Likely for insurance reasons. The stuntman was totally obvious in this episode. And Higgy Baby's stuntman is totally apparent in many episodes also.zebra3 wrote: I love Eastwood westerns, now I have to go see hang em high again. I thought Huddle was less annoying than Luther Gillis by far. And why did they need a stuntman to tackle a guy? I'm not exactly in shape but I could do it, and Selleck wasn't exactly fragile in the 80's.
The Legacy of Garwood Huddle (5.4)
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solid episode. they all can't be high drama/high intensity stories. This works for me.
Stuntmen were poorly filmed in this one.........
Stuntmen were poorly filmed in this one.........
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Re: The Legacy of Garwood Huddle (5.4)
I noticed something on this episode after I saw it was directed by Vince McCeevety - he directed the Star Trek episode "Spectre of the gun" in which Chekov takes on the persona of Billy Claiborne - which is the name of Garwood's lawyer.
Co-incidence ? Probably.
I like the fact that John Ratzenberger's characgter has a friend called "Norm" just like in Cheers, and that Norm was played by the guy(Dic Durock) who dressed up as Imperious Leader in another Glen Larson production Battlestar Galactica.
Gripe ? Why was Nancy DeCarl playing a red head ? Booo ! Blondes rule.
Co-incidence ? Probably.
I like the fact that John Ratzenberger's characgter has a friend called "Norm" just like in Cheers, and that Norm was played by the guy(Dic Durock) who dressed up as Imperious Leader in another Glen Larson production Battlestar Galactica.
Gripe ? Why was Nancy DeCarl playing a red head ? Booo ! Blondes rule.
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I can't say this was any better than average and I rated it as such. But seeing Pat Hingle was pretty funny along with Cliff the mailman from Cheers lol. Playing poker with Norm? Ha ha ha
I loved seeing Magnum in a full Tigers outift, awesome! And for me, the pachismo incident Helped move along this rather boring episode. Loved that TM tried too much and everyone's reaction to it was hilarious. Also the end fight scene was pretty funny as it was painfully obvious that it was the stuntman and not Selleck doing the fighting. When he falls into the boxes and "ugh pachismo" ha ha ha ha I die laughing every time. Overall a very average one for me but by no means bad as any Magnum is always going to have some good points.
I loved seeing Magnum in a full Tigers outift, awesome! And for me, the pachismo incident Helped move along this rather boring episode. Loved that TM tried too much and everyone's reaction to it was hilarious. Also the end fight scene was pretty funny as it was painfully obvious that it was the stuntman and not Selleck doing the fighting. When he falls into the boxes and "ugh pachismo" ha ha ha ha I die laughing every time. Overall a very average one for me but by no means bad as any Magnum is always going to have some good points.
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Not a great one but not awful Pat Hingle was a good guest star just found the story kindve boring and predictable. The best parts for me:
Magnum in his full on authentic Tigers uniform.
The PACHISMO incident ha ha ha ha ha!
Magnum in his full on authentic Tigers uniform.
The PACHISMO incident ha ha ha ha ha!
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Ok the fact that I just posted back to back posts roughly a year apart tells me something......I watch too much Magnum and need to get a life lol.
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The name of William Daniels was also used in this episode. Best known for the movie 1776, he was in many Universal tv series back then and no doubt this is a nod to him.N1095A wrote:Frannie Huddle tells Magnum that Walt plays gin with his buddy Norm. Walt is played by John Ratzenberger, Cliff from Cheers who's best friend was Norm. I half expected to see George Wendt when TM burst into the house where they were hiding out.
Daniels and Hillerman did the same kind of character parts and resembled each other. Daniels is the only actor other than Hillerman I could see doing the Higgins role.
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Speaking of Eastwood movies, Dick Durock (Norm) was in The Enforcer and Any Which Way You Can
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Had to be one of the most boring episodes despite having a big name guest star in Pat Hingle.
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I noticed that Mr. Walters pointed this out early in this thread, but I just noticed while watching this episode today that Phil Hartman is voicing the narrative at the start of this episode. So fun. Another example of how I've been rewarded by giving Magnum another viewing.
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It's great how much he sounds like Troy McClure there too.BWheelz54 wrote:I noticed that Mr. Walters pointed this out early in this thread, but I just noticed while watching this episode today that Phil Hartman is voicing the narrative at the start of this episode. So fun. Another example of how I've been rewarded by giving Magnum another viewing.
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Concur. The Patchismo / Pat Pants / Patty Bear / Pat Wax stuff made this episode. I can't help but laugh every time I see the scene in the guesthouse where they are watching TV and start talking about the brussels sprouts smell and then TC comes in with the tale of how Pat Wax took the paint off his van -- "I am talking DOWN TO THE METAL OFF!" Great parody of Amway. "The inmates started getting these rashes and smelling like vegetables... had to get myself put in solitary...!"Milton Collins wrote:Not a great one but not awful Pat Hingle was a good guest star just found the story kindve boring and predictable. The best parts for me:
Magnum in his full on authentic Tigers uniform.
The PACHISMO incident ha ha ha ha ha!
Other than that, this ep is pretty meh.
Oh and Hingle also appeared in an episode of 5-0 with John Hillerman about selling nuclear weapons to terrorists, so there's that.
I didn't realize you were so addicted to pool.
It's not pool.
Billiards.
Snooker!
Snucker.
SNOOKER!
It's not pool.
Billiards.
Snooker!
Snucker.
SNOOKER!
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Garwood and El Higgo in Five-0 S09E04 "Man on Fire."
I didn't realize you were so addicted to pool.
It's not pool.
Billiards.
Snooker!
Snucker.
SNOOKER!
It's not pool.
Billiards.
Snooker!
Snucker.
SNOOKER!
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thechickinthemiddle wrote:Speaking of Eastwood movies, Dick Durock (Norm) was in The Enforcer and Any Which Way You Can
YES, great observation. I am a HUGE Eastwood fan, so I also noticed him. He was in an earlier Magnum episode as well. Have to admit, the chase and fight scene with him and Selleck was pretty weak. The stuntman was obvious and the fight was not done well at all.
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Re: The Legacy of Garwood Huddle (5.4)
Just watched a rerun of this episode. It was not as bad as I remember but it still was lackluster. I think seasons 5 and 6 were the decline years for MPI.