Just wondering if anyone can watch an episode and still get all excited over Mr. Mac?

I remember practically drooling at the TV when I was 9 years old, I thought RDA was gorgeous. I wanted to marry him, lol.

Now I am nearly 20 years older and I still get that same feeling when I watch an episode. If only RDA looked like that today.

It's the voice and his coolness, and I admit the hair plays a big part. I love his hair - hate it in the first season but love it a few seasons later, where he has those short dangly bits at the back. I think it's incredibly hot.

It might seem weird...but there must be other people out there who think what I do, so I am asking that you show yourselves so I don't feel so silly drooling over him?

Okay - I'll admit it. I did drool over him in high school, and again a bit with early seasons of SG1...even had a poster of him in my room.

Yes - I still watch MacGyver and drool. Loved his charm, his hair, and his mind....his body wasn't anything to sneeze at either

Now I have a 8-yr daughter who thinks he's cute...

I watched SG1 just to watch him, hahaha. I never had any posters but I thought he was the best thing since...well, since anything!

Yes, I admit I always found Mac an attractive character. And it was as much his brains and big heart as his looks.

when I was a teenager and seeing him for the first time each week I did also drool over him, each day i thought of him and wondered what he be doing next week.

Hmmm...

I don't really drool over MacGyver. I do agree that he's fairly attractive, but he's more of a dream *best friend* to me, not a love interest. My mum seems to think that I do though, because she's always teasing me about it whenever I watch MacGyver. I can still be obsessed with MacGyver without having a crush on him!

I do, however, kind of have a crush on Murdoc (as weird as that sounds).

Is it considered weird for a 16 year old to like adults in their 30s/40s?

Yes, I am here to confess my crush on MacGyver. When the show originally aired I was in my late teens/early 20's and into tall, dark, and handsome...think Michael Knight (Knight Rider) and Vinnie Terranova (Wiseguy). Mac was OK, but I disliked guys with hair that was even a little bit long and I thought he was just a little too rough around the edges or something. Now, I find him incredibly attractive!! Some of it is his looks, of course, though I still take some exception to the hair, especially seasons 5 and 7. Perhaps it's because I'm more mature and the world has changed, but I am so attracted to his charm, politeness, helpful, self-less nature, his intelligence without being geeky and even his quirks. He's not some smooth, polished PI but a reluctant hero who just does what needs to be done. He's down to earth and very relatable. I sure wish we knew about cloning back then (or did we? I can't remember). Anyway, I want my own MacGyver!!

Fair enough! I can see why so many people have a crush on MacGyver!

I'm surprised I've never come across anyone else who has a crush on Murdoc, though. I mean, come on! He is so hot in his younger episodes! And he's so hilarious and such a genius like MacGyver himself! So charming and sexy in my opinion!

Actually, there are some fans that have had crushes on Murdoc. XD I'm friends with one of them, who is still a big fan of Michael Des Barres.

I didn't have a crush on Mac back when I was a kid, though I know my Mom did. Mac reminded me too much of my Dad, and wasn't my type. Then I got older, hit my 30's, rewatched the show and saw why so many people had a crush on him. Almost every female I know that watched the show had a thing for MacGyver to some degree.

And why not? Mac is a nice fella that doesn't judge people. If you like MacGyver, RDA himself is a really nice guy too. That's why he has such a loyal following. He's one of the few actors I actually have been actively trying to meet.

Eventually, some day I will!!

No, I don't think so. It's rather common and a "safe" way loving someone (without risking getting hurt or being turned down) - bit of a training ground for later life.

Also, there weren't that many action stars in their teens or twenties to have a crush on. A lot of the TV heroes were over 30 years old; maybe even in their 40ies or 50ies.

I definitely didn't have a crush on MacGyver when I saw my first episode - I was too young and not interested in having crushes. That changed though when I turned 12 or 13 - and if I had had access to a MacGyver poster I'm sure there would have been one on my wall!

It's funny how these crushes change, though - my dad avidly watched Stargate SG-1 with RDA. I didn't watch much TV while studying at University and when I came home on the weekends I couldn't understand why my dad watched this weird SciFi-Thingy. I actually watched probably half an episode until I even recognized RDA - mainly because he has a different German voice on Stargate than he has as MacGyver. I thought he was... like... OLD. And the hair was all wrong!

Cut to 13 years later and me rewatching MacGyver and crushing all over RDA again. So I thought I'd give Stargate another go and voilà - I was like 5 minutes into the pilot and I was a goner; my mind shouting: "OMG! He's HOT!". I guess me being in my mid-thirties, it was totally acceptable to crush on a guy in his mid-fourties

I do fear for my sanity though when I'm looking back on the few TV crushes I had so far - they're all broken souls with commitment issues

I was just thinking the same thing the other day. Seems actors are getting young (of course, we're not getting older!!)

I too fear for my sanity. I'm usually finding myself attracted to villains for some strange reason.

My crush is on Murdoc, and that extends to MDB as well. I came for the acting and villainy, and I stayed for the fine rock 'n' roll. Kinda have a crush on Jack, too. He's just such a sweet guy!
I can see why everyone loves Mac, but I sure wouldn't want to slog through all those commitment issues... Then again, I haven't even finished the show yet, so what do I know?

Yup, definitely Murdoc for me. Both the original and the reboot. (Original) Mac is more of a older brother/fatherly/best friend type in my opinion. Although I did like Mac briefly when I started watching, both the original and the reboot, but outgrew that quickly. In the end, I came for Mac, stayed for Murdoc!

RDA's MacGyver all the way. Though, David Dastmalchain is adorable.

I crushed on MacGyver in the beginning, but I was also heartbroken at the time and trying to deal with it. I was drawn to Mac's friendly demeanor, which was the opposite of the person I was trying to get over. After a while, I healed, realized the guy was an idiot, moved on and found someone else that was better for me.

So MacGyver really isn't a crush anymore... more of a big brother/best friend figure.

Helped me a great deal to cope and re-evaluate my outlook on life. After that, I saw people who stuck by my side through the worst of it, despite my constant whining and complaining.

So, I would call that a success.

I think we could all use someone like Mac in our life. Someone as warm and friendly and so on as he is, anyway.