1x03 Thief of Budapest - MacGyver Episode Guide

MacGyver

- Episode 01x03

Episode: 01x03
Title: Thief of Budapest
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 004
First Aired: Oct. 13, 1985

Season 1 » Episode #03 - Thief of Budapest

Summary: MacGyver travels to Budapest to recover microfilm secrets hidden inside of a watch. However, a young Gypsy girl steals the watch and MacGyver has to help her and her family out to get it back.

Who appeared in this episode?

MacGyver

Guest Stars:

Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic	played by Michael Constantine
Russian agent Nikolaj Kossov	played by Bruce Abbott
Jana	played by Kelly McClain
Reena	played by Sue Kiel
Alex	played by E.M. Margolese
Stephan	played by Charles Raymond (II)
Bruno	played by Robert Hallak
Peter	played by John Prudhont
Khan	played by Sid Haig

Episode Quotes

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: The car in which Hungarian Inspector Jan Messic and Russian agent Nikolaj Kossov chases MacGyver and the gypsies in the 3 Minis changes from a white Lada to a brownish Alfa Romeo between the footage used from The Italian Job (1969) and the actual MacGyver footage.
GEOG: Budapest is located in the Eastern part of Hungaria. The border to Austria is several hours away. Therefore, the car chase cannot possibly reach the Austrian border after just a few miles driving.
FAKE: When MacGyver is sliding down the roof, it is clearly a stunt-double.
CONT: In Episode: #1.2 "Thief of Budapest" after the minis cross the weir, a British number plate is visible even though they started the chase with Hungarian number plates. This is because most of the chase footage is from The Italian Job.