The Birth of Rock & Roll or Too Hip for the Womb

"The Birth of Rock & Roll or Too Hip for the Womb" is the second episode of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures season one. It aired on September 22, 1990 on CBS. It was written by John Loy and John Ludin.

In order to appreciate classical music for class, Bill & Ted go back in time to meet Mozart, but accidentally go back to when he was a kid, right when his parents need a babysitter. While babysitting, they then go to visit William Tell in 1300, although their pit stop in 1955 for a chance meeting with Little Richard (who guest stars as himself) proves to be more helpful.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Scanland
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ted "Theodore" Logan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Keanu Reeves
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bill S. Preston, Esquire
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alex Winter
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Eddie Van Halen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| George Carlin (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Leopold Mozart
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Anna Marie Mozart
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Anna Marie Mozart
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Deacon Logan
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Little Richard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Molly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Chad Allen
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Detective Logan
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Grandfather
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| "Heidi"
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Booth operator #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Eddy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| William Tell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| William Tell's son
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ted's mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| "Heidi"
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Booth operator #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Eddy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| William Tell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| William Tell's son
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ted's mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| William Tell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| William Tell's son
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ted's mother
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| William Tell's son
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ted's mother
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ted's mother

Organizations

 * Wyld Stallyns
 * New Boys on the Corner (photo)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * San Dimas
 * San Dimas High School
 * Shopping mall
 * Georgia
 * Macon
 * Macon Bus Terminal
 * Recording studio
 * Germany (mentioned)
 * Austria
 * Salzburg
 * Mozart residence
 * Switzerland

Objects

 * Carlin Totally Live
 * Time machine phone booth
 * Circuits of Time Directory
 * Little Richard's piano

Vehicles

 * Mozarts' carriage

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: September 22, 1990 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * New Boys on the Corner is a parody of New Kids on the Block.

Errors

 * When Little Richard begins to play the piano in the recording studio, Eddy's entire clothes are blue, when only his tie was blue.
 * There's a subtle difference between the appearance of Leopold Mozart from the first and last time he appeared, possibly indicating he was designed by two separate animators.

Everlasting influence
Alex Winter mentioned working with Little Richard when he appeared as a guest on the July 18, 1991 episode of The Arsenio Hall Show.

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.