MacGyver

MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series starring Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver. In The Simpsons, MacGyver is Patty and Selma's favorite TV series.

A reboot series was released in 2016, starring Lucas Till as MacGyver.

References to MacGyver in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 3 50 "Homer Alone" Patty and Selma watch MacGyver. Patty refers to the episode as the best ever and Selma says that Richard Dean Anderson will be in her dreams that night. 56 "Black Widower" When Selma was engaged to Sideshow Bob, Bob watched an episode of MacGyver with the twins. After the episode, Bob complained about the show. Selma tried to make Bob tell her that he liked the show to save their relationship. 4 72 "Selma's Choice" When Homer hugged Patty and Selma, Patty told Selma to just close her eyes and think of MacGyver. 5 92 "Homer the Vigilante" Selma had a lock of MacGyver's hair stolen by Molloy. When he returned it, she added it to a ball of hair. 6 121 "A Star Is Burns" When Patty and Selma asked Jay Sherman to tell them who in the movie business was gay, Homer told him to say MacGyver. This led to Sherman being hung from the roof by his underpants. 16 347 "Goo Goo Gai Pan" When Selma started menopause, she decided to adopt a child from China and visited the Consulate of China. Here she learned from Mr. Zhao that she needed a husband to adopt a child. Selma asked Zhao if he knew who MacGyver was, intending to put down his name, but Zhao knew him. Instead, Selma put Homer down as her husband. 17 373 "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore" Patty and Selma kidnapped Richard Dean Anderson when he was in Springfield for a Stargate SG-1 convention, informing him that he was now doing a two-fan MacGyver convention. They tied Anderson to a chair and told him to use his MacGyver skills to escape. Anderson did so; then he discovered he liked doing the escape and asked Patty and Selma to tie him up again and again so he could do even more complex escapes. In an ironic turn of events, Anderson ended up becoming a nuisance to Patty and Selma and they could not wait to be rid of him. 37 799 "Aunt Misbehavin'" MacGyver every Sunday was a rule in Patty and Selma's home.

Comics

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #18 The Bride! According to Moe, the monster in The Bride! asks when is MacGyver on as she gets alive and when she sees her mate she screams and shouts that he's not MacGyver. The Simpsons Comic Strips Springfield Shopper's Don't Doubt It or Do! Patty and Selma made a life-size sculpture of MacGyver using toenail clippings and used hair removal wax.

External links

• MacGyver at Wikipedia

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