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The Worst Episodes of MacGyver

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The Worst 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. Background image for Riley + Airplane
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Riley + Airplane

    S2:E18

    When Matty and the team search for a former government tech who stole classified intel and has been evading capture, they reunite with the Coltons, the family of bounty hunters, who are pursuing the same man for different reasons.

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  2. Background image for The Rising
    6.1/10(1.4k votes)

    #2 - The Rising

    S1:E1

    Angus MacGyver and Jack Dalton, special agents for the Department of External Services (DXS), join forces to recover a missing bioweapon that has the ability to destroy hundreds of thousands of people with one single drop.

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    Director:James Wan
  3. Background image for Metal Saw
    6.4/10(1.0k votes)

    #3 - Metal Saw

    S1:E2

    MacGyver and the team attempt to rescue Sarah, Jack’s former CIA partner/ex-girlfriend who went missing in Venezuela after she obtained evidence to take down an international arms dealer.

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  4. Background image for Awl
    6.6/10(916 votes)

    #4 - Awl

    S1:E3

    MacGyver and the team are in Malaysia to extract a terrorist groups’ money man, Ralph, who holds key intel to an impending attack. But the mission goes south when the man is shot, and now, with only a driver’s license and hand sanitizer available, MacGyver must keep Ralph alive in order to learn the terrorists’ plans.

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  5. Background image for Seeds + Permafrost + Feather
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Seeds + Permafrost + Feather

    S3:E17

    MacGyver and team are asked to solve a locked-door mystery when a man working inside a remote, ultra-secure international seed vault disappears.

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  6. Background image for Skyscraper - Power
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Skyscraper - Power

    S2:E20

    Mac and Jack attempt to rescue a billionaire’s son after he is kidnapped by a former Navy SEAL who uses an EMP weapon to cut off power and communication lines to the Shanghai skyscraper where the boy lives.

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  8. Background image for Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance

    S5:E6

    During COVID-19’s first stay-at-home order, as Mac, Bozer and Riley quarantine together, they try to stop a crime in progress at their neighbor’s house. Also, Russ’ romantic fling takes on a longer and more complicated turn when they quarantine together.

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  9. Background image for Hammock + Balcony
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. Background image for Wire Cutter
    7.0/10(883 votes)

    #9 - Wire Cutter

    S1:E4

    Mac and Jack partner with older versions of themselves, a Russian bomb programmer and his estranged handler, to shut down a Soviet-era warhead in Moscow. But when the antiquated computer needed to disable the warhead becomes inoperable, Mac must find a way to fix it with only duct tape and wire in time to prevent a new Cold War.

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    Director:Joe Dante
  11. Background image for Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Director:Ericson Core
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Toothpick
    7.1/10(850 votes)

    #11 - Toothpick

    S1:E5

    Using only an armrest, a curtain rod, and a toothpick, MacGyver must fix a sabotaged train in order to protect a whistleblower who has proof that her boss is selling weapons to U.S. enemies.

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    Director:Bobby Roth
    Writer:Nancy Kiu
  13. Background image for Chisel
    7.1/10(786 votes)

    #12 - Chisel

    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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  14. Background image for Large Blade
    7.2/10(714 votes)

    #13 - Large Blade

    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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  15. Background image for Guts + Fuel + Hope
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Guts + Fuel + Hope

    S3:E4

    MacGyver and Riley, with the help of Vasil, a distraught father, must find a way to drive a tanker filled with liquid oxygen through a region occupied by rebels and deliver it to a children’s hospital before they run out. Also, Riley helps MacGyver decide whether or not to allow his father back into his life.

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  16. Background image for Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly

    S3:E7

    Matty sends MacGyver and team to Ghana to recover a hard drive from an e-waste landfill that is run by a powerful and violent man. But when Matty refuses to reveal what’s on the drive, other than a mysterious file called “Dragonfly,” the team speculates about what could be so important to her.

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  17. Background image for K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - K9 + Smugglers + New Recruit

    S3:E15

    After a surprising introduction to Phoenix’s newest recruit, Desi, MacGyver and team are assigned to escort and protect an ATF (alcohol, tobacco, firearms) gun-sniffing dog who has a bounty on his head, only to discover they’re not the only ones crashing the weapon drop.

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  18. Background image for Murdoc + Helman + Hit
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. Background image for Father + Son + Father + Matriarch
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. Background image for Wrench
    7.3/10(810 votes)

    #19 - Wrench

    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
  21. Background image for Can Opener
    7.3/10(796 votes)

    #20 - Can Opener

    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
  22. Background image for Pliers
    7.3/10(740 votes)

    #21 - Pliers

    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
  23. Background image for Fish Scaler
    7.3/10(677 votes)

    #22 - Fish Scaler

    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:Unknown
  24. Background image for Hook
    7.3/10(659 votes)

    #23 - Hook

    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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  25. Background image for Bear Trap + Mob Boss
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Bear Trap + Mob Boss

    S2:E17

    Mac, Jack and Riley set out to find a mobster-turned-informant after he’s kidnapped and taken to Chernobyl by an international crime boss who’s worried he will deliver incriminating information to the CIA. Also, Bozer struggles to keep a secret from Matty.

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  26. Background image for Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle

    S2:E19

    As Mac and the team investigate the suspicious death of Dawn's CIA supervisor, the evidence leads to a dirty CIA agent and a massive counterfeiting ring.

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    Director:Sharat Raju
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Riley + Airplane" is the worst rated episode of "MacGyver". It scored 5.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Antonio Negret and written by Lindsey Allen, it aired on 3/30/2018. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Rising".