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"...By Its Cover" is the twentieth episode of the third season of Magnum, P.I. which originally aired on March 31, 1983.

Plot[]

Magnum meets an old Naval Academy buddy and ends up delivering marijuana.

Synopsis[]

Magnum works to throw the book at a corrupt parole officer who is threatening an encyclopedia salesman recently released from prison.

Cast[]

Main[]

Guest[]

  • Stuart Margolin as Rod Crysler
  • Ronald Hunter as Emmet Donner
  • Ted Gehring as Herm Dunbar
  • Carlene Watkins as Ms. Gordon, Parole Officer
  • Robert Feero as Dolphie Crenshaw
  • Robert Apisa as Mack
  • Clay Wai as Tony
  • Peter Bourne as Ray (credited as Peter Bourne Jr.)
  • Tom Lupo as Peters

Trivia[]

  • This episode features some nice views of the Hawaii Kai area of Oahu.
  • "5-0" (from Hawaii Five-0) is mentioned again; T.C. says to Magnum, "I still can't understand why 5-0 couldn't chauffeur you around, man".
  • There is a reference to Tom Selleck's 1977 TV movie Bunco with Robert Urich.
  • Ted Gehring (Herm Dunbar) appeared with Tom Selleck in the 1979 television movie (and failed pilot) The Gypsy Warriors.
  • Tom Selleck’s regular lookalike and body / stunt double Tom Lupo makes an appearance in this episode as “Peters”, the source of a brief mix-up at the police station as Officer Gordon mistakes Magnum for one of her parolees.

Quotes[]

Rod Crysler: Hey man, I'm so clean it smells good!

(T.C.'s chopper is landing on a beach)
Ray: You don't think that could be Da kine, huh?
Tony: Yeah, definitely, brah! That's Da kine! The whirlybird express!

(Higgins & Magnum are discussing the newlywed guests of Robin Masters who are staying at the estate)
Higgins: The Baron sent word that he and Miss Elle would be leaving this afternoon.
Magnum: They sent word!?
Higgins: Yes, they havn't left their suite since they arrived on Thursday.
Magnum: Five days!?
Higgins: I just keep sending in food and drink. It's absolutely decadent.
  Season 3 (1980)
Did You See the Sunrise?Ki'is Don't LieThe Eighth Part of the VillagePast TenseBlack on WhiteFlashbackFoiled AgainMr. White DeathMixed DoublesAlmost HomeHeal ThyselfOf Sound MindThe Arrow That Is Not AimedBasket CaseBirdman of BudapestI Do?Forty Years from Sand IslandLegacy from a FriendTwo Birds of a Feather...By Its CoverThe Big BlowFaith and Begorrah
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