Forward to the Past

Forward to the Past
Season	03
Episode Number	07
Proceeded By	Evil Coffee Shop Much?
Followed By	Planet of the Hunks

Forward to the Past is episode 7 of Season 3.

Characters

• Clover
• Samantha
• Alexandra
• Jerry Lewis
• Mandy
• Phoebe
• Boogie Gus

Synopsis

A shopping spree is cancelled due to crazed electronics thieves who disappear in a red and purple portal. The girls go back in history to the 1970's, where they meet some familiar people. In the B-story, Clover gets into hypersonic dating.

Gadgets

• Catsuit
• Compowder
• Expandable Cable Bungee Belt
• Mini Nuclear Mood Ring
• Several alternate history gadgets by Jerry
• Stick Pin Homing Device
• Time Machine

Trivia

• Clover mocks/questions the villian’s clothing/fashion.
  • “Child's Play” (Vladimir Kozyrev)
  • “Déjà Cruise” (Colonel Nathaniel Nash)
  • “Forward to the Past” (Boogie Gus)
  • “I Hate The Eighties” (Boogie Gus)
  • “Physics 101 Much?” (Snell)
  • “The Wedding Crasher” (Wera Vann)
  • “Zero to Hero” (Humungo Man)
• This episode shows that WOOHP was founded in 1975.
  • The alternate WOOHP is the World Organization of Harming People.
• Same blonde girl
  • "Forward to the Past"
  • "Mani-Maniac Much?"
• The title is an inversion of "Back to the Future".
• There is a skit and a compilation album by comedy troupe “The Firesign Theatre” titled ”Forward Into The Past”.
• This is the first appearance of Mandy's mother, Phoebe, who is revealed to be a Beverly Hills High alumnus. She is also shown to be a hippie in this episode.
• Clover's hypersonic dating limits the questions to only a few per person.
• Alex did not know how the pre-inline skates were designed.
• Gus makes a reference to the song Kung Fu Fighting.
• This is one of the few episodes Sam, Clover, and Alex do not get WOOHPed.
• Their catsuits during their fight with Boogie Gus is based on classic 1970's disco.
• The girls changed their hairstyles when they switch their catsuits to the disco styles: Sam wears a pale green headband and a light green choker, Clover's fluffy medium bob has been layered into a wavy look, and Alex's bob has been layered in a messier look.
• Jerry's hair in his younger appearance was red similar to his twin brother, Terrence Lewis.
• The disco soundtrack used through episode sounds similar to the 1980's song Disco Inferno by The Trammps.
• Alex makes a reference to the song Get Down Tonight.
• Clover provides the ending video in this episode.
• There is the possibility that Sam, Clover, and Alex are the reason why Mandy got her name in the first place since they called Phoebe "Mandy" (mistaking her for real Mandy) when they met her and she liked that name so much that she had the idea to name her first daughter Mandy.
• Goof: When Sam's Compowder says WOOHP is missing it spells WOOHP "WHOOP".
• Goof: When Phoebe hands the girls a magazine Clover isn't wearing any lipstick.
• Goof: When the girls are watching Boogie Gus and 1970's Jerry in the warehouse there is a brief moment where Alex's glasses are gone.
• Goof: When Alex shows 70's Jerry the picture of the WOOHP New Years Eve party the rim of the heart on Alex's belt is colored yellow instead of white.
• Goof: Clover mentions that there are no mobile phones and personal computers in the 1970's. Personal computers were available for office workers in the 1970's and the first mobile telephone call was made on April 3, 1973 by Martin Cooper. However it’s entirely possible Clover didn’t know this piece of history.

Gallery

Sam

Alex, Sam, and Clover

1970's

Clover

1970s

1970's Jerry

Captured

Mandy's Mom in "Forward to the Past"

Mandy in "Forward to the Past"