Magnum Mania!

A Little Bit of Luck, A Little Bit of Grief

Episode ID: 126
Episode Number: 6.20
Air Date: 4/3/1986
Writer: Reuben Leder
Director: Ray Austin
Producer: Chris Abbott
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Recurring Characters

Elisha Cook Jr. (Icepick), Esmond Chung (Sgt. Kenny Chung)

Guest Stars

Claudia Cron (Jeannie), Pat Corley (Dennis MacKenzie), Bruce Forsyth (Lottery Host), David S. Cass Sr. (Benny), Robert F. Hoy (Cornell Dye), Melanie Vincz (Mandy Smith), Kiva Lawrence (Debra Lee Worthy)

Plot Outline

World's collide when Rick becomes a millionaire after winning the lottery, and Magnum and T.C. fight to save a clubhouse for underprivileged children.

Rating

7.5 (17 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 This is the sixth "Rick-centric" episode of the series. This the only episode where Rick receives the majority of screen time over all the other main cast members.

2 Elisha Cook Jr. is credited onscreen as "Icepick" for the first time. Previously, the words "as Icepick" never appeared with Elisha's name. Note the spelling of the name - it's "Icepick", not "Ice Pick".

3 The KKC "party room" set is used for only the second time, after "I Witness" (4.21) where it was used extensively. Higgins refers to the area as the "Anuenue Room" (Hawaiian for "Rainbow"). The "Anuenue Room" will be seen in several episodes of Season Seven.

4 Rick's favorite song is "As Time Goes By" (which we hear on the piano), from Casablanca, his favorite film. No surprise there. The ending of this episode also somewhat mirrors the ending in Casablanca, with Rick and Jeannie saying goodbye on an airport runway.

5 Esmond Chung begins his role as Sgt. Kenny Chung. Kenny will appear in four episodes.

6 The "Hawaii Metro Police" station establishing shot is used again. This shot was filmed at the Territorial Office Building in Honolulu (425 South King Street), built in 1926 and on the National Register of Historic Places (1978). This shot has been used in several other episodes, sometimes with different names (i.e. "Circuit Court" and "KEKUANAOA"). The address is always the same, "465" (which is different than the current address of "425" today). (Noted by Island Hopper & rubber chicken)

Quotes

Magnum: My Aunt Maggie used to say that friendship was something like a sponge; it could soak up a lot of garbage and gunk, but when you rang it out, you still had a sponge. Now I'm not quite sure what all that meant, but I did know as far as Rick was concerned, there was a whole lot of ringing out to be done before that sponge could be used again. (Narration)

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