... Thomas Magnum was a much meatier role than Indy anyway. I haven't seen the Indy movies in a long time, but I don't remember them being very thought provoking and MPI often was. True, the Indiana Jones movies seemed to have no intention of provoking much thought. They were pure action-adventure....

I have to agree that Limbo should have stunk, but somehow it doesn't. .... Thankfully, everyone came to their senses and gave us another season. I think that is precisely what saves this episode from being tacky and/or corny. We are viewing the scenes that "should" have been tacky or corny within t...

Thanks for noticing that, MLS! As you say, the writers, et al. were clearly paying close attention to detail, something that's sadly lacking in some shows. Even though this detail could easily have been overlooked by the audience, since it spanned a few episodes, they kept it consistent. That being ...

... you might want to update your Profile to show that you ... live in Honolulu. (Just click on the Profile button under the Magnum Mania logo at the top of this page, then scroll down to "Location:" and type in "Honolulu.") Oh, dear, I didn't say to end by clicking the "Submit" button at the botto...

I'm ... guessing that Kristen Carreira got the part ... because she ... could already speak French. Perhaps she could also speak Vietnamese, though near as I recall, her use of that language was pretty much limited to "bup be" (or however that's spelt). Hey, I was pretty close! Before posting the a...

... maybe Phoebe's line about the CIA and Foreign Legion was some sort of reference by the scriptwriters to the possible alternative back stories of the show during the early stages of its creation. For example, one known early draft for the show had Magnum as a former CIA operative working as a PI...

And all the smoking and drinking done in the episode reminds me of how much they used to do that in the movies in the "old days." I am sure this was done intentionally to create the feel of the movies of the 1940s, when they did not know smoking was bad for you. I'm sure you're right, that it was d...

There was also a deaf female guest character in an episode of Sugarfoot , where Jack Elam's recurring character, "Toothy" Thompson, conversed with her in sign language. Why is it always a deaf woman in movies & tv? Aren't there any deaf men in this world? (I'm thinking perhaps "they" consider it mor...

J.J. Walters wrote:Thomas made a mistake.

When they make the original-cast Magnum movie, we may find out that Thomas & Cynthia have been married for 20 years or so. Maybe Lily has a little sister -- or a kid brother who'll threaten to beat up on TC's son Bryant and Rick, Jr., if they so much as wink at Lily!

You're right, Steve -- it would have been much more "believable" as a dream!

Maybe it was a dream, and they simply neglected to show us the part where Magnum wakes up. (Or Higgins, or whoever's dream it was.)




Or maybe the entire series was just a TV show.

Well, Styles, sorry I can't do anything to change your aunt! Nha Trang, I see what you mean, it just doesn't strike me the same way. If I had any criticism of Carol, I'd say that she can be a little whiny sometimes. On the other hand, she frequently has good reason to be a little whiny, nagging, etc...

Hello, Cornell770, and welcome to the Forum!

You're right, this is an especially enjoyable episode for those of us who are Murder fans as well as Magnum fans. And as for paying attention, that's always an advantage!

Incidentally, Joe Hatten and his fiance are very, very similar to the couple in Born Yesterday . The movie stars Broderick Crawford as a self made garbage tycoon (with personality close to Hatten's), and Judy Holiday (very much like Rita Parker) as his mistress who starts off as not too bright, but...

Hey, I like Carol! (And I'd probably still like her even if she didn't have such a great name.) And I like Cynthia. But I do agree that some of Magnum's women of the week seem a bit lacking in charm, to the point where I wonder why he's attracted to them. It's not like they're the only women on Oahu!

You're right Lulu, there were definitely some good moments in this episode. It's just that the script didn't even begin to explore Carol Burnett's range of talent. If I pretend that I've never seen her in anything else, then I might think this is a fairly good episode. ... how is it that magnum gets...