S01E01 · SCENE 1/62 · 01:30
Back to the Future · Television broadcast
News about plutonium

A TV news report mentions missing plutonium and Libyan terrorists.

01:30→02:57
in the film · 1m 27s

What happens

01:30–02:57

A news broadcast discusses inventory sales at Statler Toyota and then reports on a missing plutonium case at a nuclear facility, with Libyan terrorists claiming responsibility but officials attributing it to a clerical error.

WhereTelevision broadcast
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Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadMarty's time travel

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01:44

That's Statler Toyota in downtown Hill Valley.

02:12

The FBI, which is investigating the matter, had no comment.

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01:30–02:57

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