Fair rating?MacGyver· Season 3 · Episode 7
Jack in the Box
MacGyver and Jack Dalton are arrested in Arkansas by a corrupt sheriff who arrests people to make them work in a labor camp used for mining gold. MacGyver wants to escape, but Jack has other ideas: He wants to find five million dollars his uncle Charlie left in the mines years before.
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#12In Season 3of 20 rated episodes
#31All-timeof 139 rated episodes
−0.0vs season avgSeason 3 averages 8.7
1987First airedNovember 9, 1987
Guest stars
Bruce McGillas Jack Dalton
Lance LeGaultas "Bull" Bodine
Diane Robinas Louella
Eugene Butleras Lyle Hudson
Luke Askewas Warden Renfro
Daniel Faraldoas Pepe Sanchez
Robin Mossleyas WrigleyJohn Pineas Deputy Sheriff
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James L. ConwayDirectorDavid RichWriter
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