Thomas Edison
Background
Thomas Alva Edison is an inventor who invented the phonograph.
During the events of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) played by Hal Landon Sr.
At Bill and Ted University, in The Physics of Acoustical Reverberation class, Rufus arrives in the time booth, which looks like a telephone booth, with Thomas Edison, Bach, Sir James Martin, and Ria Paschelle. Suddenly De Nomolos and his followers blow open the doors to the classroom and start setting up equipment. De Nomolos enters the classroom and tells Rufus his plan to destroy the system. De Nomolos then reveals his secret weapon, Evil Bill and Evil Ted who are automatons that look exactly like Bill and Ted. Evil Bill and Evil Ted then tell the crowd their mission objectives, to kill Bill and Ted and then give a speech during the Battle of the Bands which will make certain the future will be changed. Evil Bill and Evil Ted get into the time booth and right before they go into the past, Rufus uses a guitar to hitch a ride along with them by using it like a grappling hook. Later, De Nomolos tells the captives in the classroom to study his book for it will be the new history.