Keanu Rivz no-Alex ubusika bagcina isithembiso saKhe eminyakeni eminingi edlule futhi basuse ingxenye yesithathu yokwamukelwa kwe-tad logan (Keanu Reeves) kanye neBill Preston (Alex ubusika). Iqiniso lokuthi baqala ukucabanga ngomqondo wale filimu, abadlali babika enye eminyakeni eyi-10 eyedlule. Futhi izingxenye ezimbili zokuqala "adventures emangalisayo kaBill noTed" kanye "Nezikhathi Ezintsha Zomthethosivivinywa kanye neTed" - Izithameli zabona ngo-1989 nango-1991.
Kumafilimu okuqala, sibonga abalandeli besikhathi esizayo, amaqhawe azothola isikhathi sawo sesikhathi. Okubavumela ukuba bajwayelane nobuntu obuvelele be-ERA ehlukile futhi basindise indawo yonke.
Ifilimu lesithathu lendaba ememezelwe nayo izotshela ngensindiso yendawo yonke. Isihambeli esivela esizayo (Kristen Shaal) sibika ama-Heroes ukuthi kuphela abangadala ingoma ezosindisa umhlaba. Ngokusebenza ngengoma kaTed noBill kuzosiza indodakazi yabadlali (iSamara Wing and Brigitt Landi-Payne) nobuntu obuhlukahlukene bomlando.
Kuwo wonke amafilimu franchise, amaqhawe ahamba ngesikhathi edokodo locingo lama-60s. Ekuqaleni komsebenzi esithombeni sokuqala ku-Iskripk, umshini wesikhathi wabukeka njengemoto. Kepha umsebenzi wahamba kuze kube manje, izikrini zaphuma "emuva esikhathini esizayo". Ukufana okusha, imibhalo yashintsha uhlobo lomshini wesikhathi. Kepha akubanga ngcono. Ngemuva kwakho konke, izithameli ziyazi ukuthi i-booth yocingo evela kuma-60s, lapho ungahamba khona ngesikhathi bese ugcine indawo yonke, ubizwa ngokuthi yiTardis. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuhlangana akuzange kuthinte ukuthandwa kwe-ted kanye ne-bill.