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the image is ridicullusly grainy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.136.196.153 ( talk) 01:26, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
This character is terrific and I rather enjoy the things eluded to in the movie instead of everything being expositioned on him.
First it is clear that Emmett Brown replaces the father figure in Marty's life that George Mcfly fails to be. Good father, Bad father. And as mentioned and obvious by how close Marty and he are, and how well each character works together, anticipating each others next move, like all best-freinds do. What also one can imagine is that, there is nothing so extraodinary about however it is that they met for the first time ever. That too I am glad was never expositioned, no need for it, as it could be something as simply imagined say, that Marty could have been simply at first been a local paperboy and happen to get to know Emmett Brown little after little each afternoon, or even something simpler as Emmett needed a hand with something one day and, right place and time for Marty. A fatherly figure without a son and a son without nurturing dad. All one needs to understand is their closeness.
Other things that one can figure out is, when the camera is panning across a wall in Emmett's home, an article never mentioned but, the keen eye will notice the headline refers to Brown Estate burning down. It is my belief that he set this fire himself to attain the some funds for his the time machine from the insurance he'd naturally gain from the 'incident'. He is a bit of a rogue so, I wouldn't put this idea passed this character. There are other things I belive that also are clues to what isn't explained verbaly.
~BLD
Marty not only saw Clara as a distraction, but was worried they had terribly altered history by saving her (she was supposed to fall of the cliff, which in the future [1985] the cliff had been named for her). Should this be added? -- Wack'd About Wiki 16:18, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
When I saw the movie, Doc looked 65 when he was in 1985, and when Marty went to 1955 to save his family, Doc looked the same way in 1955. He is still an old man even in his 30's!! How come Doc didn't look younger like he should be?! No one should look like an old man in his or her 30's! He should have colored hair, less wrinkles, and a new voice! What's the deal here??!! -- Seishirou Sakurazuka 06:07, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
I thought Doc Brown's agelessness was part of the joke. Even Marty does a double take in one of the movies when he notices Doc Brown had never changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.240.26.163 ( talk) 11:08, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
When was this canonically established in the movies? The only clue I've seen is in the animated series, which places his birth year in 1922 (as it said that Doc was 4 in 1926 when he became "Daredevil Brown") ( EmiOfBrie 01:54, 11 January 2006 (UTC))
Could they have put a worse picture of Doc on this page?
I agree, you used the picture of him right after he got shot with a bullet-proof vest on, which obviously doesn't look like Doc as much. Just look at more common pictures of Doc.
Doctor Emmett Brown → Emmett Brown … Rationale: Usually, a person's title is not in the page's title. Sure, he is a doctor, but how many other pages are like this? - Platypus Man | Talk 04:33, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Where is it ever mentioned that Doc is a Democrat? marbeh raglaim 16:43, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
My thoughts exactly...if anything, I would have pegged him as Libertarian, if he'd have any party affiliation at all.
...or an anarchist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.99.115.112 ( talk) 16:23, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
No mention anywhere of his misuse of the word "gigawatt"?
This paragraph "Doc presumably remembered, but kept this memory secret from the "new" Marty of the positively altered timeline until the "original" Marty returned to the altered 1985." is pure speculation. Before the first jump the events were as though Marty had never been in 1955 so this discounts the idea that the Doc knew Marty before he was born in the first time-line (If you consider there are two in part 1 pre-jump and post-jump). This is a matter for interpretation though so I'll leave it open for discussion but the article shouldn't be used to propose ideas. Dnel ( talk) 16:51, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
In the paragraph "He is also known for his inability to understand a figure-of-speech, a notable example is when Marty tells him that the situation sounds "heavy" (meaning that it sounds difficult)", the only time Doc misunderstood the word "heavy" is in 1955 which suggests more his misunderstanding of 1985 colloquialisms not his misunderstanding of figures-of-speech, the 1985 Doc had no difficulty understanding Marty using this term, so I will remove this paragraph as I believe it is in error. Dnel ( talk) 16:54, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
You know whats strange about the universal flordia promo?I just sawa guy that looked like Marty Mcfly in the scene where Doc 1st arrives in the future (which is now the past)-unamed 02:33 October 25,2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.136.180.245 ( talk)
Time traveler?: Yes Brando26000 ( talk) 22:59, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
Christopher Lloyd appeared with Michael J. Fox on an episode of Spin City, where they hinted at their Doc Brown/Marty McFly relationship. Perhaps that should be mentioned in this article.
Chris Lloyd also recorded new scenes for a slot machine, especially notable as they were written and directed by Bob Gale. I don't know what actually happens in the scenes or if they even have any storyline elements but maybe someone else does.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.208.192.93 ( talk) 15:44, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
Robert —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.16.160.178 ( talk) 16:31, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
It should count because despite being in a different media, uses Christopher Lloyd for Doc and Bob Gale in the team for the game! Only lacks Fox due to his poor health and Zemeckis due to film commitments. (The plot also continues six months after BTTF 3 in 1986!)
The trailers give SOME of the story away, gamers keep your eyes out after the 22nd December 2010 when the game releases to add to the section!
Story points in the trailer:
Sam Timmins ( talk) 18:12, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
If Doc was indeed born in 1914 as the article suggests (although it seems some sources place his birth in the 1920's), his birth name would have been Emmett Von Braun, since as Doc notes in BTTF3, the family name was changed to Brown because of World War I. The US entered WWI in 1917, when Emmett would have been 3 years of age. -- JamesReyes ( talk) 13:29, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Not moved. bd2412 T 15:08, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
Emmett Brown → ? – "Doctor" is out of option, so let's not use that. Many sources call him " Doc Emmett Brown" and/or ' Emmett "Doc" Brown'. He is nicknamed "Doc" and sometimes called "Emmett", but we can't dump one for the other. But sources don't agree in dumping "Doc" in 2006 discussion, which had just three supports. I'm in favor of using "Doc Emmett Brown", but I can't force you to choose either one. Let's add back "Doc", and using quote marks may be an exception per WP:TITLEFORMAT. George Ho ( talk) 02:32, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
Lyverbe, there is Marshal Matt Dillon, disambiguated from the real actor Matt Dillon. People familiarize the character as "Doc" Emmett Brown rather than just "Emmett Brown". Those in 2006 discussion did not consider the rules and sources back then. George Ho ( talk) 06:42, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Purplebackpack89, will you support Doc Emmett Brown then (without quotes)? George Ho ( talk) 18:53, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
The infobox mentions 1888 as one of the years Doc has canonically visited. The year doesn't appear anywhere else in the article, and since many years were visited in the cartoon series that go unmentioned in the infobox, then where does that information come from? I suppose it's from a novelization or background information by Gale & Zemeckis about what year Doc calls home by the time he's built the hovertrain and goes to pay Marty a last visit in 1985 (though I doubt that he pretty much reverse-engineered both time travel and hovercraft technology with 1880s frontier-town resources within but three years, so I guess that Doc has lived his 30 extra years he's been given by rejuvenation therapies in 2015 and it's now 1915 for him, rather). In any case, it should be noted what source material that information comes from. -- 2003:56:6D1B:C671:A1D7:27D:834F:358D ( talk) 02:10, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
I saw that the words are written on this article:
"Marty convinces the 1955 Doc that he has returned by showing him the letter he received from the 1885 Doc. Doc describes where the disabled DeLorean is hidden, and instructs Marty to return directly to 1985, to avoid "unnecessary time travel". However, the accidental discovery of the 1885 Doc's tombstone reveals that Doc was shot days after he wrote the letter, which convinces Marty and the 1955 Doc that Marty must attempt to rescue him."
The 1955 Doc didn't go to 1885 with Marty using the DeLorean time machine, Is this untrue?
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This article is getting ridiculous. I would remove
Yes, you guessed it, only the header and "Character background" sections would remain. This article should be a biography of the character and not much more. See Marty McFly's article as a reference.
Objections? -- Lyverbe ( talk) 21:55, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
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the image is ridicullusly grainy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.136.196.153 ( talk) 01:26, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
This character is terrific and I rather enjoy the things eluded to in the movie instead of everything being expositioned on him.
First it is clear that Emmett Brown replaces the father figure in Marty's life that George Mcfly fails to be. Good father, Bad father. And as mentioned and obvious by how close Marty and he are, and how well each character works together, anticipating each others next move, like all best-freinds do. What also one can imagine is that, there is nothing so extraodinary about however it is that they met for the first time ever. That too I am glad was never expositioned, no need for it, as it could be something as simply imagined say, that Marty could have been simply at first been a local paperboy and happen to get to know Emmett Brown little after little each afternoon, or even something simpler as Emmett needed a hand with something one day and, right place and time for Marty. A fatherly figure without a son and a son without nurturing dad. All one needs to understand is their closeness.
Other things that one can figure out is, when the camera is panning across a wall in Emmett's home, an article never mentioned but, the keen eye will notice the headline refers to Brown Estate burning down. It is my belief that he set this fire himself to attain the some funds for his the time machine from the insurance he'd naturally gain from the 'incident'. He is a bit of a rogue so, I wouldn't put this idea passed this character. There are other things I belive that also are clues to what isn't explained verbaly.
~BLD
Marty not only saw Clara as a distraction, but was worried they had terribly altered history by saving her (she was supposed to fall of the cliff, which in the future [1985] the cliff had been named for her). Should this be added? -- Wack'd About Wiki 16:18, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
When I saw the movie, Doc looked 65 when he was in 1985, and when Marty went to 1955 to save his family, Doc looked the same way in 1955. He is still an old man even in his 30's!! How come Doc didn't look younger like he should be?! No one should look like an old man in his or her 30's! He should have colored hair, less wrinkles, and a new voice! What's the deal here??!! -- Seishirou Sakurazuka 06:07, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
I thought Doc Brown's agelessness was part of the joke. Even Marty does a double take in one of the movies when he notices Doc Brown had never changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.240.26.163 ( talk) 11:08, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
When was this canonically established in the movies? The only clue I've seen is in the animated series, which places his birth year in 1922 (as it said that Doc was 4 in 1926 when he became "Daredevil Brown") ( EmiOfBrie 01:54, 11 January 2006 (UTC))
Could they have put a worse picture of Doc on this page?
I agree, you used the picture of him right after he got shot with a bullet-proof vest on, which obviously doesn't look like Doc as much. Just look at more common pictures of Doc.
Doctor Emmett Brown → Emmett Brown … Rationale: Usually, a person's title is not in the page's title. Sure, he is a doctor, but how many other pages are like this? - Platypus Man | Talk 04:33, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Where is it ever mentioned that Doc is a Democrat? marbeh raglaim 16:43, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
My thoughts exactly...if anything, I would have pegged him as Libertarian, if he'd have any party affiliation at all.
...or an anarchist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.99.115.112 ( talk) 16:23, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
No mention anywhere of his misuse of the word "gigawatt"?
This paragraph "Doc presumably remembered, but kept this memory secret from the "new" Marty of the positively altered timeline until the "original" Marty returned to the altered 1985." is pure speculation. Before the first jump the events were as though Marty had never been in 1955 so this discounts the idea that the Doc knew Marty before he was born in the first time-line (If you consider there are two in part 1 pre-jump and post-jump). This is a matter for interpretation though so I'll leave it open for discussion but the article shouldn't be used to propose ideas. Dnel ( talk) 16:51, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
In the paragraph "He is also known for his inability to understand a figure-of-speech, a notable example is when Marty tells him that the situation sounds "heavy" (meaning that it sounds difficult)", the only time Doc misunderstood the word "heavy" is in 1955 which suggests more his misunderstanding of 1985 colloquialisms not his misunderstanding of figures-of-speech, the 1985 Doc had no difficulty understanding Marty using this term, so I will remove this paragraph as I believe it is in error. Dnel ( talk) 16:54, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
You know whats strange about the universal flordia promo?I just sawa guy that looked like Marty Mcfly in the scene where Doc 1st arrives in the future (which is now the past)-unamed 02:33 October 25,2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.136.180.245 ( talk)
Time traveler?: Yes Brando26000 ( talk) 22:59, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
Christopher Lloyd appeared with Michael J. Fox on an episode of Spin City, where they hinted at their Doc Brown/Marty McFly relationship. Perhaps that should be mentioned in this article.
Chris Lloyd also recorded new scenes for a slot machine, especially notable as they were written and directed by Bob Gale. I don't know what actually happens in the scenes or if they even have any storyline elements but maybe someone else does.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.208.192.93 ( talk) 15:44, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
Robert —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.16.160.178 ( talk) 16:31, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
It should count because despite being in a different media, uses Christopher Lloyd for Doc and Bob Gale in the team for the game! Only lacks Fox due to his poor health and Zemeckis due to film commitments. (The plot also continues six months after BTTF 3 in 1986!)
The trailers give SOME of the story away, gamers keep your eyes out after the 22nd December 2010 when the game releases to add to the section!
Story points in the trailer:
Sam Timmins ( talk) 18:12, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
If Doc was indeed born in 1914 as the article suggests (although it seems some sources place his birth in the 1920's), his birth name would have been Emmett Von Braun, since as Doc notes in BTTF3, the family name was changed to Brown because of World War I. The US entered WWI in 1917, when Emmett would have been 3 years of age. -- JamesReyes ( talk) 13:29, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Not moved. bd2412 T 15:08, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
Emmett Brown → ? – "Doctor" is out of option, so let's not use that. Many sources call him " Doc Emmett Brown" and/or ' Emmett "Doc" Brown'. He is nicknamed "Doc" and sometimes called "Emmett", but we can't dump one for the other. But sources don't agree in dumping "Doc" in 2006 discussion, which had just three supports. I'm in favor of using "Doc Emmett Brown", but I can't force you to choose either one. Let's add back "Doc", and using quote marks may be an exception per WP:TITLEFORMAT. George Ho ( talk) 02:32, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
Lyverbe, there is Marshal Matt Dillon, disambiguated from the real actor Matt Dillon. People familiarize the character as "Doc" Emmett Brown rather than just "Emmett Brown". Those in 2006 discussion did not consider the rules and sources back then. George Ho ( talk) 06:42, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Purplebackpack89, will you support Doc Emmett Brown then (without quotes)? George Ho ( talk) 18:53, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
The infobox mentions 1888 as one of the years Doc has canonically visited. The year doesn't appear anywhere else in the article, and since many years were visited in the cartoon series that go unmentioned in the infobox, then where does that information come from? I suppose it's from a novelization or background information by Gale & Zemeckis about what year Doc calls home by the time he's built the hovertrain and goes to pay Marty a last visit in 1985 (though I doubt that he pretty much reverse-engineered both time travel and hovercraft technology with 1880s frontier-town resources within but three years, so I guess that Doc has lived his 30 extra years he's been given by rejuvenation therapies in 2015 and it's now 1915 for him, rather). In any case, it should be noted what source material that information comes from. -- 2003:56:6D1B:C671:A1D7:27D:834F:358D ( talk) 02:10, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
I saw that the words are written on this article:
"Marty convinces the 1955 Doc that he has returned by showing him the letter he received from the 1885 Doc. Doc describes where the disabled DeLorean is hidden, and instructs Marty to return directly to 1985, to avoid "unnecessary time travel". However, the accidental discovery of the 1885 Doc's tombstone reveals that Doc was shot days after he wrote the letter, which convinces Marty and the 1955 Doc that Marty must attempt to rescue him."
The 1955 Doc didn't go to 1885 with Marty using the DeLorean time machine, Is this untrue?
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b
p — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
182.191.185.252 (
talk)
14:54, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
This article is getting ridiculous. I would remove
Yes, you guessed it, only the header and "Character background" sections would remain. This article should be a biography of the character and not much more. See Marty McFly's article as a reference.
Objections? -- Lyverbe ( talk) 21:55, 9 August 2015 (UTC)