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

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

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

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

Writer: Andrew Schneider, Reuben Leder

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

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

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

Director: Ray Austin

Writer: Diane Frolov

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

Director: Lawrence Doheny

Writer: Robert Hamilton

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

Writer: Andrew Schneider, Donald P. Bellisario, Reuben Leder

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

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: N/A

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

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

Writer: Babs Greyhosky, Reuben Leder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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