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Mark Hoffmeier (story) |
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"My Pop's an Alien" is the tenth episode of the second season of Back to the Future: The Animated Series. It first aired on December 5, 1992.
Brief synopsis
As the comet Kahooey is about to pass the Earth's orbit, Biff declares that aliens are coming and causes the residents of Hill Valley to panic. Biff finds a "space craft" behind Doc's oleander bushes -- an alien craft he recognizes from 25 years earlier and the last time comet Kahooey appeared. Biff has the military, police and assorted agencies believing that Doc is an alien. With Doc in serious trouble, Marty, Jules and Verne travel back to 1967 to straighten out the mess. Marty and the boys find that Doc has built a flying craft to view the comet and that Biff has mistaken it for an alien space ship. Confronting Biff in beekeeper suits and the DeLorean time machine, they make Biff promise that he won't say anything about the "visit" from the aliens -- now and in the future. Biff promises and Marty, Jules and Verne head back into the future in 1992, early 1993. When they arrive, Doc is fine and Biff is trying to peddle some cheesy "alien" souvenirs without much luck.
Plot
Quotes
- "192 dollars?!? That's my allowance for the next... (long pause while counting) a long time!"
- —Verne to Wally
- "Sorry about your ship, Doctor Brown."
- —Marty to 1967 Doc, mirroring what he said upon crashing into the Peabody family's barn
- "You do sorta look like that J. Michael Fox guy."
- —Verne to Marty
- Jules as alien: "We wish to study the least intelligent creature on Earth."
- Biff: "No.. no.. there's gotta be somebody dumber than me. In school, I got a F plus."
- Verne: "We're gonna use your brain for a very small pencil eraser."
- — Interrogation by Marty, Jules, and Verne
Notes
- When Marty, Jules, and Verne travel to 1967, they see Doc jump out of his "spaceship" and towards his mansion. However, this cannot be possible if it burned down in 1962 as shown by newspaper clippings in Back to the Future, unless he completely rebuilt the mansion before being torn down in 1985.
- As Marty, Jules, and Verne leave 1967, the clock on the Courthouse can be seen moving, however according to the films, after November 12, 1955, it would never move again.
- Doc accesses Section O of the Video Encyclopedia for Optical Illusions.
Dramatis personae
New continuity
New individuals
- Aliens signholder
- Barney (First appearance)
- Michael J. Fox (Mentioned only)
- Hairdresser and Hairdresser customer
- News reporter
- Elderly man at bus stop
- Magnetized dog
- Manhole worker
- Man mailing letter
- People at newsstand
- Pet shop owner
- Rich tea drinkers
- Rioting Hill Valleyans
- William Shatner (Mentioned only)
- Shriners
- Wally
New locations
- 24 hour Bike Hut
- Alaska (Mentioned only)
- Biff's alien souvenir stand
- Bus stop
- Newsstand
- Jupiter and Mars (Mentioned only)
- North Pole (Mentioned only)
- Pet shop
- Swamp
- Wally's World of Wonderment
- VFW Post No.
- Yogurt shop
1967 locations
- Bookstore
- Coffee shop
- Doughnut shop
- Fish store
New years
New organizations
- Air Force (Mentioned only)
- National Guard
New technology
- Doc's flying observatory
- Doc's tractor
- "Galaxy Viewfinder 500"
- Hill Valley Bus
- Megascreen television
- Street light
- Telescope
- Telescope hat
New objects
- Aliens Who I Have Known and Loved
- Comet Kahooey
- Fish
- Jupiter juice
- Magnetized car
- Mailbox
- Monster truck
- Popcorn (Live-action)
New society and culture
- Alien
- Flattops
- Hippie, mistaken for an alien
- Iron Butterfly
- Monster Teletheater
- Parallel parking (with the DeLorean)
- Regular or unleaded
- Shanghaied into outer space
- Spaceship
- War of the Worlds (Live-action)
New slang and phrases
- Cross my heart and hope to live
- Geez it!
- Holy Baloney!
- Jarhead
- Jiminy Christmas
- May the Force Be With You