Who comes up with those incredible MacGyverisms?
According to an interview with Rick Drew (one of the shows writers) it was usually the writers themselves who came up with the ideas. The show did use a technical adviser, John Koyvela in LA, and Jim Green in Vancouver, who helped with the science behind the MacGyverisms. You can read an emailed interview with Rick Drew here.
This answer comes from one of the MacGyver Mailing List subscribers. The show s science consultant is gemologist John Koivula. According to an article in the March, 1989, issue of 3-2-1 Contact, Koivula had to use his discretion when designing some of the more potentially dangerous MacGyverisms (e.g. explosives). In those cases, an ingredient was typically left out of the television “recipe.
