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He's a Hellraiser in Paradise.
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
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A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
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Episode 1
Magnum and TC put their lives on the line to protect an old Navy buddy who firmly believes the trio are marked for death from an enemy dating back to the Vietnam war.
Directed by Ray AustinWritten by Donald P. BellisarioGuest stars Jean Bruce Scott, Bo Svenson, Jeff MacKay, Lance LeGault, James Whitmore Jr., Paul Burke, Marianne Bunch, Kevin Bash
Episode 2
As Magnum, T.C. and Nuzo plan to get to Ivan before he kills them, the Navy - in particular, Colonel Greene and Admiral Hawkes - have their own concerns and questions regarding Mac's death. But things are not as previously thought about Nuzo, and not only is T.C.'s life in great danger, but many other people's too, namely a Japanese prince.
Directed by Ray AustinGuest stars Paul Burke, James Whitmore Jr., Lance LeGault, Jean Bruce Scott, Bo Svenson, Jeff MacKay
Episode 3
A team of private investigators fly to Hawaii to recover a valuable and deadly native artifact, and find themselves in conflict with private investigator Thomas Magnum, Higgins, and a beautiful (but larcenous) socialite. The crossover continues on Simon & Simon S02E01 Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend (II).
Directed by Lawrence DohenyWritten by Philip DeGuere Jr., Bob ShayneGuest stars Jameson Parker, Liam Sullivan, Morgan Fairchild, Gerald McRaney, Taylor Wily, Branscombe Richmond, Gillian Dobb, Michael Cowell
Episode 4
The arrival by sea of a large crate destined for Robin Masters leads Magnum into a bizarre situation involving a wealthy Japanese businessman, his errant daughter and a fortune in pearls.
Directed by James FrawleyWritten by George GeigerGuest stars Dick Durock, Kim Miyori, Rick Hill, Marilyn Tokuda, Danny Kamekona, Donald Gibb, Peter Kalua, Jorie Remus
Episode 5
When TC's chopper, in which Higgins is a passenger, is hi-jacked for use in a spectacular prison break, it begins a dangerous chain of events for Magnum.
Directed by Michael O'HerlihyWritten by Reuben LederGuest stars Pat Studstill, James Wainwright, Drew Snyder, Frank Atienza, Phil Sunada, Clay Wai, R.J. Reynolds, Walter Chotzen
Episode 6
Higgins is on the hit list of African Mau-Mau warriors who are seeking bloody revenge on all ex-British soldiers in Higgins' old regiment.
Directed by Alan J. LeviWritten by Donald P. BellisarioGuest stars Gillian Dobb, Lynne Moody, Glenn Cannon, Ian McShane
Episode 7
A perplexed Magnum finds himself trapped in a time warp while attempting to clear a union leader accused of murdering a construction magnate.
Directed by Ivan DixonWritten by Lance Madrid IIIGuest stars Anne Lockhart, Lee Patterson, Rosemary Murphy, Robin Strand, Irene Yah-Ling Sun, Michael Hasegawa, Earl Kingston, Bill Verdier
Episode 8
An apparent freak fencing accident puts Higgins in jail for murder and Magnum on the trail of the real killer.
Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Tom GreeneGuest stars Nicholas Hammond, Paxton Whitehead, Dana Wynter, Patty McCormack, Joshua Bryant, Michael Dennis, Edward B. Randolph, Robert Medeiros III
Episode 9
Earl Gianelli, an aged wrestler who hires Magnum to find his long lost son, puts the private investigator on a bloody trail of revenge.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by Reuben LederGuest stars Ernest Borgnine, Margie Impert, James Edgcomb, Linda Ryan, Ric Marlow, James Grant Benton, Farmer Boy Ipo, Spitfire Brown
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Burt KennedyWritten by Reuben Leder, Rob GilmerGuest stars Anulka Dziubinska, Kim Richards, Elaine Giftos, Henry Gibson, Philip English, Claudette Nevins, Nels Van Patten
Episode 11
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.
Directed by Ivan DixonWritten by Alan Cassidy, Rob GilmerGuest stars Gillian Dobb, Stephen Elliott, Jean Bruce Scott, Beulah Quo, Kathleen Lloyd, Gilbert Green, Gabriel Aio, Charles Faust
Episode 12
Magnum offers to help a former Army nurse, now a doctor, who is accused of murdering three patients under her care.
Directed by Leo PennWritten by Rob GilmerGuest stars Chris Penn, Marcia Strassman, Edward Winter, Peter Brown, Kario Salem, Woody Eney, Cathy Gemmitti
Episode 13
A wealthy, much-hated practical joker caps his career by leaving Magnum over fifty million dollars in his will, much to the chagrin and potential enmity of his money-hungry relations.
Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Andrew SchneiderGuest stars Elaine Joyce, James Murtaugh, Raymond Singer, Michael Delano, Roscoe Lee Browne, Donnelly Rhodes, Junne Barnes, Bruce Johnson
Episode 14
When a valuable artifact entrusted to a modern day Samurai warrior is stolen, Magnum becomes involved in a culture and a way of life that hasn't altered in centuries.
Directed by James FrawleyWritten by J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven HensleyGuest stars Mako, Seth Sakai, Tommy Fujiwara, Lee de Broux, Michael M. Honma
Episode 15
With both Magnum and TC sponsoring youth basketball teams, their rivalry comes to a head with the appearance of a 13-year-old basketball whiz, Willie Hitchinson.
Directed by Ivan DixonWritten by Julie FriedgenGuest stars William Schallert, Dana Hill, Jo Pruden, Joe Moore, Madeline Press, Roy Apao Jr., Haku Kahoano, Sundown Spencer
Episode 16
A vicious macaw, trained to attack, is only one of the problems facing Magnum when an elderly woman claiming to be Robin Master's former high school English teacher arrives at the estate to write a book on ornithologists.
Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Louis F. VippermanGuest stars Sylvia Sidney, Fritz Feld, Joseph Wiseman, Orson Welles, Jacqueline Ray, David Kraul, Mel Cabang
Episode 17
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.
Directed by Ivan DixonWritten by Rob GilmerGuest stars Nicolas Coster, Mary Jackson, Dick O'Neill, Katherine Cannon, Doreen McLean, Kathy McCullen, Charles Peck, Wayne Ward
Episode 18
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.
Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Rogers Turrentine, Reuben Leder, Rob GilmerGuest stars Keye Luke, James Shigeta, Marilyn Tokuda, John Roselius, Danny Kamekona, David Palmer, Michael Duffett, Francesca Dodge
Episode 19
Magnum is pleased to see his friend, Marcus, driving a new expensive sports car but the pleasure turns to dismay when Marcus' battered body is discovered in the surf.
Directed by Stuart MargolinWritten by Robert HamiltonGuest stars Rosemary Forsyth, Bob Minor, Annie Potts, Annette McCarthy, Sinjin Smith, Susan Mechsner, Julia Nickson, Ardi Maioho
Episode 20
A customized plane, being piloted to Hawaii by Sam Houston Hunter, a Vietnam vet, crashes in the tidal pool at Robin's Nest and everyone assumes it was insufficient gas and pilot error that caused it.
Guest stars John Calvin, William Lucking, Richard Roundtree, Ann Doran, Matthew Faison, John Calvin, Joanna Kerns, John DiSanti
Episode 21
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.
Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Donald P. Bellisario, Rogers Turrentine, Rob GilmerGuest stars Stuart Margolin, Carlene Watkins, Robert Apisa, Ronald Hunter, Ted Gehring, Robert Feero, Robert Apisa, Clay Wai
Episode 22
It's an ill wind that proves prophetic when a tropical hurricane unleashes its fury on the evening of a very important social event.
Directed by Alan J. LeviWritten by Reuben LederGuest stars Kelly Ward, John McCook, Sondra Currie, James Doohan, Barry Van Dyke, Richard Cox, Orson Welles, Lori Lethin
Episode 23
Higgins' half brother, an Irish Catholic priest from Northern Ireland, arrives in Hawaii to confront a British officer who he claims stole an ancient artifact from his church.
Directed by Virgil W. VogelWritten by Donald P. BellisarioGuest stars Gillian Dobb, Richard Johnson, Donald P. Bellisario, Lee Canalito, Rebecca Kimble, James C. Bertino, Michael de Ycaza, Steven Wilson
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Tom SelleckThomas Magnum
John HillermanJonathan Higgins
Roger E. MosleyTerry 'TC' Calvin
Larry ManettiRick Wright
Jean Bruce ScottLt. Cmdr. Maggie Poole, USN
Paul BurkeAdmiral Kitchner
Kathleen LloydCarol Baldwin
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