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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
A routine business trip brings Magnum a new love enveloped in a deadly duel involving politics and drugs.
Directed by Alan J. LeviWritten by Chris AbbottGuest stars Alfonso Ribeiro, Ernie Lively, Ina Balin, Kimberly McArthur, David Sanborn, Carl Anderson, Dana Delany
Episode 2
Magnum and Cynthia became ever closer to each other as they investigate Marti's murder. Their search leads them to a drug trafficker, but their snooping around sees them almost killed. Back in Hawaii, T.C., with help from Rick and Higgins, continues to search for the missing Kenny, and get him out of the trouble he is in.
Directed by Alan J. LeviWritten by Chris AbbottGuest stars Alfonso Ribeiro, Ernie Lively, Ina Balin, Kimberly McArthur, David Sanborn, Carl Anderson, Dana Delany
Episode 3
Magnum is hired to protect a deaf woman who is a famous artist, as well as the only eyewitness to a bank robbery and murder.
Directed by Ray AustinWritten by James L. NovackGuest stars Tim Rossovich, Roy Jenson, Kathleen Lloyd, Turner Pe'a, Stephanie Dunnam, Linda Ryan, Melanie Phillips, Keokeokalae Hughes
Episode 4
Magnum helps an ex-call girl find her missing sister who is involved with powerful political figures.
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by Reuben LederGuest stars Candy Clark, George P. Wilbur, Jonathan Goldsmith, Cindy Fisher, Esmond Chung, Phyllis Davis, George McDaniel, Brickwood Galuteria
Episode 5
Magnum is elected Local P.I. of the Year, yet his award presentation as well as his investigation into a murder is hindered by the intervention of Luther Gillis and Tracy Spencer.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Reuben LederGuest stars Stephen J. Cannell, Annie Potts, Eugene Roche, Kathleen Lloyd, Paul Verdier, Kwan Hi Lim, Clyde Kusatsu, Elisha Cook Jr.
Episode 6
Magnum becomes the obsession and medium for a crazed killer who works though nursery rhymes.
Directed by Alan J. LeviWritten by Bruce CerviGuest stars Gary Frank, Jean Bruce Scott, Joe Santos, Kenneth Tigar, Dick Jensen, George O'Hanlon, Jr., Dick Jensen, Warren Aki
Episode 7
Magnum must help his ex-wife Michelle and her daughter to freedom before they are assassinated.
Directed by Ray AustinWritten by Deborah PrattGuest stars Gillian Dobb, Marta DuBois, Jean Bruce Scott, Soon-Tek Oh, Lloyd Kino, Faye Cameron, Lance LeGault, Kristen Carreira
Episode 8
Magnum is trying to break a major gambling ring in the Islands while he and Higgins are feuding.
Directed by Tony WharmbyWritten by Jay HuguelyGuest stars Gillian Dobb, Richard Narita, Robert L. Silva, James Shigeta, Kimo Kahoano, Clay Wai, Harold J.K. Iseke
Episode 9
An attempt is made on the lives of Robin's guests and Magnum is upset that one guest wants mainland investigator Jessica Fletcher to handle the case. The crossover continues on Murder, She Wrote S03E08 Magnum on Ice (II).
Directed by Harry HarrisWritten by Jay HuguelyGuest stars Stephanie Faracy, Ramon Bieri, Jared Martin, Angela Lansbury, Don Matheson, Dorothy Loudon, Frank Atienza, John McMartin
Episode 10
Magnum is wounded while saving a young Hawaiian woman from a hired killer.
Directed by Ivan DixonWritten by Deborah Dean DavisGuest stars Jeannie Elias, Dick Jensen, Elisha Cook Jr., Dick Jensen, Marlene Sai, Deborah Calbero, Larry Pennell, Bill Couch
Episode 11
TC's daughter is abducted during a visit to the estate.
Directed by Harvey S. LaidmanWritten by Roger E. Mosley, Cal WilsonGuest stars Alfonso Ribeiro, Lillian Lehman, Albert Popwell, Fay Hauser, Shavar Ross, Tom McFadden, Cynthia L. James, Bob Fimiani
Episode 12
The murder of Carol's mentor, Judge Kearns, raises suspicion that he may have been involved in taking payoffs.
Directed by Jerry JamesonWritten by Mary Ann Kasica, Michael ScheffGuest stars Michael Constantine, Kathleen Lloyd, Michael Mikasa, Elisha Cook Jr., Kwan Hi Lim, Pat Li, William Watson, Jeremy Gosch
Episode 13
A survival trip for Higgins and a group of boys from prison camp tests Higgins' skills in the survival of the fittest.
Directed by Tony WharmbyWritten by Jay HuguelyGuest stars Dennis Haskins, Bernie Pock, Pamela Jean Bryant, Warren Fabro, Peter Kowanko, Reginald T. Dorsey, Greg Monaghan, Marla Frumkin
Episode 14
A murder in the 1940's revolves around a cast of characters which resemble Magnum, TC, Rick and Higgins in the manner of the old fashioned detective novels.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Robert HamiltonGuest stars Jennifer Runyon, Anne Twomey, Henry Jones, Phyllis Davis, Jeff MacKay, Bill Edwards
Episode 15
A case of mistaken identity leaves Magnum hunted by a Mexican mafia boss.
Directed by Bernard L. KowalskiWritten by Jay HuguelyGuest stars Byrne Piven, Alan Beckwith, Mike Moroff, Jeff MacKay, Annette Charles, David Traylor, David Cadiente, Jimmy Ortega
Episode 16
Magnum reviews his mortality, his last case and his friends while trapped under an airplane wreckage on a remote mountain.
Directed by John C. Flinn IIIWritten by Jay HuguelyGuest stars R.J. Williams, Robert Phalen, Bo Svenson, Norman Fell, Prescott Ogle, Tony Troche
Episode 17
About to turn forty, Magnum loses his lucky $2 bill and falls for a television reporter who may be connected to a case he is working on in Chinatown.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Bruce CerviGuest stars James Luisi, Gwen Verdon, James Hong, Patrice Martinez, Ben Wong, Consulina Wong, Lin Brown, Seng Jeorng Au
Episode 18
Magnum works with Michael Doheny, a retired policeman, who is searching for the man who murdered his granddaughter.
Directed by Alan J. LeviWritten by Chris AbbottGuest stars Branscombe Richmond, Jack Kruschen, Joe Santos, Frank Sinatra, Kevyn Major Howard, Steven Keats, Joan McMurtrey, Kristin Brick
Episode 19
Magnums weekend with Cynthia, his supposed fiancée, is interrupted by an actress claiming a movie producer murders girls in his pornographic movies.
Directed by Joan DarlingWritten by Jay HuguelyGuest stars Lisa Blount, Casey Sander, Carl Anderson, Dana Delany, David Hemmings, Chris Cote, Ric Cane, Susan Page
Episode 20
Magnum has a visit from his famous Aunt Phoebe, a prize-winning playwright and he soon learns she is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
Directed by Russ MayberryWritten by Chris AbbottGuest stars Gillian Dobb, Katherine Kelly Lang, Moe Keale, Mark Stevens, Fred Sadoff, Kiersten Warren, Kwan Hi Lim, Barbara Rush
Episode 21
Rick is arrested for allegedly killing a hit man contracted to murder Icepick.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Bruce CerviGuest stars Lyman Ward, Leo Gordon, John Lansing, Kathleen Lloyd, Elisha Cook Jr., Esmond Chung, Carmella Barut, Kwan Hi Lim
Episode 22
Magnum finds his spirit in a state of 'limbo' following a shoot-out which leaves him in a coma.
Directed by Jackie CooperWritten by Jay Huguely, Chris Abbott, Chas. Floyd Johnson, Tom SelleckGuest stars Gillian Dobb, John Beck, Marta DuBois, Jean Bruce Scott, Glenn Cannon, Kathleen Lloyd, Jeff MacKay, Lance LeGault
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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