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The Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 7

Every episode of Magnum, P.I. Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 1 - L.A. (1)
    8.1/10(353 votes)

    #1 - L.A. (1)

    S7:E1

    A routine business trip brings Magnum a new love enveloped in a deadly duel involving politics and drugs.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Chris Abbott

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  2. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 2 - L.A. (2)
    8.0/10(290 votes)

    #2 - L.A. (2)

    S7:E2

    Magnum and Cynthia became ever closer to each other as they investigate Marti's murder. Their search leads them to a drug trafficker, but their snooping around sees them almost killed. Back in Hawaii, T.C., with help from Rick and Higgins, continues to search for the missing Kenny, and get him out of the trouble he is in.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Chris Abbott

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  3. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 3 - One Picture Is Worth
    7.3/10(290 votes)

    #3 - One Picture Is Worth

    S7:E3

    Magnum is hired to protect a deaf woman who is a famous artist, as well as the only eyewitness to a bank robbery and murder.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:James L. Novack

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  4. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 4 - Straight and Narrow
    8.0/10(332 votes)

    #4 - Straight and Narrow

    S7:E4

    Magnum helps an ex-call girl find her missing sister who is involved with powerful political figures.

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Reuben Leder

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  5. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 5 - A.A.P.I.
    8.8/10(416 votes)

    #5 - A.A.P.I.

    S7:E5

    Magnum is elected Local P.I. of the Year, yet his award presentation as well as his investigation into a murder is hindered by the intervention of Luther Gillis and Tracy Spencer.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Reuben Leder

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  6. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 6 - Death and Taxes
    8.5/10(355 votes)

    #6 - Death and Taxes

    S7:E6

    Magnum becomes the obsession and medium for a crazed killer who works though nursery rhymes.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Bruce Cervi

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  7. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 7 - Little Girl Who
    8.6/10(357 votes)

    #7 - Little Girl Who

    S7:E7

    Magnum must help his ex-wife Michelle and her daughter to freedom before they are assassinated.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Deborah Pratt

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  8. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 8 - Paper War
    7.6/10(412 votes)

    #8 - Paper War

    S7:E8

    Magnum is trying to break a major gambling ring in the Islands while he and Higgins are feuding.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  9. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 9 - Novel Connection (I)
    7.6/10(296 votes)

    #9 - Novel Connection (I)

    S7:E9

    An attempt is made on the lives of Robin's guests and Magnum is upset that one guest wants mainland investigator Jessica Fletcher to handle the case. The crossover continues on Murder, She Wrote S03E08 Magnum on Ice (II).

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  10. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 10 - Kapu
    7.7/10(290 votes)

    #10 - Kapu

    S7:E10

    Magnum is wounded while saving a young Hawaiian woman from a hired killer.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Deborah Dean Davis

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  11. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 11 - Missing Melody
    7.8/10(281 votes)

    #11 - Missing Melody

    S7:E11

    TC's daughter is abducted during a visit to the estate.

    Director:Harvey S. Laidman
    Writers:Roger E. Mosley, Cal Wilson

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  12. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 12 - Death of the Flowers
    8.1/10(293 votes)

    #12 - Death of the Flowers

    S7:E12

    The murder of Carol's mentor, Judge Kearns, raises suspicion that he may have been involved in taking payoffs.

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writers:Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  13. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 13 - Autumn Warrior
    8.0/10(305 votes)

    #13 - Autumn Warrior

    S7:E13

    A survival trip for Higgins and a group of boys from prison camp tests Higgins' skills in the survival of the fittest.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  14. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 14 - Murder by Night
    7.8/10(267 votes)

    #14 - Murder by Night

    S7:E14

    A murder in the 1940's revolves around a cast of characters which resemble Magnum, TC, Rick and Higgins in the manner of the old fashioned detective novels.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Robert Hamilton

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  15. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 15 - On the Fly
    7.4/10(312 votes)

    #15 - On the Fly

    S7:E15

    A case of mistaken identity leaves Magnum hunted by a Mexican mafia boss.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  16. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 16 - Solo Flight
    7.9/10(279 votes)

    #16 - Solo Flight

    S7:E16

    Magnum reviews his mortality, his last case and his friends while trapped under an airplane wreckage on a remote mountain.

    Director:John C. Flinn III
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  17. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 17 - Forty
    8.8/10(464 votes)

    #17 - Forty

    S7:E17

    About to turn forty, Magnum loses his lucky $2 bill and falls for a television reporter who may be connected to a case he is working on in Chinatown.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Bruce Cervi

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  18. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 18 - Laura
    7.4/10(281 votes)

    #18 - Laura

    S7:E18

    Magnum works with Michael Doheny, a retired policeman, who is searching for the man who murdered his granddaughter.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Chris Abbott

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  19. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 19 - Out of Sync
    7.6/10(281 votes)

    #19 - Out of Sync

    S7:E19

    Magnums weekend with Cynthia, his supposed fiancée, is interrupted by an actress claiming a movie producer murders girls in his pornographic movies.

    Director:Joan Darling
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  20. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 20 - The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
    7.9/10(284 votes)

    #20 - The Aunt Who Came to Dinner

    S7:E20

    Magnum has a visit from his famous Aunt Phoebe, a prize-winning playwright and he soon learns she is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Chris Abbott

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  21. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 21 - The People vs. Orville Wright
    8.8/10(444 votes)

    #21 - The People vs. Orville Wright

    S7:E21

    Rick is arrested for allegedly killing a hit man contracted to murder Icepick.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Bruce Cervi

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  22. Magnum, P.I. Season 7 Episode 22 - Limbo
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Limbo

    S7:E22

    Magnum finds his spirit in a state of 'limbo' following a shoot-out which leaves him in a coma.

    Director:Jackie Cooper
    Writers:Jay Huguely, Chris Abbott

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"L.A. (1)" is the best rated episode of "Magnum, P.I." season 7. It scored 8.1/10 based on 353 votes. Directed by Alan J. Levi and written by Chris Abbott, it aired on 10/1/1986. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "L.A. (2)".