Back to the Future S1E3 — Forward to the Past

6.9

Back to the Future•Season 1•Episode 3

Forward to the Past

6.9/10 · 63 votesSep 28, 199123 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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Doc and the boys travel back to prehistoric times to test a new invention and Doc stops a meteor from colliding with Earth. They don't realize they changed history until they return home and find a civilization where dinosaurs rule!

Directed byPhil Robinson

Written byEarl Kress

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Season 1 Episodes14

Brothers

A Family Vacation

Forward to the Past

Witchcraft

Roman Holiday

Go Fly a Kite

Time Waits for No Frog

Einstein's Adventure

Batter Up

Solar Sailors

Dickens of a Christmas

E12 6.1

Gone Fishin'

E13 6.1

Retired

E14

Clara's Folks

Cast8

David Kaufman

Marty McFly (voice)

Cathy Cavadini

Jennifer Parker (voice)

Mary Steenburgen

Clara Clayton (voice)

Dan Castellaneta

Emmett Brown (voice)

Josh Keaton

Jules Brown (voice)

Danny Mann

Einstein (voice)

Bill Nye

Science Guy

Christopher Lloyd

Emmett Brown

Crew2

Earl Kress

Writer

Phil Robinson

Director

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Episode Summary

"Forward to the Past" is episode 3 of Back to the Future season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 63 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Phil Robinson and written by Earl Kress, it aired on September 28, 1991.

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