" Target MacGyver " is the 10th episode of the first season of the original series, which originally aired on December 22, 1985. The episode is notable for introducing MacGyver’s estranged grandfather, Harry Jackson, played by actor John Anderson . Plot Overview
After MacGyver destroys a nuclear refining plant in the Middle East, a contract is put on his head by a dictator. To lay low and avoid the professional hitman (played by D'Mitch Davis) and his team of mercenaries, MacGyver heads to Colorado to visit his grandfather, Harry, whom he hasn't seen in years. [S1E10] Target MacGyver
However, the assassins track him to Harry’s remote mountain cabin. The duo is forced to flee into the wilderness, where a wounded Harry and MacGyver must use their wits to fend off the heavily armed mercenaries. The pursuit eventually leads them to a desert ghost town for a final tactical standoff. " Target MacGyver " is the 10th episode
True to the series' nature, MacGyver uses his environment to neutralize the threats without using a gun: To lay low and avoid the professional hitman
