MacGyver
Early Retirement
Season 3, Episode 12 · Aired 1988-01-18
Synopsis
While testing a new nuclear bomb defusing team at the Phoenix Foundation, a deadly explosion kills three men. Pete blames himself for not inspecting their equipment better and resigns from his job out of guilt. However, Pete is replaced by a not-so-trustworthy man—one who may have been connected to the explosion.
In the series
This episode is part of MacGyver (1985–1992) on ABC.
Duct tape, paper clips, and no gun — problem-solving as action-hero brand.
Key cast
- Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver
- Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton
- Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton