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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 1 - Did You See the Sunrise? (1)
    9.0/10(890 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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  2. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 6 - Black on White
    8.1/10(459 votes)

    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.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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  3. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 12 - Heal Thyself
    8.1/10(462 votes)

    S3:E12

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

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  4. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 21 - ...By Its Cover
    8.1/10(442 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writers:Donald P. Bellisario, Rogers Turrentine, Rob Gilmer

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  5. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 5 - Past Tense
    8.0/10(469 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Reuben Leder

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  6. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 2 - Did You See the Sunrise? (2)
    7.9/10(495 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 8 - Foiled Again
    7.8/10(424 votes)

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Tom Greene

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  8. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 13 - Of Sound Mind
    7.8/10(407 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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  9. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 17 - I Do?
    7.8/10(394 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  10. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 22 - The Big Blow
    7.8/10(406 votes)

    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.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Reuben Leder

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  11. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 4 - The Eighth Part of the Village
    7.7/10(436 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:George Geiger

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  12. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 7 - Flashback
    7.7/10(424 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Lance Madrid III

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  13. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 10 - Mixed Doubles
    7.7/10(426 votes)

    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.

    Director:Burt Kennedy
    Writers:Rob Gilmer, Reuben Leder

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  14. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 18 - Forty Years from Sand Island
    7.7/10(411 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writers:Rogers Turrentine, Rob Gilmer, Reuben Leder

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  15. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 20 - Two Birds of a Feather
    7.7/10(383 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 11 - Almost Home
    7.6/10(412 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Alan Cassidy

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  17. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 15 - Basket Case
    7.6/10(409 votes)

    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.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Julie Friedgen

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  18. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 3 - Ki'i's Don't Lie (I)
    7.5/10(426 votes)

    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).

    Director:Lawrence Doheny
    Writers:Philip DeGuere Jr., Bob Shayne

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  19. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 14 - The Arrow That Is Not Aimed
    7.5/10(408 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley

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  20. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 16 - Birdman of Budapest
    7.5/10(387 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Louis F. Vipperman

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  21. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 9 - Mr. White Death
    7.2/10(450 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Reuben Leder

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  22. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 19 - Legacy from a Friend
    7.1/10(426 votes)

    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.

    Director:Stuart Margolin
    Writer:Robert Hamilton

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  23. Magnum, P.I. Season 3 Episode 23 - Faith and Begorrah
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

    Director:Virgil W. Vogel
    Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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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 890 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, "Black on White".