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A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
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8 seasons · 162 episodesSeason 118 ep. · 1980–1981
Episode 1: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1)
Dec 11, 1980 · 45 min
When Thomas's childhood friend and Naval comrade Dan Cook turns up dead, Thomas is adamant that the official cause of death, a burst bag of smuggled cocaine, is bogus, and enlists the aid of Dan's sister Alice in taking on the Navy to uncover the true nature of the top-secret assignment Dan was working on before his death.
Episode 2: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (2)
Dec 11, 1980 · 44 min
Magnum and Alice continue in their quest to find out the truth behind Lt. Dan Cook's death, and find themselves uncovering a case of gold smuggling, and a criminal mastermind whom Magnum and Dan once knew in Vietnam. But in trying to find out what really did happen to his deceased friend, Magnum puts his own life on the line as someone tries to stop him from investigating, using any means necessary...
Episode 3: China Doll
Dec 18, 1980 · 47 min
Magnum is hired by a beautiful Chinese antiques dealer that he's making a play for to protect a precious ancient vase—The Soul of Sung—until its buyer arrives in Hawaii to collect it. But unbeknownst to him, the priceless ornament is wanted by a Tong gang from the girl's home country, and a deadly martial arts assassin who can kill in the blink of an eye is hot on the trail.
Episode 4: Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too
Dec 25, 1980 · 45 min
It's the Christmas season, and against his better judgment, Magnum agrees to being hired by five young schoolgirls to find their teacher, who has seemingly gone missing after falling in love. While he's working on the case, Magnum manages to convince Higgins to let the young girls stay on the Masters estate, but he's unaware that he's being deceived in a scam over a valuable painting recently purchased by Robin Masters.
Episode 5: No Need to Know
Jan 8, 1981 · 45 min
Magnum returns from a case to find that Higgins' old Army commander is staying on the Masters estate, under tight security, until some I.R.A. members he helped capture are tried. Two secret intelligence agents hire Magnum to protect the brigadier and foil assassins out to kill him before the terrorists' trial, but the “need to know” basis the agents insist on operating by only serves to complicate matters for Magnum.
Episode 6: Skin Deep
Jan 15, 1981 · 45 min
When a beautiful model-actress is killed by a shotgun blast in a scenario closely resembling a scene from the script of an upcoming film, it is seemingly suicide. Magnum is hired by her former producer and lover to investigate any other men that she may have been seeing before her death.
Episode 7: Never Again... Never Again
Jan 22, 1981 · 45 min
When Saul and Lena, an aging couple who run a local shop, abruptly make plans to leave town, suspicious Magnum and Rick, who are friends with the couple, investigate.
Episode 8: The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii
Jan 29, 1981 · 45 min
Higgins volunteers Magnum's services to guard a wealthy socialite's quarantined dog after the attempted dognapping of the canine. Sir Algernon Farnsworth soon finds himself to be the most wanted dog in Hawaii when his former owner, aging gangster Victor DiGiorgio, needs to get him back.
Episode 9: Missing in Action
Feb 5, 1981 · 45 min
Although Eric Tobin was reported missing in action over eight years ago, his fiancee, Laura Fraser, endowed with ESP, doesn't believe it. Magnum befriends her and, in finding out the truth about Tobin, discovers that he was a highly trained and effective government agent working under the control of a man known only as Delta One.
Episode 10: Lest We Forget
Feb 12, 1981 · 45 min
Magnum is hired by a Supreme Court nominee to find the woman he married on the eve of the raid on Pearl Harbor.
Episode 11: The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club
Feb 19, 1981 · 45 min
Rick is organizing a surf-ski competition to be held at the King Kamehameha Club (much to the disapproval of co-committee member Higgins) when a Kahuna appears and places a "curse" on the club and all who use it.
Episode 12: Thicker than Blood
Feb 26, 1981 · 45 min
T.C. makes a late-night flight to land on a tanker, but on the journey back he is cornered and arrested by the Coast Guard for transporting drugs. Magnum and Rick are certain of their friend's innocence, but are shocked when he intends to accept the charges and refuses their help.
Episode 13: All Roads Lead to Floyd
Mar 12, 1981 · 45 min
A bubbly young woman hires Magnum to find her father who, after being missing for over ten years, had sent her a postcard from Hawaii. But her father is involved in some rather shady business, and Magnum isn't the only one looking for him.
Episode 14: Adelaide
Mar 19, 1981 · 45 min
A woman hires Magnum to protect Norman, who is facing kidnap unless she pays a ransom; but the case has some unexpected twists.
Episode 15: Don't Say Goodbye
Mar 26, 1981 · 45 min
Having once been hired by wealthy, blind Agatha Kimball to find her missing granddaughter, Amy, Magnum's services are once again called upon by his elderly friend after she has been contacted by a blackmailer claiming to have some important information about Amy.
Episode 16: The Black Orchid
Apr 2, 1981 · 45 min
Magnum has been hired by a woman to act out some of her rich, bored sister's fantasy dramas, concocted from 1930s Dashiell Hammett films. Although growing to enjoy the world of fantasy, Magnum has a hard time keeping up with the eccentric woman, and when he finds out that her husband is a wealthy, infamously jealous and bad-tempered business man, he decides to cut his losses and end the arrangement.
Episode 17: J. "Digger" Doyle
Apr 9, 1981 · 50 min
Magnum tries to impress a beautiful 'fan' of Robin's by showing her the Robin Masters estate, only to learn that she is actually a top security expert hired by Robin to test the estate's security.
Episode 18: Beauty Knows No Pain
Apr 16, 1981 · 49 min
Magnum is hired by Barbara Terranova, a financially broke woman who can only afford his services for one day, to find her missing fiancé Roger. But the case has several tangles in store when Magnum finds there are others searching for Roger, too.
Season 222 ep. · 1981–1982
Episode 1: Billy Joe Bob
Oct 8, 1981 · 49 min
The code of the West is resurrected when a hot-headed young Texan hires Magnum to find his former cheerleader sister.
Episode 2: Dead Man's Channel
Oct 15, 1981 · 49 min
Ancient superstitions and modern marine archaeology blend to provide Magnum with one of his most dangerous assignments.
Episode 3: Woman on the Beach
Oct 22, 1981 · 49 min
An ethereal, mysterious beauty brings out Rick's sense of gallantry and he enlists Magnum's aid in solving a crime that occurred thirty-five years ago.
Episode 4: From Moscow to Maui
Oct 29, 1981 · 45 min
Magnum plays Cupid's helper when he becomes involved with a former Russian pilot who has defected and a member of the Soviet track team in Hawaii for an exhibition match, plus various members of the dreaded KGB.
Episode 5: Memories Are Forever (1)
Nov 5, 1981 · 49 min
Part 1 of 2. A tragic event which he believed had been successfully relegated to the far corners of his mind, resurfaces and explodes with jolting clarity for Magnum, when he briefly sees a girl he is convinced is his wife, reported dead in the ruins of Saigon.
Episode 6: Memories Are Forever (2)
Nov 5, 1981 · 45 min
Part 2 of 2. A tragic event which he believed had been successfully relegated to the far corners of his mind, resurfaces and explodes with jolting clarity for Magnum, when he briefly sees a girl he is convinced is his wife, reported dead in the ruins of Saigon.
Episode 7: Tropical Madness
Nov 12, 1981 · 49 min
An aloof, beautiful girl, a Sumo wrestler, and a little person spell trouble and intrigue.
Episode 8: Wave Goodbye
Nov 19, 1981 · 45 min
Friendship has always ranked high on his list of priorities and when his good friend and surfing companion, Kacy, is found murdered on the beach, Magnum determinedly tracks down her killer.
Episode 9: Mad Buck Gibson
Nov 26, 1981 · 45 min
Mad Buck Gibson, an old friend of Robin Masters and a legend in his own time for his earthy novels and macho existence, arrives in Hawaii and it becomes Magnum's lot to protect the hell-raiser from himself.
Episode 10: The Taking of Dick McWilliams
Dec 3, 1981 · 45 min
When her wealthy American husband is kidnapped and held for an exorbitant ransom, a beautiful Japanese woman seeks Magnum's help.
Episode 11: The Sixth Position
Dec 17, 1981 · 45 min
A simple request to act as a bodyguard for a world famous ballerina leads to a puzzling international situation for Magnum.
Episode 12: Ghost Writer
Dec 24, 1981 · 45 min
An eccentric, reclusive inventor, a beautiful author and a distraught senator's wife form the strange triangle surrounding Magnum as he tries to unravel a situation that could lead to sudden death.
Episode 13: The Jororo Kill
Jan 7, 1982 · 45 min
Magnum is caught in the crossfire of international politics and terrorism when a news correspondent and an assassin, a master of disguises, arrive in Honolulu.
Episode 14: Computer Date
Jan 14, 1982 · 45 min
A relatively simple case of industrial espionage turns to a complex case of divided loyalties for Magnum, when he is hired by a computer magnate to investigate the theft of valuable codes.
Episode 15: Try to Remember
Jan 28, 1982 · 45 min
A private investigator with amnesia is really in trouble, as Magnum discovers after his near fatal accident with the Ferrari leaves him in that condition.
Episode 16: Italian Ice
Feb 4, 1982 · 45 min
When Magnum flies to Sicily, at the request of Robin Masters, to rescue a beautiful damsel in distress, he proves that chivalry is alive and well.
Episode 17: One More Summer
Feb 11, 1982 · 45 min
As a favor to his old friend, quarterback Dorsey Bramlett, Magnum joins the pro football team in training so he can better protect his old Academy buddy.
Episode 18: Texas Lightning
Feb 18, 1982 · 45 min
A high stakes poker game, international espionage, murder and dueling copter form the background of a complicated assignment for Magnum.
Episode 19: Double Jeopardy
Feb 25, 1982 · 45 min
When Robin Master's latest book is made into a motion picture, the author donates the use of Robin's Nest as a location and Magnum is quickly enmeshed in the temperaments and politics of the film world.
Episode 20: The Last Page
Mar 4, 1982 · 45 min
Victory doesn't mean the end of the war for some participants and Magnum learns to his peril.
Episode 21: The Elmo Ziller Story
Mar 18, 1982 · 45 min
When Magnum encounters a guitar-playing, ten gallon hat wearer with a thick Texas drawl, who looks exactly like Higgins, he thinks he is being set up for a rip roaring gag.
Episode 22: Three Minus Two
Apr 1, 1982 · 45 min
A beautiful fashion designer who has risen to the top of her profession hires Magnum to protect her when one of her two partners in a clothing firm is murdered.
Season 323 ep. · 1982–1983
Episode 1: Did You See the Sunrise? (1)
Sep 30, 1982 · 45 min
Magnum and TC put their lives on the line to protect an old Navy buddy who firmly believes the trio are marked for death from an enemy dating back to the Vietnam war.
Episode 2: Did You See the Sunrise? (2)
Sep 30, 1982 · 45 min
As Magnum, T.C. and Nuzo plan to get to Ivan before he kills them, the Navy - in particular, Colonel Greene and Admiral Hawkes - have their own concerns and questions regarding Mac's death. But things are not as previously thought about Nuzo, and not only is T.C.'s life in great danger, but many other people's too, namely a Japanese prince.
Episode 3: Ki'i's Don't Lie (I)
Oct 7, 1982 · 45 min
A team of private investigators fly to Hawaii to recover a valuable and deadly native artifact, and find themselves in conflict with private investigator Thomas Magnum, Higgins, and a beautiful (but larcenous) socialite. The crossover continues on Simon & Simon S02E01 Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend (II).
Episode 4: The Eighth Part of the Village
Oct 14, 1982 · 45 min
The arrival by sea of a large crate destined for Robin Masters leads Magnum into a bizarre situation involving a wealthy Japanese businessman, his errant daughter and a fortune in pearls.
Episode 5: Past Tense
Oct 21, 1982 · 45 min
When TC's chopper, in which Higgins is a passenger, is hi-jacked for use in a spectacular prison break, it begins a dangerous chain of events for Magnum.
Episode 6: Black on White
Oct 28, 1982 · 45 min
Higgins is on the hit list of African Mau-Mau warriors who are seeking bloody revenge on all ex-British soldiers in Higgins' old regiment.
Episode 7: Flashback
Nov 4, 1982 · 45 min
A perplexed Magnum finds himself trapped in a time warp while attempting to clear a union leader accused of murdering a construction magnate.
Episode 8: Foiled Again
Nov 11, 1982 · 45 min
An apparent freak fencing accident puts Higgins in jail for murder and Magnum on the trail of the real killer.
Episode 9: Mr. White Death
Nov 18, 1982 · 45 min
Earl Gianelli, an aged wrestler who hires Magnum to find his long lost son, puts the private investigator on a bloody trail of revenge.
Episode 10: Mixed Doubles
Dec 2, 1982 · 45 min
Hired to protect a young tennis star, whose off-court behavior leaves much to be desired, Magnum finds his loyalties strained when a prime suspect turns out to be an old and dear friend.
Episode 11: Almost Home
Dec 9, 1982 · 45 min
Magnum is hired by a cocktail waitress who has been refused permission to scatter her dead father's ashes at Pearl Harbor, and wants Magnum to help her overcome Navy red tape.
Episode 12: Heal Thyself
Dec 16, 1982 · 45 min
Magnum offers to help a former Army nurse, now a doctor, who is accused of murdering three patients under her care.
Episode 13: Of Sound Mind
Jan 6, 1983 · 45 min
A wealthy, much-hated practical joker caps his career by leaving Magnum over fifty million dollars in his will, much to the chagrin and potential enmity of his money-hungry relations.
Episode 14: The Arrow That Is Not Aimed
Jan 27, 1983 · 45 min
When a valuable artifact entrusted to a modern day Samurai warrior is stolen, Magnum becomes involved in a culture and a way of life that hasn't altered in centuries.
Episode 15: Basket Case
Feb 3, 1983 · 45 min
With both Magnum and TC sponsoring youth basketball teams, their rivalry comes to a head with the appearance of a 13-year-old basketball whiz, Willie Hitchinson.
Episode 16: Birdman of Budapest
Feb 10, 1983 · 45 min
A vicious macaw, trained to attack, is only one of the problems facing Magnum when an elderly woman claiming to be Robin Master's former high school English teacher arrives at the estate to write a book on ornithologists.
Episode 17: I Do?
Feb 17, 1983 · 45 min
The president of a family owned business hires Magnum to ferret out the dishonest activities of his nephew, who is supposedly stealing from the company.
Episode 18: Forty Years from Sand Island
Feb 24, 1983 · 45 min
When Higgins is involved in a dangerous accident, Magnum's investigation leads to a murder that occurred forty years ago in a Japanese internment camp.
Episode 19: Legacy from a Friend
Mar 10, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum is pleased to see his friend, Marcus, driving a new expensive sports car but the pleasure turns to dismay when Marcus' battered body is discovered in the surf.
Episode 20: Two Birds of a Feather
Mar 17, 1983 · 45 min
A customized plane, being piloted to Hawaii by Sam Houston Hunter, a Vietnam vet, crashes in the tidal pool at Robin's Nest and everyone assumes it was insufficient gas and pilot error that caused it.
Episode 21: ...By Its Cover
Mar 31, 1983 · 45 min
Conned by an old friend, Magnum and TC agree to deliver a set of encyclopedias, not knowing that the knowledge contained within is a large marijuana drop.
Episode 22: The Big Blow
Apr 7, 1983 · 45 min
It's an ill wind that proves prophetic when a tropical hurricane unleashes its fury on the evening of a very important social event.
Episode 23: Faith and Begorrah
Apr 28, 1983 · 45 min
Higgins' half brother, an Irish Catholic priest from Northern Ireland, arrives in Hawaii to confront a British officer who he claims stole an ancient artifact from his church.
Season 421 ep. · 1983–1984
Episode 1: Home from the Sea
Sep 29, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum is caught in a treacherous current when his surf ski is capsized miles from shore with near disastrous results.
Episode 2: Luther Gillis: File #521
Oct 6, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum joins forces with a hard-nosed private eye from St. Louis whey they find themselves investigating the same case but from opposite ends of the spectrum.
Episode 3: Smaller Than Life
Oct 13, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum and Rick discover that trouble comes in all shapes and sizes.
Episode 4: Distant Relative
Oct 20, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum does not count on murder when he chaperones Rick's convent-school sister on a night on the town.
Episode 5: Limited Engagement
Nov 3, 1983 · 45 min
Hired to investigate a strange series of robberies, Magnum's gallantry comes to the fore when two seemingly helpless, but independent elderly ladies are involved in an accident.
Episode 6: Letter to a Duchess
Nov 10, 1983 · 45 min
A flowery note of admiration from Higgins to a titles English woman, traveling the Islands incognito, is mistakenly attributed to Magnum.
Episode 7: Squeeze Play
Nov 17, 1983 · 45 min
Robin's Nest may be lost to Magnum and Higgins unless the local softball team can beat high-powered tycoon Buzz Benoit's players.
Episode 8: A Sense of Debt
Dec 1, 1983 · 45 min
TC puts life and limb on the line when he enters the boxing ring to repay an old debt.
Episode 9: The Look
Dec 8, 1983 · 45 min
Saigon's most popular disc jockey arrives in Honolulu and Magnum discovers she is the victim of vicious phone calls and threats.
Episode 10: Operation: Silent Night
Dec 15, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum, Rick, Higgins and TC spend an unexpected Christmas Eve on a remote island used by the military for gunnery practice.
Episode 11: Jororo Farewell
Jan 5, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum befriends the young Prince of Jororo who is the target of terrorists.
Episode 12: The Case of the Red Faced Thespian
Jan 19, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum must utilize his deductive powers when a lavish costume party becomes the scene of a baffling murder.
Episode 13: No More Mr. Nice Guy
Jan 26, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum and Higgins' friend, Carol - now a Deputy District Attorney - cons them into helping her set up a sting operation.
Episode 14: Rembrandt's Girl
Feb 2, 1984 · 45 min
Susan Johnson (played by Carol Burnett) is a bank teller who, desperate to hire Magnum, locks the two of them in a time-released bank vault.
Episode 15: Paradise Blues
Feb 9, 1984 · 45 min
An old friend from Magnum and TC's Vietnam days turns up in Hawaii asking for their help.
Episode 16: The Return of Luther Gillis
Feb 16, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum finds himself working with anachronistic gumshoe Luther Gillis again after someone kidnaps Higgins and Luther's secretary.
Episode 17: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
Feb 23, 1984 · 45 min
A young woman who persuades Magnum to look for her brother also finagles a role in Higgins' musical production for a visiting British politician.
Episode 18: Holmes Is Where the Heart Is
Mar 8, 1984 · 45 min
A former British secret agent and old friend of Higgins arrives in Honolulu imagining himself as Sherlock Holmes.
Episode 19: On Face Value
Mar 15, 1984 · 45 min
A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.
Episode 20: Dream a Little Dream
Mar 29, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum has feelings of déjà vu when he meets a young woman, who is a contestant in a Surf-Out held on Hawaii's North Shore.
Episode 21: I Witness
May 3, 1984 · 45 min
The King of Kamehameha Club is robbed by masked gunmen and the three principal eye witnesses - Higgins, T.C. and Rick - have decidedly different views of what happened.
Season 522 ep. · 1984–1985
Episode 1: Echoes of the Mind (1)
Sep 27, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum is caught between danger and intrigue as a frightened lady, who believes her life is in danger, involves him in a bizarre situation.
Episode 2: Echoes of the Mind (2)
Oct 4, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum finds himself torn between twin sisters as his involvement with one brings him into conflict with the other.
Episode 3: Mac's Back
Oct 11, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum seems to be lost between reality and fantasy, past and present, when he is convinced that he has seen an old friend, Mac, very much alive, walking the streets of Honolulu.
Episode 4: The Legacy of Garwood Huddle
Oct 18, 1984 · 45 min
A reluctant Magnum agrees to help a friend of Higgins to find the person or persons responsible for the kidnapping of his grandchild.
Episode 5: Under World
Oct 25, 1984 · 45 min
TC's chopper is about to touch down at the helipad when he loses control over it and plunges into the sea.
Episode 6: Fragments
Nov 1, 1984 · 45 min
Laura Griffin, a young woman with amazing psychic abilities, hires Magnum to investigate her own murder.
Episode 7: Blind Justice
Nov 8, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum is working on a case for assistant D.A. Carol and is forced to face a difficult dilemma concerning the guilt of innocence of the suspected murdered who is guilty of another crime.
Episode 8: Murder 101
Nov 15, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum is very enthusiastic about his new project, teaching a class at the University about private investigation. The class is small but interest is great about everyone helps a student investigate the strange behavior of her fiancé.
Episode 9: Tran Quoc Jones
Nov 29, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum tries to help a young Amerasian boy find his long lost G.I. father and ends up in the middle of political corruption and mob intrigue.
Episode 10: Luther Gillis: File #001
Dec 6, 1984 · 45 min
While Magnum is preoccupied with a very difficult case, help arrives just in time in the person of Luther Gillis, the hard-nosed private eye from St. Louis.
Episode 11: Kiss of the Sabre
Dec 13, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum is displaced from the guest house when an overly imaginative novelist, who suffers from a sever case of writer's block, becomes suspiciously interested and involved in his latest case.
Episode 12: Little Games
Jan 3, 1985 · 45 min
A very attractive security expert brings out the romantic in Magnum when she is hired to help protect Robin's Nest during a jewelry exhibit worth millions of dollars.
Episode 13: Professor Jonathan Higgins
Jan 10, 1985 · 45 min
Higgins is very pleased with the prospect of his distant cousin's arrival. She is to marry the heir of an old Hawaiian family but turns out to be a true punk rocker.
Episode 14: Compulsion
Jan 24, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum investigates a case which involves his friend Carol who works for the D.A. and who is about to testify against a man sent to prison by her father while Higgins struggles with the truth during a visit of former Sandhurst friends.
Episode 15: All for One (1)
Jan 31, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum and his friends, including Higgins, help a former Vietnam buddy to find a mutual friend being held prisoner in Cambodia.
Episode 16: All for One (2)
Feb 7, 1985 · 45 min
While in Cambodia on a rescue mission of an old Army buddy, Magnum, Higgins, Rick and TC realize that their lives are on the line because of great danger and deceit.
Episode 17: The Love-For-Sale Boat
Feb 14, 1985 · 45 min
Rick is the target of yet another of Mac's schemes but this time Mac goes too far, endangering everyone's life with his fantastic plan.
Episode 18: Let Me Hear the Music
Feb 21, 1985 · 45 min
Lacy Fletcher seeks Magnum's help to unearth five songs which has been written by the legendary George Lee Jessup for the woman he loves before he died 25 years ago.
Episode 19: Ms. Jones
Mar 7, 1985 · 45 min
After Magnum has just been put through the wringer at the Hall of Records, he is very reluctant but finally agrees to help one of the clerks, a woman named Ms. Jones, who is looking for her missing husband.
Episode 20: The Man from Marseilles
Mar 14, 1985 · 45 min
A distinguished Frenchman contacts Magnum and asks for his help in supposedly finding a missing heir.
Episode 21: Torah, Torah, Torah
Mar 28, 1985 · 45 min
Danger and death are the overtones that result from a simple visit with Rabbi Asher Solomon when he arrives in Hawaii.
Episode 22: A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken
Apr 4, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum goes undercover and into a prison farm to find Darryl Jacobs who is the last person and former boyfriend of a missing young girl.
Season 621 ep. · 1985–1986
Episode 1: Deja Vu (1)
Sep 26, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum and Higgins are on their way to London to attend to urgent business for Robin Masters and find themselves stirring up the past.
Episode 2: Deja Vu (2)
Sep 26, 1985 · 45 min
Thomas helps Penelope to continue to investigate Geoffrey's death and learns of Higgins' reluctance to visit his father.
Episode 3: Old Acquaintance
Oct 3, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum welcomes a former high school friend who enlists his help to rescue a highly trained dolphin.
Episode 4: The Kona Winds
Oct 10, 1985 · 45 min
After saving Lauren Henderson from nearly drowning, Magnum falls in love with her and is drawn into a difficult situation.
Episode 5: The Hotel Dick
Oct 17, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum's services are enlisted during the imminent opening of an International Convention of Jewelry Designers at an Island hotel.
Episode 6: Round and Around
Oct 24, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum discovers that the death of TC's good friend was accidental.
Episode 7: Going Home
Oct 31, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum returns home after 13 years to attend his beloved grandfather's funeral.
Episode 8: Paniolo
Nov 7, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum discovers that cattle rustlers abound on the Island of Hawaii.
Episode 9: The Treasure of Kalaniopu'u
Nov 14, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum is hired to work with a representative of a publishing company to supervise a treasure hunt.
Episode 10: Blood and Honor
Nov 21, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum sees to it that a leak in the security system of a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor is eliminated.
Episode 11: Rapture
Nov 28, 1985 · 45 min
Magnum becomes obsessed with finding a boy he thinks he has seen while scuba diving in Hawaiian waters.
Episode 12: I Never Wanted to Go to France, Anyway...
Jan 2, 1986 · 45 min
Bizarre accidents overshadow the glitter and glamour of carnival on the island.
Episode 13: Summer School
Jan 9, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is the target of racketeers who want him dead and Robin Masters' nephew impersonates him, with very dangerous consequences.
Episode 14: Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Jan 23, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum decides to investigate the mystery surrounding Higgins' sudden departure from Robin's Nest.
Episode 15: All Thieves on Deck
Jan 30, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum, TC, Rick and Higgins must guard the statuette of a priceless Hawaiian Family God on route to the Hilo Museum.
Episode 16: This Island Isn't Big Enough...
Feb 13, 1986 · 45 min
When Rick's boat returns from a cruise empty, Magnum, TC and Higgins go in search of Rick and his passengers who are presumed dead.
Episode 17: Way of the Stalking Horse
Feb 20, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum tastes death when he is set up by a hit man.
Episode 18: Find Me a Rainbow
Mar 13, 1986 · 45 min
While searching for a missing boy, Magnum comes across a black market baby business.
Episode 19: Who Is Don Luis Higgins, and Why Is He Doing These Terrible Things to Me?
Mar 20, 1986 · 45 min
Higgins must cope with a visiting dignitary, an invitational chess tournament and the appearance of his flamboyant half brother.
Episode 20: A Little Bit of Luck... A Little Bit of Grief
Apr 3, 1986 · 45 min
Friendships are tested when Rick becomes a million dollar lottery winner while TC and Magnum fight the destruction of TC's club house for underprivileged and troubled kids.
Episode 21: Photo Play
Apr 10, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum's encounter with a photographer uncovers an embezzler long thought dead.
Season 722 ep. · 1986–1987
Episode 1: L.A. (1)
Oct 1, 1986 · 45 min
A routine business trip brings Magnum a new love enveloped in a deadly duel involving politics and drugs.
Episode 2: L.A. (2)
Oct 1, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum and Cynthia became ever closer to each other as they investigate Marti's murder. Their search leads them to a drug trafficker, but their snooping around sees them almost killed. Back in Hawaii, T.C., with help from Rick and Higgins, continues to search for the missing Kenny, and get him out of the trouble he is in.
Episode 3: One Picture Is Worth
Oct 8, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is hired to protect a deaf woman who is a famous artist, as well as the only eyewitness to a bank robbery and murder.
Episode 4: Straight and Narrow
Oct 15, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum helps an ex-call girl find her missing sister who is involved with powerful political figures.
Episode 5: A.A.P.I.
Oct 22, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is elected Local P.I. of the Year, yet his award presentation as well as his investigation into a murder is hindered by the intervention of Luther Gillis and Tracy Spencer.
Episode 6: Death and Taxes
Oct 29, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum becomes the obsession and medium for a crazed killer who works though nursery rhymes.
Episode 7: Little Girl Who
Nov 5, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum must help his ex-wife Michelle and her daughter to freedom before they are assassinated.
Episode 8: Paper War
Nov 12, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is trying to break a major gambling ring in the Islands while he and Higgins are feuding.
Episode 9: Novel Connection (I)
Nov 19, 1986 · 45 min
An attempt is made on the lives of Robin's guests and Magnum is upset that one guest wants mainland investigator Jessica Fletcher to handle the case. The crossover continues on Murder, She Wrote S03E08 Magnum on Ice (II).
Episode 10: Kapu
Nov 26, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is wounded while saving a young Hawaiian woman from a hired killer.
Episode 11: Missing Melody
Dec 3, 1986 · 45 min
TC's daughter is abducted during a visit to the estate.
Episode 12: Death of the Flowers
Dec 10, 1986 · 45 min
The murder of Carol's mentor, Judge Kearns, raises suspicion that he may have been involved in taking payoffs.
Episode 13: Autumn Warrior
Dec 17, 1986 · 45 min
A survival trip for Higgins and a group of boys from prison camp tests Higgins' skills in the survival of the fittest.
Episode 14: Murder by Night
Jan 14, 1987 · 45 min
A murder in the 1940's revolves around a cast of characters which resemble Magnum, TC, Rick and Higgins in the manner of the old fashioned detective novels.
Episode 15: On the Fly
Jan 21, 1987 · 45 min
A case of mistaken identity leaves Magnum hunted by a Mexican mafia boss.
Episode 16: Solo Flight
Feb 4, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum reviews his mortality, his last case and his friends while trapped under an airplane wreckage on a remote mountain.
Episode 17: Forty
Feb 11, 1987 · 45 min
About to turn forty, Magnum loses his lucky $2 bill and falls for a television reporter who may be connected to a case he is working on in Chinatown.
Episode 18: Laura
Feb 25, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum works with Michael Doheny, a retired policeman, who is searching for the man who murdered his granddaughter.
Episode 19: Out of Sync
Mar 11, 1987 · 45 min
Magnums weekend with Cynthia, his supposed fiancée, is interrupted by an actress claiming a movie producer murders girls in his pornographic movies.
Episode 20: The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
Mar 18, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum has a visit from his famous Aunt Phoebe, a prize-winning playwright and he soon learns she is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
Episode 21: The People vs. Orville Wright
Apr 1, 1987 · 45 min
Rick is arrested for allegedly killing a hit man contracted to murder Icepick.
Episode 22: Limbo
Apr 15, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum finds his spirit in a state of 'limbo' following a shoot-out which leaves him in a coma.
Season 813 ep. · 1987–1988
Episode 1: Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts
Oct 7, 1987 · 45 min
Can Magnum's family and friends help him out of limbo? Can he get himself out? Magnum is caught between life and death on the season premiere.
Episode 2: Pleasure Principle
Oct 14, 1987 · 45 min
If clothes make the man, Higgins is in for a swinging time while Magnum takes on a more dignified hue, complicating more than their respective daily routines on the estate.
Episode 3: Innocence... A Broad
Oct 28, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum gains a lovely assistant while working on a case for Higgins which exposes the inner workings of a dangerous mob figure.
Episode 4: Tigers Fan
Nov 4, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum investigates the death of a close friend, a lieutenant who may have been involved in illicit activities.
Episode 5: Forever in Time
Nov 11, 1987 · 45 min
While helping Higgins with a pageant for the Hawaiian Historical Society, Magnum becomes infatuated with an ethereal and elusive local beauty, bringing danger to them both.
Episode 6: The Love That Lies
Nov 18, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum becomes embroiled in Carol Baldwin's professional and private life which puts his investigative skills on a sensitive course.
Episode 7: A Girl Named Sue
Jan 13, 1988 · 45 min
Bank teller Susan Johnson returns to Magnum's life with a bang: having recently become a detective, she opens fire on him during an investigation.
Episode 8: Unfinished Business
Jan 20, 1988 · 45 min
When the indictment against Quang Ki in his attempt to murder Magnum is dismissed, it becomes evident that the villain will stop at nothing to place Magnum's former wife and daughter in deadly jeopardy.
Episode 9: The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company
Jan 27, 1988 · 45 min
Magnum's enthusiasm for a lucrative business deal is put on the back burner when TC's son lands in jail.
Episode 10: Legend of the Lost Art
Feb 10, 1988 · 45 min
A priceless ancient scroll is the object of a search Magnum conducts at Higgins' request, and that could lead him to certain death.
Episode 11: Transitions
Feb 17, 1988 · 45 min
Higgins is stalked by a mysterious killer whose game plan is to obtain Robin Masters' newest manuscript, and Luther Gillis, the St. Louis private eye, helps to muddy mysterious waters with his unwanted assistance.
Episode 12: Resolutions (1)
May 1, 1988 · 45 min
While visiting his family in Virginia, Magnum receives an alarming phone call which sends him back to Hawaii to find romance, suspense and danger in a special two-hour finale.
Episode 13: Resolutions (2)
May 1, 1988 · 45 min
As Rick's wedding looms ever closer, Magnum continues his surveillance on Linda to try and catch the psychopathic killer who is stalking her. T.C. faces a reconciliation with his estranged wife. And Magnum gets some surprising news about his theory that Higgins is really Robin Masters, as well as the true fate of Lily.


















