oahu – The Mind Reels

Magnum, p.i. (1985) – The Treasure of Kalaniopu’u and Blood and Honor

There’s some fun, and some intrigue in this week’s installment of our favourite Hawaiian based private investigator! First up is The Treasure of Kalaniopu’u, which aired 11 November, 1985, and was written by Reuben Leder. Thomas (Tom Selleck) is pulled in to serve as security and protection for Amy Griswald (Nancy Stafford) who is…

Magnum p.i. (1982) – Try To Remember and Italian Ice

More Hawaiian fun this week, as Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) investigates more mysteries in Oahu. First up is Try to Remember, written by Reuben Leder and Andrew Schneider and aired on 28 January, 1982. Things are pretty dire as the episode opens, Thomas is being pulled from the Ferrari, which has been completely totaled…

Magnum, P.I. (1981) – All Roads Lead to Floyd & Adelaide

Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) has a lot of fun this week, and I, as always, was happy to go along for the ride. First up, we have All Roads Lead to Floyd, which aired 12 March, 1981, and featured Rockford Files’ Noah Beery Jr. as the titular Floyd. Babs Grehosky wrote the teleplay alongside…

Magnum, P.I. (1980) – China Doll & Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too

Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) closes out the year, 1980, with these two episodes. The first episode, China Doll, aired 18 December, 1980 and was written by Bellisario. Thomas is rather taken with a young woman, Mai Ling (Susie Elene) on one of the islands, so much so that he’s flown to Oahu with T.C….