List of MacGyver (1985 TV series) episodes
(Redirected from Legend of the Holy Rose (MacGyver))
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff and Henry Winkler. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992.
The pilot episode was first aired in the US on September 29, 1985. The show's final episode aired on April 25, 1992 on ABC (the network aired a previously unseen episode for the first time on May 21, 1992, but it was originally intended to air before the series finale). Two television movies, MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis and MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday, aired on ABC in 1994.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | September 29, 1985 | May 7, 1986 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 22, 1986 | May 4, 1987 | |
| 3 | 20 | September 21, 1987 | May 9, 1988 | |
| 4 | 19 | October 31, 1988 | May 15, 1989 | |
| 5 | 21 | September 18, 1989 | April 30, 1990 | |
| 6 | 21 | September 17, 1990 | May 6, 1991 | |
| 7 | 14 | September 16, 1991 | May 21, 1992 | |
| TV Films | 2 | May 14, 1994 | November 24, 1994 | |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (1985–86)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jerrold Freedman (as Alan Smithee) | Thackary Pallor | September 29, 1985 | 10.9/17[1] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Golden Triangle" | Donald Petrie (opening gambit) Paul Stanley | Terry Nation (opening gambit) Dennis Foley | October 6, 1985 | 12.2/19[2] |
| 3 | 3 | "Thief of Budapest" | Lee H. Katzin (opening gambit) John Patterson | Terry Nation & Stephen Downing (opening gambit) Joe Viola | October 13, 1985 | 13.0/19[3] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Gauntlet" | Lee H. Katzin | Judy Burns (opening gambit) Stephen Kandel | October 21, 1985[4] | 14.3/22[5] |
| 5 | 5 | "The Heist" | ? (as Alan Smithee) | Story by : Larry Alexander & James Schmerer Teleplay by : James Schmerer | November 3, 1985 | 14.3/20[6] |
| 6 | 6 | "Trumbo's World" | Lee H. Katzin (opening gambit) Donald Petrie | Stephen Kandel | November 10, 1985 | 15.6/22[7] |
| 7 | 7 | "Last Stand" | John Florea | Judy Burns | November 17, 1985 | 15.8/22[8] |
| 8 | 8 | "Hellfire" | Richard Colla | Story by : Douglas Brooks West Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel & James Schmerer & Douglas Brooks West | November 27, 1985 | 13.1/21[9] |
| 9 | 9 | "The Prodigal" | Alexander Singer | Story by : David Abramowitz & Paul Savage Teleplay by : David Abramowitz | December 8, 1985 | 11.6/17[10] |
| 10 | 10 | "Target MacGyver" | Lee H. Katzin (opening gambit) Ernest Pintoff | Terry Nation (opening gambit) Story by : Mike Marvin Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel & Mike Marvin & James Schmerer | December 22, 1985 | 13.2/21[11] |
| 11 | 11 | "Nightmares" | Cliff Bole | James Schmerer | January 15, 1986 | 15.9/23[12] |
| 12 | 12 | "Deathlock" | Cliff Bole (opening gambit) Alexander Singer | Jerry Ludwig (opening gambit) Stephen Kandel | January 22, 1986 | 17.7/26[13] |
| 13 | 13 | "Flame's End" | Bruce Seth Green | Story by : Hannah Louise Shearer Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel | January 29, 1986 | 16.0/23[14] |
| 14 | 14 | "Countdown" | Stan Jolley | Tony DiMarco & David Ketchum | February 5, 1986 | 15.2/23[15] |
| 15 | 15 | "The Enemy Within" | Cliff Bole | David Abramowitz | February 12, 1986 | 14.9/22[16] |
| 16 | 16 | "Every Time She Smiles" | Charlie Correll | James Schmerer | February 19, 1986 | 15.3/23[17] |
| 17 | 17 | "To Be a Man" | Cliff Bole | Don Mankiewicz | March 5, 1986 | 12.6/19[18] |
| 18 | 18 | "Ugly Duckling" | Charlie Correll | Larry Gross | March 12, 1986 | 15.3/23[19] |
| 19 | 19 | "Slow Death" | Don Weis | Stephen Kandel | April 2, 1986 | 17.4/27[20] |
| 20 | 20 | "The Escape" | Don Chaffey | Stephen Kandel | April 16, 1986 | 15.7/25[21] |
| 21 | 21 | "A Prisoner of Conscience" | Cliff Bole | Stephen Kandel | April 30, 1986 | 13.3/22[22] |
| 22 | 22 | "The Assassin" | Charlie Correll | James Schmerer | May 7, 1986 | 13.6/24[23] |
Season 2 (1986–87)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "The Human Factor" | Charlie Correll | Robin Bernheim | September 22, 1986 | 15.4/24[24] |
| 24 | 2 | "The Eraser" | Paul Krasny | Stephen Kronish | September 29, 1986 | 14.0/22[25] |
| 25 | 3 | "Twice Stung" | Paul Krasny | Story by : Bill Froehlich & Mark Lisson & Phil Combest Teleplay by : Mark Lisson & Bill Froehlich | October 6, 1986 | 13.9/22[26] |
| 26 | 4 | "The Wish Child" | Charlie Correll | Story by : Stephen Kronish & Brian Lane & Stephen Kandel Teleplay by : Bill Froehlich & Stephen Kandel | October 20, 1986 | 13.1/20[27] |
| 27 | 5 | "Final Approach" | Alexander Singer | Rob Hedden | October 27, 1986 | 10.3/15[28] |
| 28 | 6 | "Jack of Lies" | Charlie Correll | Kerry Lenhart & John J. Sakmar | November 3, 1986 | 14.3/22[29] |
| 29 | 7 | "The Road Not Taken" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Chuck Bowman Teleplay by : Stephen Kronish | November 10, 1986 | 14.9/23[30] |
| 30 | 8 | "Eagles" | Paul Krasny | George Lee Marshall | November 17, 1986 | 14.6/22[31] |
| 31 | 9 | "Silent World" | James L. Conway | Stephen Kandel | November 24, 1986 | 14.4/22[32] |
| 32 | 10 | "Three for the Road" | Alan Crosland | Story by : Mark Lisson & Rob Hedden Teleplay by : John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart | December 15, 1986 | 13.7/21[33] |
| 33 | 11 | "Phoenix Under Siege" | Gilbert M. Shilton | Story by : John I. Koivula Teleplay by : Stephen Kronish | January 5, 1987 | 12.9/18[34] |
| 34 | 12 | "Family Matter" | Alexander Singer | Paul Magistretti | January 12, 1987 | 16.1/23[35] |
| 35 | 13 | "Soft Touch" | Charlie Correll | Joan Brooker & Nancy Eddo | January 19, 1987 | 16.7/23[36] |
| 36 | 14 | "Birth Day" | James L. Conway | Rob Hedden | February 2, 1987 | 14.8/22[37] |
| 37 | 15 | "Pirates" | Bruce Kessler | Stephen Kandel | February 9, 1987 | 16.3/23[38] |
| 38 | 16 | "Out in the Cold" | Cliff Bole | Stephen Kronish | February 16, 1987 | 17.5/24[39] |
| 39 | 17 | "Dalton, Jack of Spies" | Bob Sweeney | John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart | February 23, 1987 | 15.8/23[40] |
| 40 | 18 | "Partners" | Cliff Bole | Mark Lisson & Bill Froehlich | March 2, 1987 | 15.1/22[41] |
| 41 | 19 | "Bushmaster" | Don Chaffey | Rob Hedden | March 23, 1987 | 15.5/23[42] |
| 42 | 20 | "Friends" | Cliff Bole | Stephen Kronish | April 6, 1987 | 15.4/24[43] |
| 43 | 21 | "D.O.A.: MacGyver" | Cliff Bole | Jaison Starkes | April 27, 1987 | 12.6/21[44] |
| 44 | 22 | "For Love or Money" | James L. Conway | Douglas Heyes, Jr. | May 4, 1987 | 12.3/20[45] |
Season 3 (1987–88)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "Lost Love (Part 1)" | Cliff Bole | Jerry Ludwig | September 21, 1987 | 11.9/20[46] |
| 46 | 2 | "Lost Love (Part 2)" | Cliff Bole | Jerry Ludwig | September 28, 1987 | 12.2/19[47] |
| 47 | 3 | "Back from the Dead" | James L. Conway | Stephen Kronish | October 5, 1987 | 12.2/20[48] |
| 48 | 4 | "Ghost Ship" | Mike Vejar | Stephen Kandel | October 19, 1987 | 13.1/21[49] |
| 49 | 5 | "Fire and Ice" | Alan Simmonds | Rick Husky | October 26, 1987 | 13.7/22[50] |
| 50 | 6 | "GX-1" | Mike Vejar | Calvin Clements, Jr. | November 2, 1987 | 11.2/17[51] |
| 51 | 7 | "Jack in the Box" | James L. Conway | David Rich | November 9, 1987 | 14.3/23[52] |
| 52 | 8 | "The Widowmaker" | Mike Vejar | Story by : Harv Zimmel Teleplay by : John Whelpley | November 16, 1987 | 13.7/22[53] |
| 53 | 9 | "Hell Week" | James L. Conway | Leonard Mlodinow & Scott Rubenstein | November 23, 1987 | 13.2/21[54] |
| 54 | 10 | "Blow Out" | Cliff Bole | Reed Moran | December 21, 1987 | 11.4/19[55] |
| 55 | 11 | "Kill Zone" | Chuck Bowman | Calvin Clements, Jr. | January 4, 1988 | 15.4/22[56] |
| 56 | 12 | "Early Retirement" | Cliff Bole | John Whelpley | January 18, 1988 | 13.9/20[57] |
| 57 | 13 | "Thin Ice" | Cliff Bole | Rick Drew | February 1, 1988 | 12.9/19[58] |
| 58 | 14 | "The Odd Triple" | James L. Conway | Stephen Kandel | February 29, 1988 | 14.0/21[59] |
| 59 | 15 | "The Negotiator" | Charlie Correll | Calvin Clements, Jr. | March 7, 1988 | 13.0/20[60] |
| 60 | 16 | "The Spoilers" | Mike Vejar | Stephen Kandel | March 14, 1988 | 15.4/23[61] |
| 61 | 17 | "Mask of the Wolf" | Cliff Bole | Story by : John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart and Calvin Clements, Jr. & Reed Moran Teleplay by : Calvin Clements & Jr. & Reed Moran | March 28, 1988 | 13.5/21[62] |
| 62 | 18 | "Rock the Cradle" | Mike Vejar | John Whelpley | April 18, 1988 | 13.0/21[63] |
| 63 | 19 | "The Endangered" | Charlie Correll | Peter Filardi | May 2, 1988 | 13.3/22[64] |
| 64 | 20 | "Murderers' Sky" | Mike Vejar | Herman Miller | May 9, 1988 | 14.3/23[65] |
Season 4 (1988–89)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 1 | "The Secret of Parker House" | Mike Vejar | Story by : Gene Hanson Teleplay by : Rick Drew & John Sheppard & Gene Hanson | October 31, 1988 | 18.1[66] | 12.5/20[66] |
| 66 | 2 | "Blood Brothers" | Charlie Correll | Rick Drew | November 21, 1988 | 18.6[67] | 12.2/20[67] |
| 67 | 3 | "The Outsiders" | Mike Vejar | Michelle Poteet Lisanti | November 28, 1988 | 18.6[68] | 13.2/20[68] |
| 68 | 4 | "On a Wing and a Prayer" | Charlie Correll | John Whelpley | December 5, 1988 | 16.2[69] | 11.7/18[69] |
| 69 | 5 | "Collision Course" | Chuck Bowman | Paul B. Margolis | December 12, 1988 | 16.9[70] | 11.7/19[70] |
| 70 | 6 | "The Survivors" | Michael Caffey | Reed Moran | January 9, 1989 | 20.3[71] | 13.5/20[71] |
| 71 | 7 | "Deadly Dreams" | Les Landau | Stephen Downing | January 16, 1989 | 20.3[72] | 13.2/20[72] |
| 72 | 8 | "Ma Dalton" | Rob Bowman | John Whelpley | January 23, 1989 | 21.9[73] | 14.6/22[73] |
| 73 | 9 | "Cleo Rocks" | Chuck Bowman | John Sheppard & Rick Drew | February 6, 1989 | 20.9[74] | 13.2/19[74] |
| 74 | 10 | "Fraternity of Thieves" | Michael Preece | Grant Rosenberg | February 13, 1989 | 21.0[75] | 13.9/21[75] |
| 75 | 11 | "The Battle of Tommy Giordano" | Mike Vejar | Marianne Clarkson | February 20, 1989 | 22.9[76] | 14.6/22[76] |
| 76 | 12 | "The Challenge" | Dana Elcar | Chris Haddock | February 27, 1989 | 22.4[77] | 15.0/22[77] |
| 77 | 13 | "Runners" | Michael Caffey | Joel Schwartz | March 13, 1989 | 23.0[78] | 15.2/23[78] |
| 78 | 14 | "Gold Rush" | William Gereghty | David Engelbach | March 27, 1989 | 22.3[79] | 15.1/24[79] |
| 79 | 15 | "The Invisible Killer" | Dana Elcar | Chris Haddock | April 10, 1989 | 23.3[80] | 15.5/24[80] |
| 80 | 16 | "Brainwashed" | Michael Caffey | John Sheppard | April 24, 1989 | 18.1[81] | 12.7/22[81] |
| 81 | 17 | "Easy Target" | Charlie Correll | Rick Drew | May 1, 1989 | 20.2[82] | 13.5/22[82] |
| 82 | 18 | "Renegade" | Michael Caffey | Story by : Robert Bielak & Chris Haddock Teleplay by : Chris Haddock | May 8, 1989 | 20.8[83] | 13.9/23[83] |
| 83 | 19 | "Unfinished Business" | Charlie Correll | Marianne Clarkson | May 15, 1989 | 19.0[84] | 13.2/22[84] |
Season 5 (1989–90)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 1 | "Legend of the Holy Rose (Part 1)" | Michael Caffey | Stephen Downing | September 18, 1989 | 14.4[85] |
| 85 | 2 | "Legend of the Holy Rose (Part 2)" | Charlie Correll | Stephen Downing | September 25, 1989 | 18.1[86] |
| 86 | 3 | "The Black Corsage" | Charlie Correll | Paul B. Margolis | October 2, 1989 | 18.3[87] |
| 87 | 4 | "Cease Fire" | William Gereghty | Chris Haddock | October 9, 1989 | 17.0[88] |
| 88 | 5 | "Second Chance" | Michael Caffey | Robert Sherman | October 16, 1989 | 19.9[89] |
| 89 | 6 | "Halloween Knights" | Charlie Correll | John Sheppard | October 30, 1989 | 19.2[90] |
| 90 | 7 | "Children of Light" | Bill Corcoran | Rick Mittleman | November 6, 1989 | 19.7[91] |
| 91 | 8 | "Black Rhino" | Michael Caffey | Paul B. Margolis | November 13, 1989 | 19.2[92] |
| 92 | 9 | "The Ten Percent Solution" | Michael Preece | Tom Drake & Sally Drake | November 20, 1989 | 18.2[93] |
| 93 | 10 | "Two Times Trouble" | Michael Preece | Robert Sherman | December 11, 1989 | 19.3[94] |
| 94 | 11 | "The Madonna" | Michael Caffey | Cathleen Young | December 18, 1989 | 17.2[95] |
| 95 | 12 | "Serenity" | William Gereghty | Stephen Kandel | January 8, 1990 | 22.2[96] |
| 96 | 13 | "Live and Learn" | Harry Harris | Rick Mittleman | January 15, 1990 | 22.1[97] |
| 97 | 14 | "Log Jam" | William Gereghty | Lee Maddux | February 5, 1990 | 21.4[98] |
| 98 | 15 | "The Treasure of Manco" | Michael Preece | Chris Haddock | February 12, 1990 | 19.6[99] |
| 99 | 16 | "Jenny's Chance" | Michael Caffey | Rick Drew & John Sheppard | February 19, 1990 | 23.0[100] |
| 100 | 17 | "Deep Cover" | Charlie Correll | Robert Sherman & Paul B. Margolis | February 26, 1990 | 20.1[101] |
| 101 | 18 | "The Lost Amadeus" | Michael Caffey | Paul B. Margolis | March 19, 1990 | 20.6[102] |
| 102 | 19 | "Hearts of Steel" | Charlie Correll | Rick Mittleman | April 9, 1990 | 18.8[103] |
| 103 | 20 | "Rush to Judgement" | Charlie Correll | Robert Sherman | April 16, 1990 | 18.4[104] |
| 104 | 21 | "Passages" | William Gereghty | Story by : Anthony Rich Teleplay by : John Sheppard | April 30, 1990 | 18.4[105] |
Season 6 (1990–91)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 1 | "Tough Boys" | Mike Vejar | Art Washington | September 17, 1990 | 17.7[106] |
| 106 | 2 | "Humanity" | William Gereghty | Lincoln Kibbee | September 24, 1990 | 16.2[107] |
| 107 | 3 | "The Gun" | William Gereghty | Robert Sherman | October 1, 1990 | 18.6[108] |
| 108 | 4 | "Twenty Questions" | Michael Caffey | Rick Mittleman | October 8, 1990 | 20.9[109] |
| 109 | 5 | "The Wall" | Michael Preece | Rick Drew | October 22, 1990 | 17.2[110] |
| 110 | 6 | "Lesson in Evil" | William Gereghty | John Sheppard | October 29, 1990 | 18.3[111] |
| 111 | 7 | "Harry's Will" | William Gereghty | Lincoln Kibbee | November 5, 1990 | 21.7[112] |
| 112 | 8 | "MacGyver's Women" | Michael Preece | Lincoln Kibbee & Stephen Kandel | November 12, 1990 | 18.8[113] |
| 113 | 9 | "Bitter Harvest" | Mike Vejar | Michael Kane | November 19, 1990 | 20.0[114] |
| 114 | 10 | "The Visitor" | William Gereghty | Brad Radnitz | December 3, 1990 | 22.4[115] |
| 115 | 11 | "Squeeze Play" | Michael Preece | Art Washington | December 17, 1990 | 18.3[116] |
| 116 | 12 | "Jerico Games" | William Gereghty | Robert Sherman | January 7, 1991 | 20.8[117] |
| 117 | 13 | "The Wasteland" | Michael Caffey | Story by : Grant Rosenberg & Robert Hamner Teleplay by : Robert Hamner | January 21, 1991 | 19.7[118] |
| 118 | 14 | "Eye of Osiris" | Mike Vejar | John Sheppard | February 4, 1991 | 19.7[119] |
| 119 | 15 | "High Control" | Michael Caffey | Lincoln Kibbee | February 11, 1991 | 19.4[120] |
| 120 | 16 | "There But For the Grace" | William Gereghty | John Considine | February 18, 1991 | 20.4[121] |
| 121 | 17 | "Blind Faith" | Michael Caffey | John Considine | March 4, 1991 | 15.4[122] |
| 122 | 18 | "Faith, Hope & Charity" | William Gereghty | Brad Radnitz | March 18, 1991 | 19.3[123] |
| 123 | 19 | "Strictly Business" | Mike Vejar | John Sheppard | April 8, 1991 | 17.7[124] |
| 124 | 20 | "Trail of Tears" | Michael Preece | Lincoln Kibbee | April 29, 1991 | 16.2[125] |
| 125 | 21 | "Hind-Sight" | Michael Preece | Rick Mittleman | May 6, 1991 | 15.5[126] |
Season 7 (1991–92)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 1 | "Honest Abe" | Michael Caffey | Lincoln Kibbee | September 16, 1991 | 12.9[127] |
| 127 | 2 | "The 'Hood" | Mike Vejar | Rick Mittleman | September 23, 1991 | 12.9[128] |
| 128 | 3 | "Obsessed" | William Gereghty | John Sheppard | September 30, 1991 | 14.1[129] |
| 129 | 4 | "The Prometheus Syndrome" | William Gereghty | Robert Sherman | October 7, 1991 | 13.4[130] |
| 130 | 5 | "The Coltons" | William Gereghty | Story by : Michael Greenburg & Stephen Downing Teleplay by : Stephen Downing | October 14, 1991 | 14.7[131] |
| 131 | 6 | "Walking Dead" | Michael Preece | Mark Rodgers | October 21, 1991 | 14.7[132] |
| 132 | 7 | "Good Knight MacGyver (Part 1)" | Mike Vejar | John Considine | November 4, 1991 | 14.6[133] |
| 133 | 8 | "Good Knight MacGyver (Part 2)" | Mike Vejar | John Considine | November 11, 1991 | 17.0[134] |
| 134 | 9 | "Deadly Silents" | William Gereghty | Brad Radnitz | November 18, 1991 | 15.1[135] |
| 135 | 10 | "Split Decision" | Michael Caffey | David Rich | December 2, 1991 | 14.8[136] |
| 136 | 11 | "Gunz 'N Boyz" | William Gereghty | Art Washington | December 16, 1991 | 15.4[137] |
| 137 | 12 | "Off the Wall" | Michael Preece | Rick Mittleman | December 30, 1991 | 17.9[138] |
| 138 | 13 | "The Stringer" | Mike Vejar | John Sheppard | April 25, 1992 | 22.3[139] |
| 139 | 14 | "The Mountain of Youth" | William Gereghty | Brad Radnitz | May 21, 1992 | 12.3[140] |
TV films (1994)
edit| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Treasure of Atlantis | Mike Vejar | John Sheppard | May 14, 1994 | 14.5[141] | |
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MacGyver and his former college archeology professor (Brian Blessed) search for the Lost Treasure of Atlantis while at the same time shake off unwanted competition. | |||||
| Trail to Doomsday | Charlie Correll | John Considine | November 24, 1994 | 16.4[142] | |
|
After the death of his close friend, MacGyver investigates, and discovers a nuclear processing plant in Great Britain and a plan to sell nuclear weapons. Will MacGyver be able to expose and stop the conspiracy before they carry out the deed? | |||||
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External links
edit- MacGyver at IMDb
- MacGyver at epguides.com