About Us
Core Values
No Firearms
Avoid violence and conflict!
Resourcefulness
How do we all turn what we have into what we need?
Humor & Humility
A laughing and open mind is a lot more likely to find a real solution to a problem than a frightened or angry one, don’t you think?
MacGyver Timeline
This is where it all began, folks. In September 1985 with Richard Dean Anderson as Mac in the pilot that then went on for a total of seven seasons. And all those episodes (139 plus two TV movies) have been broadcast in over 70 foreign countries – repeatedly – for the past 36 years! Never seen it? Want to see it again?
The original MacGyver episodes are now streaming on various platforms and the DVDs are available online.
Curious about how the whole MacGyver phenomenon got its start? Click here to read the full story—and buckle in ‘cause it’s a doozy.
In 2015 The MacGyver Foundation, in association with The USC Viterbi School of Engineering and The National Academy of Engineering, launched a global script competition
to create a female engineer-type character to inspire young women to consider a career in engineering.
‘To MacGyver’ officially becomes a verb in 2015 when it’s adopted by the prestigious Oxford English Dictionary. The Merriam Webster Dictionary got hip seven years later when they added it in September 2022.
In 2016, CBS decided the world needed another dose of MacGyver and so launched the re-boot of the series with Lucas Till in the lead. Granted, not all the fans of the original series took to it at first, but it certainly found a loyal audience because it continued through it’s fifth season.
The MacGyver reboot episodes are now streaming on Paramount+. Check it out.
THE MACGYVER SECRET: Connect to Your Inner MacGyver and Solve Anything book is published! Authors Lee Zlotoff and Colleen Seifert, PhD offer a simple, revolutionary guide to tap directly into your inner Mac to become an ace problem-solver.
MACGYVER: MELTDOWN Picking up where the original series left off, authors Eric Kelley and Lee Zlotoff begin a new fiction series of MacGyver adventures.
In March of 2021, The MacGyver Foundation debuted a fun and inspirational animated web series to acknowledge the one-year mark of the global pandemic. “Mac Now!” is a free public service to help us all continue to 'MacGyver' our way out of this global health crisis.
“The MacGyver Foundation” is a recognized 501c3 non-profit charity based in Santa Fe, New Mexico dedicated to the encouragement and support of individuals and organizations throughout the world who utilize self-reliance, non-violence and sustainability to improve people’s lives.
MacGyver, a musical??? How is that gonna work? Well, by casting the role of MacGyver out of the audience in every performance. Seriously? Yup. In February 2020 we did a series of workshop performances to packed houses just before, you know, the world came unglued. And in every show, the audience MacGyver – male or female – wowed the crowd and was a star!
In February 2022 we had the world premiere at the Stages Theater in Houston, Texas. The
show received rave reviews, sold out and standing ovations in nearly every performance, and
won the Houston Press Best New Musical award.
Escape into the world of MacGyver and enjoy these fast paced adventure stories! Co-written by Lee Zlotoff the creative of MacGyver, this fiction book series begins where the original TV series left off. In December of 2024 the first book in the series, MacGyver Meltdown, was re-released with a new cover design at the same time the second book, MacGyver Seismic Shift, debuted. Both books are available on Amazon.
Meet The Creator
Lee David Zlotoff
Lee David Zlotoff is an award-winning writer, producer and director of film and television with over a hundred prime-time productions to his name, not least among them as the creator of the original MacGyver TV series. He also wrote and directed The Spitfire Grill, an independent feature film that won the coveted Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and has gone on to become a surprisingly successful musical.
For a full list of his entertainment credits see Lee David Zlotoff at IMDB.
In addition to his active career in the entertainment industry, Lee David Zlotoff has also become an author, giving talks and offering workshops on a variety of topics including, The Power of Stories, The MacGyver Secret, and The Three and a Half Secrets to Success in Hollywood. Lee has done presentations or workshops to major corporations and universities around the world such as Zappos, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Maker Faire, as well as Harvard and Stanford Universities just to name a few.
In 2022 Zlotoff helped launch ‘MacGyver The Musical’ — which had its world premiere at the Stages Theater in Houston, Texas. The show received rave reviews, sold out, had standing ovations in nearly every performance, and won the Houston Press Best New Musical award.
The MacGyver fiction book series was Co-written by Lee Zlotoff, and begins where the original TV series left off. In December of 2024 the first book in the series, MacGyver Meltdown, was re-released with a new cover design at the same time the second book, MacGyver Seismic Shift, debuted. Both books are available on Amazon.
Lee is a graduate of St. John’s College, with campuses in Annapolis, MD and Santa Fe, NM, where he served on the board of directors for over a decade. As the father of four grown children, and now the grandfather of four, Lee is committed to supporting those who strive to improve global futures and outcomes. This is why he -and his children- have formed The MacGyver Foundation, which receives a portion of the proceeds from every MacGyver project.
If you are interested in Lee giving a presentation or workshop to your company, organization or school — in person or virtually – contact us.