Magnum, P.I.: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Magnum, P.I. Season 3.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Home from the Sea
Sep 29, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum is caught in a treacherous current when his surf ski is capsized miles from shore with near disastrous results.
Luther Gillis: File #521
Oct 6, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum joins forces with a hard-nosed private eye from St. Louis whey they find themselves investigating the same case but from opposite ends of the spectrum.
Smaller Than Life
Oct 13, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum and Rick discover that trouble comes in all shapes and sizes.
Distant Relative
Oct 20, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum does not count on murder when he chaperones Rick's convent-school sister on a night on the town.
Limited Engagement
Nov 3, 1983 · 45 min
Hired to investigate a strange series of robberies, Magnum's gallantry comes to the fore when two seemingly helpless, but independent elderly ladies are involved in an accident.
Letter to a Duchess
Nov 10, 1983 · 45 min
A flowery note of admiration from Higgins to a titles English woman, traveling the Islands incognito, is mistakenly attributed to Magnum.
Squeeze Play
Nov 17, 1983 · 45 min
Robin's Nest may be lost to Magnum and Higgins unless the local softball team can beat high-powered tycoon Buzz Benoit's players.
A Sense of Debt
Dec 1, 1983 · 45 min
TC puts life and limb on the line when he enters the boxing ring to repay an old debt.
The Look
Dec 8, 1983 · 45 min
Saigon's most popular disc jockey arrives in Honolulu and Magnum discovers she is the victim of vicious phone calls and threats.
Operation: Silent Night
Dec 15, 1983 · 45 min
Magnum, Rick, Higgins and TC spend an unexpected Christmas Eve on a remote island used by the military for gunnery practice.
Jororo Farewell
Jan 5, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum befriends the young Prince of Jororo who is the target of terrorists.
The Case of the Red Faced Thespian
Jan 19, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum must utilize his deductive powers when a lavish costume party becomes the scene of a baffling murder.
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Jan 26, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum and Higgins' friend, Carol - now a Deputy District Attorney - cons them into helping her set up a sting operation.
Rembrandt's Girl
Feb 2, 1984 · 45 min
Susan Johnson (played by Carol Burnett) is a bank teller who, desperate to hire Magnum, locks the two of them in a time-released bank vault.
Paradise Blues
Feb 9, 1984 · 45 min
An old friend from Magnum and TC's Vietnam days turns up in Hawaii asking for their help.
The Return of Luther Gillis
Feb 16, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum finds himself working with anachronistic gumshoe Luther Gillis again after someone kidnaps Higgins and Luther's secretary.
Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
Feb 23, 1984 · 45 min
A young woman who persuades Magnum to look for her brother also finagles a role in Higgins' musical production for a visiting British politician.
Holmes Is Where the Heart Is
Mar 8, 1984 · 45 min
A former British secret agent and old friend of Higgins arrives in Honolulu imagining himself as Sherlock Holmes.
On Face Value
Mar 15, 1984 · 45 min
A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.
Dream a Little Dream
Mar 29, 1984 · 45 min
Magnum has feelings of déjà vu when he meets a young woman, who is a contestant in a Surf-Out held on Hawaii's North Shore.
I Witness
May 3, 1984 · 45 min
The King of Kamehameha Club is robbed by masked gunmen and the three principal eye witnesses - Higgins, T.C. and Rick - have decidedly different views of what happened.