Magnum Mania!

Hi guys!

I was reading on another site about the show yesterday and its says Higgins breaks the fourth wall, but they don't cite any specifics. I don't remember this ever happening. I am thinking the only character besides Thomas to break the wall is TC who does it once(can't remember the specific ep right now, but I'm pretty sure it happens). Does Higgins ever break the wall and if he does which episode?

Thanks!

something deeply recessed in my brain tells me he does....going to think about more. i am also re-watching from the beginning (again) so i am going to watch for it. "my little voice" tells me its later in the series and its out on the lawn of the estate.

Higgins tears down the fourth wall in "Never Again ... Never Again" and "The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii". I'm pretty sure he does it once or twice more, but unfortunately I havn't documented those yet.

In the episode Never Again...Never Again (1.7) I think he looks at the camera. Check out my Youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9QgnYwf-zM) at the 1:29 mark

Also in the episode The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii he does. Look at the 1:45 mark in my video.

Oops! JJ Walters posted right before the same info!

John

Thanks, maybe I'll make it my project to count 4th wall breaks on my next run through the series.

He breaks the fourth wall in "China Doll"

I think the breaking of the 4th wall is one of the assets to the show that helped to make it feel like me and Magnum had this personal relationship.

Majordomo wrote:I think the breaking of the 4th wall is one of the assets to the show that helped to make it feel like me and Magnum had this personal relationship.

Yes I agree. The 4th wall breaks and TM's narration made the viewers feel like they were one of the gang. Maybe even closer than Rick, TC, or Higgy--they didn't get to read his mind. Well, sometimes they did.... reference "Home from the Sea." Ha!

I think Rick is the only one of the four that does not break the fourth wall ever.

Higgins breaks the 4th wall in Legend of the lost art.

This is great!!

I don't think Higgins looks at the camera in the first two clips (0:57 and 1:30... however, looking at the screen cap of that one, oddly his right eye does and the left one doesn't) and I am really not sure about 1:46.
I have the feeling that he really has a problem looking straight at it, having been instructed all his life not to, that I think to compromise he looks at the rim of the lens.

57 secs


1:30


1:46