The series revolves around the character of Angus MacGyver (known to his friends as "MacGyver" or "Mac"), whose main asset is his application of his scientific knowledge and the inventive use of the objects at his disposal, while using only his Swiss Army knife and some duct tape. The intelligent solutions implemented by MacGyver to resolve seemingly insoluble problems - often in life or death situations requiring him to improvise complex devices in a few minutes - are one of the major attractio...