Young MacGyver (TV 2003)

Angus Macgyver's nephew quits school and joins The Phoenix Foundation. But he finds it difficult to follow in the shoes of his famous uncle.

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writer:

Samuel Baum

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Alan Loayza, Lee Burns

Cast

Credited cast:
Jared Padalecki	...	Clay MacGyver
Alan Loayza
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lee Burns	...	Firefighter
Ron Canada	...	The General
Tracey McCall	...	Tracy
Kiele Sanchez	...	Taylor
Greg Thirloway	...	Agent

Storyline

Follows the twentysomething hero (the Nephew of original MacGyver) as he leaves school and winds up joining the Phoenix Foundation -- the good-guy organization his uncle belonged to -- on a lark. Once there, he discovers that he's incredibly adept at stepping into Uncle MacGyver's shoes.

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Plot Keywords:

phoenix foundation | fame | family relationships | next generation | uncle nephew relationship | 

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Taglines:

Know The Enemy. See The Enemy. Fight The Enemy, With The Enemy.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions, Paramount Network Television Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A pilot for this show was produced, but due to the lack of atmosphere, The WB didn't pick it up and the show never went into production.

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Connections

Spun-off from MacGyver (1985)

User Reviews

I am glad they didn't put the show into production

For one thing, in Macgyver the original series he states

that he is an only child. So how is the world could he have a nephew??? I would hope that the people who want to put into production a Young Macgyver series would make it about Macgyver when he was younger and not a make believe Nephew he never had to begin with. I am sure that Richard Dean Anderson's memory of being one of the greatest TV icons known as Macgyver would never falter if a spin off was made. I hope and pray that A spin off of Macgyver is never made because they would be embarrassing themselves. If anything don't ruin a great show by making a spin off. I hope that in the near future everyone learns to appreciate great quality TV instead of getting into stupid shows like the bachelor and the bachelorette. These shows are demoralizing to the people who are in them and suck, but that is another matter completely.