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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 1 - Home from the Sea
    8.7/10(605 votes)

    #1 - Home from the Sea

    S4:E1

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

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  2. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 2 - Luther Gillis: File #521
    7.8/10(408 votes)

    #2 - Luther Gillis: File #521

    S4:E2

    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.

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  3. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 3 - Smaller Than Life
    7.0/10(358 votes)

    #3 - Smaller Than Life

    S4:E3

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

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  4. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 4 - Distant Relative
    7.8/10(384 votes)

    #4 - Distant Relative

    S4:E4

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

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  5. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 5 - Limited Engagement
    7.8/10(378 votes)

    #5 - Limited Engagement

    S4:E5

    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.

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  6. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 6 - Letter to a Duchess
    7.7/10(357 votes)

    #6 - Letter to a Duchess

    S4:E6

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

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  8. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 7 - Squeeze Play
    7.7/10(397 votes)

    #7 - Squeeze Play

    S4:E7

    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

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  9. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 8 - A Sense of Debt
    7.4/10(372 votes)

    #8 - A Sense of Debt

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Ivan Dixon

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  10. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 9 - The Look
    7.7/10(370 votes)

    #9 - The Look

    S4:E9

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

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  11. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 10 - Operation: Silent Night
    8.3/10(405 votes)

    #10 - Operation: Silent Night

    S4:E10

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

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  12. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 11 - Jororo Farewell
    7.0/10(359 votes)

    #11 - Jororo Farewell

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Ivan Dixon

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  13. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 12 - The Case of the Red Faced Thespian
    7.9/10(384 votes)

    #12 - The Case of the Red Faced Thespian

    S4:E12

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

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  14. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 13 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
    7.5/10(344 votes)

    #13 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

    S4:E13

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

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  15. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 14 - Rembrandt's Girl
    7.5/10(377 votes)

    #14 - Rembrandt's Girl

    S4:E14

    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.

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  16. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 15 - Paradise Blues
    7.2/10(350 votes)

    #15 - Paradise Blues

    S4:E15

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

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  17. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 16 - The Return of Luther Gillis
    7.3/10(349 votes)

    #16 - The Return of Luther Gillis

    S4:E16

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

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  18. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 17 - Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
    7.4/10(328 votes)

    #17 - Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

    S4:E17

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

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  19. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 18 - Holmes Is Where the Heart Is
    8.1/10(365 votes)

    #18 - Holmes Is Where the Heart Is

    S4:E18

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

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  20. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 19 - On Face Value
    8.0/10(365 votes)

    #19 - On Face Value

    S4:E19

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

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  21. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 20 - Dream a Little Dream
    7.3/10(343 votes)

    #20 - Dream a Little Dream

    S4:E20

    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.

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  22. Magnum, P.I. Season 4 Episode 21 - I Witness
    8.1/10(350 votes)

    #21 - I Witness

    S4:E21

    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.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Home from the Sea" is the best rated episode of "Magnum, P.I." season 4. It scored 8.7/10 based on 605 votes. Directed by Harvey S. Laidman and written by Donald P. Bellisario, it aired on 9/29/1983. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Luther Gillis: File #521".