MACGYVER: ROCK THE CRADLE {CORRECTED VERSION} (TV)
Summary
One in this action/adventure series about MacGyver, a former Special Forces agent known for his inventive survival skills. In this episode, two owners of an Officer's Club become enraged when they find that the money plates they stole are missing. A waitress at the club, Katie, runs away with her baby in tow after her boyfriend, who stole the plates, is killed by the owners. Meanwhile, MacGyver wants nothing to do with Jack's plans for Dalton Airlines, but agrees to help him out with the mechanical details of the airline. As MacGyver and Jack are working on the plane, they hear something from inside the aircraft and are shocked to find an abandoned baby. A note signed by Katie states the baby is Jack's son, but Jack refuses to believe the baby is his. While holding the infant, a substantial amount of money, along with the money plates, falls to the ground. MacGyver and Jack go to the club to inquire if anyone knows where Katie is hiding. The owners notice them asking questions and realize what they must do to retrieve their stolen property. At the hanger, MacGyver uses a remote-controlled airplane to distract the owners, who are trying to kill both of them. With Peter's help, they finally get in touch with Katie, who explains what is going on. Peter informs the treasury department about the club owners' shady business and they raid the club, but can't find any evidence or the owners. However, MacGyver feels something is wrong with the structural layout of the upstairs office, especially a strange looking mirror, which is actually a one-way mirror. The owners try to shoot their way out of the club and MacGyver and Peter attempt to stop them. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: April 18, 1988 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:49:14
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:52212
- GENRE: Drama, action/adventure
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, action/adventure; Inventions; Crime and criminals
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1985-1992
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Stephen Downing … Executive Producer
- Henry Winkler … Executive Producer
- John Rich … Executive Producer
- Calvin Clements … Supervising Producer
- Michael Greenburg … Producer
- Stephen Kandel … Producer
- John Whelpley … Co-Producer, Writer
- John B. Moranville … Associate Producer
- Michael Vejar … Director
- Lee David Zlotoff … Created by
- John E. Davis … Music by
- Randy Edelman … Theme Music by
- Richard Dean Anderson … Cast, MacGyver
- Dana Elcar … Cast, Peter Thornton
- Bruce McGill … Cast, Jack Dalton
- Mitzi Kapture … Cast, Katie
- Don Thompson … Cast, Cutler
- Garwin Sanford … Cast, Durst
- Malcolm Fairweather … Cast, Jack, Jr.
- Fraser Fairweather … Cast, Jack, Jr.
- Maria West … Cast, Dawn
- Peter Yunker … Cast, Carlo
- David Berner … Cast, the Treasury Agent
- Susan Chapple … Cast, Helen
- James Stevens … Cast, Milland