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 Wisecracking, Fun-Loving, Freeloading, Freelance Private-Eye

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Magnum's Navy uniform includes the blue and white ribbon for the Navy Cross and the Naval Special Warfare insignia. That means he was a S.E.A.L., and earned the nation's second-highest award for Naval personnel.

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Goofs

TC is always shown flying his Hughes 500 helicopter from the left seat. The pilots seat in the Hughes 500 is on the right side.

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Quotes

Margo Perina: [Magnum is trying to tell one women why another is in his room] It would take a 1930's movie to explain this and I bear no resemblence to Myrna Loy.

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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 Boy Meets World: Fraternity Row (1997)

User Reviews

Tom Selleck's Finest Hour

Boy, do I love 80's shows. They had everything-action, women in bikinis, bad guys, cool cars, they had the lot.

In my opinion, this series was Tom Selleck's finest hour. Magnum P.I. lived in a mansion in Hawaii where he had to put up with Higgins who was looking after the house for Mr. Masters. Both had respect for each other obviously but they were always getting on each other's nerves and Magnum also had to put up with two dogs-Zeus and Apollo if my memory serves me correctly-who didn't like him at all.

Of course, like most 80's heroes Magnum had a cool car which he used to parade around Hawaii solving all types of cases involving crooks both small-time and big time. Magnum used to investigate the cases and then engage in a good old fight at the end.

All in all, a good show. And who can forget Magnum's shirts?

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

11 December 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Magnum, P.I.

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 Stereo (Season 8)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1