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MacGyver :: Rush to Judgement (05x20)

Episode Information

Title:

Rush to Judgement

Episode #:

05x20

Production Number:

104

Original Airdate:

Monday April 16th, 1990

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Episode Crew
Director:	Charlie Correll (2)
Writer:	Robert Sherman (4)

Episode Summary

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MacGyver is serving on the jury in a racially-tense trial. However, when he has doubts about the evidence presented, he sneaks out from the sequestered jury and digs for the truth.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Beau Billingslea	played	Reverend Roy Thatcher	Recurring (second appearance)
•Steven Keats	played	Jake Baron
•Deborah Van Valkenburgh	played	Sandra Masters
•Henry Beckman	played	Judge
•Tim Haldeman	played	Monroe
•Lillian Lehman	played	Bigelow
•Betty McGuire	played	Belinda Jones / The Bird Lady
Co-Guest Stars
•Rob Roy (2)	played	Wyatt	Recurring (third appearance)
•Pat Bermel	played	Marshal	Recurring (second appearance)
•Terry King	played	Ralph	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jonathon Pallone	played	Cal	Recurring (second appearance)
•David Symons	played	Bailiff	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bari K. Willerford	played	Groden
•Michael Alexander Jackson (4)	played	Danby (as Michael A. Jackson)
•Jill Gamley	played	Connie
•Steven Hilton	played	Cameraman
•Glenn Williams	played	Guard

Main Cast

•Richard Dean Anderson	played	Angus MacGyver
•Dana Elcar (1)	played	Peter Thornton

Episode Quotes

Bailiff: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Belinda Jones / The Bird Lady: I never lie.
Judge: Put her answer down as "yes."

MacGyver: What is it with you people? Why are you so afraid of going after the truth, huh?

Jake Baron: Tell me, MacGyver, is she responsible for the gross miscarriage of justice that occurred here today, or does the DA deserve to share some of the blame?
MacGyver: Man... No, actually, I think you're to blame.
Jake Baron: I beg your pardon?
MacGyver: People like you rush to judgment or make snap accusations before you get all the facts. Who gets hurt doesn't seem to matter to you people as long as you get a few more rating points.
Jake Baron: Sounds like you're against a free and democratic press.
MacGyver: No, sir. Just people who abuse it. Like you, Mr. Baron.
Jake Baron: Well, all I can say is I'm glad the rest of America doesn't think like you.
MacGyver: You never know.

Episode References

MacGyverisms:
* Setting off the timing device in a pop machine to release pop cans by itself, distracting a marshal
* Perfume bottles to put guard dogs off the scent, and then the same perfume placed on coats put on mannequins to lure the dogs into a storage cage

Other Episode Crew

• Creator	Lee David Zlotoff
• Executive Producer	Henry Winkler \| John Rich (1) \| Stephen Downing
• Supervising Producer	Michael Greenburg (1)
• Co-Producer	Hudson Hickman
• Associate Producer	Thomas R. Polizzi
• Production Designer	Rex Raglan
• Editor	Brad Rines
• Casting	Mark Tillman \| Susanne McLellan \| Victoria Burrows
• Line Producer	Robert Frederick
• First Assistant Director	Bill Mizel
• Second Assistant Director	Craig Matheson
• Music	Dennis McCarthy (2)
• Music Editor	Steve Danforth
• Hairstylist	Michael Pachal
• Make-up	Jan Newman
• Key Grip	R. K. Hill (1)
• Set Decorator	Dominique Fauquet-LeMaitre
• Location Manager	Danny McWilliams
• Property Master	Grant Swain
• Construction Coordinator	Dave Conway
• Script Supervisor	Candice Field
• Post Production Supervisor	Michael Eliot
• Supervising Sound Editor	William H. Angarola
• Gaffer	Fred Boyd
• Director of Photography	Tony Westman
• Story Editor	Paul B. Margolis
• Stunt Coordinator	Vince Deadrick, Jr. (1)
• Art Director	Charles Leitrants
• Coordinating Producer	John B. Moranville
• Sound Mixer	Eric Batut
• Special Effects	Henry Millar (1)
• Executive Story Editor	John Sheppard
• Costume Supervisor	Thomas Welsh
• Main Title Theme	Randy Edelman
• Production Executive	Robert Frederick
• Production Office Coordinator	Valerie Gray
• Executive Story Consultant	Rick Drew
• Assistant To The Executive Producer	Sara Thornberg
• Assistant Costume Designer	Stephanie Nolin

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