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 10-Q/A for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2004 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: July 21, 2004

By: /s/ Steven G. Murdock
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This certification accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q/A 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.