Does any one's children or maybe grandchildren enjoy watching MacGyver?

My 3 year old likes to watch with me (I've seen them all so I know which ones are okay for her to watch. Not that a lot of them aren't). The other day she tied her jump rope around her toy mailbox and said "I'm MacGyver." I'm not sure what MacGyverism that was supposed to be but it was pretty funny.

Both my kids love to watch MacGyver. My daughter (age 7) loves to figure out what he's going to make next...she's also getting into the fun stage where she wants to experiment with things, so we've made a potato clock and some other minor things. My son, loves how Mac helps people. He's 4 almost 5. He's trying to grow his hair out like Mac right now....actually we need to go in for a trim on the front and top.

I do prescreen some of the episodes before allowing the kids to watch them, just so I can explain some things if they ask. I didn't prescreen To be a Man and had to explain what cauterization was to my 7 year old. Not the most fun topic. The two that I refuce to show them currently is Trumbo's World and Ghost Ship. Both will give them nightmares and that's not fun.

I love the fact that there really isn't any bad language and very minimal violence compared to some other stuff that's available on tv.

The violence in MacGyver are just as much as in any other tv-shows of that time. There are episodes with and without fighting and/or explosions, but nearly every episode involves guns. Usually there's a fight or a single blow every three episodes. You shouldn't show shows like 24 or Lost to anyone below 11 or so. First of all intense writing and every episode follows the other. Good question though if I would show my children MacGyver because the chances that I actually want kids is not existing.

I remember avoiding Ghost Ship as well. Heck, it scared me lol. I also had to turn off Black Rhino at a certain point. I don't have to censor it as much as I do House, which I can't even watch anymore in front of the kids at all.

We haven't attempted anything past 3rd season yet. The kids really like the Eagles episode. I haven't shown them any of the Murdoc episodes yet, and probably wont' for a bit. The didn't do well with Kill Zone, all the dead animals was a problem and then as the lab was getting ready to explode, I had a scared 4 yr old in my lap .... you can tell them it's going to be okay cause it's like 1st or 2nd season and he has a few more years left on his contract, but they don't understand it.

So between Hell Fire, Eagles, Pirates, Three for the Road, and the hockey coach one, they really are hooked on Mac. If any one's got a suggestion for a good kid friendly episode to air next in our household (Friday night at 7pm is MacGyver time at our house ) I'm taking suggestions.

My son watch MacGyver with me. He is 5. My daughter love the Sountrack. She is 2

That's so cute I have never thought of non-violent episodes,though.I mean comparing it with today's shows,the episodes seem to be innocent...

Try The Madonna. That's about the only episode I can come up with from later episodes and maybe Harry's Will.

But indeed Ghost Ship, Kill Zone, maybe Eye of Osiris as well and Mama Lorraine's voodoo performance in The Hood are no-no's.

Heck, even I was a bit freaked with the voodoo one. I even had issues with the voodoo James Bond (Live and Let Die). RDA did a great performance in this one, but man I had the creeps for about 2 weeks after that one. Ghost Ship is the only other one that really scared me and I still jump today, even though I know what's coming...kinda like JAWS in that respect.

Kill Zone, I shoulda previewed before we watched. I didn't remember it being that bad but my memory of the episode was from almost 20 years ago. Based on how the kids reacted to the suspense of getting out of the labs before it exploded, I learned that one kid is more sensitive to those situations (the same one who can't watch Monster's Inc or Nemo) and thus I have to screen more (oh darn, watching more of my favorite hero )

I haven't seen the Madonna since the high school. I need to get seasons 5-7 on DVD still, so that's one of the reasons why we haven't watched much of the later season stuff... we might have to watch some of those on the computer until I get around to ordering the rest of the series.

My stepson was fine with it; but he's 21. I was glad he didn't think the whole thing too ridiculous for words.

Heck, even I was a bit freaked with the voodoo one. I even had issues with the voodoo James Bond (Live and Let Die). RDA did a great performance in this one, but man I had the creeps for about 2 weeks after that one. Ghost Ship is the only other one that really scared me and I still jump today, even though I know what's coming...kinda like JAWS in that respect.

Kill Zone, I shoulda previewed before we watched. I didn't remember it being that bad but my memory of the episode was from almost 20 years ago. Based on how the kids reacted to the suspense of getting out of the labs before it exploded, I learned that one kid is more sensitive to those situations (the same one who can't watch Monster's Inc or Nemo) and thus I have to screen more (oh darn, watching more of my favorite hero )

I haven't seen the Madonna since the high school. I need to get seasons 5-7 on DVD still, so that's one of the reasons why we haven't watched much of the later season stuff... we might have to watch some of those on the computer until I get around to ordering the rest of the series.

The explosions aren't bad at all, it's Dr. Millhouse dying that's 'disturbing'.