The More Heinous They Are, the Harder They Fall

The More Heinous They Are, the Harder They Fall
Premiere date	October 20, 1990
Run time	23:00
Starring	Keanu Reeves Alex Winter George Carlin Danny Cooksey
Music composed by	Chuck Loeb
Writer(s)	Mary Jo Ludin
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt
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"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

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Ted "Theodore" Logan	Keanu Reeves
Deacon Logan	Danny Cooksey
Killer Gabron	Unavailable
Bill S. Preston, Esquire	Alex Winter
Fox	Unavailable
King Henry VIII	Unavailable
Queen Anne Boleyn
Ivan the Terrible	Unavailable
Jack
John Rambo
Old man	Unavailable
Calamity Jane	Unavailable
King George III
Paul Revere	Unavailable
Eddie Van Halen
Benjamin Franklin	Unavailable
Benedict Arnold	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.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

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.