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Ghost Ship

Episode aired Oct 19, 1987
TV-PG
47m

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Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)

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While mapping some wilderness in Alaska, MacGyver discovers an abandoned ship. On it, a Russian stowaway tells him that the crew were all scared off, by Bigfoot!While mapping some wilderness in Alaska, MacGyver discovers an abandoned ship. On it, a Russian stowaway tells him that the crew were all scared off, by Bigfoot!While mapping some wilderness in Alaska, MacGyver discovers an abandoned ship. On it, a Russian stowaway tells him that the crew were all scared off, by Bigfoot!

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Richard Dean Anderson

MacGyver

Dana Elcar

Pete Thornton

Katey Wright

Karin Graff

Michele Goodger

Joanna
(as Michéle Goodger)

Nicholas Rice

Bench

Byron Chief-Moon

Joe Whales

Chief Leonard George

Dave Whales
(as Len George)

Chief Khotlacha

Ken Kirzinger

Creature

Blaine Lamoureux

Tenon
(as Blain Lamoureaux)

Lon Katzman

Peel

Bill Stewart

Murphy

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Trivia
Alaska (this episode's setting) and Canada's western province, British Columbia (this episode's real life scenery) both feature boreal forests as part of their regional wildernesses, national parks, and forests.

Goofs
When MacGyver rows out to the ship, a boom mic can be seen partially in the top left of the screen.

Quotes
Karin Graff: I'm sorry I was so afraid.
MacGyver: Are you kidding? Did you see my jump off that ship? I hit the water running!
Karin Graff: Yes, but you took me with you.
MacGyver: [flashing Karin a half-smile with his eyes twinkling] Yeah, well --- I wanted company.
Karin Graff: [scoffs in grim amusement, knowing that: A.: Mac is just joking --- but also honestly complimenting her on being emotionally strong and a pleasant-mannered person --- in an effort to lighten her mood a bit in their current stressfully-uncertain situation, and, B.: she isn't exactly able to be the most sociable companion when she'd recently been scared half to death, and, C.: they both know that Mac took Karin with him because he cared about a fellow human, and therefore was willing to risk his own safety to help her out of their present danger]

Connections
References The War of the Worlds (1953)

Soundtracks
MacGyver Theme
Written by Randy Edelman

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1/10

Silliest MacGyver ever.

Doing some sort of survey work in the north woods of Alaska MacGyver runs into more people than Grand Central station: including a band of Indian hunters, some men siphoning oil off a pipeline, a stowaway from a Russian trawler . . . And can that be Bigfoot himself?

I'm no environmentalist. I grew up in the woods so I knew every tree and i' sorry I ever left. I love nature too much to want to make an ist of it. But, but golly, if a creature like that attacked me (whatever it was) I'd attack the woods with my little hatchet and send every sprig of it to the sawmill.

Things to watch for: Bigfoot has apparently swum from ship to shore, but the Bigfoot suit is only wet from the calves down. And if Bigfeet could swim, why not chase MacGyver immediately? And, though it's explained: do Bigfeet glow in the dark?

This episode is a waste of time. Try finding something with Penny Parker in it. Or where MacGyver slowly destroys a vintage car driven by Edward Mulhare.