MACGYVERISMS
An Accumulated List of MacGyverisms That Have Appeared in Each Episode
MACGYVER PILOT
Disarmed a missile with a paper clip
Made a time-delay fuse to fire a suspended rifle using a stick, string, rubber band, & matchbook
Made a rocket thruster from a flare gun and escaped with a parachute
Used a laser to light a cigarette
Disabled laser security using cigarette smoke and a prism from binoculars
Used a fire hose and water pressure to move a collapsed girder
Used scrap wood to test a door for heat
Used a ripped shirt as a mask against toxic gases
Hot-wired the pump controls to evacuate toxic gases
Stopped a sulfuric acid leak using milk chocolate candy bars
Made a bomb with a cold capsule, sodium metal, and water
Flashed the main power controls to send a signal in Morse code
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
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
THIEF OF BUDAPEST
Stole a horse using an airlift by helicopter
Stopped a truck using lightbulbs sandwiched between wood to simulate a flat tire
Created a chemical explosion using salt, sugar, weed killer and battery acid
Used an unmanned bulldozer to knock down a guard tower and create a barbed wire barricade
Created an explosion by igniting paprika with a match
Made a magnifying glass using a bent hair pin dipped in wine
Used slices of a credit card to alter the timing of a traffic signal and cause a traffic jam
Taped a radio to a police radio and elevated them with balloons to jam police radio signals
THE GAUNTLET
Retrieved the key to a locked door by pushing it through the keyhole and drawing it back on a map
Used a rolled up map as a pea shooter
Used a metal rod rolled inside a map as a weapon
Escaped by sliding down a sand dune on a map
Used a map and duct tape to patch a bullet hole leak in a hot air balloon
Evaded a live electrical securitysystem using a camera strap with a plastic clip
Ignited plastique using a camera flash on the timer setting
Created a diversion with a church bell, fireworks, a candle, and a camera strap as a delayed fuse
Prevented a pursuit by using a jeep winch to connect two jeeps together
Made a periscope using a rear view mirror and a compact
Set a trap to catch a lizard for dinner
Created a diversion to steal a jeep by tossing Kate at one of the guards
Created chemical fog by burning oil with an overheated jeep engine
Used leather straps and duct tape on the steering wheel, shift, & gas pedal to drive a jeep by itself
Made smoke bombs by igniting oily rags in metal drums that rolled downhill
Escaped during the diversions by rolling downhill in a barrel and swimming across the border
THE HEIST
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
TRUMBO'S WORLD
Stole a towel from a clothesline using a Swiss Army knife and thread as a fishing line
Super heated shower water over a campfire as a distraction
Opened a locked door by using a log as a lever to lift it off its hinges
Soaked a rope in kerosene so that it could be easily burned after making an escape
Ran barbed wire across a river to puncture and sink pursuing rafts
Made an electric arc welder from a generator, jumper cables, and two half dollars
Twisted a rope with a bamboo pole to winch up a heavy canoe and free a trapped woman
Built a flame thrower with a garden hose, pipe, and chemically thickened gasoline
Made nitromannite explosive from nitrate fertilizer, plant cellulose, and acid
Made a protective suit from netting, a melted garden hose, and duct tape
LAST STAND
Made a thermite torch using a magnesium bicycle, iron rust, and a highway emergency flare
Used a spare airplane part as a "lateral cranial impact enhancer"
Made smoke bombs from fertilizer, upholstery batting, starting fluid, newspaper, duct tape, & matches
Used a fire hose to fight off pursuing vehicles
Used part of a meat hook as a screwdriver
Forced open a lock by melting ice with a lightbulb & sending the water down a metal rod & cardboard to refreeze & expand inside the lock
Forced open a door with a side of beef
Used a remote controlled airplane to deliver another smoke bomb soaked in olive oil
Used a rope to trip and tackle the thief
Prevented an airplane from taking off by riding the rudder
HELLFIRE
Fixed a fuse with a gum wrapper
Recited Curie's Law as a distraction before straightening and splinting a broken leg
Used a plank for support to walk across collapsing floorboards
Tested the viability of nitroglycerin by flinging a small sample against a metal drum
Built a cushion for nitroglycerin from plywood, wagon springs, wire, rope, and sand
Replaced the linkage spring of a truck with the spring from a ballpoint pen
Instructed Laura to use a thermos to keep nitroglycerin from becoming overheated
Recreated hellfighting equipment with pipes, a jeep, refrigerator, thermos, nitroglycerin, & a pulley
THE PRODIGAL
Used a paper clip to help hotwire a car
Picked the lock of a car trunk with a Swiss Army knife
Used a lug wrench to loosen the lug nuts of car wheels to delay pursuit
Used duct tape to attach pieces of wood to form a channel
Used wood scraps and a buzz saw to create a diversion for escape
Used the reverse setting of a vacuum to blow a cloud of sawdust as a diversion for escape
Released the latch on a ladder to trigger falling boxes as a diversion for escape
Used string to remotely activate a switch
Cut the fluid hoses of a car with a Swiss Army knife
Used dry ice, soda, and "fizzy dealies" to imitate smoke and trigger a building evacuation
Used a rented tow truck to tow and abandon a disabled car to delay pursuit
Picked a door lock with a Swiss Army knife
Used a rod and string to make a trip wire on the stairs
Blocked a door with an armoire
Used a telescope, rags, cleaning fluid, camphor balls, and a match to make a rocket-powered harpoon
Used a pulley on a wire cable to create a zipline for escape
TARGET MACGYVER
Picked a door lock with the awl blade of a Swiss Army knife, behind his back, without looking
Used a toaster oven and a bag of ice as a trigger for precariously balanced pots as a distraction
Used vegetable oil on the floor to create a slippery surface to delay pursuit
Used a hose as a trip wire
Used a chaise lounge as a restraint
Checked for intruders using a special light to make footprints visible on a treated doormat
Floated hollow reeds on a piece of wood to simulate someone breathing under water
Made a blow gun from a hollow reed and a whittled dart dipped in sap from a Urtica plant
Used the sharp edge of a stone as an ax to chop the branch of a tree
Took out a jeep using a stuffed vest as a decoy and a falling branch
Made landmines from pinecones and pine pitch lit by a match
Made a natural antibiotic by mixing crushed pyrite (iron sulfide) with clay
Created spontaneous combustion by igniting floating grain dust
Sawed partially through a wooden beam to cause the support to collapse
Harry created a decoy by remotely tugging on a curtain with a wire
Harry simulated the sound of gunfire by throwing pine nuts into a fire
NIGHTMARES
Made a fishing lure from a gum wrapper
Made a giant slingshot from bed springs and a bed frame
Used a belt buckle as a screwdriver
Used a belt to carry water into an electrical outlet as a distraction
Sharpened a knife on the edge of a metal basin
Created an explosive decoy with a radio, a car battery, a TV tube, and jumper cables
Used a fire hose as misdirection to create the impression of an escape
Created a decoy by letting the air out of a car tire with a nail
Knocked out the enemy by kicking open a car door
Used a smoldering rope and a smoke detector to create a decoy
Knocked down the enemy by releasing suspended water bottles onto plywood and barrels
Made a magnet by striking a metal rod against a fire hydrant
DEATHLOCK
Turned a coffin into a jet ski
Used a Swiss Army knife to test if a metal gate was electrified
Used a suit of armor as a test if it would trigger a trap
Used a metal bowl and an electric juicer to make a rotating antenna
Used kitchen gadgets to heterodyne a radio frequency with an electronic jammer causing static
Wired and taped together a series of batteries as a power pack
Motorized a kitchen cart with a rubber band and electric mixer powered by a battery pack
Wired and taped together pieces of armor for the cart as a diversion
Used the bottle opener blade of a Swiss Army knife to pry the hinges off a door
Used a motorized cart and pieces of armor to redirect the motion-activated guns
Made a smokescreen from vinegar, baking soda, and CO2 from a fire extinguisher
Made an early warning system barricade with random pieces of junk metal and ductwork
Used a Swiss Army knife to test for electric current in the fuse box
Rewired the electrical panel and fuse box to cut off the master power source
Used a mirror as a periscope
Triggered a water tank as a water cannon
FLAME'S END
Determined that residue on the exploded gas tank was magnesium oxide
Short-circuited an electronic time clock to speed up the clock
Used a Geiger counter to locate stolen uranium inside concrete
Used a handgun as a wrench
COUNTDOWN
Used a remote controlled robot to make a 21st century breakfast
Repurposed a cargo net into a rappelling line
Used a sharpening stone and cork to open and seal a tube of neon gas
Used a tube of neon gas to withdraw phosphorus powder from a vacuum
Neutralized acid using a pastry tube, liquid oven cleaner, and low fat milk
Used psychology to determine which fuse would disarm the bomb
THE ENEMY WITHIN
Escaped from German officers by speaking dreadful German and distracting the dogs with a dead bird
Repaired brakes by filling the brake cylinder with power steering fluid, while riding the hood at 140kph
Used an ultrasonic beam to shatter eyeglasses and disable a shooter
Created nylon using adipic acid, hexamethyline diamine, iron particles, and a magnetic field
Used spinning wires, mirrors, and a spiral ash tray to induce relaxation and to assist in memory recall
Built a defibrillator with candlesticks, electric cords, and rubber floor matting for insulation
EVERY TIME SHE SMILES
Escaped from a holding cell using a coat rack, coat hangers, a chair and a conveyor belt
Picked a handcuff lock with an earring
Evaded capture by speeding up a merry-go-round and then jamming the mechanism with brass rings
Created chemical fog using rat poison, soap flakes, and tile cleaner
Created a time delay fuse for an explosion using lard, newspaper, oven cleaner, and natural gas
Created a highway hazard by mixing diesel exhaust with water to form an immiscible liquid
TO BE A MAN
Disarmed a booby-trapped mechanism on a satellite data capsule
Used pieces from a downed satellite to build a hang glider
Used a scarf and a rock as a slingshot
Propelled a tank of butane as a projectile by shattering the top with a ladle
Repaired a water pump by wrapping the plunger with material to make an airtight vacuum
Used a rope and a loosened post to bring a shed crashing down on the enemy
Knocked out the enemy by hitting him in the face with a shovel
Destroyed a jeep by making "artillery" using water, a wedge, and a fire extinguisher to fracture a large rock
UGLY DUCKLING
Used psychology to determine Kate's computer password: UGLY DUCKLING
Used a painfully amplified sound oscillator to deter the enemy
Used Kate's clue and FAA tracking of a SAR-SAT signal to determine Kate's location
Kate used a battery and jumper cables to create an arc welder to cut through iron bars
Used hydrocarbons from a spray can to cool down heated iron bars
Used electrolyte acid from the liquid in a cactus to power a radio
Used two radio antennas, batteries, wire, watches, and the sun to triangulate a position
Used two jeep mirrors, a binocular lens, and focused sunlight to heat a rifle shell and blow up a jeep
Reconfigured the missile guidance system to target, intercept, and destroy the test weapon
SLOW DEATH
Convinced an engineer to let him board a moving train
Made a little girl's doll with a sock, a handkerchief, and a pen
Used a jar of olives, salt, seltzer, and a jug to distract and disable the enemy
Ignited the local moonshine with a match to force the enemy to jump off the train
Booby-trapped the control panel circuits on the train to overload
Made a high-pitched whistle from a bottle spout to distract the horses
Built a lie detector from a sphygmomanometer and an alarm clock
Threw his boots to create a distraction
THE ESCAPE
Assaulted police officers by spraying soda as a "weapon."
Made a hot air balloon from a soccer ball, newspaper, olive oil, and cotton ball.
Fixed Khan's stereo speakers using a knife as a screwdriver.
Used chalk to write a secret message on his hand.
Used a spatula and a ceiling fan to simulate the sound of helicopters.
Made an explosive from PCP and a volatile liquid.
Made a timer using an electrical circuit and a block of ice.
Used a tape recorder, timer, and PA system to simulate an aerial assault.
Made a fuse by laying a trail of gunpowder from a grenade.
A PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE
Disabled a car by stuffing a potato in the exhaust pipe
Disabled a speedboat by jamming the intake with blankets, gas cans, and life vests
Made a lock pick using the steel filaments from a broken lightbulb
Used caulking compound mixed with a hardening agent to make "Russian Krazy Glue"
THE ASSASSIN
Used a board to drive over traffic spikes and prevent a car from following
Used Piedra's exploding toothpaste to startle and disarm Terry
Used a ruler lever to flip a phone and disarm Emilio
THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Episodes are completed through Season 1.