Many do not know it, but after Back to the Future 3 in 1990, the adventures of Marty and Doc continued in an animated series, created by Bob Gale, co-writer of the trilogy.
We won't insult you by telling you once again how much the Back to the Future saga is an absolute cult; Even a cross-generational success, it has widely entered the pantheon of popular culture. You may not know that the Doc & Marty characters were far from giving up, because an animated series was born!
After Back to the Future 3 in 1990, Marty and Doc's adventures were continued in an animated series. Created by Bob Gale, co-writer of the trilogy, it is divided into two seasons of 13 episodes that aired in France in 1993. Neither Michael J. Fox nor Christopher Lloyd doubled as their characters in this series, but Mary Steenburgen (Clara) and Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tannin) are back.
Here are the introductory credits for this series again…
Episodes open and close with live action sequences as Doc (Lloyd) introduces and helps close the episode while Bill Nye (comedian and scientist) presents an informative and entertaining science experiment.
The series actually begins where the third film in the saga ends. Emmett Brown now lives in Hill Valley with his wife, Clara, and two children, Jules and Verne. The DeLorean was now able to travel through space, allowing the rings to be located anywhere on the Earth, which was not the case in the films.
In particular, we learn that Marty's middle name is Seamus, a character we saw in Back to the Future 3. However, it is considered unofficial, as it takes place in a parallel universe from the films.
The series was canceled after 26 episodes, possibly after the tone changed between the two seasons. We feel that the series seeks to reach a more childish audience, offers less creative plots and limits time travel.
Back to the Future: The Animated Series itself would have a sequel, in the comics, thanks to two mini-series published by Harvey Comics written by Dwayne McDuffie and drawn by Nelson Dewey.
