Legacy From a Friend (3.19)

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Legacy From a Friend (3.19)

#1 Post by J.J. Walters »

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Original Air Date: 3/10/1983
A lifeguard is found dead soon after he's seen in an expensive new car that he clearly couldn't afford. Magnum partners with a young ambitious woman to crack the case in this story of blackmail and adultery.
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#2 Post by J.J. Walters »

Just saw this one again recently. Love this episode. Annie Potts is just great. And Magnum getting pummeled by two female enforcers with long fingernails, that just kills me every time! It's also fun to see stunt man Bob Minor get more screen time.

I also just found out recently that the actor playing Marcus, Magnum's volleyball partner who gets killed, is none other than Sinjin Smith! Sinjin will later become one of the biggest names in (beach) volleyball! In the episode, he is credited as St. John Smith, which threw me off.
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#3 Post by golfmobile »

James!!

Refresh your English pronunciation research. "Sinjin" is the way "St. John" in British English is pronounced. For "back-up" for this statement, view the Masterpiece Theatre version of "Jane Eyre" where Jane runs away from Rochester and ends up staying with a family and the man who proposes to her is named "St. John" but whenever his name is spoken, it's pronounced "Sinjin."

I know, to us "ugly Americans," this makes no sense. But we are hardly the ones to decry the Brits' pronuncation of THEIR names! To quote Henry Higgins, "There even are places where English completely disappears -- in America, they haven't used it for years!"

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#4 Post by J.J. Walters »

golf, I can't say that I'd ever heard the Old English pronunciation of "St. John" before. Now I know!

Wiki has this interesting tidbit about Sinjin Smith:
The oldest elite player in the world, Smith has competed in more beach volleyball events than any other player.
Pretty cool.
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James J. Walters wrote:I also just found out recently that the actor playing Marcus, Magnum's volleyball partner who gets killed, is none other than Sinjin Smith! Sinjin will later become one of the biggest names in (beach) volleyball! In the episode, he is credited as St. John Smith, which threw me off.
Note the credits on IMDB -- I updated them to add his name back in March of 2006. How could you have gone so long without making the connection? :lol:

I first heard about Sinjin because one of his contemporaries, Tom Hintnaus, is the son of a guy I used to work with. They were rivals as pro volleyball players, but Tom was also an olympic pole vaulter. They were both very competitive athletes in their time!

BTW, have you noticed that the Ron Wood credits are fixed now? :wink:

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#6 Post by J.J. Walters »

Hi eegorr!

Not sure how I missed Sinjin. I'll blame it on my college days. They continue to haunt me. Oh when will it ever stop! ;)

Wow, I can't believe the Stones' Ron Wood has finally been removed from MPI on the IMDB! :shock:

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#7 Post by SelleckLover »

Don't feel bad James. The only way I knew about the British pronounciation of "St. John" is I had a girlfriend that was going with a guy by that name. I always thought it was a weird name (like who would name their baby "Sinjin"?) until I saw it in print! Then it all made sense! LOL :D

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#8 Post by IslandHopper »

What about Jill St. John? I guess it's Jill Sinjin. :lol:
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#9 Post by golfmobile »

I think Sinjin is "used" only in British-influenced speaking. We Ugly Americans Americanize everything -- remember, per Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady" -- "there even are places where English completely disappears; in America, they haven't used it for years."

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#10 Post by N1095A »

Just a side note. Sinjin was the name of Hawke's MIA brother in Airwolf. It was also spelled St. John.
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#11 Post by rubber chicken »

There's a very short promo for this episode on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I1sq5dj1Bw

Annie Potts is a "kooky female detective." :)

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#12 Post by Sam »

I was looking at the screen caps today and notice this one.

http://magnum-mania.com/images/3_19_i_full.jpg

Ardi Maioho played the role of Sylvia,I think a hooker.When I clicked on her name she's listed with one IMDB credit.It got me thinking,what is her story.

A Ardi Maioho honolulu hi google search lists a AM as a Sgt for HPD.

http://starbulletin.com/2000/06/01/news/story5.html

What say you? Same lady or not.

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#13 Post by Doc Ibold »

Sorry Sam, but I don't think so.

It would be better if we could focus in more on pic #2

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#14 Post by J.J. Walters »

How many Ardi Maioho's can there be in Hawaii?

And she was a street merchant, not a hooker. :)
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#15 Post by golfmobile »

Well . . . . . . street walkers are merchants, too, aren't they? :lol: :lol:

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