MacGyver: It's occurred to me that some friendships are like a good game of hockey. The right balance of teamwork and smooth skating generally adds up to a winning combination.

Pete: Listen, that man was skiing like he owned the whole darn mountain.
MacGyver: Pete! That man does own the whole darn mountain.
Pete: Well, that's still no excuse for him to swing on me.

Jonathan: First a witness, now a hostage. You are a very able man, Mr. Thornton.

Lt. Col Chambers: Do you realize you've just destroyed a multi-million dollar piece of top-secret military hardware.
MacGyver: Sorry.

MacGyverisms:
* A ski lift ticket wire to act as a pin for a grenade
* Detonator from a grenade, rigged with rope and taped to the grenade handle, to blow open a cellar door without bringing down the building
* Screwdriver handle to jam a door by inserting it into the jam at the bottom
* Wiring a walkie talkie to short circuit, using another walkie talkie to activate it from a distance
* Hooking a cable from an EMP generator back to its power source, short circuiting it upon activation