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Magnum, P.I. Season 4

Magnum, P.I.

Season 4

September 29, 1983 21 episodes

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Home from the Sea
E1
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E1. Home from the Sea

45m Sep 29, 1983

Magnum is caught in a treacherous current when his surf ski is capsized miles from shore with near disastrous results.

Luther Gillis: File #521
E2
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E2. Luther Gillis: File #521

45m Oct 6, 1983

Magnum joins forces with a hard-nosed private eye from St. Louis whey they find themselves investigating the same case but from opposite ends of the spectrum.

Smaller Than Life
E3
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E3. Smaller Than Life

45m Oct 13, 1983

Magnum and Rick discover that trouble comes in all shapes and sizes.

Distant Relative
E4
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E4. Distant Relative

45m Oct 20, 1983

Magnum does not count on murder when he chaperones Rick's convent-school sister on a night on the town.

Limited Engagement
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E5. Limited Engagement

45m Nov 3, 1983

Hired to investigate a strange series of robberies, Magnum's gallantry comes to the fore when two seemingly helpless, but independent elderly ladies are involved in an accident.

Letter to a Duchess
E6
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E6. Letter to a Duchess

45m Nov 10, 1983

A flowery note of admiration from Higgins to a titles English woman, traveling the Islands incognito, is mistakenly attributed to Magnum.

Squeeze Play
E7
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E7. Squeeze Play

45m Nov 17, 1983

Robin's Nest may be lost to Magnum and Higgins unless the local softball team can beat high-powered tycoon Buzz Benoit's players.

A Sense of Debt
E8
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E8. A Sense of Debt

45m Dec 1, 1983

TC puts life and limb on the line when he enters the boxing ring to repay an old debt.

The Look
E9
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E9. The Look

45m Dec 8, 1983

Saigon's most popular disc jockey arrives in Honolulu and Magnum discovers she is the victim of vicious phone calls and threats.

Operation: Silent Night
E10
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E10. Operation: Silent Night

45m Dec 15, 1983

Magnum, Rick, Higgins and TC spend an unexpected Christmas Eve on a remote island used by the military for gunnery practice.

Jororo Farewell
E11
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E11. Jororo Farewell

45m Jan 5, 1984

Magnum befriends the young Prince of Jororo who is the target of terrorists.

The Case of the Red Faced Thespian
E12
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E12. The Case of the Red Faced Thespian

45m Jan 19, 1984

Magnum must utilize his deductive powers when a lavish costume party becomes the scene of a baffling murder.

No More Mr. Nice Guy
E13
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E13. No More Mr. Nice Guy

45m Jan 26, 1984

Magnum and Higgins' friend, Carol - now a Deputy District Attorney - cons them into helping her set up a sting operation.

Rembrandt's Girl
E14
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E14. Rembrandt's Girl

45m Feb 2, 1984

Susan Johnson (played by Carol Burnett) is a bank teller who, desperate to hire Magnum, locks the two of them in a time-released bank vault.

Paradise Blues
E15
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E15. Paradise Blues

45m Feb 9, 1984

An old friend from Magnum and TC's Vietnam days turns up in Hawaii asking for their help.

The Return of Luther Gillis
E16
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E16. The Return of Luther Gillis

45m Feb 16, 1984

Magnum finds himself working with anachronistic gumshoe Luther Gillis again after someone kidnaps Higgins and Luther's secretary.

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
E17
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E17. Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

45m Feb 23, 1984

A young woman who persuades Magnum to look for her brother also finagles a role in Higgins' musical production for a visiting British politician.

Holmes Is Where the Heart Is
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E18. Holmes Is Where the Heart Is

45m Mar 8, 1984

A former British secret agent and old friend of Higgins arrives in Honolulu imagining himself as Sherlock Holmes.

On Face Value
E19
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E19. On Face Value

45m Mar 15, 1984

A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.

Dream a Little Dream
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E20. Dream a Little Dream

45m Mar 29, 1984

Magnum has feelings of déjà vu when he meets a young woman, who is a contestant in a Surf-Out held on Hawaii's North Shore.

I Witness
E21
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E21. I Witness

45m May 3, 1984

The King of Kamehameha Club is robbed by masked gunmen and the three principal eye witnesses - Higgins, T.C. and Rick - have decidedly different views of what happened.

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