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MacGyver Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Lost Love
Mon, Sep 21, 1987 55 mins
MacGyver is protecting a Chinese artifact when a ghost from his past appears, needing his help to escape agents who want the artifact. Part 1 of two. Lisa: Elyssa Davalos. Kosoff: Anthony De Longis. Tanya: Leslie Bevis. Racoubian: Walter Marsh. Chu: James Hong.
Episode 2
Lost Love
Mon, Sep 28, 1987 55 mins
Conclusion. Risking a diplomatic crisis to save Lisa, MacGyver has less than 24 hours to steal a precious artifact for the Soviets who hold her hostage. Dalton: Bruce McGill. Kosoff: Anthony De Longis. Tanya: Leslie Bevis. Racoubian: Walter Marsh.
Episode 3
Back From the Dead
Mon, Oct 5, 1987 55 mins
A former hit man who has given away mob secrets becomes a baseball manager, drawing the attention of syndicate thugs. Hank Aaron has a cameo. Jimmy: Joe Santos. Susan: Rebecca Balding. Brian: David French. Ralph: Richard Jamison. Sal: Alex Bruhanski.
Episode 4
Ghost Ship
Mon, Oct 19, 1987 55 mins
On a mapping expedition, MacGyver finds a girl who's being hunted by Bigfoot. Karin Graff: Katey Wright. Joanna: Michele Goodger. Creature: Ken Kirzinger. Bench: Nicolas Rice. Peel: Lon Katzman.
Episode 5
Fire and Ice
Mon, Oct 26, 1987 55 mins
A thief kills MacGyver's friend, leaving a trail of stolen jewels that leads straight to a foreign consulate. Nikki Carpenter: Elyssa Davalos. Amir Sumal: Aharon Ipale. Ambassador Vulnay: Antony Stambouleih. Todd: Ian Forsyth. MacGyver: Richard Dean Anderson.
Episode 6
GX-1
Mon, Nov 2, 1987 55 mins
MacGyver and Nikki (Elyssa Davalos) race the Soviets to the wreckage of a high-tech plane in the Alps. Starkoss: Walter Gotell. Col. Markov: Morris Panych. Lieutenant: Peter Nicholas. Thornton: Dana Elcar.
Episode 7
Jack in the Box
Mon, Nov 9, 1987 55 mins
MacGyver gets a taste of redneck justice when he gets tossed into a prison labor camp during a mission to the rural South. Jack Dalton: Bruce McGill. Pepe: Daniel Faraldo. "Bull" Bodine: Lance LeGault. Thornton: Dana Elcar.
Episode 8
The Widowmaker
Mon, Nov 16, 1987 55 mins
While MacGyver mourns the loss of a friend, a pyromaniac with a score to settle makes demands of his concentration. Murdoc: Michael Des Barres. Mike: Lisa Bayliss. Ellard: Antony Holland.
Episode 9
Hell Week
Mon, Nov 23, 1987 55 mins
A student becomes a time bomb when a school contest turns into a family war. Prof. Ryman: Larry Dobkin. David Ryman: Andrew Sabiston. Janet: Lisa Wilcox. Aaron: John Cameron Mitchell. MacGyver: Richard Dean Anderson.
Episode 10
Blow Out
Mon, Dec 21, 1987 55 mins
Political terrorism hits close to home when Nikki is targeted by a bombing suspect who fears she can identify him. Richard Dean Anderson. Nikki: Elyssa Davalos. Erik: Dale Wilson. Major: Frank Ferrucci. Juice: Bruce Harwood. Minnie: Enid Saunders. Thornton: Dana Elcar.
Episode 11
Kill Zone
Mon, Jan 4, 1988 55 mins
MacGyver discovers that a mutating organism that speeds up the aging process is causing wildlife to perish. Sandra Millhouse: Judith Chapman. Phelps: Jay Brazeau. Nancy Bartlett: Pamela Martin.
Episode 12
Early Retirement
Mon, Jan 18, 1988 55 mins
Thornton mediates talks between the UN and an anti-American subversive, until a suspicious explosion forces him to resign. Nikki: Elyssa Davalos. Matt Webber: Madison Mason. Chairman Farrell: Ted Stidder. Minister Amunde: Richard Newman.
Episode 13
Thin Ice
Mon, Feb 1, 1988 55 mins
MacGyver tries to teach an amateur hockey player about sportsmanship. Turk: Martin Milner. Walt: Clu Gulager. Thompson: Ken Camroux.
Episode 14
The Odd Triple
Mon, Feb 29, 1988 55 mins
Jack and MacGyver pilot an heiress back to France after she purchases a fortune in jewels---but after they accomplish the mission, they're arrested. Elena: Judy Geeson. Donnay: Vernon Wells. Andres: Ian Ruskin. Jack: Bruce McGill.
Episode 15
The Negotiator
Mon, Mar 7, 1988 55 mins
Developers sic a beautiful killer on MacGyver when he won't accept their bribes while doing an environmental-impact study. Nikki: Elyssa Davalos. Deborah: Kristian Alfonso. Remick: Ned Bellamy. Knapp: David Ackroyd. MacGyver: Richard Dean Anderson.
Episode 16
The Spoilers
Mon, Mar 14, 1988 55 mins
MacGyver enlists a recluse to help track whoever is dumping waste in mountain streams. Earthquake: Randall "Tex" Cobb. Karen: Emily Kuroda. Lafond: Thomas Rosales Jr. Grade: Branscombe Richmond. Tyler: Tom Heaton.
Episode 17
Mask of the Wolf
Mon, Mar 28, 1988 55 mins
Jack Dalton talks MacGyver into accompanying a Native American on a search for a legendary wolf mask. Perry: Gordon Tootoosis. Anna: Marianne Jones. Dalton: Bruce McGill.
Episode 18
Rock the Cradle
Mon, Apr 18, 1988 55 mins
Jack Dalton finds a baby tagged "Jack Jr." strapped in a plane's cockpit, and a fortune in counterfeit bills in the bassinet. Katie: Mitzi Kapture. Durst: Garwin Sanford. Cutler: Don Thompson. MacGyver: Richard Dean Anderson. Thornton: Dana Elcar.
Episode 19
The Endangered
Mon, May 2, 1988 55 mins
MacGyver visits an ex-girlfriend, a ranger at a wildlife reserve, only to have his vacation turned into a bloody confrontation by poachers. Ed: John Dennis Johnston. Sam: Steve Blalock. MacGyver: Richard Dean Anderson. Thornton: Dana Elcar.
Episode 20
Murderer's Sky
Mon, May 9, 1988 55 mins
The takeover of a mogul's company involves a ninja, and it's up to MacGyver and the mogul's grandson to halt the bloodshed. Luke Chen: Ernie Reyes Jr. Tiu: Tia Carrere. Adam Chen: Keye Luke. MacGyver: Richard Dean Anderson.
