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308GTS
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Just watched this one again last night (3rd time). I actually quite like it, it has elements of the classic Magnum era, the scenes with TM and TC are very funny. Plus, we have the great Mac or should I say Mac ver 2.0 conning his way through the entire episode.
I also thought Maria was one great looking Chica!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Magnum finally gets it on with a latina! The producers could have found a more attractive actress to play her though. But then it would have been tragic when Mac shoots her in self defense.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| J.J. Walters wrote: | | Magnum and Maria?! Talk about no chemistry, yikes! |
Yeah, as I said to Hubby while we were watching it, she kinda reminds me of Michelle.
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Carol the Dabbler
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I just looked up this episode in Aloha Magnum, and saw a note I'd made a few years back when Hubby and I were watching the series in syndication. It had struck me then as a probable re-write of an unused Rockford script.
For one thing, Magnum had just come back from a case in Oklahoma. Rockford (like James Garner) is from Oklahoma, and maintains ties there.
But also, it's exactly the sort of mistaken-identity mess that either Rockford's pal Angel or his nemesis Freddie Beamer get Rockford mixed up in by impersonating him. I just betcha Mac's role here was originally written for either Angel or Freddie!
True, there were no chopper pilots among the Rockford regulars, but it could have been that Jim's potential clients wanted him to be able to drive their semi, and Rocky was trying to teach him how. Then later on, Rockford and Angel/Freddie could have escaped in the bad guys' car, rather than airplane. Those substitutions could be made without affecting the essence of those scenes at all.
By the way, I had a similar Rockford-retread reaction to "The Hotel Dick." I'll post something on that thread tomorrow.
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Carol the Dabbler
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Cha Cha who??? You had me there, James! But Google to the rescue.
I see that Cha Cha DiGregorio was "a minor, but totally vital character" in the 1978 movie Grease
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I LOVE Cha Cha but never made the connection. She really owned Grease in her big number at the school dance.
I really love this episode. In some ways it's all over the map, but it's SO wild and fun. The shootout is friggin' amazing and I love the ending with the plane landing.
Cha Cha 4ever!
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J.J. Walters
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Yeah, it's funny, I've always had this nagging feeling like I knew her from somewhere, but could never put my finger on it. I looked at her credits a while back, but nothing jumped out at me. I must have completely missed the Grease credit. The IMDb has an interesting bit of trivia about her in Grease.
| Quote: | | During the Thunder Road sequence in Grease, she was experiencing terrible pain due to a tubular pregnancy. This explains why she is frequently seen leaning against the cars. She received leave from her doctor to shoot the scene and upon finishing it, she was rushed to the hospital for surgery. |
Also interesting is that her appearance on Magnum P.I. was her last credited film or television role.
I hated Grease for most of my life, but my wife has slowly swayed my opinion over the years.
"Brusha, Brusha, Brusha"! LOL! 
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| What a weird episode! It does have some funny stuff from Higgins, though. The Alamo line is one of his funniest ever. Does anybody know if this is the highest body count for a single episode?
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