MacGyver question about MURDOC...
Gil Rosin
watch it so many times (for me about 15 times each episode <G>).. Anyways, I'm
trying to remeber some info on MURDOC, the assassin that was always trying to
do in MacGyver. How many times did he "die"? I've got the following:
1) Killed when a building was demolished with him inside
2) Was in a semi that exploded
3) Fell off a mountain
4) Drowned in a pool (of gasoline or something) after being electrocuted
5) A grenade exploded next to him in a "cave" when he tried to save his sister
6) Fell down a mine shaft
I'm counting 6. Did I miss any? Also, what was the order and episode name if you
remeber? Thanks...
Ailsa Murphy
BTW, is it just me, or did Murdoc's last two appearances seem hideously
out of character? He never seemed quite as....cruel? obsessively
vindictive?...in the earlier episodes. And I find it hard to believe
that he would ever have gone back to HIT. And as for him joining
ANYONE'S army....feh.
Oh, well. At least I can always rewatch my rather messed-up tape of
my all-time favorite team-up. Mac & Murdoc-gotta love it!
Kate (now in a walking cast) Cunningham
ps-Mac & Murdoc-separated at birth? 8)
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Gil Rosin
Gil Rosin
: In article <3e9f2j$p...@wintermute.fullerton.edu>,
Ah, forgot about that one. hehehe.. Also, another one that I forgot about
was one of the western episodes in which he played a land grabber. Forgot how
he was killed though... After they tried to kill his sister, I couldn't imagine
him going to HIT again either. Yeah, Murdoc was my favorite character next to
Mac. He was the one who inspired me to become a hit man! <g>
Ailsa Murphy
a hired gun. Always do what you're best at, hmmm?
As for how he died (and we actually *saw a body*!!!!) in that one, I
think but am not sure that Pete shot him. Maybe it was Jack. Or maybe
I'm misremembering the entire thing.
Kate (who, me? obsessive?) Cunningham
Brian V. Hughes
>In article <3e9f2j$p...@wintermute.fullerton.edu>,
>Gil Rosin <gro...@titan.fullerton.edu> wrote:
>>I'm a big Macgyver fan, not necessarilly watching it anymore since you
can only
>>watch it so many times (for me about 15 times each episode <G>).. Anyways, I'm
>>trying to remeber some info on MURDOC, the assassin that was always trying to
>>do in MacGyver. How many times did he "die"? I've got the following:
>>
>>1) Killed when a building was demolished with him inside
>>2) Was in a semi that exploded
>>3) Fell off a mountain
>>4) Drowned in a pool (of gasoline or something) after being electrocuted
>>5) A grenade exploded next to him in a "cave" when he tried to save his sister
>>6) Fell down a mine shaft
>
>7)Drove a jeep off a cliff
I can't believe you guys have left out the first appearance of Murdoc.
Which also happens to be the first time that Mac and Pete ever met, back
when Mac was a cab driver. Murdoc was going to kill Pete (and consequently
Mac) with a LAW that he was going to fire out of the side of a van. He had
the camera rigged on the van to take the photo. Mac riggs the accelerator
of the cab to floor-it when Mac and Pete bailed out the doors. Murdoc sees
them dive out, and trys to fire the weapon, but it ends up exploding the
cab just before it crashes into the van, with Murdoc in it.
This is from a flashback scene during an episode where Mac was in a
coma on a hospital bed and Pete was in the process of regretting ever
getting Mac into the DSS (?).
-Hades
Dennis F. Hefferman
|As for how he died (and we actually *saw a body*!!!!) in that one, I
|think but am not sure that Pete shot him. Maybe it was Jack. Or maybe
|I'm misremembering the entire thing.
Murdoc did not die in the ersatz Western episode. He shot MacGyver,
whose pocket knife saved him, and walked off before finding out that Mac
survived.
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Gil Rosin
: In article <3eclga$m...@wintermute.fullerton.edu>,
I think he shot Mac first and his "swiss army knife" in his pocket blocked
the bullet and then he awoke with the knife in hand from his dream.
Ailsa Murphy
Sorry, hon, but no dice. This one I've seen often enough to remember
VERY clearly. Jack Dalton was the one in the hospital bed, and that
was in the flashback (skated off the Santa Monica Pier looking at a
Blonde). Also, Murdoc was long gone when the cab exploded (nowhere
NEAR the van) and it was two henchmen that Mac & Pete took out.
The only episode I can remember with Mac in a coma is the one where
his grandfather Harry died. I rather liked that one, despite the
damage done to Mac's gorgeous body. It was one of the later season
episodes that wasn't disease-of-the-week, and it was long after
his DXS days.
Kate (the evil twin) Cunningham
Maria Shugars
Little is known about the international assassin Murdoc. He is, and
has been, the best in his line of work; his methods are, in his own words,
"quick, neat, untraceable." His mastery of makeup and costuming have made
him difficult to identify, and he never leaves loose ends - except, of
course, in the case of MacGyver and his friends.
Murdoc had been known to the DXS for about five years prior to
1980, when he attempted to kill Peter Thornton and MacGyver. This 1980
encounter resulted in Murdoc's apparent death in a collapsing building.
He did not return until seven years later, when he nearly succeeded in
blowing Mac and Pete up. Murdoc "died" in this confrontation, too, after
being careless with dynamite. But somehow, he escaped the explosion, and
he reappeared about a year later, to the surprise of a grieving MacGyver and
Nikki Carpenter; again, he took a "fatal" dive off the mountain known as
the Widowmaker after cutting his own climbing rope. The next time he
tried to kill MacGyver, he staged an elaborate musical, "Cleo Rocks,"
using MacGyver's friend Penny Parker as a pawn. Posing as crippled
director Jacques La Rue, he came very close to realizing his goal - only
to be defeated, once again, by MacGyver's ingenuity. For his "death" this
time, he plunged into a fiery pool after being electrocuted. Murdoc
laid to rest his vendetta, albeit temporarily, against MacGyver when he
realized that MacGyver was the only one who could help him rescue his
sister, Ashton Cooke, from his vengeful ex-employer at HIT, Homicide
International Trust. This spirit of cooperation between the two, however,
did not last; after another of Murdoc's "deaths," he and MacGyver resumed
their deadly game of cat-and-mouse...with Murdoc, yet again, plummeting
into a flooded mine shaft. Murdoc's final regular-series appearance was
as the right-hand man of a deposed Central American dictator who intended
to regain power; Murdoc made his exit by driving a Jeep off of a cliff
after a failed attempt to run MacGyver down.
Despite his nasty homicidal tendencies and twisted sense of honor,
there are facets of Murdoc's personality that are quite likeable. The
assassin is a photography buff; to assure his employers of a successful
hit, he sends them a picture of the moment of the victim's death. He
showed his talent for musical composition when he wrote the score for
"Cleo Rocks," and he even fell in love with Penny Parker as he worked with
her on the production. He secretly supported his sister, Ashton, without
revealing to her his identity. If he hadn't become a hired killer, he
probably would have chosen a career as a photographer or a musician.
If Murdoc survived his last encounter with MacGyver (and it's very
likely that he did), then it is certain that he will try to kill MacGyver
again. MacGyver is, after all, the only blemish on Murdoc's otherwise
spotless record. He's the one man Murdoc has failed to kill.
040 Partners
Airdate: 02 March 1987
Writers: Bill Froehlich & Mark Lisson
Director: Cliff Bole
Guest Cast: Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton, Iris Alhanti as
Sara, Michael Dea Barres as Murdoc.
Nielsen ratings: 15.1 rating, 22 share, 3rd (35th overall).
On the 7th anniversary of their mutual meeting, MacGyver
and Thornton are lured into a trap by an assassin they
thought had been killed on the first case they worked
on together. (This account of Mac & Pete's first meeting conflicts
with the story presented in "Deathlock.")
First appearance of arch-nemesis Murdoc.
052 The Widowmaker
Airdate: 16 November 1987
Teleplay: John Whelpley
Story: Harv Zimmel
Director: Michael Vejar
Guest Cast: Michael Des Barres as Murdoc, Lisa Bayliss as Mike
Forester, Elyssa Davalos as Nikki Carpenter, Anthony Holland
as Mr. Ellard.
Nielsen ratings: 13.7 rating, 22 share, 2nd (37th overall).
MacGyver goes into mourning when long-time friend Mike Forester
dies in a mountaineering accident, but a pyromaniac with a score
to settle forces MacGyver to concentrate on matters at hand.
073 Cleo Rocks
Airdate: 06 February 1989
Writers: John Sheppard & Rick Drew
Director: Chuck Bowman
Guest Cast: Teri Hatcher as Penny Parker, Robert Donner as
Wintergreen, Michael Des Barres as Murdoc.
Nielsen ratings: 13.2 rating, 19 share, 2nd (42nd overall).
Murdoc poses as a musical's director, using MacGyver's friend
Penny Parker as a pawn in a crazed play of vengeance against MacGyver.
089 Halloween Knights
Airdate: 30 October 1989
Writer: John Sheppard
Director: Charles Correll
Guest Cast: Daniel Davis as Nicholas Helman, Frank C. Turner,
Jo-Anne Bates as Sonya, Michael Des Barres as Murdoc,
Debbie Podowski as Ashton Cooke.
Nielsen ratings: 12.8 rating, 21 share, 2nd (39th overall).
MacGyver's not sure whether it's a trick or a treat when his
ruthless rival Murdoc asks for help to free his innocent sister,
who's being held captive by a vengeful ex-employer.
095 Serenity
Airdate: 08 January 1990
Writer: Stephen Kandel
Director: William Gereghty
Guest Cast: Teri Hatcher as Penny Parker, Cuba Gooding, Jr.,
as Billy Colton, Robin Mossley as Wilt Bozer, Robert Donner
as Milt Bozer, Norman Browning as the Town Marshall,
Michael Des Barres as Murdoc, Bruce McGill as Jack Dalton.
Nielsen ratings: 13.7 rating, 20 share, 3rd (40th overall).
MacGyver dreams he's a Civil War veteran in the Old West who gains
a claim to a home on the range in Montana, but he meets resistance
from a neighboring rancher in the form of Pete Thornton.
123 Strictly Business
Airdate: 08 April 1991
Writer: John Sheppard
Director: Michael Vejar
Guest Cast: Kristen Meadows as Suzanne, Rochelle Greenwood as
Amy, Michael Des Barres as Murdoc.
Nielsen ratings: 11.5 rating, 20 share, 3rd (43rd overall).
Murderous Murdoc decides to come out of "retirement"
and hit the one target that's always eluded him: MacGyver.
128 Obsessed
Airdate: 30 September 1991
Writer: John Sheppard
Director: William Gereghty
Guest Cast: Wendie Malick as Cindy, Geno Silva as Delasora,
Margarita Franco as Marietta, Don Galloway as Bob Stryke,
Michael Des Barres as Murdoc.
Nielsen ratings: 9.1 rating, 15 share, 3rd (62nd overall).
Recurring nightmares about Murdoc make MacGyver sleepless and
on edge as he provides security at the criminal trial of a
deposed dictator.
Hope this answers your questions!
Greg Godwin
>>coma on a hospital bed and Pete was in the process of regretting ever
>>getting Mac into the DSS (?).
>Sorry, hon, but no dice. This one I've seen often enough to remember
>VERY clearly. Jack Dalton was the one in the hospital bed, and that
>was in the flashback (skated off the Santa Monica Pier looking at a
>Blonde). Also, Murdoc was long gone when the cab exploded (nowhere
>NEAR the van) and it was two henchmen that Mac & Pete took out.
Both of you are wrong. The flashback in question was shown in the episode
when Murdoc had planned to kill MacGyver, Pete, and Jack in the rear of the
semi. It was supposed to be an anniversary of sorts for the 3 of them (Mac,
Pete, and Jack) first meeting. Pete was chasing Murdoc (who was disguised
as a woman) and Mac was driving a cab for jack. Mac gave Murdoc a ride to
a building and later saved his life after Pete almost apprehended Murdoc.
After Pete told Mac that Murdoc was an assassin, he wanted to help Pete catch
Murdoc, but Murdoc was in the building when it exploded. Pete then recuited
MacGyver. Those were the circumstances of the first ever meeting between
MacGyver and Murdoc.
JackOn...@yahoo.com
3 was : Widowmaker : Season 3
4 was : Cleo Rocks : Season 4
5 Was : Halloween Nights and Serenity : Season 5
6 Was : Strictly Business : Season 6
7 Was : Obsessed : Season 7
That Was All Of Them.