subject: Famous Auto Repair Mechanics [print this page] While many people may have overlooked some of the funnier and talented auto repair mechanics that were characterized on television shows, it's rather surprising how many are remembered by fans young and old. Shows that centered on automobiles and heavy equipment often featured jolly beer-drinking mechanics that helped form the blue-collar characterization in much of American television content. Shows like MASH and The A-Team had their own slew of hip, cool, and rugged mechanics, while other shows over the years have had similar characters that are less memorable.
Fans of the Dukes of Hazzard should remember the jolly auto repair mechanic, Cooter, who was played by Ben Jones. In the show, Jones' character owned and operated Cooter's Garage and was later made an "honorary Duke" since he often helped the Duke duo escape the wrath of the local sheriff. Adorned in denim, a baseball hat, and greasy extremities, Cooter has gone down as one of the most famous mechanics in television history.
Henry Winkler played another famous auto repair mechanic on the show Happy Days. Otherwise known as the "Fonz", Winkler's character was a high school dropout and local bad boy of the cast. While his bad boy persona helped him become one of the most memorable characters in television, the Fonz later earned his high school diploma, but never forgot his roots as a car mechanic. Constantly wearing a dark leather jacket and maintaining a hair style that would make the ladies swoon, the Fonz was one of the most recognizable characters well after the show ended.
When the Transformers animated series appeared on television in the 1980s, fans were introduced to a husky family man by the name of Sparkplug Witwicky. Sparkplug was the head of the Witwicky family and worked in auto repair before he was approached by the Transformers to help repair the infamous Bumblebee. He helped bring Bumblebee back to life after Witwicky's son, Buster, rescued him and brought him back to his father's mechanic shop. Sparkplug Witwicky helped define the stoic nature of American fathers in the 1980s by portraying a cultural stereotype of the war-hardened blue-collar worker that seemed to mimic many of our fathers during that time.
Many of these characters have gone down as some of the most memorable in TV history, but their roles as auto mechanics may be less known to fans. Nevertheless, these characters have helped shape the identity of masculine, blue-collar workers in the United States. While auto mechanics continue to appear on TV today in the form of actual mechanics of reality shows, many fans will remember the actors and characters that once played them on television. These famous TV characters were integral to the storylines of the shows in which they appeared, and many of fans recall the nostalgia of those shows that we grew up with.
by: Andrea Avery
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