Season 1 (1985)

Pilot
7.9

September 29, 1985 • 49m

When a science lab studying the ozone layer mysteriously explodes, MacGyver is called in to rescue the scientists that are trapped...Read more

The Golden Triangle
7.7

October 6, 1985 • 48m

When MacGyver tries to retrieve a canister filled with a deadly chemical in Burma, he stumbles right into an area known as the Gol...Read more

Thief of Budapest
8.0

October 13, 1985 • 48m

MacGyver travels to Budapest to meet with a Russian double agent who is in possession of a watch containing information about othe...Read more

The Gauntlet
7.3

October 21, 1985 • 49m

MacGyver attempts to get a reporter out of a Central American country with evidence linking a general to an illegal arms dealer. A...Read more

The Heist
8.5

November 3, 1985 • 45m

When $60 million worth of stolen diamonds destined for a relief charity end up in the hands of casino owner Jack Catlin, MacGyver ...Read more

Trumbo's World
8.0

November 10, 1985 • 45m

MacGyver comes along on a expedition to Brazil with his friend, entomologist Dr. Alden. They meet with a landowner and recluse, Tr...Read more

Last Stand
6.0

November 17, 1985 • 48m

When MacGyver is on his way to a vacation, he takes the wrong way and ends up at a small airstrip where everybody seems to be beha...Read more

Hellfire
7.0

November 27, 1985 • 45m

During a trip to visit some friends, an accident starts a fire in an oil well owned by MacGyver's friends. MacGyver and his buddy ...Read more

The Prodigal
8.5

December 8, 1985 • 45m

A man wants to testify against his mobster brother in Federal Court, and MacGyver has the job of keeping him safe, but the man's m...Read more

Target MacGyver
8.0

December 22, 1985 • 45m

After blowing away a nuclear facility under the control of an aggressive world leader, MacGyver returns home for some peace and qu...Read more

Nightmares
8.5

January 15, 1986 • 45m

When MacGyver comes home with some important documents, he's drugged by enemy agents and told that he will die in six hours if he ...Read more

Deathlock
7.5

January 22, 1986 • 45m

MacGyver is trapped in a mansion with Pete, a code expert, and a government agent who may or may not be on their side. However, an...Read more

Flame's End
7.0

January 29, 1986 • 45m

An old girlfriend of MacGyver's contacts him for help after she discovers evidence of uranium thefts from a nuclear processing plant where she works.

Countdown
8.5

February 5, 1986 • 47m

A mysterious person who calls himself "Viking" has just bombed the cruise ship Victoria, underway in the North Pacific Ocean. He d...Read more

The Enemy Within
7.0

February 12, 1986 • 45m

After a daring escape from East Germany where he gets rescued, and in the process saves a fellow operative with a quick mechanical...Read more

Every Time She Smiles
7.0

February 19, 1986 • 45m

MacGyver is on his way out of Bulgaria with a secret microfilm, when he meets Penny Parker, a beautiful, talkative American, who i...Read more

To Be a Man
7.0

March 5, 1986 • 45m

In Afghanistan, wounded and hunted by the Soviets, MacGyver is given refuge by an Afghan woman and her son. But they are themselve...Read more

Ugly Duckling
7.0

March 12, 1986 • 45m

A 15-year-old genius accidentally hacks into a defective missile guidance system and attracts the attention of both the FBI and so...Read more

Slow Death
7.0

April 2, 1986 • 45m

At the beginning of the episode, MacGyver literally has to jump onto a moving train that he missed earlier to return top-secret fi...Read more

The Escape
7.0

April 16, 1986 • 45m

When a mother superior at a religious mission in North Africa asks MacGyver to help a young woman with something, he is glad to he...Read more

A Prisoner of Conscience
7.0

April 30, 1986 • 45m

Pete Thornton investigates the supposed death of an old friend, a prominent Russian dissident, and finds he must get his friend's ...Read more

The Assassin
7.0

May 7, 1986 • 45m

Posing as a watchmaker who manufactures bomb timers, MacGyver manages to catch a master killer—Piedra—before he attempts an assass...Read more