List of Magnum, P.I. episodes

This is a list of episodes for Magnum, P.I.

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Episodes

Season 1: 1980–1981

Episode Title Original Airdate Summary
1 Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii December 11, 1980 In the pilot episode, Magnum accidentally uncovers a drug operation in the islands when picking up an old Navy friend of his at the airport and helps his friend's sister uncover the truth about a conspiracy involving the NIA and Southeast-Asian drug dealers.
2 China Doll December 18, 1980 Magnum is hired by a Chinese woman to protect her valuable vase and finds himself chased by a secret martial-arts practicing hitman.
3 Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too December 25, 1980 When Magnum is hired by a group of young girls to find their teacher, he runs into a plot involving kidnapping and art theft.
4 No Need to Know January 8, 1981 Higgins plays host to an English military General and Magnum is asked by the government to protect the man from the IRA.
5 Skin Deep January 15, 1981 An actress's suicide leads Magnum to investigate and he uncovers foul play.
6 Never Again… Never Again January 22, 1981 When a Jewish friend of Magnum's disappears, Magnum helps his wife to locate the man and uncovers a Nazi plot.
7 The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii January 29, 1981 Magnum helps protect a dog from being kidnapped by gangsters.
8 Missing in Action February 5, 1981 A psychic singer at Rick's club has premonitions of her long lost boyfriend and Magnum helps to track him down, only to find that he's involved in a secret military special forces outfit.
9 Lest We Forget February 12, 1981 A Supreme Court judge hires Magnum to locate his wife, missing for decades.
10 The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club February 19, 1981 Magnum investigates when a kahuna places a curse on the King Kamehameha Club.
11 Thicker Than Blood February 26, 1981 When T.C. is arrested smuggling a man into the islands, Magnum and Rick must uncover T.C.'s real motives and discovers a plot by drug smugglers.
12 All Roads Lead to Floyd March 12, 1981 Magnum is hired by a woman from the mid-west to find her father, a con-man on the run.
13 Adelaide March 19, 1981 Magnum is hired by a jockey to protect her prize-winning horse.
14 Don't Say Goodbye March 26, 1981 Magnum is hired by a blind friend to negotiate with a blackmailer and discovers a plot to murder his friend.
15 The Black Orchid April 2, 1981 Magnum is hired to participate in a rich woman's theatrical fantasy game, but things become complicated when her disapproving husband gets involved and the game turns deadly.
16 J. "Digger" Doyle April 9, 1981
17 Beauty Knows No Pain April 16, 1981

Season 2: 1981–1982

Episode Title Original Airdate
18 Billy Joe Bob October 8, 1981
19 Dead Man's Channel October 15, 1981
20 The Woman on the Beach October 22, 1981
21 From Moscow to Maui October 29, 1981
22 Memories Are Forever Part 1 November 5, 1981
23 Memories Are Forever Part 2 November 5, 1981
24 Tropical Madness November 12, 1981
25 Wave Goodbye November 19, 1981
26 Mad Buck Gibson November 26, 1981
27 The Taking of Dick McWilliams December 3, 1981
28 The Sixth Position December 17, 1981
29 Ghost Writer December 24, 1981
30 The Jororo Kill January 7, 1982
31 Computer Date January 14, 1982
32 Try to Remember January 28, 1982
33 Italian Ice February 4, 1982
34 One More Summer February 11, 1982
35 Texas Lightning February 18, 1982
36 Double Jeopardy February 25, 1982
37 The Last Page March 4, 1982
38 The Elmo Ziller Story March 25, 1982
39 Three Minus Two April 1, 1982

Season 3: 1982–1983

Episode Title Original Airdate Summary
40 Did You See the Sunrise? September 30, 1982 In the most fan favorited episode of the series, Magnum, T.C., and an ex-army buddy named Nuzzo, try to track down a Russian maniac, Ivan who held them captive during the Vietnam War and won't stop until he successfully kills them all. While attempting to track down Ivan, Mac is "fired" from the Navy and starts hanging around Magnum. In reality, Mac wasn't fired, but also trying to find Ivan under Buck Green's orders and to prevent Magnum from killing him. However, after a night out at a bar, Mac gets in Magnum's Ferrari ahead of Magnum, which exploding, killing Mac. Magnum vows revenge.
41 Did You See the Sunrise? Part 2 September 30, 1982 With the help of the Navy, Magnum realizes that Nuzzo is an operative of Ivan's, and tries to persuade T.C., under mental hypnosis, to kill a visiting Japanese dignitary, telling T.C. that he's really killing Ivan. Magnum stops T.C. in time, but due to political immunity, Ivan is set free to kill again, his next target perhaps being the president. With Rick's help, Magnum takes Ivan prisoner, who taunts Magnum with his freedom and power and tells him that he can't do anything to stop him. At the end of the episode, Magnum asks Ivan if he "saw the sunrise?", something Mac wanted to do in his last words. As Ivan replies, Magnum raises his gun and kills Ivan in cold blood.
42 Ki'i's Don't Lie (Part 1) October 7, 1982
N/A Emeralds are Not a Girl's Best Friend (Part 2, a Simon & Simon episode) October 5, 1982
43 The Eighth Part of the Village October 14, 1982
44 Past Tense October 21, 1982
45 Black on White October 28, 1982
46 Flashback November 4, 1982
47 Foiled Again November 11, 1982
48 Mr. White Death November 18, 1982
49 Mixed Doubles December 2, 1982
50 Almost Home December 9, 1982
51 Heal Thyself December 16, 1982
52 Of Sound Mind January 6, 1983
53 The Arrow That Is Not Aimed January 27, 1983
54 Basket Case February 3, 1983
55 Birdman of Budapest February 10, 1983
56 I Do? February 17, 1983
57 Forty Years from Sand Island February 24, 1983
58 Legacy from a Friend March 10, 1983
59 Two Birds of a Feather March 17, 1983
60 ...By Its Cover March 31, 1983
61 The Big Blow April 17, 1983
62 Faith and Begorrah April 28, 1983

Season 4: 1983–1984

Episode Title Original Airdate
63 Home from the Sea September 29, 1983
64 Luther Gillis: File #521 October 6, 1983
65 Smaller than Life October 13, 1983
66 Distant Relative October 20, 1983
67 Limited Engagement November 3, 1983
68 Letter to a Duchess November 10, 1983
69 Squeeze Play November 17, 1983
70 A Sense of Debt December 1, 1983
71 The Look December 8, 1983
72 Operation: Silent Night December 15, 1983
73 Jororo Farewell January 5, 1984
74 The Case of the Red-Faced Thespian January 19, 1984
75 No More Mr. Nice Guy January 26, 1984
76 Rembrandt's Girl February 2, 1984
77 Paradise Blues February 9, 1984
78 The Return of Luther Gillis February 16, 1984
79 Let the Punishment Fit the Crime February 23, 1984
80 Holmes Is Where the Heart Is March 8, 1984
81 On Face Value March 15, 1984
82 Dream a Little Dream March 29, 1984
83 I Witness May 3, 1984

Season 5: 1984–1985

Episode Title Original Airdate
84 Echoes of the Mind Part 1 September 27, 1984 A young, paranoid woman named Diane DuPre' hires Magnum to investigate strange events happening around her. She claims to have a twin sister named Dierdre stalking her. While he's working for her Magnum begins to sense when she's in danger. Magnum breaks his number one rule and becomes romantically involved with a female client. Diane begins to show signs of paranoid delusions when she calls Thomas in a panic claiming to have shot a man a her residence. Magnum and Higgins arrive after the phone call to investigate only to find no obvious signs of an attack. By this time, Magnum has become so smitten with Diane, he stays at her residence out of concern for her well being. The episode ends with Magnum taking a shower and Diane stepping in to join him (or is it Dierdre?).
85 Echoes of the Mind Part 2 October 4, 1984 Part two begins with Dierdre and Magnum talking of Diane's residence the morning after Thomas' sleepover. Diedre begins to disparage Diane as week and naive, and herself as much more sexy and strong. By this time, it's become much more apparent to Thomas that Diane has multiple personalities. Diane finally becomes too distraught to live and commits suicide in the episode's final scene.
86 Mac's Back October 11, 1984 Magnum becomes depressed since everyone important in his life ends up dying early or taken away from him. His father, his first wife, Michelle, and most recently, his love Diane, as well as his friend Lieutenant MacReynolds from the Naval Intelligence Agency Mac was blown up in the Ferrari. After a period of about a month of sitting on the beach and mourning Diane, Magnum cranks up the Ferrari and drives into Honolulu. While in downtown, Magnum sees a group of tourists and among them is a Sailor in his Class A uniform bearing a strong resemblance to Mac! Magnum rushes back to Robin's nest to tell his friends and they think Magnum has really gone off the deep end this time. They fear Magnum has really gone off the deep end. Magnum combs Honolulu and Pearl Harbor before he finds that "Mac" is another naval officer trying to get some Marine corps pilots off the hook for gambling illegally. The "new Mac" is gracious enough to make an appearance at Robin's nest to prove he isn't a figment of Magnum's imagination.
87 The Legacy of Garwood Huddle October 18, 1984 An old friend of Higgins named Garwood Huddle turns up at the Estate after having escaped from prison. Garwood was a notorious bank robber in the 1940s recruited by Higgins during World War II to steal Nazi intelligence from a bank in Mexico City.

The reason Garwood has escaped from prison is to recover his kidnapped-toddler grandson, Garwood III. Garwood III has been ransomed for $200,000, which Garwood has claimed to have hidden under the site of a modern day massage parlor. Magnum and Garwood drive to the massage parlor in the middle of the night and begin to serruptitiously rip up the floor looking for the money. Magnum agrees to help recover to help Garwood III on the condition Garwood stay hidden at Robin's Nest with Higgins until he finds the little boy. Only Garwood tails Magnum through the entire episode,eventually helping him pin down the culprit. A television interview given on local TV showing discrepancies in statements between the toddler's stepfather and mother give Magnum the clue he needs to solve the crime and find little Garwood, thus reuniting the family.
88 Under World October 25, 1984 A psychic insurance investigator named Laura hires Magnum to solve a vision of what she sees as her own fatal shooting. She finds Magnum after seeing his picture on the front page of the local newspaper naming Magnum, instead of Higgins as the person holding auditions for an upcoming charity telethon (The catalyst for the B-storyline). The person who dies in the shooting is not Laura at all. Instead it's Magnum.

A strange series of events, including a wild car chase through a dockside market, helps Magnum determine a former client of his is trying to steal a valuable bottle of wine from a deceased gangster's grave and wants him dead for knowing finding out his wife was having an affair
89 Fragments November 1, 1984
90 Blind Justice November 8, 1984
91 Murder 101 November 15, 1984
92 Tran Quoc Jones November 29, 1984
93 Luther Gillis: File #001 December 6, 1984
94 Kiss of the Sabre December 13, 1984
95 Little Games January 3, 1985
96 Professor Jonathan Higgins January 10, 1985
97 Compulsion January 24, 1985
98 All for One Part 1 January 31, 1985
99 All for One Part 2 February 7, 1985
100 The-Love-For-Sale-Boat February 14, 1985
101 Let Me Hear the Music February 21, 1985
102 Ms Jones March 7, 1985
103 The Man from Marseilles March 14, 1985
104 Torah, Torah, Torah March 28, 1985
105 A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken April 4, 1985

Season 6: 1985–1986

Episode Title Original Airdate
106 Déjà Vu Part 1 September 26, 1985
107 Déjà Vu Part 2 September 26, 1985
108 Old Acquaintance October 3, 1985
109 The Kona Winds October 10, 1985
110 The Hotel Dick October 17, 1985
111 Round and Around October 24, 1985
112 Going Home October 31, 1985
113 Paniolo November 7, 1985
114 The Treasure of Kalaniopu'u November 14, 1985
115 Blood and Honor December 5, 1985
116 Rapture December 12, 1985
117 I Never Wanted to Go to France, Anyway January 2, 1986
118 Summer School January 9, 1986
119 Mad Dogs and Englishmen January 23, 1986
120 All Thieves on Deck January 30, 1986
121 This Island Isn't Big Enough February 13, 1986
122 Way of the Stalking Horse February 20, 1986
123 Find Me a Rainbow March 13, 1986
124 Who is Don Luis Higgins, and Why is He Doing These Terrible Things to Me? March 20, 1986
125 A Little Bit of Luck, A Little Bit of Grief April 3, 1986
126 Photo Play April 10, 1986

Season 7: 1986–1987

Episode Title Original Airdate
127 L.A. Part 1 October 1, 1986
128 L.A. Part 2 October 1, 1986
129 One Picture is Worth October 8, 1986
130 Straight and Narrow October 15, 1986
131 A.A.P.I. October 22, 1986
132 Death and Taxes October 29, 1986 Around the 4th of July, while T.C. and Rick are on an island excursion and Higgins is at a writer's convention, Magnum begins the hated task of filling out his 1040 forms for a tax audit with the help of Lt. Maggie Poole. While trying to complete the task, Magnum is interrupted by a phone call from a crazed maniac serial killer with a nursery rhyme for him. The man then hints that he knew about Phillipe (from Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii). Magnum calls Lt. Page, who responds by ignoring Thomas' complaint. When a prostitute, and former client of Magnum's is found dead on Hotel Street, Magnum is alerted and ties together the murder with the nursery rhyme. After several more phone calls and another prostitute murdered, Magnum confronts the killer, who himself is killed by Magnum for trying to murder a news reporter who had nagged Magnum the whole episode and had given the killer the name, "The Ripper". After finding out the identity of the man as Milton Collins, a former client, Magnum concludes that he had "died with all the secrets", as Magnum never found out how he knew about Felipe, but that Collins wanted to make a name for himself and wanted to be appreciated by Magnum for doing him a favor in return for the assistance he got from Thomas when he was his client. Magnum then sails off into the ocean on his surf ski to spend the 4th alone in thought(as seen in the episode Home from the Sea). Perhaps the darkest and most macabre of all the episodes, "Death and Taxes" features, for the first time in the series, a song from popular culture: Genesis', "Mama".
133 Little Girl Who November 5, 1986
134 Paper War November 12, 1986
135 Novel Connection (Part 1) November 19, 1986
N/A Magnum On Ice (Part 2, a Murder, She Wrote episode) November 23, 1986
136 Kapu November 26, 1986
137 Missing Melody December 3, 1986
138 Death of the Flowers December 10, 1986
139 Autumn Warrior December 17, 1986
140 Murder by Night January 14, 1987
141 On the Fly January 21, 1987
142 Solo Flight February 4, 1987
143 Forty February 11, 1987
144 Laura February 25, 1987 After being persuaded by Rick to take on a $10,000 missing person's case involving another P.I., Magnum at first is reluctant, and follows up a lead, which ends in the "P.I" that hired Magnum showing up and a brawl in a hotel bar. Magnum, Rick, and the "P.I." are arrested. Magnum learns that the P.I. is really retired Det. Sgt. Michael Doheny (Frank Sinatra) of the NYPD. Doheny then asks Magnum to help find a runaway named Kenneth Geiger. After Geiger's buddy, Dustin Murray is killed after being chased by Magnum and Doheny, Magnum finds out that Geiger and Murray were acquitted on the rape and murder of a young girl in Queens, New York named Laura O'Hara. Magnum then fins and assists Doheny with the help of Rick and HPD Lt. Page in tracking down Geiger. After Doheny disappears, Magnum finds out that Laura was Doheny's granddaughter. After a search through the Hotel Street Vice District for Doheny, featuring Genesis' hit song, "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", Magnum finds Doheny on a rooftop of a parking garage. Doheny had confronted Geiger with a gun, and proceeded to beat him to death. After Geiger pulled a knife, Doheny continued beating Geiger, who finally stumbled and fell off the roof to his death. The final scene shows Doheny putting flowers on Laura's grave, saying "We got 'em honey, we got 'em". One of the darkest and saddest episodes of the series, it is also Frank Sinatra's last major film or television performance.
145 Out of Sync March 11, 1987
146 The Aunt Who Came to Dinner March 18, 1987
147 The People vs. Orville Wright April 1, 1987
148 Limbo April 15, 1987 Originally meant to be the final episode of the series, Magnum is critically wounded in a dockside warehouse firefight after being caught by surprise and running out of ammo. Ending up in a coma, Magnum "wakes up" in "Limbo" with the real Mac. For most of the episode, as Magnum walks around with Mac on Earth, he refuses to believe that he is "dead", and only dreaming, even though everyone else can't hear or see him. But, after concluding that it's starting to turn into the "worst dream he ever had", Magnum finally chooses to accept that fact that he isn't coming back to earth. Reluctantly, and sadly, Magnum says his goodbyes to everyone and willingly lets Michelle (who has re-married) and Lilly go after saving Michelle from the men who shot him. Throughout the episode, John Denver's song "Looking for Space" plays in its entirety, and ends as Magnum walks off into the clouds.

Season 8: 1987–1988

Episode Title Original Airdate
149 Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts October 7, 1987
150 Pleasure Principle October 14, 1987
151 Innocence... A Broad October 28, 1987
152 Tigers Fan November 4, 1987
153 Forever in Time November 11, 1987
154 The Love that Lies November 18, 1987
155 A Girl Named Sue January 13, 1988
156 Unfinished Business January 20, 1988 Magnum prepares for the Quang Ki trial, the man responsible for attempting to kill him and Michelle. When Ki is set free under a loophole, Magnum becomes bitter, and tries to gain information about the whereabouts of Michelle and Lily from Buck, who refuses, explaining that the Navy has done everything in its power to ensure their safety. But when Magnum receives a videotape from Ki of the murder of Michelle and Lily in a car explosion, Magnum vows revenge. Breaking-and-entering and gathering all the information about the whereabouts of Ki that he can, Magnum arms himself with a sniper rifle and commando gear, determined to kill Ki. However, when Maggie tells him that Ki will be exchanged for an American P.O.W. released from Vietnam after being held captive for over twenty years, Magnum reluctantly doesn't kill Ki on account of keeping relations between the U.S. and Vietnamese good in order to free more P.O.W.'s from the Vietnam War. The saddest episode of the series and a fan favorite, likewise with "Death and Taxes" and "Laura", "Unfinished Business" features Genesis' song, "The Brazilian" as Magnum prepares for revenge against Ki.
157 The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company January 27, 1988
158 Legend of the Lost Art February 10, 1988
159 Transitions February 17, 1988
160 Resolutions Part 1 May 8, 1988
161 Resolutions Part 2 May 8, 1988

In 2011, the whole two-part finale was ranked #15 on the TV Guide Network special, TV's Most Unforgettable Finales.[1]

References

  1. ^ TV's Most Unforgettable Finales - Aired May 22, 2011 on TV Guide Network