But Mac has a conscience though as acts as
Not just Bloos but even the House both human
And imaginary friends conscienc!:-/

Mac is awesome! He's my favourite! :) (Then Frankie and Bloo.)

Yeah, Mac's the character on the show most like me, next to Wilt. He's sensible, and shy, and I'm sure that if I had an Imaginary Friend, I'd never let him go!

Mac is smart. I didn't know half of what he knows when i was eight. I didnt know how to make a compass..Mine always go and bit wrong. :)

Mac... I love you!

I've always liked Mac. He's cute as a puppy, wise beyond his years, and they love him at the Home because all the other inhabitants there see him as their surrogate kid until they get adopted.

Sean Marquette, Mac's voice, has since said his favorite episode to work on was Partying is Such Sweet Soiree because he really got to cut loose doing Mac's sugar-fueled rampage.

Yes, I concur. Partying is one of my favorite Mac moments of the show, so far, followed by the interaction with Bloo on "Squeeze the Day".

I enjoyed Partying, but I'd have to say "Squeeze The Day" is my favourite Mac episode. :)

I love Mac. He's cute, and smart, and sensitive. And I relate with him a lot of times. My favorite Mac eppies are "Squeeze the Day" and "Bye Bye Nerdy". I didn't approve too much of the end of "BBN", but as an episode in whole, I really liked it. Mac's just trying to fit in, is dealing with peer pressure, and has a hard time making friends. I could relate so much, I really felt for him. He kind of snubbed Bloo, but made it right in the end. And I was cheering him on the whole time. Not to mention it was funny as ever seeing him dressed that way.

"He's my friend! *crowd gasps* He's my imaginary friend! *crowd gasps again* And he's my best friend!" Aww! Bloo was so pleased. And although, thanks to snotty James Withazee, his rep was ruined, I'm sure Mac felt a whole lot better clearing his concience of that. I thought that was pretty cool. It's that it ruined his reputation that I didn't agree with. Poor Mac. I just want to hug him sometimes. :P

I like how Mac has an equal balance of win and fail in all the episodes. XD He's a really nice character, immediately likable, sensible and mature for a kid his age (most of the time anyway.)

The episode where I really, really felt bad for him was "I Only Have Surprise For You". That just... I was happy until Spoiler Below and then I died. XD I'm not sure if it was from laughter or horror. Poor Mac. That episode was... simply painful. In a sort-of good way. :P

Cheese refers to Mac as "blockhead" on the commentary for "Mac Daddy." It occurred to me that Mac was originally based on that other blockhead, good old Charlie Brown. Is that why he has the adorable square head, do you suppose?

I like Mac. He's smart for his age, and a really cute kid. It's also amusing watching him go on his sugar rush 8D He's my favorite character second to Frankie of course
PS. I didn't know he was based on Charlie Brown. This makes me want to draw him in Chuck's famous sweater XD

I don't think Cheese referring to Mac as "Blockhead" had anything to do with Charlie Brown, but rather the fact that Mac indeed does have a square head. Charlie Brown may have been one of many inspirations for Mac's design though. Perhaps personality as well. Eh, I'll let Craig himself explain his design for Mac-
And if you want to see the test designs for Mac (and Bloo, Coco, Ed, Wilt and Frankie) and the entire blog, here's Craig's BlogSpot. He hasn't posted in almost a year now, but what he's done (so far) is awesome. :)

Randomly checking Foster's on wikipedia resulted in this:

"Stephan Mackenzie Vaughn "Mac" is a character in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends voiced by Sean Marquette. "

Is this official, or just someone being an idiot? I'm guessing the latter.

Sounds like one of the trolls is at it again, *sigh*. DO NOT trust any information you read on Wikipedia.com about this show, unless you can verify it here! Mac's whole name has NEVER been given, stated or implied by the crew that makes Foster's, NEVER. This is some garbage that some idiot(and I've got a pretty good idea who it is, since he does this sort of thing often, though he used to post that Mac's last name was "Forrester") posted. Recently, someone, probably the same person, posted that Wilt's real name was "William", as though "Wilt" wasn't even a real name, which it is!

pitbulllady

Interesting. I still may have to draw that idea though. 8D

Vaughn is the last name *I* gave Mac's family in my fanfics, though I don't know where the hell "Stephen Mackenzie" came from. It ticks me off that someone is using one of my fan ideas to troll Wikipedia. :terrence:

Yeah, whatever Mac's last name is shall remain a mystery, until Craig and co decides to reveal it to us, and they may never bring it up at all.

Or they may just tease us by doing that classic gag, you know when a character is saying something important, yet we the audience can't hear what is being said because of a loud noise drowning out his or her dialog.

I never get tired of that one. 8D

I learned long ago not to trust a single word at Wikepedia. I understand the creator of the sight had this brilliant idea, but some major faults were overlooked. To me, the sight doesn't even exist. For anything, not just Foster's. It's only good for a good laugh now and then. I don't know how on earth that name came into being, either. I can see a reason for "Mackenzie" but isn't "Mac" also a nickname for the name "William"?

Dragonrider, I'd sure love to see Mac dressed as good ol' Charlie Brown! If you do a pic and post it, I look forward to seeing it! :)

I just got through watching “Ticket To Rod”, and I have to say that the Foster’s Crew did a fantastic job when it came to portraying his crush on Frankie. It’s such an adorable relationship; Mac is too naïve to realize that she’s not interested in him, due to obvious reasons, but what he did was real classy. He’s only eight and yet he has more class than most men have; the chocolates and the compliments were smart on his part, and his decision to stick with Frankie and help her out was smart as well. Now, I’m not saying that this relationship is anything serious; I just think it was rather amusing and I believe the Foster’s Crew continued it rather well. Even though he won’t get Frankie, I’m sure he’ll land himself a fine lady some day.

Yes, I know that Mac's crush is innocent, and Frankie, being still full of child-like enthusiasm herself, sees Mac as a friend, but believe me, there are a LOT of people(mostly young boys themselves, who relate to Mac, I guess), who really think that there is a serious romantic, if not intimate, relationship between this 22-year-old woman and this 8-year-old little boy. This latest episode is only going to add to that perception. I know it's basically "sour grapes" on my part, too, since most people know that I do NOT support ANY hint of such a relationship between any adult and any child, but that is how a lot of people will take it. I can look forward to tons of Mac/Frankie kiddie porn fics on FF.net, now, besides the one that's already there.

pitbulllady

Yeah, I thought his crush was absoutly adorable and I was impressed with Mac's gentlemanly behavior. It's kind of a pitty he and Frankie can't actually get together 'cause he's actually the closest thing she's ever gotten to a decent guy.8D

At any rate, I hope that the Foster’s Crew will continue to use such scenes in future episodes of the series. They have been a source of great comedy and character development, and since it’s been established in continuity that Mac still has feelings for Frankie, I’m sure it will re-surface from time to time. Despite what some people have said, the relationship isn’t pedophiliac in nature because it is obviously fabricated due to Mac’s naivety. In fact, I believe an episode based on that plot could be rather interesting. If Mac were forced to come to grips with the truth, in how Frankie is too old to be interested in him, then it could permit some good character development on his part. Maybe the Foster’s Crew could also use such an episode to give Mac a love interest that’s his own age.

I believe that you are referring to me, and that I have stated that the relationship between Mac and Frankie is "pedophiliac in nature". NOWHERE have I said this, or insinuated it, but instead I HAVE expressed concern that there ARE many people out there who DO believe this, and actually WANT this to be the case. If you don't believe me, go back and check out your old stomping grounds at TV.com, where you will see page after page of arguements that such a relationship between a grown woman and an eight-year-old child is perfectly normal and acceptable, simply because they are both human, and claiming that Frankie's feelings for Mac are clearly romantic and her behavior indicates that the two of them are mutually "in love" with each other. Also, anyone who does not believe that there is plenty of Mac/Frankie smut out there can go to Deviantart.com and type in "Mac/Frankie" in the search box, or go to the Foster's section on FF.net, change the rating to "M" in the drop-down box at the top, and click "Go". I won't even bother providing the names of specific stories; you can read the summaries for yourself. All of this was BEFORE "Ticket to Rod", based solely on "Frankie My Dear", and so I would guess that there will be a new onslaught now. I don't have a problem with Mac having an innocent crush on Frankie; I DO have a problem with the fact that this is used as "ammunition" to bolster the belief of many people out there that their relationship is far less innnocent and that it SHOULD be pedophiliac! It's sad and unfortunate that this episode is simply going to fuel that fire, but don't insinuate, please, that *I* myself see Mac's behavior as an indication that they are intimately involved with each other.

pitbulllady

Most of them are children. Of course children are going to want the relationship to be real. I’m sure many boys would love to be in Mac’s place, and some girls likely want to be in Frankie’s place as well. Can a child be a pedophile? I don’t think so. It’s a fantasy; it’s an amusing scenario and I don’t believe those who support it are pedophiles. I’ve checked over at TV.com and I haven’t seen “page after page” of people who say such things, and even though I’m sure there are some people, they are in the vast minority. You’ve been acting like the minority is the majority, but a majority of those who like the Frankie and Mac relationship don’t think anything x-rated, and that’s my main problem. Some of the things that you’ve said have implied that liking the relationship is wrong, because “you don’t support pedophilia at all”. But it isn’t pedophilia. Children have the right to fantasize, and children can’t be pedophiles.

Also, the reason I said what I said is that, when somebody mentioned that supporters of the relationship were defending their views, you called them pedophiles and said you were disgusted. However, I’m a supporter of the relationship. I know it’s not real, and it’s fabricated on Mac’s part, but I still support it and I hope that the show will continue to toy with Mac’s feelings in future episodes. A vast majority of those who support the Frankie and Mac relationship aren’t thinking of anything x-rated, and I believe that’s where you have your facts incorrect.

I apologize that I took offense, but I felt like you were calling me a pedophile because I supported the relationship. A vast majority of those who support the relationship, and would like to see more of it in the show, aren't pedophiles.

I Think its hilarious when mAc displays that love struck grin lol.

Yeah, I love that "love struck grin" too. It's interesting how in the cartoon they portray it so well physically like that. When in real life, one feels that love-struck/happy/helpless/floating-on-air on the inside, but in outward appearances, there's just a blank look and a glaze in the eyes. But you can sure feel what Mac's feeling more with seeing his smile than you can with just the blank look and glazed over eyes. LOL! :)

Also james L venable did a good job porttraying it with the music lol. I like his fosters score with many variations of the theme. he should rls a score album.

Too right he should, I bet it would sell better than some movie soundtracks ^^

In real life a lot of kids tend to go through a phase where they crush on someone a lot older than them. It doesn't mean the older one likes them back in the same way - it's similar to crushing on a celebrity I suppose. And I agree with the lovestruck grin comments - it gets the message across so well!

The Reason why i think its funny is because frankie is probably wondering what the heck is wrong with him?

LOL That'd be amusing to see

I also liked in squeeze the day whyen macs like: THERE HOOOME!!!!!!!! in that high pitched voice lol.:P

I liked Mac in that entire episode. 8D

(sorry for the double post) Watching the episode with Bloo's House Party the other day, I noticed something I hadn't before. As Mac runs around the house on his sugar rush, he starts shouting "POUR SOME SUGAR ON MAC!!" as a reference to "Pour some sugar on me" 8D

haha, yeah, I remember noticing that. Wasn't that a rap song? *flashing back to high school*

Ah yes, Mac's quoting of Def Leopard lyrics is one of many reasons of the myriad of reasons why this cartoon is one of the best on the tube.

My son keeps having people tell him he looks like Mac
 

My son keeps having people tell him he looks like Mac

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...56/0macjac.jpg

so for Halloween this is what he went as
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...6/00jacmac.jpg


What do you guys think?

Wow. He really does look like Mac! :P

Blimey! Your son is quite the look-alike, Nasiom. :)

And your Bloo plushie is very nice too.

The bushy hair really sells it for me(love bushy hair, which is why my bf will never be allowed to cut his too low). I love it. He makes an awesome Mac. :)