1:H:8) Bone of Contention

First Broadcast: Tuesday June 20th 1995
Rerun: Tuesday August 15th 1995 Writers: George Geiger
Director: Charles Correll

I promise I will not rest until I make it impossible for people like us to break into places like this. -- Prof. Janos Bartok
What took you so long? - Pratt

A crazed mob led by murderous guys with torches. - Skeeter

Don't let it happen again. - Pratt

A paleontologist is murdered and leaves a vital clue with Professor Bartok; a dinosaur bone. Their initial investigation leads to the bone being stolen and Pratt being knocked unconscious. When he awakes the victim's beautiful sister has come to town and so has an old friend of Bartok's, another paleontologist. The dinosaur bone changes hands a few more times as they try to solve the mystery.

Ratings - June 20th 1995

8:00 (EST) viewers rating share rank last week
Tuesday 3.1m 2.0 4 94 -

Ratings - August 15th 1995

8:00 (EST) viewers rating share rank last week
Tuesday 2.3m 1.6 3 95 90

Regular Cast

Guest Cast

MacGyver Notes

Beth Toussaint appeared as Mrs. Rigel in the "The Visitor" (She also appeared in ST:TNG "Legacy" as Ishara Yar)

Director Charles Correll frequently worked on MacGyver Some of his work includes: Everytime She Smiles, Ugly Duckling, The Human Factor, Wish Child, Jack of Lies, Blood Brothers, On a Wing and a Prayer, Easy Target, Unfinished Business, and Halloween Knights.

Bone of Contention - Quiz

  1. What is the name of Legend's horse?
  2. What had caused the first two security breaches at Bartok's lab?
  3. How old does Bartok estimate that the bone is?
  4. According to Pratt what is the first rule of Dinosaur exploration?
  5. Of what did Dr. Larkin give Pratt a double dose/
  6. What did Pratt tell Beth he dreamt of while he was unconscious?
  7. Where is Langsdale petroleum based?
  8. Where does Skeeter take Larson's coat to be laundered?
  9. What was the number of the room that Pratt and Bartok broke into at Langsdale Petroleum?
  10. In what Canyon are the ancient Indian caves located?

The Gospel According to Legend - Quiz Answers

  1. How long did Willy Miles serve in Alcatraz for embezzlement, extortion, stock fraud and other such mischief? [He must have been in the army at the time because Alcatraz was a military prison until 1933.] A. Ten years
  2. Where, according to Skeeter, did a man preach using snakes? A. Greenriver
  3. What corporation was considering giving Bartok a fifty thousand dollar grant for rainmaking? A. Open Range Research and Development
  4. With whom did Pratt suggest they celebrate if the grant was forthcoming? A. Himself, Bartok, Ramos and the McAllister sisters
  5. What charges does the "Public Safety Committee" summon Bartok to answer? A. Causing chickens to no lay eggs, cows to not give milk, horses to go insane and water supplies to disappear.
  6. What foundation is sponsoring Mordechai? A. The Creation Foundation
  7. What hymn is being sung when Pratt and Bartok arrive at the second tent meeting? A. Onward Christian Soldiers
  8. What chapter and verse of the Bible does Pratt quote in his argument with Mordechai? A. Matthew 7 Verse 1: Judge not that ye be not judged.
  9. At what University has Bartok been invited to speak about alternating current? A. University of Edinborough
  10. How old is Daniel Kilkelly's sister? A. Eleven
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