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From: leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Honeymooners/Back to the Future
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Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 01:05:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  4 01:05:11 1985
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 >I always appreciate strict attention to detail in any film
 >production.  In particular, one aspect of the movie
 >_Back_to_the_Future_ has me  intrigued.  Our hero, Marty
 >McFly, went back in time to the date November 5, 1955.  One
 >of the first things he did when he arrived was read the date
 >on a newspaper to ascertain that the time machine had
 >worked.  I cannot remember if the viewer was shown the day
 >of the week in that newspaper, 
 
Yes, and it was Saturday.
 
 >but, as the story unfolded,
 >it seemed definitely to be set on a Saturday.  Note when
 >Biff told George to get his assignment ready by "tomorrow,"
 >but "not too early" because he "sleeps in on Sundays."

Back when I was in Junior High I memorized the perpetual calendar
formula in the dictionary and modified it so I could do it in my head
so I always check during the movie.  TIME AFTER TIME and BACK TO THE
FUTURE get it right, TERMINATOR gets it wrong.  This is perfectly in
keeping my opinion of the quality of each of the three films.

 >Question: did _The_Honeymooners_ really run on Saturday
 >nights, 
 
Sure did.  I was 5 years old at the time, but I remember the Jackie
Gleason show on Saturday nights, June Taylor dancers, and I vaguely
remember that there were comedy skits besides the Honeymooners.  Of
course in the 60's they resurrected the program in color.
 
 >and, if so, did that episode really air for the
 >first time on  November 5, 1955?  

Can't help you there.

				Mark Leeper
				...ihnp4!mtgzz!leeper