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MacGyver: Trail of Tears

MacGyver tries to help a Native American attorney taking on an electric company over Indian land rights.


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Episode Info


Episode number: 6x20
Production Number: 124
Airdate: Friday April 26th, 1991



Guest Stars
Gerry BeanGerry Bean
As Dick Russell
Recurring
R. Nelson Brown (1)R. Nelson Brown (1)
As Dick Russell's Assistant
Recurring
Michael GregoryMichael Gregory
As Barry Whitecloud
Nick RamusNick Ramus
As Standing Wolf
Jack Bannon (1)Jack Bannon (1)
As Everett Johnson

Co-Guest Stars
Bruce HarwoodBruce Harwood
As Willis
Recurring
Gordon TootoosisGordon Tootoosis
As Phil Crow
Recurring
Gordon WhiteGordon White
As Plant Manager
Recurring
Joe-Norman ShawJoe-Norman Shaw
As Samuels
Cory DouglasCory Douglas
As Indian Boy
Sandra FerensSandra Ferens
As Jury Foreman
Main Cast
Richard Dean AndersonRichard Dean Anderson
As Angus MacGyver

Recap

In a courtroom, the attorneys in the case of the Lakota Tribe vs. New Plains Electric give their summations. Mr. Samuels for New Plains notes that Barry Whitecloud doesn't want the power lines run across the Lakota lands. However, the treaty states that Black Stream Creek marks the boundaries of the lands, and their lines will be three miles southeast on Bitter Flats. New Plains called representatives from the Phoenix Foundation, MacGyver and Willis, to show that there's no indication that electromagnetic waves from the lines are harming the local wildlife. The president of the company, Everett Johnson, is going to be at the new facility to oversee the startup, which has been delayed three times by Whitecloud's lawsuit. Whitecloud does the best he can and insists that there's some kind of scandal involved and by the time they discover any problems, it'll be too late. He notes that Lakota holy men have been going to Bitter Flats for centuries. The judge limits the jury's deliberations to environmental damage only...

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Episode Quotes
Willis: We just want to set things right.
Barry Whitecloud: Sorry, you're a few centuries too late.

Standing Wolf: I am not from around here.
Barry Whitecloud: Where're you from?
Standing Wolf: A place where a warrior does not waste his time thinking, when he can take action.

MacGyver: You think they followed me?
Barry Whitecloud: You're the one whose been digging into the treaty. Unless of course they're just nostalgic to kill an Indian.

MacGyver: What are you doing?
Barry Whitecloud: Johnson's going to be at Cook Power Plant in the morning. I'm going after him.
MacGyver: Why? You'll be playing right into their hands.
Barry Whitecloud: Their hands are going to get bloody.
MacGyver: Can't you see the only way to beat them is to get at the truth?
Barry Whitecloud: There's truth in revenge.

MacGyver: This is a dream, right?
Standing Wolf: I don't think so. (pinches MacGyver) Didn't that hurt? (MacGyver shakes his head "no") Hey, maybe it is a dream.



Episode References
MacGyverisms:
* A broom placed into an air pressure valve and "fired" to break down a door
* A feather tip as a cotter pin to defuse a bomb



Other Episode Crew

CreatorLee David Zlotoff
Executive ProducerHenry Winkler  |  John Rich (1)  |  Stephen Downing
Supervising ProducerMichael Greenburg (1)
Co-ProducerJohn B. Moranville
Associate ProducerThomas R. Polizzi
Production DesignerRex Raglan
EditorPatrick Lussier
CastingSusanne McLellan  |  Victoria Burrows
Line ProducerRobert Frederick
Unit Production ManagerWalter Mustapich
First Assistant DirectorPaul Etherington
Second Assistant DirectorCraig Matheson
MusicWilliam Ross (3)
Music EditorSteve Danforth
HairstylistMichael Pachal
Make-upJan Newman
Key GripR. K. Hill (1)
Set DecoratorDominique Fauquet-LeMaitre
Location ManagerDanny McWilliams
Property MasterGrant Swain
Construction CoordinatorDave Conway
Script SupervisorKelly Moon
Post Production SupervisorBrad Rines
Supervising Sound EditorWilliam H. Angarola
GafferFred Boyd
Director of PhotographyRobert McLachlan (1)
Story EditorLincoln Kibbee  |  Art Washington
Stunt CoordinatorVince Deadrick, Jr. (1)
Art DirectorCharles Leitrants
Post Production CoordinatorSara Thornberg
Creative ConsultantRick Mittleman
Sound MixerEric Batut
Special EffectsHenry Millar (1)
Executive Story EditorJohn Sheppard
Costume SupervisorThomas Welsh
Main Title ThemeRandy Edelman
Production Office CoordinatorValerie Gray
Assistant Costume DesignerStephanie Nolin
 

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