MacGyver
MacGyver
Follows the adventures of Angus MacGyver, a secret agent for a national security agency, who solves complicated missions with his resourcefulness and knowledge of applied sciences (oh and his ever-present Swiss Army knife).
RichyE reviewedOctober 18, 2025
Saw this one on Dutch TV in the '80s, probably TROS or Veronica.
Mid-teens and suddenly science class felt useful.
Angus MacGyver didn’t need guns.
He had duct tape, paperclips and a mullet that defied gravity.
Every episode was a masterclass in improvised genius: bombs defused with chocolate, escapes made with shoelaces and villains outwitted by physics.
The theme music was pure adventure, the voiceovers were earnest and the plots were just plausible enough to make you try building a parachute from trash bags.
It was cheesy, yes, but also clever, hopeful and oddly wholesome.