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Season 7 (1986-87)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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################# Magnum, P.I. ###############
############## season 7 1986-87 ##############
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CBS Wednesdays 9:00-10:00pm Eastern (New Day, New Time slot)
Belisarius Productions, Inc. / Glen A. Larson Production
T.W.S. Productions, Inc. (Tom Selleck)
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver / Producer: Tom Selleck

7.01 [--] Magnum PI: L.A. (2hr Feature Length Episode)
b: 01-Oct-1986
w: Chris Abbott
d: Alan J. Levi
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
*
Guest Stars: (in alphabetical order)
Ina Balin (Lila)
Daniel Faraldo (Jessie Hermano)
Michael Goodwin (Officier Frank Danton)
Kwan Hi Lim (Lt. Yoshi Tanaka) (recurring)
J.A. Preston (Lt. Sam McKee)
Alfonso Ribeiro (Kenny)
Special Guest Star:
Dana Delany (Cynthia Farrell)
*
Co-Staring (end credits)
Dennis Pratt (Eddy Rentzel)
Mona Miller (Marti Jensen)
With:
Inez Pedroza (Angela Morales)
Jerry Bond (Assistant Director)
Bob Coker (Uniformed Cop)
Tim Malloy (Anchorman David Kelly)
Peter Pitofsky (Kip)
Dan Halleck (Director)
Paul Grayber (Anton Peters)
Holly Susan Dorff (Vicki)
Seth Mitchell (Policeman)
Charles Quertermous (Sporting Goods Salesman)
Ernie Brown (Studio Guard)
Charles Shapiro (Map Vendor)
Kimberly McArthur (Lady in the Hot Tub)
Damien Kahaulelio (Ray)
Alika Kahaulelio (Phil)
Corey Kawai (Mark Torie)
Jerry Harpin (Car Owner)
Morris Rios (Umpire)
Synopsis:
Journeying to Los Angeles, Magnum proposes to Cynthia Farrell, a woman he had been sent to serve a subpoena on,
after he gets her involved in his investigation into the death of a girl who died in his hotel room.

7.2 [--] Magnum PI: ONE PICTURE IS WORTH...
b: 08-Oct-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: James L. Novak
d: Ray Austin
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Cast:
Stephanie Dunnam (Linda Andrews)
Tim Rossovich (Nelson)
Special Guest Star:
Kathleen Lloyd (Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin)  (recurring)
*
Roy Jenson (Jack Wilkins)
Linda Ryan (Art Gallery Owner)
With:
Melanie Phillips (Mrs. Wilkins)
Keokeokalae (Keo)
Phil Nordell (Tony)
Daniel Muzinich (Bank Teller)
Russell Shimooka (Newscaster)
Turner Pe'a (Police Officer)
Synopsis:
Magnum protects a deaf woman who is able to identify one of the perpetrators of a bank robbery in which four people
were killed.

7.3 [--] Magnum PI: STRAIGHT AND NARROW
b: 15-Oct-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Reuben Leder
d: Harry Harris
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Candy Clark (Leslie "Scooter" Emory)
Cindy Fisher (Patty "Bunny" Emory)
Jonathan Goldsmith (Flinn)
Phyllis Davis (Cleo Mitchell)
George McDaniel (Jay Barnett)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Esmond Chung (Sergeant Kenny Chung)
Brickwood Galuteria (Officer Duke Chung)
Ken Smolka (Ron Phillips)
With:
George P. Wilbur (Henchman #1)
Yankee Chang (Janitor)
Karen Melton (Woman)
Tina Marie Machado (Bartender)
Synopsis:
A prostitute that Magnum met while he was a hotel detective comes to him seeking help to find her sister.

7.4 [--] Magnum PI: A.A. P.I.
b: 22-Oct-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Reuben Leder
d: Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
*
Guest Stars:
Eugene Roche (Luther H. Gillis, P.I.)
Clyde Kusatsu (Gordon Katsumoto)
Paul Verdier (Detective Jean Claude Fornier)
Kwan Hi Lim (Lt. Yoshi Tanaka)  (recurring)
Stephen J. Cannell (Hotel Detective/Security Chief Ray Lemon)
Elisha Cook, Jr. (Wilmer)
And:
Annie Potts (Tracy Spencer)
Special Guest Star:
Kathleen Lloyd (Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin)  (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Stephanie Blackmore (Fatman's Widow)
Bryan Clark (Richard Lindley)
Glenn Cannon (Doc Ibold)
With:
Krash Kealoha (Security Guard)
Joe Ashour ('Kojak' look-alike)
Ray Ritzke ('Detective Mike Stone' look-alike)
Ken Spina ('Columbo' look-alike)
Synopsis:
The presentation of Magnum's award of Investigator of the Year becomes memorable when the famous French
detective who was presenting it drops dead during the ceremony.

7.5 [--] Magnum PI: DEATH AND TAXES
b: 29-Oct-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver / Producer: Tom Selleck
w: Bruce Cervi
d: Alan J. Levi
Guest Stars:
Joe Santos (Lt. Nolan Page)
Jean Bruce Scott (Lt. Maggie Poole)  (recurring)
Kenneth Tigar (Milton Collins - "The Ripper")
And:
Gary Frank (Jeff Spangler)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
George O'Hanlon Jr. (Detective Spilner)
With:
Dick Jensen (Detective Kinohe)
Farden Akui (Kana)
Carolyn Shofner (Laura Stiles)
Ellen Maloney (Policewoman)
Robert Loggia (Phillipe Trusseau – "La Bull" [flash-back, uncredited])
Synopsis:
A serial killer taunts Magnum with riddles that reveal who his next victim will be.

7.6 [--] Magnum PI: LITTLE GIRL WHO
b: 05-Nov-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Deborah M. Pratt
d: Ray Austin
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Marta DuBois (Michelle Hue (formerly Magnum))
Jean Bruce Scott (Lt. Commander Maggie Poole) (recurring)
Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley)  (recurring)
And:
Lance LeGault (Colonel Buck Greene) (recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Soon-Teck Oh (General Nguyen Hue)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Kristen Carreira (Lily Catherine Hue)
Lloyd Kino (General Minh)
With:
Roland Nip (Luang)
Faye Cameron (Sister Mary Rose)
Rick Quan (Young Man)
Emme Tomimbang (Newscaster)
Andy Dupree (Colonel Greene's Aide)
Florence Chang (Mother)
Scott Oughterson (Security Guard)
Synopsis:
Magnum's ex-wife, who is being hunted by Vietnamese soldiers, drops off her 5-yr-old daughter with Magnum for safekeeping.

7.7 [--] Magnum PI: PAPER WAR
b: 12-Nov-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Jay Huguely
d: Tony Wharmby
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Cast:
James Shigeta (Mr. Obata)
Richard Narita (Bill Nahli)
Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley) (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Kimo Kahoano (Foreman)
Clay Wai (Ed)
With:
Robert Silva (Police Officer #1)
Harold Iseke (Police Officer #2)
Synopsis:
Magnum and Higgins try to out do each other in practical jokes while Magnum tries to bust a gambling ring.

7.8 [--] Magnum PI: NOVEL CONNECTION (Crossover Episode continued on "Murder She Wrote")
b: 19-Nov-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Jay Huguely
d: Harry Harris
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Ramon Bieri (Captain Frank Browning)
Stephanie Faracy (Amy Sayler)
Dorothy Loudon (Pamela Bates)
Jared Martin (Arthur Houston)
John McMartin (Jason Bryan)
Jessica Walter (Joan Fulton)
Special Guest Star:
Angela Lansbury (Jessica K. Fletcher)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Don Matheson (Paul Mayfield)
With:
Stephanie Reynolds (Secretary)
Frank Atienza (Sergeant Puna)
David Palmer (Elderly Man)
Roland Naalao (Police Officer)
Synopsis:
Magnum teams up with mainland mystery novelist to discover who is trying to kill one of Robin's guests.
(Crossover Episode continued on "Murder She Wrote")

7.9 [--] Magnum PI: KAPU
b: 26-Nov-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Deborah Dean Davis
d: Ivan Dixon
Guest Stars:
Elisha Cook, Jr. (Francis "Ice Pick" Hofstetler) (recurring)
Jeanne Elias (Rita)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Dick Jensen (Mano)
Marlene Sai (Makua Wahine Luka)
Deborah Calbero (Alealea)
Larry Pennell (Norm Vogel)
With:
Karen Keawehawaii (Bag Lady)
Bill Couch (Nick Sutherland)
Kimo Hugho (Trader)
Rocky Jensen (Fisherman)
Maile Mataele (Kehealani)
Synopsis:
Magnum is captured and imprisoned on a uninhabited island while trying to save a girl who witnessed a mob killing.

7.10 [--] Magnum PI: MISSING MELODY
b: 03-Dec-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Roger E. Mosley & Cal Wilson
d: Harvey Laidman
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Fay Hauser (Tina Calvin)
Shavar Ross (Bryant Calvin)
Alfonso Ribeiro (Kenny)
Lillian Lehman (Evelyn Perry)
Thom McFadden (Big Jim Stotter)
Albert Popwell (David Crawford)
Cyndi James-Reese (Donna)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Bob Fimiani (F.B.I. Agent John Estin)
With:
Martina Stringer (Melody Calvin)
Reginald Ho ("Bernie The Bookie" Cochran)
Fuzzy Moody (Airport Security Guard)
Jeff Cutrer (F.B.I. Aide)
Synopsis:
Magnum suspects the boyfriend of T.C.'s ex-wife in the kidnapping of T.C.'s daughter.

7.11 [--] Magnum PI: DEATH OF THE FLOWERS (aka "Mentor")
b: 10-Dec-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Mary Ann Kasica & Michael Scheff
d: Jerry Jameson
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Michael Constantine (Judge Hannibal Kearns)
Elisha Cook, Jr. (Francis "Ice Pick" Hofstetler)  (recurring)
Pat Li (Grace Chang)
William Watson (Donald Hayes)
Kwan Hi Lim (Lt. Yoshi Tanaka) (recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Kathleen Lloyd (Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin) (recurring)
*
With: (end credits) (NO Co-stars)
Jeremy Gosch (Young Rick (at 12 years old))
Virginia Rose (Woman #1)
Evelyn Bell (Woman #2)
Michael Mikasa (Defense Attorney)
Roland Takemori (Minister)
Robert Malo (Baliff)
Synopsis:
A judge whom Carol considers her mentor is found dead shortly after she and
Magnum confront him with evidence of his corruption.

7.12 [--] Magnum PI: AUTUMN WARRIOR
b: 17-Dec-1986
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Jay Huguely
d: Tony Wharmby
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Pete Kowanko (Doug)
Reginald T. Dorsey (Clint)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Warren Fabro (Moki)
Greg Monaghan (Al Cleary)
Dennis Haskins (Del Haynes)
With:
Pamela Bryant (Marge)
Russell Omori (Platoon Leader)
Marlo Scott (Donna)
Bernie Pock (Young Higgins)
Synopsis:
Three teenage convicts try to kill Higgins when he takes on the job of counselor on a prison farm camping trip.

7.13 [--] Magnum PI: MURDER BY NIGHT (b&w)
b: 14-Jan-1987
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Robert Hamilton
d: Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography: Lloyd Ahern II
*
Guest Stars: (opening credits)
Anne Twomey (Alicia Maxfield)
Jennifer Runyon (Christine Maxfield Bentley)
Phyllis Davis (Tiffy)
Jeff Mackay (The Coroner)
And:
Henry Jones (The Butler)
*
Cast of Players (end credits)
Tom Selleck (Thomas Sullivan Magnum, 1940s P.I.)
John Hillerman (Sam Caldwell)
Roger E. Mosley (Inspector Wolf)
Larry Manetti (Reverend Bentley)
Anne Twomey (Alicia Maxfield)
Jennifer Runyon (Christine Maxfield Bentley)
Phyllis Davis (Tiffy)
Jeff Mackay (The Coroner)
Henry Jones (The Butler)
With:
Bill Edwards (William J. Maxfield)
Synopsis:
A story Magnum writes about a 1940's gumshoe solving a murder case is brought to life with Magnum as the P.I..

7.14 [--] Magnum PI: ON THE FLY
b: 21-Jan-1987
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Jay Huguely
d: Bernard L. Kowalski
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Annette Cardona (Maria Torres)
Jeff Mackay (Jim "Mac" Bonnick)  (recurring)
Bryne Piven (Pasqual Valez)
Mike Moroff (Emilio)
*
With: (end credits) (NO Co-stars)
David Traylor (Art)
David Cadiente (Juan)
Bob Jones (News Anchor)
Jimmy Ortega (Suertudo)
Synopsis:
Mac's impersonation of Magnum while trying to blackmail a Mexican mobster puts Magnum in danger.

7.15 [--] Magnum PI: SOLO FLIGHT
b: 04-Feb-1987
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Jay Huguely
d: John C. Flinn III
Director of Photography: Lloyd Ahern II
Guest Stars:
Norman Fell (David Albertson)
Robert Phalen (Harvey Michels)
*
With: (end credits) (NO Co-stars)
Prescott Ogle (Hunter #1)
Tony Troche (Hunter #2)
*
Robert Pine (Lt. Thomas S. Magnum, senior (1950s) [flash-back, uncredited])
R.J. Williams (Tommy Magnum as a boy (1950s) [flash-back, uncredited])
Susan Blanchard (Katherine Magnum (1950s) [flash-back, uncredited])
Bo Svenson (Colonel Ivan (1950s)[flash-back, uncredited])
Synopsis:
Magnum tries to get away from it all by climbing a mountain after bungling a
case and becomes trapped under the wreckage of a WW II airplane.

7.16 [--] Magnum PI: FORTY
b: 11-Feb-1987
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Bruce Cervi
d: Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Patrice Martinez (Linda Lee Ellison)
James Luisi (John Walter Costa - 'The Wolf')
James Hong (Han Quing)
And:
Gwen Verdon (Katherine Magnum Peterson)
*
With:
Ben Wong (Scott Becker)
Aina Ezitis (Wolf Girl)
Kirk Matthews (Security Guard)
Consulina Wong (Kim)
Au Seng Jerong (Wolf Leader)
Cindy Wong (Bar Hostess)
Lin Brown (Connie)
Don Nahaku (Valet)
Synopsis:
Magnum has little to celebrate on his 40th birthday when he loses his lucky
$2 bill, his heart and almost loses his life.

7.17 [--] Magnum PI: LAURA
b: 25-Feb-1987
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely & Rick Weaver
w: Chris Abbott
d: Alan J. Levi
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Joe Santos (Lieutenant Nolan Page)
Kevyn Major Howard (Kenneth Geiger)
Steven Keats (Clayton)
Jack Kruschen (Doheny's former Partner)
Joan McMurtrey (Doheny's daughter)
Special Guest Star:
Frank Sinatra (Retired Detective Sergeant Michael Doheny)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Kristin Brick (Laura Doheny O'Hara)
Branscombe Richmond (Smitty)
Al Waterson (Police Officer)
Meg Roach (Tourist)
Kathryn Brock (Moped Driver)
Terry Avakian (Heckler)
Shari Lynn (Woman Heckler)
Synopsis:
Magnum gets involved with a retired New York cop who has come out to Hawaii
to solve a unsolved murder case that he has a personal interest in.

7.18 [--] Magnum PI: OUT OF SYNC [NOT verified]
b: 11-Mar-1987 (possibly postponed to 25-Mar-87)
W: Jay Huguely [NOT verified]
D: Joan Darling [NOT verified]
Cast: [NOT verified]
Danny Delany .................. Cynthia Farrall
Lisa Blount ................... Andrea Nicholson
David Hemmings ................ Danny Nathan
Chris Cole
Synopsis:
Magnum has little time to see Cynthia, his fiancee, when she comes to Hawaii for the weekend when a porno
actress comes to him seeking help in proving her boyfriend is making snuff films.

7.19 [--] Magnum PI: THE AUNT WHO CAME TO DINNER
b: 18-Mar-1987
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely / Rick Weaver
w: Chris Abbott-Fish
d: Russ Mayberry
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Barbara Rush (Aunt Phoebe Sullivan)
Mark Stevens (Dennis Parker)
Fred Sadoff (Theo Winters)
Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley)  (recurring)
Kwan Hi Lim (Lt. Yoshi Tanaka)  (recurring)
Katherine Kelly Lang (Lani)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Moe Keale (Mortie)
Connie Kissinger (Second Clerk)
Dan Ryan (Herbie Fosdick)
With:
Kiersten Warren (Sugar)
Terry Avakian (N.Y. Cabbie)
Tara McKenzie (Nurse)
Kinau Wilder (Elderly Lady)
Paulette Franco (First Clerk)
Synopsis:
Magnum's aunt, a famous playwright, comes to Magnum seeking help as she is
certain someone is trying to kill her.

7.20 [--] Magnum PI: THE PEOPLE vs. ORVILLE WRIGHT
b: 01-Apr-1987
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely / Rick Weaver
w: Bruce Cervi
d: Burt Brinckerhoff
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Elisha Cook, Jr. (Francis "Ice Pick" Hofstetler) (recurring)
John Zarchen (Farnsworth)
John Lansing 
Leo V.Gordon
Maria O'Brien (Manager Applicant #2)
Kwan Hi Lim (Lt. Yoshi Tanaka)  (recurring)
Special Guest Star:
Kathleen Lloyd (Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin) (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Lyman Ward (Frank Foley)
With:
Carmella Barut (Carmella)
Bob Witthans (Jack)
Bill Fiddler (Agent McCartt)
Kirk Matthews (Mr. Finch)
Esmond Chung (Sergeant Kenny Chung)
Masa Niko (Butler)
Synopsis:
Rick is arrested for killing Ice Pick and in his defense signs a full confession.

7.21 [--] Magnum PI: LIMBO
b: 15-Apr-1987
Co-ex: Chas. Floyd Johnson /Sup pr: Chris Abbott-Fish
Producers: Jay Huguely / Rick Weaver
Teleplay by Jay Huguely & Bruce Cervi & Chris Abbott-Fish/ Story: Tom Selleck & Chas. Floyd Johnson
d: Jackie Cooper
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Guest Stars:
Marta DuBois (Michelle Hue (formerly Magnum))
Lance LeGault (Colonel Buck Greene)  (recurring)
Jeff Mackay (the ghost of "Mac" MacReynolds)  (recurring)
Jean Bruce Scott (Lieutenant Commander Maggie Poole)  (recurring)
Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley)  (recurring)
Kwan Hi Lim (Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka)  (recurring)
And:
John Beck (Edward T. Durant)
Special Guest Star:
Kathleen Lloyd (Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin) (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Glenn Cannon (Doc Ibold)
Kristin Carreira (Lily Catherine Hue)
With:
Andy Dupree (Lieutenant Greene's Aide)
Synopsis:
After being seriously wounded in a shoot out Magnum is able to walk among his friends as a ghost
where they cannot see or hear him.

Note:
Meant to be the final episode - but came back for 1 more season.