Willy McBean & His Magic Machine

Pablo the Spanish-English talking monkey climbs through Willy's window and explains that he escaped from Rasputin Von Rotten. He reveals that Von Rotten intends to travel through time to become the most famous person in history. Willy resolves to stop him by building his own time machine.

With Pablo's information, Willy constructs his own time machine in his workshop. The machine isn't working properly, adding urgency and chaos to their plan. They hope it can outpace Von Rotten's device.

They arrive with General George Armstrong Custer and end up just moments before the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The two villains and heroes escape the scene before Custer is killed. The experience shows the dangers of tampering with history.

Willy and Pablo meet Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull in the Wild West. Von Rotten schemes to become the fastest gun in the west and asks Bill for a showdown, but both guns are sabotaged before any shot is fired. The moment underscores how their interference keeps history on course.

Von Rotten disguises himself as a Chinese trader and convinces Columbus's crew to mutiny. Willy and Pablo intervene, showing the crew that land is not far off and that mutiny would derail history. The crew resists, keeping Columbus's voyage on track.

The villains arrive in Arthurian Camelot and compel King Arthur to pull Excalibur, the talking magical sword. A green dragon crashes into Camelot in an effort to eat everyone, but Arthur and Excalibur drive it away. Willy and Pablo help keep Camelot from spiraling into disaster.

They take a quick detour to the Roman Colosseum, briefly stepping into Ancient Rome during their travels. The stop offers a glimpse of gladiators, crowds, and monumental architecture as time flickers between eras.

The team arrives in Ancient Egypt to stop Von Rotten from building the Great Pyramid. They work to keep the timeline intact while encountering pharaohs, pyramids, and desert landscapes. The mission emphasizes how monumental projects can affect history.

They travel to prehistoric times to encourage cavemen to discover fire and invent the wheel before Von Rotten's plan. The intervention helps early humanity gain essential skills and keeps the course of history intact. The adventures highlight how small discoveries shape the future.

Von Rotten is saved from falling off a cliff by Willy, and his time machine is swallowed by a Tyrannosaurus rex. These events lead Von Rotten to rethink his schemes and he turns over a new leaf. Willy's bravery helps preserve the timeline.

They return to the present, and the reformed Von Rotten uses his time machine as a movie projector to show the class history. Willy and Pablo watch as the lesson unfolds, illustrated by the adventures they've just endured. The moment reinforces that history can be taught through lived experience.