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Magnum, P.I.
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Home from the Sea

  • Episode aired Sep 29, 1983
  • Not Rated
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
591
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Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
ActionAdventureCrimeDramaMystery

It is July 4th and Magnum is off the coast on his surf ski when a speed boat shoots past him throwing TM into the water and the surf ski drifts away.It is July 4th and Magnum is off the coast on his surf ski when a speed boat shoots past him throwing TM into the water and the surf ski drifts away.It is July 4th and Magnum is off the coast on his surf ski when a speed boat shoots past him throwing TM into the water and the surf ski drifts away.

  • Director
    • Harvey S. Laidman
  • Writers
    • Donald P. Bellisario
    • Glen A. Larson
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • John Hillerman
    • Roger E. Mosley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    591
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harvey S. Laidman
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Glen A. Larson
    • Stars
      • Tom Selleck
      • John Hillerman
      • Roger E. Mosley
    • 13User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tom Selleck
    Tom Selleck
    • Thomas Magnum
    John Hillerman
    John Hillerman
    • Jonathan Quayle Higgins
    Roger E. Mosley
    Roger E. Mosley
    • Theodore 'TC' Calvin
    Larry Manetti
    Larry Manetti
    • Orville 'Rick' Wright
    Susan Blanchard
    Susan Blanchard
    • Katherine Magnum - Magnum's Mother
    Constance Forslund
    Constance Forslund
    • Sandy - Rick's Companion
    R.J. Williams
    R.J. Williams
    • Young Thomas Magnum
    • (as R. J. Williams)
    Robert Pine
    Robert Pine
    • Lieutenant Thomas Sullivan Magnum III, USN
    Gillian Dobb
    • Agatha Chumley
    Geoff Heise
    • Goffrey Bonner
    • (as Geoffrey Heise)
    Patrick Tendo
    • Toby
    Norman Tang
    • Chinese Chef
    Dejohn Williams
    • Mikey
    Bud Ralston
    • Naval Officer
    • (as Bud (ii)
    Marta DuBois
    Marta DuBois
    • Michelle Hue
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harvey S. Laidman
    • Writers
      • Donald P. Bellisario
      • Glen A. Larson
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    9Oldschooldoom

    20 hours in the ocean

    My first time watching this ep since 1983. Back then, this ep left a huge impression on me more than the others. I've thought about it whenever treading water for an extended time. But 20 hours in the ocean is incomprehensible even for a Navy seal.
    7iturralde-45767

    Magnum PI

    Old school shows ate still in and cool can't get over the gadgets and tricks use to catch criminal one of the best shows!
    9wardaa007

    Vivid memories

    I used to watch Magnum infrequently her in UK. It was a good show but I don't remember any episodes specifically, except this one.

    I must have caught it in mid 80s, and it has stayed with me ever since. I did research it a few years ago trying to highlight which episode it was, and I did find it here.

    And then on this random Monday afternoon, when i'm home early from work, I put on ITV4, and there it is. Just as good as I remembered, filling gaps in Magnum's history and cementing his close friends network.

    A great episode, i'm happy I got to see it again.
    9sparecrow-87785

    Old memories teaching my heart.

    I remember this as the very first episode of Magnum I ever watched on tv as a kid. I would've been five and half years old and I distinctly remember this show as being my mother's favorite. There she was riveted to the old Admiral TV on a Thursday night as we turned on CBS. I remember how as a child I thought this show must've meant something otherwise mom wouldn't have been so engrossed in it, and considering I was taking swimming lessons at the time, this episode indelibly burned into my child's imagination in late September of 83'. I was scared and enamored as I watched and yet I knew somehow Magnum would pull through. I know I'm simply reminiscing here, but as I am watching it again, 39 years later on dvd, this episode still speaks to me. This whole series of Magnum has a very special and revered place in my heart. Campy, silly, sometimes stupid, and yet, it has always caught me, like so many of us. It made me realize what it meant to be a man of character, honor, and to have sensitivity to everyone I meet. Where has this kind of television gone. Sigh, a good glass of scotch and a night in alone watching Magnum...it's meta in its own sort of way, because I learned to find pleasure in this behavior by what I've already seen from the series. I love the simple and yet profound things such as this. And yet, where are they now?

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    • Trivia
      Beginning with this episode, and until the end of the series Magnum wears a Rolex GMT Master wristwatch. According to the back story introduced in this episode, he inherited the watch from his father. Previously he wore a Chronosport Diver.
    • Goofs
      The Rolex GMT Master that Magnum inherited from his father wasn't introduced by Rolex until 1954, after his father was shot down during the Korean War.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Anchors Aweigh
      (uncredited)

      Music by Charles A. Zimmerman

      Lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles and Royal Lovell

      Performed by Tom Selleck

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • EIDR
      • Magnum Mania
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Waimanalo Bay, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Belisarius Productions
      • Glen A. Larson Productions
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      • 47m
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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