Magnum Mania!

Pleasure Principle

Episode ID: 151
Episode Number: 8.2
Air Date: 10/14/1987
Writer: Jay Huguely
Director: Corey Allen
Producer: Tom Selleck
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Recurring Characters

Kathleen Lloyd (Carol Baldwin), Jeff MacKay (Lt. "Mac" MacReynolds), Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley), Kwan Hi Lim (Lt. Tanaka), Amy Yasbeck (Diana)

Guest Stars

Julia Migenes (Dr. Rosita Esteverdes), Gregory Sierra (Miguel Torres), Dennis Robertson (Dr. Lawrence Hallert), Holly Smith (Danielle)

Plot Outline

Appearances can be confusing as Magnum begins to act and dress like Higgins.

Rating

8.5 (9 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 The Complete Eighth Season DVD features excellent episode commentary by longtime MPI writer/producer Jay Huguely.

2 Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Nights Dream Overture" and Miami Sound Machine's "Conga" (1986) are featured as background music. "Conga" is used five different times in the episode!

3 Robin Masters' novel Die, and Die Again is seen on Higgins' desk. The novel was first mentioned in Season Five's "The Man From Marseilles" (5.20).

4 Future Wings star Amy Yasbeck begins her small role as police officer Diana (incorrectly credited as "Diane" in this episode). She will be seen again in "Tiger Fan" (8.4) and the series finale "Resolutions" (8.12 & 8.13).

5 The Oceania Floating Restaurant in Honolulu Harbor is used as a filming location (for the climactic scene). (Noted by Sam)

6 Magnum is knocked out cold at two different times - once with a punch, once with a kick!

7 T.C. is a fan of Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko.

8 Tanaka is seen walking on crutches, but there is no mention as to why he needs them.

9 The rarely seen Higgins bedroom set is used for a brief scene.

10 Rick has a new girlfriend, "Danielle".

11 Higgins briefly mentions Operation Hambone, a WWII deception operation run in early 1944 to support the invasion of Normandy.

12 Magnum is seen reading an issue of The National Review (with Jack Kemp on the cover). The National Review is one of Tom Selleck's favorite magazines.

Quotes

1
Magnum: There's a funny thing about paradise. Every day is pretty much the same as every other day. One slides into another, weeks become months. And before you know it, you could lose several years without REALLY knowing where you were going. That's why there are "hurricanes", to shake everything up. To give you a chance to take stock in what you have left after the "winds" have died down.
(short while later)
.... A further note about "hurricanes" - they arn't all weather conditions. Once in a while, a "tropical storm" blows into your life to give you a chance to take a more personal inventory. A chance to look at what's worth salvaging AND what you might as well "toss out".
(short while later)
.... Observation #3 about "tropical storms", the weather kind, or the person kind - once you know they are on their way there is nothing you can do to stop them. All you can do is batten down the hatches, keep alert and hope for the best.
(short while later)
.... A final thought about "tropical storms" - no matter how many times you have to go through them, you're still never quite prepared for it when the next one comes around. (Narration)

2
Magnum: If this keeps up, I'm afraid I'll have no alternative but to call Robin.
Higgins: I see, so there IS a Robin Masters when YOU need him!!

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