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Pursued by thugs and lovely ladies alike, Thomas Magnum is a witty but tough private investigator in Hawaii who works for a mysterious novelist.
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- 01
LauraRick persuades Thomas to take a high-reward, supposedly simple missing person case, but the person paying for the case is actually New York City cop Michael Doheny, who has his own reasons for wanting to find the man in question. Doheny has come to Hawaii to track down those responsible for the rape and murder of his young granddaughter on the night of his retirement dinner, a hunt in which he asks Magnum's help. - 02
Home from the SeaMagnum's tradition of spending the Fourth of July alone at sea turns to a life-and-death battle when his surf ski capsizes from a reckless boater and a strong current takes him further and further from land. Forced to tread water for hours in shark-infested waters, Thomas uses his memories of his mom and dad to keep himself alive while Higgins, T.C., and Rick begin a frantic search for him. - 03
Murder by Night1940s San Francisco: Private Investigator Thomas S. Magnum investigates the murder of newspaper tycoon William T. Maxfield. The case involves characters that strangely bear a strong resemblance to the "modern day" Magnum, T.C., Higgins and Rick.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
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Don't Eat the Snow in HawaiiDecember 11, 1980When Oahu-based private investigator Thomas Magnum's childhood friend and Naval comrade, Dan Cook, turns up dead, Magnum is adamant that the - S01E02
Don't Eat the Snow in HawaiiDecember 11, 1980Magnum 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 smu - S01E03
China DollDecember 18, 1980Magnum is hired by a beautiful Chinese antiques dealer to protect an ancient vase known as The Soul of Soong until its buyer arrives in Hawa - S01E04
Thank Heaven for Little Girls, and Big Ones TooDecember 25, 1980It's the Christmas season, and against his better judgment, Magnum agrees to being hired by five young schoolgirls to find their teacher, wh - S01E05
No Need to KnowJanuary 8, 1981Magnum 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 - S01E06
Skin DeepJanuary 15, 1981When 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 - S01E07
Never Again, Never AgainJanuary 22, 1981When Saul and Lena, an aging couple who run a local shop, abruptly make plans to leave town, suspicious Magnum and Rick, who are friends wit - S01E08
The Ugliest Dog in HawaiiJanuary 29, 1981After an attempted dog-napping, Higgins volunteers Magnum's services to guard a wealthy socialite's quarantined dog. Things get complicated - S01E09
Missing in ActionFebruary 5, 1981Inspired by her recent visions, a new singer at the King Kamehameha Club, hires Magnum to find her fiance, Eric, a Marine listed as Missing - S01E10
Season's bestLest We ForgetFebruary 12, 1981Magnum is hired by a Supreme Court nominee to find the woman he married on the eve of the raid on Pearl Harbor. He was a young Navy Ensign, - S01E11
The Curse of the King Kamehameha ClubFebruary 19, 1981Rick is organizing a surf-ski competition to be held at the King Kamehameha Club (much to the disapproval of co-committee member Higgins) wh - S01E12
Thicker Than BloodFebruary 26, 1981T.C. makes a late-night flight to land on a tanker and is arrested on the journey back for transporting a Marine deserter. Magnum and Rick a - S01E13
All Roads Lead to FloydMarch 12, 1981A 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 h - S01E14
AdelaideMarch 19, 1981A woman hires Magnum to protect "Norman", who is facing kidnap unless she pays a ransom, but the case has some unexpected turns when Magnum - S01E15
Don't Say GoodbyeMarch 26, 1981Magnum's services are once again called upon by Agatha Kimball after she has been contacted by a blackmailer claiming to have some important - S01E16
The Black OrchidApril 2, 1981Magnum has been hired by a woman to act out some of her rich, bored sister's fantasy dramas, concocted from 1930s Dashiell Hammett films, bu - S01E17
J. "Digger" DoyleApril 9, 1981Magnum tries to impress a beautiful fan of Robin's that he befriends by showing her Robin's Nest, only to learn that she is actually a top s - S01E18
Beauty Knows No PainApril 16, 1981Magnum is hired by Barbara Terranova, a near-bankrupt woman who can only afford his services for one day, to find her missing fiance, Roger,
Season02
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Season's bestBilly Joe BobOctober 8, 1981Billy Joe Bob, a hotheaded Texan, engages Magnum's services when his sister, Carol Ann, goes missing. Magnum has his hands full trying to ke - S02E02
Dead Man's ChannelOctober 15, 1981After her archaeologist father's boat is found deserted at sea in the Nihoa Channel, a marine biology student hires Magnum to find out what - S02E03
The Woman on the BeachOctober 22, 1981Rick, sad over a failed love affair, finds solace in the company of a beautiful woman named Sara. As the two walk along the beach, she vanis - S02E04
From Moscow to MauiOctober 29, 1981A year after escaping from Moscow in a MiG-30 fighter jet, a Soviet defector hires Magnum to help his girlfriend defect from an Olympic trac - S02E05
Memories Are Forever (1)November 5, 1981While working on a routine case, Magnum believes he has spotted Michelle, the woman he married while he was serving in the Vietnam War and w - S02E06
Memories Are Forever (2)November 5, 1981Magnum's desperate search for Michelle faces being forced to a halt after he has been called up for active Navy duty and ordered to testify - S02E07
Tropical MadnessNovember 12, 1981Magnum is surprised when a beautiful English woman spurns his advances - much to the amusement of T.C. and Rick - instead preferring Higgins - S02E08
Wave GoodbyeNovember 19, 1981An ex-surfing champion and friend of Magnum's turns up dead on the beach and Magnum investigates. The prime suspects are a local drug pusher - S02E09
Mad Buck GibsonNovember 26, 1981Magnum is asked by the ex-wife of the adventure-seeking author "Mad" Buck Gibson to keep him out of harm's way until she collects the alimon - S02E10
The Taking of Dick McWilliamsDecember 3, 1981The Japanese wife of an old Navy buddy comes to Magnum for help when her husband is kidnapped and held for ransom. She asks Magnum to handle - S02E11
The Sixth PositionDecember 17, 1981As a favor to Robin Masters, Magnum finds himself acting as bodyguard to a famous ballerina after she's had several attempts made on her lif - S02E12
Ghost WriterDecember 24, 1981Magnum is hired by an attractive "ghost writer" who is writing a biography of eccentric millionaire Harold Farber - whom she has never met i - S02E13
The Jororo KillJanuary 7, 1982When Kate Sullivan, a journalist, and an old friend of Thomas, Rick, and T.C. from the Vietnam days, arrives in Hawaii and asks for Magnum's - S02E14
Computer DateJanuary 14, 1982While Magnum works on a case of computer espionage, the president of the company asks him to also investigate his wife, who he believes is h - S02E15
Try to RememberJanuary 28, 1982Magnum wakes up in the hospital with amnesia and the Ferrari totalled. As he tries to put the pieces of the puzzle together, he remembers in - S02E16
Italian IceFebruary 4, 1982Robin asks Magnum to fly to Sicily to rescue a beautiful young woman who is in the clutches of dangerous mobsters. The woman develops an imm - S02E17
One More SummerFebruary 11, 1982When an old Naval Academy friend and teammate, Dorsey Bramlett, now a professional quarterback, is nearly murdered, he asks Magnum to go und - S02E18
Texas LightningFebruary 18, 1982Card shark Jeannie Lowry (aka "Texas Lightning") hires Magnum as her bodyguard at a high-stakes poker game aboard a luxurious yacht. But Mag - S02E19
Double JeopardyFebruary 25, 1982Robin's Nest is used as the location for a film starring Olivia Ross and her husband Jack Martin. Magnum is less-than-enthusiastic about bei - S02E20
The Last PageMarch 4, 1982A Vietnam veteran, whom Magnum distantly knows from a mission they both served on during the war, hires him to supposedly find his missing g - S02E21
The Elmo Ziller StoryMarch 18, 1982Magnum meets Higgins' illegitimate half-brother, a swaggering Texan named Elmo Ziller, who was supposedly murdered. Now, Ziller's daughter a - S02E22
Three Minus TwoApril 1, 1982A beautiful leading fashion designer hires Magnum to protect her when one of her two partners in their designer clothing company is murdered
Season03
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Did You See the Sunrise? (1)September 30, 1982The past comes back to haunt T.C. when an old war buddy arrives claiming that the brutal Colonel who held them captive in a Vietnamese P.O.W - S03E02
Season's bestDid You See the Sunrise? (2)September 30, 1982As 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 - S03E03
Ki'i's Don't Lie (1)October 7, 1982Magnum's security services for an antique auction are tested by San Diego-based P.I.'s A.J and Rick Simon's task to steal back a Ki'i - whic - S03E04
The Eighth Part of the VillageOctober 14, 1982After narrowly avoiding being shot during a case, a fortune cookie convinces Magnum that it's time to repay his friends and associates, lead - S03E05
Past TenseOctober 21, 1982There's terror in the sky when two bad guys posing as tourists hijack T.C.'s helicopter and force him to fly to a nearby prison where a brea - S03E06
Black on WhiteOctober 28, 1982Magnum manufactures a fake quarantine in effort to keep an eye on and protect Higgins from Kenyans taking revenge for a 1950s massacre by ki - S03E07
FlashbackNovember 4, 1982Magnum dreams he's in 1936 - populated with versions of his friends - where he's working for a young woman whose father, a union leader, has - S03E08
Foiled AgainNovember 11, 1982Magnum struggles to prove Higgins' innocence after he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his old boarding school nemesis, William Tr - S03E09
Mr. White DeathNovember 18, 1982An aging, former professional wrestling champion asks Magnum to find his long-lost son, but elements of his story do not ring true. - S03E10
Mixed DoublesDecember 2, 1982Practicing to take part in an upcoming pro-am tennis tournament, Magnum is assigned by Robin Masters to protect a spoiled young tennis star - S03E11
Almost HomeDecember 9, 1982When a feisty cocktail waitress is denied permission to scatter her late father's ashes at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor due to a - S03E12
Heal ThyselfDecember 16, 1982When a doctor who was a nurse during Magnum's days in Vietnam is accused of poisoning patients, he tries to clear her name, but is puzzled b - S03E13
Of Sound MindJanuary 6, 1983Magnum is stunned when Wilson MacLeish, an eccentric millionaire whom he worked for, is killed in a plane explosion and leaves him nearly hi - S03E14
The Arrow That is Not AimedJanuary 27, 1983Higgins sends Magnum to collect a valuable Kenzan porcelain plate, newly purchased by Robin Masters, from the airport, but the artifact, whi - S03E15
Basket CaseFebruary 3, 1983T.C. and Magnum train their respective junior basketball teams for an upcoming game. T.C.'s team seems to have the advantage until Magnum me - S03E16
Birdman of BudapestFebruary 10, 1983Magnum helps a woman looking to interview a reclusive bird expert, unaware she's actually a KGB assassin out to kill the man for his involve - S03E17
I Do?February 17, 1983To smoke out the thief in a large family-owned business, Magnum feigns marriage to the CEO's niece, who drives a mean limousine and can't qu - S03E18
Forty Years from Sand IslandFebruary 24, 1983As part of the research for an upcoming Robin Masters novel, Higgins contacts a witness in the 1942 murder of a WWII Japanese internment cam - S03E19
Legacy from a FriendMarch 10, 1983When his lifeguard friend Marcus Phillips is found dead on the beach the day after he's seen sporting an expensive new car he can't afford, - S03E20
Two Birds of a FeatherMarch 17, 1983Magnum investigates the crash of a small plane in the Estate's tidal pool and discovers it wasn't an accident and that the pilot he vaguely - S03E21
...By Its CoverMarch 31, 1983A friend of Magnum's from his Navy days, "Hot" Rod Crysler, is being blackmailed by a corrupt narcotics officer into delivering marijuana. - S03E22
The Big BlowApril 7, 1983A hurricane battering the islands isn't enough to stop Robin Masters' spring equinox party, a lavish event attended by a close circle of fri - S03E23
Faith and BegorrahApril 28, 1983Magnum needs some luck o' the Irish when he's hired to determine if a man's wife is cheating, and during the investigation meets Higgins's h
Season04
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Season's bestHome from the SeaSeptember 29, 1983Magnum's tradition of spending the Fourth of July alone at sea turns to a life-and-death battle when his surf ski capsizes from a reckless b - S04E02
Luther Gillis: File #521October 6, 1983When Magnum and old school private eye Luther H. Gillis encounter each other in a seedy hotel room with a dead drug dealer as they separatel - S04E03
Smaller Than LifeOctober 13, 1983Trouble comes in all shapes and sizes when childhood friend Waldo Norris asks Rick to help him investigate an insurance claim for a priceles - S04E04
Distant RelativeOctober 20, 1983Magnum reluctantly agrees to chaperone Rick's prim and proper 22-year-old sister and then finds himself trying to keep up with a wild hellio - S04E05
Limited EngagementNovember 3, 1983A strange series of convenience store robberies introduces Magnum to the LaSalle sisters, two elderly women who are about to be evicted from - S04E06
Letter to a DuchessNovember 10, 1983While Magnum prepares for an annual surf-ski race, Higgins has his hands full hiding the beautiful Lady Wilkerson from two shady pursuers. S - S04E07
Squeeze PlayNovember 17, 1983A not-so-friendly bet between Robin Masters and ruthless magazine publisher Buzz Benoit could leave Magnum and Higgins on the street unless - S04E08
A Sense of DebtDecember 1, 1983After he runs into - literally - Vietnam veteran and professional boxer Leon Platt, T.C. steps into the ring in order to win a boxing prize - S04E09
The LookDecember 8, 1983A familiar voice on the radio leads Magnum to Holly Hudson, a popular Saigon disc jockey. Magnum discovers that Holly's been the recent vict - S04E10
Operation: Silent NightDecember 15, 1983Christmas Eve holds some unusual surprises when Magnum, T.C., Rick and Higgins find themselves stranded on a deserted island that the Navy u - S04E11
Jororo FarewellJanuary 5, 1984The Little League International Goodwill Tournament becomes a site of terror for the young Crown Prince of Jororo, who plays center field fo - S04E12
The Case of the Red Faced ThespianJanuary 19, 1984It's murder most foul when Higgins is struck on the head with a stray croquet ball right before a lavish Great Gatsby-themed costume ball is - S04E13
No More Mr. Nice GuyJanuary 26, 1984Magnum is forced to forgo his much-anticipated trip to the Army-Navy football game and a reunion with his 1967 championship teammates when R - S04E14
Rembrandt's GirlFebruary 2, 1984Magnum finds himself locked into a mystery when a bank teller accidentally traps the two of them in a time-release vault at Robin Master's b - S04E15
Paradise BluesFebruary 9, 1984Love is truly blind when T.C. drags Magnum to a meeting with a gorgeous jazz singer, Alexis Carter, whom T.C. fell in love with years ago in - S04E16
The Return of Luther GillisFebruary 16, 1984St. Louis gumshoe Luther H. Gillis returns to Hawaii, accompanied by his secretary Blanche, to attend the annual Private Investigators conve - S04E17
Let the Punishment Fit the CrimeFebruary 23, 1984While Higgins is preparing to direct a selection of pieces from Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado, to be staged at the Estate, M - S04E18
Holmes is Where the Heart IsMarch 8, 1984As he continues his memoirs, Higgins recalls the spring of 1976 when a friend from Sandhurst, David Worth, arrives in Oahu to attend the fun - S04E19
On Face ValueMarch 15, 1984A high-speed car chase between Magnum and some black-market operatives spins wildly out of control when a young woman gets caught in the cro - S04E20
Dream a Little DreamMarch 29, 1984It's a case of deja vu when Magnum is reunited with an attractive woman who was his first client five years earlier. She calls for his help - S04E21
I WitnessMay 3, 1984When the Kimg Kamehameha Club is robbed by thieves wearing animal masks, the three principal eyewitnesses have different stories about what
Season05
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Echoes of the Mind (1)September 27, 1984Magnum is hired by Diane Dupres, who was kidnapped as a child with her twin sister and who now believes that someone is trying to kill her. - S05E02
Echoes of the Mind (2)October 4, 1984It's double trouble for Magnum when he finds himself falling for sexy Diane Dupres, only to discover that her seductive twin sister, Deidre, - S05E03
Season's bestMac's BackOctober 11, 1984Diane's suicide triggers memories of others that Magnum has loved who have been killed, sending him into a spiral of depression. Magnum's sa - S05E04
The Legacy of Garwood HuddleOctober 18, 1984Higgins persuades Magnum to help Garwood Huddle, a member of a notorious group of 1940s bank robbers, who's escaped from prison to rescue hi - S05E05
Under WorldOctober 25, 1984T.C. finds himself in troubled waters when he agrees to make some curious inter-island deliveries, but before he can make the drop-off, his - S05E06
FragmentsNovember 1, 1984A psychic hires Magnum to save her from the future she's seen for herself - being murdered! Meanwhile, Magnum also finds danger in trying to - S05E07
Blind JusticeNovember 8, 1984Magnum wrestles with his conscience when he discovers evidence proving both that a man on trial for murdering his wife is innocent, but that - S05E08
Murder 101November 15, 1984At the urging of the students in the private investigation class that Magnum is teaching at a local college, he takes on the investigation i - S05E09
Tran Quoc JonesNovember 29, 1984Magnum finds himself surprisingly attached to his young client, a small Vietnamese boy who lost his mother and whose only hope in the world - S05E10
Luther Gillis: File #001December 6, 1984Robin and Higgins simultaneously ask Magnum to do some investigative work, so Thomas calls on St. Louis-based gumshoe Luther H. Gillis to na - S05E11
Kiss of the SabreDecember 13, 1984Betty Windom, a writer friend of Robin's stays at the Estate and soon involves herself in Magnum's insurance investigation of a hit-and-run, - S05E12
Little GamesJanuary 3, 1985Hoping to make up for crashing the Estate's security system, Magnum has Mac fix it and challenges Ms. Krista Villaroch, a beautiful insuranc - S05E13
Professor Jonathan HigginsJanuary 10, 1985After Agatha and her friends are swindled out of $10,000 by a shady investment company, she hires Magnum to track down the crooks and retrie - S05E14
CompulsionJanuary 24, 1985Appearances can be deceiving when Magnum tries to convince Carol that she's not seeing signs pointing to the next case as being her last, an - S05E15
All for One (1)January 31, 1985Tyler McKinney, an old commando acquaintance, asks Magnum, Rick, and T.C. to help him rescue a buddy who is held prisoner after being captur - S05E16
All for One (2)February 7, 1985Magnum, Tyler and Higgins are held prisoner by the Vietnamese major that has a reign of terror over Chong Ker. As Rick recovers from his wou - S05E17
The Love-for-Sale BoatFebruary 14, 1985Jim "Mac" Bonnick is back, and he takes Rick for a ride by "selling" him a luxury boat and three beautiful geishas. But some angry yakuza bu - S05E18
Let Me Hear the MusicFebruary 21, 1985Magnum is hired by country musician Lacy Fletcher to unearth five songs written over 25 years ago by legendary country singer George Lee Jes - S05E19
Ms. JonesMarch 7, 1985A reluctant Magnum is hired by Ms. Jones, the "Hall of Records" clerk who often aggravates him with excessive red tape, to help her find her - S05E20
The Man from MarseillesMarch 14, 1985A famous, internationally-known French detective - the real-life model for a series of best-selling novels by Robin Masters - who is staying - S05E21
Torah, Torah, TorahMarch 28, 1985When Magnum picks up a rabbi friend of Higgins' at the airport they're ambushed, a valuable Torah is stolen, and the investigation of the th - S05E22
A Pretty Good Dancing ChickenApril 4, 1985Magnum's behind bars when he goes undercover as a convict in order to seek clues about the disappearance of Carol's 17-year-old cousin.
Season06
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Season's bestDeja Vu (1)September 26, 1985While Magnum and Higgins are in London setting up Robin Masters' new estate, Robin's Keep, Magnum looks into a war buddy's death, and Higgin - S06E02
Deja Vu (2)September 26, 1985Thomas helps Penelope to continue to investigate Geoffrey's death and learns of Higgins' reluctance to visit his father. - S06E03
Old AcquaintanceOctober 3, 1985Goldie Morris, an old friend from his high school days, needs Magnum's help to track down a stolen dolphin, a dolphin that has been loaded w - S06E04
The Kona WindsOctober 10, 1985As a Kona storm front bears down on Hawaii, Magnum rescues a woman who fears for her life after witnessing her husband murder his partner. M - S06E05
The Hotel DickOctober 17, 1985Magnum decides to get a "real job" and takes on the challenge of being the house detective for a Waikiki hotel, but finds his boss all too H - S06E06
Round and AroundOctober 24, 1985Ron Pennington, a friend of T.C. and Magnum's on their basketball team, is shot dead when interrupting an armed grocery store holdup, and th - S06E07
Going HomeOctober 31, 1985After thirteen years away, Thomas returns to Tidewater, Virginia to attend the funeral of his grandfather Everett, and reopens a long-runnin - S06E08
PanioloNovember 7, 1985A supposed wealthy teenage ranch owner hires Magnum to stop a dangerous group of cattle rustlers on Hawaii's Big Island, but Magnum finds th - S06E09
The Treasure of Kalaniopu'uNovember 14, 1985Magnum and a group of his treasure hunting friends are held at gunpoint on a cliff top with the one million dollar prize that was the hidden - S06E10
Blood and HonorNovember 21, 1985Magnum is called back to service by Admiral Hawkes, who has reason to suspect that there is a security leak at his base that is leaking code - S06E11
RaptureNovember 28, 1985As he and T.C. deep sea scuba dive, Magnum sees a young boy who appears out of nowhere with no breathing apparatus and signals him to follow - S06E12
I Never Wanted to Go to France, AnywayJanuary 2, 1986An old comrade of Higgins' brings hisInky Gilbert Traveling Carnival & Midway to Hawaii. But when one of the performers is fatally stabb - S06E13
Summer SchoolJanuary 9, 1986After being expelled from a number of expensive schools, R.J., Robin Masters rich, careless, teenage nephew, arrives at the Estate to be ref - S06E14
Mad Dogs and EnglishmenJanuary 23, 1986Magnum is more than a little taken aback when Higgins suddenly leaves his position on the Estate, after seemingly being found out by Robin M - S06E15
All Thieves on DeckJanuary 30, 1986Magnum is to spend a week aboard a luxury cruise ship guarding an Amakua, a valuable wooden Hawaiian statuette recently purchased by Robin M - S06E16
This Island Isn't Big EnoughFebruary 13, 1986When Rick's boat returns from a cruise deserted, Magnum searches for the answers to what has happened to his friend and the passengers on bo - S06E17
Way of the Stalking HorseFebruary 20, 1986Magnum is hired by meek insurance salesman Dan Wolf to locate his father, who he has not seen for thirty years. But unawares to Magnum, the - S06E18
Find Me a RainbowMarch 13, 1986Lydia McCarthy, a wealthy young woman, hires Thomas to find her family's former chauffeur, claiming that he stole some jewelry from her. Tho - S06E19
Who is Don Luis Higgins, and Why is He Doing These Terrible Things to Me?March 20, 1986Higgins is preparing for a prestigious chess tournament, and the arrival of an important visiting dignitary, the President of Costa Del Rosa - S06E20
A Little Bit of Luck, a Little Bit of GriefApril 3, 1986T.C. and Magnum are fighting the demolition of T.C.'s clubhouse for underprivileged and troubled youths, which has been ordered to be destro - S06E21
Photo PlayApril 10, 1986Photographer Sally Faraday, looking to hire Magnum, meets him in undesirable circumstances when she bangs the front of the Ferrari while bei
Season07Best season
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L.A. (1)October 1, 1986Magnum heads to the "City of Angels" to deliver lawsuit papers to a small film company on behalf of Robin Masters, and during the trip befri - S07E02
L.A. (2)October 1, 1986Magnum and Cynthia became ever closer to each other as they investigate Marti's murder. Their search leads them to a drug trafficker, but th - S07E03
One Picture is WorthOctober 8, 1986A gifted deaf painter is the only eyewitness to a bank robbery in which four people were killed. Carol persuades Magnum to secure the young - S07E04
Straight and NarrowOctober 15, 1986Magnum's luck takes a tumble when he injures his ankle while training for an upcoming charity sports event, and if his foot doesn't heal in - S07E05
A.A.P.I.October 22, 1986At the 14th Annual Convention of Private Investigators, Magnum is to receive the 'Local P.I. of the Year' award, but the event is brought to - S07E06
Death and TaxesOctober 29, 1986It is almost the 4th of July, and Higgins heads to Maui for an annual writers conference, and Rick and T.C. take a trip away, leaving Magnum - S07E07
Little Girl WhoNovember 5, 1986Magnum's ex-wife Michelle leaves her five-year-old daughter Lily to be safeguarded by Thomas, as she escapes Vietnamese assassins out to kil - S07E08
Paper WarNovember 12, 1986When Higgins unwittingly causes Magnum to wipe an expensive computer game loaned from T.C., and Thomas accidentally erases a chunk of Higgin - S07E09
Novel ConnectionNovember 19, 1986Higgins is driving visiting Pamela Bates - an old editor friend of Robin Masters' - to the Estate when someone tries to run them off the roa - S07E10
KapuNovember 26, 1986Magnum is working on a case when he sees a young native Hawaiian girl become an accidental witness to a murder. With the gunman after her, M - S07E11
Missing MelodyDecember 3, 1986T.C.'s children, Melody and Bryant, come to visit him in Hawaii, but at the airport Melody goes missing. It transpires that the young girl h - S07E12
Death of the FlowersDecember 10, 1986While Rick is planning a surprise birthday bash at the King Kamehameha Club for Icepick, Carol asks Magnum to observe a court case she is pr - S07E13
Autumn WarriorDecember 17, 1986Higgins goes on a survivalist trip on an island with a small group of young offenders as part of a program aimed at improving their self-est - S07E14
Murder by NightJanuary 14, 19871940s San Francisco: Private Investigator Thomas S. Magnum investigates the murder of newspaper tycoon William T. Maxfield. The case involve - S07E15
On the FlyJanuary 21, 1987T.C. is giving Thomas helicopter flying lessons when he is shot. With T.C. hospitalized, Mac appears on the scene, "volunteering" his servic - S07E16
Solo FlightFebruary 4, 1987After a run of bad luck, including being fired from a case investigating embezzlement, owing Rick money, and letting T.C.'s junior baseball - S07E17
FortyFebruary 11, 1987Magnum is in Chinatown with Rick and T.C. celebrating his upcoming fortieth birthday, but he has little to celebrate when he loses his lucky - S07E18
Season's bestLauraFebruary 25, 1987Rick persuades Thomas to take a high-reward, supposedly simple missing person case, but the person paying for the case is actually New York - S07E19
Out of SyncMarch 11, 1987Cynthia Farrell comes to Hawaii to see Magnum, and to see if the two can recapture the magic of their relationship in L.A., but when Magnum - S07E20
The Aunt Who Came to DinnerMarch 18, 1987Magnum's private investigator license has expired, and he has the frustrating task of trying to renew it. But he has a welcome surprise when - S07E21
The People vs. Orville WrightApril 1, 1987Rick insists that Magnum search for Icepick when he suddenly vanishes, seemingly pulling a disappearing act to avoid some information that c - S07E22
LimboApril 15, 1987Magnum is caught in a shootout in a warehouse that leaves him fighting for his life. Thomas, in a coma, discovers he is not dead, but also n
Season08
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Infinity and Jelly DoughnutsOctober 7, 1987Magnum lies hospitalized in a coma, caught between life and death, after being shot. As his friends and family attempt to pull him out of th - S08E02
Season's bestPleasure PrincipleOctober 14, 1987Still healing from his near-death ordeal and experiencing Mac's ghost, Magnum is surprised when Higgins hands over his Estate duties to be a - S08E03
Innocence, a BroadOctober 28, 1987Robin Masters is sued by a man who tripped at a recent party on the Estate. As Magnum begins to investigate the man, a loud-mouthed business - S08E04
Tigers FanNovember 4, 1987Lieutenant Tanaka is murdered while working undercover. The official police report states that Tanaka died in a car accident, but Magnum bel - S08E05
Forever in TimeNovember 11, 1987Magnum is running an errand to a local museum for Higgins' upcoming pageant for the Anglo-Hawaiian Historical Society, when he catches sight - S08E06
The Love That LiesNovember 18, 1987Magnum is trying to protect Carol, who is in the middle of a particularly controversial court case, when he is hired by a woman from the mai - S08E07
A Girl Named SueJanuary 13, 1988Magnum is hired by an attractive woman to find the missing will of her late father, who was recently killed in a suspicious boating accident - S08E08
Unfinished BusinessJanuary 20, 1988Magnum prepares for the trial of Quang Ki, who attempted to kill both him and his family. When the case is suddenly, unexpectedly acquitted, - S08E09
The Great Hawaiian Adventure CompanyJanuary 27, 1988Magnum is trying to get Rick, T.C. and Higgins interested in joining him in a potentially lucrative new tourist business venture. But his fr - S08E10
Legend of the Lost ArtFebruary 10, 1988Higgins wants Magnum to find the "Lost Art of the Ancients", a priceless ancient scroll from a fallen civilization, that could spell disaste - S08E11
TransitionsFebruary 17, 1988When Higgins asks his help in finding Robin's latest manuscript after it is stolen, Magnum gets some unexpected help in the case when St. Lo - S08E12
Resolutions (1)May 1, 1988Magnum ponders his future while paying a visit to his family in Tidewater, Virginia, where he unexpectedly meets his grandfather and conside - S08E13
Resolutions (2)May 1, 1988As Rick's wedding looms ever closer, Magnum continues his surveillance on Linda to try and catch the psychopathic killer who is stalking her
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