MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 4)
The fourth season of the American television series MacGyver consisting of 19 episodes. The series began on October 31, 1988 and ended on May 15, 1989 while it aired on the ABC network. The region 1 DVD was released on December 6, 2005.[1]
| MacGyver | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
 "He Acts Fast and Thinks Faster" | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | October 31, 1988 – May 15, 1989 |
| Season chronology | |
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 1 | "The Secret of Parker House" | Mike Vejar | Teleplay by: Rick Drew & John Sheppard & Gene Hanson Story by: Gene Hanson | October 31, 1988 | |
| MacGyver is a ghostbuster in a spooky old house inherited by Penny Parker who is a dead ringer for her insane aunt, who once lived in the house. But this haunted house hide a long forgotten secret. | ||||||
| 66 | 2 | "Blood Brothers" | Charlie Correll | Rick Drew | November 21, 1988 | |
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Back in his childhood home town, MacGyver is haunted by memories of his youth where a friend was killed by a gun while preventing his friend's son from using a gun to defend himself against drug dealers.[2] Guest stars: Jason Priestley | ||||||
| 67 | 3 | "The Outsiders" | Mike Vejar | Michelle Poteet Lisanti | November 28, 1988 | |
| MacGyver saves an Amish homestead from being bulldozed by land developers. | ||||||
| 68 | 4 | "On a Wing and a Prayer" | Charlie Correll | John Whelpley | December 5, 1988 | |
| Thornton and a nun are taken hostage by Central American rebels. and MacGyver and Jack must rescue them. | ||||||
| 69 | 5 | "Collision Course" | Chuck Bowman | Paul B. Margolis | December 12, 1988 | |
| An important sports car race demonstrating new engine technology is sabotaged, so MacGyver must drive the race car. The sabotage is the work of a corrupt businessman and a rival racer from Mac's past. | ||||||
| 70 | 6 | "The Survivors" | Michael Caffey | Reed Moran | January 9, 1989 | |
| MacGyver and Thornton discover the wreckage of a DEA plane shot down by drug smugglers during annual wilderness survival training.[2] | ||||||
| 71 | 7 | "Deadly Dreams" | Les Landau | Stephen Downing | January 16, 1989 | |
| MacGyver helps the police pursue an escaped psychopath, who turns out to be a puppet to Dr. Zito, a psychopathic criminal genius. | ||||||
| 72 | 8 | "Ma Dalton" | Rob Bowman | John Whelpley | January 23, 1989 | |
| Jack Dalton and MacGyver search for Dalton's mother who is a fugitive from a bounty hunter and a corrupt defense contractor from her past. | ||||||
| 73 | 9 | "Cleo Rocks" | Chuck Bowman | John Sheppard & Rick Drew | February 6, 1989 | |
| A shadowy figure (Murdoc) lurks backstage to manipulate Penny Parker in a suspicious rock musical. | ||||||
| 74 | 10 | "Fraternity of Thieves" | Michael Preece | Grant Rosenberg | February 13, 1989 | |
| Leaks from a classified Phoenix technology system suggest a double agent working at the foundation. The double agent happens to be closer than everyone could ever imagine.[2] | ||||||
| 75 | 11 | "The Battle of Tommy Giordano" | Mike Vejar | Marianne Clarkson | February 20, 1989 | |
| MacGyver's friend wins custody of her son, causing her ex-husband to involve his uncle, the head of a crime family. | ||||||
| 76 | 12 | "The Challenge" | Dana Elcar | Chris Haddock | February 27, 1989 | |
| A Challenger club youth is framed for theft by a bigot who's trying to shut the club down. | ||||||
| 77 | 13 | "Runners" | Michael Caffey | Joel Schwartz | March 13, 1989 | |
| MacGyver protects a runaway girl; her bitter past reminds him of some of his own. | ||||||
| 78 | 14 | "Gold Rush" | William Gereghty | David Engelbach | March 27, 1989 | |
| An easy US-Soviet salvage operation of Russian gold in Alaska is complicated by unwanted competition. | ||||||
| 79 | 15 | "The Invisible Killer" | Dana Elcar | Chris Haddock | April 10, 1989 | |
| A wilderness stress relief outing for Phoenix employees turns to a fight for survival, when escaped convicts begin posing as members of the hike. | ||||||
| 80 | 16 | "Brainwashed" | Michael Caffey | John Sheppard | April 24, 1989 | |
| Jack Dalton is brainwashed to assassinate a foreign country's president. But when MacGyver tries to de-programs him, he learns that Jack wasn't their only "puppet". | ||||||
| 81 | 17 | "Easy Target" | Charlie Correll | Rick Drew | May 1, 1989 | |
| Terrorists hold MacGyver and Thornton hostage while they cripple the city with a stolen EMP generator. | ||||||
| 82 | 18 | "Renegade" | Michael Caffey | Teleplay by: Chris Haddock Story by: Robert Bielak & Chris Haddock | May 8, 1989 | |
| MacGyver pursues a mentally disturbed ex-Navy SEAL who has stolen a vial of anthrax. The case is personal for Mac for the same thief saved his life in the past. | ||||||
| 83 | 19 | "Unfinished Business" | Charlie Correll | Marianne Clarkson | May 15, 1989 | |
| MacGyver, Peter Thornton and Jack Dalton are stalked by a former female foe of MacGyver with business to finish with him. | ||||||
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References
- "Season 4 DVD Information". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- "MacGyver - Season 4 - Episode List". IMDb.
External links
- MacGyver – list of episodes on IMDb
- List of MacGyver season 4 episodes at TV.com
- MacGyver at epguides.com
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