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MacGyver S1E14 — Countdown

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MacGyver•Season 1•Episode 14

Countdown

8.0/10 · 570 votesFeb 5, 198647 min

Ranked #1 of 22 in Season 1•+0.7 vs season avg

A mysterious person who calls himself "Viking" has just bombed the cruise ship Victoria, underway in the North Pacific Ocean. He demands six million dollars or another bomb will go off within hours. So MacGyver gets called in, along with his old Vietnam bomb-defusal partner,

Directed byStan Jolley

Written byDavid Ketchum, Tony DiMarco

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Cast1

Richard Dean Anderson

Richard Dean Anderson

Angus MacGyver

Crew12

David Ketchum

David Ketchum

Writer

S

Stan Jolley

Director

D

David Wages

Editor

S

Stan Jolley

Production Design

J

Joe Ravetz

Editor

Dennis McCarthy

Dennis McCarthy

Music

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Charles Peter Russo

Assistant Property Master

T

Thomas Welsh

Wardrobe Supervisor

R

Red Murphy

Production Driver

James Schmerer

James Schmerer

Story Consultant

F

Frank Raymond

Director of Photography

D

Dean Hodges

Sound Mixer

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Episode Summary

"Countdown" is episode 14 of MacGyver season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 570 votes, ranking #1 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Stan Jolley and written by David Ketchum, Tony DiMarco, it aired on February 5, 1986.

Next: E15 · The Enemy Within Best of Season 1