Magnum Mania!

thechickinthemiddle wrote:Charlie Hunnam of course was in Sons of Anarchy with Katey Sagal,
who was in the short-lived Mary with the late Mary Tyler Moore,
whose short-lived variety show featured Michael Keaton,
who starred in Mr. Mom with Martin Mull,
who starred in Clue with Eileen Brennan,
who played Brenda Babcock in "The Love That Lies".

I think I've gotten the hang of this!

Next: Billy Bob Thornton

Hint - there's a much shorter connection through the First 9.

thechickinthemiddle wrote:Charlie Hunnam of course was in Sons of Anarchy with Katey Sagal,
who was in the short-lived Mary with the late Mary Tyler Moore,
whose short-lived variety show featured Michael Keaton,
who starred in Mr. Mom with Martin Mull,
who starred in Clue with Eileen Brennan,
who played Brenda Babcock in "The Love That Lies".

I think I've gotten the hang of this!

Next: Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob was in For the Boys with Patrick O'Neil.
Patrick O'Neil was in Elmereld Point NAS with Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia=Phillipe Trusseau in 3 MPI Episodes

Next Up Adam West

Adam West guest-starred in the Murder, She Wrote episode "Death Takes a Dive" with Ernest Borgnine, who played Earl Gianelli in "Mr. White Death".
(And in case you were wondering, Adam's character does indeed get offed (offscreen). )

Next: Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart was Picard, Whoopi Goldberg was Guinan and Whoopi has appeared on Blue Bloods.

Or......Stewart was in Robin Hood: Men in Tights with Amy Yasbeck who was Diane in MPI season 8's "Pleasure Principle."

Next up: Dixie Carter

ConchRepublican wrote:

thechickinthemiddle wrote:Charlie Hunnam of course was in Sons of Anarchy with Katey Sagal,
who was in the short-lived Mary with the late Mary Tyler Moore,
whose short-lived variety show featured Michael Keaton,
who starred in Mr. Mom with Martin Mull,
who starred in Clue with Eileen Brennan,
who played Brenda Babcock in "The Love That Lies".

I think I've gotten the hang of this!

Next: Billy Bob Thornton

Hint - there's a much shorter connection through the First 9.

For the record, the shorter connection is:

Charlie Hunnam starred in Sons of Anarchy with William Lucking (Piney Winston)
William Lucking guest starred in the Magnum PI episode Two Birds of a Feather with the guys.

MagnumsLeftShoulder wrote:Patrick Stewart was Picard, Whoopi Goldberg was Guinan and Whoopi has appeared on Blue Bloods.

Or......Stewart was in Robin Hood: Men in Tights with Amy Yasbeck who was Diane in MPI season 8's "Pleasure Principle."

Next up: Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter starred on Family Law, which guest starred Kenneth Tigar as a judge a few times
Kenneth Tigar as we all know is Milton "The Ripper" Collins from the classic episode Death and Taxes.

Next up: Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt was in Take Me Home Tonight with Topher Grace who was in that 70s show with Ashton Kutcher that played in Killers with Tom Selleck.

☨magnum.t wrote:Chris Pratt was in Take Me Home Tonight with Topher Grace who was in that 70s show with Ashton Kutcher that played in Killers with Tom Selleck.

Hi tmagnum,
Good catch. Since you didn't make your own question, shall I pinch hit for you?

How about a link to Forrest "call me 'The Anaconda' "Tucker?

By the way, this former F-Troop star was a pre WW2 horse soldier, one of the last.
He sat a horse so well he probably eclipsed every other actor in Hollywood in
that department.


Higgins: Don't ruin my whiskey with ice! I'm not a bloody American!

Luther's nephew Dobie wrote:

☨magnum.t wrote:Chris Pratt was in Take Me Home Tonight with Topher Grace who was in that 70s show with Ashton Kutcher that played in Killers with Tom Selleck.

Hi tmagnum,
Good catch. Since you didn't make your own question, shall I pinch hit for you?

How about a link to Forrest "call me 'The Anaconda' "Tucker?

By the way, this former F-Troop star was a pre WW2 horse soldier, one of the last.
He sat a horse so well he probably eclipsed every other actor in Hollywood in
that department.


Higgins: Don't ruin my whiskey with ice! I'm not a bloody American!

I'll take this one .....

Forrest Tucker was on a Murder She Wrote episode in 1984
Murder She Wrote crossed over with Magnum PI

That's a multi cannon BOOM!

https://youtu.be/-K4BvF_sb3Y

Next up: Dennis Dun

ConchRepublican wrote:
How about a link to Forrest "call me 'The Anaconda' "Tucker?

I'll take this one .....

Forrest Tucker was on a Murder She Wrote episode in 1984
Murder She Wrote crossed over with Magnum PI

That's a multi cannon BOOM!

https://youtu.be/-K4BvF_sb3Y

Next up: Dennis Dun

Hi Conch,
I was thinking of when Tucker appeared with John Hillerman in a "Ellery Queen" episode but your link works as well. Through "Ellery Queen" co-star Hillerman links to many many old Hollywood stars who had appeared on that series but had bought the farm by the time Murder She Wrote debuted years later.

Luther's nephew Dobie wrote:

ConchRepublican wrote:
How about a link to Forrest "call me 'The Anaconda' "Tucker?

I'll take this one .....

Forrest Tucker was on a Murder She Wrote episode in 1984
Murder She Wrote crossed over with Magnum PI

That's a multi cannon BOOM!

https://youtu.be/-K4BvF_sb3Y

Next up: Dennis Dun

Hi Conch,
I was thinking of when Tucker appeared with John Hillerman in a "Ellery Queen" episode but your link works as well. Through "Ellery Queen" co-star Hillerman links to many many old Hollywood stars who had appeared on that series but had bought the farm by the time Murder She Wrote debuted years later.

Methinks your connection is the better one, it's direct Tucker working with an MPI alum. You sir, get the multi cannon BOOM! But that does beg the question, can one BOOM their own cannon?

Then again, perhaps we should just let that query end right here . . .

ConchRepublican wrote:

Luther's nephew Dobie wrote:

ConchRepublican wrote:
How about a link to Forrest "call me 'The Anaconda' "Tucker?

I'll take this one .....
Forrest Tucker was on a Murder She Wrote episode in 1984
Murder She Wrote crossed over with Magnum PI
That's a multi cannon BOOM!
https://youtu.be/-K4BvF_sb3Y
Next up: Dennis Dun

Hi Conch,
I was thinking of when Tucker appeared with John Hillerman in a "Ellery Queen" episode but your link works as well. Through "Ellery Queen" co-star Hillerman links to many many old Hollywood stars who had appeared on that series but had bought the farm by the time Murder She Wrote debuted years later.

Methinks your connection is the better one, it's direct Tucker working with an MPI alum. You sir, get the multi cannon BOOM! But that does beg the question, can one BOOM their own cannon?
Then again, perhaps we should just let that query end right here . . .

Hello Conch,
Dennis Dun was in Big Trouble in Little China with James Hong who was in Blood Alley with John Wayne who was in El Dorado with Robert Mitchum who was in The Sundowners with John Meillon who was in Skippy with Tony Bonner who was in Quigley Down Under with Tom Selleck. Whew. There has to be a shorter route but darn if I know.
Thank you for the cannon salute, Conch.

Next up: How about Bonzo the chimp who co-starred with President Reagan in Bedtime for Bonzo?

The shorter route between Dennis Dun, MPI, and James Hong is James Hong was in the MPI episode "Forty."

Bonzo was played by Peggy the Chimp who was in Johnny Weissmuller's TV series Jungle Jim which also starred Dean Fredericks. Fredericks was on the Rawhide episode "The Greedy Town" with Mercedes McCambridge who was in MPI's "Don't Say Goodbye."

Have we done John Schneider?

MagnumsLeftShoulder wrote:The shorter route between Dennis Dun, MPI, and James Hong is James Hong was in the MPI episode "Forty."

Bonzo was played by Peggy the Chimp who was in Johnny Weissmuller's TV series Jungle Jim which also starred Dean Fredericks. Fredericks was on the Rawhide episode "The Greedy Town" with Mercedes McCambridge who was in MPI's "Don't Say Goodbye."

Have we done John Schneider?

HA! That is "just great"! Didn't know how anybody was gonna tie a chimp to MPI...but MLS seems to have had no problem!

Worthy of a BIG BOOM....wouldn't ya' say Conch?





Haven't looked for Schneider's connection, but I'm sure somebody'll have it before too long!

This place just keeps gettin' better all the time!

308GUY wrote:

MagnumsLeftShoulder wrote:The shorter route between Dennis Dun, MPI, and James Hong is James Hong was in the MPI episode "Forty."

Bonzo was played by Peggy the Chimp who was in Johnny Weissmuller's TV series Jungle Jim which also starred Dean Fredericks. Fredericks was on the Rawhide episode "The Greedy Town" with Mercedes McCambridge who was in MPI's "Don't Say Goodbye."

Have we done John Schneider?

HA! That is "just great"! Didn't know how anybody was gonna tie a chimp to MPI...but MLS seems to have had no problem!

Worthy of a BIG BOOM....wouldn't ya' say Conch?





Haven't looked for Schneider's connection, but I'm sure somebody'll have it before too long!

This place just keeps gettin' better all the time!

Most impressive!!!

Honestly, considering the sleuthing skills of this crew, I wouldn't be surprised if a connection was found from Bonzo directly to the Lads!!!
Which, of course, would include, Flipper, Gentle Ben, Ben the rat and Clarence from Daktari!