Series synopsis
Back to the Future is an American animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on CBS on September 14, 1991. It ended on December 26, 1992. It stars David Kaufman, Cathy Cavadini, Mary Steenburgen and Dan Castellaneta.
An animated series for television based on the Back to the Future trilogy of feature films.
Based on the highly successful Back to the Future movie trilogy, this series is set, um, "after" the events of the last film, as the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown in their DeLorean time machine continue. Joining the ride is Clara, (Doc's wife from Back To The Future Part III,) Jules and Verne (their sons) Einstein the dog and Jennifer (Marty's girlfriend). And apparently there's a Tannen in eve ...
Premise
An animated series for television based on the Back to the Future trilogy of feature films.
Based on the highly successful Back to the Future movie trilogy, this series is set, um, "after" the events of the last film, as the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown in their DeLorean time machine continue. Joining the ride is Clara, (Doc's wife from Back To The Future Part III,) Jules and Verne (their sons) Einstein the dog and Jennifer (Marty's girlfriend). And apparently there's a Tannen in every time as relatives of Biff keep popping up, and creating conflict. Mary Steenburgen and Tom Wilson reprise their roles from the movies. During live portions of the show, Christopher Lloyd reprised his role as Doc Brown and was joined by Bill Nye, who conducted experiments that were used in the show.
Premise: The time travelling adventures of Doc Brown, his family, and his friend, Marty McFly.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Kaufman as Marty McFly (voice)
- Cathy Cavadini as Jennifer Parker (voice)
- Mary Steenburgen as Clara Clayton (voice)
- Dan Castellaneta as Emmett Brown (voice)
- Josh Keaton as Jules Brown (voice)
- Danny Mann as Einstein (voice)
- Bill Nye as Science Guy
- Christopher Lloyd as Emmett Brown
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | October 20, 2015 | |
| Season 1 | 14 | September 14, 1991 | December 14, 1991 |
| Season 2 | 13 | September 19, 1992 | December 26, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Drawn to the Future Interview with creator/writer Bob Gale and writer John Ludin. |
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| 2 |
The Animated Series Revisited A look back at the creation of the series with the members of the original animation team. |
October 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brothers Running away from home, Verne uses the DeLorean to travel back in time. When Doc, Marty and Jules go after him, they arrive in the middle of the Civil War where Jules and Verne get caught up on different sides. |
September 14, 1991 |
| 2 |
A Family Vacation Doc causes another power cut in his lab whilst trying to invent something. Jules and Verne are annoyed because their toy car racing has been interrupted (it runs on electricity) and Clara is annoyed at the lack of power as well. Feeling that his family has become too dependant on technology since they moved to the 20th Century, Doc uses the DeLorean to take his family back to Medieval England. The family are not happy, especially when Doc sends the DeLorean several hours into the future so there is no way they can go home until then. Clara walks off and after meeting some Medeival women washing in the river she meets Lord Biffingham of Tannenshire. Biffingham takes a shine to Clara and when she turns him down he kidnaps her. Doc tries to save her but eneds up being kidnapped as well. Biffingham imprisons Clara in his tower and decides to marry her - once she has become a widow! And he plans her to be a widow very shortly by challenging Doc to a joustling match. |
September 21, 1991 |
| 3 |
Forward to the Past Doc and the boys travel back to prehistoric times to test a new invention and Doc stops a meteor from colliding with Earth. They don't realize they changed history until they return home and find a civilization where dinosaurs rule! |
September 28, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mac the Black Marty and Verne travel to 1500s Caribbean, where Verne hopes to get an earring and Marty has to deal with pirate Mac The Black. |
September 19, 1992 |
| 2 |
Put on Your Thinking Caps, Kids! It's Time for Mr. Wisdom! Marty and Verne meet Mr. Wisdom, who hosts a popular children's science show. As it turns out, Doc and Mr. Wisdom were college roommates. Doc doesn't recall it with fondness, as Mr. Wisdom stole his invention for a science fair and won. Things apparently haven't changed as Mr. Wisdom has stolen the DeLorean! |
September 26, 1992 |
| 3 |
A Friend In Deed After Biff plans to evict Jennifer's family from their ranch, Marty goes to the Old West to stop Biff's family from getting the ranch deed. |
October 3, 1992 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 14, 1991 |
| Last aired | December 26, 1992 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Saturday |