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MacGyver S1E2 — The Golden Triangle
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MacGyver•Season 1•Episode 2

The Golden Triangle

6.7/10 · 779 votesOct 6, 198548 min

Ranked #21 of 22 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

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When MacGyver tries to retrieve a canister filled with a deadly chemical in Burma, he stumbles right into an area known as the Golden Triangle, where the military uses farmers as slaves on the opium fields. MacGyver is mistaken for a narcotics agent and is

Directed byDonald Petrie, Paul Stanley
Written byTerry Nation, Dennis Foley
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Cast1

Richard Dean Anderson

Richard Dean Anderson

Angus MacGyver

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Terry Nation

Terry Nation

Writer

Donald Petrie

Donald Petrie

Director

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Paul Stanley

Director

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Stan Jolley

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Donald H. Birnkrant

Director of Photography

Randy Edelman

Randy Edelman

Music

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Charles Peter Russo

Assistant Property Master

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Thomas Welsh

Wardrobe Supervisor

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Red Murphy

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Dean Hodges

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Joanne Koehler

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David Menteer

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Episode Summary

"The Golden Triangle" is episode 2 of MacGyver season 1. It scored 6.7/10 from 779 votes, ranking #21 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Donald Petrie, Paul Stanley and written by Terry Nation, Dennis Foley, it aired on October 6, 1985.

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