Magnum Mania!

Innocence... A Broad

Episode ID: 152
Episode Number: 8.3
Air Date: 10/28/1987
Writer: Stephen A. Miller
Director: Harry Harris
Producer: Tom Selleck
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Guest Stars

Janis Ward (Rita Parker), Kenneth McMillan (Joe Hatten), John A. Zee (Serge Bergos), Joe E. Tata (Benny Travis), Yvonne Perry (Martha), Krash Kealoha (Bartender), Harry Chang (Doctor)

Plot Outline

Magnum gains an unlikely but valuable assistant when he agrees to entertain the wife of the president of a large waste management company.

Rating

8.0 (8 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 This episode is dedicated to the memory composer Pete Carpenter. Along with Mike Post, Pete wrote the iconic Magnum P.I. theme song and much of the in-episode music. He died on October 18, 1987, ten days before the broadcast of this episode.

2 This is the only Season Eight episode which does not feature any recurring characters.

3 Rita is from Olathe, Kansas.

4 Magnum is seen drinking an Old Dusseldorf longneck beer, although the label is obscured.

5 The outside of Rick's house is seen for only the second time. He has a pool in his backyard and the street address on his door frame says "601". We also see a new indoor living room set for his house [pic].

6 Magnum mentions baseball legend Minnie Minoso ("The Cuban Comet"). He talks about an incident where Minnie fractured his skull after diving into an outfield wall [see quote #2 below].

7 Higgins has taught Zeus and Apollo "34 distinct unvoiced commands" using the "Forbes-Davies Silent Sentry System" (fictional).

8 T.C. is now apparently playing golf. We see him practicing his chipping at the Beach Bar, then head off for a round.

9 Krash Kealoha, longtime Hawaiian deejay/program director (KCCN-AM Radio) and creator of the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, has a small role as a bartender. He previously appeared as security guard in Season Seven's "A.A.P.I." (7.5).

Quotes

1
Magnum: Wait a minute! Wait just a minute! How come every time there's a crummy job to be done, I'm in charge of security, but every time there's big money to be spent, or credit to be taken, you're in charge of security?!
Higgins: Because, that is the order of the Universe!

2
Magnum: One of the pleasanter after effects of nearly meeting your maker is a renewed sense of the value of all life; of every creature's right to realize its full potential. In fact, I was quite pleased recently when I managed to avoid stepping on an ordinary garden snail. Pleased that it could crawl on to fulfill its full garden snail potential. (Narration)

3
(after learning that Magnum is going to let her tag along on his case)
Rita Parker: This is so great! Do you supply a gun, or should I bring my own?

4
Magnum: Enthusiasm can be a very attractive quality, but Rita had too much of a good thing. She reminded me of Minnie Minoso playing baseball. Once while trying to make a diving catch, he slid head first into the outfield wall and fractured his skull. Not that Rita was in any kind of physical danger. The chances of her making any kind of contact with authentic criminal types was microscopic, infinitesimal. (Narration)

5
(to Magnum)
Higgins: Stop trying to distract me from your malfeasance. You can't be doing a proper investigative job if you are entertaining some young woman.

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