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Mac's Back is the third episode of the fifth season of Magnum, P.I. which originally aired on October 11, 1984.

Summary[]

Magnum is despondent over his loss of his wife Michelle, his father, Mac McReynolds, and now Diane Dupres. While driving in Honolulu the next day, he sees a man who could be an identical twin for Mac McReynolds.

Cast[]

Main[]

Recurring[]

  • Jeff MacKay as Lieutenant McReynolds
  • Lance LeGault as Colonel Buck Greene

Guest[]

  • Darryl Ferreira as Father Jim Hiller (as Darryl Ferrera)
  • Glenn Cannon as Dr. Ibold
  • Robert Harker as Jeweler, at Polani Jewelers
  • Fred Ball as Ice Cream Parlor Manager
  • Esmond Chung as Honolulu Police Officer
  • Winston Char as Duc-Ho, the Gambler
  • Ric Groenendal as Sailor (as Richard Groenendal)
  • Phil Johnson as Shore Patrolman
  • Carmella Barut as Carmella (credit only)

Trivia[]

  • Legendary Stempede Wrestling professional wrestler Tor Kamaka appears in this episode as one of Duc-Ho's bodyguards. Tor also wrestled in the WWF (now WWE) (managed by Classie Freddie Blassie) in the late 70s.
  • Future longtime KGMB (now HNN) news reporter Jade Moon makes a brief uncredited appearance in the poker game scene.

Quotes[]

Higgins: If you're going to drink yourself into a stupor, wouldn't whiskey be more effective?
Magnum: Too hard to keep an even buzz on with whiskey.

Magnum: It's not just Diane! It's Michelle and Mac, Rick's little sister, Dan Cook, the little Vietnamese kid whose name I can't remember....My Dad. All people I loved, or who counted on me, and they're gone.
Higgins: Death is part of life. I know that sounds trite, but the very nature of life means that the older we get, the more loses we can expect. And, if we go to war, or choose a profession such as yours, those loses are going to be higher.
Magnum: Look, Higgins, I know you are trying to help and I appreciate it, I really do. I know this isn't going to solve anything, I know I'm being morose, and stupid, but I just don't give a damn.

Higgins: The two of you are as nervous as a pair of Devonshire schoolgirls.
T.C.: And you're not?
Higgins: No.
T.C.: Then why have you been sipping tea from an empty cup for the last half-hour?
  Season 5 (1980)
Echoes of the Mind (Part 1)Echoes of the Mind (Part 2)Mac's BackThe Legacy of Garwood HuddleUnder WorldFragmentsBlind JusticeMurder 101Tran Quoc JonesLuther Gillis: File No. 001Kiss of the SabreLittle GamesProfessor Jonathan HigginsCompulsionAll for One (Part 1)All for One (Part 2)The Love-for-Sale BoatLet Me Hear the MusicMs. JonesThe Man from MarseillesTorah, Torah, TorahA Pretty Good Dancing Chicken
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