A Sense of Debt (4.8)

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#1 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:18 am

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Original Air Date: 12/1/1983
After he runs into - literally - Vietnam veteran and professional boxer Leon Platt, T.C. steps into the ring in order to win a boxing prize that will save the man and his daughter from destitution. Higgins summons Magnum back from a job in Detroit to help before T.C.'s sense of guilt knocks him out for good.

#2 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:36 pm

Love this episode. It's one of my favorites from Season Four.

T.C.'s all over this episode (something which should have been done more in the show) and gets to strut his stuff on the bare-knuckle fighting circuit! You get to see several great fight scenes here.

And what a cast this episode has - two ubiquitous Hollywood bruisers/tough guys Denny Miller and Donald Gibb, a young Shannon Doherty and real life Detroit Tigers stars Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker!

There's also a great Higgins line in this episode: "You ran through a pen, striking Mr. Platt, who was chasing a pig?! It's so... Magnum-esque. The body has departed, but the spirit has remained behind to haunt me. Why?"

IslandHopper · #3 Post by **IslandHopper** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:56 am

And James, don't forget "Bobby-K" and "Buster."

#4 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:11 am

I'm sure it's just me, but did we ever learn the significance of those names?

lutherhgillis · #5 Post by **lutherhgillis** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:20 pm

TC is great, as usual. I like the line from the club where TS, Rick, and TC are talking. TC wants to borrow Magnum's Ferrari and Mag says, "What's wrong with the van?" TC replies, "It's not a Ferrari." Super bad!

That Charlie, the promoter was sleaze ball.

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:23 pm

TC did some serious damage in the ring. Did anyone notice the bad ass he fights is Oger from Revenge of the Nerds?

IslandHopper · #7 Post by **IslandHopper** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:12 pm

IKnowWhatYoureThinking wrote:TC did some serious damage in the ring. Did anyone notice the bad ass he fights is Oger from Revenge of the Nerds?

Yeah. Donald Gibb also plays in "Eighth Part of the Village."

#8 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:13 pm

Donald Gibb is one of my favorite Hollywood "tough guys". Here's what he looks like today....

#9 Post by **ConchRepublican** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:32 pm

Wow . . . if they are casting for one of the trolls for The Hobbit movie, they better get their hands on him for either Bert, Tom or William.

#10 Post by **Doc Ibold** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:51 pm

James J. Walters wrote:Donald Gibb is one of my favorite Hollywood "tough guys". Here's what he looks like today....

He was just in "Hancock" as one of the inmates in the therapy session

rubber chicken · #11 Post by **rubber chicken** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:18 am

I just have to chime in to give respect to Donald Gibb. It's always a pleasure to see him.

Seeing Donald's current photo made me wonder, who would win in a fight - Donald Gibb or Paul Teutul Sr. from American Chopper?

I'm thinking Donald Gibb, he did pretty well in Bloodsport's Kumite. That is of course until he went up against Bolo Yeung but I won't hold that against him. Plus Paul Teutul Sr. is 6' tall and Donald Gibb is 6' 4" which is a big difference.

grantwiscour · #12 Post by **grantwiscour** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:38 pm

When T.M. is at the stadium and on the phone with Higgins you see a play at home plate on the TV screen. You see the same play during Jaroro Farewell. I can't quite make out the name of the guy sliding into Home.

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:35 pm

I believe he was also in the old First and Ten series on HBO.

MACattack · #14 Post by **MACattack** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:14 am

This episode makes me wonder how it would play out if it was filmed in 2008, instead of 1983. T.C. would probably have to fight his way through a tournament similiar to the UFC!!!! He's a bad ass dude, but he would need to learn karate or kickboxing to stay up.

#15 Post by **Doc Ibold** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:42 pm

This episode has one of the "odder" quotes I've ever heard on the show:

Leon: "King of the Mountain of the World! T.C.! He's beautiful..... and a man!"

Hwhaaaaa?

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