Exhibit 32.1

                                WRITTEN STATEMENT
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

         The undersigned, Steven G. Murdock, the Chief Executive Officer of
Meade Instruments Corp. (the "Company"), pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350, hereby
certifies that:

                  (i) the Form 10Q for the quarterly period ended August 31,
2003 of the Company (the "Report) fully complies with the requirements of
section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

                  (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.

Date: October 15, 2003

By: /s/ Steven G. Murdock

This certification accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required
by such Act, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the
Security Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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