Red Thomas

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Red Thomas was the Mayor of Hill Valley in 1955. he became mayor some time around the late 1940s and ended after 1955. By 1985, the mayor of Hill Valley was Goldie Wilson.

His campaign slogan was "Re-elect Mayor Red Thomas. Progress is his middle name".

[edit] Behind the scenes

Though largely thought to be the same character as Red the Bum, they are not. According to Bob Gale's commentary on the Back to the Future DVD set, the name of the bum was ad-libbed by Michael J. Fox. Gale also commented that the photo of the mayor in 1955 on the side of the campaign van was that of set decorator Hal Gausman, whereas the bum was played by George "Buck" Flower.

[edit] Appearances

• Back to the Future (on poster)