Recap
Retired swashbuckling actor Guy Roberts and his wife June are driving along in their vintage '59 Cadillac, playing movie trivia and discussing Hollywood history. They come to the town of Mesa and pull into a motel. They're unaware that MacGyver is in an upper floor, admiring the car and the couple. MacGyver is there to meet Tony Sullivan, a Syndicate member he knows from Afghanistan when Tony saved his life. Tony wants to meet with him to get protection. Two men drive up and go after Tony. Tony throws his satchel into the Cadillac and then runs for a wall. He tries to draw a gun but the two men gun him down and then drive away before MacGyver can stop them. ..
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Episode Quotes
MacGyver: Sorry about that. My jacket's always tripping people up like that, I've been meaning to have a talk with it.
MacGyver: Rental cars. A lot like playing Hot Potato. And I got burned by an overheated air conditioner.
MacGyver: A paper clip can be a wondrous thing. More times than I remember, one of these has gotten me out of a tough spot. I was sure these would be another one of those times. So much for the wondrous paper clip.
MacGyver: Well, a good relationship is a lot like a car. You want it to work smoothly, you have to put a lot of work into it and have the right tools.
Episode References
MacGyverisms:
* A fuse out of a paper clip (it doesn't work)
* Luggage thrown at a pursuing car
* Canvas seat cover thrown at a pursuing car to tangle the wheels
* Convertible top, with the struts unscrewed and the canvas cut loose, released to hit a pursuing car
* Tube of a ballpoint pen to bridge a cracked fuel line
* A muffler, crimped at one end, filled with gasoline and seat padding, and a steering wheel knob as a missile for the makeshift mortar
* Car horn hooked up to a car battery, and the two wires hooked up to the door hinges and a horseshoe, to go off when the door is opened
* Newspaper cut up to make a flower
* Radio antenna as a makeshift fencing foil (Guy comes up with this)
* Hubcap thrown to knock a man out