Oh, I see that now Sam! Funny, of all the times I've seen the main house, I never really noticed that foyer/vestibule (whatever it's called) part before! That just makes me want to have that house even more (and I didn't think that was humanly possible)!

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Ah, James,

But would your family willingly move over there with you?

golf

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Well, I did say I wasn't 100% sure. Someone else will have to verify it.

Also, I just remebered it was Saturday, not Friday!

Someone from another Magnum P.I. message board just verified that I was indeed correct:

http://z8.invisionfree.com/VMO2_DA_NANG ... topic=1097

I actually got both of these episodes from the library and took a ton of screenshots which I was going to post, but then saw these already here. Thanks to Pete for his work.

Both come in the same dvd case, which is convenient - season 2, discs 1 & 2.
Forty Feet High and it Kills! - (2.3)
Sweet Terror - (2.7)

A couple things I thought I'd note after reading through the thread.
1. The tennis court has not been built yet.
2. The interior of the boathouse in Sweet Terror is actually a set, from what I've seen.
3. There is indeed a dock which was no longer there when Magnum P.I. started 11 years later.
4. The kitchen does seem to be from the actual Anderson Estate. At first I was thinking not, but you can see the outside wall through the window (I always wondered how that worked) which is a detail I wouldn't think set designers would take the time to create. It simply looks like a real kitchen too, not something built for TV. And it's only used for a few seconds in the show, so obviously they wouldn't create something just for that.

Here's a few more pictures to illustrate (I hope there's not too many, and a few are repeats of what's been shown):

Picnic tables in the distance where the tennis court should be. Also a nice shot of the "guesthouse" in the distance. The grass seems to be more green in Hawaii Five-0 - maybe just the film or time of year?


The first picture is supposed to be inside the boathouse. But notice the floor is finished. In the second picture you can see the floor is actually sand. It's the same doorway that's being shown in both pictures. You can also see the seldom photographed stairs in the second picture.




The dock in the distance


That's a young Soon-Tek Oh from the following episodes of Magnum P.I.
- Memories Are Forever: Part 1 - (2.5) .... General Nguyen Hue
- Memories Are Forever: Part 2 - (2.6) .... General Nguyen Hue
- Two Birds of a Feather - (3.20) .... Sato
- Kiss of the Sabre - (5.11) .... Dr. Bill Su/Dr. Ling
- Little Girl Who - (7.7) .... North Vietnamese General Nguyen Hue
He's also the Sensei in Beverly Hills Ninja


The kitchen



And here you can see the way to get to the actual front door of the Anderson Estate, with pictures taken in order




And now inside the real front door with the courtyard in the background. (You can even see the "guesthouse" in the background of the second picture.)




So the true front door to the Anderson Estate appears to be the one which is centered overlooking the courtyard. (To the left in this picture.)

Thanks RC..

When the 3 characters are coming through the driveway door way,I remember a door to the right and also a set of steps.If you still have the DVD's can you take a look to confirm.....Thanks

rubber chicken, great observations about the missing tennis court and the boathouse (a set vs. the real thing)!

And thanks for the additional pics!

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I no longer have the DVDs, but I took just about every picture possible that showed different angles. (99 pictures total!) As you can see you're correct about a door being to the right (if you're coming from the driveway).

I can't remember precisely now if there was one step on the way in or not. I can kind of picture them taking one step up but I can't be absolutely sure right now. The people do look lower far away and taller close (relative to the camera) as if they took a step up. It doesn't show up in the pictures, but if it were to seen in motion you could be sure one way or the other. All the entryway shots are from Sweet Terror (2.7) by the way.





The bell you can see on the right in the last two pictures is pointed out in the picture below:


If anyone wants, I could make available all the pictures. Maybe to download in one .zip, if someone knows the best way of going about it.

One little detail I just noticed is rather strange. Look at the tile patterns on the floor. When it appears to be "outside," the walkway to the front door, it appears to be standard squares. Then when you're in the foyer or actually inside the residence, there's a sexagonal rectangular tile pattern (I'm sure it has a name, I just don't know what it is) and the tile appears to be more polished -- outside matte slate or the like, inside polished tile. So compare these flooring conditions to the porches, foyers, and halls/rooms in MPI's Robin's Nest. I don't recall them right now, but I think they are NOT like this, but it would be interesting if they were similar, . . . . but I think not.

Screenshots anyone?

golf

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and more great pics! Thanks rubber chicken!

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