Magnum (Tom Selleck) becomes enmeshed in a plot involving a group of schoolgirls, their missing teacher(Katherine Cannon) and a priceless painting. “Thank Heaven For Little Girls, And Big Ones Too” December 24, 1980 S1 E4 – Ep 4. This is the first of two Christmas-set episodes of the series, the other being the fourth season’s “Operation: Silent Night”. The title refers to the song, “Thank Heaven for Little Girls”, from the Lerner and Loewe movie Gigi (1958), performed by Maurice Chevalier. As Magnum is discussing with the young ladies the possibility of taking their case, he asks in astonishment, “You’re the ones who want to hire a private investigator?” and then breaks the fourth wall (to nice effect).
