Magnum, P.I. — Season 2
He's a Hellraiser in Paradise.
About this season
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
Episodes (22)
1. Billy Joe Bob
4.6Aired 8 October 1981 • 49 min
The code of the West is resurrected when a hot-headed young Texan hires Magnum to find his former cheerleader sister.
2. Dead Man's Channel
5.5Aired 15 October 1981 • 49 min
Ancient superstitions and modern marine archaeology blend to provide Magnum with one of his most dangerous assignments.
3. Woman on the Beach
7.0Aired 22 October 1981 • 49 min
An ethereal, mysterious beauty brings out Rick's sense of gallantry and he enlists Magnum's aid in solving a crime that occurred thirty-five years ago.
4. From Moscow to Maui
7.0Aired 29 October 1981 • 45 min
Magnum plays Cupid's helper when he becomes involved with a former Russian pilot who has defected and a member of the Soviet track team in Hawaii for an exhibition match, plus various members of the dreaded KGB.
5. Memories Are Forever (1)
6.5Aired 5 November 1981 • 49 min
Part 1 of 2. A tragic event which he believed had been successfully relegated to the far corners of his mind, resurfaces and explodes with jolting clarity for Magnum, when he briefly sees a girl he is convinced is his wife, reported dead in the ruins of Saigon.
6. Memories Are Forever (2)
6.0Aired 5 November 1981 • 45 min
Part 2 of 2. A tragic event which he believed had been successfully relegated to the far corners of his mind, resurfaces and explodes with jolting clarity for Magnum, when he briefly sees a girl he is convinced is his wife, reported dead in the ruins of Saigon.
7. Tropical Madness
6.0Aired 12 November 1981 • 49 min
An aloof, beautiful girl, a Sumo wrestler, and a little person spell trouble and intrigue.
8. Wave Goodbye
7.3Aired 19 November 1981 • 45 min
Friendship has always ranked high on his list of priorities and when his good friend and surfing companion, Kacy, is found murdered on the beach, Magnum determinedly tracks down her killer.
9. Mad Buck Gibson
7.0Aired 26 November 1981 • 45 min
Mad Buck Gibson, an old friend of Robin Masters and a legend in his own time for his earthy novels and macho existence, arrives in Hawaii and it becomes Magnum's lot to protect the hell-raiser from himself.
10. The Taking of Dick McWilliams
5.5Aired 3 December 1981 • 45 min
When her wealthy American husband is kidnapped and held for an exorbitant ransom, a beautiful Japanese woman seeks Magnum's help.
11. The Sixth Position
6.0Aired 17 December 1981 • 45 min
A simple request to act as a bodyguard for a world famous ballerina leads to a puzzling international situation for Magnum.
12. Ghost Writer
5.5Aired 24 December 1981 • 45 min
An eccentric, reclusive inventor, a beautiful author and a distraught senator's wife form the strange triangle surrounding Magnum as he tries to unravel a situation that could lead to sudden death.
13. The Jororo Kill
6.0Aired 7 January 1982 • 45 min
Magnum is caught in the crossfire of international politics and terrorism when a news correspondent and an assassin, a master of disguises, arrive in Honolulu.
14. Computer Date
6.0Aired 14 January 1982 • 45 min
A relatively simple case of industrial espionage turns to a complex case of divided loyalties for Magnum, when he is hired by a computer magnate to investigate the theft of valuable codes.
15. Try to Remember
7.0Aired 28 January 1982 • 45 min
A private investigator with amnesia is really in trouble, as Magnum discovers after his near fatal accident with the Ferrari leaves him in that condition.
16. Italian Ice
5.5Aired 4 February 1982 • 45 min
When Magnum flies to Sicily, at the request of Robin Masters, to rescue a beautiful damsel in distress, he proves that chivalry is alive and well.
17. One More Summer
5.5Aired 11 February 1982 • 45 min
As a favor to his old friend, quarterback Dorsey Bramlett, Magnum joins the pro football team in training so he can better protect his old Academy buddy.
18. Texas Lightning
6.5Aired 18 February 1982 • 45 min
A high stakes poker game, international espionage, murder and dueling copter form the background of a complicated assignment for Magnum.
19. Double Jeopardy
7.7Aired 25 February 1982 • 45 min
When Robin Master's latest book is made into a motion picture, the author donates the use of Robin's Nest as a location and Magnum is quickly enmeshed in the temperaments and politics of the film world.
20. The Last Page
7.0Aired 4 March 1982 • 45 min
Victory doesn't mean the end of the war for some participants and Magnum learns to his peril.
21. The Elmo Ziller Story
6.5Aired 18 March 1982 • 45 min
When Magnum encounters a guitar-playing, ten gallon hat wearer with a thick Texas drawl, who looks exactly like Higgins, he thinks he is being set up for a rip roaring gag.
22. Three Minus Two
7.0Aired 1 April 1982 • 45 min
A beautiful fashion designer who has risen to the top of her profession hires Magnum to protect her when one of her two partners in a clothing firm is murdered.