THE HEIST
01.05 Episode 5 (#40191-007)
Airdate: November 3, 1985
In the Virgin Islands, MacGyver and a senator's daughter must recover $60 million in stolen diamonds earmarked for an African relief fund.
Teleplay by: James Schmerer
Story by: Larry Alexander and James Schmerer
Directed by: Alan Smithee
Guest Starring: Vernon Wells as Jack Catlin, Victoria Bass as Tiffany, John Carter as Senator Rhodes, Doran Clark as Chris Rhodes, Larry D. Mann as David/Daniel Sims, Gary Pagett as Croupier, Richard Jamison as Wilson, Christopher Kriesa as Player, Michael F. Kelly as Thomas, Frank Miller as Pilot, Jacqui Evans as Woman Gambler, Diane Diefendorf as Waitress, Lloyd Bremseth as Guard, Patrick Francis Flannery as Nelson
Nielsen Ratings: 14.3 rating / 20 share / 3rd (46th overall)
Reference: Jack Catlin, Nelson, Chris Rhodes, Senator Rhodes, Daniel Sims, Thomas, Tiffany, Virgin Islands, Wilson
MACGYVERISMS
Created a diversion using a paper clip and thread to unzip a woman's dress
Used powdered soap and a shoe polisher to grind down dice
Hid loaded dice in a Virgin Mary
Used an electrical cord to secure a closed door
Shattered the tops of compressed gas canisters to rocket-power a beverage cart
Removed the magnet from a phone for Chris to sabotage the roulette wheel and slot machines
Removed the stone from a ring for Chris to mark cards on the sharp points
Caused a short circuit by rewiring an electrical panel to an alarm clock as a timer
Used a hanger, mirror, duct tape, and string to temporarily disable a security camera
Picked a lock (twice)
Used cigar ashes to make a laser beam visible
Rerouted a laser beam using fiber optics
Freed a pet bird as an excuse to trigger an alarm and summon security
Recreated musical tones on crystal wine goblets to open a vault
Used part of a lamp to funnel diamonds down a drainpipe to a waiting car trunk
Rigged a small car to parachute out of an airplane at nearly 30,000 feet
NOTES OF INTEREST
- This is the second episode directed by Alan Smithee, a pseudonym used when a director does not want to be credited for the work.
- The 7th episode filmed, this was the first to air without an Opening Gambit.
- The character of Sims was credited as David, but referred to in the episode as Daniel.
- Michael F. Kelly (the role of Thomas) was also a stand-in for Richard Dean Anderson.
- The license plate of the little red car is T-597S3.
- MacGyver drinks a non-alcoholic Virgin Mary. Later he takes a swallow of wine to adjust the pitch of the goblet, but he doesn't seem to enjoy it.
- As the car parachutes down from the plane, MacGyver adjusts the rear view mirror.
MEMORABLE REMARKS
- Your name MacGyver? That's amazing. So is mine. [MacGyver]
- Hi, I'm Tiffany. [Tiffany]
Bond. James Bond. [MacGyver] - How can you sleep? [Chris]
Usually it's no problem. [MacGyver]
FOR THE RECORD
- Swiss Army Knife Count: (3)
- Removed the stone from Chris's ring
- Cut, trimmed, and screwed in the wires to short circuit the electrical panel
- Pried open the front of the alarm clock
- Duct Tape Count: (1)
- Taped the mirror to the hanger to fool the security camera
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