THE ERASER
02.02 Episode 24 (#40192-023)
Airdate: September 29, 1986
MacGyver inadvertently leads a hit man to his target, a man the government wants alive for selling information to the East Germans, and the mob wants dead for double-crossing foreign clients.
Written by: Stephen Kronish
Directed by: Paul Krasny
Guest Starring: Joe Santos as Jimmy "The Eraser" Kendall, Morgan Stevens as Michael Simmons, Richard L. Jamison as Ralph, Henry Jones as Charles Banning, Leigh Lombardi as Linda, April Wayne as Bartender, Scott Wilkinson as East German, Lenny Hicks as Ballplayer, Nick Dimitri as Sal, Burt Marshall as Banning's Guard, Lindsay Parker as Little Girl, Michael F. Kelly as Hockey Player, Thomas Babson as Referee
Nielsen Ratings: 14.0 rating / 22 share / 2nd (49th overall)
Reference: Charles Banning, Brownstone Hotel, Jimmy Kendall, Linda, Ralph, Michael Simmons, Squires, Vectrocon Systems
MACGYVERISMS
Fixed a stuck valve with a toothpick
Entered a building undetected by riding up an elevator shaft
Used a power surge to override and open an electrical door lock
Rewired a car phone to control the security system of the car's onboard computer
Blasted open a door using a pipe filled with compressed gas and a lit rag to ignite it
Used mylar, a mirror, and a light to create an optical illusion
Used rubber cement and red paint to simulate blood
Blew on a comb wrapped in mylar to simulate the sound of sirens
NOTES OF INTEREST
- Michael F. Kelly, who portrays the hockey player who runs MacGyver into the boards is also Richard Dean Anderson's stand-in and fellow hockey player when off the set.
- As a kid, MacGyver was known as a rink rat, the first one on the ice and the last one off it.
- MacGyver had dreamed of making it to a professional hockey team.
- As a bonus after MacGyver's last assignment, Pete Thornton arranged a scrimmage with the Squires hockey team.
- MacGyver wore hockey jersey number 7 during his skate with the Squires.
- MacGyver loves green olives with pimiento and drinks ginger ale rather than alcohol. He also eats sprouts, and yogurt, and whipped bean curd.
- MacGyver moved to a new apartment about 6 months ago, a nice little fixer-upper that keeps the hardware store in business. The apartment is located at 156 N. Larchmont Boulevard, Los Angeles, above Larchmont Hardware and Van Dry Cleaning & Shoe Repair.
- MacGyver's apartment decor includes a basketball hoop and an air hockey game.
- MacGyver used the Norwegian version of a toast: "Skål" ("Skoal").
- Familiar Faces:
- Michael F. Kelly, who portrays the Hockey Player, also played Thomas in the MacGyver episode "The Heist," and the Cop in the MacGyver episode "Twice Stung," and Wilkens in the MacGyver episode "Off the Wall."
MEMORABLE REMARKS
- A man once said he went to a fight and a hockey game broke out. [MacGyver]
- Put 12 guys carrying sticks in an enclosed area, and sooner or later men will be boys. [MacGyver]
- Game of finesse... [MacGyver]
- ...Which is why I found myself hanging around an elevator shaft in total violation of every instinct I own. [MacGyver]
- Dreams are important, otherwise, sleep is just eight hours of nothing. [Jimmy]
- I like alfalfa sprouts for two reasons -- lots of minerals and they don't stain your clothes. [MacGyver]
- ...Knowing that computers always do as they're told... except at my bank, of course. [MacGyver]
- Look, if this works, it'll keep us from getting caught. If it doesn't, it'll keep us from getting old. [MacGvyer]
FOR THE RECORD
- Swiss Army Knife Count: (4)
- Opened the bar spout to release pressure and fix the stuck valve
- Pried open an electrical door lock and cut and stripped the wires
- Pried open the cell phone in Simmons' car and cut and stripped the wires
- Used the corkscrew to scrape away sealant from a door window, although it was unnecessary since the door was already unlocked
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