Magnum who is robin masters

Robin Masters is certainly a real person and we glimpse him from time to time on the show but he may be Higgins' writing partner or just someone he's hired to be the public face of the celebrated author in order to maintain his privacy.

It would certainly cast his relationship with Magnum in a new light as this means he's really Higgins' guest, possibly in order to provide some excitement in Higgins' life or give him some inspiration for his writing. It seems almost certain. The cast experience a curse on a Kahuna statue in 'Ki'is don't lie'.

We see several ghosts during the course of the show notably in 'The Woman on the Beach' whilst Magnum hovers between the real world and the afterlife during 'Limbo'. Magnum seems somewhat psychic, his dreams and 'little voice' often providing him with amazing insight and information which he could otherwise not know, even of events from before his birth such as 'Forever in time' and 'Flashback'. It also seems to extend to the other characters, in 'Home from the sea' when Magnum is adrift in the ocean his friends seem to simply sense he is in trouble and come to his rescue.

At least 4, Higgins father was a notorious womaniser who seemed to leave women pregnant throughout the British Empire during a lifetime of military service. All are nearly identical in appearance as they are all played by John Hillerman Elmo Ziller allowing him to use his genuine Texan accent for once Father Paddy also refers to Soong Lu, another half-brother or possibly half-sister?

This is one of a very small number of shows in which an actor "breaks the fourth wall" and looks right into the camera. Thomas Magnum does this on occasion when presented with a ridiculous situation. Tom Selleck is a big Detroit Tigers baseball fan. Magnum would often wear a Tigers cap. Several episodes featured references to the Tigers, including numerous references from recurring character, Police Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka Kwan Hi Lim.

Stock footage of Tigers Stadium is used. This show was originally to be set in southern California. Soon after this show ended, Universal Pictures floated the idea of a theatrical movie with the original cast. Tom Clancy wrote a script about Magnum returning to the Navy and his subsequent adventures. Universal ultimately felt that the original cast and Clancy's script would not be a big enough draw at the box-office. The design of the "team ring", worn by Magnum, T.

Higgins used two Dobermans to guard the estate. The dogs were named "Zeus" and "Apollo", and also referred to as "the lads". For season four, the dogs were to be written out of the show to save costs. Tom Selleck and John Hillerman objected, and the Dobermans remained for the rest of the series. He was also the only main cast member to call him by his first name Jonathan. In April , all of the buildings on the estate were demolished. Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas.

Elmo, Paddy, and Don Luis were the only ones actually seen, each played in dual roles by John Hillerman , with each portrayed as extreme contrasts to Higgins' characterization.

Higgins usually drove the Audi Robin 2. Roger E. Mosley was a licensed private helicopter pilot, but he was not allowed to do the stunts.

The pilot crew would take the other seat out and hide behind him for face shots with a second set of controls, then cut, land, and the actors would get out, so the pilot could perform the flying or the stunt.

The pilot would also wear a body stocking with muscles to look like T. Series background actress Shirley Rogers appeared in the infamous "snorkel shot", which featured in the opening title sequence of this show, where Magnum is teaching her how to snorkel.

She is stretched out face down in the water. Magnum is cradling her while she is kicking. In , Tom Selleck explained on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that he intended his reaction to be an aside for the crew, but it was decided to use it in the show.

The scene was from season two, episode twenty-two, "Three Minus Two". Rogers was not credited with this appearance, but was credited for another appearance in season one, episode fifteen, "Don't Say Goodbye". She was also visible in crowd shots in season one, episode thirteen, "All Roads Lead to Floyd".

This show was one of the highest-rated shows on Thursday nights until the debut of The Cosby Show Producers wanted to do an episode with James Garner as Jim Rockford, but were unable to due to rights issues. It was a standard British military-issue weapon in both World Wars, so it's reasonable to assume that it was Higgins personal sidearm from his time with the British Army in World War II. The recurring character with the most appearances was Higgins' friend, Agatha Chumley, played by Gillian Dobb , who had no professional acting experience outside of this show.

From season three and thereafter, a model of the famous bridge that British P. Higgins was a British P. The model bridge was broken a few times over the course of the series. Last Updated: 3 days ago — Authors : 12 — Contributors : 28 — References : 27 interviews and posts; 6 Videos. Discover all about your fav. Your email address will not be published. Username or Email Address. Remember Me. To use social login you have to agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. Search Search for: Search.

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Show original message. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. I reject the notion that Higgins is Mr. My comments below are some reasons why I think Higgins would have terminated Magnum. He could not dispose him because he didn't have the authority to do so. Thomas K. You are right. It is clear from the evidence that Higgins is not Robin Masters. But it keeps the series interesting.

At the end, these are only scripts, the writers can decide and change the story any way they want, and from the first episodes, it is clear that Higgins isn't Robin Masters. In the later episodes, when RM his voice doesn't appear anymore cause Orson Wells died, then I guess they started with the idea that Higgins could be Masters, but logically, he's not. David Romas. Mick says How about the Birdman of Budapest when Robin's old school marm comes to stay.

If Higgins was really Robin Masters he would have known right away that Elizabeth was not his old teacher. Ross Anderson. The taped recorded resignation seems to be the corker that "proves" that Higgins is Masters.

The resignation recording would not be of any value in that regard unless the resignation was a sham. The context of the resignation leads me to think that Higgins was not playing to a hidden audience and it was a real resignation message. Regards, Ross Anderson. Rob Morrone.