# MacGyver (1985 TV series) season 3

The third season of the American television series MacGyver, consisting of 20 episodes, began on September 21, 1987, and ended on May 9, 1988, and aired on the ABC network. The region 1 DVD was released on September 6, 2005. According to IMDb, it is current available on Amazon's Paramount+ channel.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Rating/share (households) |
| 45 | 1 | "Lost Love (Part 1)" | Cliff Bole | Jerry Ludwig | September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) | 11.9/20 |
| While protecting a priceless Chinese artifact, MacGyver encounters an old flame, who he thought was dead. |||||||
| 46 | 2 | "Lost Love (Part 2)" | Cliff Bole | Jerry Ludwig | September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28) | 12.2/19 |
| While protecting a priceless Chinese artifact, MacGyver tries to rescue his love from danger. |||||||
| 47 | 3 | "Back from the Dead" | James L. Conway | Stephen Kronish | October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) | 12.2/20 |
| MacGyver helps a former hit-man in the witness protection program after the mob rediscovers him. Note: This episode features a special appearance by baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. |||||||
| 48 | 4 | "Ghost Ship" | Mike Vejar | Stephen Kandel | October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19) | 13.1/21 |
| While on an assignment to plant beacons for a mapping expedition in the Alaskan wilderness, MacGyver stumbles upon an abandoned ship with a teenage girl and the legendary Bigfoot. |||||||
| 49 | 5 | "Fire and Ice" | Alan Simmonds | Rick Husky | October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26) | 13.7/22 |
| After his friend is killed, MacGyver must go after the killer with the help from his friend's sister, Nikki Carpenter. The diamond thief they are both after is a diplomat with immunity. Note: First guest starring appearance of Elyssa Davalos as Nikki Carpenter; she previously played the role of Lisa Kosov in both "Lost Love" episodes. |||||||
| 50 | 6 | "GX-1" | Mike Vejar | Calvin Clements, Jr. | November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02) | 11.2/17 |
| MacGyver and Nikki Carpenter, who don't get along well with each other, must beat the Soviets to find a downed experimental USAF stealth fighter jet. The added difficulty for the task is that they must help a Soviet psychic defect from his people. |||||||
| 51 | 7 | "Jack in the Box" | James L. Conway | David Rich | November 9, 1987 (1987-11-09) | 14.3/23 |
| Jack Dalton's antics get him and MacGyver thrown into a Southern work camp with a corrupt warden. The intentions of the corrupt sheriff, the warden and the greedy mine owner are to find stolen money. Guest starring: Lance LeGault as Sheriff 'Bull' Bodine |||||||
| 52 | 8 | "The Widowmaker" | Mike Vejar | Story by : Harv Zimmel Teleplay by : John Whelpley | November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16) | 13.7/22 |
| While grieving over the loss of a friend on the mountain called Widowmaker, MacGyver's old nemesis, Murdoc, resurfaces and tries to finish what he started years ago. |||||||
| 53 | 9 | "Hell Week" | James L. Conway | Leonard Mlodinow & Scott Rubenstein | November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23) | 13.2/21 |
| MacGyver is picked to judge a contest at his old college, but an upset student, who is the son of MacGyver's professor, makes a bomb which MacGyver must defuse. |||||||
| 54 | 10 | "Blow Out" | Cliff Bole | Reed Moran | December 21, 1987 (1987-12-21) | 11.4/19 |
| MacGyver must figure out why terrorists are trying to kill Nikki Carpenter and prevent the terrorist group from carrying out their next target. |||||||
| 55 | 11 | "Kill Zone" | Chuck Bowman | Calvin Clements, Jr. | January 4, 1988 (1988-01-04) | 15.4/22 |
| When a virus that mysteriously causes things to grow old quickly is accidentally unleashed, MacGyver must stop it before it is released upon the world. |||||||
| 56 | 12 | "Early Retirement" | Cliff Bole | John Whelpley | January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18) | 13.9/20 |
| Pete is framed for an accident, and MacGyver has to prove Pete's innocence before his successor, who framed him, carries an insidious plan on a visiting foreign dignitary. |||||||
| 57 | 13 | "Thin Ice" | Cliff Bole | Rick Drew | February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01) | 12.9/19 |
| While helping his hospitalized high school hockey coach take the school team to the state championship, MacGyver must deal with the star player's bad temper and non-sportsmanship. |||||||
| 58 | 14 | "The Odd Triple" | James L. Conway | Stephen Kandel | February 29, 1988 (1988-02-29) | 14.0/21 |
| Jack Dalton unwittingly gets MacGyver involved in a high profile jewelry heist; Pete must come to their rescue in France. |||||||
| 59 | 15 | "The Negotiator" | Charlie Correll | Calvin Clements, Jr. | March 7, 1988 (1988-03-07) | 13.0/20 |
| A real estate developer tries to order MacGyver killed when his environmental study threatens a major oceanfront development project. Note: Last official appearance of Elyssa Davalos as Nikki Carpenter; she later appeared in flashback scenes in season 4's "Unfinished Business." |||||||
| 60 | 16 | "The Spoilers" | Mike Vejar | Stephen Kandel | March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14) | 15.4/23 |
| MacGyver and a mountain hermit work together to try and stop a chemical plant owner from illegally dumping radioactive and toxic waste into a stream. Guest starring: Randall "Tex" Cobb. |||||||
| 61 | 17 | "Mask of the Wolf" | Cliff Bole | Story by : John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart and Calvin Clements, Jr. & Reed Moran Teleplay by : Calvin Clements & Jr. & Reed Moran | March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28) | 13.5/21 |
| MacGyver and Jack must help an elderly Inuk man to try and stop two criminals intending on steal a tribal sacred wolf mask. |||||||
| 62 | 18 | "Rock the Cradle" | Mike Vejar | John Whelpley | April 18, 1988 (1988-04-18) | 13.0/21 |
| MacGyver and Jack are stuck caring for an abandoned baby while looking for the mother, who is on the run from counterfeiters. |||||||
| 63 | 19 | "The Endangered" | Charlie Correll | Peter Filardi | May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02) | 13.3/22 |
| MacGyver goes to visit an old girlfriend who is now a park ranger and must help her stop a group of poachers. |||||||
| 64 | 20 | "Murderers' Sky" | Mike Vejar | Herman Miller | May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09) | 14.3/23 |
| When an elderly Chinese businessman is murdered by criminals who want to take over his business, MacGyver and the man's grandson must work together to thwart the criminals' plot to take over the company. Guest starring: Tia Carrere. |||||||