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[[Image: WhatdidItellyou-HQ.jpg|thumb|300px|Doc with his remote control device.]]
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[[Image: WhatdidItellyou-HQ.jpg|thumb|300px|Doc with his remote control device for the DeLorean time machine.]]
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[[File:Twinpines-test-seriousshit.jpg|thumb|300px|Doc controls the DeLorean with the remote control device, while Marty looks on and films with the JVC camcorder at the same time.]]
   
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{{quote|Stepping back several feet, Doc Brown continued the scientific narration. "I will now operate the vehicle with this remote control unit." / He tilted it toward the camera as Marty followed his movements ''[with the [[JVC camcorder]]]''. The remote control unit was similar to that used for a radio-controlled toy car. There were buttons labeled "Accelerator" and "Brake," as well as a joystick and an LED digital readout labeled "Miles Per Hour." It was simple-looking but quite sophisticated. Marty had no doubt Doc Brown could maneuver the DeLorean with the device, but at present he had no idea what the end result or product would be. Rather than try to puzzle it out, he decided to simply enjoy the spectacle as cameraman and audience member.|From ''[[Back to the Future novelization|Back to the Future]]'' by [[George Gipe]] (quote, page 48)}}
 
'''Remote control''' was the operation of an apparatus from a distance using an electrical device, usually handheld.
  
'''Remote control''' was the operation of an apparatus from a distance using an electrical device, usually handheld.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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[[Emmett Brown]] used a remote control device — which was similar to that for a radio-controlled car — to operate the [[DeLorean time machine]], with [[Einstein]] inside, on the parking lot at [[Twin Pines Mall]] during his execution of the [[world's first temporal displacement]] on [[October 26]], [[1985]].
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Dr. [[Emmett Brown]] used a remote control device — which was similar to that for a radio-controlled car (a modified Futaba PCM FP-T8SGA-P to be precise, albeit originally intended for use in RC aircraft) — to operate the [[DeLorean Time Machine]], with [[Einstein]] inside, on the parking lot at [[Twin Pines Mall]] during his execution of the [[world's first temporal displacement]] on [[October 26]], [[1985]].
   
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In [[1985A]], as [[Biff Tannen]] and his [[Jacuzzi girls|guests]] were enjoying a [[Clint Eastwood]] flick, [[Marty McFly]] turned the television off with the remote and then tossed the device into the hot tub.
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In [[1985A]], as [[Biff Tannen]] and his [[Jacuzzi girls|guests]] were enjoying the [[Clint Eastwood]] movie ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'', [[Marty McFly]] turned the [[television]] off with the remote control and then tossed the device into the hot tub.
   
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The [[scene screen]]s that exist by [[2015]] are operated by remote control as seen when [[Lorraine Baines McFly]] is changing the channel with one.
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The [[scene screen]]s that existed by [[2015]] were operated by remote control, as shown when [[Lorraine Baines McFly|Grandma Lorraine]] used it to change the channel on the <u>still</u> broken scene screen in the [[McFly residence (2015)|McFly residence]], and eventually switch the screen off after it filled completely with static.
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When Doc was informed by a police officer that [[dog]]s were not allowed at the [[New York World's Fair]] on [[September 21]], [[1939]], he put [[Einstein]] into the [[Jules Verne Train/Time Train|Time Train]] and used a remote control to send the train away to the [[railroad pageant]].
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In [[1991]], Doc was locked in his lab at the [[Institute of Future Technology]] (I.F.T.) by Biff, who then stole one of the new DeLorean time machines and embarked on a joyride through time. Doc used a remote control to send a party of volunteers in the [[8-passenger DeLorean]] to chase Biff and 'bump' him back to the present by getting close enough and reaching 88 m.p.h.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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* Doc's remote control device does not appear again in the ''Back to the Future trilogy''. However, he does use a futuristic wristwatch-sized remote control in the [[Back to the Future Part II novelization]] to fly the DeLorean from its hiding place in [[2015]] and bring it to the ground, before producing the original remote control unit to manoeuver the car in front of him and [[Marty McFly]] so that they can proceed to follow [[Unit N11-11]], with [[Jennifer Parker]] aboard, to the [[McFly residence (2015)|McFly residence]] in [[Hilldale]].
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* Doc's remote control device does not appear again in the [[Back to the Future trilogy]]. However, he does use a futuristic wristwatch-sized remote control in the [[Back to the Future Part II novelization|''Back to the Future Part II'' novelization]] to fly the DeLorean from its hiding place in 2015 and bring it to the ground, before producing the original remote control unit to maneuver the car in front of him and Marty so they can proceed to follow [[Unit N11-11]], with [[Jennifer Parker]] aboard, to the [[McFly residence (2015)|McFly residence]] in [[Hilldale]].
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* The ''Back to the Future Part II'' novelization by [[Craig Shaw Gardner]] also describes the [[video telephone]] at the McFly residence as being operated by remote control, rather than [[speech recognition]] as shown on-screen.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Back to the Future]]''
  
*''[[Back to the Future]]''
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*''[[Back to the Future novelization]]''
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*''[[Back to the Future: The Story]]''
 
*''[[Back to the Future Part II]]''
  
*''[[Back to the Future Part II]]''
 
*''[[Back to the Future Part II novelization]]''
  
*''[[Back to the Future Part II novelization]]''
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* [[Back to the Future (IDW Publishing)]]
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** ''[[Back to the Future: Tales from the Time Train]]''
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** [[Back to the Future: Tales from the Time Train 2|Issue 2: "Welcome to the World of Tommorow!" Part Two]]
 
*''[[Back to the Future: The Ride]]''
  
*''[[Back to the Future: The Ride]]''
 
*''[[Back to the Future: The Animated Series]]''
  
*''[[Back to the Future: The Animated Series]]''
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**''[[Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1: It's About Time]]''
  
**''[[Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1: It's About Time]]''
   
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==See also==
 
*{{WP|Remote control}}
  
*{{WP|Remote control}}
 
*{{WP|Radio-controlled car}}
  
*{{WP|Radio-controlled car}}

Latest revision as of 19:24, 30 October 2023

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Doc with his remote control device for the DeLorean time machine.

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Doc controls the DeLorean with the remote control device, while Marty looks on and films with the JVC camcorder at the same time.

"Stepping back several feet, Doc Brown continued the scientific narration. "I will now operate the vehicle with this remote control unit." / He tilted it toward the camera as Marty followed his movements [with the JVC camcorder]. The remote control unit was similar to that used for a radio-controlled toy car. There were buttons labeled "Accelerator" and "Brake," as well as a joystick and an LED digital readout labeled "Miles Per Hour." It was simple-looking but quite sophisticated. Marty had no doubt Doc Brown could maneuver the DeLorean with the device, but at present he had no idea what the end result or product would be. Rather than try to puzzle it out, he decided to simply enjoy the spectacle as cameraman and audience member."
—From Back to the Future by George Gipe (quote, page 48)

Remote control was the operation of an apparatus from a distance using an electrical device, usually handheld.

History

Dr. Emmett Brown used a remote control device — which was similar to that for a radio-controlled car (a modified Futaba PCM FP-T8SGA-P to be precise, albeit originally intended for use in RC aircraft) — to operate the DeLorean Time Machine, with Einstein inside, on the parking lot at Twin Pines Mall during his execution of the world's first temporal displacement on October 26, 1985.

In 1985A, as Biff Tannen and his guests were enjoying the Clint Eastwood movie A Fistful of Dollars, Marty McFly turned the television off with the remote control and then tossed the device into the hot tub.

The scene screens that existed by 2015 were operated by remote control, as shown when Grandma Lorraine used it to change the channel on the still broken scene screen in the McFly residence, and eventually switch the screen off after it filled completely with static.

Note: The following section is considered non-canon or is disputed in canonicity.

When Doc was informed by a police officer that dogs were not allowed at the New York World's Fair on September 21, 1939, he put Einstein into the Time Train and used a remote control to send the train away to the railroad pageant.

Non-canon or disputable information ends here.

In 1991, Doc was locked in his lab at the Institute of Future Technology (I.F.T.) by Biff, who then stole one of the new DeLorean time machines and embarked on a joyride through time. Doc used a remote control to send a party of volunteers in the 8-passenger DeLorean to chase Biff and 'bump' him back to the present by getting close enough and reaching 88 m.p.h.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

See also

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