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MacGyver

The Wish Child (Season 2, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 49 min |Action, Adventure, Crime

MacGyver rescues a friend's young brother in Chinatown who is mixed up with some scam artists presenting him as the Wish Child, a legendary mystical Chinese boy.

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Director

Charles Correll

Writers

Lee David Zlotoff (created by) |Stephen Kandel (teleplay by) (story by) |Bill Froehlich (teleplay by) |Brian Alan Lane (story by) (as Brian Lane) & 3 more

Producer

Kevin Inch

Composer

Dennis McCarthy

Cinematographer

William Gereghty

Editor

Tom Benko

Casting Director

Nan Dutton

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Status

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Updated Oct 20, 1986

Release date

Oct 20, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 4 nominations

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Dean Anderson's primary photo Richard Dean Anderson MacGyver MacGyver See fewer Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Dana Elcar's primary photo Dana ElcarPete Thornton (credit only) Pete Thornton (credit only) See fewer The Sting (1973)
Leon Fan's primary photo Leon Fan Paul Chan Paul Chan See fewer How I Got Into College (1989)
James Hong's primary photo James Hong Lee Wenying Lee Wenying See fewer Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
James Pax's primary photo James Pax Stone Stone See fewer Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
George Takei's primary photo George Takei Dr. Shen Wei Dr. Shen Wei See fewer Star Trek (1966)
Tia Carrere's primary photo Tia Carrere Lisa Chan Lisa Chan See fewer Wayne's World (1992)
Clyde Kusatsu's primary photo Clyde Kusatsu Sam Sam See fewer Paradise Road (1997)
Conan Lee's primary photo Conan Lee Ji Ji See fewer Pacific Rim (2013)
Michael Paul Chan's primary photo Michael Paul Chan Banker Banker See fewer Falling Down (1993)
Tim Dang's primary photo Tim Dang3rd Mate (as Timothy Dang) 3rd Mate (as Timothy Dang) See fewer Summer Time Rendering (2022)
Danny Wong's primary photo Danny Wong Teng Teng See fewer Blade (1998)
Deborah Nishimura's primary photo Deborah Nishimura Soong Soong See fewer Armageddon (1998)
Elizabeth Reiko Kubota's primary photo Elizabeth Reiko Kubota Lin Lin See fewer Misfits of Science (1985)
Charles Young's primary photo Charles YoungCrane Operator Crane Operator See fewer Darkman (1990)

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