In my country, MacGyver became the synonym par excellence of crafty bricolage/DIY, so, at least there was a durable cultural impact.

it was my favorite show when i was 8-10 years old, it has been 35+ years since last watched, glad it holds

He's essentially a low-level superhero whose power is creativity and inventiveness, what's not to love? I kinda always wanted to see a one-shot comic crossover where MacGyver temporarily gets a Green Lantern ring to help an incapacitated Hal Jordan or something.

Next show in the genre would be Burn Notice. The reboot of MacGyver never seemed to hit like the original to me.

Yep. The science isn't always accurate, but the values are good.

Back when it ran, environmentalism and anti-authoritarianism weren't as clearly tied to the left as it is today.

If it's good enough for Patty and Selma, it's good enough for me!

I actually really liked the series. It was perfectly campy and got me through some depression. Got the DVD set for my bday.

Whenever I touch a paper clip I have to think about him and get the feeling that I can build anything I want rightaway. Loved the series. Gonna rewatch it soon, that's for sure. Good old TV stuff. Maybe also some A-Team later on.

I watched it for the first time in decades last year, it was a lot better than I expected.

I loved watching it as a kid. I loved his ingenuity.

I never watched it, so I mostly know of the character through SNL spoof MacGruber.

You bad-mouthed MacGyver, didn't you?

I loved it when I was younger. A lot of it filmed locally in Vancouver. The Phoenix Foundation, where he works, is on Georgia Street, not far from Stanley Park.

Still remember him stopping a nuclear reactor leak with chocolate and baking scones along a rock face while camping with dysfunctional youth.

Didn’t had the willpower to finish the first, does it become better ?

My only reference are Patty and Selma

It's good

McGyver so to say went on a lot of fun adventures. I had a good time watching him even though I knew most of his solutions weren't realistic.

Did I mention that most of his solutions weren't realistic?

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