A scene screen was a video screen that acted as a shade over a window in a residence. It could be pulled up or down as required like a window shade. The screen was operated by remote control and could display channels that would change the scenery of the 'window' — including a tropical island, a mountain view, or a city at night. One channel was the Scenery Channel. In the days before October 21, Marty McFly Sr. had called a repairman to fix the screen, but the repairs were left uncompleted; the repairman had commented that Marty Sr. was a "chicken" and was thrown out.