| MacGyver Season 2 | |||
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"His Mind Is the Ultimate Weapon" |
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| Country of origin | United States | ||
| No. of episodes | 22 | ||
| Broadcast | |||
| Original channel | ABC | ||
| Original run | September 22, 1986 – May 4, 1987 | ||
| Home video release | |||
| DVD release date | June 7, 2005 | ||
| Season chronology | |||
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The second season of MacGyver, an American television series, began September 22, 1986, and ended on May 4, 1987. It aired on ABC. The region 1 DVD was released on June 7, 2005.[1]
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 23 | 1 | "The Human Factor" | Charlie Correll | Robin Bernheim | 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. | |||||
| 24 | 2 | "The Eraser" | Paul Krasny | Stephen Kronish | September 29, 1986 |
| A hitman passes himself off as a father looking for his lost son, causing MacGyver to help him find his target. | |||||
| 25 | 3 | "Twice Stung" | Paul Krasny | Story by: Bill Froehlich & Mark Lisson & Phil Combest Teleplay by: Mark Lisson & Bill Froehlich |
October 6, 1986 |
| MacGyver and some friends from the Phoenix Foundation must con a con man in order to win back a man's life savings. | |||||
| 26 | 4 | "The Wish Child" | Charlie Correll | Story by: Stephen Kronish & Brian Lane & Stephen Kandel Teleplay by: Bill Froehlich & Stephen Kandel |
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. | |||||
| 27 | 5 | "Final Approach" | Alexander Singer | Rob Hedden | 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. | |||||
| 28 | 6 | "Jack of Lies" | Charlie Correll | Kerry Lenhart & John J. Sakmar | 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. | |||||
| 29 | 7 | "The Road Not Taken" | Cliff Bole | Story by: Chuck Bowman Teleplay by: Stephen Kronish |
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. | |||||
| 30 | 8 | "Eagles" | Paul Krasny | George Lee Marshall | 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. | |||||
| 31 | 9 | "Silent World" | James L. Conway | Stephen Kandel | 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. | |||||
| 32 | 10 | "Three for the Road" | Alan Crosland | Story by: Mark Lisson & Rob Hedden Teleplay by: John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart |
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. | |||||
| 33 | 11 | "Phoenix Under Siege" | Gilbert M. Shilton | Story by: John I. Koivula Teleplay by: Stephen Kronish |
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. | |||||
| 34 | 12 | "Family Matter" | Alexander Singer | Paul Magistretti | January 12, 1987 |
| When Pete's ex-wife and son are kidnapped by a disgruntled former agent, MacGyver must come to the rescue. | |||||
| 35 | 13 | "Soft Touch" | Charlie Correll | Joan Brooker & Nancy Eddo | 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. | |||||
| 36 | 14 | "Birth Day" | James L. Conway | Rob Hedden | 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. | |||||
| 37 | 15 | "Pirates" | Bruce Kessler | Stephen Kandel | February 9, 1987 |
| MacGyver must rescue a friend when she is kidnapped by pirates convinced she can lead them to sunken treasure. | |||||
| 38 | 16 | "Out in the Cold" | Cliff Bole | Stephen Kronish | 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. | |||||
| 39 | 17 | "Dalton, Jack of Spies" | Bob Sweeney | John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart | 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. | |||||
| 40 | 18 | "Partners" | Cliff Bole | Mark Lisson & Bill Froehlich | March 2, 1987 |
| Murdoc lures MacGyver and Pete into a trap; while trying to escape they reminisce over their previous encounters with him. | |||||
| 41 | 19 | "Bushmaster" | Don Chaffey | Rob Hedden | 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. | |||||
| 42 | 20 | "Friends" | Cliff Bole | Stephen Kronish | 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. | |||||
| 43 | 21 | "D.O.A.: MacGyver" | Cliff Bole | Jaison Starkes | 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. | |||||
| 44 | 22 | "For Love or Money" | James L. Conway | Douglas Heyes, Jr. | May 4, 1987 |
| MacGyver must work with an agent he doesn't like in order to break a political prisoner out of Czechoslovakia. | |||||
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