All of MacGyver's exploits on the show were ostensibly vetted by consulting scientists for the show's writers to ensure a basis on scientific principles (even though, the creators acknowledged, in real life one would have to be extraordinarily lucky for most of MacGyver's ideas to succeed).
Alle MacGyvers opfindelser i serien var angiveligt undersøgt for om de var baseret på videnskabelige principper (selvom skaberne anerkendte, at i det virkelige liv er man nødt til at være overordentlig heldig for at få de fleste af MacGyver ideer til at lykkes).