- 8.5/10338 votes8.5/10(338)
#1 - Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts
Season 8 Episode 1
Aired 10/7/1987
Can Magnum's family and friends help him out of limbo? Can he get himself out? Magnum is caught between life and death on the season premiere.
Director: N/A
Writer: Chris Abbott
- 7.8/10273 votes7.8/10(273)
#2 - Pleasure Principle
Season 8 Episode 2
Aired 10/14/1987
If clothes make the man, Higgins is in for a swinging time while Magnum takes on a more dignified hue, complicating more than their respective daily routines on the estate.
Director: Corey Allen
Writer: Jay Huguely
- 7.8/10254 votes7.8/10(254)
#3 - Innocence... A Broad
Season 8 Episode 3
Aired 10/28/1987
Magnum gains a lovely assistant while working on a case for Higgins which exposes the inner workings of a dangerous mob figure.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10287 votes8.6/10(287)
#4 - Tigers Fan
Season 8 Episode 4
Aired 11/4/1987
Magnum investigates the death of a close friend, a lieutenant who may have been involved in illicit activities.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10260 votes7.7/10(260)
#5 - Forever in Time
Season 8 Episode 5
Aired 11/11/1987
While helping Higgins with a pageant for the Hawaiian Historical Society, Magnum becomes infatuated with an ethereal and elusive local beauty, bringing danger to them both.
Director: Jackie Cooper
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10255 votes7.4/10(255)
#6 - The Love That Lies
Season 8 Episode 6
Aired 11/18/1987
Magnum becomes embroiled in Carol Baldwin's professional and private life which puts his investigative skills on a sensitive course.
Director: Ray Danton
Writer: Jeri Taylor
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- 7.8/10273 votes7.8/10(273)
#7 - A Girl Named Sue
Season 8 Episode 7
Aired 1/13/1988
Multi-Emmy Award winner Carol Burnett reprises her role of bank teller Susan Johnson, recently turned private investigator, whose path collided with Magnum once before.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/10328 votes8.8/10(328)
#8 - Unfinished Business
Season 8 Episode 8
Aired 1/20/1988
When the indictment against Quang Ki in his attempt to murder Magnum is dismissed, it becomes evident that the villain will stop at nothing to place Magnum's former wife and daughter in deadly jeopardy.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Chris Abbott, Jeri Taylor
- 7.3/10242 votes7.3/10(242)
#9 - The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company
Season 8 Episode 9
Aired 1/27/1988
Magnum's enthusiasm for a lucrative business deal is put on the back burner when TC's son lands in jail.
Director: Ray Danton
Writer: Jeri Taylor
- 7.9/10331 votes7.9/10(331)
#10 - Legend of the Lost Art
Season 8 Episode 10
Aired 2/10/1988
A priceless ancient scroll is the object of a search Magnum conducts at Higgins' request, and that could lead him to certain death.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Jay Huguely
- 8.1/10253 votes8.1/10(253)
#11 - Transitions
Season 8 Episode 11
Aired 2/17/1988
Higgins is stalked by a mysterious killer whose game plan is to obtain Robin Masters' newest manuscript, and Luther Gillis, the St. Louis private eye, helps to muddy mysterious waters with his unwanted assistance.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: Chris Abbott
- 8.3/10356 votes8.3/10(356)
#12 - Resolutions (1)
Season 8 Episode 12
Aired 5/1/1988
While visiting his family in Virginia, Magnum receives an alarming phone call which sends him back to Hawaii to find romance, suspense and danger in a special two-hour finale.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Chris Abbott
- 8.4/10351 votes8.4/10(351)
#13 - Resolutions (2)
Season 8 Episode 13
Aired 5/1/1988
As Rick's wedding looms ever closer, Magnum continues his surveillance on Linda to try and catch the psychopathic killer who is stalking her. T.C. faces a reconciliation with his estranged wife. And Magnum gets some surprising news about his theory that Higgins is really Robin Masters, as well as the true fate of Lily.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Chris Abbott
The Best Episodes of Magnum, P.I. Season 8
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Network:CBS
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts" is the best rated episode of "Magnum, P.I." season 8. It scored 8.5/10 based on 338 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Chris Abbott, it aired on 10/7/1987. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Pleasure Principle".