The More Heinous They Are, the Harder They Fall

"The More Heinous They Are, the Harder They Fall" is the fifth episode of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures season one. It aired on October 20, 1990 on CBS. It was written by Mary Jo Ludin, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

When Deacon has a bully problem, Bill & Ted travel into the past to get one of history's biggest bullies for help.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ted "Theodore" Logan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Keanu Reeves
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deacon Logan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Danny Cooksey
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Killer Gabron
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bill S. Preston, Esquire
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alex Winter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fox
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| King Henry VIII
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Queen Anne Boleyn
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ivan the Terrible
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jack
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Rambo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Calamity Jane
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| King George III
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Paul Revere
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Eddie Van Halen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Benjamin Franklin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Benedict Arnold
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Calamity Jane
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| King George III
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Paul Revere
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Eddie Van Halen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Benjamin Franklin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Benedict Arnold
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Benjamin Franklin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Benedict Arnold
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Benedict Arnold
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Wyld Stallions
 * Founding Fathers

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * San Dimas
 * Logan residence
 * Deacon's school
 * Kozy Korner
 * South Dakota
 * Deadwood
 * Deadwood Barber
 * Deadwood Post Office
 * Deadwood Pony Express
 * Massachussetts
 * Boston
 * Revere's Silver Wares
 * Boston Harbor
 * Italy (indirectly mentioned)
 * Rome (mentioned)
 * England
 * London
 * Tower of London
 * Russia
 * Oz (mentioned)
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Mondo Amazons
 * Time machine phone booth
 * Circuits of Time Directory
 * Liberty Bell
 * Declaration of Independence

Vehicles

 * Boat

Music
The theme song was performed by Randy Peterson and Kevin Quinn. The music was composed by Chuck Leob for Score Productions. Bodie Chandler was the director of music production.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 20, 1990 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * Bill and Ted also landed next to an outhouse being used in the 1989 film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
 * Bill mentions the Wicked Witch of the East, when he really means the Wicked Witch of the West, the main villain of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

Errors

 * When Bill and Ted are first in the booth, Bill is missing his eyes until he starts moving.
 * The American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, and Benjamin Franklin's discovery of electricity did not happen on the same day.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * August 13, 2013: TGG Direct releases Best of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures on DVD (Walmart exclusive).
 * October 1, 2013: TGG Direct releases Best of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures on DVD.