This is the episode that tells why MacGyver does not use any type of guns on his missions.
The abandoned hospital was used again in season 6 episode,Lesson in Evil (1990), as Dr. Zito's Lair.
MacGyver returns to his childhood home town where a tragic death occurred in his youth. The two roles for which Richard Dean Anderson is best known, MacGyver and Colonel Jack O'Neill from Stargate SG-1, are both characters who are haunted by the accidental shooting and death of a child for which they blame themselves: MacGyver's childhood friend, and Jack O'Neill's son.
Ramon Franco's second appearance in the show, as a different character from his season two appearance in Final Approach (1986).
The $200 that Sean owes Spider come out to $432.36 in 2019.