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This page is about the 1980s TV series. For the 2018 TV series, see Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series).

TV Series (1980-1988)

Starring:
Tom Selleck (Magnum)
John Hillerman (Higgins)
Roger E. Mosley (TC)
Larry Manetti (Orville 'Rick' Wright)
Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley)
Kwan Hi Lim (Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka)

Thomas Magnum is employed on the Hawaiian estate of a wealthy absentee owner name Robin Masters. The estate is run by Jonathan Higgins who mostly tolerates Magnum's presence as head of security on the estate. Magnum is also a private detective whose cases frequently have a humorous overtone and always just enough danger.

Season One

Hughes 369D

Ep.1.14 Adelaide
The star aircraft of the series is Rick's Hughes 500 which appears in many episodes. A variety of Hughes 500 played the role in the series but most usually it was a 369D as in the screenshot below.

Season Two

Bell 206B JetRanger II

Ep.2.01 Billy Joe Bob.
Registration N9902K and Serial 1923.

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

Ep.2.04 From Moscow to Maui.
Unlikely Soviet Air Force.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

Ep.2.04 From Moscow to Maui.

Similar footage used in Ep.2.19 The Last Page.

Bell 206 JetRanger

Camo painted JetRangers appear in Ep.2.05 Memories Are Forever.

Bell 205

Ep.2.05 Memories Are Forever.

Bell 206L LongRanger

Ep.2.05 Memories Are Forever.
Registration N278KA and construction number 46613.

Lockheed C-141A Starlifter

Ep.2.05 Memories Are Forever.

Hughes 369D

Ep.2.07 Wave Goodbye.

Boeing 747-123

Ep.2.12 The Jororo Kill.

Piper PA-23 Aztec

Ep.2.13 Computer Date.

Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee

Ep.2.13 Computer Date.

Boeing 707-309

Ep.2.13 Computer Date.
In the background is a Douglas DC-8.

Piper J-3 Cub

Ep.2.13 Computer Date.

Bell 206B JetRanger II

Ep.2.17 Texas Lightning.
Used in a helicopter chase with Rick's chopper.
Registration N2995W and serial 1192.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Hughes 369D

Ep.2.17 Texas Lightning.

Boeing 747-122

Ep.2.18 Double Jeopardy.
Same aircraft seen in Ep.5.01.

Same aircraft seen in Ep.5.21.

Season Four

Bell 206 JetRanger

Ep.4.01 Home from the Sea.

Boeing 747

Ep.4.08 A Sense of Debt.

Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard

Ep.4.10 Operation: Silent Night.

Douglas VC-47D Skytrain

Ep.4.11 Jororo Farewell.
Registration N102DH, c/n 20830.

Bell 206L LongRanger

Ep.4.11 Jororo Farewell.

Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Ep.4.11 Jororo Farewell.
Douglas DC-3 in the foreground.

Douglas DC-8-62

Ep.4.13No More Mr. Nice Guy .

Hughes 369HS

Ep.4.20 Dream a Little Dream.
Registration N9267F, c/n 1150778S.

Season Five

Boeing 747-122

Ep.5.01 Echoes of the Mind: Part 1 .
Also seen in Ep. 2.18

Cessna 185A Skywagon & Bellanca 7ECA Citabria & McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Ep.5.06 Fragments.
Registration N4105Y, c/n 1850305, Cessna 185A Skywagon on the left, Bellanca 7ECA Citabria on the right, and landing in the background a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 of Continental Airlines.

Cessna 185A Skywagon, Bellanca 7ECA Citabria and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 of Continental Airlines.

Boeing 747-121

Ep.5.06 Fragments.

Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731

Ep.5.11 Kiss of the Sabre.
Registration N207L, c/n 5100 built in 1967. Aircraft seen in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft

Douglas DC-3

Ep.5.15 All for One: Part 1.
Registration N162E.Operated by Air Molokai-Tropic Airlines for a time, but though the same colour it seems titled differently.

Hughes OH-6 Cayuse

Ep.5.16 All for One: Part 2.

Bell 206L LongRanger

Ep.5.17 The Love-for-Sale Boat.
Registration N90187, c/n 45016.

Douglas DC-3C

Ep.5.18 Let Me Hear the Music.
Registration N99131, c/n 18949. In the background, tail fin of the Beech 18 in the foreground.

Beechcraft H18 Tri-Gear

Ep.5.18 Let Me Hear the Music.

North American B-25 Mitchell

Ep.5.21 Torah, Torah, Torah.

Boeing 747-122

Ep.5.21 Torah, Torah, Torah.

Season Eight

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

Ep. 8.08 Unfinished Business

Hughes 369D

Ep. 8.11 Transitions
Registration N4943T, c/n 1190614D built in 1979.

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-[[Image:  MAGNUM_PI.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none | <i> Magnum P.I.</i> DVD cover.]]
+''This page is about the 1980s TV series. For the 2018 TV series, see [[Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)]].''
-<b> TV Series (1980-1988)</b><br>
+[[Image:MAGNUM_PI.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i>Magnum P.I.</i> DVD cover.]]
+<b>TV Series (1980-1988)</b>
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 = Season One =
 == [[:Category:MD Helicopters MD 500|Hughes 369D]] ==
 Ep.1.14 <i>Adelaide</i><br>
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 = Season Two =
 == [[:Category:Bell 206|Bell 206B JetRanger II]] ==
 Ep.2.01 <i>Billy Joe Bob</i>.<br>
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 == [[:Category:Boeing 747|Boeing 747-123]] ==
 Ep.2.12 <i>The Jororo Kill</i>.
-[[Image:Mag 2.12 747.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-123 of American Airlines.]]
+[[Image:Mag 2.12 747.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-123 of [[:Category: American Airlines|American Airlines]].]]
 == [[:Category: Piper PA-23| Piper PA-23 Aztec]] ==
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 Ep.2.13 <i>Computer Date</i>.<br>
 In the background is a Douglas DC-8.
-[[Image:Mag 2.13 Un.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-309 of China Airlines.]]
+[[Image:Mag 2.13 Un.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-309 of [[:Category: China Airlines|China Airlines]].]]
 == [[:Category:Piper J-3 Cub|Piper J-3 Cub]] ==
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 Ep.2.17 <i>Texas Lightning</i>. <br>
 Used in a helicopter chase with Rick's chopper.<br>
-Registration N2995W and serial 1192.
+Registration N2995W and serial 1192.<br>
+Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
 [[Image:Mag 2.17 JetR 0.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N2995W Bell 206B JetRanger II of Scotts Helicopter Services.]]
 [[Image:Mag 2.17 JetR.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.N2995W Bell 206B JetRanger II of Scotts Helicopter Services.]]
@@ Line 116: / Line 116: @@
 Ep.2.18 <i>Double Jeopardy</i>.<br>
 Same aircraft seen in Ep.5.01.
-[[Image:Mag 2.18 747.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-122 of United Airlines.]]
+[[Image:Mag 2.18 747.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-122 of [[:Category: United Airlines|United Airlines]].]]
 Same aircraft seen in Ep.5.21.
-[[Image:Mag 2.18 747 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-122 of United Airlines.]]
+[[Image:Mag 2.18 747 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-122 of [[:Category: United Airlines|United Airlines]].]]
 = Season Four =
 == [[:Category:Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] ==
 Ep.4.01 <i>Home from the Sea</i>.<br>
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 == [[:Category:Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-62]] ==
 Ep.4.13<i>No More Mr. Nice Guy </i>.
-[[Image:I503374.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC-8-62 of Hawaiian Air.]]
+[[Image:I503374.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC-8-62 of [[:Category: Hawaiian Airlines|Hawaiian Airlines]].]]
 == [[:Category:MD Helicopters MD 500|Hughes 369HS]] ==
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 = Season Five =
 == [[:Category:Boeing 747|Boeing 747-122]] ==
 Ep.5.01 <i>Echoes of the Mind: Part 1 </i>.<br>
 Also seen in Ep. 2.18
-[[Image:Mpi-501-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-122 of United Airlines.]]
+[[Image:Mpi-501-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-122 of [[:Category: United Airlines|United Airlines]].]]
 == [[:Category:Cessna 185|Cessna 185A Skywagon]] & [[:Category:Bellanca Citabria|Bellanca 7ECA Citabria]] & [[:Category:McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]] ==
 Ep.5.06 <i>Fragments</i>.<br>
-Registration N4105Y, c/n 1850305, Cessna 185A Skywagon on the left, Bellanca 7ECA Citabria on the right, and landing in the background a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 of Continental Airlines.
+Registration N4105Y, c/n 1850305, Cessna 185A Skywagon on the left, Bellanca 7ECA Citabria on the right, and landing in the background a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 of [[:Category: Continental Airlines|Continental Airlines]].
-[[Image:Magpi-508-00p1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cessna 185A Skywagon, Bellanca 7ECA Citabria and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 of Continental Airlines.]]
+[[Image:Magpi-508-00p1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cessna 185A Skywagon, Bellanca 7ECA Citabria and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 of [[:Category: Continental Airlines|Continental Airlines]].]]
 == [[:Category:Boeing 747|Boeing 747-121]] ==
 Ep.5.06 <i>Fragments</i>.<br>
-[[Image:Magpi-508-00p2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-121 of PAN AM-Pan American World Airways.]]
+[[Image:Magpi-508-00p2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-121 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan Am-Pan American World Airways]].]]
-== [[:Category:Lockheed L-1329 JetStar|Lockheed L-1329 JetStar]] ==
+== [[:Category:Lockheed L-1329 JetStar|Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731]] ==
 Ep.5.11 <i>Kiss of the Sabre</i>.<br>
-Seems a fake registration N2071.
+Registration N207L, c/n 5100 built in 1967. Aircraft seen in other works at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]
-[[Image:Mpi-511-00p1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Lockheed L-1329 JetStar.]]
+[[Image:Mpi-511-00p1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N207L Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731 of Lockheed Corp.]]
-[[Image:Mpi-511-00p2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Lockheed L-1329 JetStar.]]
+[[Image:Mpi-511-00p2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N207L Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731 of Lockheed Corp.]]
 == [[:Category:Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC-3]] ==
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 == [[:Category:Boeing 747|Boeing 747-122]] ==
 Ep.5.21 <i>Torah, Torah, Torah</i>.<br>
-[[Image:Mpi-521-p02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-122 of United Airlines.]]
+[[Image:Mpi-521-p02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-122 of [[:Category: United Airlines|United Airlines]].]]
 = Season Six =
 ==[[:Category:Boeing 747|Boeing 747-131]]==
 Ep.6.01 ''Deja Vu''.
-[[File:Mpi-601-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.]]
+[[File:Mpi-601-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-131 of [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA-Trans World Airlines]].]]
 ==[[:Category:Eurocopter AS355 Ecureuil 2/TwinStar|Aérospatiale AS355 F1 Twin Squirrel]]==
@@ Line 245: / Line 243: @@
 ==[[:Category:Boeing 737|Boeing 737-297/Advanced]]==
 Ep.6.07 ''Paniolo''.
-[[File:Mpi-607-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 737-297/Advanced of Aloha Airlines.]]
+[[File:Mpi-607-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 737-297/Advanced of [[:Category: Aloha Airlines|Aloha Airlines]].]]
 ==[[:Category:Socata Rallye|Socata MS-894A Rallye Minerva]]==
@@ Line 275: / Line 273: @@
 Ep.6.20 <i>Photo Play</i>.<br>
 Registration F-BTTE, serial N°5.
-[[File:Mpi-620-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Reg. F-BTTE Dassault Mercure 100 of Air Inter.]]
+[[File:Mpi-620-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Reg. F-BTTE Dassault Mercure 100 of [[:Category: Air Inter|Air Inter]].]]
-[[Image: 632sc1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. F-BTTE Dassault Mercure 100 of Air Inter.]]
+[[Image: 632sc1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. F-BTTE Dassault Mercure 100 of [[:Category: Air Inter|Air Inter]].]]
 =Season Seven=
 ==[[:Category:Boeing 747|Boeing 747-412]]==
-Ep.7.01 ''L.A.''
+Ep.7.01 ''L.A.''<br>
-[[File:Mpi-701-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-412 of Singapore Airlines. 727 of Piedmont Airlines in the background on the right.]]
+[[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX).
+[[File:Mpi-701-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-412 of [[:Category: Singapore Airlines|Singapore Airlines]]. 727 of [[:Category: Piedmont Airlines|Piedmont Airlines]] in the background on the right.]]
 ==[[:Category:Boeing 727|Boeing 727-214]]==
-Ep.7.01 ''L.A.''
+Ep.7.01 ''L.A.''<br>
-[[File:Mpi-701-p03.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 727-214 of Piedmont Airlines; a number of Western Airlines aircraft in the background.]]
+[[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX).
+[[File:Mpi-701-p03.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 727-214 of [[:Category: Piedmont Airlines|Piedmont Airlines]]; a number of [[:Category: Western Airlines|Western Airlines]] aircraft in the background.]]
 ==[[:Category:Cessna 172 Skyhawk|Cessna 172D Skyhawk]]==
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 ==[[:Category:Boeing 747|Boeing 747-238B]]==
 Ep.7.10 ''Missing Melody''.
-[[File:Mpi-710-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-238B of United Airlines.]]
+[[File:Mpi-710-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 747-238B of [[:Category: United Airlines|United Airlines]].]]
 ==[[:Category:Cessna 172 Skyhawk|Cessna 172 Skyhawk]] & [[:Category:MD Helicopters MD 500|Hughes 500]] & [[:Category:Sikorsky S-300|Sikorsky S-300]]==
@@ Line 319: / Line 319: @@
 [[File:Mpi-710-p05.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Hughes 500C.]]
-==[[:Category:Cessna 172 Skyhawk|Cessna 172 Skyhawk]]==
+==[[:Category:Cessna 172 Skyhawk|Cessna 172D Skyhawk]]==
 Ep.7.10 ''Missing Melody''.<br>
-Same shots used in episode 7.01.
+Same footage used in episode 7.01.
-[[File:Mpi-701-p06.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cessna 172 Skyhawk.]]
+[[File:Mpi-701-p06.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cessna 172D Skyhawk.]]
-[[File:Mpi-701-p07.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cessna 172 Skyhawk.]]
+[[File:Mpi-701-p07.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cessna 172D Skyhawk.]]
-[[File:Mpi-701-p08.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cessna 172 Skyhawk.]]
+[[File:Mpi-701-p08.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Cessna 172D Skyhawk.]]
 ==[[:Category:Cessna 172 Skyhawk|Cessna R172K Hawk XP]]==
 Ep.7.14 ''On the Fly''.<br>
 Registration N758ND, c/n R1723221.
-[[File:Mpi-714-p02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP]]
+[[File:Mpi-714-p02.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP.]]
-[[File:Mpi-714-p03.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP]]
+[[File:Mpi-714-p03.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP.]]
-[[File:Mpi-714-p05.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP]]
+[[File:Mpi-714-p05.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP.]]
-[[File:Mpi-714-p06.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP]]
+[[File:Mpi-714-p06.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP.]]
-[[File:Mpi-714-p07.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP]]
+[[File:Mpi-714-p07.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N758ND Cessna R172K Hawk XP.]]
+=Season Eight=
+==[[:Category:Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Bell UH-1 Iroquois]]==
+Ep. 8.08 ''Unfinished Business''
+[[File:AAAmpi-808-p03.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Bell UH-1 Iroquois.]]
+[[File:Mpi-808-p04.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Bell UH-1 Iroquois.]]
+==[[:Category:MD Helicopters MD 500|Hughes 369D]]==
+Ep. 8.11 ''Transitions''<br>
+Registration N4943T, c/n 1190614D built in 1979.<br>
+[[File:Mpi-811-p01.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N4943T Hughes 369D.]]
 {{Footnote}}
 = See also =
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080240/ Magnum, P.I. at IMDb]
+* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080240/ Magnum, P.I. at IMDb]
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum,_P.I.  Magnum, P.I. at Wikipedia ]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum,_P.I. Magnum, P.I. at Wikipedia]
-* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie_80240-Magnum,-PI.html  Magnum, P.I. at IMCDb]
+* [https://www.imcdb.org/movie_80240-Magnum,-PI.html Magnum, P.I. at IMCDb]
 [[Category: Beechcraft Model 18]]
@@ Line 374: / Line 385: @@
 [[Category: Sikorsky S-62]]
 [[Category: Socata Rallye]]
-[[Category: Unidentified Aircraft]]
+[[Category: Air Inter]]
+[[Category: Aloha Airlines]]
+[[Category: American Airlines]]
+[[Category: China Airlines]]
+[[Category: Continental Airlines]]
+[[Category: Hawaiian Airlines]]
+[[Category: Pan American World Airways]]
+[[Category: Piedmont Airlines]]
+[[Category: Singapore Airlines]]
+[[Category: Trans World Airlines]]
+[[Category: United Airlines]]
+[[Category: Western Airlines]]

Latest revision as of 16:21, 23 June 2025

Season One

Season Two

Season Four

Season Five

Cessna 185A Skywagon & Bellanca 7ECA Citabria & McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Season Six

Season Seven

Cessna 172 Skyhawk & Hughes 500 & Sikorsky S-300

Season Eight

See also