Season two of Magnum p.i. comes to a close with the two episodes this week. First up is The Elmo Ziller Story, which aired 25 March, 1982, and was written by Robert Hamilton. Thomas (Tom Selleck) thinks Higgins (John Hillerman) is him on when he’s asked to protect Elmo Ziller, who looks exactly like…
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Magnum p.i. (1982) – Double Jeopardy and The Last Page
Thomas (Tom Selleck) meets one of his screen crushes when a film, Tahiti Kill, based on one of Robin Masters’ bestsellers is doing some shooting on the estate in the first episode this week, Double Jeopardy. It was written by Reuben Leder, Babs Greyhosky and Bill Taub, and aired 25 February, 1982. When Higgins…
Magnum, P.I. (1981) – J. ‘Digger’ Doyle & Beauty Knows No Pain
What Season 1 is over already?!?! That’s ok, it ends in a great way, the lovely Erin Gray stars in the first episode as the titular, J. ‘Digger’ Doyle. It also features Orson Welles as the voice of Robin Masters… This episode was written by Bellisario and aired on 9 April, 1981. In it,…
Magnum, P.I. (1981) – Don’t Say Goodbye & The Black Orchid
Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) is back at it this week, with this double dose of episodes. First up is Don’t Say Goodbye, which features Ted Danson as a guest star. This one was written by Babs Greyhosky and T.J. Miles, who penned the original story. It aired 26 March, 1981. Thomas is called to…
Magnum, P.I. (1981) – Missing In Action & Lest We Forget
Thomas (Tom Selleck) takes on lost loves, broken hearts, and the military in this week’s two episodes. And while the theme isn’t in place yet (it doesn’t take over from the current them until Season 1 Episode 12 (next week)), it is woven throughout the episodes at this point. The first episode Missing In…
Magnum, P.I. (1981) – No Need to Know & Skin Deep
The new year starts off with a bang for Thomas (Tom Selleck). First off, he ends up tangling with the IRA in No Need to Know. This episode originally aired 8 January, 1981, and was written by Frank Lupo. It seems Robin has offered the estate to be used by one of Higgins’ (John…
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….
Magnum, P.I. (1980) – Don’t Eat the Snow in Hawaii (Parts I & II)
I’m jumping ahead to the next Bellisario title, Magnum, P.I., while I fight with my computer and try to get more Airwolf to watch. That’s not a bad thing though, because this is my second favorite Bellisario show ever, and I am so looking forward to revisiting this one! I can’t even begin to…
The Mind Reels 