Tag: Magnum PI

Tom Selleck got to play Magnum with that humor that he requested though. Where most detective shows have their heroes make a wisecrack here and there, perhaps with a wink to the camera and a catchphrase trailing behind, Magnum was simply funny. He was always smiling and cracking jokes. His voice got high when he […]

Why the Tigers cap? Thomas Magnum wears a Tigers cap because Tom Selleck is a Detroit native. He was born in the Motor City in 1945 and lived there until age four, when his family moved to Sherman Oaks, California. Tom is the second of four children born to Martha and Robert Selleck, a homemaker […]

Magnum was a hero in more ways than one. He served in Vietnam and continued that service, in a manner of speaking, helping those in Oahu find missing family members, acquire justice, or take criminals off the sunny, palm-tree-lined streets. He was really an everyday guy, a Tigers fan just living life. It just so […]

Magnum (Tom Selleck) having a beer on Magnum PI *Sold on eBay and other affiliates is What the star*/Sold on eBay implies: Links marked with a */Sold on eBay mean that we will receive a commission if a booking or a specific action is made via the linked eBay and other providers. There will be […]

Guest character Luther Gillis on Magnum PI was supposed to get his own series. Several episodes of Magnum, P.I. feature another detective from St. Louis, named Luther Gillis. The character was introduced in 10/6/1983 episode Luther Gillis: File No. 521, and was portrayed by actor Eugene Roche. Roche was a veteran actor, equally adept at […]

Magnum PI crossover episodes with Murder, She Wrote and Simon & Simon Novel Connection was a two-episode story in 1986 which crossed over Magnum, P.I. and Murder, She Wrote with Angela Lansbury. Tom Selleck guest starred in one Murder, She Wrote episode, whilst Angela Lansbury’s Jessica Fletcher returned the favour. Magnum PI episode “Ki’i’s Don’t […]