Limited Engagement (4.5)

[K Hale]

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. 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!

[Milton Collins]

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

[K Hale]

Higgins having met them and one of their husbands before was really cool.

In another life, they really did meet, haha.



Hillerman as Rodney James and Mildred Natwick as Mabel Pritchard in 1975's "At Long Last Love."

[Milton Collins]

Higgins having met them and one of their husbands before was really cool.

In another life, they really did meet, haha.



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!

[K Hale]

Higgins having met them and one of their husbands before was really cool.

In another life, they really did meet, haha.



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

[Milton Collins]

Wow how cool thanks for sharing I love John Hillerman in every role I've ever seen him in![/quote]
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[/quote]



I so agree! I'm a huge Clint Eastwood fan and LOVE the movie High Plains Drifter in which Hillerman plays a small role as a storeowner. Really cool to see him in one of my favs! He should have garnered far bigger roles I agree agent must've sucked lol!

[K Hale]

I read in an article somewhere where he was quoted as saying that it was in fact Selleck's agent who suggested him for the role of Higgins. "They had seen me in something" was the way I think he put it.

[Milton Collins]

What a cool fun fact! Of course Selleck was the best character in my opinion but he added A TON and it wouldn't have been the same without him!

[brianw]

Not a great episode, but had some funny moments... The beer cans, the green paint in TM's face, and TC's pickled egg buy were great. I agree, there is NO WAY that TM doesn't know the guy didn't actually hit .381. And Ms. Wilcox??? Yes, she was a hottie for sure.

[ENSHealy]

4.5 LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
Famous guest stars:
Hawaiian shirts: 2 C-store uniform, red with blue flowers

Tigers Cap: 1
Island Hopper shirts:
Shirtless:
OMG/Extraordinarys:
Higgins Organizations:
Higgins musings: 3
Negotiations:
Body Count:
Bullet wounds:
Little Voice: 1
I know what you’re thinking: 1
When I write HTBAWCPI:
Investigator corrections:
4th wall breaks: 1
Magnumometer: 9
Magnumometer Moments: https://vimeo.com/387209971

Potential magnumania usernames: Tommy, Clive Krefting

[ENSHealy]

1940 or '41 Packard I would say.

Concerning the car ID... months ago I put it on the IMCDb but forgot to post the results here. The verdict is a 1939 LaSalle Touring Sedan, or to be more exact, a 1939 LaSalle 4 door Touring Sedan series 50.

When Rick runs the plates, he says they are registered to a 38 Cadillac. But it’s clearly not, as this is a 38 Cadillac:

My question with the ending is, couldn't the cops just simply go back to the Fountainbleu to arrest the sisters?

I always interpreted their “We’re going to be away for a long, long time” as a wink, wink, nudge, nudge telling TM they weren’t going back to the Fountainbleu, they already had their escape plan in action.

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. 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!

Dark pants with the light blue KKC blazer in Curse of the KKC, gray pants in Beauty Knows No Pain.

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.

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!

Funny slip there, calling Ms. Wilcox Ms. Roebuck (Ms. Roebuck was the Condo King’s protector and Magnum’s nemesis in Birdman of Budapest and of course was played by Tom Selleck’s first wife Jacqueline Ray). One might almost call it a Freudian slip.

Not a great episode, but had some funny moments... The beer cans, the green paint in TM's face, and TC's pickled egg buy were great. I agree, there is NO WAY that TM doesn't know the guy didn't actually hit .381. And Ms. Wilcox??? Yes, she was a hottie for sure.

One thing that bothers me about the beer cans falling is that it is clear from the noise they make that they are empty. They tinkle instead of thud, like full beer cans would.

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

One thing that bothers me about the beer cans falling is that it is clear from the noise they make that they are empty. They tinkle instead of thud, like full beer cans would.

Exactly! What also doesn't make sense is all the beer spilled all over the floor. Why? Did TM open the cans first and then stack them??? Surely they aren't suggesting that cans collapsing would automatically pop or explode and beer would spill everywhere. We're not talking about dropping cans from some height here.

[T.Q.]

One thing that bothers me about the beer cans falling is that it is clear from the noise they make that they are empty. They tinkle instead of thud, like full beer cans would.

Exactly! What also doesn't make sense is all the beer spilled all over the floor. Why? Did TM open the cans first and then stack them??? Surely they aren't suggesting that cans collapsing would automatically pop or explode and beer would spill everywhere. We're not talking about dropping cans from some height here.

Quite a coincidence.

Was kinda in a funk today so decided to watch a kind of fun Magnum episode.

This was it and you just happened to post today.

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

One thing that bothers me about the beer cans falling is that it is clear from the noise they make that they are empty. They tinkle instead of thud, like full beer cans would.

Exactly! What also doesn't make sense is all the beer spilled all over the floor. Why? Did TM open the cans first and then stack them??? Surely they aren't suggesting that cans collapsing would automatically pop or explode and beer would spill everywhere. We're not talking about dropping cans from some height here.

Quite a coincidence.

Was kinda in a funk today so decided to watch a kind of fun Magnum episode.

This was it and you just happened to post today.

Haha! I watched it just earlier this week! For the first time!! And now I know who Johnny Wells is.

I liked it! Some comedic episodes don't really work that well (like "Smaller Than Life") but others like this one do. It's mostly down to the writing and the guest cast. The LaSalle sisters and Johnny Wells are cool characters. Waldo Norris? Not so much. And you just can't beat "pickled egg, please".

[T.Q.]

youtu.be/NrPrJUlne9I