Pretty sure this is my favorite episode......Picked up this little jewell on ebay for $10 last Thursday...Had it in my hand on Monday...works!!


Not sure if the wife will let me keep it on the nightstand, though....But it sure looks good!


Opened the package and my 7 year old yelled "Magnum's game! Yea!"

This episode felt... weird. THe Mau-Mau stuff anyway, I loved all the scenes where Magnum was sharing his guest house with Higgins The ending felt a bit abrupt though. Thankfully, the episode ended on a good note with TC hiring Magnum for a full 5 seconds to find his woman and Higgins playing the gameMagnum got from Rick. Good stuff!

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Magnum: Ivan...
Ivan: Yes?
Magnum: Did you see the sunrise this morning?
Ivan: Yes... Why?
*BANG*

Ian McShane makes a pretty good Blackbeard in the new Pirates movie.

I love this episode...and it's one of my all-time favorites! The plot is superb, and the action and suspense is captivating! You truly believe there's a Mau Mau after Higgins and Ian McShane's character.

I love the spear coming through the door at Ian McShane at the beginning...it makes me jump everytime, even though I know it's coming! LOL!

I also love the humor between Magnum and Higgins in this one...the gorilla mask, the whoopie cushion Higgins sits on, Magnum purposely making a mess of his house to irritate Higgins, and the Pac Man game--that brings back memories!

But, I also love the care, respect, and even love Magnum, T.C., and Rick truly have for Higgins by going to all that trouble to try and help save his life! I love the plot twist at the end--when who the real Mau Mau is, is finally revealed!

The title is somewhat oddly named, however. I suppose it could refer to race (the black or African Mau Mau coming after the white Brits for what they did to the African Village back in '53), or perhaps it refers more to "good" and "bad" (black--meaning the horror and massacure the Brits did to that African village, and white--the innocent villagers that were brutally butchered or raped by the out of control Brits)? Whatever the case, "Black On White" is one of the best and most suspenseful of the series! Love it everytime!

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"It was more ironic than a Robin Masters novel--she thought he was dead, he thought she was dead...and only the chauffeur knew the truth! He should have been the butler!" "Lest We Forget"

Does he have a spear?

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"But Higgins, I can explain."

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Higgins: It's not a scratch! It's a bloody gouge!

No, McShane did not have the spear...the supposed Mau Mau did and came through the door at him.



LOL! Awesome...thanks for the bone-chilling scene clip, J.J.!!

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"It was more ironic than a Robin Masters novel--she thought he was dead, he thought she was dead...and only the chauffeur knew the truth! He should have been the butler!" "Lest We Forget"

I like this one, very intense and keeps you guessing the whole time. Always like learning more of Higgins military past. The prospect of he and Magnum being quaranteened together is pretty hilarious. Good guest actors and a really good off beat plot. A solid 9.0 for me.

Agreed...very intense and suspenseful! Awesome plot and superb action/suspense! This also really delves into an interesting aspect of Higgins' military past...as most of the time his ramblings are as boring or goofy as Magnum thinks they are, even though stated humorously enough. This is also one of my all-time favorites!

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"It was more ironic than a Robin Masters novel--she thought he was dead, he thought she was dead...and only the chauffeur knew the truth! He should have been the butler!" "Lest We Forget"

I'll vote this a [9.0]

I remember this episode well from childhood (I was 11 in 1982), but "Black on White" is even more powerful now.

I love when the music is playing as Clutterbuck "sees" the Mau-Mau getting ready to throw the spear at him and when the Mau-Mau disappears, the music stops...then chillingly resumes as it is revealed that Clutterbuck is the "Mau-Mau."

Like the golden lighting used throughout the Estate scenes, as if it reminds us that the fire from the massacre is still burning, albeit as an afterglow.

Is this the only time we see the intercom in the guesthouse being used? I don't recall it ever being used in any other episode. The intercom is located--hidden--on the left side of the refrigerator cabinet in the kitchen.

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