MacGyver quotes from MacGyver

[voice-over narration] People usually go to a Junk Yard looking for a bargain. I did. When I got my first set of wheels, one of them was kind of flat. I spent a lot of time in Hubcap Heaven, piecing together that first car. So would anybody else looking for a real bargain, like a matched set of top-secret pentagon missile launch codes. Of course, missiles come in all kinds, sizes and shapes. I've always been partial to round.

My mom used to make a great broiled chicken. One of my favorites. Funny, I'm starting to feel real sympathetic towards them chickens.

Herpetologists will tell you everyone has an inner fear of snakes—including herpetologists.

Some people are scared of anyone who runs free.

[catching Jana picking his pocket] You looked down at your hand, that is a cardinal no-no.

The man who said "Life is like a bowl of cherries" had it wrong. It's a bowl of Hungarian goulash: hot, sticky, and I'm not that hungry.

The great thing about a map: it gets you in and out of places in a lot of different ways.

It just goes to show ya: A good map will always get you where you want to go.

I rember one time, I was maybe 7 or 8, my dad and I took a truck load of apples to market in another town. As soon as we got there, even as little as I was, I felt there was somthing wrong there. When I asked my dad about it, he said that they'd lynched an innocent man there. I was a lot older before I understood what that meant.

This road would definitely be an E ride at Disneyland.

What a beautiful part of the world. It has everything but people.

Like the magician said, a little misdirection never hurt.

[voice-over narration] It's a known fact that 80 decibels of rushing water is one of the most pleasing sounds known to mankind. On the other hand, ten and a half days at sea is enough water for anybody.

[voice-over narration] There are some places in this world that are a lot easier to get into then out of. Like East Berlin, for instance. I mean, look at me... I'm dying to leave.

When I was a kid, I use to build model airplanes with rubber band motors. Then I discovered batteries—it sure did increase the mileage.