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'''"Mac the Black"''' is an episode of ''[[Back to the Future: The Animated Series]]''.
  
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|title = Mac the Black
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|series = [[Back to the Future: The Animated Series]]
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|season = 2
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|episode = 1 (14 in series)
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|writer = [[John Loy]] and [[John Ludin]]
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|director = [[John Hays]]
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|airdate = [[September 19]], [[1992]]
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|prev = "[[Clara's Folks]]"
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|next = "[[Put on Your Thinking Caps, Kids! It's Time for Mr. Wisdom!]]"
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}}
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'''"Mac the Black"''' is the first episode and season premiere of second season of ''[[Back to the Future: The Animated Series]]'', and the fourteenth episode overall. It aired on [[September 19]], [[1992]].
   
 
==Brief synopsis==
  
==Brief synopsis==
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After [[Marty McFly]] lies to [[Jennifer Parker]], he accompanies [[Verne Brown]] on a trip to the [[Caribbean]] in [[1697]] in a quest to get an earring. Though when seeking the attention of the ladies, Marty ends up telling everyone he is the famous pirate [[Mac the Black (pirate)|Mac the Black]] and things only become worse when the real Mac the Black finds the impostor. Marty and Verne must now find a way back to the future before Mac and his gang of pirates chop them into shark bait.
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When Marty lies to Jennifer about the concert, Verne wants to get an earring, but Doc and Clara forbid it. Marty later accompanies Verne on a trip to the [[Caribbean]] in [[1697]] in a quest to get an [[earring]]. Though when seeking the attention of the ladies, Marty ends up telling everyone he is the famous [[pirate]] [[Mac the Black (pirate)|Mac the Black]] and things only become worse when the real Mac the Black finds the impostor. Marty and Verne must now find a way back to the future before Mac and his gang of pirates chop them into shark bait. At Jennifer's house, Marty apologizes and tells the truth to Jennifer.
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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This episode contained a Back to the Facts segment.
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*This episode contained a Back to the Facts segment:
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The dollar $ign is actually a modification of the number 8 which was stamped on the
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**"The dollar sign is actually a modification of the number 8 which was stamped on the Spanish coins known as 'pieces of eight'... and now, Back to the Future!"
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*As with all of the animated series episodes, [[Christopher Lloyd]], as Doc Brown, would introduce each one as a story, to be recounted in animated form. The opener to "Mac the Black": "At one time, my son Verne wanted to be a pirate. But what he really wanted was an earring... or was it a tattoo? This one's a bit complicated, so I'll let Marty explain it."
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Spanish coins known as "pieces of eight".
  
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*'''Cartoon elements''' - Produced and directed by BTTF co-creator [[Bob Gale]], the series combined clever writing, a faithfulness to the characters, and lessons in science and history... and, in the retelling of a story to children, things that could happen only in a cartoon. After Doc getting compressed into a glass container by a malfunctioning canning machine, he comments, "THAT was a jarring experience!". Verne runs up the side of the mast and into the crow's nest and exclaims "Wow! I thought you could only do that in cartoons!" And a cannonball shot straight up into the air comes back down a full minute later, sinking the pirate ship in seconds.
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*With the help of [[Bill Nye]], Doc demonstrates a homemade cannon using a 2-liter container, a cork, and diluted vinegar and baking soda to produce carbon dioxide.
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*No Tannens appear in this episode. As this is the first episode of the second season, you don't even see Biff in the closing segment.
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*As of this episode Clara undergo a character change as her appearance became more feminist with a face change.
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==Quotes==
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(Clara forbids her son from getting an earring)
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{{dialogue2|Verne|But if I get an earring, the cool kids will stop making fun of my coonskin cap!|Jules|Why don't you cease ''wearing'' the coonskin cap?|Are you kidding? All the cool kids love it!|}}
   
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(Verne reconsiders having his ear pierced, as the tattoo artists brings out a chisel and a mallet)
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==New continuity==
  
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===New individuals===
  
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{{dialogue2|Verne|Is this earring going to hurt?|Man|No. But your ear will.|AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!|}}
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*Senorita (Special Agent) [[Maria]] of the [[Spanish Armada]]
  
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*[[New World Tattoos artist]]
  
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{{quote|Attention all shoppers! Big sail on pirates!|Marty cuts the ropes to the ship's sail}}
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*[[King Charles II]] of [[Spain]] {{Mo}}
  
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*[[Mac the Black (pirate)|Mac the Black]]
  
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==Appearances==
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*[[Long John Silver]] {{C|Signature}}
  
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{{App
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|characters=
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*[[Clara Clayton Brown]]
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*[[Emmett Brown]]
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*[[Jules Brown]]
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*[[Verne Brown]]
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*[[King Charles II]] of [[Spain]] {{1stm}}
 
*[[Captain Hook]] {{C|Signature}}
  
*[[Captain Hook]] {{C|Signature}}
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*[[Unknown pirate signature]]
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*[[Mac the Black (pirate)|Mac the Black]] {{1st}}
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*[[Mac the Black's pirates]]
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*[[Mac the Black's pirates]] {{1st}}
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*Senorita (Special Agent) [[Maria]] of the [[Spanish Armada]] {{1st}}
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*[[Spanish Navy]]
  
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*[[Marty McFly]]
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===New technology===
  
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*[[New World Tattoos artist]] {{1st}}
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*[[Automatic hair washer]]
  
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*[[Automatic tooth brusher]]
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*[[Jennifer Parker]]
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*[[Long John Silver]] {{C|Signature}}
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*[[Automatic tomato canner]]
  
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*[[Unknown pirate signature]] {{1st}}
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*[[Cannon]] and [[cannonball]]
  
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|creatures=
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===New years===
  
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|events=
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*[[1697]]
  
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===New locations===
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|locations=
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*[[Caribbean Islands]]
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*[[Caribbean Islands]] {{1st}}
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**[[Caribbean seaport]]
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**[[Caribbean seaport]] {{1st}}
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***[[New World Tattoos]]
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***[[New World Tattoos]] {{1st}}
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**[[Smilin' Skull Island]]
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**[[Smilin' Skull Island]] {{1st}}
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*[[Davy Jones' Locker]] {{1stm}}
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*[[Mac the Black's pirate ship]], also the flagship of the Spanish Fleet
  
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|organizations=
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*[[Davy Jones' Locker]] {{Mo}}
  
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*[[Spanish Navy]] {{1st}}
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===New objects===
  
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|vehicles=
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*[[Earring]]
  
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*[[Mac the Black's pirate ship]], also the flagship of the Spanish Fleet {{1st}}
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*[[Number 2 washer]]
  
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|technology=
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*[[Gold]] {{Mo}}
  
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*[[Diamond]]s {{Mo}}
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*[[Automatic hair washer]] {{1st}}
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*[[Pieces of eight]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Automatic tooth brusher]] {{1st}}
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*[[Automatic tomato canner]] {{1st}}
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*[[Pair of size 8 1/2 boots]]
  
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*[[Barrel of gunpowder]]
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*[[Television]]
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*[[Cannon]] {{1st}}
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*[[Husband's dirty socks]]
  
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*[[Accordion]]
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*[[Cannonball]] {{1st}}
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|miscellanea=
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*[[Tattoo]]
  
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*[[1697]] {{1st}}
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===New slang and phrases===
  
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*[[Gesundheit]]
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*[[Accordion]] {{1st}}
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*[[Scalliwag]]
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*[[Barrel]]
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*[[Barrel of gunpowder]] {{1st}}
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*[[Landlubber]]
  
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*[[Wench]]
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*[[Diamond]] {{1stm}}
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*[[Earring]] {{1st}}
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*[[Gesundheit]] {{1st}}
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*[[Gold]] {{1stm}}
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*[[Husband's dirty socks]] {{1st}}
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*[[Landlubber]] {{1st}}
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*[[Number 2 washer]] {{1st}}
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*[[Pair of size 8 1/2 boots]] {{1st}}
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*[[Pieces of eight]] {{1stm}}
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*[[Scalliwag]] {{1st}}
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*[[Tattoo]] {{1st}}
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*[[Telescope]]
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*[[Wench]] {{1st}}
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}}
 
[[Category:Animated Series episodes]]
  
[[Category:Animated Series episodes]]

Revision as of 02:47, 15 February 2018

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THUMB ep 14
"Mac the Black"
Series

Back to the Future: The Animated Series

Season

2

Episode

1 (14 in series)

Writer(s)

John Loy and John Ludin

Director

John Hays

Airdate

September 19, 1992

Episode chronology
Previous episode

"Clara's Folks"

Next episode

"Put on Your Thinking Caps, Kids! It's Time for Mr. Wisdom!"

[Source]

"Mac the Black" is the first episode and season premiere of second season of Back to the Future: The Animated Series, and the fourteenth episode overall. It aired on September 19, 1992.

Brief synopsis

When Marty lies to Jennifer about the concert, Verne wants to get an earring, but Doc and Clara forbid it. Marty later accompanies Verne on a trip to the Caribbean in 1697 in a quest to get an earring. Though when seeking the attention of the ladies, Marty ends up telling everyone he is the famous pirate Mac the Black and things only become worse when the real Mac the Black finds the impostor. Marty and Verne must now find a way back to the future before Mac and his gang of pirates chop them into shark bait. At Jennifer's house, Marty apologizes and tells the truth to Jennifer.

Notes

  • This episode contained a Back to the Facts segment:
    • "The dollar sign is actually a modification of the number 8 which was stamped on the Spanish coins known as 'pieces of eight'... and now, Back to the Future!"
  • As with all of the animated series episodes, Christopher Lloyd, as Doc Brown, would introduce each one as a story, to be recounted in animated form. The opener to "Mac the Black": "At one time, my son Verne wanted to be a pirate. But what he really wanted was an earring... or was it a tattoo? This one's a bit complicated, so I'll let Marty explain it."
  • Cartoon elements - Produced and directed by BTTF co-creator Bob Gale, the series combined clever writing, a faithfulness to the characters, and lessons in science and history... and, in the retelling of a story to children, things that could happen only in a cartoon. After Doc getting compressed into a glass container by a malfunctioning canning machine, he comments, "THAT was a jarring experience!". Verne runs up the side of the mast and into the crow's nest and exclaims "Wow! I thought you could only do that in cartoons!" And a cannonball shot straight up into the air comes back down a full minute later, sinking the pirate ship in seconds.
  • With the help of Bill Nye, Doc demonstrates a homemade cannon using a 2-liter container, a cork, and diluted vinegar and baking soda to produce carbon dioxide.
  • No Tannens appear in this episode. As this is the first episode of the second season, you don't even see Biff in the closing segment.
  • As of this episode Clara undergo a character change as her appearance became more feminist with a face change.

Quotes

(Clara forbids her son from getting an earring)

Verne: "But if I get an earring, the cool kids will stop making fun of my coonskin cap!"
Jules: "Why don't you cease wearing the coonskin cap?"
Verne: "Are you kidding? All the cool kids love it!"
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(Verne reconsiders having his ear pierced, as the tattoo artists brings out a chisel and a mallet)

Verne: "Is this earring going to hurt?"
Man: "No. But your ear will."
Verne: "AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!"
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"Attention all shoppers! Big sail on pirates!"
—Marty cuts the ropes to the ship's sail

Appearances

By type
Characters Creatures Events Locations
Organizations and titles Vehicles Weapons and technology Miscellanea

Characters

Locations

Organizations and titles

  • Spanish Navy (First appearance)

Vehicles

Weapons and technology

  • Automatic hair washer (First appearance)
  • Automatic tooth brusher (First appearance)
  • Automatic tomato canner (First appearance)
  • Television
  • Cannon (First appearance)
  • Cannonball (First appearance)

Miscellanea

  • 1697 (First appearance)
  • Accordion (First appearance)
  • Barrel
  • Barrel of gunpowder (First appearance)
  • Diamond (First mentioned)
  • Earring (First appearance)
  • Gesundheit (First appearance)
  • Gold (First mentioned)
  • Husband's dirty socks (First appearance)
  • Landlubber (First appearance)
  • Number 2 washer (First appearance)
  • Pair of size 8 1/2 boots (First appearance)
  • Pieces of eight (First mentioned)
  • Scalliwag (First appearance)
  • Tattoo (First appearance)
  • Telescope
  • Wench (First appearance)
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