MacGyver (1985)

The hero who would rather build his way out than shoot his way out. Richard Dean Anderson's Angus MacGyver, a troubleshooter for the Phoenix Foundation, avoids firearms and gets out of trouble with a Swiss Army knife, duct tape and whatever is lying around. The improvised fixes are the pleasure, even when the science is generous. Seven seasons is a lot of the same trick, so seek out the episodes with Murdoc, the assassin who photographs his victims at the moment of death, starting with "Partners" in season 2. Michael Des Barres plays him with enough menace to raise the stakes. This is the 1985 original, not the 2016 reboot.