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The Best Episodes of MacGyver

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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. #1 Fan Favorite
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    MacGyver Season 3 Episode 14 - Father + Bride + Betrayal
    8.2/10(624 votes)

    #1 - Father + Bride + Betrayal

    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.

    Director:Avi Youabian
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. MacGyver Season 2 Episode 10 - War Room + Ship
    8.1/10(648 votes)

    #2 - War Room + Ship

    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.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writers:Brian Durkin, Andrew Karlsruher

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  3. MacGyver Season 2 Episode 12 - Mac + Jack
    8.1/10(632 votes)

    #3 - Mac + Jack

    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.

    Director:Ron Underwood
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. MacGyver Season 3 Episode 18 - Murdoc + Helman + Hit
    8.1/10(554 votes)

    #4 - Murdoc + Helman + Hit

    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.

    Director:Roderick Davis
    Writer:Lee David Zlotoff

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  5. MacGyver Season 5 Episode 5 - Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO
    8.1/10(641 votes)

    #5 - Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO

    S5:E5

    Using a cryptic postcard as their only clue, Mac and the team must solve a fallen friend’s final case and bring him justice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. MacGyver Season 2 Episode 11 - Bullet + Pen
    8.0/10(621 votes)

    #6 - Bullet + Pen

    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.

    Director:Carlos Bernard
    Writer:Marqui Jackson

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  7. MacGyver Season 2 Episode 15 - Murdoc + Handcuffs
    8.0/10(595 votes)

    #7 - Murdoc + Handcuffs

    S2:E15

    After one of Murdoc's go-to assassins agrees to hand over Murdoc to MacGyver in exchange for $10 million, the team finds itself protecting Murdoc from his former mentor, Nicholas Helman, who wants him dead. Also, Jack realizes he may still have feelings for Riley's mother, Diane.

    Director:Stephen Herek
    Writer:Marqui Jackson

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  8. MacGyver Season 3 Episode 6 - Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc
    8.0/10(595 votes)

    #8 - Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc

    S3:E6

    Murdoc abducts MacGyver’s girlfriend, Nasha, to force Mac to help him rescue his son, Cassian, from a kidnapper. Also, a dangerous individual from Murdoc’s personal life shows up, giving Mac a glimpse into the villain’s past.

    Director:Stephen Herek
    Writer:Craig S. O'Neill

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  9. MacGyver Season 3 Episode 8 - Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome
    8.0/10(589 votes)

    #9 - Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome

    S3:E8

    MacGyver and the team set off on a dangerous capture operation after an Irish military intelligence officer approaches them claiming to know the whereabouts of “The Ghost,” a lethal bomb maker whom Mac has been hunting for years.

    Director:Lily Mariye
    Writer:Brian Durkin

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  10. MacGyver Season 3 Episode 13 - Wilderness + Training + Survival
    8.0/10(572 votes)

    #10 - Wilderness + Training + Survival

    S3:E13

    When MacGyver takes Riley and Bozer into the wilderness for a weekend of survival training, things take a turn when they run into a violent group of criminals who are searching the rugged backcountry for a lost crate of money. Also, Jack and Matty go on a road trip to place Matty’s ex-husband and his family in witness protection.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writers:Andrew Klein, Josh Brown

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  11. MacGyver Season 3 Episode 22 - Mason + Cable + Choices
    8.0/10(543 votes)

    #11 - Mason + Cable + Choices

    S3:E22

    MacGyver faces off with a cunning new adversary whose carefully crafted plans put Mac at the epicenter of an impossible choice: save the life of a friend, or save the lives of hundreds of innocents. Also, Mac receives new information that will drive a wedge between him and his father.

    Director:Maja Vrvilo
    Writer:Jim Adler

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  12. MacGyver Season 4 Episode 8 - Father + Son + Father + Matriarch
    8.0/10(535 votes)

    #12 - Father + Son + Father + Matriarch

    S4:E8

    After Oversight is almost killed in a bombing, he recruits Mac to help him find the suspected bomber, Mason. However, when Mason reveals he didn’t plant the bomb, the three team up to track down Codex, the shadow organization that set them up. Also, Mac meets his aunt Gwendolyn.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Travis Fickett

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  13. MacGyver Season 4 Episode 9 - Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis
    8.0/10(511 votes)

    #13 - Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis

    S4:E9

    While Mac’s friends surround him during his time of grief, Los Angeles’ power grid is taken hostage in a ransomware attack resulting in a citywide blackout, and the team discovers the code used was written by Riley years ago

    Director:Michael Martinez
    Writers:Casey Tollett Botta, Brandon Botta

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  14. MacGyver Season 5 Episode 4 - Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason
    8.0/10(630 votes)

    #14 - Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason

    S5:E4

    Mac's meeting with Desi's parents goes sideways when her brother finds himself in trouble and desperately needs their help. Also, Russ and Matty must ask an old nemesis for assistance when their new recruitment candidate is kidnapped.

    Director:Peter Weller
    Writers:Justin Lisson, Sophia Lopez

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  15. MacGyver Season 5 Episode 10 - Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower
    8.0/10(629 votes)

    #15 - Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower

    S5:E10

    While on a mission to hunt down a Codex lead, Mac and the team discover Murdoc hacked their comms and has recorded them for months. Now, Mac and the team must stop Murdoc, who is working with Andrews, as they plot to kill thousands and reveal each Phoenix member’s most-guarded secrets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. MacGyver Season 2 Episode 14 - Mardi Gras Beads + Chair
    7.9/10(595 votes)

    #16 - Mardi Gras Beads + Chair

    S2:E14

    When the team heads to New Orleans to track down the con artist who is posing as the wife of “Duke Jacoby,” one of Jack’s old CIA aliases, Jack finds himself in jeopardy when “Duke’s” old enemies resurface looking for revenge.

    Director:Michael Martinez
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. MacGyver Season 2 Episode 16 - Hammock + Balcony
    7.9/10(589 votes)

    #17 - Hammock + Balcony

    S2:E16

    MacGyver, Leanna, Riley and Bozer pose as honeymoon couples at a resort in order to gain information about a Serbian war criminal from his newly married son. Also, Bozer wonders if Matty knows about his relationship with Leanna, and Jack recruits Elwood to help him break into Matty’s home.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writer:Justin Lisson

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  18. MacGyver Season 2 Episode 22 - UFO + Area 51
    7.9/10(551 votes)

    #18 - UFO + Area 51

    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.

    Director:Ericson Core
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. MacGyver Season 2 Episode 23 - MacGyver + MacGyver
    7.9/10(594 votes)

    #19 - MacGyver + MacGyver

    S2:E23

    MacGyver gets a shocking surprise when he tries to tell Matty that he’s quitting the Phoenix Foundation.

    Director:Stephen Herek
    Writers:Craig S. O'Neill, David Slack

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  20. MacGyver Season 3 Episode 2 - Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship
    7.9/10(609 votes)

    #20 - Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship

    S3:E2

    When Jack receives an emergency distress signal from one of his old Delta buddies who is falsely accused of terrorism in a foreign country, MacGyver and Jack quickly recruit the rest of Jack’s old Delta team and stage an unsanctioned rescue op.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writer:Brian Durkin

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  21. MacGyver Season 3 Episode 11 - Mac + Fallout + Jack
    7.9/10(564 votes)

    #21 - Mac + Fallout + Jack

    S3:E11

    Mac and Jack hit the road for a weekend of relaxation in Las Vegas, but their mini-vacation is cut short when someone from their past abducts them and locks them in a concrete room. Also, Matty tasks Riley, Bozer and Leanna with stealing a diamond encoded with terrorist intel from a princess in Milan.

    Director:Carlos Bernard
    Writer:Jim Adler

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  22. MacGyver Season 3 Episode 12 - Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241
    7.9/10(561 votes)

    #22 - Fence + Suitcase + Americium-241

    S3:E12

    The Phoenix teams up with a woman who’s a soccer mom by day but a master thief by night to catch one of her contacts, an underworld criminal, who has hired her to steal a dirty bomb.

    Director:Ron Underwood
    Writer:Brian Durkin

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  23. MacGyver Season 4 Episode 7 - Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey
    7.9/10(533 votes)

    #23 - Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey

    S4:E7

    A double date descends into chaos when Mac and Desi witness a murder in the back of the restaurant, and as they work to find the killer, Riley tries to keep the secret about her and her friends’ “day jobs” from her new boyfriend, Aubrey.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Stephanie Hicks

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  24. MacGyver Season 4 Episode 11 - Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds
    7.9/10(474 votes)

    #24 - Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds

    S4:E11

    Mac is placed inside a fake prison cell with a top Codex operative, The Merchant, in order to gain his trust and get intel on their next move.

    Director:Ericson Core
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. MacGyver Season 4 Episode 12 - Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire
    7.9/10(498 votes)

    #25 - Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire

    S4:E12

    The Phoenix team is forever altered when MacGyver’s Aunt Gwen gets into his head about family and connection and convinces Mac and Riley to join Codex. Also, Matty and Russ take their concerns about Codex to the White House.

    Director:Geoff Wing Shotz
    Writer:Jim Adler

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Best Episodes Summary

"Father + Bride + Betrayal" is the best rated episode of "MacGyver". It scored 8.2/10 based on 624 votes. Directed by Avi Youabian and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/1/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "War Room + Ship".