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The Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 2

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 1 - Billy Joe Bob
    7.3/10(521 votes)

    #1 - Billy Joe Bob

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Jeff Wilhelm

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  2. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 2 - Dead Man's Channel
    7.7/10(516 votes)

    #2 - Dead Man's Channel

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Diane Frolov

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  3. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 3 - Woman on the Beach
    7.5/10(535 votes)

    #3 - Woman on the Beach

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Donald P. Bellisario
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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  4. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 4 - From Moscow to Maui
    7.2/10(481 votes)

    #4 - From Moscow to Maui

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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  5. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 5 - Memories Are Forever (1)
    8.3/10(607 votes)

    #5 - Memories Are Forever (1)

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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  6. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 6 - Memories Are Forever (2)
    7.5/10(483 votes)

    #6 - Memories Are Forever (2)

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 7 - Tropical Madness
    7.6/10(480 votes)

    #7 - Tropical Madness

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writer:Robert Hamilton

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  8. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 8 - Wave Goodbye
    7.3/10(472 votes)

    #8 - Wave Goodbye

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Reuben Leder

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  9. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 9 - Mad Buck Gibson
    7.0/10(431 votes)

    #9 - Mad Buck Gibson

    S2:E9

    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.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Robert Hamilton

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  10. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 10 - The Taking of Dick McWilliams
    7.1/10(450 votes)

    #10 - The Taking of Dick McWilliams

    S2:E10

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

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Diane Frolov

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  11. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 11 - The Sixth Position
    7.2/10(467 votes)

    #11 - The Sixth Position

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Babs Greyhosky

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  12. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 12 - Ghost Writer
    7.7/10(437 votes)

    #12 - Ghost Writer

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Caroline Elias

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  13. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 13 - The Jororo Kill
    7.7/10(427 votes)

    #13 - The Jororo Kill

    S2:E13

    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.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Donald P. Bellisario, Reuben Leder

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  14. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 14 - Computer Date
    8.1/10(458 votes)

    #14 - Computer Date

    S2:E14

    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.

    Director:Robert C. Thompson
    Writer:Babs Greyhosky

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  15. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 15 - Try to Remember
    7.8/10(463 votes)

    #15 - Try to Remember

    S2:E15

    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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writers:Andrew Schneider, Reuben Leder

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  16. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 16 - Italian Ice
    7.1/10(427 votes)

    #16 - Italian Ice

    S2:E16

    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.

    Director:Gilbert M. Shilton
    Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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  17. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 17 - One More Summer
    7.2/10(425 votes)

    #17 - One More Summer

    S2:E17

    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.

    Director:Rod Daniel
    Writer:Reuben Leder

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  18. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 18 - Texas Lightning
    7.5/10(411 votes)

    #18 - Texas Lightning

    S2:E18

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

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Robert Hamilton

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  19. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 19 - Double Jeopardy
    7.5/10(408 votes)

    #19 - Double Jeopardy

    S2:E19

    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.

    Director:Robert Totten
    Writers:Babs Greyhosky, Reuben Leder

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  20. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 20 - The Last Page
    7.7/10(438 votes)

    #20 - The Last Page

    S2:E20

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

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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  21. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 21 - The Elmo Ziller Story
    7.3/10(413 votes)

    #21 - The Elmo Ziller Story

    S2:E21

    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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Robert Hamilton

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  22. Magnum, P.I. Season 2 Episode 22 - Three Minus Two
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Three Minus Two

    S2:E22

    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.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Robert Van Scoyk

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Billy Joe Bob" is the best rated episode of "Magnum, P.I." season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 521 votes. Directed by Ray Austin and written by Jeff Wilhelm, it aired on 10/8/1981. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Dead Man's Channel".