Summary:

MacGyver is a different kind of hero - he doesn�t use weapons, he�s afraid of heights, and he�s an expert at making complicated machines out of ordinary things. A fan, a dough-scraper and some duct tape forms an excellent helicopter attack. A cut credit card can help cause a traffic jam. A light bulb makes an outstanding set of lock picks... Pete Thornton is Mac�s best friend, an ex-agent from the DXS who�s now the director of field operations at a think tank called the Phoenix Foundation for Research. If Mac�s not careful, he might bump into Murdoc (Michael Des Barres) , a masquerading hitman who seems to have nine lives and a grudge against MacGyver... Or worse, Penny Parker (Teri Hatcher) - the struggling artist who cannot stop talking... or stay out of trouble. Or even worse, Jack Dalton (Bruce McGill) - Mac�s pilot friend who has a natural talent for getting himself and others into even more trouble... On Mac�s side was his grandfather Harry (John Anderson) , and Phoenix operative Nikki Carpenter (Elyssa Davalos) . The series ran for 7 seasons. It has since become a practical reference guide for DIY-work.