MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles during seasons one, two, and seven, and in Vancouver during seasons three through six. The show's final episode aired on April 25, 1992 on ABC (the network aired a previously unseen episode for the first time on May 21, 1992, but it was originally intended to air before the series finale).

The series revolved around MacGyver, whose main asset is his practical application of scientific knowledge and inventive use of common items‍—‌along with his ever-present Swiss Army knife. 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—‌were a major attraction of the show, which was praised for generating interest in the applied sciences, particularly engineering and for providing entertaining storylines. All of MacGyver's exploits on the show were ostensibly vetted to ensure a basis on scientific principles (even though, the creators acknowledged, in real life one would have to be extraordinarily lucky for most of MacGyver's ideas to succeed). In the few cases where MacGyver used household chemicals to mix up poisons, explosives, or other items deemed too dangerous to be accurately described to the public, details were altered or left vague.



Cast
Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver
Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton
Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton

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