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N1095A · #16 Post by **N1095A** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:31 am

Wendy Girard guest starred on Simon & Simon episide "Dead Letter File".
Rick and AJ investigated the murder of her father. Seems this girl gets a lot of free P.I. work as Rick and AJ refused payment just like TM.

mikebythesun · #17 Post by **mikebythesun** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:33 pm

I remember seeing this episode on tv when I was a little kid and being intrigued by the scene where the student donning the native mask tries to attack Magnum on the dock. I still enjoy it.

Also, the goat scenes are great!

The series didn't have the best writers when it came to clues and plot development to begin with, but for the factors that I enjoyed most about the series, this episode stands out as both sentimental and enjoyable.

gmt16750 · #18 Post by **gmt16750** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:13 am

Hillerman is such a great actor in those scenes where he thinks he's losing his mind and hearing voices (antilope's baa)from the past.
The way he refrains from hunting the goat when he hears its baa just after Magnum gives his rifle back is one of my favorite Hillerman's expression!
and the way he plays confusion and how he comes out of it:
"how did a goat get on Robin Master's estate.....i..withdraw the question..."
one of my favorite Higgins/Magnum scenes

#19 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:34 am

I'm pretty surprised by some of the low ratings for this episode, not to mention James panning it as possibly the worst of the entire series.

I really like the light story (although finding an anthropologist that believes cultures evolved without influence from others would be pretty tough to find these days), diving scenes and classic Magnum/Higgins interplay over the kudu buck.

Definitely a memorable episode for me.

#20 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:53 am

This one has grown on me Styles. It's definitely not one of my least favorites anymore; probably middle of the pack now. It's funny, the same thing happened to me with "Birdman of Budapest".

"Long live the Kudu Buck!"

Higgy_baby · #21 Post by **Higgy_baby** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:19 am

Watched it tonight as I've broken the seal on season 2.

I really like the mix of diving, mystery, Island lore offset by the humour in Rick's 'mob' connections and of course the goat.

Regarding the goat, I'm surprised that Higgins didn't want to adopt it because it remininded him of some regimental mascot from his past. They still use these things in a few regiments. It would have been far more realistic than the absurd but hilarious kudu hunt.

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:00 pm

And for the record can we just say that Marion Hammond (Wendy Girard) is very sexy! She would've been a great match for TM.

#23 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:29 pm

The set for Prof. Martinez' office features several items that were used in Steve McGarreett's office on Hawaii Five-0, including his chairs and globe. The desk is very similar, but is slightly different. The bookshelves may be the same, too, but it's hard to tell for sure.

Milo Minderbinder · Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:14 am

I loved the stuff about the goat. For me, these little sideshows that have nothing to do with the main story, but that add texture to the characters and their relationships with one another, are what add some extra appeal to the series. Another thing no one noted was that Magnum took the case pro bono, which just reinforces him being a good guy, if not continually impoverished. All in all I thought it was pretty good.

Also, while it's not really a flub, the underwater struggle between Magnum (a former SEAL) and the professor was completely unrealistic. Now that I think of it, maybe he wasn't yet said to be a former SEAL.

#25 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:32 pm

Milo Minderbinder wrote:Also, while it's not really a flub, the underwater struggle between Magnum (a former SEAL) and the professor was completely unrealistic. Now that I think of it, maybe he wasn't yet said to be a former SEAL.

We didn't really know he was a SEAL yet (that comes in the next episode), but we did know he was a war hero, as well as a strong swimmer in good shape. He should of taken out Prof. Martinez with ease!

Danno · #26 Post by **Danno** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:13 pm

The goat scenes are hilarious.
Higgins: 'I'll give you and the goat 24 hours...'

Though the central concept for this episode is strong- I think the resolution isn't as good as it could have been- it possibly would have been aided by a longer running time or a reduction in some characters that aren't crucial to the narrative in a 40 minute TV time slot. You could see the potential for this to have been a Magnum movie.

Rick looks pretty funny in shorts and socks pulled high...

Too bad we don't get to see the Higgins/Magnum/Goat episode fully resolve.

#27 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:50 pm

Dan wrote:The goat scenes are hilarious.
Higgins: 'I'll give you and the goat 24 hours...'

Though the central concept for this episode is strong- I think the resolution isn't as good as it could have been- it possibly would have been aided by a longer running time or a reduction in some characters that aren't crucial to the narrative in a 40 minute TV time slot. You could see the potential for this to have been a Magnum movie.

Rick looks pretty funny in shorts and socks pulled high...

Too bad we don't get to see the Higgins/Magnum/Goat episode fully resolve.

Love the new avatar Dan!

Donuts ensucrats · Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:27 pm

Dan wrote:The goat scenes are hilarious.
Too bad we don't get to see the Higgins/Magnum/Goat episode fully resolve.

Totally agree

rubber chicken · #29 Post by **rubber chicken** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:20 pm

To add to James' post above about the office items... thanks to ThomasMagnum's posts in the threads for The Sixth Position and Flashback I thought I remembered seeing the two small pictures in the following Hawaii Five-O screenshot in this Dead Man's Channel episode.

I think these on the wall above Magnum are likely the same ones:

Although I was probably remembering the versions in the next two screenshots, which aren't the same. They look like the same picture, but the first is in color and both share a frame with another picture.

Upper left:

The picture that's being pointed to

Also seen in the screenshot above is what looks like McGarrett's bookcase (shown in the Hawaii Five-O screenshot). And at first I thought that was possibly the same ship model that was in McGarrett's office, but now I see it isn't the same. The number of sails and color of the hulls are different.

Lastly, the picture in the upper right of this screenshot was also used in The Sixth Position, nine episodes later:

Sam · #30 Post by **Sam** » Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:29 pm

A few days after these new pictures were posted,I found this info..If you like Hawaii and stuff

..This is a pretty good blog.

http://hawaiiantimemachine.blogspot.com ... -results=7

http://www.sergeking.com/HAM/makini.html

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