D-d-do-do you have 'em? GUTS! Let's see whether A.J. did.
Our story begins on a hopeful day in 1992...
Our hero, a young A.J. McLean, is summoned to compete against other young warriors on the action sports television show, GUTS. Entering the arena after some conspicuous stretching and dressed in a noble cerulean blue, the future boyband star becomes henceforth known as A.J. "Mean" McLean.
Success! Our hero excels in the first event, Aerial Slam Dunk.
He takes first place, scoring five baskets. In his post-game interview, the strapping sportsman offers these strong words of athletic insight: "It's high. Believe me, oh it's amazing, man. Jeez! It's just, bounce, up — uh, it's so confusing! When you get up there you don't know where you are when you come down!"
A.J. takes first place after Aerial Slam Dunk
A warrior's biography...
A.J. is introduced as a "14-year-old cartoonist" who, when he wants to "put his money where his mouth is," is "performing dinner theater." He also "wants to patent a new basketball."
