Magnum, P.I.: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Magnum, P.I. Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Billy Joe Bob
Oct 8, 1981
The code of the West is resurrected when a hot-headed young Texan hires Magnum to find his former cheerleader sister.
Dead Man's Channel
Oct 15, 1981
Ancient superstitions and modern marine archaeology blend to provide Magnum with one of his most dangerous assignments.
Woman on the Beach
Oct 22, 1981
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.
From Moscow to Maui
Oct 29, 1981
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 vari
Memories Are Forever (1)
Nov 5, 1981
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 brief
Memories Are Forever (2)
Nov 5, 1981
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 brief
Tropical Madness
Nov 12, 1981
An aloof, beautiful girl, a Sumo wrestler, and a little person spell trouble and intrigue.
Wave Goodbye
Nov 19, 1981
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 he
Mad Buck Gibson
Nov 26, 1981
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
The Taking of Dick McWilliams
Dec 3, 1981
When her wealthy American husband is kidnapped and held for an exorbitant ransom, a beautiful Japanese woman seeks Magnum's help.
The Sixth Position
Dec 17, 1981
A simple request to act as a bodyguard for a world famous ballerina leads to a puzzling international situation for Magnum.
Ghost Writer
Dec 24, 1981
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
The Jororo Kill
Jan 7, 1982
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.
Computer Date
Jan 14, 1982
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 valuabl
Try to Remember
Jan 28, 1982
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.
Italian Ice
Feb 4, 1982
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.
One More Summer
Feb 11, 1982
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.
Texas Lightning
Feb 18, 1982
A high stakes poker game, international espionage, murder and dueling copter form the background of a complicated assignment for Magnum.
Double Jeopardy
Feb 25, 1982
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 polit
The Last Page
Mar 4, 1982
Victory doesn't mean the end of the war for some participants and Magnum learns to his peril.
The Elmo Ziller Story
Mar 18, 1982
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.
Three Minus Two
Apr 1, 1982
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.