When Joanne Remmings first meets Mac, she refers to him as the guy who does the "macgyverisms - turns one thing into another".
The USAF had had female pilots trained on the T-38 since 1976 (it would be another decade before women flew combat missions). However the "Big Hair" hairdo, so popular and glamorous in the 80s, was about 4 times the size USAF dress code regulations would permit.
This is one of the very few tv shows to get 'one way' (oddly also called 'two-way') mirrors right. The secret observer's room must be significantly darker than the other room.
This was second time that actor Richard Romanus appeared on the show. Each time he played a different character.
The first time in MacGyver we have seen any more interesting editing techniques than plain fades. Iris fades are used a lot in Twice Stung.