Season 1
Episode Guide
Pilot
S1
E1
Sep 26, 1985
MacGyver must defuse a defense missile and rescue scientists trapped in an underground laboratory.
The Golden Triangle
S1
E2
Oct 7, 1985
MacGyver uses primitive materials to set traps for mercenaries preying on Burmese villagers.
Thief of Budapest
S1
E3
Oct 14, 1985
MacGyver attempts to free a band of gypsy pickpockets from a Budapest prison.
The Gauntlet
S1
E4
Oct 22, 1985
MacGyver eludes snares to rescue a beautiful photojournalist from a South American crime syndicate.
The Heist
S1
E5
Nov 4, 1985
MacGyver must recover $60 million in diamonds from an ingenious con man.
Trumbo's World
S1
E6
Nov 11, 1985
In the South American jungle, MacGyver battles an encroaching army of ants; guest David Ackroyd.
Last Stand
S1
E7
Nov 18, 1985
Armored-truck thieves unwittingly trap themselves by taking MacGyver hostage.
Hellfire
S1
E8
Nov 28, 1985
MacGyver battles a derrick fire to help an old friend strike oil.
The Prodigal
S1
E9
Dec 8, 1985
A protected witness risks a confrontation with his mobster brother by visiting their ailing mother.
Target MacGyver
S1
E10
Dec 23, 1985
On the run from assassins, MacGyver has a bittersweet reunion with his grandfather.
Nightmares
S1
E11
Jan 16, 1986
MacGyver battles a deadly injection while searching for a microfilmed list of terrorists.
Deathlock
S1
E12
Jan 23, 1986
A double agent uses sophisticated electronic equipment in an effort to silence MacGyver.
Flame's End
S1
E13
Jan 30, 1986
An old flame's call for help pits MacGyver against killers in a nuclear plant.
Countdown
S1
E14
Feb 6, 1986
MacGyver faces a deadly extortionist who has planted a bomb on a ship in an effort to gain millions.
The Enemy Within
S1
E15
Feb 13, 1986
MacGyver discovers that a double agent is responsible for the deaths of three colleagues.
Every Time She Smiles
S1
E16
Feb 20, 1986
A woman slips jewels into MacGyver's pocket as he tries to smuggle microfilm out of Bulgaria.
To Be a Man
S1
E17
Mar 6, 1986
In Afghanistan, MacGyver helps a woman and her son escape to the border.
Ugly Duckling
S1
E18
Mar 13, 1986
MacGyver and a teenage computer whiz try to prevent a national catastrophe.
Slow Death
S1
E19
Apr 3, 1986
MacGyver must rescue fellow train passengers from vengeful tribesmen in a desolate land.
The Escape
S1
E20
Apr 17, 1986
MacGyver enters a foreign prison to free a woman's brother, wrongly convicted of a crime.
Prisoner of Conscience
S1
E21
May 1, 1986
MacGyver infiltrates a Russian mental institution to free a political prisoner.
The Assassin
S1
E22
May 8, 1986
MacGyver races to intercept a determined hired killer stalking an archbishop.