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The Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 4

Every episode of Magnum, P.I. Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 4!

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at...
Genres:Action & AdventureCrimeDramaMystery
Network:CBS
Episodes
21
Avg. Rating
7.6
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.6
7.8
7.1

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Home from the Sea" is the best rated episode of "Magnum, P.I." season 4. It scored 8.6/10 based on 556 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/29/1983. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Luther Gillis: File #521".

  • Home from the Sea
    8.6/10(556)

    #1 - Home from the Sea

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/29/1983

    Magnum is caught in a treacherous current when his surf ski is capsized miles from shore with near disastrous results.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Luther Gillis: File #521
    7.8/10(374)

    #2 - Luther Gillis: File #521

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 10/6/1983

    Magnum joins forces with a hard-nosed private eye from St. Louis whey they find themselves investigating the same case but from opposite ends of the spectrum.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Smaller Than Life
    7.1/10(326)

    #3 - Smaller Than Life

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/13/1983

    Magnum and Rick discover that trouble comes in all shapes and sizes.

    Director: Alan J. Levi

    Writer: N/A

  • Distant Relative
    7.8/10(350)

    #4 - Distant Relative

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/20/1983

    Magnum does not count on murder when he chaperones Rick's convent-school sister on a night on the town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Limited Engagement
    7.8/10(342)

    #5 - Limited Engagement

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 11/3/1983

    Hired to investigate a strange series of robberies, Magnum's gallantry comes to the fore when two seemingly helpless, but independent elderly ladies are involved in an accident.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jay Huguely

  • Letter to a Duchess
    7.7/10(325)

    #6 - Letter to a Duchess

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 11/10/1983

    A flowery note of admiration from Higgins to a titles English woman, traveling the Islands incognito, is mistakenly attributed to Magnum.

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: N/A

  • Squeeze Play
    7.7/10(360)

    #7 - Squeeze Play

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/17/1983

    Robin's Nest may be lost to Magnum and Higgins unless the local softball team can beat high-powered tycoon Buzz Benoit's players.

    Director: Harry Falk

    Writer: N/A

  • A Sense of Debt
    7.4/10(339)

    #8 - A Sense of Debt

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 12/1/1983

    TC puts life and limb on the line when he enters the boxing ring to repay an old debt.

    Director: Ivan Dixon

    Writer: Jay Huguely

  • The Look
    7.7/10(339)

    #9 - The Look

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 12/8/1983

    Saigon's most popular disc jockey arrives in Honolulu and Magnum discovers she is the victim of vicious phone calls and threats.

    Director: Harry Falk

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation: Silent Night
    8.2/10(374)

    #10 - Operation: Silent Night

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 12/15/1983

    Magnum, Rick, Higgins and TC spend an unexpected Christmas Eve on a remote island used by the military for gunnery practice.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: Chris Abbott

  • Jororo Farewell
    7.0/10(330)

    #11 - Jororo Farewell

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 1/5/1984

    Magnum befriends the young Price of Jororo who is the target of terrorists.

    Director: Ivan Dixon

    Writer: N/A

  • The Case of the Red Faced Thespian
    7.9/10(352)

    #12 - The Case of the Red Faced Thespian

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 1/19/1984

    Magnum must utilize his deductive powers when a lavish costume party becomes the scene of a baffling murder.

    Director: Ivan Dixon

    Writer: N/A

  • No More Mr. Nice Guy
    7.4/10(315)

    #13 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 1/26/1984

    Magnum and Higgins' friend, Carol - now a Deputy District Attorney - cons them into helping her set up a sting operation.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: N/A

  • Rembrandt's Girl
    7.4/10(348)

    #14 - Rembrandt's Girl

    Season 4 Episode 14

    Aired 2/2/1984

    Susan Johnson (played by Carol Burnett) is a bank teller who, desperate to hire Magnum, locks the two of them in a time-released bank vault.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: Chris Abbott

  • Paradise Blues
    7.1/10(320)

    #15 - Paradise Blues

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 2/9/1984

    An old friend from Magnum and TC's Vietnam days turns up in Hawaii asking for their help.

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: Chris Abbott

  • The Return of Luther Gillis
    7.2/10(322)

    #16 - The Return of Luther Gillis

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 2/16/1984

    Magnum finds himself working with anachronistic gumshoe Luther Gillis again after someone kidnaps Higgins and Luther's secretary.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: N/A

  • Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
    7.3/10(300)

    #17 - Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 2/23/1984

    A young woman who persuades Magnum to look for her brother also finagles a role in Higgins' musical production for a visiting British politician.

    Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

    Writer: N/A

  • Holmes Is Where the Heart Is
    8.0/10(341)

    #18 - Holmes Is Where the Heart Is

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 3/8/1984

    A former British secret agent and old friend of Higgins arrives in Honolulu imagining himself as Sherlock Holmes.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: Jay Huguely

  • On Face Value
    7.9/10(337)

    #19 - On Face Value

    Season 4 Episode 19

    Aired 3/15/1984

    A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dream a Little Dream
    7.3/10(320)

    #20 - Dream a Little Dream

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 3/29/1984

    Magnum has feelings of déjà vu when he meets a young woman, who is a contestant in a Surf-Out held on Hawaii's North Shore.

    Director: Roger E. Mosley

    Writer: N/A

  • I Witness
    8.0/10(322)

    #21 - I Witness

    Season 4 Episode 21

    Aired 5/3/1984

    The King of Kamehameha Club is robbed by masked gunmen and the three principal eye witnesses - Higgins, T.C. and Rick - have decidedly different views of what happened.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: Chris Abbott