Murder 101 (5.8)

lutherhgillis · Fleet Admiral Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 528

N1095A is correct. Remember that TM agrees to spread the recycled vegetation for Higgns in order to borrow the recording deck for his lesson plan or 'idea vocabulary'. The gardener was called away for some reason that I cannot remember. TM comes home from the cancelled class and spreads manure is the implication.

I always liked this episode. It reminds me a little of the movie Summer School (1987) starring Mark Harmon as a beachbum PE coach who tries to teach a summer class. That's about where the similarities end, however.

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N1095A · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject:

That reminds me of the other time he dealt with "recycled vegetation". Although I don't remember the episode, I do remember him asking Higgins 'Recycled how?"
to which Higgins replied "Through a cow". At the end TM leads Higgins to think he's going to do it, but instead goes swimming because Higgins didn't come through with his part of the deal. I'm not positive, but I think this was "Billy Joe Bob", and higgins' part of the deal was keeping Billy Joe in the guest house "all day if necessary". Of course, Billy Joe escaped.

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Doc Ibold · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject:

N1095A · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject:

Yes, I remember now, TM in his voice-over said there was something in the air, and it wasn't jasmine. Classic!

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lutherhgillis · Fleet Admiral Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 528

I like this campy episode even though it is gnarly in places. It was good to see TC and Rick actually get paid by Magnum for a change. Did that ever happen again in a episode? It seems like I remember TC helping himself to Magnum's paycheck in another episode to recoup some of the gas money and glass damage owed him. Anyone know if that is a correct memory?

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J.J. Walters · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:21 am Post subject:

At the 3:31 mark, a Boeing 747-121 commercial airliner is briefly seen leaving a gate at Honolulu International Airport. It's hard to identify, but the airliner is the Clipper Maid of the Seas (you can just barely make out the lettering on the front of the plane), which was tragically destroyed in the "Lockerbie Bombing" of Pan Am Flight 103 in southern Scotland on December 21st, 1988. Shocked

From the episode:

Non-episode picture of the plane:

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miltontheripper · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:11 pm Post subject:

I think this is an underrated episode. A bit ridiculous for sure, but definitely still entertaining!

nha trang · Rear Admiral Joined: 16 Dec 2010 Posts: 88

I thought this was an average episode, to be generous. I think this is another episode where the plot had potential to be good (Magnum teaches a class on private investigating) but as JJ notes, with the canned actor students and the overall weakly written scenes, it nosedives.

I hope this doesn't become a habit after Bellisario stopped writing...

J.J. Walters · Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:44 am Post subject:

Season Five is probably the weakest season IMHO, but you do have several good episodes coming up (Luther Gillis: File #001, All For One). I'm guessing you're probably not going to like the Tran Quoc, Cassie Yates, and Ms. Jones episodes. Just a guess. If you don't like Willie and Waldo, how can you like Tran Quoc? Wink

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