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ORIGINAL AIRDATE: October 19th, 1987 —
During a routine mission for the Department of Interior, MacGyver is attacked by Bigfoot.
MISSION: Investigating an abandoned ship in the Pacific Northwest, MacGyver comes face to face with the grandfather of cryptozoology himself.
This week’s highlights include:
The MacGyver Project site had a chat with this episodes producer Calvin Clements Jr. which can be found here.
Cryptozoology (Pseudoscience)
Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience involving the search for animals whose existence has not been proven due to lack of evidence. The animals cryptozoologists study are often referred to as cryptids, a term coined by John Wall in 1983. This includes living examples of animals that are otherwise considered extinct, such as non-avian dinosaurs; animals whose existence lacks physical evidence but which appear in folklore, such as Bigfoot and Chupacabra; and wild animals dramatically outside their normal geographic ranges, such as phantom cats (also known as Alien Big Cats).
Check out the article on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoology.
Watch S3E4: “Ghost Ship” on CBS’s website or check the alternative streamability of this episode here.
The Phoenix Foundation “base camp” where they monitor MacGyver’s progress from was filmed at Cleveland Dam in North Vancouver. It’s a beautiful spot. Not sure where the ship was anchored but it must be in an inlet, not a lake.