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Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I."

Jason Snell, Philip Michaels and David J. Loehr

Three yo-yos from the 2020s watch selected episodes of one of the greatest TV shows of the 1980s, “Magnum, p.i.” There are a lot of segments. E-mail magnum@theincomparable.com to suggest episodes or insult other listeners.

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46: "Blood and Honor" (S6E10)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/08/12

Whoa, Nellie! We’re here for a real barn-burner of a match-up, as the King Kamehameha Club team, down a man, attempts to win the somewhat famous Honolulu Bed Race. But who’s that on the sidelines? It’s Thomas Magnum, dressed in his Naval finery, as if he’s auditioning for a role on “JAG.” JAG. Magnum. JAGnum?

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45: "Murder 101" (S5E8)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/08/05

Magnum doesn’t see a g-g-g-g-g-host! But otherwise this is an episode of Scooby-Doo with special guest star Thomas Magnum. Not that we’re complaining! Magnum and his class of Private Investigation 101 students solve a case! Magnum gets punched in a bathroom! And in a shocking display of a lack of professionalism, Jason abdicates his role as summarizer and the entire episode is recapped by one of our listeners when they were 12. Except for the part where MOM CAME IN. Also we say mean things about

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44: "Computer Date" (S2E13)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/07/29

Jason’s returned from Hawaii, and he managed not to be murdered in an airport bathroom, so let’s do this! This episode features computers but not dates, another appearance by the wife of a series actor, another laser-industry related crime, a notable hotel appearance, Rick being a jerk, T.C. at his worst, and the proper use of Mac. Also, Magnum wears jeans with a jacket and tie. All this, but STILL no computer date! Oh well, at least we’ve got letters from listeners.

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38:03

43: "The Jororo Kill" (S2E13)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/07/22

This episode features Magnum’s second most memeable moment, in which Magnum realizes that nuns don’t work on Sundays, and shoots a nun dead. It’s more complicated than that, as the show unfortunately handles gender identity issues. Tyne Daly appears as a grizzled journalist, who commits many acts of journalist malpractice! Also, this entire episode was recycled into an episode of “Tales of the Gold Monkey,” so it’s time for another installment of “Tales from Tales of the Gold Monkey.”

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36:26

42: "I Never Wanted to Go to France, Anyway" (S6E12)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/07/15

This is the one where Magnum and company all go work at a carnival to solve a murder! It doesn’t make a lick of sense, but you’ll hear one of the most inaccurate American accents of all time from Kiwi guest star Clive Revill! Also there’s a spooky clown and a guy with a hockey mask. Gee, I hope the guy with the hockey mask didn’t do it. Also: A long discussion of Elvis movies and another lengthy digression about local TV stations.

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41: "Ki'i's Don't Lie" (S3E3) & "Emeralds Are Not a...

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/07/08

San Diego resident Steve Lutz joins us to discuss Magnum’s CBS-mandated crossover with the San Diego TV P.I. brothers of “Simon & Simon.” Tiki idols! El Presidente versus the guerillas! Morgan Fairchild! It’s an awful lot of 80s TV, and this is an awful lot of an episode.

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58:49

40: "Italian Ice" (S2E16)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/07/01

This episode features another love interest for Magnum, played by Mimi Rogers, who we’ll never meet again—but we wish we would. Also, there’s an entitled heiress, some murderous Sicilians, and crossword puzzles! Jason introduces Geography Corner. Michael V. Gazzo may have opinions about the Sicialians. Acting classes get a little too saucy. And Luca Brasi enjoys Hawaii’s many fishes.

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59:22

39: "The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club" (S1E11)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/06/24

From the early days of the series—so early it’s still the original theme at the beginning!—comes an episode that exposes that the producers aren’t quite sure what to do with the show yet. The fate of the original owners of valuable land in Hawaii is discussed, but the “original owner” is a delusional old white guy. Also, there’s some bad journalism, bad kitchen management, questionable portrayals of Hawaiian folklore, and a bunch of people die! Eat your bananas, people—potassium deficiencies are no

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38: "Murder By Night" (S7E14)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/06/17

It was raining in the city by the bay. A hard rain. Hard enough to wash the entire cast of “Magnum, p.i.” over from Hawaii for an episode that’s entirely film noir pastiche. It’s not bad, though it misses some casting opportunities, exposes the lack of women regulars in the show, and is inexplicably shown in color when it should be shown as it originally aired—in glorious black-and-white. Turn down the color setting on your 4K HDR and enjoy Magnum, by night… until Higgins wakes you up, anyway.

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37: "Legacy From a Friend" (S3E19)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/06/10

Magnum’s best friend who we’ve never seen before dies! Can Magnum solve the case? You bet he can, unless he’s foiled by special guest star Annie Potts! She’s the best thing in this episode, which also features a remarkably large number of things that make no sense. So many, in fact, that we had to create a new segment featuring legendary playwright Anton Chekhov.

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36: "Legend of the Lost Art" (S8E10)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/06/03

It’s the return of the great adventure! Tom Selleck never got to be Indiana Jones, but Thomas Magnum isn’t too bad of a consolation prize. And in this utterly bananas episode, Magnum plays Indy, but nobody can remember the name of that movie. Speaking of bananas, David brings us back to “Tales from ‘Tales of the Gold Monkey’”, we share our mutual love of Margaret Colin, Phil’s family is heard from, and David’s Lego Magnum obsession continues.

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35: "A.A.P.I." (S7E5)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/05/27

This week we’ve got a return of a bunch of guest stars from episodes we haven’t covered yet—that’s the kind of professionalism you can expect from “Magnum, podcast.” Also, even more new segments, Phil appreciates Annie Potts, we get a letter from a listener, and David may have gone off the deep end!

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34: "Professor Jonathan Higgins" (S5E13)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/05/20

Ello, mate! Wots all dis, den? A Higgins relative needs a makeover in order to function in high society. As Magnum will remind you, this is just like the plot of the movie “My Fair Lady,” with Audrey Hepburn. Meanwhile, we’re on the lookout for a new slogan for Mrs. Peroni’s Frozen Pizza. The winner gets an all expenses paid trip to nowhere!

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33: "Holmes is Where the Heart Is" (S4E18)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/05/13

Legendary British actor Patrick Macnee guest stars on a Higgins-centric episode of “Magnum, p.i.,” featuring a flashback to an adventure at Robin’s Nest back in the ’70s, with Higgins as Watson to Macnee’s delusional Holmes. Meanwhile, in this segment-centric episode of “Magnum, podcast,” we discuss beards and these young whippersnapper criminals today.

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38:57

32: "Mac's Back" (S5E3)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/05/06

You thought he was dead! But Magnum thinks Mac is alive! Is he seeing things, cracking up, or aware that the same actor has been cast in a similar part but with a fake mustache? We break it down, and also introduce some important new segments involving “Tales of the Gold Monkey” and ice cream.

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31: "Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts" (S8E1)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2021/04/29

You thought we were dead! But no, after hearing Higgins yell at us we’ve made the bad decision to return for more. We discuss the attempt to undo the damage of killing off Magnum and then bringing the show back for one last season. (There’s a reason we don’t talk about season eight.)

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59:42

30: "Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too"...

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2020/12/25

Mele Kalikimaka! We’re back with a Christmas Special, in which we watch the other Christmas episode of “Magnum, p.i.”, from exactly 40 years ago. It was very early in the show’s first season and a bunch of little girls pull one over on Magnum. Paintings are involved! But it’s all, very vaguely, part of the festive Hawaiian holiday spirit. Then we introduce numerous new segments, which is an odd choice for a podcast that’s still on a hiatus. You’ll want to stick around, because Phil’s prophetic

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52:55

29: "Limbo" (S7E22)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2020/10/22

Magnum dies. Or does he? Only John Denver knows the truth. And your “Magnum, podcast” crew walks away into the clouds… for a little while, anyway.

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28: "Kiss of the Sabre" (S5E11)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2020/10/16

Magnum investigates a case while being annoyed by a writer named Betty who imagines Magnum’s schlubby island P.I. life as a glamorous globe-trotting spy novel. Sebastian Sabre, Winston, Swift, and loyal butler Boris take on the King Solomon crime ring—while Magnum investigates a really boring insurance case. But sometimes Magnum’s real life can be exciting too, like when his Plymouth Champ is very… slowly… crushed… by a backhoe. Island Hoppers Ex Machina to the rescue!

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27: "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" (S4E17)

Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I." ·

2020/10/08

Higgins puts on a production of “The Mikado.” Magnum takes a hard-luck case. The plots converge. It’s the perfect archetypal episode of “Magnum, p.i.”! As for your hosts, we have no idea what we are doing and the entire episode is gibberish. It’s us, not you, Magnum.

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