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MacGyver

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 29, 1985-May 21, 1992)
    Richard Dean Anderson as Angus MacGyver
    Dana Elcar as Pete Thornton
    Premise: The adventures of a highly resourceful secret agent
    139 episodes aired on ABC

Why MacGyver might be annoying:

    It is well-remembered for Richard Dean Anderson's mullet.
    They would use the same actors to play multiple roles throughout the series.
    A teenager died after a he made an exploding bomb that he emulated from an episode of the show.
    Most of the contraptions MacGyver made and used would never work in reality.
    Some fans of the show have written really horrible fan fiction.

Why MacGyver might not be annoying:

    MacGyver was always able to get himself out of a dangerous situation by using everyday items like paper clips and duct tape.
    It was one of the most popular and well-remembered shows of the 80's.
    It showed the importance of being resourceful.
    MacGyver rarely used violence and never used a gun (except in the pilot episode).
    Richard Dean Anderson parodied the show in a MasterCard commercial.
    The character narratives could be informative. For safety reasons, the information MacGyver gave about his creations deliberately left out key information.
    It was repeatedly satirized on 'The Simpsons.'
    MacGyver could use this profile to dismantle an atomic bomb.
    When Dana Eclar went blind, they made his character go blind also.

Credit: Diplomat


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 74 Votes: 43.24% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 79 Votes: 35.44% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 139 Votes: 44.60% Annoying