MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 7)

The seventh and final season of MacGyver, an American television series, began September 16, 1991, and ended on May 21, 1992. It aired on ABC. The region 1 DVD was released on October 24, 2006.[1]

MacGyver
Season 7
"Back in Action – Ready for Danger"
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 16, 1991 (1991-09-16) –
May 21, 1992 (1992-05-21)
Season chronology
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Season 6
List of episodes

Episodes edit

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1261"Honest Abe"Michael CaffeyLincoln KibbeeSeptember 16, 1991 (1991-09-16)12.9[2]

While preparing to attend a friend's son's bar mitzvah is interrupted when MacGyver tries to pick up the friend's father, an undercover CIA agent, who stole a hi-tech stealth helicopter being needed in the fictitious Caribbean nation of San Rochelle to bring a dictator to the US territory. But before they can complete the mission a corrupt company owner, who built the helicopter, and two undercover federal agents complicate the mission.

Guest stars: Lance LeGault (Colonel Roderick Decker on The A-Team)
1272"The 'Hood"Mike VejarRick MittlemanSeptember 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)12.9[3]
MacGyver's houseboat destruction forces him into a new neighborhood where he meets a young woman in trouble with hit men.
1283"Obsessed"William GereghtyJohn SheppardSeptember 30, 1991 (1991-09-30)14.1[4]

Nightmares about Murdoc affect MacGyver as he provides security at the criminal trial of a deposed dictator.

Note: Final appearance of Murdoc.
1294"The Prometheus Syndrome"William GereghtyRobert ShermanOctober 7, 1991 (1991-10-07)13.4[5]
A psychopathic arsonist kills one of MacGyver's friends. Guest star Randolph Mantooth.
1305"The Coltons"William GereghtyStory by : Michael Greenburg & Stephen Downing
Teleplay by : Stephen Downing
October 14, 1991 (1991-10-14)14.7[6]

The Colton bounty hunter brothers search for a young woman who is an important murder witness.

Note: This episode was produced for the sixth season, while filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia (as evidenced in the closing credits). However, for unknown reasons, it was not broadcast until the seventh season. Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver) is absent for the majority of this episode.
1316"Walking Dead"Michael PreeceMark RodgersOctober 21, 1991 (1991-10-21)14.7[7]
A student activist is kidnapped by a Voodoo practitioner, who gathers black civilians for a violence movement. Its up to MacGyver and a neighborhood Voodoo priestess to stop him.
1327"Good Knight MacGyver (Part 1)"Mike VejarJohn ConsidineNovember 4, 1991 (1991-11-04)14.6[8]
A concussion sends MacGyver to King Arthur's Court, where his strange ways threaten Merlin's magic, but they also save the magician.
1338"Good Knight MacGyver (Part 2)"Mike VejarJohn ConsidineNovember 11, 1991 (1991-11-11)17.0[9]
MacGyver finishes helping Merlin to free Galahad's Cecilia and stop wicked Morgana.
1349"Deadly Silents"William GereghtyBrad RadnitzNovember 18, 1991 (1991-11-18)15.1[10]
MacGyver helps a silent movie comedian save the remaining prints of his work which are stolen by a dramatic pair.
13510"Split Decision"Michael CaffeyDavid RichDecember 2, 1991 (1991-12-02)14.8[11]
MacGyver's boxer buddy Earl Dent struggles with custody of his daughter, and is blackmailed by bad bookies who want him to throw his comeback fight.
13611"Gunz 'N Boyz"William GereghtyArt WashingtonDecember 16, 1991 (1991-12-16)15.4[12]
A Challenger Club youth gets too deep in gang violence.
13712"Off the Wall"Michael PreeceRick MittlemanDecember 30, 1991 (1991-12-30)17.9[13]
A slumlord unjustly evicts MacGyver's young graffiti artist friend and his grandmother.
13813"The Stringer"Mike VejarJohn SheppardApril 25, 1992 (1992-04-25)22.3[14]
MacGyver helps a Chinese dissident and gets help from an unexpected source: his son. Final episode.
13914"The Mountain of Youth"William GereghtyBrad RadnitzMay 21, 1992 (1992-05-21)12.3[15]
MacGyver and Jack Dalton search for the fountain of youth. Unaired episode that they released after the final episode.

References edit

  1. ^ "Season 7 DVD Information". TVShowsOnDVD.com. October 24, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  2. ^ Donlon, Brian (September 25, 1991). "New faces try to save 'One Life to Live'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  3. ^ Donlon, Brian (October 2, 1991). "'Roseanne' comes out on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  4. ^ Donlon, Brian (October 9, 1991). "Cable pulls network's plug". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  5. ^ Donlon, Brian (October 16, 1991). "Hearings score a win for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  6. ^ Donlon, Brian (October 23, 1991). "CBS bats one out of the park". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  7. ^ Donlon, Brian (October 30, 1991). "Close Series wins big for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  8. ^ Donlon, Brian (November 13, 1991). "NBC's hurricane windfall". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  9. ^ Donlon, Brian (November 20, 1991). "'60 Minutes' clocks a 3rd win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  10. ^ Donlon, Brian (November 27, 1991). "CBS scores a strong win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  11. ^ Donlon, Brian (December 11, 1991). "Football a winner for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  12. ^ Donlon, Brian (December 26, 1991). "Ratings for CBS to celebrate". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  13. ^ Donlon, Brian (January 8, 1992). "CBS tops a week of firsts". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  14. ^ Gable, Donna (April 29, 1992). "ABC wins with news, goodbyes". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  15. ^ Gable, Donna (May 28, 1992). "NBC wins week and sweeps". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

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