Magnum Mania!

I Witness

Episode ID: 84
Episode Number: 4.21
Air Date: 5/3/1984
Writers: Reuben Leder, Chris Abbott
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Producer: Reuben Leder
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Recurring Characters

Kwan Hi Lim (Lt. Tanaka), Patrick Bishop (Keoki), Elissa Dulce Hoopai (Rosine)

Guest Stars

Joy Garrett (Joy Kelly), Denise Nicholas (T.C.'s Date), Ernest Harada (George Wong), Robert Gleason (Spence), Emme Tomimbang (Herself)

Plot Outline

When the Kimg Kamehameha Club is robbed by thieves wearing animal masks, the three principal eyewitnesses have different stories about what happened and how their heroic skills saved the day from complete disaster. Now Magnum must go by instinct to figure out what is fact and what is fiction before the armed thugs strike again.

Rating

8.5 (16 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 The theme of this episode, conflicting witness accounts, is heavily influenced by Akira Kurosawa's classic 1950 film, Rashomon.

2 This is Keoki's (Patrick Bishop) last episode. What a way to exit - He attempts to rob the King Kamehameha Club! Before he is escorted off to jail, we find out some additional information about him: He worked his up the KKC ladder. He started out as a janitor, then became a busboy. From there he worked his way up to desserts, salads and then became head bartender.

3 The KKC "party room" set is used for the first time. This room will later be identified as the "Anuenue Room" (or "Rainbow Room") and will be seen in many episodes to come, particularly in Season Seven. The room will not be seen again, however, until Season Six's "A Little Bit of Luck, A Little Bit of Grief" (6.20).

4 Rick's favorite song is "Feelings" by Morris Albert! Joy Kelly (Joy Garrett) sings several different versions of the song on piano, as each witness account is recalled. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is also mentioned (it is Joy's usual closing song).

5 Longtime Hawaiian TV news reporter Emme Tomimbang makes a brief appearance as herself at the beginning of the episode.

6 Although the actors in the pig and gorilla costumes each have several lines of dialog, they are not credited for their appearances in this episode.

Quotes

1
Magnum: Hawaiian sunsets are among the most breathtakingly beautiful in the world. Grandly vibrant, uniquely different every day, they paint a palette with boundaries that stop only at the horizons of one's imagination. However, when the sun goes down, it looks the same all over the world. Whether you're in Milwaukee or Maui, it's dark. (Narration)

2
Rick: Hey, I'm just sayin' it the way I remember it.
Higgins: I wouldn't call that memory. I would call it the insane, crazed, meanderings of an obviously demented mind!
Rick: Are you sayin' I'm wrong?
Higgins: Yes!

Flubs

1 The scene where Higgins is yelling at the robbers, there is a brief (3-4 secs.), very poorly done, post-production audio overdub - Higgins' voice sounds completely different in the same scene.

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