Rufus

Not to be confused with Rufus Ruffcut.

Rufus
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Wyld Stallyns
Marital status	Single
First appearance	B&TEA: "One Sweet & Sour Chinese Adventure—To Go" (1990)
Played by	George Carlin

Rufus is one of the main characters in the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures animated television series. He is voiced by George Carlin, who reprises his role from the live-action film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Appearances

TV series

• 1.1 "One Sweet & Sour Chinese Adventure—To Go"
• 1.2 "The Birth of Rock & Roll or Too Hip for the Womb"
• 1.3 "A Most Excellent Roman Holiday"
• 1.4 "Model 'T' for Ted"
• 1.5 "The More Heinous They Are, the Harder They Fall"
• 1.6 "Birds of a Feather Stick to the Roof of Your Mouth"
• 1.7 "A Black Knight in San Dimas"
• 1.8 "Pocket Watch Full of Miracles"
• 1.9 "This Babe Ruth "BABE" is A DUDE, Dude"
• 1.10 "When the Going Gets Tough Bill & Ted are History"
• 1.11 "Never the Twain Shall Meet"
• 1.12 "A Job, a Job, My Kingdom for a Job"
• 1.13 "A Grimm Story of an Overdue Book"

Behind the scenes

• Hanna-Barbera produced one season, while DIC produced another (not covered on this wiki), who had Carlin replaced with Rick Overton, because not only was he presumably cheaper, but also because Overton had been cast as Bill in a live-action TV adaptation. Carlin took back the role, however, and played Rufus one last time in the first sequel, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, while he appeared as a prerecorded hologram (via archival footage and new voiceover by Piotr Michael) in the third and final film, Bill & Ted Face the Music.
• In "Model 'T' for Ted," Rufus reveals his name is actually his middle name, as people in the future only have middle names. This isn't held up in any of the movies.