Season 4

01 The Secret of Parker House Episode 131st October 1988 MacGyver accompanies Penny Parker to an old house she inherited from her Aunt Betty, who mysteriously died 30 years before. When strange things start happening, Penny is sure that the house is haunted. 02 Blood Brothers Episode 221st November 1988 MacGyver returns to his home town of Mission City, Minnesota to meet up with two old friends, Chuck and Neil, so they can dig up a time capsule they buried twenty-five years before. However, MacGyver is hesitant to dig the capsule up because he is still haunted by the death of his old friend Jesse, who died when MacGyver was young. But now MacGyver has another problem to deal with. Chuck's and Neil's sons, Danny and Sean, have gotten wrapped up in a drug deal, and the dealer is after Danny. Danny takes off to hide, and now MacGyver must find him, before the drug dealer does. 03 The Outsiders Episode 328th November 1988 MacGyver helps an Amish family, who saved his life, from having their farm seized by the government. 04 On a Wing and a Prayer Episode 45th December 1988 Central American rebels capture Pete and a nun during a coup d'état, and it's up to MacGyver and Jack to rescue them. 05 Collision Course Episode 512th December 1988 When a friend of Mac's is injured in a crash, Mac agrees to test the new racing engine designed by the Phoenix Foundation. However a business rival has other plans for him, and he has someone from the inside to help him. 06 The Survivors Episode 69th January 1989 While on assignment to test field agents for the Phoenix Foundation, MacGyver and Pete discover the wreckage of a DEA plane shot down by dangerous drug smugglers. 07 Deadly Dreams Episode 716th January 1989 MacGyver gets involved in the search for an escaped serial killer. Soon he comes to the conclusion that the killer had help from another prisoner—an even more sinister man. 08 Ma Dalton Episode 823rd January 1989 After Jack receives momentos of his father from an anonymous sender, he and MacGyver launch a search for Jack's mother, who's been missing since he was boy—and they aren't the only ones hunting for her. 09 Cleo Rocks Episode 96th February 1989 Penny Parker's big chance in a major professional role is threatened from two directions: a money shortage and several deaths linked to the musical she is set to perform in. 10 Fraternity of Thieves Episode 1013th February 1989 Pete is conflicted when he discovers that the Phoenix Foundation employee selling classified information turns out to be his son. 11 The Battle of Tommy Giordano Episode 1120th February 1989 The young son of MacGyver's co-worker is kidnapped by the boy's father. MacGyver must go and retrieve the boy from the house of the boy's uncle—a powerful mob boss. 12 The Challenge Episode 1227th February 1989 An inner city youth club is threatened when a black resident is framed for auto theft by a neighborhood racist who'll stop at nothing to close the center—even murder. 13 Runners Episode 1313th March 1989 MacGyver helps a young runaway with a vicious pimp and a tragic secret about her policeman father. 14 Gold Rush Episode 1427th March 1989 MacGyver joins a joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. team trekking into the Alaskan wilderness to retrieve a huge amount of Russian gold from a downed plane only to learn that someone has beaten them to it. 15 The Invisible Killer Episode 1510th April 1989 MacGyver heads up a trip with four other Phoenix Foundation employees into the wilderness as part of a stress reduction program. After discovering that a prison bus accident has freed several prisoners, the employees begin to question each other's behavior. MacGyver must now figure out which man, if any, is not to be trusted before it's too late. 16 Brainwashed Episode 1624th April 1989 Jack Dalton is brainwashed by an African politician and his wife to assassinate the leader of an African nation, who is in town for an awards ceremony. 17 Easy Target Episode 171st May 1989 MacGyver and Pete are captured by terrorists intent on wiping out a nearby city with an electromagnetic pulse, unless their leader is freed. 18 Renegade Episode 188th May 1989 MacGyver works hard to retrieve the anthrax bacillus stolen by a former Navy commando who once saved his life, and is now suffering the effects of an old head wound. 19 Unfinished Business Episode 1915th May 1989 Jack, MacGyver, and Pete review their past adventures while on a gold-panning expedition, unaware they're being stalked by a vengeful killer.