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Also known as Mac Gyver, Mc Gyver, McGyver

American television series (1985–1992)

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MacGyver is an English-language television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. The show aired on the ABC network from September 29, 1985, to May 21, 1992. It is classified as a drama, action, adventure, and crime series. The program has ended, with a total of 7 seasons and 139 episodes.

Episode durations are listed as 45 minutes in some records and 60 minutes in others. The series received a vote average of 7.719 and a rating of 8.1. Its official website is macgyverglobal.com.

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He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.

Aired
1985–1992
Seasons
7 · 139 episodes
Status
Ended
Created by
Lee David Zlotoff
Network
ABC
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

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TV series

Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Genres
Action, Adventure
Runtime
60 min
TVMaze rating
8.1/10

Key facts

Genre
Action Adventure Spy fiction
Created by
Lee David Zlotoff
Starring
Richard Dean Anderson Dana Elcar
Narrated by
Richard Dean Anderson
Theme music composer
Randy Edelman
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Number span no of episodes
139 + 2 TV films ( list of episodes )
Executive producers
Henry Winkler John Rich
Production locations
California, United States Vancouver and Burnaby , British Columbia, Canada
Running time
45–48 minutes
Production companies
Henry Winkler-John Rich Productions Paramount Network Television
Network
ABC
Release
September 29, 1985 ( 1985-09-29 ) –, May 21, 1992 ( 1992-05-21 )

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Encyclopedic overview

MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff and starring Richard Dean Anderson as the title character. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The series follows the adventures of Angus MacGyver, a secret agent armed with remarkable scientific resourcefulness to solve any problem out in the field using any materials at hand.

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).

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