Season 2

Season 2 (1981)




Episodes List

Ep.1 Billy Joe Bob

Air Date: 1981-10-08

The code of the West is resurrected when a hot-headed young Texan hires Magnum to find his former cheerleader sister.

Ep.2 Dead Man's Channel

Air Date: 1981-10-15

Ancient superstitions and modern marine archaeology blend to provide Magnum with one of his most dangerous assignments.

Ep.3 Woman on the Beach

Air Date: 1981-10-22

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.

Ep.4 From Moscow to Maui

Air Date: 1981-10-29

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.

Ep.5 Memories Are Forever (1)

Air Date: 1981-11-05

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.

Ep.6 Memories Are Forever (2)

Air Date: 1981-11-05

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.

Ep.7 Tropical Madness

Air Date: 1981-11-12

An aloof, beautiful girl, a Sumo wrestler, and a little person spell trouble and intrigue.

Ep.8 Wave Goodbye

Air Date: 1981-11-19

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.

Ep.9 Mad Buck Gibson

Air Date: 1981-11-26

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.

Ep.10 The Taking of Dick McWilliams

Air Date: 1981-12-03

When her wealthy American husband is kidnapped and held for an exorbitant ransom, a beautiful Japanese woman seeks Magnum's help.

Ep.11 The Sixth Position

Air Date: 1981-12-17

A simple request to act as a bodyguard for a world famous ballerina leads to a puzzling international situation for Magnum.

Ep.12 Ghost Writer

Air Date: 1981-12-24

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.

Ep.13 The Jororo Kill

Air Date: 1982-01-07

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.

Ep.14 Computer Date

Air Date: 1982-01-14

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.

Ep.15 Try to Remember

Air Date: 1982-01-28

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.

Ep.16 Italian Ice

Air Date: 1982-02-04

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.

Ep.17 One More Summer

Air Date: 1982-02-11

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.

Ep.18 Texas Lightning

Air Date: 1982-02-18

A high stakes poker game, international espionage, murder and dueling copter form the background of a complicated assignment for Magnum.

Ep.19 Double Jeopardy

Air Date: 1982-02-25

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.

Ep.20 The Last Page

Air Date: 1982-03-04

Victory doesn't mean the end of the war for some participants and Magnum learns to his peril.

Ep.21 The Elmo Ziller Story

Air Date: 1982-03-18

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.

Ep.22 Three Minus Two

Air Date: 1982-04-01

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.