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'''''Bill and Ted''''' was a [[film]] which [[Deborah Castle]] took the [[Eighth Doctor]] to see sometime near the end of the [[1980s]]. The Doctor was inspired by the "flying [[telephone box]]" in the film, wishing that he could have one of his own. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
'''''Bill and Ted''''' was a [[film]] which [[Deborah Castle]] took the [[Eighth Doctor]] to see ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'') by the year [[1989]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures (novel)|Trading Futures]]'') The Doctor was inspired by the "flying [[telephone box]]" in the film, wishing that he could have one of his own. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
There were actually two ''Bill and Ted'' films. The one that the Doctor refers to in ''Father Time'' is ''{{W|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure}}''.
[[File:DWM 181 Bill and Ted Cracked 253.jpg|thumb|The Third Doctor and Rufus]]
* The full title of the ''Bill and Ted'' film the referred to in ''Father Time'' is ''{{W|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure}}''.
* In ''Cracked'' issue 253, the parody strip "Bull & Tad's Excrement Adventure" features the [[Third Doctor]] confronting Rufus by saying "You'll be hearing from my lawyers!" The panel was reprinted in [[DWM 181]].
* One 2015 issue of the comic series ''Bill and Ted's Most Triumphant Return'' mentions that extraterrestrials copied Bill and Ted's time machine, "albeit with British phone booths" that they "found a way to make bigger on the inside".<ref>[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/05/15/so-apparently-doctor-who-ripped-off-bill-ted-and-not-the-other-way-around/ So, Apparently Doctor Who Ripped Off Bill & Ted And Not The Other Way Around]</ref>


As hinted at in ''Father Time'', Bill and Ted's time machine has similarities with [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. One 2015 issue of the comic series ''Bill and Ted's Most Triumphant Return'' mentions that extraterrestrials copied Bill and Ted's time machine, "albeit with British phone booths" that they "found a way to make bigger on the inside". [https://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/05/15/so-apparently-doctor-who-ripped-off-bill-ted-and-not-the-other-way-around/]
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Films from the real world]]
[[Category:Science fiction films from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 18:18, 3 November 2024

Bill and Ted

Bill and Ted was a film which Deborah Castle took the Eighth Doctor to see (PROSE: Father Time) by the year 1989. (PROSE: Trading Futures) The Doctor was inspired by the "flying telephone box" in the film, wishing that he could have one of his own. (PROSE: Father Time)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Third Doctor and Rufus
  • The full title of the Bill and Ted film the referred to in Father Time is Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
  • In Cracked issue 253, the parody strip "Bull & Tad's Excrement Adventure" features the Third Doctor confronting Rufus by saying "You'll be hearing from my lawyers!" The panel was reprinted in DWM 181.
  • One 2015 issue of the comic series Bill and Ted's Most Triumphant Return mentions that extraterrestrials copied Bill and Ted's time machine, "albeit with British phone booths" that they "found a way to make bigger on the inside".[1]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]