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| John Rich | .... | executive producer (139 episodes, 1985-1992) |
| Henry Winkler | .... | executive producer (81 episodes, 1985-1992) |
| Stephen Downing | .... | executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (67 episodes, 1985-1992) |
| Stephen Kandel | .... | co-producer / producer (43 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Steven Milkis | .... | associate producer (43 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Michael Greenburg | .... | producer / supervising producer (27 episodes, 1986-1992) |
| Thomas R. Polizzi | .... | associate producer / coordinating producer (24 episodes, 1989-1992) |
| Vin Di Bona | .... | line producer / producer (22 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Bill Froehlich | .... | supervising producer (13 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Mark Lisson | .... | supervising producer (13 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Jerrold L. Ludwig | .... | executive producer (12 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Robert Frederick | .... | line producer / producer (11 episodes, 1990-1992) |
| Robert Hargrove | .... | senior producer (10 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Stephen Kronish | .... | co-producer (10 episodes, 1987) |
| John Mantley | .... | executive producer (9 episodes, 1986) |
| John B. Moranville | .... | associate producer / co-producer / ... (9 episodes, 1988-1992) |
| Sara Thornberg | .... | associate producer (9 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Hal Klein | .... | senior producer (8 episodes, 1986) |
| Victor Hsu | .... | producer (7 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Terry Nation | .... | producer (6 episodes, 1985) |
| John Whelpley | .... | co-producer / producer (6 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Hudson Hickman | .... | associate producer (6 episodes, 1987) |
| Judy Burns | .... | co-producer (5 episodes, 1985) |
| Calvin Clements Jr. | .... | supervising producer (5 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Kevin Inch | .... | producer (4 episodes, 1986) |
| Stephen Sealy | .... | associate producer (2 episodes, 1987) |
| John Sheppard | .... | co-producer (2 episodes, 1991-1992) |
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| Lee David Zlotoff | .... | producer (unknown episodes) |
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| Jan Newman | .... | makeup artist / makeup department head / ... (28 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Jo McCarthy | .... | hair stylist (22 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Michael Pachal | .... | hair stylist (21 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| David Dittmar | .... | makeup artist (10 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Tom Ellingwood | .... | makeup artist (9 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Vivian McAteer | .... | hair stylist (9 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Marvin G. Westmore | .... | makeup artist (9 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Ian C. Ballard | .... | hair stylist (7 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Dee Manges | .... | makeup artist (5 episodes, 1985) |
| Bron Roylance | .... | makeup artist (5 episodes, 1986) |
| Joan Phillips | .... | hair stylist (4 episodes, 1986) |
| Michael Westmore | .... | special makeup designer / makeup artist (4 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Robert Norin | .... | makeup artist (4 episodes, 1987) |
| Tony Lane | .... | makeup artist (3 episodes, 1986) |
| Lola Kemp | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1985) |
| Lynn Del Kail | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1986) |
| Michael Lorenz | .... | makeup artist (2 episodes, 1986) |
| Joe McKinney | .... | makeup artist (2 episodes, 1986) |
| Alfreda Joan Phillips | .... | hair stylist (2 episodes, 1986) |
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| Gary Law | .... | second assistant director / first assistant director (34 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Merri D. Howard | .... | second assistant director / first assistant director (31 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| David Markowitz | .... | second assistant director (20 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Craig Matheson | .... | second assistant director (20 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Robin Chamberlain | .... | first assistant director (14 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Paul Etherington | .... | second assistant director / first assistant director (14 episodes, 1989-1990) |
| Bob Lewis | .... | second assistant director (13 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Bill Mizel | .... | first assistant director (12 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Peter Dashkewytch | .... | first assistant director (11 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Patrick A. Duffy | .... | first assistant director (8 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Stephen Sealy | .... | second unit director (8 episodes, 1987) |
| Tomaz Remec | .... | second assistant director (8 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Steven Hirsch | .... | second assistant director (6 episodes, 1987) |
| David Menteer | .... | first assistant director (5 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Jerry Fleck | .... | first assistant director (5 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Dale White | .... | first assistant director (4 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Robert Villar | .... | first assistant director (4 episodes, 1991) |
| Richard Peter Schroer | .... | first assistant director (3 episodes, 1986) |
| W. Alexander Ellis | .... | second assistant director (2 episodes, 1986) |
| David Warry-Smith | .... | first assistant director (2 episodes, 1987) |
| Mick MacKay | .... | second assistant director (2 episodes, 1988-1989) |
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| John P. Aguirre | .... | assistant director (unknown episodes) |
| Roger Mattiussi | .... | second unit director (unknown episodes) |
| Karen Robyn | .... | second assistant director (unknown episodes) |
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| Peter McWade | .... | property master (15 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Dave Conway | .... | construction coordinator (15 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| James A. Rathbun | .... | property master (14 episodes, 1986-1991) |
| Pat O'Brien | .... | property master (13 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Charles Leitrants | .... | construction coordinator (12 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Phil Gough | .... | property master (7 episodes, 1987-1990) |
| Grant Swain | .... | property master (6 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Dean Wilson | .... | property master (6 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Michael Casey | .... | property master (2 episodes, 1986) |
| David Willson | .... | construction coordinator (2 episodes, 1987) |
| Kenneth H. Hawryliw | .... | property master (2 episodes, 1989-1990) |
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| Adrian Dowell | .... | scenic carpenter (unknown episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Dean Eilertson | .... | set dresser (unknown episodes, 1987) |
| Chris Claridge | .... | construction foreman (unknown episodes, 1992) |
| Penny A. Chalmers | .... | set dresser: second unit (unknown episodes) |
| Richard Cook | .... | assistant art director (unknown episodes) |
| James Cordeiro | .... | graphic artist (unknown episodes) |
| Clive Edwards | .... | set dresser (unknown episodes) |
| Ken Rabhel | .... | graphic artist (unknown episodes) |
| Trinita Waller | .... | assistant property master (unknown episodes) |
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| Jerry Trent | .... | foley artist (97 episodes, 1985-1992) |
| Guy Tsujimoto | .... | sound effects editor (75 episodes, 1988-1992) |
| Daryl Lathrop | .... | adr recordist (56 episodes, 1989-1992) |
| Eric Batut | .... | sound mixer (27 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| William H. Angarola | .... | supervising sound editor (24 episodes, 1987-1991) |
| Alan Bernard | .... | sound mixer (22 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Ashley Harvey | .... | sound editor (14 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Thierry J. Couturier | .... | supervising sound editor (9 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| James LaRue | .... | sound mixer (9 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Dean Hodges | .... | sound mixer (7 episodes, 1986) |
| Edward M. Steidele | .... | foley artist (2 episodes, 1985) |
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| Gregg Barbanell | .... | foley artist (unknown episodes) |
| Marty Church | .... | foley mixer (unknown episodes) |
| David A. Cohen | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) |
| Wilson Dyer | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) |
| Jeffrey A. Humphreys | .... | boom operator (unknown episodes) |
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| Joanne Oboyski-Battelene | .... | assistant to supervising producers / assistant: Mr. Kandel (82 episodes, 1985-1989) |
| Rosa Gonzalez | .... | assistant: Mr. Milkis / assistant to assistant producer (29 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Valerie Gray | .... | production office coordinator (20 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Edle Bakke | .... | script supervisor (19 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| John Sheppard | .... | executive story editor / story editor (19 episodes, 1988-1991) |
| Rick Mittleman | .... | creative consultant (19 episodes, 1990-1992) |
| Kerry Lenhart | .... | story editor (17 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| John J. Sakmar | .... | story editor (17 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Rick Drew | .... | story editor / executive story consultant / ... (16 episodes, 1987-1990) |
| James Schmerer | .... | story consultant / executive story consultant (15 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Sara Thornberg | .... | assistant: Mr Downing / assistant: Mr. Downing (14 episodes, 1986-1990) |
| Rosie Dean | .... | production coordinator (14 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Rob Hedden | .... | story editor (13 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| David Sheppy | .... | production assistant (13 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Robert Frederick | .... | production executive (13 episodes, 1989-1990) |
| Stephen Kronish | .... | executive story editor (12 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Lisa White | .... | location manager (11 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Candice Field | .... | script supervisor (11 episodes, 1989-1990) |
| Joyce King | .... | script supervisor (10 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Bud Aronson | .... | location manager (9 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Art Washington | .... | story editor (9 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Brad Radnitz | .... | executive story consultant (9 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Delia Circelli | .... | administrative supervisor (7 episodes, 1986) |
| Susan Weir | .... | script supervisor (7 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Elaine Fleming | .... | production office coordinator (7 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Bruce L. Brownstein | .... | location manager (7 episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Chris Haddock | .... | story editor / executive story editor (7 episodes, 1989-1990) |
| Kelly Moon | .... | script supervisor (7 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Michael Jarvis | .... | location manager (7 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Jan Rudolph | .... | script supervisor (7 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Stephen Kandel | .... | executive story consultant / story editor (6 episodes, 1985-1990) |
| David Keiss | .... | location manager (6 episodes, 1987-1990) |
| Michael Berlin | .... | story editor (6 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Robin Chamberlain | .... | production executive (6 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Eric Estin | .... | story editor (6 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Danny McWilliams | .... | location manager (6 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Brian Alan Lane | .... | executive script consultant / executive story consultant (5 episodes, 1986) |
| Ted Bauman | .... | location manager (5 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Paul B. Margolis | .... | story editor (5 episodes, 1989-1990) |
| Rowland Kirks | .... | location manager (5 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| David Abramowitz | .... | story editor (4 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Fred McKnight | .... | executive story consultant / executive story editor (4 episodes, 1986) |
| Marianne Clarkson | .... | story editor (4 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Ray Quiroz | .... | script supervisor (4 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Tana Tocher | .... | caterer (3 episodes, 1985) |
| Bill Zaitzov | .... | location manager (3 episodes, 1987) |
| Lincoln Kibbee | .... | story editor (3 episodes, 1990-1992) |
| John Considine | .... | story editor (3 episodes, 1991) |
| Maria Cady | .... | script supervisor (2 episodes, 1985) |
| Robin Bernheim | .... | executive story consultant (2 episodes, 1986) |
| Tony Bowers | .... | location manager (2 episodes, 1986) |
| Temple Anderson | .... | script supervisor (2 episodes, 1990-1991) |
| Kathy Barrett | .... | script supervisor (1 episode, 1985-1986) |
| W. Reed Moran | .... | executive story consultant (1 episode, 1988) |
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| Chris LaBarbera | .... | executive assistant to producers (unknown episodes, 1985) |
| David Rowell | .... | estimator (unknown episodes, 1989-1991) |
| Scott Harper | .... | location manager: second unit (unknown episodes) |
| T.J. Healy II | .... | location manager (unknown episodes) |
| Thomas J. Healy IV | .... | assistant location manager (unknown episodes) |
| Chris Helcermanas-Benge | .... | script supervisor (unknown episodes) |
| Bill Nikolai | .... | stand-in (unknown episodes) |
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MacGyver has to be my all-time favorite show of all time. Why do you ask? Because MacGyver actually uses his brain to solve problems instead of using brute force, a total difference from most action-oriented shows. I used to watch this on USA everyday at 4:00 after school. I couldn't miss a single one!
Each episode has MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) from the Phoenix Foundation in very uncomfortable positions. He uses his wits to escape, rescue, or disarm, depending on the situation. MacGyver continued it's greatness until the last season, I believe. Then it was more focused on city/community issues...very boring! One of my favorites is one where MacGyver and an old buddy are sent to a cruise ship that is laden with bombs by an evil character named Viking. "It's a vacuum, Mac!"
Dana Elcar, who played Pete Thorton, one of the bosses of the Phoenix Foundation and MacGyver's best friend, lost his vision so that changed his role on the series greatly.
Murdoc is MacGyver's greatest villain. He has been in more episodes than any other evil character. He is a trained assassin and has always attempted to kill MacGyver. How many times has Murdoc actually been killed?? It's one of the weirdest aspects of the show. The inability of MacGyver to actually kill Murdoc.
Richard Dean Anderson is a great actor and went on to do two MacGyver movies: Lost Treasure of Atlantis and Trail to Doomsday. He also went on to do UPN's Legend and Showtime's Stargate SG-1 (SG-1 Season One available on DVD).
Overall, MacGyver is one action show you can watch with your family and enjoy it to the max as well. Seeing somebody create something out of midair is fantastic. It's very well done and is still on television today. Check your local listings.