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'''''Back to the Future''''' (also known as '''''Back to the Future: The Animated Series''''') is an [[Animation|animated]] science-fiction comedy adventure [[television series]] for television based on the live-action [[Back to the Future (franchise)|''Back to the Future'' film trilogy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=56}}</ref> The show lasted two seasons, each featuring 13 episodes, and ran on [[CBS]] from September 14, 1991, to December 26, 1992, with reruns until August 14, 1993. Citing low ratings, CBS cancelled the show after two seasons.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Klastorin|first1=Michael|title=Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History|date=November 24, 2015|publisher=Harper Design|location=New York|isbn=978-0062419149|page=219}}</ref> It was later rerun
Although the series is set after the films, creator [[Bob Gale]] has stated that the animated series and the comic books take place in their own 'what if' and alternate timelines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telltale.com/community/blogs/id-687/|title=Bob Gale Answers Your Back to the Future Questions|publisher=[[Telltale Games]]|date=October 18, 2010|access-date=August 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225022601/http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-687|archive-date=December 25, 2010}}</ref> This show marked the debut television appearance of [[Bill Nye]] on a nationally broadcast show.
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