THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
01.02 Episode 2 (#40191-003)
Airdate: October 6, 1985
MacGyver is mistaken for a narc when he tries to retrieve a canister filled with a deadly chemical from a plane that crashed near opium fields in Burma.
Written by: Dennis Foley
Directed by: Paul Stanley
Guest Starring: Joan Chen as Lin, George Kee Cheung as General Narai, Clyde Kusatsu as Anek, Keye Luke as Prasert, Benjamin Lum as Truang, Bryan Price as Chan, James Saito as Ming, Angus Duncan as General Hawkins
OPENING GAMBIT: "CRUSHER" In a junkyard, MacGyver uses a magnet to retrieve stolen documents, then escapes from a car about to be flattened. Written by Terry Nation / Directed by Donald Petrie
Nielsen Ratings: 12.2 rating / 19 share / 3rd (51st overall)
Reference: Anek, Burma, Chan, General Hawkins, Ho, Lin, Ming, Narai, Prasert, Truang
MACGYVERISMS
Used an electromagnet to steal a briefcase and a gun
Used a crowbar to escape from a crushed car through the trunk
Used a forklift to capture thieves in their car
Created a chain reaction diversion using a signal flare, airplane tire, life jacket, and a life raft
Used a signal flare to blow up a truck
Used a mirror and a whistle to send a signal
Exploited a fear of snakes to commandeer a jeep
Used a decoy to direct a jeep into a pit
Used a road block to trigger rifles to fire remotely at jeep tires
Used a log swung from a rope to knock soldiers from their jeep
Used jeep exhaust and bamboo filled with fire ash and rice alcohol to create tear gas
Used a cable and a jeep winch to bring down a helicopter
NOTES OF INTEREST
- In a mission to a junkyard, MacGyver apprehends thieves attempting to sell top secret Pentagon missile launch codes.
- In Burma, MacGyver recovers a canister of lethal toxin from a downed plane. The canister is labeled "Controlled Materials SFT-42 Danger."
- Familiar Faces:
- George Kee Cheung, who portrays General Narai, also played Dr. Liang in the MacGyver episode "The Mountain of Youth."
- Clyde Kusatsu, who portrays Anek, also played Sammy in the MacGyver episode "The Wish Child."
- Keye Luke, who portrays Prasert, also played Adam Chung in the MacGyver episode "Murderers' Sky."
MEMORABLE REMARKS
- Now, you may find this hard to believe, but there have been times when I've had a lot more fun in the back seat of a car. [MacGyver]
- My mom used to make a great broiled chicken. One of my favorites. Funny, I'm starting to feel real sympathetic towards them chickens. [MacGyver]
- When it comes to Truang, he doesn't know an asp from a hole in the ground. [MacGyver]
FOR THE RECORD
- Swiss Army Knife Count: (2)
- Used the knife one-handed to cut himself free when he was staked out in the sun
- Cut the rope to the pigpen to release the pigs and create a diversion
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