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MacGyver Trivia
Note: I'm adding information to this page as I watch the DVDs, but it's a slow process. If you would like to help, please let me know!
- Mac repeatedly says that he "hates" heights.
- MacGyver's friends often met with an untimely death.
- Even when he wasn't on an assignment, MacGyver often found people who needed his help.
- He fired a gun once: in the pilot episode.
- In the pilot also, he lives in the Griffith Observatory.
- In season seven, MacGyver's first name was revealed: Angus.
- In season six (episode #123) and again in season seven (episode #131) it is mentioned that MagGyver is a vegetarian.
- In season one, however, he eats cooked lizard (ep #4), tries some sort of meat from a stew pot (ep #6), orders a roast lamb sandwich (ep #19), and eats fried chicken (ep #51).
- Early in season two (ep #24) Mac has whipped bean curd in his fridge and sings the praises of alfalfa sprouts.
- In ep 77, he has yogurt and sprouts in the fridge.
- Dana Elcar first appears in the pilot episode as a character named Andy Colson.
- Mac describes his mother as "one of the great kitchen experimenters." (ep #6)
- Of his past, Mac says that he "started out in Minnesota." (ep #4)
- As a child, Mac was in the Boy Scouts. (ep #4)
- Mac says he'll never forget the motto his den mother taught them: be prepared. (ep #4)
- Kate Conolly works in the office of the newspaper, El Tiempo. (ep #4)
- Mac and his friend, Dr. Charles Alden, go on an expedition in the Amazon on behalf of the Inter-Americas Institute of Tropical Ornathology. (ep #6)
- Mac is the only person who called Dr. Alden "Charlie." (ep #6)
- Charlie was the second friend Mac lost on-screen.
- The first friend Mac lost on-screen was Nikolai Grotsky, who was hit by a truck. (ep #3)
- Mac says that he has a habit of not drinking too much. (ep #3)
- When Mac was young, his father once took him to his favorite fishing hole: Sparrow Lake. (ep #7)
- Mac is a huge fan of hockey. (ep #13)
- Harry is also a hockey fan. (ep #33)
- Pete doesn't care for hockey. (ep #33)
- Starting in ep #9, Mac lives in a Venice Beach apartment with a balcony overlooking a beach.
- Mac may have run a coffee shop/hotdog stand at the front of the beach apartment building, because he tells a guy that he forgot to pay for his coffee. (ep #9)
- Mac's landlady is named Susan. (ep #14)
- In Ep #15, Mac is packing to move to a different place "on the beach."
- In the pilot, Ed Gantner (possibly Mac's boss) asks Mac to help rescue trapped scientists.
- A Marine officer asks Mac to retrieve a chemical from a downed plane in Burma. (ep #2)
- Mac phones someone with code name "Pac Man" to report that he's found a missing lady general. (ep #10)
- Not much later, Mac receives a visit from a Colonel named Barney who thanks Mac on behalf of "the department" for completing another mission. (ep #10)
- In season one, Mac says that he hasn't seen his grandfather since he was ten. (ep #10)
- Mac then observes to Harry that it's been "sixteen, seventeen, eighteen years" since they last saw each other. (ep #10)
- Mac calls his grandfather "Harry." Harry calls Mac "Bud." (ep #10)
- Harry lives in a small town in Colorado. (ep #10)
- Harry and Mac hide from Axminster in a deserted town called Evermore. (ep #10)
- After Mac's mother died, Harry avoided seeing Mac because he didn't want to be reminded of the loss. (ep #10)
- Mac recalls that Harry would take him out to pick a tree for Christmas. (ep #10)
- When he was "about ten" Mac made a duck call for Harry, who says it still works well. (ep #10)
- Mac says that when he was a kid, he chewed pine pitch like it was gum. (ep #10)
- Dana Elcar first appears as Pete Thornton is episode #11.
- Pete is a colonel. (ep #12)
- Pete has been promoted to Deputy Chief of the Department. (ep #12)
- Pete is later named Executive Director of Operations. (ep #15)
- In season one, Pete operates out of the Federal Building.
- The Phoenix Foundation is first mentioned in the first episode of season two.
- Pete says when he first met Mac, Mac pulled him out of quicksand in the desert and put him on a camel. (ep #12)
- However, the episode Partners tells how they met while chasing Murdoc.
- Amy Diane Austin is one of Mac's old girlfriends. (ep #13)
- They broke up when Mac wanted to see the world, and Amy wanted to stay in Westport Beach, where she and Mac attended college. (ep #13)
- Amy and Mac were both officers in the science club. (ep #13)
- Debra Easton is another of Mac's ex-girlfriends. (ep #29)
- She left him, leaving only a note, because she knew he was going to ask her to marry him, and she wasn't ready. (ep #29)
- Debra was a sprinter in high school. (ep #29)
- Mac served in Vietnam as part of a bomb-diffusing team, with a man named Charlie Robinson. (ep #14)
- The ship that Mac and Charlie board is the Victoria. (ep #14)
- Charlie Robinson is the third friend that Mac lost on-screen. (ep #14)
- Mac first rode a merry-go-round when he was six or seven years old. (ep #16)
- Penny Parker could never learn how to play chess. (ep #16)
- Penny was once Queen of the Future Farmers. (ep #16)
- Mac's birthdate is January 23, 1951. (ep #16)**
- Mac can fly a jet. (ep #17)
- Mac's Jeep is first seen in episode 18.
- Mac's DXS ID number is XC4479. (ep #18)
- Mac has run the South Bay Marathon twice. (ep #18)
- Mac visits Leningrad for the first time. (ep #21)
- Mac dreamed of playing professional hockey. (ep #24)
- Mac loves green olives with pimentos. (ep #24)
- Pete discovers that he likes whipped bean curd. (ep #24)
- The MacGyverism is defined: it's when Mac turns one thing into another. (ep #25)
- Jack Dalton's company is Fly-By-Night. (ep #28)
- Jack's left eye twitches when he lies. (ep #28)
- Mac's father and grandmother died in a car crash on Dec 14th. (ep #33)
- When Mac was "about ten," he got his first chemistry set. (ep #33)
- Pete's ex-wife is named Connie, and his son is named Michael. (ep #34)
- Mac is an avid skier. (ep #38)
- If Mac recalls correctly, as a child he broke "a couple of arms, three fingers, and a toe." (ep #38)
- Mac can greet someone in Mandarin. (ep #45)
- Mac also speaks French, German, Italian and Russian. (ep #48)
- Mac admits that his German isn't very good. (ep #50)
- His Latin is "very rusty." (ep #84)
- Lisa Kohler is another of Mac's ex-girlfriends. (ep #45)
- Later, Mac learns that Lisa is a KGB spy who was sent to seduce him. (ep #46)
- Pete's birthday is December 18, 1933. (ep #46)
- Pete is a big fan of golf. (ep #46)
- Mac's houseboat is first seen in episode 47.
- Mac does not believe in ghosts. He believes in explanations. (ep #48)
- Pete says that Mac is "an experienced woodsman." (ep #48)
- Nikki Carpenter enters Mac's life after her brother - and Mac's friend - Danny Barrett is murdered. (ep #49)
- Mac knows about computer hacking, and he has taught others about it. (ep #49)
- Mac sends info to Danny's computer at 555-3082. (ep #49)**
- Nikki says that she is divorced. (ep #49)
- Nikki doesn't speak German. (ep #50)
- Mac and Jack wind up in the Bayonne County Correctional Facility. (ep #51)
- Jack's dream is to start Dalton Airways. (ep #51)
- Mike Forrester dies in episode 52.
- Mac was in the physics hall of fame at Western Tech. (ep #53)
- Mac has a home remedy for colds that requires eucalyptus leaves. (ep #54)
- Nikki's middle name is Anne. (ep #54)
- Mac learns that Nikki's husband was killed in a car bombing in West Virginia. (ep #54)
- Nikki says that the bomb was a hit meant for her. (ep #54)
- Nikki's babysits her neighbor's dog, Bunky. (ep #54)
- Mac says that Pete is a Type A personality. (ep #56)
- Pete has a boat. (ep #56)
- Pete had a cabin until Murdoc burned it down. (ep #52)
- Mac's high school hockey coach was Turk Donner. (ep #57)
- Mac gave up a career in hockey after getting injured pretty badly while playing. (ep #57)
- Mac says that he doesn't drink coffee. (ep #59)
- Deborah (The Negotiator) describes Mac as "Loner. Athletic. Artistic. Intelligent." (ep #59)
- Deborah observes Mac's routine: Phoenix Foundation. Art Classes. Volunteer for Handicapped. Environmental Causes. (ep #59)
- Deborah has a lynx fur coat. (ep #59)
- Later, Deborah claims that she really had feelings for Mac. (ep #83)
- Nikki's address is 2723 Forster Lane, Apt. 206. (ep #59)
- Mac plays the guitar. (ep #59)
- The song he plays in episode 59 is "Eau d'Leo" - composed by Richard Dean Anderson.
- Toberman's dog is named Buddy. (ep #60)
- Another of Mac's girlfriend is forest ranger Karen Miller. (ep #63)
- Karen has an owl named Hooter. (ep #63)
- Mac once wanted to be a ranger. (ep #63)
- Mr. Chung's company is Jade Dragon Shipping. (ep #64)
- Penny was born on Halloween. (ep #65)
- Mac grew up in a town called Mission City. (ep #66)
- When Mac visits Mission City as an adult, its population is 42,597. (ep #66)
- Mac's dad taught him how to shoot. (ep #66)
- After Mac's friend died from an accidental gunshot, Mac no longer wanted anything to do with guns. (ep #66)
- In third grade, Mac's teacher, Mr. Simpson, often made Mac stand in the corner. Mac admits that he usually deserved it. (ep #67)
- Jack's latest venture is Dalton Air & Sea. (ep #68)
- Mac has driven race cars in competition. (ep #69)
- Jack's birthday is February 3, 1951. (ep #72)
- Jack is adopted. (ep #72)
- Jesse Colton first appears in ep #72.
- Mac and Penny view each other as brother and sister. (ep #73)
- Working in disguise to set up his plan, Murdoc fell in love with Penny. (ep #73)
- Mac and Natalie met at the Helsinki Ambassador Hotel. (ep #78)
- Mac's mother died of a stroke while he was on assignment in Afghanistan. (ep #77)
- He didn't even hear about it until the day of her funeral. (ep #77)
- Mac was seven years old when his dad and grandma died in a car accident. (ep #77)**
- They drowned after the car went into Miller's Creek. (ep #77)
- Mac and the others hike on Mount Cascade. (ep #79)
- Mac finds the bad guys at Jericho Point. (ep #81)
- The sample that is stolen is Sample A7, Lot 43. (ep #82)
- In episode 83, the flashback of Mac and Pete in the cab is slightly different than what actually happened. Pete didn't say, "It's Murdoc!"
- When Mac was a senior in high school, Zoe Ryan was in seventh grade. (ep #84)
- Zoe lived next door to Mac in Mission City. (ep #84)
- Zoe's office at the university is number 311. (ep #84)
- Zoe hides Diana's mirror in a personalized souvenir pillow from Istanbul. (ep #84)
- On the flight to London, Mac reads Ambrose Alchemist - Guardian of Peace. (ep #84)
- The abbey is located at section 2, lot 5, parcel 16 in Chelsea. (ep #84)
- The abbey is currently the home of "Bodin's Chamber of Torture." (ep #84)
- While posing as a museum employee, Von Leer's associate has her actual name - Eunice - on her name tag. (ep #84)
- In episode 86, Mac has a '46 Chevy truck that belonged to his grandfather.
- Sophia's code name is Dolphin. (ep #86)
- The phone number of the booth that Sophia uses is (213) 555-8181. (ep #86)
- Area code 213 is in California.
- Deegan poses as "Sgt. Murphy" to trace the number Sophia called. (ep #86)
- Pete's office phone number is 555-3493. (ep #86)
- Sophia's address is 312 Elm, Apt A, Los Angeles, California. (ep #86)
- Sophia's phone number is 555-2225. (ep #86)
- Frank Colton hates fish. (ep #86)
- Sophia waits for Mac at Flo's Diner. (ep #86)
- Mac uses the teeth of a sheephead fish to cut himself free. (ep #86)
- Mac sets a trap for Deegan in the Space Track booth at the Urban Adventure Arcade. (ep #86)
- Jesse's wallet contains a "Vista" credit card. (ep #88)
- Skinner gives Willie $500 for unlocking the clinic door. (ep #88)
- Wanda Trie Tran, Willie's mother, lived from 1953 - 1989. (ep #88)
- Mac's neighbor, Milt Bozer, has a boat called the Skippy II. (ep #89)
- Mac's belongings are found at the hangar near a "Move-Your-Self" rental truck. (ep #89)
- Mac finds the hearse at Haven's Rest Cemetery. (ep #89)
- Murdoc has had plastic surgery to remove the burn scars on his face. (ep #89)
- Nicholas Helman, of HIT, taught Murdoc everything he knows. (ep #89)
- Mac poses as an employee of To Die For catering with a casket full of food. (ep #89)
- Murdoc is in costume as the Grim Reaper. (ep #89)
- Murdoc is petrified of snakes. (ep #89)
- Mei Jan arrives at Mac's place in an Advance Cab company taxi. (ep #90)
- Mac sponsored Sue Ling for years as part of a foster child program for orphans. (ep #90)
- We see the bedroom in Mac's houseboat for the first time in episode 90. (ep #90)
- Mei Jan says that she and Sue Ling attended Beijing Teachers' College. (ep #90)
- Mac sneaks into the consulate on top of a truck marked "Tai Wa Produce."(ep #90)
- The California license plate on the van is 2NUB350. (ep #90)
- Ladysmith's real name is Anton De Bruin. (ep #91)
- A sign at the entrance of Nabo Ranch says "All Rights Reserved for Rhinos."(ep #91)
- The sugar refinery is at the Kambezi River Depot. (ep #91)
- Chan and Ladysmith are to meet in the Safari Room at the Gold City Hotel at 5 o'clock. (ep #91)
- Chan's room is number 580. (ep #91)
- Billy donates his part of the reward money to the cause of the rhinos. (ep #91)
- At the auction, the Rubens painting that Pete wants is item #52. (ep #92)
- The opening bid is $300,000. (ep #92)
- Pete's auction fan is #29. (ep #92)
- Pete wins the painting with a bid of $425,000. (ep #92)
- At the jail, Sam was in "holding three."(ep #92)
- The address of Hoggart Realty is 2884 Oxford. (ep #92)
- The video is shot at Lake Shore Studios. (ep #93)
- Carla's house is #3253. (ep #93)
- Rogan's license plate number is CHN 438. (ep #93)
- As a kid, Mac would wrap presents for his mom in old comic book pages. (ep #94)
- Carol finds Breeze at Joe's Pool and Snooker. (ep #94)
- The Christmas show at the Challengers' Club is the 14th Annual. (ep #94)
- Mac's mother had a stroke the day after Christmas. (ep #94)
- When Pete drops Mac off, Mac's Jeep and ‘46 Chevy truck can be seen in the parking lot. (ep #95)
- In the message she leaves for Mac, Penny says that she's in a show at Frontier World. (ep #95)
- Jack wants $2500 in cash for the ranch, but he agrees to Mac's offer of $1700 in gold coin. (ep #95)
- The old-time Mac served under Sherman and then with the Ninth Calvary in Texas. He "carried a gun for four years." (ep #95)
- Old-time Billy Colton was a slave in Dixon Holding, Alabama. (ep #95)
- Old-time Mac spends $3.20 at the general store. (ep #95)
- The street number of the Sheriff's office is 38073. (ep #97)
- Foxworth's company is Half-Moon Logging. (ep #97)
- Betsy is the name of Braddock's truck. (ep #97)
- The tag number of the vehicle Mac drives in Oregon is TFH 4L8. (ep #97)
- Maria's father worked at the University of San Marcos. (ep #98)
- The tag number of the Jeep Mac drives in Peru is IL-9428. (ep #98)
- The gang looks for the treasure at the Sarra Yahta ruins. (ep #98)
- Mac first uses the Dexter persona in episode 99.
- Jenny's Chance is the name of a racehorse. (ep #99)
- Pete (as Harry Boyle) offers Henderson $200,000 for Jenny's Chance. (ep #99)
- Mick follows Harry Boyle to the Derby Grill. (ep #99)
- The password for the ERMA operations disk is NAUTILUS. (ep #100)
- Nick’s company is Shark Submarines, Inc. (ep #100)
- Gwen’s husband, Larry, had died six years earlier. (ep #100)
- While in jail, Banniker reads a newspaper called The Observer. (ep #100)
- The story about Dexter is on the front page: Computer Thief Nabbed. ‘Genius’ Hacker ripped off millions from the Pacific East Bank.(ep #100)
- Shark Submarines is located at 1178 Alamo Road, Santa Luisa, CA. Their phone number is 555-5012. (ep #100)
- Mac and Pete track Nick to a boat called the Windward Isle, at pier nine. (ep #100)
- Mac stops to buy a newspaper called The Observer. (ep #101)
- Sal’s Pawn Shop is owned by Izzy’s cousin. (ep #101)
- The 20’s bash is held at the Speakeasy Nite Club. (ep #101)
- Mac and Lulu dance while the band plays "Every Little Breeze Seems to Whisper Louise."(ep #101)
- Arnold Tubbs card lists his business address as 2117 Lermont St., Santa Luisa, CA. (ep #101)
- Lulu drives a car belonging to the Abutus Driving School, phone number 555-7826. (ep #101)
- Mac packs a white #11 jersey and a Kings jersey. (ep #102)
- Lisa and Ingrid dance around to a song called "One More for the Road." (ep #102)
- The call to test the tracking system comes from 213-555-4566, Telephone District #208, 7000 Block Fairdale, Intersection: Bronson. (ep #102)
- Travers calls Eric from 213-555-4691. (ep #102)
- The kidnappers originally ask for $3 million. (ep #102)
- Eric is told to bring the money to the flag pole in Observation Park. (ep #102)
- The murder was committed at the intersection of Main Street and Olive Boulevard. (ep #103)
- The "Bird Lady" lived in apartment 2B at 500 Olive Blvd. (ep #103)
- She had lived in that apartment for forty years. (ep #103)
- Her real name was Belinda Jones. (ep #103)
- Mac's bail is $2500. (ep #103)
- The DA's office is number 2258. (ep #103)
- Baron reports for Channel 12. (ep #103)
- The earliest available flight to Minneapolis is at midnight. (ep #104)
- The netherworld ship is called Osiris. (ep #104)
- Mac’s hospital room is ICU 3. (ep #104)
- Coco was formerly the leader of the Rolling Thunder gang. (ep #105)
- The Tough Boys are ambushed at the Billingsgate Fish Co. (ep #105)
- When Mac and Pete arrive in Bucharest, the clock on the building shows the time to be around 12:25. (ep #106)
- Victor lived in barracks K-11. (ep #106)
- Victor’s childhood friend was named Nicolae, which was also Ceausescu’s name. (ep #106)
- Rudy and his cohort flee in a beige 1976 Dodge. (ep #107)
- Senator Harrison was assassinated in 1968. (ep #107)
- Richard Cromwell was the name of the officer that Rudy killed. (ep #107)
- Breeze’s bail was set at $25,000. (ep #107)
- Maddox offers Breeze $1,000 for info on the whereabouts of the Harrison gun. (ep #107)
- Todd calls Maddox from his home phone, number 555-6572. (ep #107)
- Todd demands $50,000 for the gun. (ep #107)
- Lisa has had 15 unexcused absences from school. (ep #108)
- Lisa and Holly attend Jackson High School. (ep #108)
- Holly is a senior, and head cheerleader. (ep #108)
- As a child, Mac and his friend Freddy drank a six-pack in less than an hour. (ep #108)
- Brett’s computer access code at the travel agency is b-1. (ep #108)
- The Woodman house is number 4769. (ep #108)
- Brett and company break into the house of Mr. and Mrs. David Sanford, 210 Sunset Lane, Royal Beach. (ep #108)
- In Germany, Mac stays at the Hotel Konigsadler. (ep #109)
- Mosel works with the Citizen Freedom Committee. (ep #109)
- Maria asks for "three quarters" to buy a root beer from a vending machine. (ep #109)
- Mac and Maria had a "Hawaiian pizza" with pineapple. (ep #109)
- The street number of Romberg’s Toys is 321. (ep #109)
- Ruth O’dell is the judge at Zito's trial. (ep #110)
- The Bailiff’s Lounge is room 206 in the courthouse. (ep #110)
- Zito’s library card number is 23-7530. (ep #110)
- Pete’s license plate number is 2MTW648. (ep #110)
- Pete’s parking space number is 20. (ep #110)
- Mac arrives at the lawyer's office one minute early for his 7:00 am appointment. (ep #111)
- Mac picks up the Nomad from Mel's Storage at 1420 Menton. (ep #111)
- The Minnesota license plate on the Nomad is number 1B0JKR. (ep #111)
- Young MacGyver is number 11 for the hockey team, the Wildcats. (ep #111)
- On the wanted poster, a $500 reward is offered for Maria. (ep #112)
- The town of Kasabian has a population of 2,571 and is at elevation 1150. (ep #113)
- Mac finds the Fixx hidden in containers labeled "Maple Syrup". (ep #113)
- Nick had borrowed Hector's jacket (and lost a button from it) on the night Nick killed Tony. (ep #113)
- Mac paid $245 for a new generator. (ep #114)
- The old generator was only a month old. (ep #114)
- Phil offers Mac the Vortex 6000, the "next generation in household care appliances." (ep #114)
- Rigel is a star in the Orion constellation. (ep #114)
- The Rigels’ tag number is 308 4R6. (ep #114)
- Mac’s bail is $1000. (ep #114)
- Mama Colton arrives home in a Liberty Taxi. (ep #115)
- Frank and Jesse were called away from the family reunion on a big "jump bail case". (ep #115)
- Wendy says that Frank’s baseball collection is worth over $50,000. (ep #115)
- Wendy lives above the Ngai Lum Musical Society. (ep #115)
- During college, Mac ushered at Met Stadium. (ep #115)
- Mama named her computer after Alexandre Dumas. (ep #115)
- Mama Colton lives at 415 Maple. (ep #115)
- Marsh paid $50,000 for Novus Riley’s gambling markers. (ep #115)
- Dexter meets Eli in room 3008. (ep #115)
- The "Jackson Collection" is from the final game of the 1977 World Series. (ep #115)
- The phone number for Home Run Printing is 555-8172. (ep #115)
- Nikolai wore jersey number 16. (ep #116)
- Ellen has been with Jerico Broadcasting for 8 years. (ep #116)
- Mac has a yearbook called Eyrie from a high school with initials M.C.H.S. (ep #116)
- Ellen was head cheerleader for the class of 1968. (ep #116)
- Ellen and Mac were in a group called Students for Gun Control. (ep #116)
- Willis' device detects 76 millirads of radioactivity at The Wasteland site. (ep #117)
- Upon completion Bartlett City would have supported 15,000 people. (ep #117)
- The Wasteland is about 40 miles away from Bartlett's office. (ep #117)
- The bomb goes off when the van's odometer hits 26055. (ep #117)
- Beth only saw her father three times while she was growing up. (ep #118)
- The phone number of The Handle Bar is 555-5214. (ep #119)
- The Handle Bar is located at 3217 Oakdale. (ep #119)
- Kluge retrieves Dent’s "trike" from impound. (ep #119)
- Hinkley has a stash of 200 pounds of crystal meth. (ep #119)
- Number of women Mac kissed in season one: nine
(Barbara, Reena, Kate, Chris, Karen, Amy, Victoria, Penny, Sarah)
- Number of women Mac kissed in season two: five
Jill, Mike (on the cheek), Debra, Penny, Diana
** Many thanks to ~Starre~ for correcting one of my ep 77 trivia lines, to Atomic Punk for the addition to the ep 49 trivia, and to Bandit for sending Mac's birthdate!
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