Episode Guide Index

1.1ab   001   12/11/80       Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
                              Der heisse Schnee auf Hawaii
W: Donald P.Bellisario, Glen A. Larson
D: Roger Young

  Magnum's best friend Dan Cook is accused of smuggling Cocaine after he died
  during a dubious transaction.

***
    VMO2, an actual unit now stationed in S. California, is painted on the
    sides of the chopper seen in flashbacks.  The famous VMO2 cap Thomas and
    T. C. wear more than any other (Thomas wears his VMO2 cap more than twice
    as often as his Detroit Tigers cap.) will not be seen until the episode
    "Tropical Madness".  Actor Jeff MacKay (_Tales From The Gold Monkey_)
    appears as "Ski".  He will take up his role as Lt. Mac Reynolds, or "Mac"
    in "Missing In Action".  W. K. Stratton, "Ensign Healy", will appear again
    as a crooked cop in "Wave Goodbye".  Judge Rinehold (_Fast Times At
    Ridgemont High_) has a small role as "Seaman Wolfe".  And Robert Loggia
    (_Wild Palms_) who plays Felipe/LaBule will direct the episodes
    "Never Again...Never Again" and "Missing In Action".

1.2     002   12/18/80       China Doll
                              Das chinesische Abenteuer
W: Donald P. Bellisario
D: Donald P. Bellisario

  Mai Ling asks Magnum to take care of a precious vase for her antiquary
  store. Suddenly, T.C is beaten and Mai Ling gets kidnapped...

***

    This is the first episode in which Thomas wears his Tigers cap.  Notice
    the Team Ring incorrectly worn on his left hand!  This costuming error
    carries on through "J. 'Digger' Doyle".  Actor Lee De Broux appears again
    in "The Arrow That Is Not Aimed" and "Old Acquaintance".  George Cheung
    appears again in "Holmes Is Where The Heart Is".

1.3     003   12/25/80       Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones, Too
                              Wie klaut man einen Gauguin?
W: Frank Lupo
D: Larry Doheny

  The new painting in Masters' house is a Gauguin worth 2 million Marks. A
  group of teenagers call Magnum to seek for their teacher they lost. But
  they are only interested in the painting...

***
    Kapiolani war memorial park/water stadium is used as a filming location
    again in "The Treasure of Kalaniopu'u", "Missing Melody",
    and "Death And Taxes".

1.4     004   01/08/81       No Need to Know
                              Bombengrüsse aus Ulster
W: Frank Lupo
D: Larry Doheny

  Higgins' old commander vacations at Robin's Nest.  But he's also being
  hunted by the I.R.A.

***
    Notice Thomas' taste for Brandy.  Later in "From Moscow to Maui" we see
    that he keeps Scotch and Brandy in the guest house's decanters.  In fact,
    Scotch runs second behind beer as his favorite "recreational" beverage
    ("Don't Say Goodbye" and "Resolutions" among others), followed closely by
    Brandy.  Beer is his overwhelming favorite.  Thomas drinks 119 bottles of
    beer over the course of the entire 8-year series!
    Richard Johnson reappears as Brigadier General Allistair Folkes in
    "Faith and Begorrah".

1.5     005   01/15/81       Skin Deep
                              Tod auf Probe
W: Donald P. Bellisario
D: Larry Doheny

  A woman kills herself with a rifle the same way like in the book of her
  next film. She parted from her friend David Norman who thinks, she parted
  because of a new lover. He believes she was murdered, so he calls Magnum.

***
    In this ep. Magnum makes his first reference to writing a book on how to
    be a world-class private investigator.  The episode is dedicated to camera
    technician Robert VanDerKar who died in a helicopter crash during filming.
    The F.A.A. investigation yielded no pilot or crew error to explain the
    crash.  And Bellisario, a huge fan of helicopters, decided to continue to
    use them heavily both in front of the camera and behind it.  Actor Ian
    McShane (_The Lovejoy Mysteries_) appears again in "Black On White".

1.6     006   01/22/81       Never Again, Never Again
                              Verfolgt
W: Babs Greyhosky
D: Robert Loggia

  Magnum tries to help two survivors of the holocaust when they become
  targets of unrepentant Nazis.

***
    Glenn Cannon plays "Dr. Bernard Kessler".  He will re-appear to take
    up his regular role as "Doctor Ibold" in the ep. "Try To Remember".

1.7     007   01/29/81       The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii
                              Der Hund ist los
W: Donald P. Bellisario, Frank Lupo, Chris Bunch, Allan Cole
D: Larry Doheny


  Mrs. Marston's expensive dog Algie is in danger of getting kidnapped.
  Magnum has to work for his security during the 4 weeks of quarantaine.

***
    Parts of this ep. are filmed on the Makai Research Pier on the windward
    coast of Oahu between the Eve Anderson Estate (used for Robin's Nest) and
    the Sea Life Park.  The pier is not used as chopper pad and headquarters
    for Island Hoppers until much later in the series.  It is used again in
    "From Moscow to Maui".  This is the first ep. in which Mike Post (who went
    to high school with Selleck) and Pete Carpenter handle the music for the
    series.  Ian Freebairn-Smith did the music for the series premiere and
    then that same music was used for every episode until this one.

1.8     008   02/05/81       Missing in Action
                              Das Geheimnis von Delta Eins
W: Ken Pettus, Frank Lupo, Craig Buck
D: Robert Loggia

  Laura, a singer currently working for the K. K. C., sees in visions her
  lover who is Missing In Action. She searches for him in Hawaii.

***
    The building used for the King Kamehameha Club is in actuality the
    Honolulu Elks' Club.  Lance LeGault (_The A-Team_) plays Special Agent
    Newton and returns in "Memories Are Forever" to take up his regular role
    as Marine Colonel "Buck" Greene.

1.9     009   02/12/81       Lest We Forget
                              Rückkehr von den Toten
W: Donald P. Bellisario
D: Larry Doheny

  Judge Robert Caine hires Magnum to find a woman who Caine married in 1941,
  because she is blackmailing him.

***
    Cast guests include Anne Lockhart (_Dark Tower_) who guests in "Flashback",
    Miguel Ferrer (_The Stand_), and Scatman Crothers (_The Shining_).

1.10    010   02/19/81       The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club
                              Der Fluch des Kahuna
W: Babs Greyhosky
D: Rick Kolbe

  The King Kamehameha-Club has got money problems. At this moment, a Kahuna
  curses the Club. Later, a man dies on the beach...

***
    Notice the King Kamehameha Club patch.  It appears again in "I Witness".
    Oahu's Queen Emma Summer Palace is used as a filming location in this ep.
    and in many others such as "Holmes Is Where The Heart Is", "Of Sound Mind",
    and "Forever In Time".  Gretchen Corbett appears again in "The Look".

1.11    011   02/26/81       Thicker Than Blood
                              Dicker als Blut
W: Donald P. Bellisario
D: Larry Doheny

  T.C. is in trouble after misunderstood sense of duty.

***
    This is the only ep. in which Thomas and T. C. come to blows.

1.12    012   03/12/81       All Roads Lead to Floyd
                              Alle Wege führen zu Floyd
W: Rogers Turrentine, Babs Greyhosky
D: Ron Satlof

  Magnum searches for the father of Cindy Lewellyn. But Cindy isn't the
  only one who wants to find Floyd...

***
    Prior to Magnum, P.I. Selleck appeared in two episodes of _The Rockford
    Files_.  The late Noah Beery is the first of three former _Rockford_ cast
    members (including Stuart Margolin and Joe Santos) to guest on _Magnum_.

1.13    013   03/19/81       Adelaide
                              Auftrag mit Pferdefuß
W: Robert Hamilton
D: Larry Doheny

  Adelaide Malone's expensive horse Norman is in danger.

***
    This is the first of many times Thomas says to us in voice-over, "I know
    what you're thinking, and you're right."  Notice the red and white "Al's
    Collision and Muffler Shop Tigers" cap Thomas wears for the first time and
    in many ep's to follow.

1.14    014   03/26/81       Don't Say Goodbye
                              Sag nicht Lebwohl
W: Tim Maschler, Babs Greyhosky
D: Rick Kolbe

  An unknown tries to blackmail the blind woman Agatha Kimball. Also, a murder
  takes place...

***
    Cast guests include Andrea Marcovicci who re-appears in
    "The Sixth Position", Mercedes McCambridge (_The Sacketts_), and a very young
    looking Ted Danson (_Cheers_, _Three Men and A Baby_).

1.15    015   04/02/81       The Black Orchid
                              Die schwarze Orchidee
W: Robert Hamilton
D: Ray Austin

  Christie deBould's sister Louise, wife of the rich and jealous W. Jackson,
  likes to play adventurous games and uses Magnum for them. When Magnum
  wants to stop her games, she does everything to go on.

***
    After the series suspended production in the late '80s, Selleck,
    Manetti, and two other entrepeneurs opened a restaurant in Honolulu's
    prestigeous "restaurant row" called The Black Orchid.  Judith Chapman
    re-appears in the ep. "The Woman on the Beach".  This also is the first
    of many episodes directed by Ray Austin (_Highlander: The Series_).

1.16    016   04/09/81       J. "Digger" Doyle
                              Vor Brünetten wird gewarnt
W: Donald P. Bellisario
D: Rick Kolbe

  Somebody wants to prevent the release of Robin Masters' new novel. Masters
  engages Joy "Digger" Doyle to save his work. Magnum is jealous...

***
    This is one of two episodes that were intended to be pilots for spin-off
    shows.  Erin Gray (_Buck Rogers_) was supposed to star as Joy Doyle in her
    own series produced by Bellisario.  The same is true of William Lucking in
    the ep. "Two Birds of A Feather".  Neither show was produced beyond its
    pilot episode within the _Magnum_ series.  Also, note the first of two
    guest appearances by model/actress Jacquelyn Ray.  She appears again in
    "Birdman of Budapest" and she is Selleck's former wife of ten years.

1.17    017   04/16/81       Beauty Knows No Pain
                              Schönheit kennt keine Schmerzen
W: Robert Hamilton
D: Rick Kolbe

  Barbara Terranova's soon-husband is lost. She has no more money, so she
  makes a deal with Magnum: He searches for her husband and she coaches Magnum
  for the Iron Man contest.

***
    The voice of the news announcer at the very end is that of Jeff MacKay.



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