Talk:List of Back to the Future characters

S S Strickland
The initials "S S" on the sign at Strickland's office in 1955 might refer, not to Strickland's name, but to his title, perhaps "school superintendent". (Cf. this 2006 news release about another, real, California high school, referring to "Len Foreman, superintendent and principal of the high school".) I've added this possibility to the article. – SAJordan talkcontribs 09:54, 28 Nov 2006 (UTC).


 * The Telltale game says Gerald is his first name. --Addict 2006 19:55, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

The article says that James Strickland is Gerald Strickland's great-grandfather (with a citation needed), and that the child in 1885 is his grandfather. I don't remember any explicit references, but I think it would make more sense if James were Gerald's grandfather rather than great-grandfather (and the child Gerald's father). Gerald Strickland appears the same in both 1955 and 1985 so it's hard to estimate his age, but the actor was 53 when part I was filmed. I think the character had to be at least 40 in 1955. Until an explicit reference can be found, I suggest describing Gerald Strickland as being a descendant of James and the child, and not reference them being his father, grandfather, or great-grandfather. They could also be described as ancestors, but I don't think it is very common for a parent to be called ancestor (although the article on ancestor says ancestor does include parents). Nine hundred ninety-nine (talk) 20:10, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

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Merge proposal
Jules and Verne had more than minor roles. They were barely seen in the movie and had no line to say, but compared to Strickland and Needles, they have their own article. It doesn't make sense. -- Lyverbe (talk) 13:51, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No objections within 10 days. I've done the merge.  -- Lyverbe (talk) 00:55, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

They were pretty important in the animated series. Wikiecam (talk) 03:34, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Re: Einstein (Back to the Future) redirect
There is a redirect to this page regarding the character Einstein, however there isn't even a section of him. I don't know the situation, so this article may be elsewhere or not exist, but it was extremely confusing when a link took me here. Some course of action is required. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enauspeaker (talk • contribs) 14:08, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * There was once an "Einstein" article, but in July 2009, it was completely replaced with a redirect (See ) with the comment "non-notable plot repetition". I can't say I argue with that comment.  It's true though that the redirect can be a bit confusing.  Either we make an Einstein section in this article or remove the redirect.  -- Lyverbe (talk) 17:19, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

In comparison to the characters on this page, Einstein seems significant enough. Would a copy-and-paste job (minus the categories and the template at the bottom) suffice? If so, I'll do that right now. En-AU  Speaker  talk 03:48, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Considering "The Game" in articles
I wonder if the articles (not only this article but also dedicated articles to BTTF characters) should really use BTTF:The Game as valid information. I think the articles should reflect what happen in the movie and not anywhere else. For example, Marty's article states that he has visited 1931 which is not true for anyone who hasn't played the game. I haven't seen any episodes of the animated series, but the list of episodes says they've been 3,000,000 years back, in 1790, in 1800s, etc. If we have to mention The game years, I don't see why we shouldn't add those of the 'animated series'. Do we want to go there? of course not. -- Lyverbe (talk) 02:29, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Marty's siblings
They obviously should be here, but.. I dunno, admittedly there's not much to write about them. I wouldn't know what to put down. From the last time I watched the films, all I can remember is that Linda wants to have boyfriends but is prevented from doing so by an over-protective Lorraine, and Dave works in some dead-end job as a pizza delivery guy or something. Were they even seen or mentioned in the sequels? Granted, they are very minor characters, but still notable enough in that they are indirectly involved in the main plot of the first film (with them and Marty gradually disappearing from the photo), and have prominent speaking roles at the very beginning and end. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 19:13, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, scratch all that. I only just noticed that they're already mentioned fleetingly within the George McFly section! The perils of skim-reading, huh.. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 21:57, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Dogs
There is an article on Einstein on this page. Einstein was Doc's dog. However, Doc had anouther dog in 1955 named Copernicus. I think there should be an article on Copernicus if there is one about Einstein for this reason, Copernicus came first. I think the reason noone does it is because they they think Copernicus and Einstein are the same dog. I hope they add one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.249.96.26 (talk) 14:13, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * There is already a section on Copernicus in this article. -- Lyverbe (talk) 17:58, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

I think that Copernicus is not very important because 1955 is not the primary time in the back to the future series. Wikiecam (talk) 03:32, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Jennifer Parker
This sentence is saying the end of BTF 1 was reshot with Shue.


 * "Consequently, the final scene of Back to the Future, which leads to Back to the Future Part II and which is shown at the beginning of that movie, was re-shot with Shue taking Wells' place."
 * or
 * "the final scene of Back to the Future, which ...and which, was re-shot with Shue taking Wells' place."


 * I changed it to
 * "Consequently, the opening scene of Back to the Future II was re-shot with Shue taking Wells' place, rather than using the ending of Back to the Future."

&#32;-- Steve -- (talk) 20:09, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Pictures of George McFly
I'm wondering why there are two pictures of George in this article, but none of Lorraine, while Lorraine was at least as important in the entire trilogy as George was. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.210.184.68 (talk) 15:14, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
 * This could be to show the "George McFly" played by different actors? But there are no pictures of any Tannen and they also played a major role in the movie. -- Lyverbe (talk) 22:41, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

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Main Characters
I take issue with including Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen) as one of the main characters of the Back To The Futurefranchise. Clara Clayton was only in the final movie of the trilogy, and was only an afterthought to give Doc Brown a love. Lorraine Baines-Mcyfly (Lea Thompson)was a far more important character in the series, & should be listed as one of the main cast of characters. --Splashen (talk) 15:49, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree, Clayton should not be included in the main character section. Bergeronpp (talk) 02:27, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

The Last Names of Match, Skinhead, and 3-D
Can we please remove them? Unless there is a source for them? Even if they have grandkids with those last names, it doesn't mean these three men had those names. 205.175.118.201 (talk) 22:50, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Should the McFly family and Baines Family sections be merged or kept separate?
Should the McFly family and Baines Family sections be merged? Advofspec (talk) 16:34, 1 August 2022 (UTC)