| # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 101 |
"Pilot" |
September 29, 1985 |
| Opening gambit; Mac rescues an American pilot in Central Asia from his Soviet captors. After coming home, he is called in to rescue a group of scientists trapped in an underground after a major explosion. The explosion causes an acid leak and MacGyver also must deal with that. |
| 102 |
"The Golden Triangle" |
October 6, 1985 |
| MacGyver is sent in to retrieve a black canister from a crashed jet. When a local drug lord who has enslaved a village mistakes him for a narcotics agent, he must help the local villagers fight off the drug lord. |
| 103 |
"Thief of Budapest" |
October 13, 1985 |
| Opening gambit; Mac retrieves a very valuable horse from Arabian tribesmen who stole it. Main episode; MacGyver goes to Hungary to retrieve a watch with valuable intelligence information. When the watch is stolen, he must get it back from the Gypsy girl who stole it. |
| 104 |
"The Gauntlet" |
October 21, 1985 |
| Opening gambit; MacGyver retrieves a planning map from a terrorist country in the Middle-East. When he returns, he is sent to Central America, where he must rescue an American journalist with evidence of a brewing coup d'état. |
| 105 |
"The Heist" |
November 3, 1985 |
| MacGyver helps a politician's daughter steal back $60 million in diamonds that were stolen. |
| 106 |
"Trumbo's World" |
November 10, 1985 |
| MacGyver helps a man in the Amazon jungle defend his plantation against billions of ants. Opening gambit; Mac rescues an American geologist being held by Basque terrorists. |
| 107 |
"Last Stand" |
November 17, 1985 |
| Armed thieves take MacGyver and a small group hostage at a rural airport—so MacGyver must figure out how to defeat the thieves and free the hostages, including himself. |
| 108 |
"Hellfire" |
November 27, 1985 |
| Friends of MacGyver are drilling for oil in a remote area when the oil well catches fire; MacGyver is their only hope to save the well. |
| 109 |
"The Prodigal" |
December 8, 1985 |
| MacGyver helps a man, who is in federal custody to testify against the mob, get to see his dying mother. |
| 110 |
"Target MacGyver" |
December 22, 1985 |
| MacGyver destroys a Middle-Eastern nuclear reactor, whose operators then set a professional assassin on him. Mac goes to visit his grandfather in order to lie low, but the assassin tracks him down. |
| 111 |
"Nightmares" |
January 15, 1986 |
| MacGyver is poisoned with a hallucinogenic drug and he only has a short time to find and take the antidote before the poison kills him. |
| 112 |
"Deathlock" |
January 22, 1986 |
| When MacGyver is taken to a safehouse following an operation, it turns out that the place has been boobytrapped by an assassin. |
| 113 |
"Flame's End" |
January 29, 1986 |
| An old girlfriend is in trouble and calls MacGyver when she discovers a plot to steal Uranium from the nuclear reactor where she works. |
| 114 |
"Countdown" |
February 5, 1986 |
| MacGyver teams up with an old buddy from 'Nam to defuse a time bomb aboard a cruise ship loaded with passengers. |
| 115 |
"The Enemy Within" |
February 12, 1986 |
| MacGyver must discover the identity of a mole within the agency who is responsible for the deaths of four top agents. |
| 116 |
"Every Time She Smiles" |
February 19, 1986 |
| While trying to escape Bulgaria with secret microfilm, MacGyver meets a beautiful American actress who accidentally gets him caught by the secret police. |
| 117 |
"To Be a Man" |
March 5, 1986 |
| Sent to Afghanistan to retrieve a downed satellite, MacGyver is shot down and wounded. He is sheltered by a woman and her son and must rely on their help to escape the Red Army. |
| 118 |
"Ugly Duckling" |
March 12, 1986 |
| MacGyver helps out a young genius computer hacker who gets kidnapped by arms dealers who need help with stolen missiles. |
| 119 |
"Slow Death" |
April 2, 1986 |
| MacGyver helps Indian tribesmen who hijack a train in search of a man who sold them poisons disguised as medicine. |
| 120 |
"The Escape" |
April 1, 1986 |
| MacGyver cooks up an elaborate plot to break a medical missionary out of a prison in French North Africa; once they escape, a big surprise awaits. |
| 121 |
"A Prisoner of Conscience" |
April 30, 1986 |
| MacGyver must fake insanity so that he and Pete can get into a Russian mental hospital and break out a political dissident. |
| 122 |
"The Assassin" |
May 7, 1986 |
| MacGyver helps to nab an assassin and then must disguise himself as the assassin in order to unravel the rest of the plot. |
| # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 201 |
"The Human Factor" |
September 22, 1986 |
| When MacGyver is sent in to test security at a top secret military lab, the artificially intelligent central computer traps him inside and he has to outsmart it to escape. |
| 202 |
"The Eraser" |
September 29, 1986 |
| A hitman passes himself off as a father looking for his lost son, causing MacGyver to help him find his target. |
| 203 |
"Twice Stung" |
October 6, 1986 |
| MacGyver and some friends from the Phoenix Foundation must con a con man in order win back a man's life savings. |
| 204 |
"The Wish Child" |
October 20, 1986 |
| MacGyver must rescue the brother of a friend when the boy gets tricked by scam artists to pass himself as the fulfillment of ancient Chinese legend. |
| 205 |
"Final Approach" |
October 27, 1986 |
| MacGyver is stranded in the wilderness with a group of teenage gang members; he must get them to put aside their differences long enough to survive the ordeal. |
| 206 |
"Jack of Lies" |
November 3, 1986 |
| MacGyver's friend, Jack Dalton, tricks him into going to Central America to rescue a botanist, but it turns out to be an old friend of theirs. |
| 207 |
"The Road Not Taken" |
November 10, 1986 |
| MacGyver runs into an old girlfriend when he and Pete go into Southeast Asia to help a group of orphans escape soldiers intent on killing them. |
| 208 |
"Eagles" |
November 17, 1986 |
| MacGyver is sent up into the mountains to find out about two endangered eagles; he also finds poachers who try to kill him. |
| 209 |
"Silent World" |
November 24, 1986 |
| A group of international thieves try to steal a top secret missile and MacGyver's deaf friend has dreams that help them catch the bad guys. |
| 210 |
"Three For the Road" |
December 15, 1986 |
| MacGyver, a has been actor and the actor's wife are on the run from mob when they accidentally come into possession of counterfeit money. |
| 211 |
"Phoenix Under Siege" |
January 5, 1987 |
| MacGyver and his grandfather stop by the foundation on their way to a hockey game to pick up the tickets; terrorists are there setting a bomb and trap MacGyver and his grandfather in the building. |
| 212 |
"Family Matter" |
January 12, 1987 |
| When Pete's ex-wife and son are kidnapped by a disgruntled former agent, MacGyver must come to the rescue. |
| 213 |
"Soft Touch" |
January 19, 1987 |
| MacGyver rescues a political prisoner from Russia and, while protecting him, MacGyver must foil a plot to assassinate a South American government official. |
| 214 |
"Birth Day" |
February 2, 1987 |
| MacGyver must help a pregnant woman escape her ex-convict husband who intends to murder her after she discovers a secret about him. |
| 215 |
"Pirates" |
February 9, 1987 |
| MacGyver must rescue a friend when she is kidnapped by pirates convinced she can lead them to sunken treasure. |
| 216 |
"Out in the Cold" |
February 16, 1987 |
| MacGyver and Pete are skiing when a mob informant plants microfilm on MacGyver; after getting back home the mob comes after them. |
| 217 |
"Dalton, Jack of Spies" |
February 23, 1987 |
| Jack fakes his own death and MacGyver must help him clear his name after he is accused of murdering a CIA agent. |
| 218 |
"Partners" |
March 2, 1987 |
| Murdoc lures MacGyver and Pete into a trap; while trying to escape they reminisce over their previous encounters with him. |
| 219 |
"Bushmaster" |
March 23, 1987 |
| When MacGyver goes to South America to rescue a downed pilot, the pilot's daughter stows away on the trip to try and help. |
| 220 |
"Friends" |
April 6, 1987 |
| Jack lures MacGyver to the Phoenix Foundation for a surprise birthday party where many of his friends from past adventures are waiting; this makes him reconsider his recently tendered resignation. |
| 221 |
"D.O.A.: MacGyver" |
April 27, 1987 |
| MacGyver's friend is killed after telling him of a bomb to be planted at a funeral; while escaping his friend's killers, he receives a head injury which causes amnesia. |
| 222 |
"For Love or Money" |
May 4, 1987 |
| MacGyver must work with an agent he doesn't like in order to break a political prisoner out of Czechoslovakia. |
| # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 301 |
"Lost Love, part 1" |
September 21, 1987 |
| While protecting a priceless Chinese artifact, MacGyver encounters an old flame, whom he thought was dead. |
| 302 |
"Lost Love, part 2" |
September 28, 1987 |
| While protecting a priceless Chinese artifact, MacGyver try to rescue his love from danger. |
| 303 |
"Back From the Dead" |
October 5, 1987 |
| MacGyver helps a former hit-man in the witness protection program after the mob rediscovers him. |
| 304 |
"Ghost Ship" |
October 19, 1987 |
| While on an assignment to plant beacons in the wilderness, MacGyver stumbles upon something unexpected. |
| 305 |
"Fire and Ice" |
October 26, 1987 |
| After his friend is killed, MacGyver must go after the killer, who is also a diamond thief and a diplomat with immunity. |
| 306 |
"GX-1" |
November 2, 1987 |
| MacGyver and another agent he doesn't like much must beat the Soviets to find a downed experimental USAF fighter jet. |
| 307 |
"Jack in the Box" |
November 9, 1987 |
| MacGyver's friend's antics get them both thrown into a Southern work camp with a corrupt warden. |
| 308 |
"The Widowmaker" |
November 16, 1987 |
| While grieving over the loss of a friend, MacGyver's old nemesis, Murdoc, finds him and tries to end what he started years ago. |
| 309 |
"Hell Week" |
November 23, 1987 |
| MacGyver is picked to judge a contest at his old college, but an upset student makes a bomb which MacGyver must defuse. |
| 310 |
"Blow Out" |
December 21, 1987 |
| MacGyver must figure out why terrorists are trying to kill a fellow agent. |
| 311 |
"Kill Zone" |
January 4, 1988 |
| When a virus that causes things to grow old quickly is accidentally unleashed, MacGyver must stop it. |
| 312 |
"Early Retirement" |
January 18, 1988 |
| Pete is framed for an accident, and MacGyver has to prove his innocence before those who framed him carry out their plan. |
| 313 |
"Thin Ice" |
February 1, 1988 |
| While helping his hospitalized high school hockey coach take the school team to the state championship, MacGyver must deal with the star player's bad temper. |
| 314 |
"The Odd Triple" |
February 29, 1988 |
| Jack Dalton unwittingly gets MacGyver involved in a high profile jewelry heist; Pete must come to their rescue. |
| 315 |
"The Negotiator" |
March 7, 1988 |
| A real estate developer tries to have MacGyver killed when his environmental study threatens a major oceanfront development project. |
| 316 |
"The Spoilers" |
March 14, 1988 |
| MacGyver and a hermit from the mountains work to try and stop a group from illegally dumping toxic waste. |
| 317 |
"Mask of the Wolf" |
March 28, 1988 |
| MacGyver and Jack must help an elderly Native American try and stop two men intent on stealing a tribal artifact. |
| 318 |
"Rock the Cradle" |
April 18, 1988 |
| MacGyver and Jack are stuck caring for an abandoned baby while looking for the mother, who is on the run. |
| 319 |
"The Endangered" |
May 2, 1988 |
| MacGyver goes to visit and old girlfriend who is now a park ranger and must help her stop a group of poachers. |
| 320 |
"Murderer's Sky" |
May 9, 1988 |
| When an elderly Chinese man is murdered by criminals who want to take over his business, MacGyver and the man's grandson must work together to thwart the criminals. |
| # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 401 |
"The Secret of Parker House" |
October 31, 1988 |
| MacGyver is a ghostbuster in a spooky old house inherited by Penny Parker who is a dead ringer for her insane aunt, who once lived in the house. Teri Hatcher as Penny Parker, Gisele MacKenzie as Sylvia Lang, Ray Young as Virgil, Arlen Dean Snyder as Sheriff Cliff Howels. |
| 402 |
"Blood Brothers" |
November 21, 1988 |
| Back in his childhood home town, MacGyver is haunted by memories of his youth where a friend was killed by a gun while preventing his friend's son from using a gun to defend himself against hoodlums. Dirk Blocker as Chuck, Bernie Coulson as Sean, Ramon Franco as Spider, Michael McNeilly as Neil Ryder, Jason Priestley as Danny, Sean Wohland as Young MacGyver, Marc Reid as Young Neil, Gregory Togel as Young Chuck, Dusty Hyland as Jesse, Fred Diehl as Desk Sergeant. |
| 403 |
"The Outsiders" |
November 28, 1988 |
| MacGyver saves an Amish village from being bulldozed by land developers. Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Jacob Miller, Gustaf Kristjanson as John Miller, Allan Lysell as Wrightman, Ruth De Sosa as Elizabeth Miller, Vicki Wauchope as Christy Wrightman, Garry Davey as Stevens, Dan Zale as Will, Rob Morton as State Trooper. |
| 404 |
"On a Wing and a Prayer" |
December 5, 1988 |
| Thornton and a nun are taken hostage by Central American rebels. Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton, Jenny Gago as Santina, Garwin Sanford as Raphael, Susan Walden as Sister Clara. |
| 405 |
"Collision Course" |
December 12, 1988 |
| An important sports car race demonstrating new engine technology is sabotaged so MacGyver must drive the race car. Patrick Wayne as Jeff Stone, Kai Wulff as Hans Visser, Katey Wright as Charlie Stone, G. Gordon Liddy as Carl Strickland, Donald Saunders as O'Malley, Jerry Wasserman as Falco, Peter Williams as Moe, Kymberly Sheppard as Bartender. The race footage was filmed at the Westwood Motorsport Park. |
| 406 |
"The Survivors" |
January 9, 1989 |
| MacGyver and Thornton discover the wreckage of a DEA plane shot down by drug smugglers during annual wilderness survival training. Gerry Bean as Wilcox, Dale Wilson as Crandall, Donna Cox as Nurse. |
| 407 |
"Deadly Dreams" |
January 16, 1989 |
| MacGyver helps the police pursue an escaped psychopath, who turns out to be a puppet of Dr. Zito. Kim Zimmer as Lieutenant Kate Murphy, W. Morgan Sheppard as Dr. Zito, Garry Chalk as Sweeny, Brenda Crichlow as Cooper, Todd Jeffries as Wyatt, Jeff Irvine as Eric Cross, Alvin Sanders as Charles Davis, William Taylor as Captain Frank Walker. |
| 408 |
"Ma Dalton" |
January 23, 1989 |
| Jack Dalton and MacGyver search for Dalton's mother who is a fugitive from a bounty hunter. Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton, Ed Nelson as Arthur Bandel, Les Carlson as Sparky Greer, Constance Towers as Francine Leyland, Richard Lawson as Jesse Colton, Dwight McFee as Marty Ricco, Freda Perry as Dawn, Denalda Williams as Gertie. |
| 409 |
"Cleo Rocks" |
February 6, 1989 |
|
A shadowy figure lurks backstage to manipulate Penny Parker in suspicious rock musical. Teri Hatcher as Penny Parker, Robert Donner as Benjamin Wintergreen, Michael Des Barres as Murdoc, Max Reimer as Gary Newton, James Hibbard as Jim, Susan Chapple as Helen.
"Cleo Rocks" Music by Dennis McCarthy & Terry Frewer, Lyric by Michael Des Barres, Choreographed by James Hibbard |
| 410 |
"Fraternity of Thieves" |
February 13, 1989 |
| Leaks from a classified Phoenix technology system suggests a double agent working at the foundation. James Karen as Robert Sanborn, Hank Stratton as Michael Thornton, Robert Metcalfe as Chaz Gordon, Don Galloway as John Collins, John Payne as David Edwards, Vladimir Kulich as Hans Kreese. |
| 411 |
"The Battle of Tommy Giordano" |
February 20, 1989 |
| MacGyver's friend wins custody of her son, causing her ex-husband to involve his uncle, the head of a crime family. Penny Peyser as Mary Ruth Giordano, Tony Dakota as Tommy Giordano, Peter Yunker as Richard Giordano, Peter Blackwood as Paul Rizzo, Joseph Wiseman as Joe Catano, Howard Storey as George Kaplan, Ian Black as Motel Clerk, Charles André as Carmine, James Crescenzo as Tom, Robert Hoogendoorn as Sturdivant. |
| 412 |
"The Challenge" |
February 27, 1989 |
| A Challenger club youth is framed for theft by a bigot who's trying to shut the club down. Michael MacRae as Larson, Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Ray Collins, Roxanne Reese as Cynthia Wilson, Michael D. Roberts as Booker Wilson, R. Nelson Brown as Smiley, Rob Roy as Detective, Charles Payne as Breeze, Sam Sarkar as Rico. |
| 413 |
"Runners" |
March 13, 1989 |
| MacGyver protects a runaway girl; her bitter past reminds him of some of his own. Holly Fields as Jennifer Reiner, Gerald Anthony as Snakeskin, Roxanne Reese as Cynthia, Jeff Pomerantz as Jim Reiner, Evon Murphy as Kandy, Ken Camroux as Jerry, Betty Phillips as Bag Lady, Byron Chief-Moon as Sammy. |
| 414 |
"Gold Rush" |
March 27, 1989 |
| An easy US-Soviet salvage operation in Alaska is complicated by competition. Colleen Winton as Natalie, Lee Patterson as Turk West, Walter Gotell as Barenov, Peter Nicholas as Pilot. |
| 415 |
"The Invisible Killer" |
April 10, 1989 |
| A wilderness stress reduction outing for Phoenix employees turns paranoid when escaped convicts are nearby. James Sloyan as Henry Colter, Adam Arkin as Tony Parisio, Jean Bruce Scott as Liz, Kevin Geer as Dr. Fred Beam, Andrew Rhodes as Chuck Laraby, Julie Downing as Officer Walker, Blu Mankuma as Sheriff Max Hubbard. |
| 416 |
"Brainwashed" |
April 24, 1989 |
| Jack Dalton is brainwashed to assassinate a foreign country's president. Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton, Roger Aaron Brown as Edward Mantu, Cyndi James Gossett as Edith Mantu, Janet Hodgkinson as Hendrix, Linda Darlow as Dr. Beatty, Raymond St. Jacques as President Dakru, Gene P. Heck as Tabur, William Mizel as Fisherman #2. |
| 417 |
"Easy Target" |
May 1, 1989 |
| Terrorists hold MacGyver and Thornton while they cripple the city with a futuristic device. Wolf Muser as Jonathan, Ruth Britt as Lisa, Tom Everett as Frank, Frank Ferrucci as Armin, Tom Heaton as Bill, Don McManus as Dr. Cromwell, Jaylene Hamilton as Marilyn Ross, Rod Menzies as Lt. Col. Chambers. |
| 418 |
"Renegade" |
May 8, 1989 |
| MacGyver pursues a mentally disturbed man who stole deadly bacteria; the thief reveals that he's a friend who once saved MacGyver's life. Marshall Teague as Steve Morrison, Patrie Allen as Marie Morrison, Don Stroud as Commander Hilliard, Stephen Furst as Dr. Kozby, James Kidnie as Hans Felder, Vince Deadrick, Jr. as Woody. |
| 419 |
"Unfinished Business" |
May 15, 1989 |
| MacGyver, Thornton and Jack Dalton are stalked by an elusive escaped convict in the woods. Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton, Kristian Alfonso as Deborah, Barry Greene as Man at Prison. |
| # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 501 |
"The Legend of the Holy Rose, part 1" |
September 18, 1989 |
| Exhausted after a rescue in Colombia, MacGyver is enticed by an archaeologist to join her quest for the Holy Grail. Lise Cutter as Zoe Ryan, Robin Mossley as Alexander Shannon, Michael Ensign as Professor Wycliff, Tony Perez as Escobar, Judd Omen as Shiva Luca, Christopher Neame as Erich Von Leer, Claire Brown as Eunice, Gerry Bean as Ahriman, Howard Storey as Coach Grogan, Kevin Hayes as Newscaster, Vladimir Kulich as Mammon, Christopher Gaze as Cabbie. |
| 502 |
"The Legend of the Holy Rose, part 2" |
September 25, 1989 |
| MacGyver and Zoe's search is interrupted by Von Leer (Christopher Neame) stealing ancient artifacts they need. Lise Cutter as Zoe Ryan, Michael Ensign as Professor Wycliff, Judd Omen as Shiva Luca, Christopher Neame as Erich Von Leer, Claire Brown as Eunice, Sheila Paterson as Cleaning Lady. |
| 503 |
"The Black Corsage" |
October 2, 1989 |
| MacGyver joins bounty hunter Deegan (Ryan Michael) to track Bulgarian scientist Sophia Ross (Christianne Hirt) running from bandits looking for an ancient gem. David Hay as March, Cleavon Little as Frank Colton, David Bloom as Reynolds, Betty Phillips as Mrs. Delaney, Sharon Wahl as Waitress, Tracy Westerholm as Blonde. |
| 504 |
"Cease Fire" |
October 9, 1989 |
| Assisting the negotiations between two countries at a Swiss conference, MacGyver is framed for an assassination attempt on president Habad (Michael Naxos). Mayim Bialik as Lisa Woodman, Eli Danker as Yanif, Allan Lysell as Walker, William Samples as Headmaster Blake, Claudia Ferri as Danielle, Michael Benyaer as Sniper, Brano Goluza as Aide. |
| 505 |
"Second Chance" |
October 16, 1989 |
| MacGyver heads a project bringing young Amerasians to the U.S., but his companion meets the son he didn't know he had. Richard Lawson as Jesse Colton, Kim Miyori as Dr. Triwai, Barry Bernal as Willie Tran, Channing Mitchell as Roger, Malcolm Stewart as Frank Skinner, Barry Greene as Ringe, Natasha Kimberly Kong as Suzie, Carlo Brito as Tai Boy. |
| 506 |
"Halloween Knights" |
October 30, 1989 |
| The ruthless Murdoc (Michael Des Barres) asks MacGyver's help to free his innocent sister, being held captive by the "Homicide International Trust". Daniel Davis as Nicolas Helman, Frank C. Turner as Milt Bozer, Jo-Anne Bates as Sonia, Debbie Podowski as Ashton Cooke, Scott J. Ateah as Hank Greggs. |
| 507 |
"Children of Light" |
November 6, 1989 |
| Chinese student Mei Jan (Michele B. Chan) arrives at MacGyver's home claiming to be his foster daughter, but secretly holds evidence of the bloodletting at Tiananmen Square. MacGyver must protect her from the Chinese agents who will do anything to silence her. Robert Ito as Peng Chow, Tzi Ma as Wing Lee, Keone Young as Zhao, George Chung as Toy, Russell Jung as Yang. |
| 508 |
"Black Rhino" |
November 13, 1989 |
| In Africa, MacGyver helps Billy Colton (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) nail a poacher who butchers endangered black rhinos for their valuable horns. Cecilia Hart as Kate Hubley, Roger Aaron Brown as General Mabuto, Kai Wulff as Ladysmith, Alvin Sanders as Djano, Tong Lung as Chan. |
| 509 |
"The Ten Percent Solution" |
November 20, 1989 |
| MacGyver investigates a WWII concentration camp survivor's claim to a masterpiece painting as they uncover a splinter Nazi plot to auction stolen artworks to finance its plot to create an "Aryan Nation". Nehemiah Persoff as Sam Bolinski, Barbara Stock as Laura Sand, Gretchen Wyler as Mme. Brandenburg, Garry Chalk as Sergeant Gray, John Novak as Lyle Hoggart, Barry Mickelson as William Brand. |
| 510 |
"Two Times Trouble" |
December 11, 1989 |
|
MacGyver's rock singer friend Roxie (Audrey Landers) thinks her twin sister Carla is trying to kill her. Terry David Mulligan as Frank Rogan, Babs Chula as Eve, Dana Still as Dr. Farrell, Max Reimer as The Devil, Kymberly Sheppard as The Victim.
"Higher Life" Written by Dennis McCarthy and Andrea Robinson |
| 511 |
"The Madonna" |
December 18, 1989 |
| MacGyver helps a priest friend search on Christmas Eve for a church's stolen Madonna statue with the involvement of an unusual homeless woman staying at the Challenger Club, who seems surrounded by minor miracles. Jeanette Nolan as Carol, Roxanne Reese as Cynthia Wilson, Jackson Davies as Father Pat Lafferty, Antony Holland as Vincent Bataglia, Charles Payne as Breeze, Robin Mossley as Charity Santa Claus, Katie Murray as Violet, Janie Woods-Morris as Mrs. Wilson, Codie Lucas Wilbee as Casey, and The British Columbia Boys Choir. |
| 512 |
"Serenity" |
January 8, 1990 |
| MacGyver is in the Old West aiming to retire with a claim to a Montana ranch home, but encounters resistance from neighbor rancher Thornton. Teri Hatcher as Penny Parker, Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Billy Colton, Robin Mossley as Wilt Bozer, Robert Donner as Milt Bozer, Norman Browning as Marshall Wyatt, Michael Des Barres as Murdoc, Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton, Matthew Walker as Emmenthaler, Claire Brown as Pam, Randall Wong as Lee Sing. |
| 513 |
"Live and Learn" |
January 15, 1990 |
| MacGyver & Pete start a program in a high dropout high school. MacGyver helps a student who struggles between an academic path to electrical engineering and his construction working father. James Sloyan as George Fraley, Glenn Scarpelli as Tony Milani, Linda Darlow as Mrs. Juarez, Jerry Wasserman as Nick Milani, Ken Camroux as Neil, Christine Anton as Sophie Milani, Michael Sicoly as Buck Clovis, Robert Thurston as Gus, Christopher Judge as Deron, Garry Davey as Building Inspector, Deryl Hayes as Blake, Mitchell Kosterman as Security Guard. |
| 514 |
"Log Jam" |
February 5, 1990 |
| A logging town in Oregon is holding a logging summit championed by one of MacGyver's friends; MacGyver infiltrates a logging company with ties to the Yakuza. Nancy Everhard as Amy Chandler, John Considine as Foxworth, Patrick Bishop as Glass, Kim Kondrashoff as Braddock, French Tickner as Sheriff Bill Delany, Doug Sheehan as Jack Chandler. |
| 515 |
"The Treasure of Manco" |
February 12, 1990 |
| MacGyver helps a friend find some Incan treasure in Peru and crosses paths with another old friend who is the leader of a rebel army. Theresa Saldana as Maria, Michael Bays as Ramon, Richard Chaves as Enrique, Gregory Sierra as Captain Diaz. |
| 516 |
"Jenny's Chance" |
February 19, 1990 |
| MacGyver, Jack Dalton (Bruce McGill), and Pete Thornton go undercover as a computer geek, a drug lord, and a dirty bookie to force a dangerous money launderer to give up. Vic Tayback as George Henderson, Dale Wilson as Colin Yarborough, Simon Webb as Underwood, Linda Blair as Jenny Larson, Ed Trotta as Lucky Charlie, Steve Blalock as Steve, R. Nelson Brown as Kyle Larson. |
| 517 |
"Deep Cover" |
February 26, 1990 |
| A spy steals a prototype stealth submarine by seducing its main engineer. Rosemary Dunsmore as Gwen Carpenter, Mitchell Laurance as Nick Landis, Madison Mason as Dan Stringer, Marco Rodriguez as Sanchez, Bill Croft as Donally, Timothy Webber as Joe Banniker, Scott Ateah as Crocker, Dan Shea as Van Driver. |
| 518 |
"The Lost Amadeus" |
March 19, 1990 |
| An eccentric woman leads MacGyver on a wild adventure to save a priceless violin and the virtuoso owner. Tamsin Kelsey as Lulu, Herbert Edelman as Arnold Tubbs, Milton Selzer as Izzy, Robin Mossley as Wilt, Denis Simpson as Ginko, Joe Maffei as Customs Inspector. |
| 519 |
"Hearts of Steel" |
April 9, 1990 |
| A bitter executive of a closed steel mill seeks vengeance by kidnapping the daughter of the corporate raider responsible for the closure. Mayim Bialik as Lisa Woodman, Ron Hale as Mike Travers, Joseph Lambie as Eric Woodman, Blu Mankuma as Lieutenant Rhome, Merrilyn Gann as Greta Goldberg, Charles Andre as Delaney, Jon Cuthbert as Molenski, Angela Costain as Ingrid Goldberg, Russell Ferrier as Neil, Bill Crivello as Vinnie. |
| 520 |
"Rush to Judgement" |
April 16, 1990 |
| MacGyver is a juror in an intense murder trial, and can't resist investigating on his own. Steven Keats as Baron, Deborah Van Valkenburgh as Sandra Masters, Henry Beckman as Judge, Beau Billingslea as Rev. Roy Thatcher, Tim Haldeman as Monroe, Lillian Lehman as Mrs. Bigelow, Betty McGuire as Bird Lady, Rob Roy as Wyatt Robbins, Bari K. Willerford as Lawrence Groden, Michael A. Jackson as Curtis Danby. |
| 521 |
"Passages" |
April 30, 1990 |
| On the way to his ailing grandfather, MacGyver detours to pursue a thief of an Egyptian artifact linked to the afterlife. John Anderson as Harry Jackson, Antony Stamboulieh as Hakim, Leslie Carlson as Doctor, Sheila Moore as Ellen MacGyver, Martin Milner as James MacGyver, Paul Batten as Clerk, Frank Ferrucci as Tarik, Shane Meier as Boy. |
| # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 601 |
"Tough Boys" |
September 17, 1990 |
| MacGyver tracks youth vigilantes and their leader who are terrorizing the neighborhood crack ring. Richard Chaves as Manny Lopez, Garvin Funches as Coco Hubbard, Dale Wilson as Dennis, Jason Scott as Angel, Richard Roundtree as R.T. Hines, Gerry Bean as Harris, Tough Boys Rap performed by G Love E. |
| 602 |
"Humanity" |
September 24, 1990 |
| MacGyver appeals to bring secret files to public view but colides with an elite corpsman loyal to Romania's dead tyrant Ceauşescu. Brooks Gardner as Victor, Larry D. Mann as Captain Cuzo, Alan Scarfe as Major Krik, Andrew Kavadas as K-Man, Jonathan Sedman as Young Victor, Jonathan Pedlow as Young Nicolae. |
| 603 |
"The Gun" |
October 1, 1990 |
| The gun used in an assassination of 20 years and a present day cop killing is sought by both a crazed anarchist and MacGyver, who needs it to clear a friend accused of the shooting. Charles Andrew Payne as Breeze, Zachary Ansley as Todd Fowler, Julie Downing as Laura Fowler, Jerry Wasserman as J.D. Maddox, Jay Brazeau as Rachid Zamora, Dan Muldoon as Wyatt, Anthony Ulc as Evers, Peter Blackwood as Sergeant Crawley, Campbell Lane as Chief Cooke, Troy Christopher Mallory as Rudy Gibbs. |
| 604 |
"Twenty Questions" |
October 8, 1990 |
| MacGyver intervenes with a teenage friend for a drinking problem involving her in several burglaries. Mayim Bialik as Lisa Woodman, Joseph Lambie as Eric Woodman, Patrie Allen as Catherine Woodman, Linden Ashby as Brett Reynolds, Kimberly Neville as Holly, Jackson Davies as Detective Michael Kiley, Cavan Cunningham as Jonathan, Allan Grant as Adam, Claire Brown as Betty, Dawn Stofer-Rupp as Maid. |
| 605 |
"The Wall" |
October 22, 1990 |
| MacGyver reunites an East German expatriate with his granddaughter, who might be involved with two ex-Stasi agents. Brigitta Stenberg as Maria Romburg, John Horn as Huber, Reiner Schoene as Weise, Jackson Davies as Michael Kiley, Milton Selzer as Otto Romburg, Bruce Harwood as Willis, Oliver Becker as Kurt, Brent Chapman as German Border Guard, Johanna Stange as Young Maria, Vince Deadrick, Jr. as Eric Romburg. |
| 606 |
"Lesson in Evil" |
October 29, 1990 |
| Dr. Zito, the notorious murderer, escapes after a sanity hearing and leaves clues to face off with MacGyver. Kim Zimmer as Lieutenant Kate Murphy, W. Morgan Sheppard as Dr. Zito, Jackson Davies as Captain Michael Kiley, Lynne Moody as Dr. Marion Skinner, Karen Elizabeth Austin as Judge, Alvin Sanders as Charles. |
| 607 |
"Harry's Will" |
November 5, 1990 |
| A kooky bunch of crooks and an elderly ex-con pursue MacGyver's inherited station wagon thought to hold treasure. Lyle Alzado as Tiny, John Anderson as Harry Jackson, Dick Butkus as Earl Dent, James Doohan as Speedy, Henry Gibson as Chicken Habit Customer, Sandra Gould as Woman at the Soup Kitchen, Rich Little as Biff Arnold, Marion Ramsey as Police Officer, Marion Ross as Sister Robin, Jesse White as Mel, Wendy O. Williams as Big Mama, Abe Vigoda as Bill Cody, Shane Meier as Young MacGyver, Henry Winkler as Wilton Newberry. |
| 608 |
"MacGyver's Women" |
November 12, 1990 |
| MacGyver dreams he's in the Old West to defend three women from outlaws. Kim Zimmer as Kate Murphy, Brigitta Stenberg as Maria Romburg, Traci Lords as Jenny, Robert Donner as Milt Bozer, Robin Mossley as Wilt Bozer, Marshall Teague as Kid Curry, Frank C. Turner as News, Dale Wilson as Sundance, Wil Calhoun as Jesse James, Russell Hamilton as Billy the Kid, John Bear Curtis as Butterfield, Bill Croft as Tansey. |
| 609 |
"Bitter Harvest" |
November 19, 1990 |
| Investigation of a murdered migrant farm worker organizer leads to a farmer using illegal pesticides. James Medina as Alex Silva, Richard Sarafian as Caspar Kasabian, Joey Aresco as Nick Kasabian, Yvette Cruise as Carmen Garcia, Anthony Penya as Hector Lopez, Allan Lysell as Sheriff Davis, Bill Ontiveros as Tony Garcia, Giann Goncalves as Natalie Garcia. |
| 610 |
"The Visitor" |
December 3, 1990 |
| A pair of smooth talking "extraterrestrials" promise to transport a desperate rural family to a trouble free planet, for a price. Ken Pogue as Sheriff, Beth Toussaint as Dawn Rigel, Christopher Gaze as Phil Sternweis, Ryan Michael as Ray Rigel, Larry Musser as John Wiley, Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Tommy Wiley, Suzie Payne as Sarah Wiley, Bruce Harwood as Willis. |
| 611 |
"Squeeze Play" |
December 17, 1990 |
| A baseball counterfeit memorabilia ring attempts to blackmail the daughter of a former baseball player. Kent McCord as Novus Riley, Malcolm Stewart as Bill Marsh, Tim Rossovich as Willard, Catherine Zak as Wendy Riley, Reggie Jackson as Himself, Della Reese as Mama Colton, William Samples as Eli, Brock Johnson as Store Manager. |
| 612 |
"Jerico Games" |
January 7, 1991 |
| MacGyver reunites with a high school sweetheart, now the wife of a media mogul sponsoring an international sports competition. Mary Ann Pascal as Ellen Stewart Jerico, Paul Haddad as Nikolai Rostov, Madison Mason as Reese, Adam Gregor as Coach Sergei Litminov, Robert Pine as Ralph Jerico, Kevin Hayes as Vince King, Kymberly Sheppard as Lorraine, Ken Kirzinger as Bodyguard. |
| 613 |
"The Wasteland" |
January 21, 1991 |
| MacGyver investigates an out of control industrial developer, while his son and daughter maneuver him out of the family business. Jim McMullan as Andrew Bartlett, Mitzi Kapture as Laura Bartlett, John Pyper-Ferguson as Scott Bartlett, Bruce Harwood as Willis, Kevin Hayes as Reporter, Rick Pearce as Big Hefty. |
| 614 |
"Eye of Osiris" |
February 4, 1991 |
| MacGyver helps find the Eye of Osiris on an archaeological dig. Deborah Foreman as Beth Webb, Kai Wulff as Nicholas Von Leer, Antony Stamboulieh as Hakim, Peter Haworth as Axford, Mark Acheson as Kurush, Raimund Stamm as Worker. |
| 615 |
"High Control" |
February 11, 1991 |
| MacGyver goes undercover as a biker to help a recent parolee who is getting framed by his old biker gang. Dick Butkus as Earl Dent, Gwynyth Walsh as Montana, Don Stroud as Jerry Kluge, Bill Croft as Rote, Howard Storey as Travis, Tony Dakota as Boy. |
| 616 |
"There but for the Grace" |
February 18, 1991 |
| MacGyver helps find the murderer of a pastor. Nicolas Coster as Doc, Marie Stillin as Rachel, John Considine as Aaron Sandler, Scott Bellis as Danny, Todd Duckworth as Riker, Blu Mankuma as Lieutenant Rhome, David McLeod as Mooney, Laurie Murdoch as Father Jim, Randall Wong as Doctor, Becky Maynes as Allison. |
| 617 |
"Blind Faith" |
March 4, 1991 |
| Pete has troubles with glaucoma and MacGyver takes his place in getting a video tape from a train that has major political ramifications for a small latin american country. Irene DeBari as Samantha Lorra, Michael MacRae as Paul Stams, Ed Trotta as Cardosa, Hector Mercado as Ramos, Andrew Rhodes as Nelson Richardson, Kevin Hayes as Vince King. |
| 618 |
"Faith, Hope & Charity" |
March 18, 1991 |
| While tracking a Gray Wolf, MacGyver is caught in a bear trap and found by two ladies who run a bed & breakfast where he recooperates while mobsters search for treasure. Natalie Core as Faith Lacey, Helen Page Camp as Hope Lacey, Antony Holland as Leo Burns, Paul Boretski as Bobby, Barry Greene as Abe, Herb Edelman as Gorman. |
| 619 |
"Strictly Business" |
April 8, 1991 |
| Murdoc comes out of retirement and tries to clear his almost spotless killing record by killing MacGyver; MacGyver ends up with amnesia on a remote farm. Kristen Meadows as Suzanne Walker, Rochelle Greenwood as Amy Walker, Michael Des Barres as Murdoc, Larry Hill as Sheriff. |
| 620 |
"Trail of Tears" |
April 26, 1991 |
| A power company tries to run a new power line near an Indian reservation. Michael Gregory as Barry Whitecloud, Nick Ramus as Standing Wolf, Jack Bannon as Johnson, Gerry Bean as Dick Russell, R. Nelson Brown as Broom, Bruce Harwood as Willis, Joe-Norman Shaw as Samuels, Gordon Tootoosis as Phil Crow, Cory Douglas as Indian Boy, William B. Davis as Judge. |
| 621 |
"Hind-Sight" |
May 6, 1991 |
| Pete is awaiting glaucoma surgery and feeling useless, but MacGyver reminds him of why he needs Pete. Linda Darlow as Connie Thornton, Bruce Harwood as Willis, Barbara E. Russell as Nurse Krandall, Forbes Angus as Surgeon. (Clips episode) |
| # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 701 |
"Honest Abe" |
September 16, 1991 |
| A friend's son's bar mitzvah is interrupted by MacGyver being needed in the fictitious Caribbean nation of San Rochelle to rescue a prototype helicopter. An undercover CIA agent and a terrorist delay MacGyver. Shelley Berman as Abe Sherman, Lance LeGault as Elliot, David Naughton as Lemana, Ben Stein as Major Sneed, Michael B. Tucci as Philip Sherman, Time Winters as President Marcel Peugot, Dan Eisenstein as Jeffrey Sherman, David Trim as Duke Luke. |
| 702 |
"The 'Hood" |
September 23, 1991 |
| MacGyver's houseboat destruction forces him into a new neighborhood where he meets a young woman in trouble with hit men. Adrian Sparks as Melvin Krasney, Kimberly Scott as Mama Lorraine, Rob Youngblood as Bobbie Lee, Nancy Sloan as Kelly Dobbs, Sean O'Bryan as Will, Shawn Wayans as Robo, Donald Craig as J. Leland Knox, James Ingersoll as J. Tyler Knox, John Hostetter as Sergeant Rudley, Vince Deadrick, Sr. as Screaming Man, Jill Holden as Meter Maid, Wayne Duvall as Victor Nesbitt. |
| 703 |
"Obsessed" |
September 30, 1991 |
| Nightmares about Murdoc affect MacGyver as he provides security at the criminal trial of a deposed dictator. Wendie Malick as Cindy Finnegan, Geno Silva as Delasora, Margarita Franco as Marietta Robles, Don Galloway as Bob Stryke, Michael Des Barres as Murdoc, Raymond D. Turner as Reporter. |
| 704 |
"The Prometheus Syndrome" |
October 7, 1991 |
| A psychopathic arsonist kills one of MacGyver's friends. Jenette Goldstein as Rachel Bradley, Jack McGee as Joe Rosewell, Dave Florek as Ralph Boardman, Kimberly Scott as Mama Lorraine, Randolph Mantooth as Earl Stringer, Misty Rowe as Betty Stringer, Robert Ackerman as Chief, Sebastian White as Andy, Eric Close as Guard. |
| 705 |
"The Coltons" |
October 14, 1991 |
| The bounty hunters search for a young woman who is an important murder witness. Cleavon Little as Frank Colton, Richard Lawson as Jesse Colton, Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Billy Colton, Della Reese as Mama Colton, Richard Gant as Johnny Denmark, Francois Chau as Chi, Christopher Thomas as G. Irwin Fielding, Irene Yah-Ling Sun as Loretta Fielding, James Hong as Kuang, Akiko Morison as Patricia Fielding, Bill Dow as Danko, Michael Sicoly as Quilla |
| 706 |
"The Walking Dead" |
October 21, 1991 |
| A student activist is kidnapped and Haitian voodoo is used for extortion. Kimberly Scott as Mama Lorraine, Thomas Mikal Ford as Sergeant Concassuer, Antonio Fargas as Colonel Devraux, Michael D. Roberts as Pierre Redemteur, Karole Foreman as Cherine, Emily Yancy as Denise, John Hostetter as Sergeant Rudley, Rawle D. Lewis as Haitian Workman. |
| 707 |
"Good Knight MacGyver, part 1" |
November 4, 1991 |
| A concussion sends MacGyver to King Arthur's Court, where his strange ways threaten Merlin's magic, but they also save magician. Time Winters as Merlin, Christopher Collet as Galahad, Colm Meaney as Irwin Malcolm, Peter Vogt, Christopher Neame as Duncan, David L. Considine as Balladeer. |
| 708 |
"Good Knight MacGyver, part 2" |
November 11, 1991 |
| MacGyver finishes helping Merlin to free Galahad's Cecilia and stop wicked Morgana. Time Winters as Merlin, Christopher Collet as Galahad, Lynne Harbaugh as Cecilia, Mark Holton, Harry Victor, Robin Strasser as Morgana, William H. Bassett as Iain M'Iver. |
| 709 |
"Deadly Silents" |
November 18, 1991 |
| MacGyver helps a silent movie comedian save the remaining prints of his work which are stolen by a dramatic pair. Henry Gibson as Pinky Burnett, Tommy Hinkley as Neil, Frederick Coffin as Karl Meredith, Zoe Trilling as Violet Meredith. |
| 710 |
"Split Decision" |
December 2, 1991 |
| MacGyver's boxer buddy Earl Dent struggles with custody of his daughter against bad bookies who want him to throw his comeback fight. Dick Butkus as Earl Dent, Sam Scarber as Crazy Eddie Jackson, Don Gibb as Herman the German, Bubba Smith as Bailey, F. William Parker as Stimson, Sarah Koskoff as Veronica "Ronnie" Dent, Herbert Edelman as Bart Riggins, Jim Lampley as Radio Announcer |
| 711 |
"Gunz 'N Boyz" |
December 16, 1991 |
| A Challenger Club youth gets too deep in gang violence. Margaret Avery as Regina Jeffries, Garvin Funches as Brian Jeffries, Tommy Morgan as Player G., Vonte Sweet as Kelvin Jeffries, Lee Weaver as Stumpy, Larry Wilcox as Minton, James Mathers as Officer Mullins, Richard McGragor as Hard Rock. |
| 712 |
"Off the Wall" |
December 30, 1991 |
| A slumlord unjustly evicts MacGyver's young graffiti artist friend and his grandmother. Richard Coca as Lobo, Kathleen Freeman as Rose MacGruter, Ruth Manning as Helen Dempsey, Betty Carvalho as Gloria Diaz, Stanley Kamel as Victor Kasanti, John Considine as Andrew Lawton, Kent Williams as Clinton Ferris, Robert Dryer as Stroud, Charles Dierkop as Mo Nimitz, Michael F. Kelly as Wilkens. |
| 713 |
"The Stringer" |
April 25, 1992 |
| MacGyver helps a Chinese dissident and gets help from an unexpected source: his son. Michele B. Chan as Mei Jan, Keone Young as Chung Tai Shan, Dalton James as Sean Angus Malloy, Steve Park as Tan Yee, Lisa Savage as Kate Malloy, Nicholas Matus as Young Sam. |
| 714 |
"Mountain of Youth (The Lost Episodes)" |
May 21, 1992 |
| MacGyver and Jack Dalton search for the fountain of youth. Roya Megnot as Mukti, Ned Romero as Baba, Alex Colón as Captain Samad, George Kee Cheung as Dr. Liang, Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton, Bruno Marcotulli as Lieutenant. |
