Episode
MacGyver: The Wasteland
Overview
Mac seeks to stop a shortsighted developer whose latest project will create an environmental ruin and could result in his premature death at the hands of his greedy children.
Details
- Series
- MacGyver
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1991-01-21
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Wasteland is Episode 13 in Season 6 of MacGyver. It aired on 1991-01-21. The runtime is 45 min.
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