I haven't really been steadily watching for about a year and a half, so I'm not sure what the meaning behind the name is, but I have to say--it would have to be a really good one for me to get behind Maynard.
I know the show is always about flipping first impressions on their head, and it does make for interesting viewing. Somehow, though, I don't see people mainstreaming this the way they have pretty much every other name from trendy TV shows...though it is (for me) more redeemable than the ubiquitous Addison because it has the great nn of Maine. And I realize that my own uncertainty about Maynard itself might be really, really regional--we had this weird saying in high school about "good stuff, Maynard." To this day I have no idea where that came from...
(And the plumber's name is Mike...Del Vecchio, I think, though I don't know why that sticks in my head.)
"And I realize that my own uncertainty about Maynard itself might be really, really regional--we had this weird saying in high school about "good stuff, Maynard." To this day I have no idea where that came from..."
Again, I realize that we are from a similar area. Michigander, right? I had the same "Maynard" thing in high school, and it morphed into calling people Maynard when they were acting stupid. I'm now conditioned against the name.
ROFL - Good stuff, Maynard comes from a Malt O Meal commercial, the one where the kid is trying to get out of eating it by giving it to his invisible friend (Maynard). The dad gives it such a good sales pitch the kid devours the whole bowl, and the last line is "Good stuff Maynard!"
Thanks for the memories of high school (in Illinois, maybe it was a Midwestern thing), too funny.
Yea, Maynard is hard to swallow.
I know the show is always about flipping first impressions on their head, and it does make for interesting viewing. Somehow, though, I don't see people mainstreaming this the way they have pretty much every other name from trendy TV shows...though it is (for me) more redeemable than the ubiquitous Addison because it has the great nn of Maine. And I realize that my own uncertainty about Maynard itself might be really, really regional--we had this weird saying in high school about "good stuff, Maynard." To this day I have no idea where that came from...
(And the plumber's name is Mike...Del Vecchio, I think, though I don't know why that sticks in my head.)
I love Desperate Housewives...I can't wait for next season!
(by the way....the plumbers name is Mike Delfino.)
"And I realize that my own uncertainty about Maynard itself might be really, really regional--we had this weird saying in high school about "good stuff, Maynard." To this day I have no idea where that came from..."
Again, I realize that we are from a similar area. Michigander, right? I had the same "Maynard" thing in high school, and it morphed into calling people Maynard when they were acting stupid. I'm now conditioned against the name.
ROFL - Good stuff, Maynard comes from a Malt O Meal commercial, the one where the kid is trying to get out of eating it by giving it to his invisible friend (Maynard). The dad gives it such a good sales pitch the kid devours the whole bowl, and the last line is "Good stuff Maynard!"
Thanks for the memories of high school (in Illinois, maybe it was a Midwestern thing), too funny.
Lynette
Hey, nn Maine!