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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.

Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1)

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...

Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (2)

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.

China Doll

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.

Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too

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.

No Need to Know

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.

Skin Deep

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.

Never Again... Never Again

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.

The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii

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.

Missing in Action

Magnum is hired by a Supreme Court nominee to find the woman he married on the eve of the raid on Pearl Harbor.

Lest We Forget

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.

The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club

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.

Thicker than Blood

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.

All Roads Lead to Floyd

A woman hires Magnum to protect Norman, who is facing kidnap unless she pays a ransom; but the case has some unexpected twists.

Adelaide

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.

Don't Say Goodbye

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.

The Black Orchid

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.

J. "Digger" Doyle

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.

Beauty Knows No Pain

The code of the West is resurrected when a hot-headed young Texan hires Magnum to find his former cheerleader sister.

Billy Joe Bob

Ancient superstitions and modern marine archaeology blend to provide Magnum with one of his most dangerous assignments.

Dead Man's Channel

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.

Woman on the Beach

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.

From Moscow to Maui

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.

Memories Are Forever (1)

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.

Memories Are Forever (2)

An aloof, beautiful girl, a Sumo wrestler, and a little person spell trouble and intrigue.

Tropical Madness

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.

Wave Goodbye

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.

Mad Buck Gibson

When her wealthy American husband is kidnapped and held for an exorbitant ransom, a beautiful Japanese woman seeks Magnum's help.

The Taking of Dick McWilliams

A simple request to act as a bodyguard for a world famous ballerina leads to a puzzling international situation for Magnum.

The Sixth Position

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.

Ghost Writer

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.

The Jororo Kill

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.

Computer Date

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.

Try to Remember

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.

Italian Ice

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.

One More Summer

A high stakes poker game, international espionage, murder and dueling copter form the background of a complicated assignment for Magnum.

Texas Lightning

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.

Double Jeopardy

Victory doesn't mean the end of the war for some participants and Magnum learns to his peril.

The Last Page

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.

The Elmo Ziller Story

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.

Three Minus Two

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.

Did You See the Sunrise? (1)

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.

Did You See the Sunrise? (2)

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).

Ki'i's Don't Lie (I)

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.

The Eighth Part of the Village

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.

Past Tense

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.

Black on White

A perplexed Magnum finds himself trapped in a time warp while attempting to clear a union leader accused of murdering a construction magnate.

Flashback

An apparent freak fencing accident puts Higgins in jail for murder and Magnum on the trail of the real killer.

Foiled Again

Earl Gianelli, an aged wrestler who hires Magnum to find his long lost son, puts the private investigator on a bloody trail of revenge.

Mr. White Death

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.

Mixed Doubles

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.

Almost Home

Magnum offers to help a former Army nurse, now a doctor, who is accused of murdering three patients under her care.

Heal Thyself

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.

Of Sound Mind

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.

The Arrow That Is Not Aimed

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.

Basket Case

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.

Birdman of Budapest

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.

I Do?

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.

Forty Years from Sand Island

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.

Legacy from a Friend

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.

Two Birds of a Feather

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.

...By Its Cover

It's an ill wind that proves prophetic when a tropical hurricane unleashes its fury on the evening of a very important social event.

The Big Blow

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.

Faith and Begorrah

Magnum is caught in a treacherous current when his surf ski is capsized miles from shore with near disastrous results.

Home from the Sea

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.

Luther Gillis: File #521

Magnum and Rick discover that trouble comes in all shapes and sizes.

Smaller Than Life

Magnum does not count on murder when he chaperones Rick's convent-school sister on a night on the town.

Distant Relative

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.

Limited Engagement

A flowery note of admiration from Higgins to a titles English woman, traveling the Islands incognito, is mistakenly attributed to Magnum.

Letter to a Duchess

Robin's Nest may be lost to Magnum and Higgins unless the local softball team can beat high-powered tycoon Buzz Benoit's players.

Squeeze Play

TC puts life and limb on the line when he enters the boxing ring to repay an old debt.

A Sense of Debt

Saigon's most popular disc jockey arrives in Honolulu and Magnum discovers she is the victim of vicious phone calls and threats.

The Look

Magnum, Rick, Higgins and TC spend an unexpected Christmas Eve on a remote island used by the military for gunnery practice.

Operation: Silent Night

Magnum befriends the young Price of Jororo who is the target of terrorists.

Jororo Farewell

Magnum must utilize his deductive powers when a lavish costume party becomes the scene of a baffling murder.

The Case of the Red Faced Thespian

Magnum and Higgins' friend, Carol - now a Deputy District Attorney - cons them into helping her set up a sting operation.

No More Mr. Nice Guy

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.

Rembrandt's Girl

An old friend from Magnum and TC's Vietnam days turns up in Hawaii asking for their help.

Paradise Blues

Magnum finds himself working with anachronistic gumshoe Luther Gillis again after someone kidnaps Higgins and Luther's secretary.

The Return of Luther Gillis

A young woman who persuades Magnum to look for her brother also finagles a role in Higgins' musical production for a visiting British politician.

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

A former British secret agent and old friend of Higgins arrives in Honolulu imagining himself as Sherlock Holmes.

Holmes Is Where the Heart Is

A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.

On Face Value

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.

Dream a Little Dream

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.

I Witness

Magnum is caught between danger and intrigue as a frightened lady, who believes her life is in danger, involves him in a bizarre situation.

Echoes of the Mind (1)

Magnum finds himself torn between twin sisters as his involvement with one brings him into conflict with the other.

Echoes of the Mind (2)

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.

Mac's Back

A reluctant Magnum agrees to help a friend of Higgins to find the person or persons responsible for the kidnapping of his grandchild.

The Legacy of Garwood Huddle

TC's chopper is about to touch down at the helipad when he loses control over it and plunges into the sea.

Under World

Laura Griffin, a young woman with amazing psychic abilities, hires Magnum to investigate her own murder.

Fragments

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.

Blind Justice

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.

Murder 101

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.

Tran Quoc Jones

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.

Luther Gillis: File #001

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.

Kiss of the Sabre

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.

Little Games

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.

Professor Jonathan Higgins

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.

Compulsion

Magnum and his friends, including Higgins, help a former Vietnam buddy to find a mutual friend being held prisoner in Cambodia.

All for One (1)

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.

The Best Seasons of Magnum, P.I.

The Best Seasons of Magnum, P.I.

Season 8

Season 7

Season 5

Season 4

Season 3

Season 1

Season 6

Season 2