Doc

"I'm a married man!"

"What is this?"

- Doc's last words before being shot to death.

Darren "Doc" McClyde was a minor character, a friend-turned-slight-antagonist, who appeared the 1974 film ***Teenagers*** and its 1966 novel. He was portrayed by Brian Cribbins.

## Early Life

Doc was born while his father enlisted into the Vietnam War in 1954. He was born to an Irish father and an Italian mother. He grew up in Honolulu and moved to Chicago when he was 11. Since the age of 16, Doc was already a young hustler, who knew all about robbing gas stations and how to do it properly. He made his earnings using his father's prized orange pistol. On Doc's 17th birthday, he celebrated at the Slapsie Mackie's, which was where he met Ethan, who wanted to be like him. Doc and Ethan quickly became best friends and made a lot of bank together. Mr. Heartthrob often referred to their partnership as the Dynamic Duo.

For nearly three-in-a-half years, Doc and Ethan worked together to make ends meet for the Sweathog Squad, which Doc was considered a co-founder of. Doc was very focused on making bank with and for his friends; unfortunately, it wasn't long until Doc's love life started to interfere with their business. His mind would usually drift off of the money making and onto girls. Ethan wasn't too thrilled about the way things have been turning out for Doc, but he didn't mind because they were still the best of friends.

In January 1973, Doc took his earnings and abruptly suspended his partnership with Ethan, much to *his* dismay, as well as the Sweathogs. He moved to Indianapolis, where he met his soulmate, and soonly, wife, Tracey Mills. Doc and Tracey fell in love together instantly and they both got married in Spring of 1974, just after his 20th birthday.

## Background (post-marriage)

Just after the beginning of the film, Ethan tells everybody about Doc and their previous friendship, and how it may "continue" after he received a telephone call from Doc, saying that he was coming back home! By the time Doc arrives at the bar, wearing an inexpensive black-velvet waistcoat, Ethan is ecstatic to see him again, and he introduces him to the newer members of the group, such as Rick, Little Johnny Angler, and Tommy. Even Jayjay was pretty happy to see him once more.

As Ethan starts to make plans about catching up with Doc, and asking him about their upcoming heist, Doc cheerfully declines and says he doesn't want any more part in the group. He then shows off a 10K gold ring with a red ruby on his finger, revealing that he got married while he was away. Ethan wasn't very happy to hear about this, especially in Doc's choice of girl, since Tracey was shown to be quite ditzy and dorky (in a way). As Ethan started to get stressed with confusion and disappointment, all Doc had the power to do was rub his marriage in everyone's faces and claim he took an oath at the altar of his wedding, swearing he would give up his life of crime and perdition for the sake of his future.

All of this made Ethan feel betrayed and angry. He wanted to find a way to get back at Doc for stabbing him in the back like that, mainly involving his incredibly expensive wedding ring. Later that evening, Ethan's brain hatched a genius and brilliant idea!

## Murder

The next night, Ethan called Doc on the telephone, stating he wanted to have a heart-to-heart with him later on at the back alley in between the bar and the basketball court across the way. Meanwhile, Little Johnny Angler was desperate to be a part of the upcoming heists and really wanted in. This came to the point where he was actually begging Mr. Heartthrob and Ethan to let him join, which, at first they weren't too sure of because he was the youngest. Then, after a few moments of begging and pleading, Ethan accepted the decision, and decided to give Little Johnny his first job, that night.

Just before Doc arrived at the back alley, Ethan stationed Little Johnny up on a fire escape leading to the upstairs of the bar, with a rifle. Little Johnny claimed he good get good shots and targets with one before. Ethan told his buddy to stay downwind until he gave him the signal to open fire.

Doc arrived at the back alley to meet Ethan, where they both had a reasonable discussion. Once more, Ethan took a chance and asked Doc if he could help him and the Sweathog Squad with the heists, to which he declined the offer once again. Doc brought up his marriage to Tracey once again and that he couldn't life to her if his life depended on it, and they both had a personal affectionate moment together as friends. Doc then said that since he was back in Chicago, he would guide his old friend along the way, but when Ethan asked calmly and out of the blue that he would promise *him* to proceed with the heist, to which Doc once again showed his Jekyll-like personality and refused.

As Doc was about to leave the back alley when their purposeless conversation ended, he noticed Little Johnny with the gun on top of the deck. Ethan then immediately signaled him to shoot. Little Johnny fired four good shots at Doc's back and chest, killing him. Ethan approached Doc's corpse and removed his ring from his cold dead finger, which he eventually pawned on behalf of the Sweathogs later on in the movie (while Fresno foolishly bought a door window after the heist). Before Ethan and Little Johnny closed up shop and went home for the night, they covered Doc's body with an old denim-blue colored car cover they found by the dumpster.

## Trivia

* While Doc isn't entirely considered a *villain,* he does portray a rather villainous act by betraying his friends and getting married, which was a major disadvantage.
* It is unknown what happened to Tracey, Doc's widow, after the killing in both the book and the movie.
* Doc was 20 years old. (Possibly the oldest member of the Sweathog Squad, well, formerly. Hehe.)
* Doc's death was the second death in the order of the storyline; the first being Bald-Headed Aaron.
* Ethan and Doc's relationship is somewhat similar to that of Michael and Trevor's relationship in the videogame ***Grand Theft Auto V.***