The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii

6.6/10 · 700 votesJan 29, 198145 min

Ranked #18 of 18 in Season 1•−0.9 vs season avg

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.

Season 1 Episodes18

E1 7.8

Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1)

E2 7.8

Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (2)

E3 7.4

China Doll

E4 7.1

Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too

E5 7.6

No Need to Know

E6 7.4

Skin Deep

E7 7.5

Never Again... Never Again

E8 6.6Now viewing

The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii

E9 7.2

Missing in Action

E10 8.2

Lest We Forget

E11 7.5

The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club

E12 7.7

Thicker than Blood

E13 7.3

All Roads Lead to Floyd

Adelaide

Don't Say Goodbye

The Black Orchid

J. "Digger" Doyle

Beauty Knows No Pain

Cast4

Tom Selleck

Thomas Magnum

John Hillerman

Jonathan Higgins

Roger E. Mosley

Terry 'TC' Calvin

Larry Manetti

Rick Wright

Crew7

Allan Cole

Writer

Chris Bunch

Writer

Frank Lupo

Writer

Lawrence Doheny

Director

Anthony Magro

Sound Effects Editor

Frank Raymond

Director of Photography

Ed Guidotti

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii" is episode 8 of Magnum, P.I. season 1. It scored 6.6/10 from 700 votes, ranking #18 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Lawrence Doheny and written by Allan Cole, Chris Bunch, Frank Lupo, it aired on January 29, 1981.

The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii

Seasons8

Season 1 Episodes18

Cast4

Crew7

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Episode Summary