MacGyver

Synopsis

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.

First Air Date: 1985-09-29

Last Air Date: 1992-05-21

Number of Seasons: 7

Number of Episodes: 139

Created By: Lee David Zlotoff

Networks: ABC

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Top Cast

Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver
Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton
Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton
Elyssa Davalos as Nicole 'Nikki' Anne Carpenter
Robin Mossley as Wilt Bozer
Susan Chapple as Helen Wilson (uncredited)
Michael Des Barres as Murdoc
Teri Hatcher as Penny Parker
Kevin Hayes as Newscaster
John Anderson as Harry Jackson

Seasons

Specials (1994) - (5 Episodes)

Season 1 (1985) - (22 Episodes)

Season 2 (1986) - (22 Episodes)

Season 3 (1987) - (20 Episodes)

Season 4 (1988) - (19 Episodes)

Season 5 (1989) - (21 Episodes)

Season 6 (1990) - (21 Episodes)

Season 7 (1991) - (14 Episodes)

Specials (1994)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994-05-14)

Hunting artifacts attributed to Zenon (an ancient scientist from Atlantis), MacGyver and his old professor end up searching for the lost city.
Ep. 2: MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994-11-24)

A close friend of MacGyver is murdered. In searching for a reason for this assassination, MacGyver discovers a secret nuclear weapons plant right in the center of Britain.
Ep. 3: Young MacGyver (2003-01-09)

The nephew of MacGyver leaves school and joins the Phoenix Foundation. As expected the younger MacGyver finds his talents closely match his uncle's.
Ep. 4: MacGyver MasterCard Commercial (2006-02-05)

Richard Dean Anderson reprises his role as MacGyver in this parody via MasterCard and advertising agency McCann Erickson that aired during Super Bowl XL in 2006.
Ep. 5: Mercedes-Benz: MacGyver and the New Citan (2012-09-18)

Richard Dean Anderson reprises his role as a now-retired MacGyver running a home repairs business with his daughter, when a last-minute Saturday job to fix a corporate high-rise building's air conditioning turns into a mission to stop criminals selling top-secret military equipment.