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Line 3: \|firstappearance=[[The Invitation]] \|lastappearance=[[Is It College Yet?]] \|voicedby=[[Delon Ferdinand]] (season 1) <br> [[Paul Williams]] (seasons 1-2) <br> [[Kevin Daniels]] (seasons 3-4) <br> [[Amir Williams]] (seasons 4-5) <br> \|episodecount= 29 (2 non-speaking) <br/> 2 TV movies \|gender=Male Line 17: ==Personality and Character== Mack is the only recurring male character of Daria and Jane's age at [[Lawndale High]] who acts with courage, intelligence, and integrity, and as such he enjoys their respect. Ironically, in interviews with [[Kara Wild]], both [[Glenn Eichler]] and [[Anne D. Bernstein]], two of the driving forces behind the show, stated that this was because Mack was never developed fully, as the show's staff never cast his voice actor to their satisfaction. (Four different voice actors did Mack's voice over five seasons.) Because Mack wasn't fully developed, he wasn't given flaws. This is subject to occasional self-parody in the series. For example, in the episode [[Ill]], Jodie qualifies her statement that anyone could catch a rash after Mack looks her quizzically, suggesting that Mack would be incapable of catching a rash. Subtle references are made in the series to Mack's high intelligence, though one wonders if it is high only in comparison with 95% of his fellow students, who often appear to be (generously speaking) morons. With help from the school Computer Club, he and Jodie [http://web.archive.org/web/20010618230754/www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/lhs/about.html designed the school's website] and he runs the [[Lawndale Lions]] sub-site, according to an extinct MTV webpage. He knows Shakespeare at least as well as Daria Morgendorffer ("[[Cafe Disaffecto]]" comments about the skull in ''Hamlet''). An avid sports fan, he has an extensive knowledge of American football and its history, making numerous references to the same in a short written speech that appears in ''[[The Daria Diaries]]''. Line 27: In "Parade", he expresses distaste for being made Homecoming King, feeling it's tokenism so everyone can feel good about few minorities living in Lawndale. In the Lawndale Lion's website, he also expresses bitterness with his role in the team (see "Antagonists"). ~~[[Image:angrymack2-mss.gif\|frame\|left\|Mack loses his temper with Kevin—in a dream ("[[Murder, She Snored]]")]]~~ ===Antagonists=== [[Image:mack-sjr-1.gif\|frame\|A rare moment of real anger: "I've told you a million times, don't call me that! When are you going to get it through your thick skull already?" ("[[See Jane Run]]")]]▼ The one exception to his popular standing is Ms. Barch, the misanthropic science teacher. For reasons unknown, Janet Barch appears to have marked Mack as her favorite whipping boy. References to this decidedly ugly conflict abound: "[[The Lab Brat]]," "[[Gifted]]," "[[Fair Enough]]," and ''[[The Daria Database]]'', in which he writes, "I will not show Ms. Barch fear, no matter what she does to me." In the same book he is later shown being made by Ms. Barch to write, "I am male, therefore I suck," repeatedly on the blackboard during study hall. Given the sheer number and tenacity of his antagonists, Mack's level of self-control is astounding. He puts into writing a long list of his difficulties as the football team captain in ''[[The Daria Diaries]]''. His New Year's resolutions in ''[[The Daria Database]]'' all involve attempts to control his irritation with other people: the relentlessly idiotic Kevin, the marginally less idiotic [[Brittany Taylor]], Ms. Barch, and his too-often unavailable girlfriend Jodie. It is significant that there are only two times in the entire show that Mack loses his temper, "[[See Jane Run]]" and "[[Murder, She Snored]]", and the latter is a fantasy episode inside one of Daria's [[dream world\|dreams]]. (In a moment of rage at being called "Mack Daddy" for the umpteenth time, he whacks Kevin over the head with a golf club.) ▲[[Image:mack-sjr-1.gif\|frame\|A rare moment of real anger: "I've told you a million times, don't call me that! When are you going to get it through your thick skull already?" ("[[See Jane Run]]")]] ===Drawbacks=== Line 44: ::''Kevin'': Sometimes. Mack participated in the betting pool on [[Mr. DeMartino]]'s upcoming roller-hockey battle in "[[The Big House]]", but so did everyone else, including Daria, Jane and Jodie, so gambling is not likely one of his vices, if he has any. Fanfic writers have noted that writing an "evil Mack" story is nearly impossible, as there is so little in [[canon]] on which to hook it. ===Class/wealth=== Line 55: ===Mack's secret anger=== [[Image:angrymack2-mss.gif\|frame\|left\|]] While Mack is usually level-headed and calm on the show, outside of bursts of anger, off-screen media like the websites and "[[The Daria Database]]" have shown that Mack is secretly angry and bitter about many things. Line 64 ⟶ 66: ===Relationship with Jodie=== [[File:Joma-iicy.gif\|frame\|right\|This didn't often happen.]] [[Joma\|Mack's and Jodie's relationship]] exists throughout the series, and the two are often seen together and have sometimes down their own version of the Daria/Jane snarkfest on the idiots around them. Often, their relationship seems stable and positive. The implication is made in "[[My Night at Daria's]]" is that the couple is sexually active, though we don't know to what degree. Jodie promises to tell Daria all about it "once my parents are dead." However, Jodie often places a higher priority on her own commitments than on maintaining the relationship. Mack is often disappointed when he attempts to get time together with Jodie but is rebuffed. His frustration is quite clear in a number of episodes and was a running subplot through "[[Is It Fall Yet?]]", and in "[[The Daria Database]]" Mack's new year resolutions to not be bothered that she puts "every damn thing" ahead of him. In the MTV feature [~~http://www.mtv.com/onair/daria/chapter2/flipbook_two/ "~~[It Takes Two Toto Tangle"]], this stress and frustration is presented as the defining factor of their relationship and it adds "They should sign up for a 12-step program--but she only has time for two." A dark spin on their relationship is raised in "[[The Daria Diaries]]", where Jodie covertly questions whether she's dating Mack because she genuinely likes him or "because he's who he is and you're who you are and others don't care to question the equation?". Line 85 ⟶ 90: ===Mack-Who-Belongs-With-Someone-Else=== [[Image:FIC_Mack_Colour.jpg\|thumb\|Right\|Model sheet of college freshman-age Mack from "Falling Into College" illustrated by Drocem]] Debate has arisen on a number of occasion over the issue of why Mack dates Jodie (see [[Joma]]). Is it because they are among the very few black students at [[Lawndale High]], a situation implied several times in the series? Couldn't they find anyone else to date? This is the late 1990s in the series, after all. Worse, [[canon]] depicts their relationship as [[Joma\|riddled with conflict and frustration]]. The first known fanfic to pair Mack up with another girl was "[[Boy Fiend]]" by [[Austin Covello]] in 1999, where he briefly dates Daria after a breakup with Jodie. In this case, it just takes being left alone for a bit with Jodie to get him to realise that he still loves her. The few true-blue '[[shipper]]s left in ''Daria'' fandom have taken pains to hook Mack up with other characters in [[alternate-universe]] or [[post-canon]] tales. Picking Mack's "best possible" girlfriend is almost a cottage industry. Among those usually chosen as his new mate are [[Jane Lane]] (a popular one), [[Brittany Taylor]] (also popular, though she did irritate him in the series), and [[Daria Morgendorffer]] (a more difficult mix).▼ ▲The few true-blue '[[shipper]]s left in ''Daria'' fandom have taken pains to hook Mack up with other characters in [[alternate-universe]] or [[post-canon]] tales. Picking Mack's "best possible" girlfriend is almost a cottage industry. Among those usually chosen as his new mate are [[Jane Lane]] (a popular one), [[Brittany Taylor]] (also popular, though she did irritate him in the series), and [[Daria Morgendorffer]] (a more difficult mix). [[Shiva]]'s "[[Ethan Yeager in Lawndale]]" splits him and Jodie up as she's aware he's gay and in the closet,; she tells him she would become friends with him 'once he has figured himself out'. In a twist on this, [[Ruthless Bunny]]'s "[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/932090/1/A_Change_in_Plans A Change in Plans]" has Jodie's parents believe ''Jodie'' belongs with someone else, viewing Mack as unsuitable because of his class and background. ==Misc. Trivia== * In the Latin American dubbing, he was voiced by Benjamín Rivera. ==External Links== * [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/glennfollowup4.html January 2006 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria], in which the reason for Mack's lack of flaws is revealed to be because the show's creators forgot to put them in! * [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/anneinterview.html January 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria], in which Mack's lack of flaws is discussed, with the same admission as above. * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213138/http://www.outpost-daria.com/ch_mack.html Mack's character description] on [[Outpost Daria]] (via Wayback Machine) * [http://web.archive.org/web/20010109054300/http://mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/lhs/sports.html Lawndale High School Web Page: Sports] (archived page from the MTV ''Daria'' website, dated January 2001): Mack offers his thoughts on how football is regarded at [[Lawndale High]], revealing a deep and startling cynical streak * [http://dariablog2.blogspot.com/search/label/mack Daria Fandom Blog II] entries on Mack Mackenzie (see especially the following) Line 127 ⟶ 139: * [http://www.thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=23944 "Project: FEISTI,"] by [[SoCalledGoodeGuy]] (Mack as super-soldier with cybernetic battlesuit) * [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/thirteenthman.htm "The Thirteenth Man"] by [[The Angst Guy]] (Mack as superhero) * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213155/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/touchdown_jane.html "Touchdown Jane,"] by [[Mike Quinn]] (in which Daria helps Mack, who is doing the right thing) @ * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213225/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/trophy_chasers.html "Trophy Chasers,"] by [[Crusading Saint]] (a rare Mack-centric [[adventure]]) * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213242/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/ma1_twenty_years_from_today.txt "Twenty Years from Today,"] by [[Michael JP. ~~Pfeffer~~]] (Mack as President) * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213426/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/with_the_help_of_her_friends.html "With the Help of Her Friends,"] by [[Bob Marley ]] (sequel to "You Don't Know Mack" in which Mack helps Daria) * [http://the-wildone.com/fanfics/bg_fics/winters.htm "The Winters of Those Gone Before,"] by [[Brother Grimace]] '''NSFW!''' (Mack helps Jane through a very difficult time) * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213435/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/~~with_the_help_of_her_friends~~you_dont_know_mack.html "~~With~~You ~~the~~Don't ~~Help~~Know ~~of Her Friends,~~Mack"] by [[Bob Marley ]] (~~sequel~~Mack toas ~~"You~~a ~~Don't~~good ~~Know~~guy ~~Mack"~~with ina ~~which~~secret ~~Mack~~life as... a ~~helps~~good ~~Daria~~guy) * [http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/you_dont_know_mack.html "You Don't Know Mack"] by [[Bob Marley]] (Mack as a good guy with a secret life as... a good guy) @ '''Author's note''': "... I see him [Mack] as someone who works hard, does well, but is humble about being praised. He's like Muhammad Ali; everyone, including himself, knows he's good; without the boastfulness." Line 138 ⟶ 149: ====Shipper Pairings==== '''Mack/Jodie''' (see [[Joma]]) * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213451/http://outpost-daria.com/fanfic/a_mere_formality.html "Unseen Phenomenon: A Mere Formality"] (Mack/Jodie get married), by [[Wildgoose]] * [http://the-wildone.com/fanfics/bg_fics/IAAR-B.htm "It's All About Respect (Part II)"] (Mack/Jodie, but Mack/Brittany hinted), by [[Brother Grimace]] '''Mack/Brittany''' Line 146 ⟶ 157: * [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/midsummer.htm "A Midsummer Nightmare's Daria"] (Mack/Brittany), by [[TAG]] '''Mack/Daria''' * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213501/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/acts_of_cupidity.html "Acts of Cupidity"] (Mack/Daria) by [[Disco316]] @ * [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/remembered.htm "As She Remembered It in the Long Years After"] (Mack/Daria), by [[TAG]] * [http://www.the-wildone.com/fanfics/ac_fics/boyfiend.html "Boy Fiend"] (Mack/Daria briefly) by [[Austin Covello]] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213526/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/destiny_deferred.html "Daria 2010: Destiny Deferred"] (Mack/Daria), by [[Robert Nowall]] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213537/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/lead_us_not_into_temptation.html "Lead Us Not into Temptation"] (Mack/Daria), by [[Richard Lobinske]] '''Mack/Jane''' * [http://~~www~~brenorenz.~~outpost-daria~~byethost7.com/~~fanfic_series_fic~~Daria/fic.html Falling Into College series] (Mack/Jane, for a time), by [[Richard Lobinske]] (affair begins [http://~~www~~brenorenz.~~outpost-daria~~byethost7.com/~~fanfic~~Daria/~~fic36_christmas_melody~~F36-CM.html here], ends [http://~~www~~brenorenz.~~outpost-daria~~byethost7.com/~~fanfic~~Daria/~~fic61_latitudes~~F61-L.html here]) * [http://www.thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=23148&p=321399 "Iron Chef: Mirror, Mirror..."] (Mack/Jane), by [[TAG]] * [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/mackdaddy.htm "Mack Daddy"] (Mack/Jane), by [[TAG]] Line 162 ⟶ 173: * [http://www.thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12105 "Anger Meets Her Match"] (Mack/Andrea), by [[TheEleventy]] '''Mack/Sandi''' * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213601/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/la_soiree_part_1.html "La Soiree"] (Mack/Sandi), by [[Bacner]] * [http://www.nightgoblyn.com/TotIM004.htm "The Misery Chicks"] (Mack/Sandi), by [[NightGoblyn]] * [http://www.the-wildone.com/fanfics/bg_fics/lsithg.htm "Visitations 3: Like Sandi Through the Hourglass"] (Mack/Stacy hinted), by [[Brother Grimace]] '''Mack/Quinn''' * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130708213551/http://outpost-daria.com/fanfic/ghosts_of_christmas_future.html "Ghosts of Christmas Future"] (Mack/Quinn), by [[Crusading Saint]] '''Mack/Anyone''' * [http://www.thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4456 "The Hollow Land,"] (many potential pairings), by [[Crusading Saint]] Line 174 ⟶ 185: [[Category:Canon Characters\|Mackenzie, Mack]] [[Category:Lawndale Lions]]