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J.J. Walters
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 Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: Mad Buck Gibson (2.9) |
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This is the official MM thread for Mad Buck Gibson (2.9). All discussions and reviews for this episode should go here. If you wish to rate the episode, please do so with the poll. The avg. score will be the official 'community rating', which will be used on the episode page (updated monthly).
This thread is also linked in the episode page of the Episode Guide.
Original Air Date: 11/26/1981
Magnum is asked by the ex-wife of the adventure-seeking author Mad Buck Gibson to keep him out of harm's way until she collects the alimony he owes her. But, this task proves to be difficult as Magnum learns that Mad Buck is harboring a secret that could be the reason for his self-destructive behavior.
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Jean-Claude Fornier
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One of my favorite episodes. The character of "Mad Buck" is very interesting to follow.
It's a reflexion about the disease and the behaviour to adopt facing it.
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grundle
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| Mad Buck Gibson = the father from the movie "A Christmas Story."
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J.J. Walters
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IslandHopper
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To me, Darren McGavin is Captain Grey Holden of "Riverboat."
Now I've given away my age! But I WAS just a little bitty girl then!!
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Carol the Dabbler
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We just watched this episode on DVD. I had no particular recollection of ever seeing it broadcast, but was really looking forward to it because Darren McGavin was such a terrific actor (I mean, Night Stalker *and* Ralphie's father -- talk about range!). But what a downer!
Am I the only one here who doesn't like the episode?
At the end, I'm thinking, why doesn't Magnum go get Rick and the KKC yacht, or TC and his helicopter, and follow Buck (at a discrete distance)? After all, Magnum was supposedly still working for the ex-Mrs. Buck, with the responsibility of keeping Buck alive. Apparently, Magnum felt that his greater duty was to honor Buck's wishes -- but if Buck was drowning under his parasail, he might have been very grateful for Magnum to disregard those wishes!
Of course, that would have ruined the drama -- but in this case, I say to h*ll with dramatic integrity!
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SelleckLover
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| I prefer to think that Buck made it to Maui on his hang-glider. His last words were, "With my luck I'll make it!"
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Carol the Dabbler
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Yeah, me too.
But Magnum's behavior still bothers me.
And you're right, Buck referred to it as a hang-glider. I remember that because the subtitles had "hand glider." Gack!
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IslandHopper
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| Carol the Dabbler wrote: | | At the end, I'm thinking, why doesn't Magnum go get Rick and the KKC yacht, or TC and his helicopter, and follow Buck (at a discrete distance)? After all, Magnum was supposedly still working for the ex-Mrs. Buck, with the responsibility of keeping Buck alive. |
Good point Carol. The way Magnum lets "Mad Buck" fly off into the distance and to his death reminds me of the episode "Tran Quoc Jones" and how Magnum, TC, Rick and Higgins just let Tran Quoc Jones walk away to resume his life on the street after all of their efforts to help him. At least "Mad Buck" was an adult who had lived his life, but TQJ was only about 8 or 9 years old. I always thought that was very odd.
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