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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Silent Knight
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    S2:E11

    Michael is preparing to attend the Christmas banquet when he encounters a gypsy boy who has witnessed a bank robbery and is sought by the robbers from whom he stole a gold watch.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Goliath
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S2:E1

    Michael and KITT battle a KITT-like truck built by Wilton Knight's ex-wife and son.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Diamonds Aren't a Girl's Best Friend
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S2:E13

    Michael heads for Mexico to trap a talent agent who's using beautiful models to smuggle diamonds into the U.S.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Let It Be Me
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S2:E20

    Posing as a singer in a rock band, Michael looks for the connection between the former lead singer's ""accidental"" death and an encoded videotape found in his personal effects.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Mixed Doubles
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E10

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Soul Survivor
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    S2:E8

    A computer whiz cracks KITT's programming and erases the memory, forcing Michael to battle his own car. KITT is 'boxed' for portability in another car.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Goliath Returns
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S2:E17

    Seeking revenge against Michael, old nemesis Garthe Knight kidnaps Devon, April and a scientist to force a showdown between KITT and his new and improved GOLIATH.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Mouth of the Snake
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S2:E19

    A Government agent, a murdered lawyer's widow and Michael seek connections between an international criminal, a stolen rocket launcher and the code, ""Boca Culebra"".

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Almost Home
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E11

    Magnum is hired by a cocktail waitress who has been refused permission to scatter her dead father's ashes at Pearl Harbor, and wants Magnum to help her overcome Navy red tape.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Flight of the War Witch (1)
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E23

    Buck journeys through a space warp into another universe, where he discovers that the peaceful planet Pendar is being threatened by the sinister war witch Zarina. The Pendarans enlist the aid of Buck and Princess Ardala, who had followed Buck through the space warp, and an unsteady alliance between the humans and Draconians is formed as Buck leads a combined fleet against Zarina's battlecruiser.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Buck's Duel to the Death
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E22

    Buck attempts to free a peaceful planet from the powerful grip of an evil warlord known as the Traybor. He leads a band of men into Traybor's fortress in the hope of freeing the women the alien has kidnapped, but Traybor has a few special powers that may end Buck's career at any moment.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Afterlife and Death
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E13

    Event: EGYPT 1425 B.C. Sydney and Nigel go to Cairo to chase down the real tomb raider, when Sydney's old friend Bruce Farrow is framed for plundering the tomb of Thutmose III and pocketing the Pharaoh's diamond. The theft of the gem, believed to have fallen from the sky inside a meteor, lures mercenary Avery Ko, a rival Relic Hunter, from the shadows. The trail leads to Amsterdam, where the stone is to be cut and sold. Sydney, Nigel and Bruce discover that the rock is not a diamond, and if cut by laser, will unleash a force that could cause major destruction like the tomb's hieroglyphs described.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Possessed
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E20

    Event: LIBYA 1300'S Sydney and Nigel rush off to Brussels to search for Zeus' sacred sundial, at the request of Sydney's old friend, author Eric Dalt. Eric is convinced that his girlfriend is a vampire descended from Zeus' lover Lamia, a lamae. In Greek mythology, Hera turned Lamia into a serpent to keep her away from Zeus. Since, her descendants have mesmerized their men. The spell can only be broken by the great god's sundial. In Brussels, Sydney and Nigel discover lamae, one of whom has set her sights on Nigel. Sydney must take on the female coven - alone.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Forty Years from Sand Island
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E18

    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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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Heal Thyself
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E12

    Magnum offers to help a former Army nurse, now a doctor, who is accused of murdering three patients under her care.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - I Do?
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E17

    The president of a family owned business hires Magnum to ferret out the dishonest activities of his nephew, who is supposedly stealing from the company.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Headless Nun
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E3

    Event: NOVA SCOTIA 1600'S Sydney crash lands at a convent in Nova Scotia, while returning from an expedition. The Sisters of Mercy ask for help in finding the remains of Sister Evangeline, whose body has been missing for over 400 years. Enlisting Nigel's help, Sydney finds there is more than a person seeking the body of the murdered nun and discovers that the Sisters are guarding lost jewels and pirate treasure.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Diamond in the Rough
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E6

    Event: FENWAY PARK, BOSTON 1946 Arrogant baseball star Frank Newhouse hires Sydney to find the magical glove of former baseball great Jimmy Jonesboro, stolen more than 50 years ago. Sydney and Nigel track the glove to the sewers of pre-Revolutionary war Boston, while unwittingly being tailed by Sydney's former rival, Kurt Reiner.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Affaire de Coeur
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E15

    Event: SCOTLAND 1430 Sydney and Nigel head to the Scottish Highlands searching the missing half of the twine-ing rings that belonged to lovers from the 15th century. In legend whoever wears the rings will find everlasting love together, and their employer, who's got one of the two, is anxious to test the myth. Sydney faces more than a decaying castle and secret passageways, when she discovers that her own lost love, rival Relic Hunter Francois du Marier, is also in pursuit of the ring for far less romantic reasons.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Memories of Montmartre
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E22

    Sydney's grandmother Isabelle's trunk of things sparks a trip into the past for Sydney, who's been fascinated with Isabelle who once sang at Paris' Moulin Rouge. Falsely accused of stealing a locket actually given to her by her lover, Isabelle lost everything. Her paramour, Philip Ashcroft, believed to be an English secret agent, smuggled a tiara, the Heart of Europe, out of Russia, but was murdered in Paris before it could be delivered. It was never recovered. Setting out to find the locket and clear Isabelle's name, mission uncovers clues to an international intrigue, turning into a dangerous hunt for a relic.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - Flight of the War Witch (2)
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E24

    Buck journeys through a space warp into another universe, where he discovers that the peaceful planet Pendar is being threatened by the sinister war witch Zarina. The Pendarans enlist the aid of Buck and Princess Ardala, who had followed Buck through the space warp, and an unsteady alliance between the humans and Draconians is formed as Buck leads a combined fleet against Zarina's battlecruiser.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - M.I.A.
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E12

    Event: ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 1886 Sydney knows she's putting her life on the line, when she agrees to a sting operation orchestrated by Interpol agent Cate Hemphill. But before the sting begins, she's snatched by an unseen assailant, and it's up to Cate, Nigel and Claudia to pinpoint a suspect. Between rival Relic Hunters and enemies made on Sydney's adventures, the three have to rescue her before it's too late.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - ...By Its Cover
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E21

    Conned by an old friend, Magnum and TC agree to deliver a set of encyclopedias, not knowing that the knowledge contained within is a large marijuana drop.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Myth of the Maze
    3.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E10

    Event: ATHENS, GREECE 3000 B.C. Stavros dangles an ancient trinket in front of both Claudia and Sydney in Athens. Stavros claims that the marble charm is the key to the fabled Minotaur's Maze. Sydney, Nigel and Claudia land in the middle of a family feud between Stavros and his crime boss father, both wanting to find the Maze and its mythical ball of golden twine. With 2000-year-old blueprints, the hunt is on to unearth important archeological find and to make it through the legendary labyrinth alive.

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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    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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    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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Rob Gilmer Ratings Summary

"Silent Knight" is the best rated episode written by Rob Gilmer. It scored 8.5/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/18/1983 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Goliath".