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The Best Episodes of MacGyver

Every episode of MacGyver ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of MacGyver!

The Best Episodes of MacGyver

20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.

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  1. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Bullet + Pen

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    S2:E11

    The LAPD interrupts the team’s Christmas celebration to arrest Mac for terrorism when they find a body in a building destroyed by a bomb Mac built.

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  2. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Mac + Jack

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    S2:E12

    When Mac and Jack are trapped inside Mac's house, which his nemesis, The Ghost, has rigged with explosives, Mac uses a karaoke mic and an audio transformer to let the team know that this bomb is a distraction for a bigger one. Also, through flashbacks, Mac and Jack's contentious first meeting unfolds.

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    Director:Ron Underwood
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Corkscrew

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    S1:E8

    When MacGyver comes face to face with Murdoc, an international assassin hired to kill him, Mac must defend both himself and Bozer, armed with only a corkscrew and paper towel rolls. Also, Bozer feels completely betrayed when he finally learns Mac's true identity.

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  4. 8.5/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Screwdriver

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    S1:E12

    Using a screwdriver and bug spray, MacGyver must find the U.S. government mole who is leaking classified intel to the organization that is trying to take down The Phoenix Foundation. Also, Sarah returns to help with the mission, and Nikki reappears, but Mac can’t tell which side she’s on.

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  5. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Pliers

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    S1:E10

    Mac and the team have no time to reminisce while visiting Mac’s and Bozer’s hometown when they immediately start searching for a kidnapped prodigy from Mac’s old middle school, Valerie.

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    Director:Lee Rose
  6. 8.4/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Fish Scaler

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    S1:E14

    Using a fish scaler and some fishing wire, Mac and Jack must track down a corrupt FBI agent who has framed a man for murder. Also, everyone on the team is terrified to get their first performance review from Matty, their tough new boss.

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    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.4/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Roulette Wheel + Wire

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    S2:E3

    Using cuff links and wire, MacGyver and the team go undercover in a high stakes casino to steal diamonds from a vault before a terrorist group gets there first and trades the jewels for a weapon of mass destruction.

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    Director:Duane Clark
  9. 8.4/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed

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    S4:E2

    Department of Defense General John Acosta recruits MacGyver to steal a highly classified project from a military lab in order to find flaws in its security. But when it’s discovered that the general is planning an attack using the weapon, Phoenix must stop Acosta before the weapon is uploaded.

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  10. 8.3/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Wrench

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    S1:E6

    Using only a wrench and rope, MacGyver must diffuse a bomb set near the United Nations by his old nemesis, “The Ghost”, a notorious criminal whose work killed his mentor, and track him down before he strikes again.

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    Director:Alec Smight
  11. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Can Opener

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    S1:E7

    MacGyver is tasked to go undercover as an inmate in a maximum security prison to break out El Noche, a notorious drug kingpin, using only batteries and salt, and track him to his cartel's secret location and dismantle it.

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    Director:Alec Smight
  12. 8.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Hook

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    S1:E16

    While tracking down the dangerous fugitive Aaron Deckard, Mac and Jack face the notorious Colton family of bounty hunters who already kidnapped their mark. Also, Bozer and Riley try to hack into Jack’s CIA file to find out about his history with Matty.

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  13. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Flashlight

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    S1:E18

    When Mac and the team travel to Hawaii to aid in earthquake relief efforts, they team up with Chin and Kono from the Five-0 task force to rescue a group of government scientists trapped in a building. However, as they work on the complicated rescue, a group using the chaos as a distraction aims to steal the top-secret weaponry from the scientists.

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  14. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Skull + Electromagnet

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    S2:E5

    The team is pulled away from their Halloween plans when they head into the dreaded Bermuda Triangle to retrieve the Vice President’s son after his plane goes down with a mysterious prisoner on board.

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  15. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #14 - CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil

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    S2:E9

    Mac and the team follow a group of Indonesian mercenaries who are transporting a lethal amount of stolen nerve gas in the hopes of tracking them to their dangerous leader. Also, Jack confronts Elwood about Riley, and Bozer is pushed to his limit in spy school.

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  16. 8.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - War Room + Ship

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    S2:E10

    When 32 college students are stranded on a research ship in the Arctic Ocean with no heat and erupting fires, Mac develops an emotional connection to the group leader, via video chat, as he relays how to stay alive as they await a rescue ship. Also, Jack kidnaps Elwood to find out what scam he’s up to next, and Bozer’s feelings toward Leanna grow stronger.

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  17. 8.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Wind + Water

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    S2:E21

    While MacGyver is in Puerto Rico helping his friend rebuild his hurricane-damaged home, he is taken hostage in the bank his friend manages when robbers attempt to steal $2 million.

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  18. 8.2/10(3 votes)

    #17 - UFO + Area 51

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    S2:E22

    Mac and Riley are attacked by a group of masked men after the government calls them in to examine a mysterious object that crash-landed in the Nevada desert. Also, Riley uncovers new information about Mac’s father but questions whether to deliver it to him after he says he needs to move on.

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    Director:Ericson Core
    Writer:N/A
  19. 8.2/10(621 votes)

    #18 - Father + Bride + Betrayal

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    S3:E14

    An international crime boss offers Matty a deal she can’t refuse – he’ll surrender himself into her custody if he’s allowed to return to the United States to watch his daughter walk down the aisle. MacGyver and team crash the wedding to ensure the crime lord doesn’t run, only to discover they’re not the only ones lying in wait at the event.

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    Director:Avi Youabian
    Writer:N/A
  20. 8.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt

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    S5:E9

    When Mac and the team are unable to prevent Department of Defense intel from falling into Codex’s hands, Mac must scale a vertical cliff using only gear he can cobble together himself to prevent the info’s transmission.

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  21. 8.1/10(551 votes)

    #20 - Murdoc + Helman + Hit

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    S3:E18

    When Nicholas Helman resurfaces to carry out a killing spree, the Phoenix is forced to get help from the one person who knows him best… his protégé, Murdoc.

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  22. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Chisel

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    S1:E9

    With only a chisel and matchbook, MacGyver and team must defend themselves the U.S. embassy workers in Latvia from extremists who are attempting to retrieve their leader. Also, Bozer faces a big decision now that he knows who Mac really is.

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  23. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Scissors

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    S1:E11

    MacGyver and Jack search for Riley, using a microwave and a power strip, after she mysteriously disappears and hacks into the NSA, possibly unleashing World War III. Also, Bozer goes on his first official mission, and Jack opens up about his history with Riley’s mother, Diane.

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  24. 8.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Large Blade

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    S1:E13

    On the way back from capturing a war criminal, Mac and Jack’s helicopter crashes in a remote area of Kazakhstan, injuring their pilot and allowing their prisoner to escape with Jack’s gun. Using a large blade and a water bottle, MacGyver must get help as the pilot’s condition worsens and before the war criminal takes them as prisoners.

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  25. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Hole Puncher

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    S1:E20

    When the team intercepts a terror group’s message meant for Murdoc, Mac poses as the psychopath to save the intended target and find out why they want Murdoc to assassinate him.

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  26. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Cigar Cutter

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    S1:E21

    Murdoc moves forward with his plans for revenge against MacGyver by recruiting his recently released former cellmate to infiltrate the Phoenix Complex as a “lab technician” and kill every agent inside.

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    Director:Stephen Herek
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Bullet + Pen" is the best rated episode of "MacGyver". It scored 8.7/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Carlos Bernard and written by Marqui Jackson, it aired on 12/15/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mac + Jack".