Limited Engagement (4.5)

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Re: Limited Engagement (4.5)

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I find this to be a total comedy episode and gave it an 8.0, not a great one but absolutely worth watching for the laughs. Some highlights:

- Limited engagement dishes out the laughs right from the get go. Seeing Thomas in his RIDICULOUS day n dark uniform stacking his beer can sculpure reminded me of college and was just too funny. His monologue about "great art" and non remembering who said it, monet or Higgins was priceless! And that little twerp, you just KNEW right from the beginning as he was eyeing the beer sculpture that he was going to cause Thomas headaches. I loved Magnum's irriation with having to get him quarters and fill up his "strawberry dream" lol. And I can hardly blame TM for grabbing the kid when he's stealing change out of the jar, but man if you grabbed a kid like that today you would bet more than punched, you'd be in jail! Funny scene though and poor TM get's blasted in the face by that big dude (how many times has that actor played bit roles? lol)

- while I found the Lasalle sisters semi annoying, they became more likeable as the episode went on and you saw their poor living conditions and that they were being used by that creepy red head! I loved how they kept calling Thomas "Tommy" ha ha ha ha ha.

- Magnum getting spraypainted green right in the face in that garage was hilarious! But the crowning comedic moment for me (and one of the better ones of the whole series in my opinion) was TC asking for the pickled egg. His body language and expression were awesome! So obvious that he was doing it just to torture TM lol.

- I loved the old man and the baseball connection and seeing TM's baseball card collection! Pretty cool that he was going to give the old timer his own card. But being a baseball fan I agree with the posts I saw that it was RIDICULOUS that Magnum, being a giant fan himself, would not have realized that the .381 batting average was a misprint. If a guy hits .350 its a very big deal and he's likely to win the batting title and possibly the MVP as well. There is no way that TM wouldn't have caught that the guy didn't hit .381 and that it was an error. Not a big deal but the sports fan in me has to rant a little:)

- Ms. Wilcox was not hard on the eyes! Sure she was stubborn, overly by the book, etc. but if I was stuck working in a day n dark I can think of worse bosses to have :)

To me this episode is just a fun one that makes me laugh. I sometimes enjoy these as a break to the more serious gritty episodes involving murders or Viet Nam. That's what makes Magnum so fun, the episodes are so diverse that it can be entertaining in many different ways. Not many shows can pull that off.

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Re: Limited Engagement (4.5)

#72 Post by BWheelz54 »

That snotty, bratty little kid at the Tempest arcade game in the convenient store is one of my favorite "background" characters throughout the series. It's because that kid's age would've been the age I think I would've been when this episode first aired. And like that bratty kid, I would've caused Magnum all the grief I could if it meant I could get my hands on another quarter for that video game. There was a convenient store like that one just a few blocks from my home growing up, and I owned all the top ten list of initials for the best players for any of those games. I would've sold my little brother into slavery for a bucket full of quarters. Sometimes, I still think I would come out on top of such a deal. Yeah, I laugh so hard whenever I see that kid in the background, because it puts things into some perspective and reminds me that I've not always been the same upstanding man of man character that I am today. Now, that's funny! :higgins:

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Overly demanding bosses, bratty kids, smart-aleck friends, old baseball players and dear sweet old ladies driving antique cars with one impersonating a man!! What else could you ask for in a light-hearted episode? I was glad that the voters in the forum gave it an 8.2. It was fun!!!

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#74 Post by TSM308 »

As soon as Magnum dropped off the sisters at the retirement home, my 10-year old daughter said "I think those ladies are up to no good..."
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TSM308 wrote:As soon as Magnum dropped off the sisters at the retirement home, my 10-year old daughter said "I think those ladies are up to no good..."
LOL ! Love this post ! & Welcome TSM308. :)
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#76 Post by Gordon Katsumoto »

Short story.

Last sunday, my favorite rugby team, the Cronulla Sharks, won the Premiership for the first time in its 50-year history. The team has an iconic song (see below). You'll probably recognize the tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKRlvpC7d6c

What has it got to do with Magnum P.I. and this particular episode?
Well it's one the tunes Herman plays on his new piano.

This episode, that already liked quite a lot, is now bumped into my top 10 :lol:

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#77 Post by thechickinthemiddle »

My question with the ending is, couldn't the cops just simply go back to the Fountainbleu to arrest the sisters? :P
It's like an easier version of the "Tran Quoc Jones" ending. :P

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mandolabar wrote:I love this episode because of the scene where TC wins the final bingo round. He's so excited and suddenly just lunges at Higgins and hugs him, knocks over the stand with the ball-roller.
I was going to bring this up. I'm pretty sure the knocking over of the ball roller was unintentional and I burst into laughter every time I see it happen.
My daughter and I love this, because we have the strong impression that Hillerman was on the verge of breaking up with laughter....look at him, after TC lets go. It's a real smile, and he just has that "about to explode" look to him. :lol: We have a private theory that Hillerman walked offscreen right then because he had to, before he lost it--that was such a great bit of exuberance on Roger Mosley's part, he wouldn't want to ruin the take.
I'll have to watch this again but you could be right. They could never recreate the spontaneous crashing of the ball roller!
Also, someone posted that Hillerman looked good in the light-colored suit, and that he hadn't worn it in other episodes? Or something to that effect. He wore a light suit later, at the end of Letter to a Duchess...I'm still working through this season, so I can't speak to other times.
Er... not a fan of beige suits on anyone, haha. Best suit of the series is Magnum's white 1936 outfit, omg.
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KingKC wrote:Overly demanding bosses, bratty kids, smart-aleck friends, old baseball players and dear sweet old ladies driving antique cars with one impersonating a man!! What else could you ask for in a light-hearted episode? I was glad that the voters in the forum gave it an 8.2. It was fun!!!

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It's a very fun episode. Someone mentioned the thing about Icepick wanting to be in the bingo gala (or actually he wanted to be the caller, I believe, bc I think Higgins says Agatha was filling in for him) and then backing out at the last minute but still donating money. I too was looking forward to seeing Icepick there with all the society people. And what WAS the point of bringing him up if he's not going to appear?
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K Hale wrote:
Also, someone posted that Hillerman looked good in the light-colored suit, and that he hadn't worn it in other episodes? Or something to that effect. He wore a light suit later, at the end of Letter to a Duchess...I'm still working through this season, so I can't speak to other times.
Er... not a fan of beige suits on anyone, haha. Best suit of the series is Magnum's white 1936 outfit, omg.
That suit was amazing. :D I remember Higgins wearing a light powder-blue suit early on in "The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club", but that was pretty much the only time we saw him in that color.

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thechickinthemiddle wrote:
K Hale wrote:
Also, someone posted that Hillerman looked good in the light-colored suit, and that he hadn't worn it in other episodes? Or something to that effect. He wore a light suit later, at the end of Letter to a Duchess...I'm still working through this season, so I can't speak to other times.
Er... not a fan of beige suits on anyone, haha. Best suit of the series is Magnum's white 1936 outfit, omg.
That suit was amazing. :D I remember Higgins wearing a light powder-blue suit early on in "The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club", but that was pretty much the only time we saw him in that color.
He had a powder blue KKC blazer that he sometimes wore. He also had it on in "Beauty Knows No Pain" too. But I think the pants were a more normal color, hahaha!
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N1095A wrote:TC: "Pickled egg please".
One of the funniest scenes ever. My wife makes pickled eggs often, and when we're in the living room, and she goes toward the kitchen, I always say "Pickled egg please." Of course she knows the gag by now, and usually just shakes her head and rolls her eyes.

Totally my favorite part of this episode I die laughing everytime I watch this one lol. A very fun and light episode and better than I remembered it’s been awhile.

Loved seeing Thomas stack the beer cans and it only get yelled at by Ms Roebuck but then have that little brat knock them down, hated that kid!

The very thought of Thomas working in a convenience store kills me lol.

I loved the old man who was a major leaguer and loved baseball. That was cool how they made him someone Thomas remembered, although as an avid baseball card collector I did notice that was a card from the late 60’s and not 1952. Doesn’t matter was super cool!

Those sisters were actually pretty funny and made for good characters!

I love when TM gets sprayed with the green pain ha ha ha. And also when Rick can’t atop screaming out the amounts of the donations at the bingo gala both totally crack me up lol!

Higgins having met them and one of their husbands before was really cool. I loved how he was willing to put on the bingo gala lol.

I highly doubt TC would have given up $10,000 of winnings being the savvy business owner he is. Cool that he did though but wow $10,000 in the mid 80’s was quite the chunk of change!

Fun episode overall

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Milton Collins wrote: Higgins having met them and one of their husbands before was really cool.
In another life, they really did meet, haha.

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Hillerman as Rodney James and Mildred Natwick as Mabel Pritchard in 1975's "At Long Last Love."
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K Hale wrote:
Milton Collins wrote: Higgins having met them and one of their husbands before was really cool.
In another life, they really did meet, haha.

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Hillerman as Rodney James and Mildred Natwick as Mabel Pritchard in 1975's "At Long Last Love."
Wow how cool thanks for sharing I love John Hillerman in every role I've ever seen him in!

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Milton Collins wrote:
K Hale wrote:
Milton Collins wrote: Higgins having met them and one of their husbands before was really cool.
In another life, they really did meet, haha.

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Hillerman as Rodney James and Mildred Natwick as Mabel Pritchard in 1975's "At Long Last Love."
Wow how cool thanks for sharing I love John Hillerman in every role I've ever seen him in!
I do too. He is consistently watchable in anything, regardless of how good the film/show itself is. Always does a good and believable job. Why he did not get more prominent movie roles, I cannot say. I question his agent's competence, lol
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