麥兜是一只右眼上有個(gè)胎記的小豬。他有一顆金子般的心，但他不是很聰明，什么方面都平平無(wú)奇；盡管如此，他也有自己的夢(mèng)想。每一次他嘗試著達(dá)成自己的理想，他都會(huì)失??；他會(huì)感到失望，但依舊進(jìn)取，追逐著自己其它的夢(mèng)。他就是這樣創(chuàng)造了自己的一片天地。他單純而簡(jiǎn)單的生活，以及雖不完美，卻積極向上的生活態(tài)度，和永不放棄的精神，使得他受到了大眾的歡迎。
The name McDull actually has a story itself. When Mrs Mak was going to give birth to McDull, she saw a magical plastic basin （pronounced roughly as “dull” in Cantonese） flying over her head. Immediately, she made a wish for her son and hoped he could be smart、good fate and sharp. After the wish, the basin dropped to the floor. Believing it a sign from the gods, she named her son as “Dull”， although it is a little weird.
麥兜名字的由來(lái)有一個(gè)故事。麥太臨盆去醫(yī)院準(zhǔn)備生麥兜的時(shí)候，她看到了一只神奇的塑料盆（粵語(yǔ)中叫做“膠兜”）從她頭頂飛過(guò)。由此她向塑料盆許了一系列的愿望，希望將來(lái)的兒子能很聰明、長(zhǎng)得帥，還有運(yùn)氣要好，最后塑料盆終于落地。麥太認(rèn)為這是老天爺傳遞的異象，于是取名麥兜，雖然聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)奇怪。