MacGyver (Classic)

1985 • CBS
4.8
145 reviews
TV-PG
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Season 5 episodes (21)

1 Legend of the Holy Rose, Pt. 1
9/18/89
MacGyver and an old friend dash around the world searching for the artifacts necessary to locate the Holy Grail, just one step ahead of a ruthless man on the same trail, who will do anything to get to it before they do.
2 Legend of the Holy Rose, Pt. 2
9/25/89
Von Leer continues his attempts to thwart MacGyver and Zoe from locating the Holy Rose.
3 The Black Corsage
10/2/89
MacGyver and Frank Colton join forces to track down a Bulgarian defector who was the accidental witness at a murder and is unwittingly in possession of a map to a valuable gem the killer seeks to obtain.
4 Cease Fire
10/9/89
MacGyver, on the run after being accused of an attempted assassination he actually helped thwart, is assisted by a troubled schoolgirl in stopping the real assassin who is threatening peace talks between two neighboring states.
5 Second Chance
10/16/89
In Bangkok, MacGyver and his old friend Jesse Colton help with a Phoenix Foundation funded hospital for sick children.
6 Halloween Knights
10/30/89
MacGyver helps Murdoc locate and rescue his sister, Ashton, who was kidnapped by a gang of assassins he used to work for who are unwilling to accept his retirement.
7 Children of Light
11/6/89
MacGyver's Chinese "foster daughter" arrives unexpectedly from China, carrying a videotape of the massacre in Tiananmen Square and a list of fax machine phone numbers vital to the continuing freedom movement.
8 Black Rhino
11/13/89
MacGyver heads for Africa after finding out that Billy, the youngest of the Colton brothers, has decided to take on deadly rhino poachers single-handedly.
9 Ten Percent Solution
11/20/89
When the Phoenix Foundation acquires a painting once possessed by the Nazis, a Holocaust survivor claims it was stolen from his family, and MacGyver's investigation of the matter leads to his discovery of a dangerous Aryan group who still seeks the extermination of Jews.
10 Two Times Trouble
12/11/89
In Chicago, MacGyver tries to help Roxy, an old friend, during her shoot of a Rock Against Drugs video. She believes her twin sister is trying to kill her, fueled by jealousy over her music career.
11 The Madonna
12/18/89
MacGyver faces a busy Christmas Eve: he tries to help a priest reclaim a stolen Madonna figure, aids Cynthia in keeping the Challenger Club's doors open, and comes to the rescue of a bag lady preyed upon by thieves.
12 Serenity
1/8/90
MacGyver, who is exhausted, dreams that he's a Civil War veteran trying to claim a home in Montana, which is threatened by a neighboring rancher who looks a lot like Pete Thornton.
13 Live and Learn
1/15/90
As part of a Phoenix Foundation program to lower the drop-out rate, MacGyver tries to inspire a promising, but unmotivated, high school student, despite the negative efforts of a cynical teacher and the boy's skeptical father.
14 Log Jam
2/5/90
MacGyver's environmentalist friend has him help discover the truth behind the disappearance of an employee about to blow the whistle on a logging operation's illegal timber cutting.
15 The Treasure of Manco
2/12/90
MacGyver and a friend race against a group of dedicated guerrillas to locate a valuable Incan treasure.
16 Jenny's Chance
2/19/90
MacGyver, Dalton, and Thornton go undercover to expose a murderous money launderer working for a Cuban drug lord.
17 Deep Cover
2/26/90
MacGyver and Pete have to stop the damage done when an engineer for the Phoenix Foundation is seduced to gain access to her work on submarine stealth technology so it can be used for drug smuggling.
18 The Lost Amadeus
3/19/90
A strange young woman gets MacGyver involved with a priceless violin and an eccentric maestro being sought by crooks.
19 Hearts of Steel
4/9/90
MacGyver has to help free his teenage pal, Lisa, who's been kidnapped in a plot to get back at her father for his business practices.
20 Rush to Judgment
4/16/90
Sitting on the jury of a murder trial with racial overtones, MacGyver starts his own investigation and finds additional evidence that conflicts with the facts presented to him and his fellow jurors.
21 Passages
4/30/90
Frantic with worry about his gravely ill Grandpa Harry, an attack from a man who's stolen an ancient Egyptian relic leaves MacGyver in a coma, where he experiences a vision where departed family members teach him the value of life.

About this show

MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) is a contemporary hero and role model who applies his scientific knowledge to ordinary items to create for himself and others a means of escape from impending doom.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
145 reviews
Michael T. Stately
July 21, 2017
My five month old daughter loves Richard Dean Anderson which is Edgar MacGyver, 10/10 would and will purchase his whole series just for her. I wish Netflix didn't remove MacGyver this month just because of that stupid new revamp for the "millennials" of my generation. Which I hope doesn't appear on Netflix just to replace the classic version because of my generations lack of interest in actual action TV shows.
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Nathan Cicco
April 12, 2017
The old one is not bad but I definitely prefer the new MacGyver than the classic. The classic has perks that I can't ever seeing the new one would ever have. The only reason I choose the new one over the classic is because I like the MacGyver's stories better. It is also more in my age era (the new one)
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Braedy Gayer
December 14, 2016
The best mix of old tv show,action,romance, and anyone who likes a show about sguy who can get out of a situation using every day things we see and we use(and thr famous swiss army pocket knife) of course.
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