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ORIGINAL AIRDATE: November 3rd, 1986 —
Jack Dalton shows up out of the blue to drag MacGyver into harm’s way
MISSION: MacGyver is lured to Dinoto in Central America, to rescue a team of botanists held captive by terrorists, or so he is led to believe by lifelong friend and pathological liar Jack Dalton.
This week’s highlights include:
Bruce McGill as D-Day in Animal House.
The MacGyver Project interview I mentioned with Kerry Lenhart can be found here.
Phragmipedium besseae (Botany)
Phragmipedium besseae (Pronunciation:fraig-mi-PEE-dee-um BESS-ee-ay) is an orchid species of the genus Phragmipedium. It is a terrestrial orchid native to the wet montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Typically orange, not purple as they appear in this episode.
Check out the article on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phragmipedium_besseae
Watch S2E6: “Jack of Lies” on CBS’s website or check the alternative streamability of this episode here.
Pete proceeding to tuck into the burger while wearing a tracksuit then freezing up at MacGyver’s coincidental remark was a scream and I was a bit shocked about Jack’s “Please extinguish all smoking materials” – is that really how it used to be??