Episode
MacGyver: Ma Dalton
Overview
After Jack receives momentos of his father from an anonymous sender, he and MacGyver launch a search for Jack's mother, who's been missing since he was boy—and they aren't the only ones hunting for her.
Details
- Series
- MacGyver
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1989-01-23
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Ma Dalton is Episode 8 in Season 4 of MacGyver. It aired on 1989-01-23. The runtime is 45 min.
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