MacGyver (1985-1992)

MacGyver was an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff.  The show ran for seven seasons from 1985 to 1992. The show follows the exploits of secret agent Angus MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson, who works as a troubleshooter for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles and as an agent for a fictional United States government agency, the Department of External Services. MacGyver solves complex problems by making things out of ordinary objects, along with his ever-present Swiss Army knife. He favors non-violent resolutions and prefers not to handle a gun. The clever solutions MacGyver implemented to seemingly unsolvable problems‍, often in life-or-death situations, requiring him to improvise complex devices in a matter of minutes‍.

 

Cast 

Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver, secret agent

Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton, MacGyver's boss and best friend

Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton, MacGyver's comical best friend

Michael Des Barres as Murdoc, MacGyver's most frequent opponent

Season 1: September 29, 1985 to May 7, 1986

Season 2: September 22, 1986 to May 4, 1987

Season 3: September 21, 1987 to May 9, 1988

Season 4: October 31, 1988 to May 15, 1989

Season 5: September 18, 1989 to April 30, 1990

Season 6: September 17, 1990 to May 6, 1991

Season 7: September 16, 1991 to May 21, 1992