Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

George Carlin: Rufus

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• [last lines] 

  Rufus : They do get better.

• [first lines] 

  Rufus : Hi, welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. And I'm telling you it's great here. The air is clean, the water's clean, even the dirt, it's clean. Bowling averages are way up, mini-golf scores are way down. And we have more excellent water slides than any other planet we communicate with. I'm telling you this place is great! But it almost wasn't. You see, 700 years ago, the two great ones, ran into a few problems. So now I have to travel back in time to help them out. If I should fail to keep these two on the correct path, the basis of our society will be in danger. Don't worry, it'll all make sense. I'm a professional.

• Rufus : You see, eventually your music will help put an end to war and poverty. It will align the planets and bring them into universal harmony, allowing meaningful contact with all forms of life, from extraterrestrial beings to common household pets. And... it's excellent for dancing.

• Rufus : [meeting for the first time]  Greetings, my excellent friends.

  Ted : Do you know when the Mongols ruled China?

  Rufus : Well, perhaps we can ask them.

• [just before time-traveling for the first time] 

  Rufus : [putting on his sunglasses]  Gentlemen... we're history.

• Rufus : Be excellent to each other.

  One Of The Three Most Important People in the World , The Three Most Important People in the World , The Three Most Important People in the World : Party on, dude.