MacGyver (1985 TV series) season 6

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MacGyver
Season 6
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"Braver Than Most – Smarter Than the Rest"
No. of episodes21
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseSeptember 17, 1990 (1990-09-17) 
May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)
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The sixth season of MacGyver , an American television series, began September 17, 1990, and ended on May 6, 1991. It aired on ABC. The region 1 DVD was released on June 13, 2006. [1]

Contents

Season 6 follows the adventures of an ingenious, resourceful American operative, MacGyver, who is assigned difficult missions by the private think tank, the Phoenix Foundation. The Phoenix Foundation fights criminals around the world, and MacGyver usually avoids direct conflict with them by utilizing common items to create inventive traps and solutions to problems he faces while stopping his enemies.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1051"Tough Boys" Mike Vejar Art WashingtonSeptember 17, 1990 (1990-09-17)17.7 [2]
1062"Humanity"William GereghtyLincoln KibbeeSeptember 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)16.2 [3]
1073"The Gun"William GereghtyRobert ShermanOctober 1, 1990 (1990-10-01)18.6 [4]
1084"Twenty Questions" Michael Caffey Rick MittlemanOctober 8, 1990 (1990-10-08)20.9 [5]
1095"The Wall"Michael PreeceRick DrewOctober 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)17.2 [6]
1106"Lesson in Evil"William GereghtyJohn SheppardOctober 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)18.3 [7]
1117"Harry's Will"William GereghtyLincoln KibbeeNovember 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)21.7 [8]
1128"MacGyver's Women"Michael PreeceLincoln Kibbee & Stephen KandelNovember 12, 1990 (1990-11-12)18.8 [9]
1139"Bitter Harvest"Mike VejarMichael KaneNovember 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)20.0 [10]
11410"The Visitor"William GereghtyBrad RadnitzDecember 3, 1990 (1990-12-03)22.4 [11]
11511"Squeeze Play"Michael PreeceArt WashingtonDecember 17, 1990 (1990-12-17)18.3 [12]
11612"Jerico Games"William GereghtyRobert ShermanJanuary 7, 1991 (1991-01-07)20.8 [13]
11713"The Wasteland" Michael Caffey Story by: Grant Rosenberg & Robert Hamner
Teleplay by: Robert Hamner
January 21, 1991 (1991-01-21)19.7 [14]
11814"Eye of Osiris"Mike VejarJohn SheppardFebruary 4, 1991 (1991-02-04)19.7 [15]
11915"High Control" Michael Caffey Lincoln KibbeeFebruary 11, 1991 (1991-02-11)19.4 [16]
12016"There But For the Grace"William GereghtyJohn ConsidineFebruary 18, 1991 (1991-02-18)20.4 [17]
12117"Blind Faith" Michael Caffey John Considine March 4, 1991 (1991-03-04)15.4 [18]
12218"Faith, Hope & Charity"William GereghtyBrad RadnitzMarch 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)19.3 [19]
12319"Strictly Business"Mike VejarJohn SheppardApril 8, 1991 (1991-04-08)17.7 [20]
12420"Trail of Tears"Michael PreeceLincoln KibbeeApril 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)16.2 [21]
12521"Hind-Sight"Michael PreeceRick MittlemanMay 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)15.5 [22]

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