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A list of all scenes shown in the opening credits and the episodes they are from.
 The GauntletAs MacGyver arrives in the south American town, he sees a girl being harassed by military officers. He interrupts them and pulls out his passport with a $20 bill inside it to keep them happy. |
 Pilot (opening gambit)MacGyver rigs up a semi-automatic rifle on a tree branch as a distraction. |
 Thief of BudapestMacGyver undoes the steering wheel of the prison tractor in preparation for his escape. |
 Thief of BudapestMacGyver drags a roll of razor wire along with his foot as he prepares his escape plan from the Budapest prison compound. |
 The GauntletMacGyver unrolls a winch coil as he sets up his escape plan to get out of the locked-down town he’s trapped in. |
 PilotMacGyver pulls out the air vent control panel in the “gas chamber” as he tries to by pass the malfunctioning power switch. |
 PilotMacGyver uses a mirror removed from his binoculars to reflect a laser beam back on itself in order to disable the laser security system in the elevator shaft so he can get to the lower levels of the building. |
 The GauntletMacGyver ties an old belt through the steering wheel of a jeep and around the gear stick to help hold the steering wheel straight so the jeep will travel a straight path down the hillside towards the waiting army. |
 The GauntletMacGyver pushes the end of a cameras flash cable into a blob of plastic explosive and sets the flash for 30 seconds. |
 Pilot (opening gambit)MacGyver takes a flair gun out of the crashed fighter plane and puts it in his satchel for later use. |
 The Gauntlet (opening gambit)This particular shot isn’t used in the episode. It is from the scene where MacGyver unlocks the window to gain access to the room containing the map. The shoot we see in the episode is from inside the room. |
 Thief of BudapestMacGyver jiggles the gear stick of the prison tractor to make sure it’s out of gear. |
 Trumbo’s WorldMacGyver uses 2 half-dollar coins to arc weld a broken piston shaft. |
 The Golden TriangleMacGyver pulls the ripcord of an inflatable life-jacket which he has set up as the first stage to a chain reaction of events to create a diversion. |
 PilotThe timer of a bomb in an underground lab counts down to its detonation as Doctors Steubens and Burke play their game of chess. |
 Title ExplosionFilmed specifically for the opening credits. |
 The Golden TriangleMacGyver jumps out of a jeep and fires a flare to blow the jeep up. |
 The Golden TriangleMacGyver knocks out one of the drug lord’s henchmen using a long stick for leverage. |
 Trumbo’s World (opening gambit)MacGyver jumps into his inflatable raft while rescuing a scientist from her Pyrenees captors. |
 Trumbo’s World (opening gambit)MacGyver repels down a cliff face while rescuing a scientist from her Pyrenees captors. |
 The Gauntlet (opening gambit)MacGyver uses the stolen map to slide down a sand dune to escape his pursuers. |
 The GauntletMacGyver crawls along under a bus to avoid being seen as he sets up his escape plan. |
 The Golden TriangleMacGyver jumps onto General Nara’s helicopter so he can attach the winch rope from the jeep to wind the helicopter down with. |
 The GauntletMacGyver climbs into the bus through a back window as he begins his escape from the military locked-down town. |
 Opening credits This scene was filmed specifically for the opening credits during the episode ‘Last Stand’. |
 The Gauntlet (opening gambit)MacGyver makes sure all is clear on the below street before climbing down into the room housing the map he’s after. |
 Thief of BudapestMacGyver eats an ice cream as he wanders around Budapest looking for his contact agent. This particular shot is when he passes to watch someone repairing a traffic light. |
 The GauntletMacGyver looks over at Kate Connelly in amusement as she protests about eating the lizard he has just caught and is preparing to cook. |
 Thief of Budapest (opening gambit)MacGyver duels with an Arabian horse thief while trying to steal the horseback. |
 Thief of Budapest (opening gambit)MacGyver turns his horse around after being caught by the thieves he’s trying to steal the horse back from. |
 The Gauntlet (opening gambit)MacGyver is caught by a military officer while trying to escape with the stolen map. |
 The GauntletMacGyver prepares to roll one of his exploding barrels down the hill towards the waiting army. |
 The GauntletMacGyver lays out the items he’ll need as he prepares to construct a diversion in the bell tower. |
 The Golden TriangleMacGyver dives behind a jeep as General Narai shoots at him from his “gunship” helicopter. |
 Trumbo’s World (opening gambit)MacGyver paddles his inflatable raft rescuing a scientist from her Pyrenees captors. |
 The Gauntlet (opening gambit)MacGyver runs over a sand dune while fleeing with a stolen map. |
 Trumbo’s WorldMacGyver removes the hood of his homemade ant suit after reaching the water dam. |
 PilotMacGyver lowers himself down through the escape hatch of a stuck elevator as he descends into the bomb-damaged research center. |
 The Gauntlet (opening gambit)MacGyver tries to escape from the map room but finds the door is locked. |
 The Gauntlet MacGyver and Kate are trying to beat the closing front gate to escaping from Ryerson’s mansion. |
 The Gauntlet (opening gambit)MacGyver pauses to catch his breath after being shot at as he makes his escape down the street with a stolen map. |
The ice cream shot from the intro isn’t the same as in Thief of Budapest. In the intro you see the traffic light going from green to red. This shot is not in the actual episode. It’s probably another take from the same scene though.
Also, the helicopter shooting (The Golden Triangle) in the intro is also a bit different than in the actual episode. In the intro the shots go to the bottom edge of the screen, while in the episode the video is transitioned away before the helicopter bullets reach the screen edge.
They’re just very tiny differences, but I thought I’d mention it as this page seems to be all about the details 🙂