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'MacGyver'
"Angus MacGyver" almost never used a handgun when he investigated cases on the show - because he has a profound aversion to firearms!
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"Angus MacGyver" almost never used a handgun when he investigated cases on the show - because he has a profound aversion to firearms!
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To younger generations, MacGyver is almost better known through its place in pop culture. The show and star Richard Dean Anderson are known as the obsession of "Patty" and "Selma" on The Simpsons, and Will Forte later had success with a parody on SNL called "MacGruber," which also spawned a movie.
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The creators of the show had originally planned for "MacGyver" to have a different first name. If they hadn't had a change of heart, we would probably be talking about "Stacey" instead of "Angus MacGyver"!
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After she appeared in MacGyver as "Nicole Anne 'Nikki' Carpenter" in 1987 and 1988, Elyssa Davalos also featured in Doogie Howser, Matlock, and Touched by an Angel. FYI: Her daughter Alexa is also an actress and plays the lead role on the Amazon original series The Man in the High Castle.
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The very last episode of MacGyver aired in 1992. But that was not the end for the franchise. Two TV movies (90 minutes each) were produced in the following years and they both aired in 1994. Lost Treasure of Atlantis and Trail to Doomsday were both shown on ABC.