S2:E13 – “Soft Touch” w/ Michael Ensign

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: January 19th, 1987 —

Penny interrupts an assassination being planned by an FBI mole [SPECIAL GUEST: Michael Ensign!]

MISSION: Using accidental intelligence gathered by Penny Parker, MacGyver must prevent the assassination of an informant in a major drug trial.

This week’s highlights include:

Michael Ensign as the snooty manager of the Sedgewick Hotel in Ghostbusters

Michael Ensign has played some of your favorite snooty film characters. Not the least of which was a popular turn as the hotel manager in Ghostbusters pictured above. He also played the self-sacrificing Guggenheim in James Cameron’s Titanic. We’ll chat about how he got started acting and the Ghostbusters role he initially auditioned for.

Here’s that Chips Ahoy! commercial we were both reminded of.

Estevez family (Pop Culture)

The Estevez family (also known by the stage surname Sheen) is an American acting family of Spanish and Irish descent.

Check out the article on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estevez_family

Watch S2E13: “Soft Touch” on CBS’s website or check the alternative streamability of this episode here.