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‘Back to the Future’ Turns 40, and Our Top Time-Travel Moments

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Mallory RubinJoanna Robinson

About the episode

Destiny has brought you here; this podcast is your density. Mal and Jo are back as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future! They discuss the cultural impact the franchise has made, Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly, timeline theories, and of course the incestuous horndog legend that is Lorraine McFly. Next, they come up with 12.1 questions about film and share their top five time-travel moments of the quarter century.

Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Producers: Jessie Lopez and John Richter
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

Summary

  • Intro

  • 0:56

    Back to the Future turns 40!

  • 7:36

    Opening snapshot

  • 1:09:30

    1.21 Gigawhats (12.1 questions about Back to the Future)

  • 1:10:05

    Most quotable line

  • 1:14:25

    What’s the most 1985 thing about this movie?

  • 1:19:43

    Best Biff-ism

  • 1:24:58

    Most ironic statement from either Marty McFly from time travel or other people after time travel

  • 1:27:48

    Crispiest Glover moment

  • 1:33:47

    Most iconic costume (Non–Orange Puffy Vest Edition)

  • 1:37:00

    Most concerning Einstein moment

  • 1:41:20

    Favorite example of the BTTF franchise’s cultural impact

  • 1:51:06

    Favorite needle drop

  • 1:53:47

    Chrispiest Lloyd moment

  • 2:01:07

    What’s your biggest time-travel quibble?

  • 2:06:19

    What’s the horniest moment not involving incest?

  • 2:08:03

    The most astonishing incest moment

  • 2:13:01

    Top five time-travel moments of the quarter century