Magnum, P.I. 

The adventures of a Hawaii based private investigator.

Creators:

Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson

Stars:

Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 8 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Tom Selleck	...	Magnum / ... 158 episodes, 1980-1988
John Hillerman	...	Higgins / ... 158 episodes, 1980-1988
Roger E. Mosley	...	Theodore 'TC' Calvin / ... 158 episodes, 1980-1988
Larry Manetti	...	Orville 'Rick' Wright / ... 158 episodes, 1980-1988

Storyline

Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV (Tom Selleck) is an ex-Navy "NIA" (ONI) Lieutenant, and Vietnam Special Ops veteran who resigned his commission at age thirty-three because he never got to be twenty-three. On the beautiful Hawaiian islands, Magnum is a P.I. who enjoys life, his buddies, and who works just hard enough to keep it real.

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Plot Keywords:

voice over narration | vietnam war veteran | moustached man | action hero | cult favorite | 

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Taglines:

He's a Hellraiser in Paradise

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

6

Did You Know?

Trivia

Higgins used two Dobermans to guard the estate. The dogs were named "Zeus" and "Apollo", and also referred to as "the lads". For season four, the dogs were to be written out of the show to save costs. Tom Selleck and John Hillerman objected, and the Dobermans remained for the rest of the series.

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Goofs

In the opening credits when Magnum and Rick are in the Ferrari you can see the camera and dolly reflection in the rear window.

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Quotes

Thomas Sullivan Magnum III: If basketball was all there was to life, you'd be set.

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Crazy Credits

Often the still photos in the closing credits are from outtakes...for example, characters can be seen laughing, or they are from a different angle than what was seen in the episode.

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Alternate Versions

In the original German dubbed version from the 80's (for ARD) all references to Thomas Magnum's Vietnam missions were deleted and the series was cut down to fit its given time slot. Creative dubbing hid the cuts. In 1994 the series was re-dubbed (for RTL), this time in it's original, uncut form.

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Connections

Referenced in NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: The Searchers (2014)

User Reviews

Sagging PI! Not!

This show is a lotta fun, A and E started running it of late, and tossed in a Magnum Marathon New Years weekend. Very good! Love the 'Raiders' spoof episode, everything with Orson Welles making a cameo at the end(the Real Robin Masters, by the way..), Sinatra's guest starring role, TC and Rick, etc. Higgins was well played by a Texan if you can believe it too.

They do NOT make them like this anymore-what is the closest you can think of? Nash Bridges? And even that isn't up to par compared with Magnum. Fine cast, great locale, humour, etc. by all means, watch this on A and E if you get the chance.

*** outta ****, one of my faves from the '80s.

Details

Release Date:

10 June 1981 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Magnum

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belisarius Productions, Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

48 min (164 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1