The show stopped doing Vietnam flashbacks after Did You See The Sunrise. There were no more Vietnam scenes until All For One in season five and this was a huge mistake but it was due to Bellisario having less and less to do with the show Heal Thyself in Season 3 had a lot of flashbacks to Vietnam. ...

I know it has been a couple of years since anyone posted on this thread but since I am a newbie of sorts I will use "re-activate" this thread with my comments about what bothered me with the series. 1. The trading/negotiations for estate amenities by Higgins and Magnum. It made for a little laugh ev...

Wow Garwood!! Thanks for that memory of James Garner and Mariette Hartley in the Polaroid commercials. I remember people thinking they were in a relationship in real life if not married. There was definitely chemistry in that commercial.

KingKC

Just a second general discussion. It ranked third in the Season Average rating behind Season Seven as number 1 and Season 1 as number two. I would put it third but switch Season 7 and 1. It had 5 of 13 episodes in the TOP 40 so others tended to like it. Overall a good job for a last minute season. N...

WOW...what a comeback. Seven episodes in the TOP 40 and the top average episode season rating at 8.4909. This season had something for everyone even if you are like me and did not like the Limbo ending and cheered when they brought back a Season 8. There were intense investigations , tugs at the hea...

I think I watched this season simply because I was addicted to MPI and couldn't quit. This one started dull with Deja Vu and got worse. No episode got a better rating than an 8.8. The season rating average was absolutely last out of eight seasons with a score of 7.9619. The Nielsen rating allegedly ...

Season 5 took a definite fall from 6th to 15th in the Nielsen Ratings and came in 7th out of 8th in my Best and Weakest Seasons calculations. IMHO this season really didn't "stink the place up" but it came close. I distinctly remember the first three episodes Echoes of the Mind (1+2) and Macs Back. ...

Season 4 dipped slightly in the Nielsen ratings to 6th but climbed slightly above Season 3 in the average episode ratings to 4th out of 8 with a 8.2714 average. I liked Season 4 better than Season 3 as well. Overall it gets a "not bad but not great" rating. The writers, directors and producers just ...

Okay...I admit it...I have gone completely mad with statistics!!! Number of top 40 Episodes per season - (Since there was a tie for 40th place 46 episodes were listed) Season 1 - 6 of top 40 Season 2 - 7 of top 40 Season 3 - 6 of top 40 Season 4 - 8 of top 40 Season 5 - 5 of top 40 Season 6 - 2 of t...

Season 3 may have been the best rated season according to Nielsen (#4) but it was definitely middle of the pack at 5th out of 8 in my average episode ratings in Best and Weakest Seasons. Maybe die-hard fans are more critical than the general television viewing public. It was pretty hum-drum if you a...

Season 2 was not great or bad. It ranked 6th out of 8 in average episode ratings that I listed in the Best and Weakest Seasons Thread. It really did not impress me but kept me interested. Looking back it did have several redeeming qualities. Memories Are Forever gave us Michelle and was the best (tw...

Good show,very memorable for me but maybe the strangest plot of all episodes. I loved the ending.

KingKC

This was another one that stayed in my mind for 35 years. Maybe it was the plot which was unusual to say the least. Maybe it was Ted Danson and how worthless he was and how he got his just desserts in the ending. Maybe it was the kindness TM showed to Agatha. It was just memorable and Top Ten in my ...

Anything with the Holocaust gets and keeps my attention and what a twist for the ending!! This was another recognition of WWII and how it seriously affected our world. I always enjoyed the way MPI depicted and respected everything about the military, including Higgins' ventures, Vietnam, WWII, buddi...

Although this wasn't a great episode it sure wasn't that bad of one either. I think it was just one of the episodes that began to build the show to what it was which was a lot of diversity in the life of this private investigator. You have to admit there was a lot of different and creative plots in ...