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"MacGyver" (1985) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1985-1992

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MacGyver: Season 7: Episode 14 -- Jack Dalton ropes MacGyver into yet another scheme, this time in Kabulstan, where locals claim that water from an ancient spring is a virtual "fountain of youth."
MacGyver: Season 7: Episode 14 -- Jack Dalton ropes MacGyver into yet another scheme, this time in Kabulstan, where locals claim that water from an ancient spring is a virtual "fountain of youth."
MacGyver: Season 7: Episode 13 -- While working with Chinese dissidents to expose illegal labor camps, MacGyver gets unexpected helpu2026from a young photojournalist who claims to be his son!
MacGyver: Season 7: Episode 13 -- While working with Chinese dissidents to expose illegal labor camps, MacGyver gets unexpected help…from a young photojournalist who claims to be his son!
MacGyver: Season 7: Episode 12 -- When his grandmother is suddenly evicted from her apartment, a young graffiti artist enlists MacGyver's help in battling greedy landlords and corrupt city officials

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Full episode list »
Release Date:
6 October 1985 (USA) See more »
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Tagline:
His mind is the ultimate weapon. See more »
Plot:
The adventures of a secret agent armed with almost infinite scientific resourcefulness. Full summary »
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations See more »
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The best TV show of all time! See more (72 total) »

Cast

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Richard Dean Anderson ... MacGyver (139 episodes, 1985-1992)
Dana Elcar ... Pete Thornton / ... (123 episodes, 1985-1992)
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Runtime:
45 min (139 episodes) | USA:60 min (including commercials)
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1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (seasons 1-3) | Stereo (seasons 4-7)
Certification:
Brazil:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-18 (2005) (DVD) (self applied) | Australia:PG

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Trivia:
Throughout the entire run of the series, MacGyver states many times his opposition to using guns because of a childhood event. However, in the pilot episode, "Pilot", he does in fact fire a gun, an AK-47, and then quickly hands it to the pilot he's rescuing to provide cover fire. This aspect of his character was probably added after the pilot as he makes no mention of his distaste for guns.See more »
Quotes:
MacGyver:For the past seven years I have done nothing but travel around the world getting shot up, locked up, blown up... and all I have to show for it are a couple of empty rolls of duct tape.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tangents (1994)See more »

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Will the 2 MacGyver tv movies made after the series ended come out separately on DVD?
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20 out of 26 people found the following review useful.
The best TV show of all time!, 9 June 2001
Author: Dan Mudd from USA

MacGyver has to be my all-time favorite show of all time. Why do you ask? Because MacGyver actually uses his brain to solve problems instead of using brute force, a total difference from most action-oriented shows. I used to watch this on USA everyday at 4:00 after school. I couldn't miss a single one!

Each episode has MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) from the Phoenix Foundation in very uncomfortable positions. He uses his wits to escape, rescue, or disarm, depending on the situation. MacGyver continued it's greatness until the last season, I believe. Then it was more focused on city/community issues...very boring! One of my favorites is one where MacGyver and an old buddy are sent to a cruise ship that is laden with bombs by an evil character named Viking. "It's a vacuum, Mac!"

Dana Elcar, who played Pete Thorton, one of the bosses of the Phoenix Foundation and MacGyver's best friend, lost his vision so that changed his role on the series greatly.

Murdoc is MacGyver's greatest villain. He has been in more episodes than any other evil character. He is a trained assassin and has always attempted to kill MacGyver. How many times has Murdoc actually been killed?? It's one of the weirdest aspects of the show. The inability of MacGyver to actually kill Murdoc.

Richard Dean Anderson is a great actor and went on to do two MacGyver movies: Lost Treasure of Atlantis and Trail to Doomsday. He also went on to do UPN's Legend and Showtime's Stargate SG-1 (SG-1 Season One available on DVD).

Overall, MacGyver is one action show you can watch with your family and enjoy it to the max as well. Seeing somebody create something out of midair is fantastic. It's very well done and is still on television today. Check your local listings.

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