"Diminutive in size, gargantuan in intellect!"
I really enjoyed this blatant parody/homage to
Raiders of the Lost Ark and movies that inspired it.
I thought Margaret Colin was a good pairing as the love interest Connie Northrop. She is attractive, funny, and seems like a better physical match height-wise with TS. And finally we see Magnum exercise his testosterone and put some moves on a woman, a plus in my book.
I liked the tie-in with movies of the past like
Perils of Nyoka. I was curious about the scene Magnum refers to where the chariot goes over the cliff and found it on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjeb0s5fdb8. The scene comes at the end. By the way,
Perils of Nyoka serials are surprisingly entertaining. No wonder they were so popular in their day. Nyoka, played by Kay Aldredge, is a pre-feminist heroine who can handle herself in most situations and has a dog that is smarter than most people.
As humorous Magnum episodes go, this one ranks up near the top.