What Happened To The Original Cast Of Magnum PI?
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- Back in the '80s, the crime drama Magnum P.I. wasn’t just a hit show, it was a phenomenon. It made viewers want to sport a Tom Selleck mustache, short shorts, dashing white boat shows, Vuarnet shades, and a Detroit Tigers baseball cap. Yup, it was a long time ago -- although a Tom Selleck mustache is in style in any era.
The hit series ran for eight seasons in the '80s and was consistently ranked as one of the top shows during that time. But where have all the cast members been up to since the show ended? Here’s what happened to the original cast members of Magnum P.I.
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Tom Selleck | 0:00
Roger E. Mosley | 1:08
Larry Manetti | 2:01
John Hillerman | 2:55
Kathleen Lloyd | 4:07
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What other 80s TV shows would you like us to feature?
A-Team
Dallas
Dynasty
Married wit Children
Family Ties
Miami Vice
Cheers
...so many
Airwolf
ALF
The Cosby Show
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Dukes of Hazzard.
MacGyver
Thats what pops into my mind.
Those short shorts.. still gets me hott.
@Maori Boy Your right, i tought it was form 1989 but its 1990. My fault.
Knight Rider
There's only one Magnum and that's Tom Selleck. Can't be Magnum without the stache
Totally agree. The chemistry between the original characters was unique.
Agree!!!!
The reboot sucked.
Wasn't Tom clean shaven on an episode of Friends? He appeared on The Dating Game clean shaven as an eligible bachelor.
@@luistrujilli6857 yep
I'm a Brit and believed for years that John Hillerman was English. I was amazed when I discovered he was a Texan. Great actor. I loved this series and all the characters in it.
Sure had me fooled!
@Louis G Yes he sure did.
williamgeorgefraser John Hillerman had said he credited his 'Texan' accent to help him to sound like he was British. In an interview at the height of popularity of the show, John explained he received fan mail from England, with many saying: "Good show, ole boy! It is fabulous to have a British actor on American Telly!" Which then he replies to them: "Thank you! I sincerely appreciate your compliments... But there is something I need to tell you..." 😄
Yes. Denison, Texas. He had one of the best British accents. He fooled almost everyone (including me). Always remember him from Blazing Saddles. Great actor.
Although I love the whole cast, Magnum isn’t magnum without Tom AND John. Both had chemistry.
The opening credits of the show were especially impressive. Magnum peeling out from the grass in the 308 with that smug, self-satisfied look was so classic.
I love Higgins. May he Rest In Peace
I always hoped for an episode where Higgins actually saved Magnum's bacon, showing off some actual martial arts and firearms proficiency.
Cesar, That reminds me of the time when I was in Hawaii serving in the Navy reserves in 1986 while doing my 2 weeks duty, I :) :)
@@jerrysullivan8424 Did I ever tell you about the time I saved myself and Corky Bostwick from quick sand by grabbing a large tree branch with my pinky?
@@kendallrivers1119 :) LOL!
Loved this show. I could've listened to Higgins's old war stories all day.
Magnum was perfect escapism. Loved it.
Rewatching the original series now.
been watching it all day
Same here. We DVR it (4 episodes/day on the Hallmark Mystery channel), and our family watches one or two each night (so we're really behind). My teenage sons really like it, my wife tolerates it, and I reminisce about the "good old days of TV".
@@darrellkidd5177 ME TOO!! ENJOY.
Rick wasn't the owner of the King Kamehameha Club. Rick was merely the Manager. The club had a board of directors (like a Country Club) of which Higgins was the chair. He threatened to fire Rick from his position on many occasions on the show.
You can't reboot this show. The chemistry is impossible to recreate. And there will never be an equal to Tom Seleck to play Magnum. Probably my favorite show in the 80s. I never missed an episode.
You can reboot anything. Doesn't have to be as good as the original and I highly doubt that shows are being rebooted to be better than the original and make people completely forget the original. Also a reboot doesn't mean you have to watch it.
I do think Perdita Weeks is proper fit though.
@@newvillagefilms Not for Higgins. Turning Higgins from a fifty something year old man to a hot young blonde just reeks of desperation.
@@Abraksas112 Well then you don't know how pathetic tv execs and networks are these days because their sad plan is to reboot classic shows to try to outdo them instead of making their own original content with their own merit. And just because they can reboot anything doesn't mean they should. Best to leave a good thing alone and actually do some real work.
@@kendallrivers1119 Who cares about what execs are planning with these reboots? While I don't think every reboot is a good one I did enjoy my fair share of reboots, including some of those where I already loved the original. Let me tell you a secret, you can watch a reboot without having to forget the original or expecting it to be better or as good as or whatever.
And many of those reboots I watched did try to do their own thing instead of being a plain copy. So may I suggest you start actually watching reboots instead of whining about them thinking you know everything while you apperently actually know nothing?
Do I think every reboot is neccessary? Absolutely not. Do I think every reboot is good? God no. But plenty reboots actually are real good, and mostly because they actually try to do their own shit with it.
And yeah, execs probably aim for outdoing the original. But is that really a bad thing? I mean, shouldn't you always aim for the highest? And if the original gets destroyed for you because of a reboot than thats on you, not on those who make the reboot. Just as with songs and games and stuff.
But maybe I should just consider myself lucky for having this wonderful ability to enjoy reboots, remakes, covers and whatever instead of being all whiney because they try to kill my favorite things.
You cannot replace Tom Selleck. It's his personality plus his looks. We need too put back on tv
Apart from nice scenery of Hawaii, fancy car, mansion and the era that the show captured what made the show great was the relationship between Magnum and Higgins and you can't recreate that chemistry again.
Hollywood just needs to stop with the "re-booting" of classics. You can never re-create the chemistry that was THIS Magnum P.I.
I agree. Hollywood is running out of original ideas.
Originality is dead.
What a great show that was. Good story, action and great actors.
I think it's worth mentioning that John Hillerman won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his work on Magnum. Also, I never got the impression that Carol was interested in Magnum romantically.
One episode did, actually
I thought John hillerman was the voice of kitt in knightrider
You forgot the other two stars of the show: Zeus and Apollo!
Agatha and Icepick, too. 😄
I just got the hole DVD collection of Magnum P.I. and boy am I having fun watching this :D
Larry Manetti was also on Black Sheep squadron. Another great show
So were Jeff MacKay as "Mac", Jeff Withmore Jr., W.K. Stratton and Red West. They also appeared in some of the Magnum episodes.
Love this show. Love those short shorts!
This was one of the few shows that my family didn't argue about. When it was on, no one wanted to watch anything else. Everyone loved it. In fact, I can't even recall what was going up against it.
The Cosby Show went up against it in 1984 and of course knocked them off number 1 very slightly because Magnum was still a top ten show the rest of the series. But those were such different times with tv weren't they? Back then everyone in the house had to watch the same show in the same room at dinner time. That's why tv shows back then were getting 20 to 40 millions viewers. Much easier being a giant hit back then than now.
@@kendallrivers1119 Thanks for the info! And, yes I agree that mega hit shows are a thing of the past. Entertainment is so deeply fragmented that procurers are now looking for ever more niches to fill rather than broadening the ones they have. Just giving the people what they want. Instant gratification world!
@@InformationIsTheEdge Yeah the passion is lost. I miss shows like Magnum and others from that time that just had passion and love and fun oozing out of them.
@@kendallrivers1119 Hardcastle And McCormick, The Fall Guy, Hunter, Knight Rider, The A-Team. I could go on.
@@InformationIsTheEdge Family Ties, Growing Pains, Night Court, Who's The Boss, The Cosby Show, Amen, 227, Golden Girls, Hart to Hart, Moonlighting, Dukes of Hazzard, Dallas, Quantum Leap, The Equalizer etc. So many I can name off the top of my head.
Watching my new favorite show. The original Magnum P.I.
Let's not forget how funny and cool T.C was. ❤️👍🏽
Loved this show back in the Day.
Tom Selleck is Magnum,and the Jessie Stone films are good too👍
Love the Jessie Stone movies!
This was my favourite show in the 80’s. The complex relationship between Magnum and Higgins was the heart of the show. They were very different in behaviour and lifestyle but they shared many common values such as integrity, honour and loyalty, as well as a military background. They may have had a begrudging respect for each other but they always had trust. It was one of the best written relationships on TV at that time.
Thomas Magnum may have been a fictitious character but he had THE life.
You are perfectly right, Kevin! The relationship between Higgins and Magnum was always a loyal one. This you don't find so often these days. You can have different opinions, but loosing your respect to each other is more often the topic these days. I am born in 1965 and watched the series as a teenager and later as a growing adult (who never lost its childhood). Loving it! Have a safe time, Magnum-friend! Dominiek, Belgium.
I watched this show all the time as a younger kid. The 1980s in elementary and Jr high. I'm watching it now on air TV. It's 2021
I’m watching the reruns now. Love that program.
Met Larry Manetti at the TV Land convention in Burbank around 2004. He was kinda like his character on the show. Talked to him for a while. Nice guy.
loved magnum pi, still watch it in reruns, great show💕💕💕💕
The original is a hell of a lot better than that garbage they have now.
I like the remake too.
YES!!! 100% Theirs no way of watching that new show. Is a complete garbage.
Thats how it usually goes these days...
I like the new Magnum, love the original though (still watching in reruns)
The remake doesn't have the flavor the original has. Also telling how they changed Higgins' gender smh lol. The chemistry of those four guys was what made classic television. That show focused on characters and their relationships first, action and crime plot second. Does not happen on tv today.
The main problem with the reboot turning Higgins to a young hot action hero woman type besides being corny as hell is that it takes away what made Thomas and Higgins' relationship so interesting, unique and great: while they bickered and drove each other crazy you never doubted they would kill or die for one another in a heartbeat. They were both rivals and friends and had trust and a bond that two soldiers have. The reboot just wanted they cliche will they\won't they crap and god forbid have four men on a show these days. Far less depth just a ratings grab.
I LOVE my TOMTOM!!!!!!!!!!
It ticked me off when they turned Higgy-Baby into a woman, and I'm a woman! Just leave the original alone, there's only one Magnum P.I.
Tomas-Higgins relationship was so good that the producers on the reboot decided not to even attempt to recreate it and go a completely different route. I saw one episode of the reboot and then never again.
@@markusr1308 Truly one of the greatest duos in television history. And even if they cast a man to play Higgins it still wouldn't work. Can't replace those actors in those roles, they were just born to play them.
Watching original Magnum PI right now july 2020 during quarentine
I miss these times.
I not only have been a fan from day one!
But to this day I still have his laugh and people even recognize it.
I still trying to wrap my head around the fact Higgins was is Blazing Saddles. 😄😄😄
Why can't you "wrap your head around it?". He was an actor..
I don't think Blazing saddles was based on a true story.
The new one should be called Magnum P.U.
😆😅😂🤣
😂😂😂😂😂🤣
Thanks for the video. Always liked the occasional narration & Magnums " little voice". Just my opinion but I thought this show brought about some dignity & more understanding & compassion for the Vietnam vets than they had received. Loved all the characters,RIP good old Higgins.
Ruhe in Frieden lieber TC!!!............die Serie war\ist einfach genial..........danke für diese schöne Serie und Kindheit!!!!!..........danke!
Fantasztikus sorozat volt,nagyon szerettem,zseniális színészekkel,a mai napig rákeresek,és újranézem!❤
This was a great show. Didn't know it still plays in 100 countries. Royalty checks must be nice.
I was stationed at SRF Pearl Harbor Hawaii 1982-85 Magnum got filmed a lot on Hotel Street and North Shore near Sea Life Park close to what they used as Robin's Nest. The actor that played Mack never wore a white T Shirt under his uniform a NO NO . I met Tom and Roger. one time nice guys. I asked them did they needed a Military advisor. During that time all the sightseeing helo's were painted like T.C.'s and every car rental place had a Magnum car. Sometimes it was a pain closing off a road for filming it didn't happen often. I haven't watched the new Magnum or Hawaii 5-0 two classics. I ran into Jack Lord one time at Kahala Mall he was getting some new sandals. I shaked his hand I was in uniform. He told me he served as a officer in the Merchant Marine. A true gentleman. I enjoyed my 22 years in the Navy I saw and did stuff that I still don't believe it really happened. My only wish they had I Phone's so I could have got some pictures.
Met Tom SElleck at Universal Studios back in 1990. He is Magnum.
I loved this show higgins was great and has held up very well
I saw selleck first time in the movie killers, i was intrigued by your appearance n personality, i checked him up on IMDb & learned about his iconic role in Magnum & I've watched all the seasons, loved it!
I still have a huge crush on Tom selleck
His sexy legs in those short shorts! ❤️❤️
You should check him out on the TV show, blue bloods.
Rick didn't own the club, he managed it.
Why did they demolish Robin's nest?
@@marilynswanson113 because it was in such disrepair that it was cheaper to tear it down.
I think it was going to be the retirement home of Pres. Obama, but he settled in Massachusetts.
The current owners have seemingly not demolished the guest house, the boat house, Magnums Dig. Trying to monopolize with it I wonder?
Tom is still my heartthrob.
Tom selleck is sexy at any age.
Loved this show as a kid :D
On the upside....I am enjoying reruns/downloads/DVDs from this show and other greats.
After watching the reruns recently, I noticed Tom Selleck wearing very short shorts. Gosh I musta had a few pairs of those types of shorts myself. Oh my God, what were we thinking?
We want an update on the demolished Robin Masters Estate. How dare they!!!!
Higgins: oh.....MY.....GOD!!!!
Why?
@@marilynswanson113 This is how a real life conversation would have gone, like that episode where they solve the murder sitting at the cafe.
Higgins: oh.....MY.....GOD!!!!
Magnum: it's OK Higgins. We can build another estate.
Higgins: You were playing games again.
Magnum: huh...
Higgins: You crashed the estate computer security system that Robin Masters set up to stop bulldozers.
Magnum: The game made me do it.
Higgins: IT MADE YOU DO IT?
[in walks Rick and TC]
TC: looking beautiful up there. Anyone for a ride in the helicopter?
Rick: it sure is beautiful. Cheer up Higgins. It's only an estate.
Higgins: ONLY AN ESTATE? [pulls out Japanese ceremonial knife]
Magnum: Higgins...you know that Japanese knives...are required to draw blood once drawn.
Higgins: [smiling wickedly] I know!
Magnum: [running] screams...
I didn't know they did that, so sad
You can thank a Obama real estate company who bought it (3-4 mill), demolished it and resold the lot (8-9 mill). Hmmmm.
Miss The Big Guy. Can’t believe they tore down the Robins Nest 😢should have been declared a national landmark!
Police Commissioner Frank Reagan is REALLY Lt. Thomas Sullivan Magnum who retired from the Navy ( last Magnum PI show he goes back to Active Duty) and changed his name, left Hawaii, moved to New York, started and started a family and became a Police Officer.
Please end the series "Blue Bloods" with Magnum waking up at Robin's Nest from a dream; make the entire "Blue Bloods" series a dream. Rick and TC could be there, the helicopter and the Ferrari. Sadly too late for Higgie Baby...Make it happen !!
Hey we can't forget Magnum's other buddy Mac(McReynolds)from the Navy who was played by Jeff Mackay RIP!
Sean Connery is Bond.
Tom Selleck is Magnum
End of story.
and David Hasselhoff is Michael Knight
No offense but to me roger moore is the best bond
Ray & Penny Roger Moore’s bond was excellent. I’d say the most unique depiction of Bond. I still feel classic Bond is Connery.
Totally agree!!!
Great show and cast, along with excellent guest stars, filmed in an excellent location. Remake isn’t very good.
I guess that my wife and I are finding it hard to watch the remakes. I have seen a few episodes of the new Magnum PI and I think that I would like it if we had not so enjoyed the original. Maybe the same with Macgyver. It's just hard for us to watch the remakes. If you're asking about 1980's shows to update their fans, then how about Simon and Simon, Remington Steele, Macgyver, and Murder She Wrote.
I think reunion movies with the original casts just works better. Look at the Perry Mason ones from the 80's and 90s, Hart to Hart, Gunsmoke etc. I think if they had done Magnum in early 2010s as made for tv movies and reuniting that cast it could've been very successful.
Rick didn’t own the club, I thought Robin Masters did and Rick was the manager and Higgins was on the board of directors
Thanks for the trip down memory lane p.s. what about the other star the car?
Love this show love T c also thanks for sharing glad they are still living a respectful life Linda j peace fun ❤️❤️💯💯💯💯
Back in the 80s if we ever pulled off the road, we always re-entered with a dirt/grass burnout and Called it the magnum.
The original had a plot with friendship. The remake is crap with just no directions. The new actors just don’t sell
RIP Higgins 😭😭😭😭😭
Very cool. My favorite show!!
When they first mentioned bringing the show back I was hoping Magnum would be the major domo now at a similar estate and his daughter from the first series would be the PI.
Please do The Equalizer! Some familiar faces on that show if you’ve seen Breaking Bad, The Dark Knight, and Cobra Kai
That was the original plan with Eva Longoria playing Magnum's daughter, not sure if Selleck would have starred because of Blue Bloods. More likely a recurring guest. Much better idea than a complete reboot. Refuse to watch the new show
Yeah I even remember seeing an ad in a magazine saying "Lily Magnum" so I was shocked and surprised to see they decided to do a reboot instead of a sequel series. I'm guessing after the all female cast Ghostbusters bombed at the box office, as well as the all female Ocean's 8 film, they opted out of a female Magnum
kbz5150 I doubt it was that. I think that it’s he’s in his 70s and he’s comfortable with the role he has on a show that’s like comfort food television for who it’s aimed for (although it’s sad to see actors from The Wire and The Sopranos on such a trope filled cop show) so that’s a steady paycheck. I also think his career kind of slowed down after that horrible tv interview where you know who let her cutie patootie mask slip.
@@ryancoulter4797 His career slowed down? He's been on Friends, multiple movies including the very successful Jesse Stone series and has been starring on Blue Bloods for now going on 12 years. Tom's career hasn't slowed down since Magnum went off the air and is frankly more to be proud of than most actors much younger than him.
Thomas Magnum and Thomas T.C. Calvin remind me of my P.E. teachers in elementary school
My favourite 80's series. As for Magnum there is only one. Would not bother watching the reboot rubbish.
The new Magnum is absolutely crap. There is only one Magnum.
The networks are desperate for old shows again because the new shows are terrible.
What about Zeus and Apollo who were on patrol?🐶🐻
Bow wow!
And...Tanaka...and Ice Pick.
@@markanthony3275 What about Higgins' ceremonial Japanese dagger? That needed a name. In one episode Magnum says "Higgins, Japanese daggers once held are required to draw blood". Higgins replies "I know!" and starts to chase him...
And Agatha, Higgins' sort of girlfriend lol
@@kendallrivers1119 Oh God you have reminded me of the episode where Agatha thinks that Higgins has proposed marriage. She runs round telling everyone. Then 5 minutes later Higgins has to tell her that it was a figure of speech only and he didn't propose. I have watched TOO much Magnum PI a LONG time ago...;)
Manetti wasn't the owner of the King Kamahhama Club but rather the hired manager.
Met Tom at a YMCA event and very nice person.
Shows to do, please: The Equalizer; ER; St Elsewhere; Hill Street Blues; LA Law (not sure if these were all ‘80s shows, but they were all top notch).
great actor... Love his stache.. Neat & thick
The original Magnum rocks. But I do like the new one !!
I'm watching this show on tv as I saw this come up
I watched obsessively for about a year on Prime and now they want to charge for each episode. RATS!!
Tom Selleck is always going to be Magnum P I just like Don Johnson is always going to be James Sonny Crockett on Miami Vice! Gosh I miss 80’s TV!
Tom should have bought Robin's Nest! I would have if I had his money. Sad it was torn down. Classy, classic place!
I really miss the original Magnum PI and the original Hawaii Five-O
Jack Lord is turning over in his grave over the remake of his show.
@@harperstacey9604 they have some very big shoes to fill with original shows and reason why I watch the new ones that just to see Hawaii in the background as a scenery🤙❤
You missed the guy who played the character of Luther H. Gillis acted by Eugene Roche, While he was only in 5 episodes, the character he played was truly funny & memorable.
Love Luther also Agatha, Jim Bonneck, Babs, Carol, Lt. Tanaka, Susan, Joe Santos' character etc. See that's what makes the true Magnum so perfect. The casting of all the characters from the main 4 to the recurring and guest cast was gold.
Aging is the most inevitable thing in the world, but I hate to see what it does to us.
Rick didn’t own it, he was just the manager and was on the board along with Higgins which implied that Robin Masters was one of it not the sole owner. Rick did have his own club in the first season, but I don’t recall them ever mentioning it again. That was probably just typical character tweaking between seasons.
wasn't it called the snow palace?
jeep guy no that was Rick American Cafe
Sorry to nitpick but "Rick" managed the club, he was not an owner. Higgins was on the Board and threatened to have Rick fired on numerous occasions usually because Rick was helping Magnum in some way. What a great show! It holds up well today. Thanks, Looper.
RIP Higgins
Bro I'm addicted lol
Fine video, odd you did not have Agatha Chumley, Lieutenant Tanaka or Mac for whom were in as many if not more episodes then Carol. Also it’s a weird error that you mentioned Rick owned the Kamehameha but he was just the manager, he did own a club in the pilot episode.
Larry Manetti was also in "Baa, baa, Black Sheep/Black Sheep Squadron" as Lt. Robert Boyle.
Great show
The Ferrari 308 was also a star in the show as it progressed from a GT, GTS, GTSi and finally to the later 308 GTB Quattrovalvole model. One of my all time favorite vehicles.
It was always a GTS and there's no such thing as a 308 GT. There's only the GTS (targa top) and GTB (Berlinetta). There's also the 308 GT4 but that's a completely different body style. The original one on the show was a 1979 308 GTS (carbureted), then a 1981 308 GTSi (fuel-injected), and finally, a 1984 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole (fuel-injected, 4 valves per cylinder).
I liked this series I don’t watch the new one
Everybody talks about the shorts he wore in magnum, consequently that was what they had on in the 70s.
Rick was not the owner of the King Kamehamea Club. He was the manager. Highins was on the board.
This is magnum pi and is class the remake version is the trash version in my view
True that
@@omegaalphaeren3148 FEBRUARY 2021 thank you
🏖🚘Magnum ( Vietnam) & Higgins ( WW2) were like Laurel & Hardy. Both, there were funny. What a good idea to take the serie in HAWAÏ🏖 Actually ( 2021) we can watching "MAGNUM" on German television🏖🏖🏖🏖.
John Hillerman was from Houston Texas.
I JUST SUBSCRIBED BUT ONLY FOR MAGNUM, P.I. REPORTS ... THANKS ....
The sad thing is that the estate they used as robin masters home, is torn down and it's even gone from google earth as they updated the map in 2019.
No one lived there for the past 30 years, so the owners did let it rot away! Hell, they should have hired me to keep up the estate in exchange for
a nice monthly wage and free living at the estate, because a well kept estate would raised the vallue over the years.
Most of the cast members are still alive. Higgins died a couple of years ago somewhere in his 80s.
The British gentleman. Not the SAS trained woman playing Higgins now.
Anyone else get the impression this video was put together by people that aren’t real magnum fans or didn’t watch the episodes?