MacGyver is no ordinary secret agent. He never carries a gun. His drinks aren't shaken or stirred. And he fights for justice using the most dangerous weapon of all: his intelligence. Richard Dean Anderson returns as television's favourite boy scout turned action hero: Angus MacGyver. Season Two is full of even more mind bending ideas that made this show a hit.
Part boy scout, part genius. All hero.

MacGyver's second season begins by following the same blueprint as the first (although the opening gambit is gone). Richard Dean Anderson is back as the eponymous secret agent. So is Pete Thornton (Dana Elcar), operations director of the Phoenix Foundation. In addition, Mac's ditzy pal, Penny (Teri Hatcher), and beloved grandfather, Harry (John Anderson), return for a few episodes. In the season premiere ("The Human Factor"), a skeptical military man says to Thornton, "So this is your main guy. He doesn't even have any gear." Responds Thornton, "That's what makes him so special." As before, Mac doesn't drink, smoke, or carry a firearm. He puts it plainly in the fourth episode ("The Wish Child"): "I hate guns." Mac would rather use non-violent means, i.e. "MacGyverisms," to fight crime. Midway through the 22-episode year, however, creator Lee David Zlotoff (Remington Steele) decided to shake up the formula by introducing two new characters. First there's Mac's college buddy, Jack Dalton (busy character actor Bruce McGill from Animal House, The Cinderella Man, etc.), who makes his first appearance in the sixth episode ("Jack of Lies"). Then there's Mac's arch-nemesis Murdoc (actor/musician Michael Des Barres from Melrose Place), who makes his in the eighteenth ("Partners").

Episode Listing:
The Human Factor
The Eraser
Twice Stung
The Wish Child
Final Approach
Jack of Lies
The Road Not Taken
Eagles
Silent World
Three for the Road
Phoenix Under Siege
Family Matter
Soft Touch
Birth Day
Pirates
Out in the Cold
Dalton, Jack of Spies
Partners
Bushmaster
Friends
D.O.A.: MacGyver
For Love or Money