A Sense of Debt (4.8)

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A Sense of Debt (4.8)

#1 Post by J.J. Walters »

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Original Air Date: 12/1/1983
After he runs into - literally - Vietnam veteran and professional boxer Leon Platt, T.C. steps into the ring in order to win a boxing prize that will save the man and his daughter from destitution. Higgins summons Magnum back from a job in Detroit to help before T.C.'s sense of guilt knocks him out for good.
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#2 Post by J.J. Walters »

Love this episode. It's one of my favorites from Season Four.

T.C.'s all over this episode (something which should have been done more in the show) and gets to strut his stuff on the bare-knuckle fighting circuit! You get to see several great fight scenes here.

And what a cast this episode has - two ubiquitous Hollywood bruisers/tough guys Denny Miller and Donald Gibb, a young Shannon Doherty and real life Detroit Tigers stars Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker!

There's also a great Higgins line in this episode: "You ran through a pen, striking Mr. Platt, who was chasing a pig?! It's so... Magnum-esque. The body has departed, but the spirit has remained behind to haunt me. Why?"

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#3 Post by IslandHopper »

And James, don't forget "Bobby-K" and "Buster." :lol:
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#4 Post by J.J. Walters »

I'm sure it's just me, but did we ever learn the significance of those names?
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#5 Post by lutherhgillis »

TC is great, as usual. I like the line from the club where TS, Rick, and TC are talking. TC wants to borrow Magnum's Ferrari and Mag says, "What's wrong with the van?" TC replies, "It's not a Ferrari." Super bad!

That Charlie, the promoter was sleaze ball.

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#6 Post by IKnowWhatYoureThinking »

TC did some serious damage in the ring. Did anyone notice the bad ass he fights is Oger from Revenge of the Nerds?

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IKnowWhatYoureThinking wrote:TC did some serious damage in the ring. Did anyone notice the bad ass he fights is Oger from Revenge of the Nerds?
Yeah. Donald Gibb also plays in "Eighth Part of the Village."
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#8 Post by J.J. Walters »

Donald Gibb is one of my favorite Hollywood "tough guys". Here's what he looks like today....

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#9 Post by ConchRepublican »

Wow . . . if they are casting for one of the trolls for The Hobbit movie, they better get their hands on him for either Bert, Tom or William.
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#10 Post by Doc Ibold »

James J. Walters wrote:Donald Gibb is one of my favorite Hollywood "tough guys". Here's what he looks like today....

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He was just in "Hancock" as one of the inmates in the therapy session

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#11 Post by rubber chicken »

I just have to chime in to give respect to Donald Gibb. It's always a pleasure to see him.

Seeing Donald's current photo made me wonder, who would win in a fight - Donald Gibb or Paul Teutul Sr. from American Chopper? :wink: I'm thinking Donald Gibb, he did pretty well in Bloodsport's Kumite. That is of course until he went up against Bolo Yeung but I won't hold that against him. Plus Paul Teutul Sr. is 6' tall and Donald Gibb is 6' 4" which is a big difference.

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#12 Post by grantwiscour »

When T.M. is at the stadium and on the phone with Higgins you see a play at home plate on the TV screen. You see the same play during Jaroro Farewell. I can't quite make out the name of the guy sliding into Home.

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#13 Post by IKnowWhatYoureThinking »

I believe he was also in the old First and Ten series on HBO.

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#14 Post by MACattack »

This episode makes me wonder how it would play out if it was filmed in 2008, instead of 1983. T.C. would probably have to fight his way through a tournament similiar to the UFC!!!! He's a bad ass dude, but he would need to learn karate or kickboxing to stay up.
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#15 Post by Doc Ibold »

This episode has one of the "odder" quotes I've ever heard on the show:

Leon: "King of the Mountain of the World! T.C.! He's beautiful..... and a man!"

Hwhaaaaa?

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