Choose a TV show.. then link it to MacGyver in 6 connections or less.

We can probably avoid the obvious SG-1, happy days, knight rider, ST:TNG single connections.

Heres some of mine:

Dukes of hazzard stared John Schneider.
John voiced a charecter in King of the Hill
King of the Hill had a character voiced by Lane Smith.
Lane Smith starred in Lois and Clark with Teri Hatcher.
Teri Hatcher played Penny Parker in MacGyver

Viper starred Sydney Walsh who also made an appearence in an episode of Lois & Clark which starred Teri Hatcher who played Penny Parker in MacGyver

Automan co-starred Heather McNair
Heather McNair co-starred in an episode of Knight Rider.
Knight Rider co-starred Patricia McPherson.
Patricia McPherson co-starred in an episode of MacGyver.

M*A*S*H starred Alan Alder who later starred in West wing
West Wing co-starred Adam Arkin over several episodes.
Adam Arkin co-starred in Invisable killer episode of MacGyver.

I have three but they are not as long. The last one is a longer version of one already listed.


The tv show of Jag starred John M. Jackson
John appeared in the epsiode Birth Day of MacGyver.


Exit Wounds starred Steven Seagal.
Steven Seagal's former boss was played by Bruce McGill.
Bruce McGill who played Jack Dalton on MacGyver.

Seinfeld starred Jerry Seinfeld.
Jerry Seinfeld did an epsiode with Teri Thatcher.
Teri Thatcher played Penny Parker on MacGyver.

Top Gun starred Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise's partner in Top Gun was Goose played by Anthony Edwards.
Top Gun also starred Val Kilmer.
Val Kilmer played Batman
Batman was also played by George Clooney who starred with Anthony Edwards on ER.
George Clooney was with Alexander Siddig in 'Syriana'
Alexander Siddig was with Nana Visitor in 'Deep Space 9'
Nana Visitor had two guest spots on MacGyver

I think I actually found one that wasn't mentioned! (I'm terrible at these things since I don't actually watch much TV other than MacGyver!)

It's a short one:

Eric Close stars in Without a Trace. He also appeared in MacGyver as the security guard at the newspaper office in Prometheus Syndrome.

I found one. Bruce McGill co-starred on a s3eason 4 episode of Home Improvement. He also played Jack Dalton on MacGyver.

Really? How did I miss that? He's pretty hard to miss! Was it just a couples of eps?

Really? How did I miss that? He's pretty hard to miss! Was it just a couples of eps?

It was just one episode. I think he's saying a season 4 episode. Don't know where the 3 came from TYPO!

It was a car episode. ARRGH! ARRGH! ARRGH!. Bruce played a collector (Jay Leno type) and Tim screwed up and sold the hot rod to him without discussing it with the rest of the family (the boys helped him build it and were upset) and he had to try and get it back from him (Bruce)

yep I remember that.

They end up buying an old black car which then becomes the second street-rod project for Tim and Brad.

Bruce's character was a pizza tycoon who collected rods as a hobby.. I think?

Can't believe no one's mentioned this one yet.. or if they have, I haven't seen it.

The X-Files starred Bruce Harwood as Byers, one of the Lone Gunmen. Harwood played Willis in several eppys of MacGyver.

Kermit the Frog starred on "The Muppet Show".
Hal Linden guest starred on a season 5 episode of "The Muppet Show".
Hal Linden starred as Barney Miller on... "Barney Miller" along with Abe Vigoda who costarred as Detective Fish.
Abe Vigoda guest starred as Bill Cody on the "Harry's Will" episode of MacGyver!

Greg Evigan starred on "My Two Dads" with Dick Butkus, who portrayed Ed Klawicki.
Dick Butkus guest starred in 3 different episodes as Earl Dent on MacGyver!


Here's a pretty cool one!
Jerry Lewis starred with Dean Martin in the 1952 movie "Jumping Jacks" (among others, I'm sure)
Dean Martin starred on the 1985 short-lived show "Half Nelson" with Dick Butkus!
Dick Butkus guest starred in 3 episodes as Earl Dent on MacGyver!

Charmed starred Shannon Doherty, who also starred in Beverly Hills 90210 along side Jason Preistley, who co-starred in the "blood brothers" episode of MacGyver

House MD co-starred Scott Michael Campbell over two episodes.
Scott also co-starred in an episode of The West Wing.
West Wing co-starred Adam Arkin over several episodes.
Adam Arkin co-starred in Invisable killer episode of MacGyver.

I've got another one:

Northern Exposure featured Adam Arkin.
Arkin appeared in the "Invisible Killer" ep of MacGyver.

Everyone keeps using Adam Arkin for this thing and I keep thinking of Alan Arkin, so here's one with Alan Arkin.

Alan Arkin was in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause as Bud Newman with Tim Allen (as Santa Claus!)
Tim Allen starred in Home Improvement
Bruce McGill guest starred in a 4th. Season episode- and of course,
Bruce McGill was Jack Dalton on MacGyver!!!

Okay, so you've got me started on Quantum Leap.

Of course you have already mentioned Teri Hatcher in Star Crossed.

Jason Priestly starred as "Pencil" in the episode The Camakazi Kid.

John Anderson starred as "Pat Knight" in The Last Gunfighter.

Also in The Last Gunfighter, there is a character named Ben Steiner. And the actor Ben Stein starred in the stolen helecopter episode of MacGyver (I don't know the episodes yet).

Oh, and Ben Stein was also in an episode of the Animaniacs. Hilarious!

And that's all I can think of off the top of my head, and based on what's been posted here.

Duh! I forgot about Bruce McGill, who plays "Weird Ernie" in Genesis (the very first episode of the series), and "Al the Bartender" in Mirror Image (the very last episode of the series).

That episode was "Honest Abe".
And yeah- I'm a fan of Quantum Leap too- I knew about John Anderson and Bruce McGill and Teri Hatcher being on there... I'd forgotten about Jason Priestly though- nice catch.

I just thought of another pretty obvious Quantum Leap and MacGyver connection that didn't dawn on me until just now.
Michael D. Roberts!
He was in two episodes of Quantum Leap-
and two episodes of MacGyver!

He guest starred as Willis Trafford on "The Color of Truth" and as Isaac King on "The Leap Between the States" episodes of Quantum Leap-

And as Booker Wilson on "The Challenge" and Dr. Pierre Redemteur on "Walking Dead" episodes of MacGyver!

(Note- We can also use Michael D. Roberts to connect MacGyver to one of my favorite short-lived sci-fi shows- Manimal, on which he starred as Tyrone C. Earl)

Manimal!!

oh oh... and Bring Em Back Alive!



Sorry. Flashback outburst.

And Automan, Tales of the Golden Monkey, Misfits of Science, Man From Atlantis, Street Hawk and Starman

(So many great short-lived sci-fi shows that would be perfect for DVD release...maybe one day)

Everybody Loves Raymond ---> MacGyver
Doris Roberts starred in Everybody Loves Raymond as Raymond's Mom (I'm guessing. I've never seen the show.)
Doris Roberts starred as Mildred Krebs in Remington Steele, alongside Pierce Brosnan, who starred as Remington Steele.
Pierce Brosnan starred as James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies, alongside Terri Hatcher, who starred as Paris Carter.
Terri Hatcher starred as Penny Parker in MacGyver.

All this from someone who doesn't watch TV...

You can get "recorded from TV" copies on DVD from ebay and a few websites.

I don't see any of these ever making it to DVD.. they couldn't make it on TV, so don't see the studios spending money on DVD releases, so these TV copies might be the only versions we'll ever see.

woohoo!!!! I actually found one!!! Well, hubby actually found one...but I get to post it!

Bruce McGill played some guy on tonight's episode of Numb3rs (don't ask me who, cuz I don't usually watch it...hubby does) and of course played Jack Dalton on MacGyver! I do have to say they guy looks pretty distinguished with gray hair...he even still had the mustache!

I have another one. About 3 weeks ago I was having another 2:00am insomnia thing going on and while channel surfing I came across a rather bad murder mystery starring Christopher Judge. Christopher was Teal'c on Stargate SG1 with RDA as Jack O'Neill. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the movie.

Due South, starring Paul Gross, second season episode 'Starman' guest-starring Amanda Tapping
Amanda played Sam Carter on Stargate SG-1, with RDA
RDA starred as MacGyver!

Speaking of Starman, Robert Hays starred in the titular role on "Starman" (the 1986 TV series) and Patricia McPherson guest starred on the "Fatal Flaw" episode and of course, she also guest starred on the "Jack of Lies" episode of MacGyver!

And Jeff Bridges starred in the titular role in the 1984 movie "Starman", which also starred Dirk Blocker as a cop, and he also guest starred on the "Blood Brothers" episode of MacGyver as Chuck.

Men in Trees starred Justine Bateman
who also starred in 4 episodes of Lois and Clark with Terri Hatcher.
Terri Hatcher played Penny Parker in MacGyver




Grey's Anatomy co-starred Isaiah Washington,
who co-starred in an episode of Touched by an angel along side Della Reese,
who played mama Colton in MacGyver

And now lets move into shows from this century....

Shark co-stars Alexis Cruz, who also co-starred in SG-1 which starred RDA, who played MacGyver

Heroes co-stars Greg Grunberg, who also co-stared in an episode of House MD
House MD co-starred Scott Michael Campbell over two episodes.
Scott also co-starred in an episode of The West Wing which co-starred Adam Arkin over several episodes.
Adam Arkin co-starred in Inviable killer episode of MacGyver.


Casino stars Vanessa Marcil, who also starred in Beverly Hills 90210 (for 2 years)
Beverly Hills 90210 starred Jason Priestley, who stared in the blood brothers episode of MacGyver

Justine Bateman also starred on Family Ties!!! (one of my favorite sitcoms)

(which, incidentally, released on DVD today!!! )

Okay, how about a 6-degree circle? Or actually a figure 8, if you want to be quite proper...

MacGyver---> MacGyver (with MacGyver in the middle)

Terri Hatcher starred as "Penny Parker" in MacGyver.
Terri Hatcher also starred as "Donna Eleese" in one episode of Quantum Leap.
Beverly Mitchell starred as "Becky Pruitt" in one episode of Quantum Leap.
Beverly Mitchell also starred as "Lucy Camden" in Seventh Heaven.
Catherine Hicks starred as "Annie Camden" in Seventh Heaven.
Catherine Hicks also starred as "Dr. Gillian Taylor" in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
George Takei starred as "Mr. Sulu" in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
George Takei also starred as himself in one episode of Third Rock from the Sun.
John Lithgow starred as "Dick Solomon" in Third Rock from the Sun.
John Lithgow also starred as "George Henderson" in Harry and the Hendersons.
Lanie Kazan starred as "Irene Moffat" in Harry and the Hendersons.
Lanie Kazan also starred as "Aunt Meg" in Touched by an Angel.
Della Reese starred as "Tess" in Touched by an Angel.
Della Reese also starred as "Mama Colton" in MacGyver.

So there's your circle.

Where's the figure 8, you ask? Well the loop that makes it a figure 8 is George Takei, who starred as Dr. Shen Wei in an Episode of MacGyver! (The Wish Child)