Magnum Mania!

Paniolo

Episode ID: 114
Episode Number: 6.8
Air Date: 11/7/1985
Writer: Jay Huguely
Director: Russ Mayberry
Producer: Chris Abbott
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Guest Stars

Henry Darrow (Will Kenikowa), Michael Sharrett (Kenny Harbison), Mary Kate McGeehan (Lynn Harbison), Doug McClure (John Quillan), Kawika Pagan (Jesse Hikina), Clifford Lorenzo (David Pono)

Plot Outline

Magnum wrangles with dangerous cattle rustlers as they strike a struggling estate on the big island of Hawaii.

Rating

7.0 (23 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 The Hawaiian cowboy, the Paniolo, translates in Hawaiian to "chief ranch hand".

2 Most of this episode was filmed on the Big Island of Hawaii at the historic Parker Ranch in Waimea. The Parker Ranch is one of the nation's oldest and most historic ranches and, at approximately 150,000 acres, is counted among the largest ranches in the United States. It’s also one of America’s oldest ranches, with more than 150 years of history. Also, the Mauna Lani Resort on the Kohala Coast is used as a filming location for a brief scene.

3 This is the second episode in a row to take place entirely outside of Oahu, with no scenes at Robin's Nest.

4 MPI stunt coordinator (and stunt double for Roger E. Mosley) Bob Minor makes a brief appearance as a paniolo henchman. Magnum scraps with him in a cow pen.

5 Magnum mentions again that his fee is "$200 a day, plus expenses".

6 Hawaii Five-O also has an episode titled "Paniolo" (from Season 3).

7 Watch closely in the scene where Magnum (on his horse) tackles Kenny (who is also on a horse), to avoid gunfire, and they both go crashing to the ground. Tom Selleck's stunt double lands square on his right shoulder, then "face plants" hard to the ground! A major ouch!

Quotes

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Magnum: I did my first investigative work as Roy Rogers. With my trusty broom "Trigger", I kept the neighborhood free from rustlers and bad guys for years. My villians in those days were always simple and straightforward, just like in Roy's movies. In this case, I was dealing a villian who was anything but simple, and one who had led me on a very false convincing false trail ... and unlike Roy I had to deal with reality, even if in the end I didn't end up on a "happy trail". (Narration)

Flubs

1 In the scene at the luau party after Magnum has found out the truth about Kenny, he is holding his arm forward with his hat in his hand, yet as the shot cuts to a closeup on him, both of his arms are down by his side.

2 When David is shot and falls off his horse, Magnum hurry's over to check on him, finding him dead. When Magnum gets over to David, you can see David's hat by his left side, only to mysteriously change in a few seconds to be by his head. (Noted by Mark Seaman)

3 In the scene where Magnum finds Jessee with the money, in the same sequence, Magnum is seen wearing two gloves, then none, then two again. (Noted by Mark Seaman)

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