Episode
MacGyver: The Spoilers
Overview
After MacGyver witnesses someone dumping toxic waste that's polluting mountain streams, he and Pete enlist a reclusive mountain man nicknamed "Earthquake" to help lead them to the culprit. Things become complicated, though, as Earthquake's flashbacks to his military service in the Vietnam War make him unstable and threaten their case.
Details
- Series
- MacGyver
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1988-03-14
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Spoilers is Episode 16 in Season 3 of MacGyver. It aired on 1988-03-14. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 18: Rock the Cradle
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Episode 13: Thin Ice
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Episode 19: The Endangered
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Episode 12: Early Retirement
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Episode 11: Kill Zone
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Episode 10: Blow Out
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