Episodes (22)

Pilot
S01E01 · Pilot

Sep 29, 1985

An underground lab is destroyed by a mysterious explosion. MacGyver is sent in to rescue the trapped scientists and stop a deadly chemical leak.

The Golden Triangle
S01E02 · The Golden Triangle

Oct 06, 1985

MacGyver is sent to Burma to retrieve a poison-filled canister from a crash site. While there, a drug lord mistakes MacGyver for a narcotics agent, forcing him into a confrontation.

Thief of Budapest
S01E03 · Thief of Budapest

Oct 13, 1985

MacGyver obtains a watch in Budapest that contains top secret information on microfilm. However, a young Gypsy girl steals the watch from MacGyver and he must get it back.

The Gauntlet
S01E04 · The Gauntlet

Oct 21, 1985

MacGyver is sent to Central America to rescue an American journalist and escape out of the country. The dictator of the country and his army pursue MacGyver, making the escape very difficult.

The Heist
S01E05 · The Heist

Nov 03, 1985

An American senator has $60 million in diamonds stolen from him by a Virgin Islands casino owner. MacGyver goes with the senator's daughter to steal the diamonds back from his high-security vault.

Trumbo's World
S01E06 · Trumbo's World

Nov 10, 1985

Deep in the Amazon jungle, a horde of killer ants is destroying everything in its path. MacGyver helps his entomologist friend and the plantation owner to battle the ants before the plantation is destroyed.

Last Stand
S01E07 · Last Stand

Nov 17, 1985

MacGyver is taken hostage by some armed robbers at an airport. MacGyver uses his ingenuity to try to free himself along with the other hostages while simultaneously trying to stop the criminals.

Hellfire
S01E08 · Hellfire

Nov 27, 1985

MacGyver visits some friends who are are drilling for oil. Their oil well catches fire and burns out of control. MacGyver is the only one who can stop the fire and save his friends' oil strike.

The Prodigal
S01E09 · The Prodigal

Dec 08, 1985

MacGyver is assigned to protect a person in the Federal Witness Protection Program. The man he is protecting wants to come out of hiding to visit his dying mother. MacGyver must protect him from the Mob and from the Feds.

Target MacGyver
S01E10 · Target MacGyver

Dec 22, 1985

There is a contract out on MacGyver so he leaves town and visits his Grandfather whom he hasn't seen in years. Soon the two are fighting for their lives in a cat and mouse hunt with the killers.

Nightmares
S01E11 · Nightmares

Jan 15, 1986

MacGyver is kidnapped by enemy agents to retrieve sensitive information he stole from them. To get him to talk, they inject MacGyver with a hallucinogenic drug that will kill him in six hours, unless an antidote they have is administered.

Deathlock
S01E12 · Deathlock

Jan 22, 1986

An enemy of MacGyver's fills a supposed safe house with several deadly booby traps to exact his revenge on MacGyver.

Flame's End
S01E13 · Flame's End

Jan 29, 1986

A theft of uranium occurs at a nuclear power plant where an ex-girlfriend of MacGyver's works. She enlists his help to catch the thief which endangers hers and MacGyver's lives.

Countdown
S01E14 · Countdown

Feb 05, 1986

A cruise ship is the target of a terrorist attack and has three bombs hidden aboard. MacGyver and a friend from the agency are asked to dismantle the bombs before it's too late for the crew and passengers.

The Enemy Within
S01E15 · The Enemy Within

Feb 12, 1986

Four agents have been betrayed by a mole inside the Agency, leading to their deaths. MacGyver must discover who it is before he becomes the next victim.

Every Time She Smiles
S01E16 · Every Time She Smiles

Feb 19, 1986

In Bulgaria, MacGyver collects a top-secret microfilm and attempts to smuggle it out of the country. At the airport he meets a mysterious beautiful American girl, who turns out to have ties to the Bulgarian Secret Police.

To Be a Man
S01E17 · To Be a Man

Feb 26, 1986

While on a rescue mission in Soviet Afghanistan, MacGyver is shot and wounded. An Afghan woman and her son risk their lives to give refuge to MacGyver. A wounded MacGyver must now outwit the Russian Army to complete his mission.

Ugly Duckling
S01E18 · Ugly Duckling

Mar 12, 1986

MacGyver is sent to rescue a teenage computer hacker kidnapped by weapons dealers who want her to arm a missile system they stole.

Slow Death
S01E19 · Slow Death

Apr 02, 1986

MacGyver finds himself on a train that gets hijacked by Indian tribesmen. He tries to help them find the Westerners who sold tainted medicine to their tribe and resolve the situation peacefully.

The Escape
S01E20 · The Escape

Apr 16, 1986

Complications arise when MacGyver forms a plan to free a missionary from a North African jail.

A Prisoner of Conscience
S01E21 · A Prisoner of Conscience

Apr 30, 1986

To infiltrate a mental institution to free a political prisoner who is a friend of Pete's, MacGyver must feign madness. Getting in is the easy part...

The Assassin
S01E22 · The Assassin

May 07, 1986

An assassin is primed to knock off a high-ranking official when MacGyver is called in. But in order to foil a master of disguises, Mac must don the best disguise of all...

About

MacGyver Season 1 (1985) is released on Sep 29, 1985 and the latest season 7 of MacGyver is released in 1991. Watch MacGyver online - the English Action TV series from United States. MacGyver is directed by Charles Correll,William Gereghty,Michael Vejar,Michael Caffey and created by Lee David Zlotoff with Richard Dean Anderson and Dana Elcar. MacGyver is available online on Paramount Plus and Paramount+ Amazon Channel.

MacGyver is the anti-Bond. He doesn't drink or womanize; and never, ever shoots guns to win battles. He does however - like 007 up against impossible odds - always win: even if in the process it involves being curb-stomped, blown-up, knifed, shot, or sprayed with insecticides.

As know as:

MacGyver, Мекгајвер, 맥가이버, MacGyver - Profissão: Perigo, МакҐайвер

Countries:

United States, Canada

Language:

English

Stream Service:

ABC

Production Companies:

Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions, Paramount Television

Taglines:

His mind is the ultimate weapon., For him, saving the day is all in a day's work., The right man when things go wrong., He acts fast and thinks faster., Braver than most. Smarter than the rest., The most dangerous arts and crafts man on television, Part boy-scout. Part genius. All hero., Always prepared for adventure.

Reviews

Nick Coleman
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Anderson actually manages to give the role a certain flair and MacGyver will appeal to young viewers who always wondered what a Hershey bar was good for in a pinch.
by rottentomatoes, Aug 23, 2021
Mark Peikert
TheWrap
"MacGyver" is so bland it's not even fun for a Friday night in.
by rottentomatoes, Jul 27, 2019

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