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MacGyver: The Challenge

MacGyver comes to the aid of a former teenage gang member at a youth club when the boy is framed for theft by a racist.


8/10 (1 Vote cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 4x12
Production Number: 076
Airdate: Monday February 27th, 1989

Director: Dana Elcar
Writer: Chris Haddock


Guest Stars
Michael MacRae (1)Michael MacRae (1)
As Larson
Recurring
Cuba Gooding, Jr.Cuba Gooding, Jr.
As Ray Collins
Recurring
Roxanne ReeseRoxanne Reese
As Cynthia Wilson
Recurring
Michael D. RobertsMichael D. Roberts
As Booker Wilson
Recurring

Co-Guest Stars
R. Nelson Brown (1)R. Nelson Brown (1)
As Smiley
Recurring
Rob Roy (2)Rob Roy (2)
As Detective
Recurring
Charles Payne (1)Charles Payne (1)
As Breeze
Recurring
Alec BurdenAlec Burden
As Chairman
Recurring
Paul BittantePaul Bittante
As Police Officer
Recurring
Sue MathewSue Mathew
As Darlene
Recurring
Sam SarkarSam Sarkar
As Rico
Marlane OMarlane O'Brien
As Jenkins
Main Cast
Richard Dean AndersonRichard Dean Anderson
As Angus MacGyver

Recap

MacGyver drops by the Challengers Club, where he’s doing volunteer work for years. The couple in charge of the club is Booker and Cynthia Wilson, who have been running the place for 15 years to help the community. Booker tries out MacGyver’s newest invention, an exercise machine, and Cynthia warns him that the council meeting is coming up in two hours and they need to get there to make sure the club has its financing...

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Episode Quotes
MacGyver: I'd added some stuff to the weight machine. I knew the kids would be thrilled with the results.
Rico: It'll never fly, man.

Booker Wilson: I knew you could do it, MacGyver.
MacGyver: Well, give it a try.
Booker Wilson: You invented it. Go ahead.
MacGyver: Come on, Rico, get on there.
Rico: I'm too young and good looking to die.

MacGyver: Hey, you never told me things were so bad.
Booker Wilson: If I did, you'd worry. And worrying is Cynthia's thing. She does it better than anybody I know.
Cynthia Wilson: It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.

Darlene: How many N's in the word "anniversary"?
Booker Wilson: Good question. How many D's in the word "dictionary"?

Booker Wilson: I'm going to talk about the kids. Because that's what the Challengers Club is all about. There are people here today who are going to tell you we have some bad kids at the club. Well, I'm going to tell yo how bad. Kids who come from bad homes, broken homes, no homes at all. Hungry kids... cold... beaten and broken kids. Kids who fix and use drugs for kicks. They're mad. Mad at you, mad at me... mad at the world they see. A world without opportunity.

Ray Collins: Talking ain't gonna to change nothing! People like Larson are always gonna hate people like me. Just because we're black.
MacGyver: So you hate him back. Ray, the hate has got to stop somewhere. It has got to stop!
Ray Collins: That ain't gonna change nothing.
MacGyver: Every action has a reaction. You have got to believe that.



Episode References
MacGyversms:
* Rubbing alcohol to test if a label was printed on a copy machine or an offset press



Other Episode Crew

CreatorLee David Zlotoff
Executive ProducerHenry Winkler  |  John Rich (1)  |  Stephen Downing
Associate ProducerJohn B. Moranville
Production DesignerRex Raglan
EditorJana Fritsch
CastingSusanne McLellan  |  Victoria Burrows
First Assistant DirectorBill Mizel
Second Assistant DirectorPaul Etherington  |  Craig Matheson
MusicDennis McCarthy (2)
Music EditorSteve Danforth
HairstylistMichael Pachal
Make-upJan Newman
Key GripNick Kuchera
Set DecoratorDominique Fauquet-LeMaitre
Location ManagerTed Bauman
Property MasterPhil Gough
Construction CoordinatorCharles Leitrants
Script SupervisorCandice Field
Post Production SupervisorMichael Eliot
Supervising Sound EditorWilliam H. Angarola
GafferLen Wolfe
Director of PhotographyWilliam Gereghty (1)
Story EditorMarianne Clarkson  |  John Sheppard  |  Chris Haddock
Stunt CoordinatorVince Deadrick, Jr. (1)
Post Production CoordinatorPaul Rabwin
Coordinating ProducerHudson Hickman
Sound MixerEric Batut
Special EffectsHenry Millar (1)
Costume SupervisorThomas Welsh
Main Title ThemeRandy Edelman
Production ExecutiveRobert Frederick
Production Office CoordinatorValerie Gray
Executive Story ConsultantRick Drew
Assistant To The Executive ProducerSara Thornberg
Assistant Costume DesignerStephanie Nolin
 

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