A Verne by Any Other Name
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2 |
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21 |
| Writer(s) |
Earl Kress |
| Director |
John Hays |
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"A Verne By Any Other Name" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of Back to the Future: The Animated Series. It first aired on October 24, 1992.
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Brief synopsis
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After being teased by kids at school with insults such as "Verne the Worm" and "La-Verne", Verne decides that he wants a new name. After learning that his parents flipped a coin to decide whether to name him after author Jules Verne, or after Clara's uncle, Verne and Marty head back to 1800s France to convince the science fiction author to change his name. Verne suggests that the author rename himself "Bart Simpson", "Luke Perry", "Hammer", "Raphael", "Charles Dickens", etc. When that plan fails, they head to the October 29, 1888, the day of Verne's birth, to convince Doc and Clara to use another name for their second child, who is about to be born.
Verne uses his flying cap to descend to the Brown home. Marty (after running into a flock of geese) accidentally crashes the DeLorean on top of snow-covered pine trees and, in a scene reminiscent of his last visit to the old West, is knocked unconscious while fleeing from a bear. Verne meets his father, his expectant mother, and his older brother Jules, who is a baby in 1888. After rescuing Jules from injury, Verne is welcomed into the Browns' home. While there, he asks his parents what they intend to name their next child. "If it's a girl", the baby will be named for Florence Nightengale. "And if it's a boy?" Verne learns that his mother wants to name him for her Uncle Jehosaphat, while his father wants to name him for Galileo. Verne's latest suggestions, including Max, Marky, Magic, Kareem, Ice Cube, or "Bond. James Bond", etc. are lost as Clara and Doc get into a quarrel. Clara orders Doc out of the house, and Doc angrily storms off into the snow and gets lost. Soon, Clara is ready to give birth and she sends Verne out to find her husband and a doctor. As it turns out, Marty had been rescued by the town's physician/veterinarian and had been looking for Verne. The parties come together, although paradox-minded Marty hides rather than risk an encounter with 1888 Doc. After the baby is born, Verne realizes that there are worse names that a kid could have after being introduced to Dr. Windjammer Diefendorfer. In the original timeline, Doc and Clara had resolved their differences with a flip of the coin. This time, they agree that their child should be named after "a very brave young man"... Verne.
Behind the scenesEdit
- For a few seconds, one can glimpse Verne driving the Junkmobile, which looks like a bathtub on wheels and was one of four Happy Meal toys marketed by McDonald's in a promotion of the animated series.
- Verne and Marty visit Jules Verne in 1888, the year of Verne Brown's birth. As they depart Paris, the Eiffel Tower, still under construction, can be seen.
- In a scene harkening back to Back to the Future Part III, Marty is chased by a bear in 1888, knocked unconscious, and revived in someone else's home. This time, it's Dr. Diefendorfer who rescues him. The bear, who may or may not be the one whom Marty encountered in Part III, has been named "Elly May" by the doctor.
- Clara's uncle, referred to only, was a circus performer who billed himself as "Jumpin' Jehosaphat".
Dramatis personaeEdit
New individualsEdit
- Dr. Windjammer Diefendorfer
- Bart Simpson (Mentioned only)
- Jules Verne
New yearsEdit
QuotesEdit
- Verne Brown: Jules Verne, he's a worm, his name makes my stomach turn!
- (Jules Verne slaps Marty with a glove)
- Marty: Hey! I didn't say it!
- Jules Verne: Oui. But a Frenchman does not strike a child.
(Verne Brown insults Jules Verne at a French Bistro, and Jules Verne slaps Marty with a glove)
- Marty: "Hey! I didn't say it!"
- Jules Verne: "Non, that was for my onion soup. It was tres cold."
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(The local vet explains his work):
- Dr. Diefendorfer: "I just fix 'em up and send 'em back into the wilderness!"
- Marty: "Oh. That's wild."
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- "Get out of my house, you big-eyebrowed slave to science!"
- —Clara argues with Doc
