MacGyver

MacGyver was the greatest TV show ever made. MacGyver was a thinking man's hero, one who outwitted his opponents with his mind instead of with guns or burly biceps.

Over the years, MacGyver had a staple of regulars pop up every once in awhile in his life. From the dastardly Murdoc to the inept Penny Parker, these semi-regular characters rounded out the show and tied it all together from season to season. Many popular Hollywood stars, from Cuba Gooding, Jr. to Teri Hatcher, had significant roles in MacGyver episodes!

His friendship with his boss, Pete Thornton (Dana Elcar) was especially worth seeing develop throughout the seven seasons the show aired.

Some of my favorite episodes include:

Gauntlet: Has the greatest opening gambit of all-time!
Thief of Budapest: Thought this one had The Map opening gambit, but that was Gauntlet. A good episode on its own, though.
Deathlock: A deadly house and MacGyver's trapped. Can he escape?
Trumbo's World: Ants, ants, and more ants!
Eagles: The climbing was great (albeit a little unrealistic).
Phoenix Under Siege: Stanley Cup Playoffs and MacGyver and Harry are stuck in the Phoenix Foundation.
Partners: Murdoc's first appearance.
Ghost Ship: Bigfoot sighting!
The Widowmaker: Murdoc strikes again!
Hell Week: Is this what college was supposed to be like?
The Endangered: Lost opportunities and Forest Rangers!
Blood Brothers: With an early appearance of Jason Priestly.
The Invisible Killer: Still suspensful after all these years.
Logjam: More lost opportunities make up an excellent subplot to this exciting adventure.
Passages: Definitely a philosophical episode.
Strictly Business: Murdoc's back!
Good Knight, MacGyver: No wonder he never goes by his first name!
The Stringer: Season finale, the end of MacGyver's TV run.

It's true that some of the later episodes slipped in quality, but hey, it's still MacGyver, you know?

Multimedia and Information

Links to various MacGyver information, I've collected over the years:

MacGyver News
MacGyver Online
Episode Guide
MacGyver's answering machine message
MacGyver's theme
MacGyver quote, "You can do anything you want as long as you put your mind to it."
2IAB345: MacGyver's license plate number, for his yellow and brown, 5th season truck

Other Resources

There aren't that many sites devoted to MacGyver, but here are the best of those on the Net: