- "I've seen that look in a man's eyes a million times. It's a woman isn't it?"
- —Barbwire salesman to Doc
The barbwire salesman talks to Emmett.
The barbwire salesman was a man that came to Hill Valley to sell his barbwire. He had been all over the country by the time he reached the town. He entered the Palace Saloon late on the night of September 6, 1885 and found Emmett Brown sitting at the bar with a glass of whiskey in his hand. He listened to Emmett talk of his loss of Clara Clayton and attempted to encourage him.
The following morning, September 7, the salesman boarded a train pulled by Locomotive 131 for San Francisco, alongside Clara. He had been discussing his encounter with a friend of his when Clara overheard him. She asked him if he had "big puppy dog eyes" and "silvery flowing hair" and he realized that she knew him. Clara stopped the train by pulling on the emergency cord and the salesman waited for the train to restart. His trip would again be cut short when Doc and "Clint Eastwood" borrowed the locomotive and uncoupled the cars from the engine before Carson Spur. The salesman and the other passengers continued to sit on the train.
Behind the scenes
The salesman was portrayed by Richard Dysart.