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ORIGINAL AIRDATE: March 5th, 1986 —
MacGyver crash lands in Afghanistan and escapes with help from Ahmed Naga… naga… na-gana-live-here-anymore anyway!
MISSION: MacGyver’s hopes to infiltrate the mountains of Afghanistan to retrieve part of a U.S. government satellite, but is quickly pursued by Soviet forces. With help from a local village boy and the boy’s recently-widowed mother, MacGyver will return the government property to America.
This week’s highlights include:
The dangerous wildlife that inhabit Ahmed’s village.
Mankiewicz family (Film History)
The Mankiewicz family is a well-known family of screenwriters and authors. It seems we misdescribed Don’s cousin Tom Mankiewicz as his uncle. Don’s actual uncle Joseph Mankiewicz is also a well-established screenwriter.
As it turns out, Don actually passed away 3 weeks ago and our thoughts are with his family.
Check out the article on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mankiewicz_family
Watch S1E17: “To Be A Man” on CBS’s website or check the alternative streamability of this episode here.
It’s nice to see a late season one episode opening with so much of a Pilot opening gambit feel: MacGyver out on a rocky landscape on an assignment that involves defusing explosives, then he mentions that he hates heights and leaves flying. Even the voiceovers had almost the same accent. The outcome is less fortunate for him than in the pilot but the hang glider and the slingshot were impressive nevertheless.
– To contact resistance.
– You mean the bandits.
– Bandits, of course. I keep forgetting.
Bwah. Typical commie. ’56 freedom fighters? What freedom fighters? Counter-revolutionists!
I think the “as long as we’re alive there’s still a chance” and “because I didn’t have to and that should be a reason enough for anybody” are great lines and that someone with gun drawn going at him, a woman and a child is definitely a “have to” category!