MacGyver - The Complete First Season | 
 enlarge | Directors: Alan Smithee, Alexander Singer, Bruce Seth Green, Charles Correll, Cliff Bole
Actors: Richard Dean Anderson, Tannis G. Montgomery, Conlan Carter, Robert Englund, Robin Pearson Rose
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  109 reviews
Sales Rank: 5448
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Published)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 6
Running Time: 1045
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.8
MPN: PARD040544D
ISBN: 1415706654
UPC: 097360405446
EAN: 9781415706657
ASIN: B0006IUDXA
Theatrical Release Date: October 6, 1985
Release Date: January 25, 2005
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Product Description
Macgyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Carrying items like a swiss army knife & duct tape in his knapsack he uses everyday items to improvise his way out of every peril. Hes part boy scout part genius. And all hero. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/01/2007 Starring: Richard Dean Anderson Run time: 1045 minutes Rating: Nr
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Like James Bond--but without the high-tech gadgets--Angus MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) is one of those rare beings who can avert any crisis without mussing a hair. (The rest of us should be so lucky.) In the pilot alone, the secret agent dismantles a missile using a paper clip and fashions a rocket thruster out of a pistol. Is there anything MacGyver can't do? As the first season of ABC's long-running adventure series proves, the answer is a resounding no. MacGyver's secret: the everyday items he "finds along the way," like matches or gum wrappers, and the ingenuity to put them to a myriad of uses (a background in physics and chemistry doesn't hurt). Unlike Alias' Sidney Bristow, he isn't a multi-linguist, a martial artist, or a master of disguises. Wits are MacGyver's weapon of choice. Produced by Henry Winkler (Arrested Development), The Complete First Season includes all 22 episodes from 1985-1986 (alas, there are no extras). MacGyver is joined by Phoenix Foundation director of operations Pete Thornton (Dana Elcar), who is introduced in "Nightmares." Also, his grandfather, Harry Jackson (John Anderson), makes his first appearance in "Target MacGyver," while friend Penny Parker (Teri Hatcher of Desperate Housewives) makes hers in "Every Time She Smiles" (they will appear more frequently in future seasons). Other notable guest stars include Joan Chen (The Last Emperor) in "The Golden Triangle," Nana Visitor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) in "Hellfire," and John De Lancie (Star Trek: The Next Generation) in "The Escape." MacGyver ran for seven seasons and was followed by two made-for-TV movies in 1994, Lost Treasure of Atlantis and Trail to Doomsday. In 1997, after a short-lived series for UPN (1995's Legend), Anderson landed the lead in an even longer-running series, Stargate SG-1, based on the sci-fi extravaganza with Kurt Russell. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 Love MacGyver December 16, 2008
MacGyver was one of my favorite shows - I really missed it when it was discontinued. I was thrilled to find the seasons were available to buy. All I lack now is the last couple of seasons to complete my set.
Great Season! July 24, 2008
The first season is a great season with many exciting parts. However...there is an episode with killer ants that was quite frightening for my neices and nephews.
 Macgyver! June 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of my favorite shows, as a kid at least. It gets repetitive, but it's still fun to watch an episode or two every once in awhile. If you grew up with Macgyver as a kid, you know how great it was. It was like a 47 minute b-action movie. Sometimes nonstop action. Macgyver made a great debut in it's first season, and would go strong for years after. Season one has a few really good episodes, but my favorite by far is "Thief of Budapest". It starts out with a cold intro, meaning it doesn't have anything to do with the episode. Macgyver has to steal back a valuable horse because people may go to war over it. He has a pole vs sword duel on horses with a big mustache guy and Macgyver of course wins, and to top it off he rams his horse into a couple other guys on horses who were circling around him. Then there's something I've never seen before. A helicopter comes flying above Macgyver and has a strap attached to it which Macgyver puts on the horse and the helipcopter flies them away. Breathtaking. Then the episode actually starts. There's an amazing painful looking stunt, a bar fight, a fun car chase with a bunch of Mini Coopers going down stairs and other cool stuff, Macgyver makes out with a hot gypsy woman, he slides down a slanted roof Jackie Chan style, and they don't even use a stunt double. Such an awesome episode.
People seem to be mad that the only way you can get the 2 TV movies is to buy the Macgyver complete series box set. Maybe I'm just one of the few people that don't really care for the Macgyver movies. I'm happy that I bought all of the seasons seperately. I've seen the complete series box set and it has like 20 discs all stacked on top of eachother. There's no way I'd pay a hundred dollars for that.
Quite possibly the best show ever made! May 18, 2008
As a kid I loved MacGyver - the quick witted secret agent who, given a stick of gum and a hair comb, could get out of any situation.
As an adult I still love MacGyver but for very different reasons.
There are the clever scientific escapes that could give the Mythbusters a couple of seasons worth of material, but this is not the best part. The episodes are so badly written, the plot lines so thin and riddled with logical errors that they are the very height of entertainment. There is also the joy of looking back on fashions that have dated badly (big hair and shoulder pads anyone?) and high-tech gizmos that look clunky today.
For a show that just can't be taken seriously there are hours of hilarity to be had here. It's my favourite show all over again!
From a DVD production perspective, however, there is nothing here to note. There are no special features whatsoever which is a shame. So much value could have been added with just a couple of commentaries or interviews reminiscing.
Yes finally April 16, 2008
If there was a series i was dying to come out on dvd. this was it.
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