Mac is undoubtedly my favorite human character. He may seem ordinary compared to all the diverse and inventive IFs, but he is so, well,
lovable! He is (the majority of the time) to voice of reason, is quite grown up, well-behaved and certainly smart for his age, yet he can still be paranoid, distracted, silly, upset, childish, excitable, on sugar, in love etc,- and he's so adorable! He doesn't sound particularly cute if you try to describe him, but I defiantly think he is cuter than Cheese/Fluffer Nutter/Berry etc- I mean just look at his smile!
http://www.fosters-home.com/screengrabs/4/402-0104.jpg
When this show was first being written, why do we think the decision was made to include a human child in the story, rather than just the show being abut the house? Is it to give the story more structure? Would it be fair to state that Mac represents the typical member of the shows target audience (i.e. 8-year old children)? Or is more more of a role model?
Also, what do we think Mac enjoys? His taste in culture/entertainment? From the merchandise in his room, his favorite film appears to be
Rocket Wars (obviously a very thinly-disguised
Star Wars copy). After watching
Make Believe-it or Not (and from my profile picture), I have gathered he is a fan of Formula One racing.
Also, I was just browsing these pages when somebody suggested that the name "Mac" can be short for "William". Really? I've never heard
that before!
Another thing I have just learned- there is a character in on old
Powerpuff girls episode who is something of a Mac prototype