Magnum, podcast - revisiting "Magnum P.I."

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Three yo-yos from the 2020s watch selected episodes of one of the greatest TV shows of the 1980s, “Magnum, p.i.” There are a lot of segments. E-mail magnum@theincomparable.com to suggest episodes or insult other listeners.

NOV 8

"Almost Home" (S3E11)

The ghosts of Pearl Harbor hang over this episode, which doesn’t really have a villain, except for that mobster who’s not really necessary for the plot, and that Admiral who’s just a stickler for the regulations, and… hey, Rick, can you do some research into old crimes? Anyway, Jason gets excited about his new TV show pitch, “Boat Cops,” and we end the episode in a sandwich reverie courtesy of Listener Adam....

59 min
OCT 31

"No Need To Know" (S1E5)

Just like the proverbial dog who got run over by the pineapple truck, we’ve caught hold of an early “Magnum” episode that contains all the core tropes. Sexy stewardesses? Yup! The Lads chasing Magnum? Check! Rick’s character not entirely locked down? Uh-huh! Also, it’s some light entertainment about the Troubles in Northern Ireland with a surprise twist! Drink your wine. Life goes on....

47 min
OCT 24

"Mad Buck Gibson" (S2E9)

Just before he was the dad in “A Christmas Story,” Darren McGavin took a trip to Hawaii to play pulp novelist Buck Gibson, a daredevil friend of Robin Masters. Do his misadventures teach us important lessons about how we appreciate our lives? What’s in a Bazooka? And we have several head-canon explanations for an anecdote about Magnum’s dad....

46 min
OCT 17

"Faith and Begorrah" (S3E23)

They’re always after his Lucky Charms! Higgins’s Northern Irish half-brother arrives in Oahu and it’s all light comedy despite what’s going on back home. Meanwhile, Magnum investigates an unfaithful wife and, wow, does the tone of this episode shift dramatically from moment to moment....

46 min
SEP 26

"Beauty Knows No Pain" (S1E18)

A guy in a blue sedan. A man with gold teeth. A woman (Marcia Wallace!) has come to Hawaii searching for her missing fiancé. Sounds like the plot to a good ol’ detective show, but forget all that—instead, it’s time to train for the Ironman Triathlon!...

42 min
SEP 19

"A Girl Named Sue" (S8E7)

We know what you’re thinking: Carol Burnett returns for a victory lap as the ramshackle, shambolic final season of “Magnum, p.i.” draws to a close. Also, the opening credits ruin a “Max Headroom” sized surprise!...

58 min
AUG 29

"Little Games" (S5E12)

Computer games! Mind games! Jenny Agutter appears (delighting Jason) in an episode that promises lots of Cesar Romero and doesn’t deliver (angering Phil). Jason explains 40- and 80-character mode in classic computers. There are multiple fake break-ins. Cesar Romero shoots off fireworks. Maybe it’s all a prank by those hang-glider people?...

46 min
AUG 22

"Missing in Action" (S1E9)

Lance LeGault appears in this episode, but not as Buck Greene. We’re devastated. Instead, he’s a spy on the lookout for another spy who’s on the run—and missing in action? Magnum’s client is looking for that second spy, and she’s apparently got ESP? Oh, it’s going to be one of those episodes, isn’t it?...

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43 Ratings

Yo-Yos

May 1

dirtyleft83

These Yo-Yos are a great listen! Terrific banter.
Politically correcting Magnum

Aug 10

Bennethon

This podcast would be all right if they weren’t constantly applying a politically correct lens over everything. I don’t need to hear about Magnum from the Soviet perspective.
I know what you’re thinking

10/19/2023

Chose Another Nickname43

When I final write my book about world class private investigator podcast, these turkeys will be chapter one. Just good fun with some good fellas
Underrated Podcast

07/26/2023

Saqzzty11!

Phillip, David, & Jason having fun while giving great analysis and little known facts about each episode. Thanks for doing them. I’m looking forward to each new episode.

Three yo-yos from the 2020s watch selected episodes of one of the greatest TV shows of the 1980s, “Magnum, p.i.” There are a lot of segments. E-mail magnum@theincomparable.com to suggest episodes or insult other listeners.