Magnum, P.I.

The Worst Episodes of Magnum, P.I.

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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...
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  1. 4.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

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    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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  2. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Three Minus Two

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    S2:E22

    A beautiful fashion designer who has risen to the top of her profession hires Magnum to protect her when one of her two partners in a clothing firm is murdered.

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  3. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Faith and Begorrah

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    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.

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  4. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Limited Engagement

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    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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  5. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Paradise Blues

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    S4:E15

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

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  6. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Letter to a Duchess

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    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. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Squeeze Play

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    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.

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    Director:Harry Falk
  9. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Rembrandt's Girl

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    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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  10. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

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    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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    Writer:N/A
  11. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - On Face Value

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    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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  12. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Dream a Little Dream

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    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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  13. 6.6/10(615 votes)

    #12 - The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii

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    S1:E8

    Higgins volunteers Magnum's services to guard a wealthy socialite's quarantined dog after the attempted dognapping of the canine. Sir Algernon Farnsworth soon finds himself to be the most wanted dog in Hawaii when his former owner, aging gangster Victor DiGiorgio, needs to get him back.

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  14. 6.9/10(313 votes)

    #13 - Kiss of the Sabre

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    S5:E11

    Magnum is displaced from the guest house when an overly imaginative novelist, who suffers from a sever case of writer's block, becomes suspiciously interested and involved in his latest case.

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  15. 7.0/10(404 votes)

    #14 - Mad Buck Gibson

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    S2:E9

    Mad Buck Gibson, an old friend of Robin Masters and a legend in his own time for his earthy novels and macho existence, arrives in Hawaii and it becomes Magnum's lot to protect the hell-raiser from himself.

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  16. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Smaller Than Life

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    S4:E3

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

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  17. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - A Sense of Debt

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    S4:E8

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

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    Director:Ivan Dixon
  18. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Look

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    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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  19. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Operation: Silent Night

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    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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  20. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Jororo Farewell

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    S4:E11

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

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    Director:Ivan Dixon
  21. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Return of Luther Gillis

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    S4:E16

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

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    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Holmes Is Where the Heart Is

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    S4:E18

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

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  23. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Photo Play

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    S6:E21

    Magnum's encounter with a photographer uncovers an embezzler long thought dead.

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  24. 7.1/10(639 votes)

    #23 - Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too

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    S1:E4

    It's the Christmas season, and against his better judgment, Magnum agrees to being hired by five young schoolgirls to find their teacher, who has seemingly gone missing after falling in love. While he's working on the case, Magnum manages to convince Higgins to let the young girls stay on the Masters estate, but he's unaware that he's being deceived in a scam over a valuable painting recently purchased by Robin Masters.

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  25. 7.1/10(512 votes)

    #24 - Adelaide

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    S1:E14

    A woman hires Magnum to protect Norman, who is facing kidnap unless she pays a ransom; but the case has some unexpected twists.

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  26. 7.1/10(505 votes)

    #25 - The Black Orchid

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    S1:E16

    Magnum has been hired by a woman to act out some of her rich, bored sister's fantasy dramas, concocted from 1930s Dashiell Hammett films. Although growing to enjoy the world of fantasy, Magnum has a hard time keeping up with the eccentric woman, and when he finds out that her husband is a wealthy, infamously jealous and bad-tempered business man, he decides to cut his losses and end the arrangement.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"No More Mr. Nice Guy" is the worst rated episode of "Magnum, P.I.". It scored 4/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Michael Vejar and written by Rob Gilmer, Nick Thiel, it aired on 1/26/1984. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Three Minus Two".