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Opening Title Sequence (1:01) (3.2 MB)

The opening title sequence (and iconic theme song) from Season Three, the peak of the show's popularity. The title sequences were slightly different for each season, but many shots were used for all eight seasons, including "The Clip Slam", "Navy Whites", "Ferrari Glance", "Karate Pose", "Detective Calvin", "Cruisin'" & "The Look Back".

America's Top Sleuth (4:52) (15.2 MB)

Thomas Magnum was voted "America's Top Sleuth" by thousands of voters in a Sleuth Channel on-line poll! The Top 10 were featured in a half-hour special narrated by veteran broadcast journalist Keith Morrison. The special airs regularly on the Sleuth Channel and is also included in the MPI Seventh Season DVD. Way to go Magnum!

Magnum vs. T.C. (4:06) (12.9 MB)

T.C. is in trouble with the law after helping an old buddy from 'Nam who saved his life, who is on the run. Magnum tries to help him, but soon finds himself brawling with T.C., one of his best friends. This is the only time in the show that Magnum and T.C. come to blows and is a great, realistic fight scene! - "Thicker than Blood" (1.12)

Sam Spade (2:28) (7.8 MB)

An early classic scene from the series. Selleck gets to ham it up as Sam Spade, one of Magnum's idols. T.C. and Rick get to play the bad guys. Judith Chapman is perfect as the rich dame in distress - "Some wives drink, some take lovers...but I play." - "The Black Orchid" (1.16)

Goodbye Ivan (4:24) (13.8 MB)

Probably the most famous scene of the entire series! Shocking, unexpected, controversial. Thomas confronts the ruthless Soviet agent who held him prisoner in Vietnam for three months, and who later killed one of his best friends ("Mac"). "Ivan, did you see the sunrise this morning?" - "Did You See the Sunrise?" (3.1 & 3.2)

Good Morning, It's 1936! (1:41) (5.5 MB)

Another one of my favorites. Magnum has just woken up and finds that everything has changed - his furniture, his clothes, even Higgins hair style! Everything appears to be from the 1930s! Of course, Magnum thinks Higgins is playing some sort of "crazy practical joke" on him. A classic, hilarious scene. - "Flashback" (3.7)

Macaw Attack! (:57) (3.1 MB)

The camp gets ratcheted up a notch here. A senior citizen KGB agent (screen legend Sylvia Sidney) sics her military-trained Macaw on Magnum! A quick-thinking Higgins scares the parrot away by making Peregrine Falcon calls! The poor bird is then pureed by T.C.'s chopper! - "Birdman of Budapest" (3.16)

Magnum Smackdown (2:47) (8.7 MB)

Magnum gets his *** kicked by two female "enforcers" with tight pants, headbands, and long fingernails! Magnum never had a chance. Featuring Ardi Maioho as the street merchant, Susan Mechsner and Julia Nickson-Soul as the "muscle", and a pre-Designing Women Annie Potts at the end. - "Legacy From a Friend" (3.19)

The Lighthouse Toss (1:12) (4 MB)

Rick's boring surveillance work is suddenly jolted when his subject ("Legs") is tossed from the top of a lighthouse! A surprising, shocking denouement from Season Three's exceptional finale. Like T.C. says, nothing is ever "boring" in Thomas' cases. - "Faith and Begorrah" (3.23)

Luther Gillis, P.I. (3:20) (10.6 MB)

An amusing clip on many levels. Magnum, head hurting from a bullet graze, brings "old school" St. Louis P.I. Luther Gillis (the always-great Eugene Roche) back to the estate where they encounter Higgins and his senior citizen "Kung Fu" group practicing on the lawn. Luther is a fan favorite recurring character.
- "Luther Gillis: File #521" (4.2)

Dock Fight! (1:27) (4.6 MB)

Here's a great dockside boat fight, another staple of the show. Magnum takes out three or four bad guys, while Higgy Baby dishes some hurt out himself with his walking cane! Selleck really knows how to throw a power punch - great form, with near perfect weight transfer! Notice how the bad guys usually end up in the drink! - "Letter to a Duchess" (4.6)

Roof Jump (1:12) (3.9 MB)

Magnum and Carol escape capture by jumping off a rooftop and into a garbage truck. Kathleen Lloyd's stunt double jumps a little too far away from the roof and hits her left heel on the top edge of the truck! Ouch! Watch closely as her shoe is launched up into the air! - "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (4.13)

Guesthouse Party, 80s Style! (2:25) (7.7 MB)

Get down with Rick & T.C. and party like it's 1984! That is, until Higgins barges in! The British hostess is American Jillie Mack, Tom Selleck's wife of 20+ years. The lovable Agatha Chumley also makes an appearance. - "Rembrandt's Girl" (4.14)

The Lemon Brawl (2:01) (6.3 MB)

Watch as Magnum delivers some "Lemon-Aid" to help his friends in distress. The boat brawl features a large henchman with a meat cleaver, a guy who knows karate, three beautiful, bikini-clad Japanese ladies & Jim "Mac" Bonnick, whose mantra is "run from danger". A classic Magnum brawl! - "The Love-For-Sale Boat" (5.17)

Magnum's Jump (1:02) (3.4 MB)

Another great denouement and one of the best "final frame" shots of the series. As the house detective for a Waikiki hotel, Magnum has been trying to catch an elusive catburglar who has a unique escape route - a long rooftop jump. Magnum bailed out the first time, but not the second time. Magnum always gets his man! - "The Hotel Dick" (6.5)

Mama (6:25) (20 MB)

Memorable, watershed scene from the show. Magnum searches for The Ripper's next victim as Genesis' landmark 1983 song "Mama" memorably plays in the background to great effect. Following in the footsteps of Miami Vice, this was the first time the show featured a contemporary pop/rock song as in-episode music, and was one of the first TV shows to do so. - "Death and Taxes" (7.6)

New Delhi is Lost! (3:17) (10.4 MB)

Highly amusing opening scene from one of the best episodes of the series. Magnum sneaks into Robin's security computer to play a little "Siege of the Seventh Galaxy" (that's right, TM's a computer gamer) then inadvertently reformats the hard drive, "erasing" part of Higgins' memoirs (five whole chapters on New Delhi)! - "Paper War" (7.8)

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (6:48) (21.2 MB)

Another great sequence featuring the music of Genesis. This time it's "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" from their 1986 album Invisible Touch. This dark and gritty scene features the legendary Frank Sinatra, in his last major film or television role, as retired New York City police sergeant Michael Doheny. - "Laura" (7.18)

Warehouse Shootout (3:36) (11.3 MB)

What a way to open an episode! The very first frame shows a shotgun blast and sets the tone for this dark, intense scene. We find Magnum in the middle of a fierce, one-on-three gunfight in a crate-filled warehouse. Running out of bullets, he is forced to make a break for it. Magnum usually wins these battles, but not this time. - "Limbo" (7.22)

Magnum in Limbo (3:02) (9.3 MB)

Set to John Denver's classic song "Looking For Space", Magnum says his final goodbye and then casually strolls off to heaven. The show was originally set to end on this doleful note, but overwhelming fan support, and the backing of Tom Selleck, ended up bringing the show back for one more season (where we learn that Thomas, at the last second, pulls out of his coma). - "Limbo" (7.22)

Unfinished Business (6:15) (19.7 MB)

After witnessing the murder of his ex-wife and daughter on videotape (car bomb), Magnum has some "unfinished business" to attend to as he seeks out information on the whereabouts of Quang Ki, the cold-blooded North Vietnamese killer. This skillfully done montage sequence is set to the Genesis instrumental piece "The Brazilian" from their 1986 album Invisible Touch. - "Unfinished Business" (8.8)

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