Back to the Future Animated Series Bill Nye

Back to the Future

Genre	Animation Adventure Comedy Sci-fi
Created by	Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale
Based on	Back to the Future and characters created by Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale
Starring	Christopher Lloyd Bill Nye
Voices of	David Kaufman Dan Castellaneta Cathy Cavadini Mary Steenburgen Josh Keaton Thomas F. Wilson Troy Davidson Danny Mann
Theme music composer	Alan Silvestri
Opening theme	"Back in Time"
Catastrophe theme	"Theme from Back to the Future" (Instrumental)
Composer	Michael Tavera
Country of origin	U.s.a. France
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Product
Executive producer	Bob Gale
Running fourth dimension	22 minutes
Production companies	Universal Cartoon Studios Amblimation Zaloom/Mayfield Productions Amblin Entertainment
Distributor	MCA-Television
Release
Original network	CBS (U.S.) French republic 2 (France) Aqueduct four (U.K.)
Sound format	CBS StereoSound (U.S.) Stereo (France)
Original release	September 14, 1991 (1991-09-fourteen) – December 26, 1992 (1992-12-26)
Chronology
Preceded by	Back to the Hereafter: The Ride

Back to the Time to come (also known as Dorsum to the Hereafter: The Animated Serial ) is an animated science-fiction one-act adventure television serial for television based on the alive-activeness Back to the Future film trilogy.^[1] The bear witness lasted ii seasons, each featuring xiii episodes, and ran on CBS from September fourteen, 1991 to Dec 26, 1992 with reruns until August fourteen, 1993. The network chose non to renew the show for a third season (citing depression ratings).^[2] Information technology was later rerun on Fox, as a part of the FoxBox block, from March 22 to Baronial 30, 2003.^[3]

Although the series takes identify after the films, creator Bob Gale has stated that the animated series and the comic books take identify in their own 'what if' and alternate timelines.^[4] This show marked the debut television advent of Bill Nye on a nationally broadcast show.

Premise [ edit ]

Following the determination of Back to the Future Part Three , in 1991, Dr. Emmett Brown moved into a farm in Hill Valley with his married woman Clara, their sons Jules and Verne, and the family dog, Einstein. As with the films, fourth dimension travel was achieved through the use of a modified DeLorean, which had apparently been re-built afterward it was destroyed at the end of the trilogy.^[5] The DeLorean now has vocalism-activated "time circuits" and can also travel instantaneously to different locations in infinite and time, in add-on to folding into a suitcase. The characters besides travel through time using the steam engine fourth dimension machine Md invented at the finish of the third moving-picture show.

Although Marty McFly is the show's main character and Jennifer Parker makes occasional appearances, the show focused primarily on the Brown family, whereas the films focused on the McFly family. The motion-picture show's villain, Biff Tannen, also appeared frequently. In improver, relatives of McFly, Chocolate-brown, and Tannen families were plentiful in the by or future parallel time zones visited. Different the films, which took place entirely in Hill Valley and the surrounding area, the series oft took the characters to exotic locations. At the end of every episode, Doc Brownish would appear to do an experiment, often related to the episode's plot. The first season also included post-credits segments with Biff Tannen telling a joke related to the episode, alluding to Thomas F. Wilson's career as a stand-up comedian.

Characters [ edit ]

Marty McFly (voiced by David Kaufman) – The main character of the series. Marty spends a lot of fourth dimension visiting the Brown firm where Md, Clara, and their sons live. He continues to travel through time alongside Jennifer, Dr. and the rest of the Brown family on many of their misadventures. Marty and Jennifer go students at Hill Valley College after graduating from Hill Valley High Schoolhouse.
Jennifer Parker (voiced by Cathy Cavadini) – Marty's girlfriend.
Emmett "Medico" Brown (portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in live action segments, voiced by Dan Castellaneta in the animated segments) – Marty's middle-anile best friend and the inventor of the DeLorean fourth dimension auto, which he built out of a DeLorean sports car in 1985; he subsequently built a locomotive time machine from 1885 to 1895. In the first episode of the serial the DeLeorean is apparently being rebuilt with added features, nodding to the events of Back to the Time to come Part Three. He lives with Clara and two sons Jules and Verne.
Einstein (voiced by Danny Mann) – The faithful sheep domestic dog living with Dr., Clara, Jules, and Verne. He is also Marty's friend.
Clara Clayton Brown (voiced by Mary Steenburgen) – Physician's wife, who, along with the residual of the family, moved to the 20th century. She and the Browns lived in a farmhouse exterior Hill Valley in 1991. Clara'southward embracive nature has meant she'south settled well into 20th century life, and became a teacher at Loma Valley Unproblematic. She occasionally joins her husband, sons, and Marty on their time travel road trips.
Jules Brown (voiced past Josh Keaton) – Medico's eldest son; his middle name is revealed in the series as Erastosthenes. Jules is intelligent for his age and, similarly to his father, uses long words in his everyday vocabulary, insisting on calling Marty McFly by his full proper name "Martin". Jules is top of the class in his school due to his gifted cognition; however, he is not very pop amid the other kids due to their more collective trends and has but a few friends. He has a shell on his classmate Franny Philips and enjoys baseball and inventing, often helping his father fissure downwards conclusions.
Verne Brown (voiced by Troy Davidson) – Jules' younger blood brother. He is mannerly and adventurous but adequately vulnerable, not taking well to losing out or things he doesn't specially enjoy doing. He is most always seen wearing a raccoon skin cap which he clearly loves and inspired his regular insult, "skunkhead", which he often uses towards his more uptight brother. (He besides showed no qualm and in fact appeared to particularly savour himself wearing garb and open-toed sandals during the Roman Vacation adventure, which other boys from his modern fourth dimension might have had gripes about, indicating he wouldn't have minded wearing such more than often if he had the opportunity.) Dissimilar Jules, Verne is quite popular at school and has many friends, including Marty McFly. Verne also adult a rivalry with Biff Tannen's son, Biff Jr.
Biff Tannen (voiced by Thomas F. Wilson) – Biff is the bully-grandson of Buford "Mad Domestic dog" Tannen and is the nowadays 24-hour interval villain of the series, although most episodes feature his numerous ancestors or descendants instead (Marty once rhetorically questioned if in that location was a "Biff" in every time period and place they visited). In the serial, Biff also has a son, Biff Jr. (voiced by Benji Gregory). During the first flavor, Biff would tell a joke after the finish credits.

Mary Steenburgen (Clara Clayton Chocolate-brown) and Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tannen) voiced their characters from the films. Christopher Lloyd played Doctor Dark-brown in the live-activity segments which opened and closed each episode while Dan Castellaneta provided the animated Doc Brown's voice. James Tolkan, who previously portrayed Primary Strickland from the films, voiced an unnamed Civil Defense Warden in the episode: "Marty Mcfly PFC". In addition, Bill Nye appeared equally Dr. Brown's Lab Assistant during the live-activeness segments at the terminate of each episode performing scientific experiments related to the episode. Nye also serves as the show'due south technical advisor. These segments later led to Nye getting his own testify.

Episodes [ edit ]

Series overview [ edit ]

Flavour 1 (1991) [ edit ]

Season 2 (1992) [ edit ]

Home media [ edit ]

Although the show no longer airs on telly, nine VHS cassettes and three laserdisc volumes of the serial were released from 1993 to 1994, chronicling xviii of the 26 episodes. The entire consummate show was released on DVD on October 20, 2015 for the offset time, both individually and equally part of the Back to the Future: The Complete Adventures collection (which besides includes all three films of the trilogy). In addition, the outset episode from each season of the blithe series (Brothers and Mac the Black) are included as bonus materials in the Back to the Future: 30th Ceremony Trilogy set.^[6]

On June 14, 2016, Universal released an individual DVD of the show's first season in Region 1.^[7] Season 2 was released on September 13, 2016.^[8]

Awards [ edit ]

Daytime Emmy Awards

1992 – Outstanding Moving-picture show Sound Mixing – Jim Hodson, Pecker Koepnick and Harry Andronis (won)
1992 – Outstanding Film Audio Editing – Bill Koepnick, Russell Brower, Jim Hodson, Aaron L. King, Matt Thorne and Marker Keatts (won)
1993 – Outstanding Film Sound Mixing – Ray Leonard and Paca Thomas (won)
1993 – Outstanding Motion picture Audio Editing – Paca Thomas, Ray Leonard, Marc S. Perlman and Melissa Ellis (won)

Comic books [ edit ]

A comic book series was published past Harvey Comics detailing further adventures of the animated show. Two mini-serial were published, the first being a four-issue run, the second, a three-issue run subtitled "Forwards to the Hereafter" and a "Special" issue was also released, reprinting parts of the first mini-series' beginning event. The comics were written by Dwayne McDuffie with fine art by Nelson Dewey.^{[ commendation needed ]}

Toys [ edit ]

In Baronial 2022, as part of the 35th anniversary of the release of Back to the Time to come, three 6" calibration activity figures were produced by NECA ^[9] based on Back to the Future: The Animated Series. Marty McFly, 'Dr.' Brown and Einstein, and Biff Tannen were released as part of the "Toony Classics" line and sold both online and at retail at a $12.99 price indicate. Marty McFly came packed with a hoverboard and guitar with strap. Doc Dark-brown included Einstein with his digital stopwatch neckband, a remote control, a gear up of extra hands, and googles. The Biff Tannen figure included an alternate interchangeable head.

References [ edit ]

^ Perlmutter, David (2022). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television set Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 56. ISBN 978-1538103739 .
^ Klastorin, Michael (November 24, 2015). Back to the Futurity: The Ultimate Visual History. New York: Harper Design. p. 219. ISBN 978-0062419149 .
^ "4Kids Amusement Adds Emmy Honour Winning Show "Back To The Futurity" To Pull a fast one on Box Lineup" (PDF). www.4kidsentertainment.com. March thirteen, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2006. Retrieved Baronial 28, 2016.
^ "Bob Gale Answers Your Back to the Future Questions". Telltale Games. October xviii, 2010. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (second ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1476665993 .
^ Lambert, David (July 16, 2015). "Back to the Future - 'Consummate Animated Series' DVDs Date, Cost, Extras, Packaging". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved November five, 2015.
^ Lambert, David (April 5, 2016). "Back to the Time to come - 'The Animated Series: Flavour 1'...Package Art from the 'Future!'". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ Lambert, David (July 14, 2016). "Dorsum to the Time to come - Universal Announces a 'Season Two' Set for the Animated Spin-Off". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ NECA Website: https://necaonline.com/2022/05/back-to-the-future-6-scale-activeness-figure-toony-classics-assortment/

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