Did Mac ever make reference to going to the dentist or having cavities? The thing that made me wonder is myself, of course- I made it over 20 years with no cavities and suddenly I have 4 I didn't go to the dentist for 2 years and rarely flossed during that timeframe so I suspect I deserved it. I wish I still had my perfect teeth though, and I am definitely not looking forward to Mr. Drill.

Now there's something I've never thought about.

Off the top of my head I can't even recall teeth ever being mentioned, let alone cavities.

Well, since Mac is as normal as the next guy...as far as teeth go, anyway ...I'm prettey sure he had to deal with the dentist just like anybody else. We only see what they put in the episodes, so in the whole "MacUniverse" thing, he probably had cavities. Who knows how he found the time to squeeze in a dentist visit while so busy saving the world, though

Mac had one cavity. They referenced it quite a few times in the series. I listed below some of the quotes I can remember off the top of my head, but there were plenty more:

From the pilot:
Mac: "'It's funny you know. The kind of stuff, that pops up in your head, when you try to work. I tend to thin about that time I got a cavity."

From 'The Heist'
Mac: 'I've found from past experiences the tighter your plan the more likely you are to run into something...unpredictable... like that time when I got a cavity despite brushing."

From 'Nightmares'
Bad guy: "You have good veins."
Mac: "Thank you. I also have good teeth, except for that one cavity."

From 'The Gauntlet'
Mac: "The great thing about a map: it gets you in and out of places in a lot different ways. Like the time I used one to get to the dentist when I had a cavity.'

From 'Serenity'
Mac: "Come on, Pete. We got no problems. Well, except for this darn cavity.'

From 'The Stringer'
Pete: 'Well, you just had your first father-son argument. How does it feel?"
Mac: "Kind of hard to to take... like that time I got a filling. But okay."

Now here's a fanfic idea for ya: "Mac Vs. ....the DENTIST!" Dun dun duunnnn! <Insert dramatic scary music here>

Yeah...I'm done now.

I wonder what Mac would do with the drill and that sick foamy flouride stuff they give you in trays...?

Or do we want to know?

Poor dentist.

That literally just made my day, I laughed out loud very hard

+1 for all of that effort put into typing that out, just wow.

EDIT: I meant Misama

With 'cavity' I was thinking of something else.

But now you mean dentist, sure he did. I've been to dentist too last month. Have to go back as well, haven't called yet.

What Mac is concerned, I think that guy has hospital bills enough. But everyone needs to go once a while. It's been 5 years or so.

Well, I'm almost as old as Mac was by the end of the series (I'll be 36 in September), and I've never had a cavity, so I guess it's possible Mac never did either. If anything, he seems more health-conscious than I am.

By the end of the series Mac has reached his forties. You probably meant the beginning of the show.

I know... that's why I said "almost"

Hi,
Just watched those episodes and thought I would comment on these. ;-)

From the pilot:
Mac: "'It's funny you know. The kind of stuff, that pops up in your head, when you try to work. I tend to thin about that time I got a cavity."

I just watched this episode and Mac never mentioned having a cavity. I have two versions of the first season. One is the regular complete first season, and the other say "Original Broadcast Episodes" He didn't mention any cavity in either episode.

From 'The Heist'
Mac: 'I've found from past experiences the tighter your plan the more likely you are to run into something...unpredictable... like that time when I got a cavity despite brushing."

Sorry he didn't mention a cavity in that episode either.

From 'Nightmares'
Bad guy: "You have good veins."
Mac: "Thank you. I also have good teeth, except for that one cavity."


Sorry, Mac never said that line in the episode.

From 'The Gauntlet'
Mac: "The great thing about a map: it gets you in and out of places in a lot different ways. Like the time I used one to get to the dentist when I had a cavity.'

Nope, that line about the cavity wasn't in that episode either. Sorry.

From 'Serenity'
Mac: "Come on, Pete. We got no problems. Well, except for this darn cavity.'

That line wasn't in that episode either. Sorry.

From 'The Stringer'
Pete: 'Well, you just had your first father-son argument. How does it feel?"
Mac: "Kind of hard to to take... like that time I got a filling. But okay."

Last but not least...Mac never said that line in The Stringer either. Nice try. lol

I'm sure this was all done in fun. LOL It's obvious that Mac had some "serious" cavity issues. lol Just couldn't resist commenting on those. It gave me a good excuse to watch those episodes. ;-)

Thanks for posting those.

Take Care,
Nancy

Please tell me you didn't ACTUALLY go and check all of those!

Talking about giving the wrong intel.

In Nightmares it would've been a great comic moment, good it wasn't because things were about to turn bleak for Mac.

In Serenity it would've ruined the moment.