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The Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 3

Every episode of Magnum, P.I. Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 3

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  1. 9.0/10(817 votes)

    #1 - Did You See the Sunrise? (1)

    S3:E1

    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.

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  2. 8.1/10(408 votes)

    #2 - Heal Thyself

    S3:E12

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

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    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Rob Gilmer
  3. 8.1/10(396 votes)

    #3 - ...By Its Cover

    S3:E21

    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.

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  4. 8.0/10(410 votes)

    #4 - Black on White

    S3:E6

    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.

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  5. 7.9/10(440 votes)

    #5 - Did You See the Sunrise? (2)

    S3:E2

    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.

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    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.9/10(419 votes)

    #6 - Past Tense

    S3:E5

    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.

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  8. 7.8/10(361 votes)

    #7 - Of Sound Mind

    S3:E13

    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.

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  9. 7.8/10(360 votes)

    #8 - The Big Blow

    S3:E22

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

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    Director:Alan J. Levi
  10. 7.7/10(389 votes)

    #9 - The Eighth Part of the Village

    S3:E4

    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.

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  11. 7.7/10(374 votes)

    #10 - Flashback

    S3:E7

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

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  12. 7.7/10(380 votes)

    #11 - Foiled Again

    S3:E8

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

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    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Tom Greene
  13. 7.7/10(345 votes)

    #12 - I Do?

    S3:E17

    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.

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    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Rob Gilmer
  14. 7.6/10(379 votes)

    #13 - Mixed Doubles

    S3:E10

    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.

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  15. 7.6/10(370 votes)

    #14 - Basket Case

    S3:E15

    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.

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    Director:Ivan Dixon
  16. 7.6/10(378 votes)

    #15 - Forty Years from Sand Island

    S3:E18

    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.

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  17. 7.6/10(339 votes)

    #16 - Two Birds of a Feather

    S3:E20

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.5/10(377 votes)

    #17 - Ki'i's Don't Lie (I)

    S3:E3

    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).

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  19. 7.5/10(366 votes)

    #18 - Almost Home

    S3:E11

    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.

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    Director:Ivan Dixon
  20. 7.5/10(358 votes)

    #19 - The Arrow That Is Not Aimed

    S3:E14

    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.

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  21. 7.4/10(344 votes)

    #20 - Birdman of Budapest

    S3:E16

    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.

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  22. 7.2/10(406 votes)

    #21 - Mr. White Death

    S3:E9

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

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  23. 7.1/10(382 votes)

    #22 - Legacy from a Friend

    S3:E19

    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.

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  24. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Faith and Begorrah

    S3:E23

    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.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Did You See the Sunrise? (1)" is the best rated episode of "Magnum, P.I." season 3. It scored 9/10 based on 817 votes. Directed by Ray Austin and written by Donald P. Bellisario, it aired on 9/30/1982. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Heal Thyself".