: The Reaper is a poor loser, apparently.
* BigBad: De Nomolos, who seeks to get rid of Bill and Ted.

* BigRedDevil: The duo flag the attention of a gigantic on in Hell who sends them to live their own personal Hells.

* AllPartOfTheShow: Everyone not directly involved thinks that the climatic battle is just a really elaborate stage show.

* BadassBeard: Bill gets one during his and Ted's 16 months of training, although the newspaper photos indicate he shaves it off later.

* ObviousStuntDouble: At one point in Bill & Ted's apartment, Creator/AlexWinters steps off his mark and reveals the face of Creator/KeanuReeves' body double.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: "I can't believe we Melvined Death."

* BadassCreed: De Nomolos and his followers have a pretty impressive villainous one: "What is the fuel?" "'''FEAR!'''" "What is the engine?" "'''DISCIPLINE!'''" "What is the ideal?" "'''ORDER!'''"”And how do we achieve it?” “‘’’DEATH TO BILL AND TED!’’’”