Doc Brown and Marty McFly, the main characters of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: Futurepedia
Back to the Future is a film series by Universal.
Films[]
- Back to the Future (July 3rd, 1985)
- Back to the Future Part II (November 22nd, 1989)
- Back to the Future Part III (May 25th, 1990)
TV[]
- Back to the Future (September 14th, 1991 - December 26th, 1992): An animated series focusing on Doc Brown and his family.
Video Games[]
- Back to the Future (1985) for ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC
- Back to the Future (September 1989) for NES
- Back to the Future Part II (1990) for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Master System, and ZX Spectrum
- Back to the Future: The Pinball (1990). A Pinball Machine.
- Back to the Future Part II & III (September 1990) for NES
- Back to the Future Part III (1991) for Sega Genesis, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Master System, and ZX Spectrum
- Super Back to the Future Part II (July 23rd, 1993) for Super Famicom
- Back to the Future: The Game (December 22nd, 2010) for PC, MacOS, PlayStation 3, Wii, and iOS. Presenting a story set after the events of the trilogy, it was released as 5 different chapters:
- Episode 2: Get Tannen! (February 16th, 2011)
- Episode 3: Citizen Brown (March 29th, 2011)
- Episode 4: Double Visions (April 29th, 2011)
- Episode 5: OUTATIME (June 23rd, 2011)
- A full complete pack was later released on September 29th, 2011. An updated version for PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One was released in 2015.
Theatre[]
- Back to the Future: The Musical (February 20th, 2020)
Publications[]
Novels[]
- Back to the Future (1985). A novelization of the first film written by George Gipe.
- Back to the Future Part II (1989). A novelization of the second film written by Craig Shaw Gardner.
- Back to the Future Part III (1990). A novelization of the third film written by Craig Shaw Gardner.
Comics[]
- Back to the Future (October 2015 - October 2017)
- Back to the Future: Citizen Brown (May - September 2016). A comic book adaptation of The Game by IDW Publishing.
- Back to the Future: Biff to the Future (January - June 2017)
- Back to the Future: Tales from the Time Train (December 2017 - May 2018)
- Transformers/Back to the Future (October 7th, 2020 — May 12th, 2021). A 4-issue miniseries by IDW Publishing, crossing over with their Transformers line.
Other Books[]
- Back to the Future: The Story (1985). An abridged version of the first film adapted by Robert Loren Fleming.
- Back to the Future (Funko Pop!) (January 3rd, 2023)
Attraction[]
- Back to the Future: The Ride (May 2nd, 1991)
Links to Other Series[]
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The Honeymooners | July 3, 1985 | Characters watch the Honeymooners episode "The Man from Space" in Back to the Future. | 2 |
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Star Wars | July 3, 1985 | Marty McFly calls himself Darth Vader in Back To The Future. | 2 |
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Star Trek | July 3, 1985 | Marty McFly lies about he is from the planet Vulcan in Back To The Future. | 2 |
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Garfield | May 27, 1986 | In Garfield in Paradise, when The Cruiser's spirit waves to the village then he drives off into the sky, the tires leave behind flames similar to those shown in Back to the Future. | 3 |
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Jaws | November 22, 1989 | In Back to the Future Part II, Marty sees a ad for Jaws 19. The box for the Jaws NES Game appears in the antique shop in 2015. | 2 |
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Roger Rabbit | November 22, 1989 | In Back to the Future Part II, a Roger Rabbit plush appears in the antique shop in 2015. | 2 |
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Wild Gunman | November 22, 1989 | In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly plays Wild Gunman. | 2 |
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Dollars Trilogy | November 22, 1989 | In Back to the Future Part II Biff watches A Fistful of Dollars, then in Part III Marty gets inspiration from the Dollars Trilogy movies for his disguise and to defeat Buford Tannen. | 2 |
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Max Headroom | November 22, 1989 | Max Headroom is parodied in Back to the Future Part II. | 3 |
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Tex Murphy | 1989 | BTTF is mentioned in Mean Streets. | 2 |
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Howdy Doody | May 25, 1990 | Howdy Doody appears on Doc's TV in Back to the Future Part III. | 2 |
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Creature From The Black Lagoon | May 25, 1990 | A poster for Revenge of the Creature appears at the drive-in theater in Back to the Future Part III. | 2 |
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The Earth Day Special | April 22, 1990 | Doc Brown from Back to the Future appears in The Earth Day Special. | 1 |
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World Heroes | July 28, 1992 | Dr. Brown in World Heroes is based on Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future. | 3 |
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Doctor Who | December 1993 | Back To The Future is mentioned in the novel Left Handed Hummingbird by Kate Orman. | 2 |
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Jazz Jackrabbit | April 13, 1998 | Jazz Jackrabbit 2 features a reference to Back to the Future. | 3 |
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Duke Nukem | September 30, 1998 | In Duke Nukem: Time to Kill, a damaged DeLorean can be found in the underground mine of stage 6, a clear reference to the events of Back to the Future III; Upon finding it, Duke quips "Where's Doc' Brown when Ya need him?". | 3 |
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Final Fantasy | July 07, 2000 | Final Fantasy IX features the line "Great Scott!" | 3 |
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Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure | December 07, 2001 | The main character enters the Back to the Future universe via Back to the Future: The Ride. | 1 |
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The Fairly OddParents | October 4, 2002 | In The Fairly OddParents episode "The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker!", when Timmy travels to the 80s, you can see a DeLorean time traveling. This is a reference to the series Back to the Future. In A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, The Wishful Thinking van flying at the camera is a reference to the DeLorean machine flying at the camera. | 3 |
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin | August 19, 2005 | A poster for Back to the Future is shown in Andy Stitzer's room in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. | 2 |
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Angry Video Game Nerd | June 21, 2006 | The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews various Back to the Future games in the episodes "Back to the Future" and "Back to the Future Re-revisited". | 2 |
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Happy Tree Friends | November 20, 2006 | Back to the Future is shown on TV in Blast From the Past. | 2 |
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The Irate Gamer | April 28, 2007 | The Irate Gamer reviews Back to the Future on NES. | 2 |
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The Big Bang Theory | April 28, 2008 | Back to the Future is mentioned in many episodes of The Big Bang Theory. | 2 |
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Robot Chicken | January 11, 2009 | Back To The Future is parodied in the Robot Chicken episode "PS Yes, in That Way". | 3 |
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Burnout | February 19, 2009 | The Jansen P12 88 Special from the Legendary Cars DLC for Burnout Paradise is based on the DeLorean from Back to the Future. | 3 |
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Scribblenauts | September 15, 2009 | The Time Traveler and Hoverboard objects likely reference Back to the Future. | 3 |
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Dota | September 29, 2009 | Batrider says "Hey Void! Have you seen Bat to the Future??" | 3 |
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The Thick of It | October 31, 2009 | Back to the Future is mentioned in The Thick of It. | 2 |
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How It Should Have Ended | October 22, 2009 | Characters from Back to the Future appear in "Terminator - How It Should End". Back to the Future 2 is parodied in "How Back To The Future 2 Should Have Started". | 3 |
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Community | November 5, 2009 | A Back To The Future poster is shown in the Community episode "Home Economics". | 2 |
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Angry Birds | December 11, 2009 | In Angry Birds, there is a DeLorean in the "Ham 'em High" chapter as one of the decor pieces, a reference to Back to the Future. | 3 |
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SpongeBob | February 15, 2010 | Back to the Past is a parody of Back to the Future. | 3 |
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Adventure Time | May 3, 2010 | There's a reference to Back to the Future in the Adventure Time episode "Memories of Boom Boom Fountain". | 3 |
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Poker Night at the Inventory | November 22, 2010 | Trixie Trotter from Back to the Future: The Game makes a cameo appearance in Poker Night at the Inventory. | 1 |
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Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt | December 3, 2010 | The title of "Chuck To The Future" is a reference to Back To The Future. | 3 |
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Mario | December 22, 2010 | Episode 1 of Back to the Future: The Game features a reference to the "Mario Brothers"; additionally the game Back to the Future Part II & III features enemies very similar to the ones from the Mario series. |
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Dick Figures | January 13, 2011 | A Flux Capacitor appears in the Dick Figures episode: "Steakosaurus". | 2 |
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Modern Family | March 2, 2011 | Back to the Future is mentioned in the Modern Family episode: "Two Monkeys and a Panda". | 2 |
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WarGames | March 29, 2011 | One of the floppy disks is labelled 'WOPR' in the third episode of Back To The Future: The Game. | 2 |
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Ready Player One | August 16, 2011 | Back to the Future is mentioned several times in Ready Player One and Ready Player Two; Wade drives a modified DeLorean in both the book and movie. | 2 |
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Universal Movie Tycoon | March 28, 2012 | Assets based on Back to the Future could be obtained in Universal Movie Tycoon. | 2 |
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Epic Rap Battles of History | October 29, 2012 | Doc Brown has been a rapper for Epic Rap Battles of History. | 3 |
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Deep Space 69 | November 11, 2012 | Flux capacitors are mentioned in the Deep Space 69 episode “Shipphylis”. | 3 |
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Monica's Gang | December 2012 | Dr. Emmet Brown appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #35. The DeLorean appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #55. | 2 |
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Grand Theft Auto | September 17, 2013 | In Grand Theft Auto V there's a place called "Hill Valley". | 3 |
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Tobuscus | December 12, 2013 | In "TOBUSCUS ANIMATED ADVENTURES #7 - Plants Vs. Zombies", the interior of Tobuscus' time machine is similar in appearance to the DeLorean from Back to the Future. | 3 |
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Misfortune Of Being Ned | April 9, 2014 | BTTF is parodied in the Misfortune Of Being Ned episode "Time Machine". | 3 |
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A Million Ways to Die in the West | May 15, 2014 | Doc Brown appears as a cameo in A Million Ways To Die In The West. | 1 |
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Bojack Horseman | August 22, 2014 | Back to the Future was mentioned in the episode "The Telescope". | 2 |
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The Goldbergs | December 3, 2014 | The Goldbergs episode "I Rode a Hoverboard" features Adam lying about having rode a hoverboard as seen in Back to the Future Part II. | 2 |
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Les Kassos | February 19, 2015 | Back to the Future is parodied in Les Kassos. | 3 |
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Please, Don't Touch Anything | March 26, 2015 | A photo of Marty McFly and Doc Brown appear in Please, Don't Touch Anything. | 2 |
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The Fast and the Furious | March 31, 2015 | A April Fools Trailer for Fast and The Furious 7 (tricked as a trailer for a new BTTF movie known as "Fast to the Future) shows the character Dominic Toretto riding the Deloreon from Back to the Future. | 1 |
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Jurassic Park | June 12, 2015 | The Delorean and Marty McFly make cameos in Lego Jurassic World. | 1 |
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Ted (Universal) | June 26, 2015 | People are dressed up as Back to the Future characters in Ted 2. | 2 |
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Lego Dimensions | September 27, 2015 | The BTTF Universe appears in the game. | 1 |
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Barry Steakfries | October 1, 2015 | Various characters and locations from Back to the Future appeared in Jetpack Joyride as part of a special crossover event. | 1 |
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Rocket League | October 21, 2015 | The Delorean from BTTF appears as a DLC in Rocket League. | 1 |
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LittleBigPlanet | October 21, 2015 | Outfits based on Back to the Future characters are downloadable in LittleBigPlanet 3. | 2 |
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Sonic | October 28, 2015 | The variant cover of issue 81 of the Sonic Universe comic is based on Back to the Future: Part 3. | 3 |
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Sing Street | March 17, 2016 | Back to the Future is mentioned in Sing Street. | 2 |
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Henry Danger | April 30, 2016 | Characters resembling Doc Brown and Marty McFly from Back to the Future appear in the Henry Danger episode "Ox Pox". | 3 |
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Roblox | June 2, 2016 | The Finding Dory event in Roblox includes a reference to time traveling with gigawatts and a DeLorean. | 3 |
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Persona | September 15, 2016 | In Persona 5 one of the movies you can watch at the movie theater is a parody of Back to the Future. | 2.5 |
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Macbat 64 | March 17, 2017 | Macbat 64 features a reference to Back to the Future. | 3 |
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Gravity Falls | July 24, 2018 | Mabel McFly is a parody of Marty McFly from Back to the Future in Gravity Falls: Lost Legends. | 3 |
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CrossCode | September 20, 2018 | CrossCode features a boss based on Doc Brown. | 3 |
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The Lego Movie | February 8, 2019 | The DeLorean from Back to the Future appears in The Lego Movie 2. | 1 |
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Avengers (Marvel) | April 26, 2019 | Back to the Future is mentioned in Avengers: Endgame. | 2 |
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Stranger Things | July 4, 2019 | Steve and Robin talk about Back to the Future in Chapter 7 - Season 3 of Stranger Things. | 2 |
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Five Nights at Freddy's | December 26, 2019 | Back to the Future is mentioned in Into the Pit. | 2 |
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Death Race (DevilArtemis) | July 27, 2020 | Doc Emmet Brown has been a subject for Death Race. | 2 |
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Ted Lasso | August 28, 2020 | Doc Brown from Back to the Future is mentioned and quoted in the Ted Lasso episode "Tan Lines"; Back to the Future is also mentioned in "So Long, Farewell". | 2 |
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Transformers | October 7, 2020 | Transformers/Back to the Future is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Funko Pop! Blitz | October 7, 2020 | Characters from Back to the Future appear in Funko Pop! Blitz. | 1 |
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Stray | July 19, 2022 | Two robots that look like Marty and Doc Brown can be found in Stray. | 3 |
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Disney's Pinocchio | September 8, 2022 | Word of God has stated that Marty McFly and Doc have visited the world of Pinocchio before or during the film. | 1a |
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KouKou Love: Tap Blast | December 13, 2022 | Characters from Back to the Future make an appearance in KouKou Love: Tap Blast. | 1 |
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C.H.A.I.N. | June 7, 2023 | A poster for a parody of Back to the Future called "Man Car Time" can be found in C.H.A.I.N.G.E.D. | 3 |
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The Flash | June 16, 2023 | Back to the Future is mentioned in The Flash. | 2 |
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Blue Beetle | August 18, 2023 | Doc Brown from Back to the Future is mentioned in Blue Beetle. | 2 |
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Enchanted Portals | September 5, 2023 | A flux capacitor can be seen in the background of the World 2 boss fight in Enchanted Portals. | 3 |
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Totally Killer | October 6, 2023 | Back to the Future is mentioned in Totally Killer. | 2 |
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Subway Surfers | October 9, 2023 | As part of a collaboration event, Subway Surfers featured a costume for Jake based on Marty McFly and a Back to the Future themed hoverboard. | 2 |
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Scott Pilgrim | November 17, 2023 | Back to the Future is referenced in the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off episode "2 Scott 2 Pilgrim". | 3 |
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Rick and Morty | December 3, 2023 | Back to the Future is mentioned in the Rick and Morty episode: "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie". The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti is loosely based on Back to the Future. | 2 |
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PowerWash Simulator | November 16, 2023 | PowerWash Simulator features DLC that allows you to clean locations from Back to the Future. | 1 |
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Forza | June 18, 2024 | The Delorean Time Machine from Back to the Future appears as a DLC car in Forza Horizon 5. | 1 |
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Funko Fusion | September 13, 2024 | The Back to the Future universe appears in Funko Fusion, with Marty McFly and Doc Brown appearing as playable characters. | 1 |
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CSR | February 18, 2025 | The Delorean from BTTF appears in CSR Racing 2 as part of a collaboration. | 1 |
Links to Non-Series Media[]
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 23, 1992 | Doc Brown appears in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. (see details) |
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Freddy Funko (Mascot) | 2014 | Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in Marty McFly and Doc Brown costumes. (see details) |
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2019 Walmart Big Game Commercial | February 3, 2019 | Doc Brown's DeLorean appears in the 2019 Walmart Big Game Commercial. (see details) |
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