The Honeymooners

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"Now we can watch Jackie Gleason while we eat!"

—Sam Baines

The Honeymooners was a television show that starred Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Art Carney and Joyce Randolph. Marty McFly was watching a rerun of the show with his family on October 25, 1985, the night before he traveled back in time. When he had dinner with his mother's family on November 5, 1955, the family was watching the very same episode, although it was new.

Behind the scenes

• As many fans of The Honeymooners have pointed out since the release of Back to the Future, the clip that is shown in the film is from an episode called "The Man From Space". Devotees who knew the precise airdates of each show were quick to point out, as early as 1985, the "mistake", in that the episode was not telecast until December 31, 1955. Most filmgoers never noticed.
• The Honeymooners was an obvious choice for a show that was telecast in 1955, that aired on Saturday night, that was still being watched in reruns in 1985, and that was familiar even to viewers who weren't fans.
• The selection of "The Man in Space" was consistent with the rest of the film. When Marty had arrived in 1955, wearing a radiation suit, he had been mistaken for a man from space by the terrified Peabody family.
• The episode that was shown on November 5 was "The Sleepwalker".

Appearances

• Back to the Future

External links

• The Honeymooners on Wikipedia