

The outlaw stated that he was on his horse when it threw the shoe, he fell off the horse and broke a bottle of Kentucky Red Eye whiskey. Doc retorted that since Tannen never paid him for the job, that made them even. When asked how much, Tannen said his horse threw a shoe and since Doc did the shoeing, that made him responsible. Tannen confronted the blacksmith, by commenting that Doc owed him money. Tannen attempted to hang the youth, but Marty was saved by Doc Brown. Tannen caught Marty with a lasso, and he and his gang rode towards the under- construction Hill Valley Courthouse. Marty ran on foot while Tannen and his gang pursued him on horseback. We got ourselves a new Courthouse! High time we had a hanging! The outlaw ordered his gang to "Get him!", but Marty ran out of the Saloon, with Tannen and his gang chasing after him. Enraged, Tannen pointed his gun at Marty, but the barrel was empty. With Tannen and his men distracted, Marty threw a spitoon, which landed on Tannen and spilt its contents down his front. Marty moonwalked, leaving Tannen, his gang and everyone in the Saloon bewildered. Tannen grabbed his gun and, to the amusement of his gang, shot at Marty's feet multiple times, telling him to dance. Tannen angrily told Marty he hated the nickname and said "Nobody calls me 'Mad Dog'!". Just then, Marty recognized him and said "You're Mad-Dog Tannen", enraging Buford and causing everyone in the Saloon to run and hide. Frightened, the bartender said "No, sir, Mr. the outlaw asked the bartender if he had seen "that no- good, cheatin' blacksmith". Just as the saloon's bartender was pouring whiskey for Tannen and his gang. Tannen asked "What kinda stupid name is that?" and he and his gang mocked "Clint's" clothing. Tannen asked Marty if he was related to Seamus and asked what his name was. This snide remark drew laughs from Buford's gang. Tannen realized Marty wasn't Seamus, but commented that he looked like him, "especially with that dog-ugly hat". Tannen mistook Marty for Seamus McFly (Marty's great- great grandfather), who Tannen had warned not to set foot in the Palace Saloon. ~ Tannen after 'Clint Eastwood' (Marty McFly) accidentally gets on his bad side.ħ0 years later, in 1955, when Marty McFly discovered Doc's fate, he went back to 1885 to save Doc, and upon arriving in Hill Valley soon meet Tannen in the Palace Saloon. You hear? Nobody calls me "Mad Dog"! Especially not some duded-up, egg-suckin' gutter trash! History rewritten Encounter with "Clint Eastwood" “ Doc Brown was buried by his girlfriend Clara in a cemetery on the outskirts of town, she had it noted on his stone that he was shot in the back over a matter of $80. In the original timeline, Tannen murdered Emmet "Doc" Brown by shooting him in the back. Brown refused since Tannen never paid him for the original job. Doc offered to re-shoe the horse, but it was too late since Tannen had shot the horse. Tannen would later demand Doc pay him $75 for the horse, and $5 for the whiskey, totaling $80. As a result Tannen was thrown from his horse, along with a bottle of whiskey. The horse later threw his shoe while Tannen was riding him. Doc Brown did so, but then Tannen failed to pay for the job. Sometime in 1885, Tannen approached Doc Brown to shoe his horse. Tannen was a notorious gunman who had shot at least 12 men, "not including Indians or Chinamen." Later generations would have a hard time verifying that claim since Tannen had shot the local newspaper editor, when the man printed an unfavorable article about him. Tannen himself hated the nickname and would react violently when people called him that to his face. ~ Information on Buford Tannen from the Hill Valley City Archives.īuford Tannen was nicknamed 'Mad Dog' because of his temper and his tendency to drool. However, this claim cannot be substantiated since precise records were not kept after Tannen shot a newspaper editor after printing an unfavourable story about him in 1884. He was quick on the trigger and bragged that he had killed 12 men, not including Indians or Chinamen. Tannen himself hated the nickname, and would react violently when it was used in front of him.īuford Tannen was a notorious gunman, whose short temper and a tendency to drool, earned him the nickname 'Mad Dog'.

These two characteristic traits earned him a nickname: "Mad Dog". Buford Tannen had a violent temper and a tendency to drool.
