The History of MacGyver (1985): The Fonz, Hourglass, Young MacGyver & Beyond!
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Step into the fascinating world of the 1985 series, MacGyver! Journey with us as we explore the origins of the show as a different show called "Hourglass" for Henry Winkler and a bit of the casting process that landed Richard Dean Anderson in the role.
Unique amongst TV shows, MacGyver managed to get itself into the dictionary while also drawing the ire of the NRA and, eventually, being parodied on SNL as MacGruber.
We'll also take a look at the failed spin-off "Young MacGyver" and why fans yearned for more and a brief look at the 2016 reboot. Discover how MacGyver's legacy still sparks creativity today.
Join us for an in-depth exploration of one of TV's most cherished characters. Whether you're a dedicated fan or just curious about MacGyver's impact, this video promises a trip down memory lane you won't want to miss!
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@wstine79 7 ай бұрын
I love the scene in Stargate SG1 where Carter said that she can MacGyver the damaged Stargate Dial, followed by Col. O'Neil (Richard Dean Anderson) rolling his eyes.
@JohnDoe-wq5eu 7 ай бұрын
That's so good, I love in universe winks and nods.
@razgrizdefias 7 ай бұрын
And the blooper with them stuck in the ice was fantastic 😂
@LoneTiger 7 ай бұрын
Carter: _"Now find the wires leading from the timer to the detonator and cut the red one."_ (O'Neill looks at the wires and sees no red wire, only yellow ones) O'Neill: _"Carter... they are all yellow!"_ Carter: _"Say again."_ O'Neill: _"There are five wires, and they're all yellow."_
@fezenclop 7 ай бұрын
I loved that scene.
@chrisbaker8533 7 ай бұрын
Don't remember that particular episode, but, in the pilot, carter looks at the DHD and "It took us 15 years and 3 supercomputers to macgyver a solution." Anderson/o'neil, does roll his eyes, but it's at carter being giddy.
@michaelbukowski7396 7 ай бұрын
I wanted to be MacGyver as a kid. Several degrees in chemistry and physics later, it was disappointing to find no jobs like that in the world. The strength of MacGyver was that he was a generalist with broad, cross-disciplinary knowledge. That ethic has been behind so much of the success I have had in my career.
@Parocha 7 ай бұрын
Do you carry a victorinox knife with you, though?
@BonusEggs4Sale 7 ай бұрын
This and Quantum Leap are probably my two most favorite feel-good tv theme songs
@iganpparamarta8813 7 ай бұрын
Loved those two
@tinchan6382 3 ай бұрын
The quantum leap theme immediately played in my head upon reading this. Thanks!
@arceyes 7 ай бұрын
In the late 80s to early 90s in Pretoria, South Africa there was a spate of kidnappings by a married couple. A girl managed to escape her kidnappers, escape to safety an alert the police. She later attributed her escape to watching episodes of MacGyver.
@737215 7 ай бұрын
Woah really? I know a lot of KZfaq content creators who would go nuts over this
@arceyes 7 ай бұрын
The main kidnapper was Gert van Rooyen. While visiting family in Pretoria I stood outside his house a few months after the couple committed suicide during a failed attempt to evade police. This is a excerpt from an article online, “Van Rooyen's nearby Malherbe Street house is the prison from which teenage victim Joan Booysen fled half-clothed, later thanking MacGyver for her education in escape tactics.”
@737215 7 ай бұрын
@@arceyes dude, I'd tried googling and found nothing. If anybody picks this up, I'm going to tell them to credit you!
@tahlia__nerds_out 13 күн бұрын
I haven’t watched it yet, but it looks like a channel called NicoleClaire covered this case 3 years ago. The video is called “Gert van Rooyen - Child Abduction Ring?”
@tahlia__nerds_out 13 күн бұрын
Looks like Bookworm 2 and The Upside Paranormal covered the case 4 years ago and 3 years ago respectively
@andydinger7339 7 ай бұрын
Patty and Selma are gonna love this one!!
@tartrazine5 7 ай бұрын
"Don't thank me, thank the moon's gravitational pull!"
@MsDisneylandlover 7 ай бұрын
I just say that lol 😂😂😂😂😂
@jinpei05 7 ай бұрын
Super sad about Dana Elcar losing his sight to glaucoma during the production of the show, but kudos to the showrunners writing his blindness into the storyline and not just writing him off.
@JohnDoe-wq5eu 7 ай бұрын
Wow, I didn't know that yikes. Yeah that is pretty clever though and good on them for doing it. Reminds me of Dame Judi Dench and her severe macular degeneration.
@kali3665 7 ай бұрын
Dana Elcar was just as important to the show as Anderson's Macgyver. And it was great that they were able to work around him. And the terrible remake did his character dirty. Like everything else they tried. Spirits, that show was abysmal! How did it last 4 years anyway?
@JohnDoe-wq5eu 7 ай бұрын
@@kali3665 Yeah it's character truly was a main/pivotal part of the show. The remake is just like every other remake that's ever been made for Network TV or cable. I mean look at Magnum PI who needed that?!, what was the point?! I'm sick of them attempting to exploit people's nostalgia for 80s shows. The new ones are always just a hollow facsimile of what the original was. No heart, no soul just a cash grab nostalgia bait.
@mikekz4489 7 ай бұрын
I remember the news that same evening of the episode doing a story about glaucoma too.
@GothamKnight84661 7 ай бұрын
Richard Dean Anderson was a true friend fighting to keep Dana on the show, where the writers thought about writing him off being nervous how people were going to respond to Dana / Pete being blind.
@jfernsten 7 ай бұрын
I met RDA at the Rhode Island ComicCon in 2018, really a great guy. He let my kids try the ginger candy he was fond of....and laughed hysterically at their faces when the extremely powerful flavor hit them. He then gave them some regular candy to help get the taste out. Fact bomb for Dan: MacGyver was originally supposed to use a Gerber multitool in the series, mainly because the pliers made it a better tool of choice. When Victorinox got wind of the series, however, they had their reps fly to LA and offer a lucrative sponsorship deal more than twice what Gerber offered. If not for info leaking, the Swiss Army knife may have faded into obscurity. The more you know!
@whaguitars 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for that I didn't know that.
@davudandrews2665 7 ай бұрын
Cool
@texasbeast239 7 ай бұрын
Gerbers are way cooler.
@ahhamartin 6 ай бұрын
Quite a feat considering Geber never even produced a multitool until 1991....7 years after Mac's premier. Also the Swiss Army used alternated from the very beginning between Victorinox and Wenger, at the time fierce rival companies
@jfernsten 6 ай бұрын
@@ahhamartin You are correct. While he specifically said Gerber, I suspect he meant Leatherman, which debuted in '83. Didn't want to contradict him, but those were his words. Since both are now synonymous with multi tools, perhaps his memory was a tad off after 40 years.
@AdamBladeTaylor 7 ай бұрын
MacGuyver was an awesome show. Loved having a hero who didn't just shoot his way out of problems. The mindless action stuff is fun now and then, but it's nice to have something "more".
@taridean 7 ай бұрын
This show was a HUUUUGE prime time hit in my home country, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 back in the late 80s and throughout the 90s. We even came up with a localized version of the word "MacGuyver" in our Shona language as the slang phrase "Pachi magayivha" when referring to solving a problem by winging or botching it. It's common in Africa anyway, so the phrase was used a lot. 😄
@HimitsuHunter 7 ай бұрын
Same here in Barbados. It was great stuff. Used to watch it with my Grandmother.
@michaelblaine6494 7 ай бұрын
Damn dude,your English is better than a lot of us who speak it as a first/only language
@taridean 7 ай бұрын
@@michaelblaine6494 Thank you. English is also an official language in Zimbabwe. Many of us have been speaking both English and our local languages from birth.
@RightHandofDoom586 5 ай бұрын
💕
@garomcfbgdd3211 7 ай бұрын
Amazing that MacGyver would grow up to fight space aliens pretending to be gods
@wstine79 7 ай бұрын
And he'd be replaced by a guy who was stranded in space on a living ship.
@pdzombie1906 7 ай бұрын
You're silly, that never happened... MacGyver built a time machine with toothpicks and prevented it!
@bootsthecat6718 7 ай бұрын
Is it Cannon? Yes
@glennsimpson_aka_bobbysaccaro 7 ай бұрын
And use a lot of guns in the process.
@vincentmchenry9642 7 ай бұрын
Dont forget he fought thoes space aliens with GUNS.
@Jason_Bryant 7 ай бұрын
It seems like MacGyver was the perfect opportunity for educational toys. MacGyver chemistry sets, MacGyver "gadgets" that kids assembled, etc.
@hemidas 7 ай бұрын
Macgyver the Flamethrower, the kids love this one.
@mike91mdk45 7 ай бұрын
Yeah they really missed the boat on moichandizing!
@NimhLabs 7 ай бұрын
I mean, STEM toys are a major thing these days. Back then--they might have been even bigger
@snerdterguson 6 ай бұрын
Homemade fusion torch Ages 8 and up
@RightHandofDoom586 5 ай бұрын
A MacGyver survival guide would have been totally epic and on brand.
@Summertimeblues28 7 ай бұрын
One of my all-time fave shows. MacGyver was a great 80’s role model.
@neosquirrel 7 ай бұрын
Between him and Hawkeye Pierce, they formed a lot of my beliefs as a child; to this day I’m not fond of guns, war, and try to find quick fixes when minor crises call for it.
@tonybarrett8543 7 ай бұрын
This show was huge in Ireland, even my grandfather who was in his 70s back then loved it. It also was more realistic to an Irish audience, using your brain. The cops don't even carry guns here.
@hkapeman 7 ай бұрын
It was huge! Mac and Glenroe are my childhood 😂
@crankitup1030 7 ай бұрын
MacGyver was my favourite TV show growing up. I never missed an episode. It was a moment for the whole family to stop, sit together and enjoy. I wrote a letter to him and got a postcard sent back to me. Although this was over 30 years ago I still have it to this day and even though I have not looked at it for years, I still know by heart what was written on it. " think first, think fast, be careful, pursue, be great. Richard Dean Anderson... MacGyver"
@Veins1 7 ай бұрын
wow. i love this!
@iCaramba0815 7 ай бұрын
An amazing show with a killer intro theme. Murdoc is one of my favourite villains of all time.
@peterknutsen3070 7 ай бұрын
I never liked Murdoc in the original show. He was a silly cartoon character. The Murduc in the remake was relatively more believable. My favourite MacGyver villain was the assassin Piedra from the last episode of season 1. It's sad that he dies, otherwise they could have used him in a couple later episodes. Another better-than-Murdoc villain is Dr. Zito. Appears in two episodes, which was just about reasonable. They could have milked him for maybe one more episode at most.
@wstine79 7 ай бұрын
The original man with a particular set of skills.
@peterknutsen3070 7 ай бұрын
A fairly broad set of skills.
@SnoopReddogg 7 ай бұрын
"I will find you and disassemble your crucial equipment"
@reishiki 7 ай бұрын
You know the show is iconic when you use character's name as a verb in sentence and people understand it, like, "That prisoner Macgyvered his way out of jail."
@KazianVER1 7 ай бұрын
MacGyver was one of my favorite shows of the 80s ...classic and still bangs ..
@JacobsenBros 7 ай бұрын
Never seen a single episode but know exactly who he is which is a testament to the impact the character had on pop culture.
@AndrewMcColl 7 ай бұрын
When RDA attended our pop culture con here in Auckland he had one of the biggest turn outs for people wanting their photo taken with him. Many of whom were old enough to have see the series live. A few even came in costume, like the guy in a leather jacket carrying the white missile on his should, and the two women who dressed as Patty and Selma.
@GrandMasterLynx 6 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure that was actually Patty and Selma and I hope somebody checked to make sure MacGyver wasn’t kidnapped again
@rubaiyat300 7 ай бұрын
This show broke me when Macguyver "magnetized" a metal rod by hitting it against a fire hydrant. I realized at that moment he wasn't a lucky nerd but a wizard.
@dannyr2976 7 ай бұрын
That episode was 'Nightmares', Mac had been drugged and needed to retrieve the antidote to save his life which had fallen into a storm drain.
@rubaiyat300 7 ай бұрын
Yep, remember it to this day! Nevermind he somehow had an exact countdown to death as if an applied poison could be so precise, especially what we know now with genetic variance in drug metabolism, that's just primetime action TV fodder. @@dannyr2976
@joe5462 7 ай бұрын
He used the Villari Effect, also known as the Inverse Magnetostrictive effect. It’s technically real, but in real life the magnetic force would have been really weak
@rubaiyat300 7 ай бұрын
Oh I'm aware, but also aware of the limits as you've described. To be fair, Mac seals a vat of acid in the pilot with a chocolate bar which is also TECHNICALLY possible based on his description of what he is attempting to achieve just vanishingly unlikely (hence, my description of him as a lucky nerd) so it was there day 1, but it was that specific instance where it just jumped the shark for me. @@joe5462
@gianluca.pastorelli 7 ай бұрын
After seeing that, I have hit metal objects for years thinking to turn them into magnets 😅
@bernardocoto8519 7 ай бұрын
Here in Costa Rica, CA, we have an expression, "hacerle un MacGyver", to pull a MacGyver is to fix something temporarily with whatever is at hand for enough time for it to get you through. Never thought about the cultural impact of this series but it was a worldwide hit indeed!
@thiagots85 7 ай бұрын
I remember this series being really huge in early 90s here in Brazil. Thats why there were toys. If I remember correctly, it usually went on air every sunday before noon in Rede Globo, so kids would watch. Also, "Tom Sawyer" - Rush was the opening music. A lot of people also became fans of Rush because of it. People were usually fans because the band is awesome, but Mcgyver made it reach more people here in Brazil.
@mikemulligan5731 7 ай бұрын
Modern day warrior, guns set aside, Angus MacGuyver, a real nice guy
@rodolfosjeronimo9274 7 ай бұрын
This.
@dhaucoin 7 ай бұрын
Neil Peart would write the liner notes for the tour books, usually a kind of, 'making of & behind the scenes' story of the current tour. For 'Rush in Rio,' he mentions this little fact- 'Though we were told "Tom Sawyer" was used on Brazilian television as the theme song for MacGuyver. '(That's what we said, "What?")' Always loved that chuckle.
@magoid 7 ай бұрын
Back then, it was not uncommon for Globo to do that. I still remember that Anjos da Lei (21 Jump Street), had its intro music changed for Pet Shop Boys' version of "Always on my mind".
@Dilios_of_Sparta 7 ай бұрын
MacGyver: A Haiku Duct tape miracles, Sweet Swiss Army knife escapes, Murdoch never dies. (from USA Network)
@GamersOnGames 7 ай бұрын
Really surprised you got through the whole episode without mentioning how it was the basis for an entire Simpsons episode (Sideshow Bob's attempt to kill Selma)
@seanrichardgreen 7 ай бұрын
I have never seen an episode of MacGyver, but I will never miss an episode of Secret Galaxy!
@Parocha 7 ай бұрын
You are missing out 😂
@ttintagel 7 ай бұрын
I was in the hospital a lot for a couple of years as a kid, and for some reason a group of nurses would come in and watch MacGyver with me whenever it was on. They all had crushes on Richard Dean Anderson.
@78LonelyRider 7 ай бұрын
Born in '78, I watched MacGyver in the eighties and I always loved the more nature-oriented episodes with forests and such as a backdrop. Also the Murdoc-episodes were cool. Episodes like The Ghost Ship and Secret of the Parker house come to mind as favourites but there were many others too. Teri Hatcher was so sweet in the show :)
@markwarrensprawson 7 ай бұрын
I freakin' lived for this show - the original that is. Richard Dean Anderson's mullet never even crossed my mind. To be entirely truthful, my hair was too fine for it, but more than half of my mates at school had the same haircut and I was green with envy. Never did get that Swiss Army Knife either, but my grandpa did give me his pocketknife from WWII in lieu of it, which needless to say meant the world to me. I almost died of sadness when I lost it. But hell, I must've been eleven or something. Anyway, awesome episode. Thanks!
@whaguitars 7 ай бұрын
Dude the pocket knife got me. It sucks loosing something that meant so much to you.
@mcclintick 5 ай бұрын
it was not a mullet actually.
@OldManTheseDays 7 ай бұрын
Showing some appreciation for MacGyver for being one of the few shows I used to watch religiously with my dad.
@Dormamu 7 ай бұрын
It was because of MacGyver that I have carried a Swiss Army Knife in my back pocket and at times a roll of duct tape for nearly 28 years. Richard Dean Anderson is an acting icon that I absolutely consider part of my history with both MacGyver and Stargate SG1.
@upaya30 7 ай бұрын
Same. In my memory, I watched MacGyver every week, often against the objection of my brother and sisters. In reality, it was probably 10-15 episodes.
@sinswhisper9588 7 ай бұрын
Macgyver ... literally the only man who could win a gunfight with whatever he happened to have in his cargo jacket pockets that week
@schmosby11 7 ай бұрын
Finally Angus!!😊
@btetschner 7 ай бұрын
I will never forget about that episode where Macguyver's friend (who was a kid) was accidentally shot.
@ericthompson3982 7 ай бұрын
My friend Amanda and I had a standing phone conversation for every episode of MacGyver when we were kids. Everyone else in our houses knew that hour was sacred and stayed off the phone (back when you had to stay off the phone). She even kept her hair in the RDA mullet for the entirety of middle school. I love it to this day and have shown it to my son.
@kingstoken 7 ай бұрын
I loved MacGyyer as a kid! It was the only show that my parents would let me stay til 9:00pm to watch, and Richard Dean Anderson was my first celebrity crush!
@FizzyMcPhysics 7 ай бұрын
I remember nothing about this show except how much I loved it, and it's theme of resourcefulness. I credit this and The A-Team as a huge influence on my abilities to improvise solutions.
@tompadfoot3065 7 ай бұрын
Was, am, and always will be obsessed with this show. I still want bubble hockey in my house
@ToadstedCroaks 7 ай бұрын
Still one of the greatest intros to a show of all time.
@666Brago 7 ай бұрын
My father has the complete series on DVD and watches it regularly. Such a great show for me to grow up on.
@HoonAgain 7 ай бұрын
This, Knight Rider, A Team and Air Wolf man. Tough guys getting in and out of tough guy situations. The stuff all 80’s boys dreamed of that came to life on tv.
@tiny_kurgan 7 ай бұрын
Murdoc is one of the best villains from the 80s and 90s.
@travisswiger9213 7 ай бұрын
Grew up with MacGyver! Loved it!! The "Killer Ant" episode totally freaked me out as a kid. Uncle Jack Dalton was my favorite re-occurring Co-star. Murdock was an awesome "Bad Guy". MacGyver was a great role model for us 1980's kids. I take pride in being a "MacGyver" everyday - I'm the person everyone comes to when their in a jam! LOL!! It's both a burden and a blessing!
@filipohman7277 7 ай бұрын
Same here Bro!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
@windsweeper8002 7 ай бұрын
I loved the Killer Ant episode though I haven't seen it since I was 9.
@windsweeper8002 7 ай бұрын
Murdock and Dr. Zito played by Morgan Sheppard were my favourite villains.
@neosquirrel 7 ай бұрын
When it came to any friend Mac knew that appeared on the show other than Jack, Pete or Penny, I knew there was a 80% chance they weren’t making it to the final scenes, including the killer ant episode.
@harlockmbb 7 ай бұрын
I was surprise the 2016 series last that long. Imagined that was only one season.
@Parocha 7 ай бұрын
It is not inherently bad… just view it as what it is: a reimagining of the character. I watched a few episodes and found it to be decent on its own.
@peterknutsen3070 7 ай бұрын
@@ParochaI like the remake a lot. The only thing I dislike about it is the theme tune.
@yowatchie 7 ай бұрын
I love when you guys do histories of live action shows from the 70s/80s. Please do more.
@SchardtCinematic 7 ай бұрын
This was my main show to watch with my GrandPap we used to video tape it all the time.
@patrickradcliffe3837 7 ай бұрын
See it was a TASTEFULLY done series that moved gun control and environmental issues up in episodes without beating you over the head with it like today. I find it intriguing that RDA went from pacifist MacGyver to McNeill mowing down Jaffa warriors in SG1 with the incident with a gun in his childhood. Obviously his outlook mellowed with age
@btetschner 7 ай бұрын
One of my favorite MacGuyver episodes was "The Treasure of Manco." It was very eye-opening that corn would be considered such a treasure!
@nazrulnadziruddin9641 7 ай бұрын
This is a classic, a legend. The real deal
@bootsthecat6718 7 ай бұрын
The MacGyver theme was the first ringtone i downloaded
@JohnDoe-wq5eu 7 ай бұрын
I was going to say that was hella popular back in the day.
@whitewing2 7 ай бұрын
Richard Dean Anderson reprises his role as Macgyver in the short series featuring the new MPV Citan in Europe Also features Mac’s Daughter (Probably non canon or he got re married after the show) as he face a bunch of crooks during his weekend work
@neosquirrel 7 ай бұрын
Plus his Super Bowl Mastercard commercial! Both were great!
@jinpei05 7 ай бұрын
Thanks to the H&I Network, I finally watched every episode of MacGyver. It's pretty dated but still a lot of fun. Love me some peak 80's Teri Hatcher 😅
@whaguitars 7 ай бұрын
OMG Young Terri Hatcher.....I'd have done such dirty things to her....for free.
@drillerdev4624 7 ай бұрын
Didn't remember that. For me she'll always be Lois Lane.
@asrexproductions 7 ай бұрын
Me too! 😀As a kid I used to watch McGuyver off and on (for no other reason than the fact that I was a kid), but when H&I got it, I made it a point to watch every single episode. Lots of fun! 👍🏾
@hilarioph 7 ай бұрын
I remember when MacGyver was aired on RPN 9 in the Philippines back in 1988 until 1995 at around 7 p.m. every Saturday and now it was moved to every Monday at 7 pm. RPN did a great job of airing this series while the ratings getting higher at the time. Leading the way with G.I JOE, Rainbow Brite, and Muppet Babies was also aired every Saturday. When MacGyver was on RPN 9 many current events happened during that time in the Philippines like the 1989 coup attempt, the July 16, 1990 killer quake, the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the May Election in 1992 followed by the Black Out in 1992, the nuclear test protest in 1995 and the typhoon hit Metro Manila in November of 1995. Until now MacGyver is still on the air and many Filipino kids and adults are watching it including my grandma she loves it also. Then RPN decided to end MacGyver after many reruns after 8 years since they heard about the cancellation in May of 1992. Like they say the rest is history
@KaijuAKD 7 ай бұрын
There was an arc about MacGyver searching for relics that are used to open an ancient tomb, can't remember much but as a kid blew my mind. Very 'indianajonesc' Edit: Found it, was a two part story called Legend of the Holy Rose
@moviemetalhead 7 ай бұрын
I've always said that MacGyver was just Indiana Jones mixed with James Bond(just without the killing of course).
@TitularHeroine 7 ай бұрын
The suffix "-esc" up there is spelled "-esque". I am really NOT wanting to be "THAT person" -- except it took me three readthroughs to understand what you meant. Thanks, and I apologize if I sounded snooty or pedantic
@TitularHeroine 7 ай бұрын
@@moviemetalheadThat's a really cool description
@wbennin 7 ай бұрын
Was it the Atlantis TV movie? They had to wait for the planets to align IIRC
@WhispyWoods. 7 ай бұрын
I loved watching Macgyver reruns in the late 90’s. Really good stuff 👍
@craigcharlesworth1538 7 ай бұрын
With the show starring a non-violent hero who solves problems through his application of science and doesn't ever reveal his real name, I often wondered if there's a smidge of Doctor Who influence in MacGyver. Obviously two completely different shows doing completely different things, but there are some definite similarities in the main characters.
@sdelmonte 7 ай бұрын
A non-violent hero who uses his brains and doesn't have a first name? You mean...Columbo?
@Marc_Araujo 7 ай бұрын
There should've been a cross-over ep between the A-Team and MacGyver...that would've been awesome.
@paulguthrie4857 7 ай бұрын
Knight Rider....or at least KITT, shared universe certainly.
@mjrleaguesweetie 7 ай бұрын
That MacGyver commercial jingle to the tune of I Love LA is increcible
@DisgruntledDoomer 7 ай бұрын
This show was called "Miracle Man" or "Wonder Man" here in Finland... and it was just the best. No kid on the block would _dare_ to miss an episode of this, or Knight Rider. It's also well-known here, that RDA had distant family roots to Finland. And that the guy who came up with the "macgyverisms", John Koivula, is also of finnish descent.
@lasz1979 7 ай бұрын
McGiver is the perfect concept for an animated series,I wonder if they ever thought of that, Richard Dean Anderson returning to voice the character would be the cherry on top.
@t3h51d3w1nd3r 7 ай бұрын
As I kid I loved MacGyver and as a teen I loved Stargate SG1 which is still my favourite tv show to this day. It's so funny to see young Christopher Judge in MacGyver, he really was the heart, soul or conscience of both shows. Maybe one day we'll get a comic of the Daedalus with the alternate reality drive or a stargate malfunction where O'Neil meets MacGyver.
@YeldellGW 7 ай бұрын
My mom loved this show. I definitely remember only watching it in bits and pieces.
@jasonpratt3970 7 ай бұрын
One of the best theme songs of the 80s
@GreymansGoose 7 ай бұрын
MacGyver came around during my core memory time... Along with Quantum leap and Walker Texas Ranger. It was the only show on television that both my dad and I loved... And it's one of the few things that I can remember that he and I shared as a common interest. My dad would always be watching Monday night football, then he would call me in when it was over so we can watch MacGyver together. From middle school to Junior high, probably one of my most favorite memories... And it is one of the shows I can still watch in reruns, because it holds up.
@AdamBladeTaylor 7 ай бұрын
Richard Dean Anderson was in a superbowl commercial a while back that basically was a MacGuyver reference. It was a Master Card commercial, where Anderson is tied up, with a bomb ticking, and does his MacGuyver bit to escape. It lists the price of the random items he's using in the commercial, like an air freshener for a dollar something, paperclip for 5 cents, etc... And then ends with the "little things that get you through the day... priceless" showing Anderson come up to the counter and dump all the random little bits and pieces in front of a confused cashier. lol
@neosquirrel 7 ай бұрын
He doesn’t dump the items, he actually re-buys them and stuffs them into his pockets, to which she seems confused about. It was definitely MacGyver, just not mentioned by name. A turkey baster is a pretty screwy thing to have on hand! 😂
@AdamBladeTaylor 7 ай бұрын
@@neosquirrel Yeah, he starts stuffing them in his pockets... it's that he comes up with his arms full of random crap and plops it all down in front of the cashier, who just looks confused.
@macacofrito 7 ай бұрын
There´s one more thing, in Brazil someone had the idea to use Tom Sawyer by Rush as the opening theme of the series (we have absolutely no idea what is the original theme of the series) and forever that song makes every brazilian that was alive in the 80s and 90s think of MacGyver. And the series here was called: Profession Danger
@lw1391 7 ай бұрын
Both of those are big improvements.
@s31ACE1252 7 ай бұрын
MacGyver was one of my favorite shows growing up. Still like it to this day. The 80's and 90's had a lot of good TV shows produced.
@chefexcellence322 7 ай бұрын
You managed to do a whole MacGuyver video without mentioning Patty and Selma from the Simpsons. Impressive.
@RobCamp-rmc_0 7 ай бұрын
Shows how out of the pop culture loop I am that there was an entire reboot of MacGyver with 94 whole-ass episodes on network television and this is the first I’d _ever_ heard of it.
@thewiirocks 7 ай бұрын
You didn't miss anything. In the early episodes I saw, the "new" MacGyver is just another generic action hero with none of the smarts he claims actually seen on screen. It's up their with the "new" Magnum P.I. which also had a long run, but was practically unwatchable.
@EvaFull 7 ай бұрын
The highlight of the video is definitely that ABC ad for the show. 😂😂😂😂
@phillipbernhardt-house6907 7 ай бұрын
I was certainly aware of the show, but rarely if ever saw an entire episode. The one exception was the 1991 episode "The Eye of Osiris," which impressed me so much (I had seen the preview clips in commercials and was intrigued) that I turned it into an RPG scenario, almost beat-for-beat (though I added two other sections to the "dungeon," as it were). Luckily, none of my friends that I ran through the adventure had seen that episode, even though they were bigger MacGyver fans than I was!
@jimdwyer8607 7 ай бұрын
I fuggin' LOVED the show!!!! I was 11, and had all kinds of bubble gum, paper clips, and matches. Dude was my hero for two solid years. Fuck me, the 80s rocked balls.
@elseptimohijo 7 ай бұрын
I come from the Dominican Republic, where also every pocket knife or utility multi tool (such as Swiss Army Knifes) are called Macguyvers as a matter of fact for a long time any ingenious person was called Macguyver.
@athanasiossoulakakis7893 7 ай бұрын
Legend has it that whenever MacGyver was on the television, all local businesses would close and everyone would go and watch the show.
@gnoghead 7 ай бұрын
Hey Dan, we're the same vintage! True story: I once asked a barber to give me the MacGyver haircut. He was from Italy and didn't know wtf I was talking about. He ended up giving me the Patrick Swayze Dirty Dancing do. I miss hair.
@mikekz4489 7 ай бұрын
I watched MacGyver from the first episode to the last. This video makes a good point about critical writers are to make a good TV show.
@JGreen-le8xx 7 ай бұрын
I don't know about bringing a paperclip to a gunfight, but in one episode he brought a regular school ruler to a gunfight and jammed it between the hammer firing and the firing pin when the perp pulled the trigger.
@largepurplemonkey 7 ай бұрын
"Tonight, on MacGyver... MacGyver... MacGyver..." "AUNT SELMA HAS ONE HOUR TO LIVE!!"
@melasn9836 7 ай бұрын
That "You'll Love It!" ABC ad gave me such a violent flashback to having never heard the "I Love LA" song and thinking that it was weird a whole song was written based on a network's commercial jingle.
@briankaler6147 7 ай бұрын
My dad loved this series that we often watched together. A great series of its time up there with knight rider.
@ROMANTIKILLER2 7 ай бұрын
When I was a child, MacGyver was my favourite live-action series. I have never managed to do anything impressive with toothpicks, clipboards and rubber bands though.
@rrag9165 7 ай бұрын
I loved this show! I REALLY miss the 80's!
@michaellombardi1620 7 ай бұрын
Child me loved original Macgyver!
@Ninjachucks 7 ай бұрын
I watching it right now! Love this wholesome show!
@RMartian76 7 ай бұрын
Babies of '76, baby! FTW Love this channel!
@shanonkallhoff2431 7 ай бұрын
Thanks, Dan, excellent work as usual. I still love the old show and I'm still an avid fan. The world needs more heroes like Captain Planet and MacGuyver.
@game9848 7 ай бұрын
I watched the show back in the day. I had a crush on actress Teri Hatcher, she played the character named Penni Parker. Back in the 80's, you had a lot of shows/movies in action, scifi, comedy, etc...and the female love interest was a brunette. GOOD TIMES to be a kid.
@usiruk 7 ай бұрын
This is the OG binge watch for me
@sinswhisper9588 7 ай бұрын
i made sure to be in front of the tv every week for MacGyver followed by Knight Rider
@JuanRamos-nn9yg 7 ай бұрын
I'm glad you discussed Alan Smithee. I always wondered who wouldn't want to be associated with such a beloved series.
@fergalstackstreams 7 ай бұрын
MacGyver was one of those classic series that I had no experience with. I never saw an episode, and no one in my family or my social circle watched it. I have been watching the 2016 series when it comes on during my breaks at work, though, and really enjoy it, to the point where if I have some time in the future I want to track down the full series and go through it.
@MartianInAHumansBody 7 ай бұрын
Also MacGyver doing a Mastercard commercial was hilarious
@davewhitmore1958 7 ай бұрын
Never got into this, but enjoyed the hell out of SNL's "MacGruber" sketches
@ryan8211982 7 ай бұрын
MacGyver’s mind and body as his weapon over that bang-bang stuff throughout the seven-season run.
@juniorthomas6404 7 ай бұрын
Saw every episode. Bought the blu-ray last year as well
@dannyr2976 7 ай бұрын
I recall first watching the pilot on Saturday evening BBC 1, 5:45pm back in 1989 (a moment that stuck in my mind was the use of Blue Thunder in a scene), instantly loved the show and its first season, MacGyver had moved channels for season two and the episodes sporadic so only caught a few (would catch moments on German TV from the later seasons with Mac and the crazy blonde mullet!). It would be 2009 until I would revisit the show again after now associating Richard Dean Anderson with Jack O'Neill, and from 09' to 2013 reignited my interest in the show, so much so I watched all seven seasons five times, it got to a point where I could name an episodes by scene. MacGyver is truly DA MAN imo, the boy scout nature of Superman with the intellect and ingenuity of Batman!
@raven4152001 7 ай бұрын
Awesome! I loved the original (and only) MacGyver.
@kali3665 7 ай бұрын
The remake was AWFUL!
@raven4152001 7 ай бұрын
@@kali3665 - remake?? I know not of what you speak. There was never a remake. 🤔 There was no show that ran for 95 painful episodes from 2016-2021. 🤷🏻♂️
@kali3665 7 ай бұрын
@@raven4152001 My mistake! 😁
@efgee 7 ай бұрын
@@kali3665Yes it really was terrible!!
@moviemetalhead 7 ай бұрын
Yep, Mac rode off into the sunset after the TV movies, in my book too.
@mikebandw186 7 ай бұрын
He wouldn’t have been successful without that glorious hair!
@skRapKlan 7 ай бұрын
Would love a deeper delve into the two TV movies.. I really loved the Atlantis one..!
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