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** In the same episode, 1967 Doc does not recognise Marty, even though they met for nearly two weeks back in 1955!
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** In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned his a vaulable lesson about using common sense after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTF film.
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* FreeRangeChildren: Jules and Verne. Exaggerated to the extent where they frequently steal the [=DeLorean=] and gallivant around the space-time continuum, although zig-zagged if Marty tags along on an adventure.
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* HiddenInPlainSight: The Browns regularly drive the [=DeLorean=] around town and use it as the family car, without the rest of Hill Valley knowing that it's a time machine. This causes problems in "Einstein's Adventure" when two bank robbers steal the car to use as a getaway vehicle, and accidentally activate the time circuits.
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* PacManFever: Every sound effect from ''Bravelord and Monstrux'' -- which is Verne's favorite video game InUniverse -- is taken directly from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''.
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* PacManFever: Every sound effect from ''Bravelord and Monstrux'' -- which is Verne's favorite video game InUniverse -- is taken directly from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''.''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''.
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* EvilCounterpart: Mr. Walter Wisdom for Doc Brown.Brown.
** EvilFormerFriend: In fact, the two were frat brothers and roommates in college in the late Fifties, and were close enough friends that Doc even told Walter about the concept for the flux capacitor. It wasn't until Walter stole and profited from Doc's perpetual motion hula hoop that he became evil and greedy.
** EvilFormerFriend: In fact, the two were frat brothers and roommates in college in the late Fifties, and were close enough friends that Doc even told Walter about the concept for the flux capacitor. It wasn't until Walter stole and profited from Doc's perpetual motion hula hoop that he became evil and greedy.
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** This is also the case in 2x02, which flashes back to Doc's college days in the late 1950's (when hula hoops were popular). Mr. Wisdom, who knew Doc back then, even recognizes the flux capacitor as Doc's "old college dream." If you assume that maybe Doc went back to school for another doctorate sometime after 1955, he still seems younger than he should have been.[[note]]The only thing that stops this from being a SeriesContinuityError is that they never actually say ''what'' type of degree Doc was getting then.[[/note]]
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** This is also the case in 2x02, which flashes back to Doc's college days in the late 1950's (when hula hoops were popular). Mr. Walter Wisdom, who knew Doc back then, even recognizes the flux capacitor as Doc's "old college dream." If you assume that maybe Doc went back to school for another doctorate sometime after 1955, he still seems younger than he should have been.[[note]]The only thing that stops this from being a SeriesContinuityError is that they never actually say ''what'' type of degree Doc was getting then.[[/note]]
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* SeriesContinuityError: The Hill Valley clocktower is shown running in 1967 (in "My Pop's An Alien"). This contradicts the films, which made a plot point of the fact that the clock never ran again after 1955.
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** Subverted in that it's mostly Verne that feels this way ([[SiblingRivalry and his brother encourages it]]), Doc and Clara love him every bit as much as Jules.
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Every episode was told as a story by Doc.
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Every episode was told as a story by Doc. Considering it's ''[[AbsentMindedProfessor Doc]]'', it [[AdaptationDecay explains a lot]].
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* TheGameComeToLife: "Bravelord and the Demon Monstux".
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* AesopAmnesia: In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned his lesson about using common sense after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTF film.
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** In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned his lesson about using common sense after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTFfilm.film.
** Go count the number of episodes where Jules and Verne disagree with each other and have to learn to get along again. We'll wait.
** In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned his lesson about using common sense after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTF
** Go count the number of episodes where Jules and Verne disagree with each other and have to learn to get along again. We'll wait.
* DepravedKidsShowHost: Mr. Wisdom, who seems happy-go-lucky on the surface, but has no trouble fleecing people out of their money, dropping kids through trapdoors, and stealing Doc Brown's inventions to sell as his own.
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* FloatingTimeline: The present is 1991, but despite 6 years passing since the events of the movie trilogy in 1985, Marty and Jennifer appear to be younger than they should. They at least put them in college even if they were drawn looking like teenagers and seem to have become ''less'' mature than they were in the trilogy. Of course, Michael J. Fox ''still'' looks like he could play a teenager.
** The first episode does make mention of Marty being in college, and a reference to DEAN Strickland.
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** The present is 1991, but despite 6 years passing since the events of the movie trilogy in 1985, Marty and Jennifer appear to beyounger ''younger'' than they should. They at least put them in college even college--the first episode does make mention of Marty being in college, and makes a reference to DEAN Strickland--even if they were drawn looking like teenagers and seem to have become ''less'' mature than they were in the trilogy. Of course, Michael J. Fox ''still'' looks like he could play a teenager.
**The first episode does make mention of Marty This is also the case in 2x02, which flashes back to Doc's college days in the late 1950's (when hula hoops were popular). Mr. Wisdom, who knew Doc back then, even recognizes the flux capacitor as Doc's "old college dream." If you assume that maybe Doc went back to school for another doctorate sometime after 1955, he still seems younger than he should have been.[[note]]The only thing that stops this from being in college, and a reference to DEAN Strickland.SeriesContinuityError is that they never actually say ''what'' type of degree Doc was getting then.[[/note]]
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* EnhanceButton: Marty uses one in "Go Fly a Kite" to take a peek at the time circuits inside the [=DeLorean=] in Verne's video message, in order to figure out where/when Verne has run away to.
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* MythologyGag: Marty sarcastically says in one episode that he's Michael J. Fox, who played him in the films. Verne admits that he can see the resemblance. Also subtly LampshadeHanging the fact that he is [[PoorMansSubstitute not Michael J. Fox]] in this series.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: [[Creator/JulesVerne Jules and Verne]]. This actually proved to be a plot point in the episode "A Verne By Any Other Name" - after being bullied about his name, Verne went back in time to convince his parents to name him something else.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: [[Creator/JulesVerne Jules and Verne]]. This actually proved to be a plot point in the episode "A Verne By Any Other Name" - after being bullied about his name, Verne went back in time to convince his parents to name him something else.
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** Marty sarcastically says in one episode that he's Michael J. Fox, who played him in the films. Verne admits that he can see the resemblance.Also This also subtly LampshadeHanging [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the fact that he is [[PoorMansSubstitute not Michael J. Fox]] in this series.
** The circus owners from "Verne's New Friend" are named Robert and Bob ("The Bob Brothers") after Creator/RobertZemeckis and Bob Gale.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: [[Creator/JulesVerne Jules and Verne]]. This actually proved to be a plot point in the episode "A Verne By Any Other Name"- -- after being bullied about his name, Verne went back in time to convince the real Jules Verne to change his name; failing at that, he travelled back to his own birth to convince his parents to name him something else.
** Marty sarcastically says in one episode that he's Michael J. Fox, who played him in the films. Verne admits that he can see the resemblance.
** The circus owners from "Verne's New Friend" are named Robert and Bob ("The Bob Brothers") after Creator/RobertZemeckis and Bob Gale.
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* SweetPollyOliver: [[spoiler:Chris from "Verne's New Friend," who pretended to be a boy so she could hang out with the girl-hating Verne.]] Verne doesn't react well when he learns the truth, but he lightens up by the end of the episode.
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* CelebrityParadox: Michael J. Fox seems to exist in the ''BTTF'' universe (see "Shout Out" below).
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a few subversions.
** They did a good job of sneaking a little ''Literature/OliverTwist'' into this episode too.
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a few subversions.
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* CelebrityParadox: Michael J. Fox seems to exist in the ''BTTF'' universe (see "Shout Out" "Mythology Gag" below).
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: With a few subversions.
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* MythologyGag: Marty sarcastically says in one episode that he's Michael J. Fox, who played him in the films. Verne admits that he can see the resemblance. Also subtly LampshadeHanging the fact that he is [[PoorMansSubstitute not Michael J. Fox]] in this series.
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* ShoutOut: Marty sarcastically says in one episode that he's Michael J Fox, who played him in the films. Verne admits that he can see the resemblance.
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* ShoutOut: Marty sarcastically says The writers loved referencing ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''. So much, in one episode fact, that he's Michael J Fox, who played him in the films. Verne admits that Hill Valley's sheriff is even named Andy Taylor, and he can see the resemblance.
** Also subtly LampshadeHanging the fact that he is [[PoorMansSubstitute not Michael J. Fox]] in this series.has a deputy named Barney.
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** In one episode, Verne imitates a speech his mother gives, complete with it being delivered by Clara's voice actor as is sometimes done with cartoons. Once he's finished, another character remarks on the uncanny accuracy of the impression, and Verne says he sometimes uses it to call himself in sick to school.
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* AesopAmnesia: In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned how to use common sense after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTF film.
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* AesopAmnesia: In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned how to use his lesson about using common sense after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTF film.
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* AesopAmnesia: In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned his lesson on not to get so steamed up whenever someone calls him names after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTF film.
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* AesopAmnesia: In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned his lesson on not how to get so steamed up whenever someone calls him names use common sense after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTF film.
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* AesopAmnesia: In "Roman Holiday", while visiting Rome, Marty was challenged by Biff's Roman ancestor Bifficus to a race. Marty does refuse at first, but takes up the challenge when Bifficus calls him a chicken. The problem with this is that Marty was supposed to have learned his lesson on not to get so steamed up whenever someone calls him names after his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen in the third BTTF film.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: In addition to "Great Scott!", Doc was given more catchphrases such as "Jumpin' jigawatts!" and "Galloping Galileo"!.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: BillNyeTheScienceGuy did live action experiments at the end of each episode.
* HeyItsThatVoice: DanCastellaneta as the animated Doc, Mary Steenburgen as Clara, and Tom Wilson as Biff (and every other Tannen in history).
** Also "DannyPhantom" voices Marty.
*** HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "Super Doc", Doc, Jules, Verne and Marty end up in 1952. While there, Marty's claims his name to be Jimmy Olsen. Guess who voices Jimmy in SupermanTheAnimatedSeries?
* HeyItsThatVoice: DanCastellaneta as the animated Doc, Mary Steenburgen as Clara, and Tom Wilson as Biff (and every other Tannen in history).
** Also "DannyPhantom" voices Marty.
*** HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "Super Doc", Doc, Jules, Verne and Marty end up in 1952. While there, Marty's claims his name to be Jimmy Olsen. Guess who voices Jimmy in SupermanTheAnimatedSeries?
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* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Jules in "The Money Tree".
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*** HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "Super Doc", Doc, Jules, Verne and Marty end up in 1952. While there, Marty's claims his name to be Jimmy Olsen. Guess who voices Jimmy in SupermanTheAnimatedSeries?
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* CelebrityParadox: Michael J. Fox seems to exist in the ''BTTF'' universe (see below).
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* FloatingTimeline: The present is 1991, but despite 6 years passing since the events of the movie trilogy in 1985, Marty and Jennifer appear to be younger than they should. They at least put them in college even if they were drawn looking like teenagers and seem to have become ''less'' mature than they were in the trilogy.
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The series followed on from where the films left off. Doc Brown and his family (wife Clara, originally from the 1880s, and their sons Jules and Verne) have moved back to 20th Century Hill Valley, settling down in 1991. Doc has built a new [=DeLorean=] time machine, and together with his friends Marty [=McFly=] and Jennifer Parker, Doc and his family TimeTravel backwards and forwards through time, usually meeting up with ancestors or descendants of both Marty and the films' villain, Biff Tannen.
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The series followed on from where the films left off. Doc Brown and his family (wife Clara, originally from the 1880s, and their sons Jules and Verne) have moved back to 20th Century Hill Valley, settling down in 1991. In addition to their flying, time-traveling steam engine, Doc has built a new [=DeLorean=] time machine, [=DeLorean=], and together with his friends Marty [=McFly=] and Jennifer Parker, Doc and his family TimeTravel backwards and forwards through time, time in search of adventure, usually meeting up with ancestors or descendants of both Marty and the films' villain, Biff Tannen.
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* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: BillNyeTheScienceGuy did live action experiments at the end of each episode.
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