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The Best Episodes of MacGyver Season 5

Every episode of MacGyver Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of MacGyver Season 5!

The Best Episodes of MacGyver Season 5

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  1. 8.1/10(377 votes)

    #1 - Halloween Knights

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    S5:E6

    An old nemesis enlists MacGyver's help to rescue someone important to him—and she's scheduled to be executed during a Halloween Party put on by a professional assassination organization.

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    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.9/10(332 votes)

    #2 - Legend of the Holy Rose (2)

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    S5:E2

    MacGyver and an old friend dash around the world searching for the artifacts necessary to locate the Holy Grail, just one step ahead of a ruthless man on the same trail.

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  3. 7.9/10(340 votes)

    #3 - Passages

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    S5:E21

    Frantic with worry about his gravely-ill Grandpa Harry, MacGyver experiences a strange near-death phenomena, seeing his parents again, when he's injured by a man who's stolen an ancient Egyptian relic.

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  4. 7.8/10(352 votes)

    #4 - Legend of the Holy Rose (1)

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    S5:E1

    MacGyver and an old friend dash around the world searching for the artifacts necessary to locate the Holy Grail, just one step ahead of a ruthless man on the same trail, who will do anything to get to it before they do.

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  5. 7.8/10(318 votes)

    #5 - Cease Fire

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    S5:E4

    During some tough negotiations between two neighbouring states, one side plants a sniper in the vicinity. When Mac discovers the sniper, he fights him, but loses the man and the accusations go out against Mac. Wounded and forced to run, he hides at a private girls' school, where one of the young ladies becomes his only hope to prevent further bloodshed.

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  6. 7.6/10(309 votes)

    #6 - The Ten Percent Solution

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    S5:E9

    The Phoenix Foundation's purchase of a Nazi art treasure leads Mac to a holocaust survivor who claims family ownership of the painting, and to a group working to create their own ‘Aryan nation’.

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  8. 7.6/10(277 votes)

    #7 - Rush to Judgement

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    S5:E20

    MacGyver risks judicial displeasure when he breaks jury sequester to investigate the scene of a racially charged murder, and discovers evidence that drastically alters the interpretation of the facts.

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  9. 7.5/10(293 votes)

    #8 - Black Rhino

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    S5:E8

    MacGyver takes off for Africa, where the youngest of the Colton brothers has decided to take on deadly rhino poachers single-handedly.

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  10. 7.5/10(310 votes)

    #9 - Two Times Trouble

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    S5:E10

    MacGyver tries to help an old friend who believes her jealous twin sister is trying to kill her.

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  11. 7.5/10(351 votes)

    #10 - Serenity

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    S5:E12

    Exhausted MacGyver dreams he's a Civil War vet trying to claim a home in Montana that's threatened by a neighboring rancher who looks a lot like Pete Thornton. But this Pete has hired Murdoc to kill Mac...

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  12. 7.5/10(317 votes)

    #11 - Jenny's Chance

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    S5:E16

    MacGyver, Dalton, and Thornton go undercover to expose a murderous money launderer.

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  13. 7.1/10(306 votes)

    #12 - The Black Corsage

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    S5:E3

    Mac and a bounty hunter join forces with a bulldog named Frog to track down a Bulgarian defector who was the accidental witness at a murder and who is now being stalked by the killer, who needs a map she doesn't know she possesses.

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  14. 7.1/10(285 votes)

    #13 - Children of Light

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    S5:E7

    MacGyver's Chinese foster daughter arrives unexpectedly from China, carrying videotape of the massacre in Tianamen Square and a list of fax machine phone numbers vital to the continuing freedom movement.

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    Director:Bill Corcoran
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.1/10(280 votes)

    #14 - The Treasure of Manco

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    S5:E15

    MacGyver and a friend race with a group of dedicated guerillas to locate a valuable Incan treasure.

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  16. 7.1/10(271 votes)

    #15 - Deep Cover

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    S5:E17

    Pete and Mac try to help when a Phoenix Foundation engineer is seduced and betrayed by a spy seeking her prototype for a new stealth technology for submarines.

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  17. 7.1/10(279 votes)

    #16 - The Lost Amadeus

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    S5:E18

    A strange young woman gets Mac involved with a priceless violin and an eccentric maestro being sought by syndicate hoods.

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  18. 7.0/10(319 votes)

    #17 - The Madonna

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    S5:E11

    On Christmas Eve, MacGyver tries to help the priest of a poor church locate a stolen Madonna figure, help his friend Cynthia figure out how to keep the Challenger Club solvent and figure out a strange street woman who seems to have a miracle up her sleeve.

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  19. 7.0/10(281 votes)

    #18 - Hearts of Steel

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    S5:E19

    MacGyver is reunited with Lisa, whose help cleared him of assassination charges in Switzerland, when a steel plant executive kidnaps her as revenge against her cold corporate-raider father.

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  20. 6.9/10(283 votes)

    #19 - Second Chance

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    S5:E5

    MacGyver and an old friend discover a gang ripping off medical supplies from a Phoenix Foundation clinic in Asia, and an Amerasian son the friend never knew he had.

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  21. 6.9/10(293 votes)

    #20 - Live and Learn

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    S5:E13

    MacGyver tries to inspire a promising but unmotivated high school student, despite the negative efforts of a cynical teacher and the boy's skeptical father.

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    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:N/A
  22. 6.9/10(282 votes)

    #21 - Log Jam

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    S5:E14

    MacGyver tries to help an environmentally active friend find out what happened to a company whistle-blower about to expose the illegal practices of a large logging firm.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Halloween Knights" is the best rated episode of "MacGyver" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 377 votes. Directed by Charles Correll and written by N/A, it aired on 10/30/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Legend of the Holy Rose (2)".