MacGyver
August 28th 2009 09:24
Mac attack
Man, I loved MacGyver when I was a kid – seriously, he was a freakin’ legend. I always made a point to emulate his quick thinking and brilliant problem-solving techniques into my own day-to-day life.
Even back in my teen years I considered my self somewhat of a MacGyver of the weed-smoking community, or ‘bong-smith’ as it is often known…but that is another story.
He also opened my eyes to the usefulness of carrying a pocket-knife on you at all times. Although this may be frowned upon in modern times due to concerns of violence, Mac would never succumb to such worrying trends, and I’m also pretty sure that my own father has carried a Swiss army knife in his pocket for about 40 years – although it has also been rumoured that he was a secret agent for many years and probably still is, especially as he won’t actually deny it to my face…anyway, back to the Mac.
The one trick I always remember from back then was when he needed to follow someone, but didn’t have a car to tail the bad dudes. He slid under their car with a paint can he found ‘laying around’ and attached it with a bit of wire to the chassis. He then punctured a hole in it with his trusty pocket-knife [case in point] and let the paint lead the way to their villainous hideout. The simplicity is where the genius lay.
As in tune with the rest of the 80s, New Line is developing a feature film based on the series.
Anyway, here's to Mac, a true everyman that somehow became one of my childhood heroes.
"If I had some duct tape, I could fix that."
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Comment by Marc P
Comment by MC
I loved the episodes with his nemesis, I'm not quite sure of that guy's name (Murdock?!) anymore...
Yep, another series of the eighties that will be remembered forever...
Those were the days!