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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 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 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
MacGyver: Season 7: Episode 11 -- At the Challengers youth center, a former gang member is accused of murdering his rival. But MacGyver suspects a notorious weapons dealer who sells guns to gangs.
MacGyver: Season 7: Episode 10 -- Ex-con Earl Dent desperately needs money in order to retain custody of his teenage daughter, so he asks MacGyver to help him train for a boxing match

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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 »
User Reviews:
They don't make 'em like this anymore See more (72 total) »

Cast

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Richard Dean Anderson ... MacGyver (139 episodes, 1985-1992)
Dana Elcar ... Pete Thornton / ... (100 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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In the late '80s, two teenage boys made a bomb in their garage which went off, killing one of them. The surviving boy said they learned how to make the bomb from an episode of the show. However, the show was quickly exonerated after it was discovered no such episode existed.See more »
Quotes:
MacGyver:Sometimes I just hate it when I'm right.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cocaine Cowboys (2006)See more »

FAQ

Will the 2 MacGyver tv movies made after the series ended come out separately on DVD?
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37 out of 43 people found the following review useful.
They don't make 'em like this anymore, 19 January 2000
Author: obiwan-27 (lckrause@gmail.com) from New England

This was the last good "adventure" series on the air, with the exception of the very short-lived Brisco County Jr. I was a teenager/young adult when this show was on, and I loved tuning in each week to watch MacGyver create his "MacGyverisms" or do battle with the ultimately evil Murdock. The first three seasons were the best, but the later episodes are still worth watching despite their preachiness. Certainly they were better written and acted than almost anything on TV today (X-Files being the exception). Even though MacGyver was a bit hypocritical at times (he abhorred guns but had no compunctions about blowing things up or knocking people out) and his tricks were not always scientifically feasible, we can forgive him because everything else about the show was so great.

Long live MacGyver, Pete, and the Phoenix Foundation, and thanks to TV Land for keeping this show on in syndication.

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