MacGyver Season 1 quotes

Catlin

Good evening. Is there anything you need?

I could use some luck, right about now.

(waking MacGyver up) How can you sleep?

(groggily) Usually, it's no problem.

Catlin

I haven't seen you around.

Haven't been around.

Catlin

Good luck.

Somehow, I know you mean that.

This road would definitely be an E ride at Disneyland.

[Laura runs into MacGyver's arms and he holds her off the ground] Darling!

Oh, I've missed you, MacGyver!

Elegant as ever.

As beautiful as ever. And oh so sexy! How did Bill ever see you before I did?

Oh, just lucky, I guess.

(needing to straight Torgut's broken leg) Of course, you know we're going to have to give it a pretty good yank to straighten it, get a splint on it.

Well, what are you waiting, Doc? Let's do it!

Oh, I was just wondering...

Do you have any doubts you can do it?

Oh, no, that's no problem. It has to do with Curie's Law.

Curie's what? Curie's Law?

Yeah. You know, the one that say the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature. You know.

The magnetic susceptibility of the...

On the other hand... don't think about it.

Oh... whew. You're real slick, MacGyver.

Well, naked dancing girls might have been a little better, but... you know.

(carrying unstable dynamite) You ever drop one of these?

Not recently. You?

Well, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a guy once bet me that I couldn't balance a stick of burning dynamite on my forehead.

Yeah, what happened?

Blew my head off.

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.

Expecting trouble?

Pete

Well, you never can tell. The East Germans are just a little bit hot over this one.

Nice to know my work is appreciated.

You see, Barrett, MacGyver is a genuine patriot. They can be remarkably stubborn.

You have good veins.

Thank you.

Hey, you're like me. You make do with what you got.

Yeah, I guess I do.