Magnum Mania!

Rembrandt's Girl

Episode ID: 77
Episode Number: 4.14
Air Date: 2/2/1984
Writer: Chris Abbott
Director: James Frawley
Producer: Reuben Leder
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Recurring Characters

Carol Burnett (Susan Johnson), Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley), Deborah Pratt (Gloria)

Guest Stars

John McMartin (Bill Campbell), Jillie Mack (Sherry), David Palmer (Mr. Halliburton)

Plot Outline

Magnum finds himself locked into a mystery when a bank teller accidentally traps the two of them in a time-release vault at Robin Master's bank. Inside, they find large amounts of counterfeit bills, which the teller believes is proof that her father, a world-famous painting forger, is back in business.

Rating

8.0 (9 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 Susan Johnson (Carol Burnett) will return again in "A Girl Named Sue" (8.7).

2 The guesthouse party scene features an uncredited Jillie Mack (as Sherry). Jillie Mack is Tom Selleck's wife of 20+ years. Jillie Mack will later have a major guest starring role in Season Five's "Professor Jonathan Higgins" (5.13).

3 Sea Life Park and Don Ho are mentioned.

4 The establishing shot for the "First Anglo Hawaiian Bank" was filmed at the historic Mission Memorial Building (558 South King Street). It was built in 1915 and is on the National Register of Historic Places [full screen VR]. (Noted by rubber chicken)

5 We meet T.C.'s girlfriend Gloria (Deborah Pratt) for the first time. When this episode was filmed, Deborah Pratt was the wife of MPI co-creator/exec producer/writer Donald P. Bellisario. Gloria will appear again in "Echoes of the Mind" (5.1) and "Tran Quoc Jones" (5.9).

6 Higgins' meditation book The Crystal Lotus: Infinite Consciousness, which is seen and quoted from, is a made-up book.

7 More Magnum on the sax can be seen at the end of the episode. Magnum plays a few bars from "Strangers in the Night", a song made famous by Frank Sinatra. (Noted by Mike Barnes)

Quotes

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Higgins: You can't have a weekend of meditation without the inspirational readings.
Agatha: I don't know Jonathan, perhaps we should try something different this year and share our own inspirational thoughts, instead of listening to someone elses. Who knows what might come out of an atmosphere of intimacy.
Higgins: The safety deposit box.
Agatha: I beg your pardon!?

Flubs

1 At the beginning of the episode when Magnum meets Susan at the guesthouse, Magnum is seen wearing the old Chronosport Dive Watch, not the Rolex GMT Master (with Pepsi bezel) watch that we were introduced to in "Home From the Sea" (4.1). The correct Rolex watch is used in all other scenes in this episode. (Noted by Matt J)

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