Back to the Future (franchise) - Revision history

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 {{TB|"[[Bart's Comet]]"}}
 {{TB|[[Professor Frink]] uses a model of [[Springfield]] to demonstrate his plan for saving the town from the comet, a callback to scenes in ''Back to the Future'' and ''Back to the Future Part III'' where [[Doc Brown]] uses models to demonstrate plans to return to 1985 (from 1955 and 1885, respectively). Also, Frink's demonstration results in an explosion and fire, as does Doc's in ''Back to the Future''.}}
-{{TBT|[[File:Lisa's Date with Density.png|250px]]}}
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 {{TRs|[[Season 8|8]]|2}}
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 {{TB|"[[Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles]]"}}
 {{TB|[[Doc Brown]] and [[Marty McFly]] appear in the ''LA-Z Rider'' couch gag.}}
-{{TBT|[[File:Huey Lewis and the News.png|250px]]}}
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 *"Rivers? Where we're going, we don't need rivers." is a reference to Doc's phrase "Roads? Where we're going We don't need Roads.".
 *The theme at the end of the movie is a remix of the series' theme.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:LED Me to the Future.png|250px]]}}
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 *The theme at the end of the movie is a remix of the series' theme.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:LED Me to the Future.png|250px]]}}
-{{TB|[[Season 36|36]]}}
+{{TRs|[[Season 36|36]]|2}}
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 {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXXV]]"}}
 {{TB|One of the pro-LED signs says "Led Me to the Future" with the style of ''Back to the Future'''s logo.}}
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 *"Rivers? Where we're going, we don't need rivers." is a reference to Doc's phrase "Roads? Where we're going We don't need Roads.".
 *The theme at the end of the movie is a remix of the series' theme.}}
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 {{TB|"[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]"}}
-{{TB|When waiting through the credits for a , Homer said that the only reason they waited through the end credits of the latest [[Marvel]] film was to see who sang "{{W2|The Power of Love|Huey Lewis and the News song}}", and it was usually [[Huey Lewis]].}}
+{{TB|Homer said that the only reason they waited through the end credits of the latest [[Marvel]] film was to see who sang "{{W2|The Power of Love|Huey Lewis and the News song}}", and it was usually [[Huey Lewis]].<br>"The Power of Love" is part of the "Back to the Future" soundtrack.}}
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 {{TB|"[[Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles]]"}}
 {{TB|[[Doc Brown]] and [[Marty McFly]] appear in the ''LA-Z Rider'' couch gag.}}
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 {{italic title|Back to the Future}}
-{{Noticeline|This article is about the real-life entertainment franchise. For the film as seen in the ''Simpsons'' universe, see [[Back to the Future]]}}
+{{for|the real-life entertainment franchise|the film as seen in the Simpsons universe|Back to the Future}}
 '''''Back to the Future''''' is an American science fiction/comedy movie trilogy that stars [[Christopher Lloyd]] and [[Michael J. Fox]]. In the {{W|Back to the Future|first movie}}, which appeared in 1985, eccentric scientist [[Doc Brown|Emmett "Doc" Brown]] (portrayed by Lloyd) builds a {{W|DeLorean time machine|time machine}} in a {{W|DeLorean DMC-12|DeLorean}} sports car. By mischance, Doc's teenage friend [[Marty McFly]] (Fox) takes the DeLorean back in time to the year 1955 and must enlist the help of Doc's 1955 counterpart to return to 1985. The sequels, ''{{W|Back to the Future Part II}}'' and ''{{W|Back to the Future Part III|Part III}}'', appeared in 1989 and 1990, respectively, and chronicle the further adventures of the duo in times ranging from 1885 to 2015, as well as an alternate history version of 1985.
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 {{TB|[[Bart]] plugs his guitar into [[Professor Frink]]'s "Nuclear-Powered Sound Projector", turns the amplifier to maximum volume, strums a chord, and gets blown across the room by the sound, the same as [[Marty McFly]] in the opening scene of ''Back to the Future''.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Back to the Future Crossover Crisis.png|200px]]}}
-{{TB|''[[Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis 2|Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis #2]]''}}
+{{TB|{{Cmc|Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis|2}}}}
 {{TB|''[[Liquid Diamond Is Forever!]]''}}
 {{TB|When Bart and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] ride on flying skateboards, [[Comic Book Guy]] comments that they are ripping off the hoverboard scene from ''Back to the Future II''.}}
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 {{TB|While [[Bart]] is running from a mob of hypnotized Springfieldians who want to kill him, he happens upon [[Marty McFly]] and takes his skateboard.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Marty McFly - Future Cop.png|200px]]}}
-{{TRs|''[[Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies 1]]''|2}}
+{{TRs|{{Cmc|Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies|1}}|2}}
 {{TRs|''[[Future Cop!]]''|2}}
 {{TB|In [[Chief Wiggum]]'s dream of being a cop in the future, Marty McFly and his "clone-daughter" are hoverboarding in a town that resembles the Hill Valley of 2015, as seen in ''Back to the Future Part II''. When [[Snake]] comes along and steals Marty's bitcoins, he is dressed like {{W|List of Back to the Future characters|Griff Tannen}}.}}

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 {{Noticeline|This article is about the real-life entertainment franchise. For the film as seen in the ''Simpsons'' universe, see [[Back to the Future]]}}
-'''''Back to the Future''''' is an American science fiction/comedy movie trilogy that stars [[Christopher Lloyd]] and [[Michael J. Fox]]. In the {{w|Back to the Future|first movie}}, which appeared in 1985, eccentric scientist [[Doc Brown|Emmett "Doc" Brown]] (portrayed by Lloyd) builds a {{w|DeLorean time machine|time machine}} in a {{w|DeLorean DMC-12|DeLorean}} sports car. By mischance, Doc's teenage friend [[Marty McFly]] (Fox) takes the DeLorean back in time to the year 1955 and must enlist the help of Doc's 1955 counterpart to return to 1985. The sequels, ''{{w|Back to the Future Part II}}'' and ''{{w|Back to the Future Part III|Part III}}'', appeared in 1989 and 1990, respectively, and chronicle the further adventures of the duo in times ranging from 1885 to 2015, as well as an alternate history version of 1985.
+'''''Back to the Future''''' is an American science fiction/comedy movie trilogy that stars [[Christopher Lloyd]] and [[Michael J. Fox]]. In the {{W|Back to the Future|first movie}}, which appeared in 1985, eccentric scientist [[Doc Brown|Emmett "Doc" Brown]] (portrayed by Lloyd) builds a {{W|DeLorean time machine|time machine}} in a {{W|DeLorean DMC-12|DeLorean}} sports car. By mischance, Doc's teenage friend [[Marty McFly]] (Fox) takes the DeLorean back in time to the year 1955 and must enlist the help of Doc's 1955 counterpart to return to 1985. The sequels, ''{{W|Back to the Future Part II}}'' and ''{{W|Back to the Future Part III|Part III}}'', appeared in 1989 and 1990, respectively, and chronicle the further adventures of the duo in times ranging from 1885 to 2015, as well as an alternate history version of 1985.
-All three movies performed very well at the box office. The franchise has also spawned an animated / live-action {{W2|Back to the Future|TV series|television series}}, comic books, video games, novelizations of the movies, and a {{w|Universal Studios}} {{w|Back to the Future: The Ride|theme park ride}}.
+All three movies performed very well at the box office. The franchise has also spawned an animated / live-action {{W2|Back to the Future|TV series|television series}}, comic books, video games, novelizations of the movies, and a {{W|Universal Studios}} {{W|Back to the Future: The Ride|theme park ride}}.
 In the ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' universe, the ''Back to the Future'' franchise has been referenced several times in various media.
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 {{TB|"[[The Boy Who Knew Too Much]]"}}
-{{TB|To dodge [[Principal Skinner]], [[Bart]] hides under a blanket in the back seat of [[Freddy Quimby]]'s convertible, similar to [[Marty McFly]] hiding under a blanket in the back seat of {{w|Biff Tannen}}'s car in ''Back to the Future Part II''.}}
+{{TB|To dodge [[Principal Skinner]], [[Bart]] hides under a blanket in the back seat of [[Freddy Quimby]]'s convertible, similar to [[Marty McFly]] hiding under a blanket in the back seat of {{W|Biff Tannen}}'s car in ''Back to the Future Part II''.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Frink Model - Explosion.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Frink Model - Fire.png|150px]]}}
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 {{TB|"[[Lisa's Date with Density]]"}}
-{{TB|In addition to being a wordplay on the expression "date with destiny", the episode title is a reference to the scene in the first movie where {{w|List of Back to the Future characters|George McFly}} attempts to ask {{w|List of Back to the Future characters|Lorraine}} out on a date. George mixes up his words and says to her, "My density has brought me to you" and "I'm your density", when he means to say "destiny".}}
+{{TB|In addition to being a wordplay on the expression "date with destiny", the episode title is a reference to the scene in the first movie where {{W|List of Back to the Future characters|George McFly}} attempts to ask {{W|List of Back to the Future characters|Lorraine}} out on a date. George mixes up his words and says to her, "My density has brought me to you" and "I'm your density", when he means to say "destiny".}}
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 {{TB|"[[Bart to the Future]]"}}
-{{TB|Punned in the episode title. Also, the future [[Nelson Muntz]] bears a strong resemblance to {{w|Biff Tannen}} in the alternate history version of 1985 seen in ''Back to the Future Part II''.}}
+{{TB|Punned in the episode title. Also, the future [[Nelson Muntz]] bears a strong resemblance to {{W|Biff Tannen}} in the alternate history version of 1985 seen in ''Back to the Future Part II''.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:If Marge Marries Artie.png|250px]]}}
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 {{TB|"[[That '90s Show]]"}}
-{{TB|[[Marvin Cobain]] calling his cousin [[Kurt Cobain|Kurt]] is a reference to the scene in ''Back to the Future'' where Marvin Berry calls his cousin [[Chuck Berry|Chuck]] and holds the phone toward the stage while Marty McFly and the Starlighters perform "{{w|Johnny B. Goode}}".}}
+{{TB|[[Marvin Cobain]] calling his cousin [[Kurt Cobain|Kurt]] is a reference to the scene in ''Back to the Future'' where Marvin Berry calls his cousin [[Chuck Berry|Chuck]] and holds the phone toward the stage while Marty McFly and the Starlighters perform "{{W|Johnny B. Goode}}".}}
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 {{TB|"[[Walking Big & Tall]]"}}
-{{TB|While Bart and [[Lisa]] are working on Springfield's new anthem (Lisa playing her sax and Bart making armpit noises), [[Maggie]] dials on her toy phone, then holds it up to the music and smiles. Maggie's call is a reference to the scene in ''Back to the Future'' where Marvin Berry calls his cousin [[Chuck Berry|Chuck]] and holds the phone toward the stage while Marty McFly and the Starlighters perform "{{w|Johnny B. Goode}}".}}
+{{TB|While Bart and [[Lisa]] are working on Springfield's new anthem (Lisa playing her sax and Bart making armpit noises), [[Maggie]] dials on her toy phone, then holds it up to the music and smiles. Maggie's call is a reference to the scene in ''Back to the Future'' where Marvin Berry calls his cousin [[Chuck Berry|Chuck]] and holds the phone toward the stage while Marty McFly and the Starlighters perform "{{W|Johnny B. Goode}}".}}
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 {{TRs|''[[Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies 1]]''|2}}
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-{{TB|In [[Chief Wiggum]]'s dream of being a cop in the future, Marty McFly and his "clone-daughter" are hoverboarding in a town that resembles the Hill Valley of 2015, as seen in ''Back to the Future Part II''. When [[Snake]] comes along and steals Marty's bitcoins, he is dressed like {{w|List of Back to the Future characters|Griff Tannen}}.}}
+{{TB|In [[Chief Wiggum]]'s dream of being a cop in the future, Marty McFly and his "clone-daughter" are hoverboarding in a town that resembles the Hill Valley of 2015, as seen in ''Back to the Future Part II''. When [[Snake]] comes along and steals Marty's bitcoins, he is dressed like {{W|List of Back to the Future characters|Griff Tannen}}.}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Doc Brown - Future Cop.png|200px]]}}
-{{TB|Later, as Wiggum and his [[Officer Cornelius|partner]] are flying in their air car, Leeloo from ''{{w|The Fifth Element}}'' falls seemingly out of nowhere and lands on their windshield, then jumps onto the flying DeLorean with [[Doc Brown]] at the wheel.}}
+{{TB|Later, as Wiggum and his [[Officer Cornelius|partner]] are flying in their air car, Leeloo from ''{{W|The Fifth Element}}'' falls seemingly out of nowhere and lands on their windshield, then jumps onto the flying DeLorean with [[Doc Brown]] at the wheel.}}
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-{{TB|Provided the singing voice of {{w|Marty McFly}} performing "{{w|Johnny B. Goode}}" in ''Back to the Future'' and ''Back to the Future Part II''.}}
+{{TB|Provided the singing voice of {{W|Marty McFly}} performing "{{W|Johnny B. Goode}}" in ''Back to the Future'' and ''Back to the Future Part II''.}}
 {{TB|Provided the singing voice of the [[country singer]] performing "[[America (I Love This Country)]]" in "[[Simple Simpson]]".}}
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 {{TB|[[Flea]]}}
 {{TB|Played Needles (Marty's schoolmate in 1985 and co-worker in 2015); appeared in the second and third movies.}}
-{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Flea|himself}} (as a member of the {{Chs|Red Hot Chili Peppers}}) in the [[Season 4]] episode "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]".}}
+{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Flea|himself}} (as a member of the {{Chs|Red Hot Chili Peppers}}) in the [[Season 4]] episode "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]".}}
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