The Best Episodes Written By Reuben Leder

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Luther Gillis: File #521

   S4:E210/6/1983

   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.

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   #2 - Mixed Doubles

   S3:E1012/2/1982

   Hired to protect a young tennis star, whose off-court behavior leaves much to be desired, Magnum finds his loyalties strained when a prime suspect turns out to be an old and dear friend.

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   #3 - I Witness

   S4:E215/3/1984

   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.

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   #4 - A.A.P.I.

   S7:E510/22/1986

   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.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Double Jeopardy

   S2:E192/25/1982

   When Robin Master's latest book is made into a motion picture, the author donates the use of Robin's Nest as a location and Magnum is quickly enmeshed in the temperaments and politics of the film world.

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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Wave Goodbye

   S2:E811/19/1981

   Friendship has always ranked high on his list of priorities and when his good friend and surfing companion, Kacy, is found murdered on the beach, Magnum determinedly tracks down her killer.

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   #7 - The Big Blow

   S3:E224/7/1983

   It's an ill wind that proves prophetic when a tropical hurricane unleashes its fury on the evening of a very important social event.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Try to Remember

   S2:E151/28/1982

   A private investigator with amnesia is really in trouble, as Magnum discovers after his near fatal accident with the Ferrari leaves him in that condition.

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   #9 - Operation: Silent Night

   S4:E1012/15/1983

   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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    #10 - Jororo Farewell

    S4:E111/5/1984

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

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Return of Luther Gillis

    S4:E162/16/1984

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

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Luther Gillis: File #001

    S5:E1012/6/1984

    While Magnum is preoccupied with a very difficult case, help arrives just in time in the person of Luther Gillis, the hard-nosed private eye from St. Louis.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - All for One (2)

    S5:E162/7/1985

    While in Cambodia on a rescue mission of an old Army buddy, Magnum, Higgins, Rick and TC realize that their lives are on the line because of great danger and deceit.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Man from Marseilles

    S5:E203/14/1985

    A distinguished Frenchman contacts Magnum and asks for his help in supposedly finding a missing heir.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Hotel Dick

    S6:E510/17/1985

    Magnum's services are enlisted during the imminent opening of an International Convention of Jewelry Designers at an Island hotel.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - A Little Bit of Luck... A Little Bit of Grief

    S6:E204/3/1986

    Friendships are tested when Rick becomes a million dollar lottery winner while TC and Magnum fight the destruction of TC's club house for underprivileged and troubled kids.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Straight and Narrow

    S7:E410/15/1986

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

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    6.8/10(45 votes)

    #18 - The Perfect Mate

    S5:E214/27/1992

    Stardate: 45761.3. The Ferengi try to abduct an empathic Metamorph who could bring peace between two warring worlds.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Brig Break

    S1:E812/2/1995

    Harm and Meg investigate the theft of stolen missiles at the SEATAC Naval Base. While interrogating PO1 Quinn of the theft, a prison-break takes place and Lt. Austin is taken hostage. Contrary to the Major in charge, Lt. Rabb thinks that this is a well-planned breakout with a big goal. Locations: SEATAC Island Naval Base and surrounding areas

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Forty Years from Sand Island

    S3:E182/24/1983

    When Higgins is involved in a dangerous accident, Magnum's investigation leads to a murder that occurred forty years ago in a Japanese internment camp.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Jororo Kill

    S2:E131/7/1982

    Magnum is caught in the crossfire of international politics and terrorism when a news correspondent and an assassin, a master of disguises, arrive in Honolulu.

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    #22 - Past Tense

    S3:E510/21/1982

    When TC's chopper, in which Higgins is a passenger, is hi-jacked for use in a spectacular prison break, it begins a dangerous chain of events for Magnum.

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    #23 - Mr. White Death

    S3:E911/18/1982

    Earl Gianelli, an aged wrestler who hires Magnum to find his long lost son, puts the private investigator on a bloody trail of revenge.

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    #24 - Squeeze Play

    S4:E711/17/1983

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

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    #25 - Dream a Little Dream

    S4:E203/29/1984

    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.

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