Mac

[Lynnie]

Yesterday, there was not one, but two kids that came into my workplace that looked a LOT like Mac. The first was actually a girl, but she had to have been 7 or 8, with the short mop haircut, dark brown hair, a square face, and big round eyes. She was wearing a Disney shirt, too. She looked very much like a cartoon character, it was cute! The second one was a boy, maybe a year or two older (8-10), same haircut, square face, and he was wearing similar clothes. His long sleeved shirt was black instead of white, and he had a grey short sleeved one over it instead of red. But he had on khakis and black and white sneakers.

[Howard]

Did his feet look like two dinner rolls?

[Lynnie]

Haha, not quite. They were longer and flatter. Maybe more like sub loaves. His pants were covering much of them though, too.

[Howard]

Mac's feet always looked like black dinner rolls with white stripes.

[Bloo4Ever]

The real test to see if someone is Mac is to see if their head is as big as their entire body

You gotta love that massive cranium

[Another Castle]

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

[Lynnie]

Originally Posted by Another Castle

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!

Yeah, it goes back to Victorian times I believe, or maybe before that. I don't remember the story, but I'm thinking there was a royal who's name was William and someone in his family/court called him "Mac" for some reason, the likes of which I can't remember. So "Mac" became a popular nick name for "William" after that. I'm trying to find proof of it online, but not having much luck. I do remember however being reminded of it at hearing Sheryl Crow's song "All I wanna do is have some fun!". There's a line where she's talking about a guy in a bar who "says his name is William". But she's sure it's actually "Bill, Billy, Mac, or Buddy." "Bill", "Billy", and "Buddy" are more common nicknames for "William", and she has "Mac" in there too, so I know I'm not the only one who's heard of that.

Edit: Ok, I think I may have found at least part of the story. Both "Mac" and "Buddy" are names guys would call other guys when they don't know they're names, especially 100+ years ago. They were also both used for young boys, because they meant "boy". They were interchangeable. "Buddy" is also a nickname for "William", so "Mac" may have been mistaken to be a part of that family as well.

[Another Castle]

Do any Samurai Mac images exist? I've heard about this from another thread (I don't like Billy and Mandy BTW), but I'm intriged about this crossover. Can't find anything on the web