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Computer Date - S2-E13

Trivia: The security guard Magnum has a humorous run-in with is called "Walrus", according to his nametag. A very similar character was present in "The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii" as pier guard, but that guard's name was a mister "Bear."

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Kiseki no fukkatsu! Yuyo no cosmo - S1-E5

Trivia: When Seiya opens his eyes hearing Miho calling his name, behind her in the audience a particularly bored animator decided to put in some silly characters, including the Tin Man, the Lion and a girl with the look of Dorothy from the wizard of Oz. (00:19:20)

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Kiseki no fukkatsu! Yuyo no cosmo - S1-E5

Trivia: When Seiya falls down during the victory celebration and the three kids scream (the shot that comes before the one where Miho drops the picture) you can see briefly in the audience between the kids an easter egg appearance of Magical Princess Minky Momo, a character from a different anime. (00:13:50)

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Skin Deep - S1-E6

Trivia: Magnum gets information from the chopper driver saying he's "McGarrett from Five-0", in an obvious reference to the other iconic show set in Hawaii. (00:36:20)

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Skin Deep - S1-E6

Trivia: The episode is dedicated to the memory of camera technician Robert Van Der Kar who died in the movie. He died in the crash of the N58243 helicopter shown in this episode. Footage of that helicopter will be seen after this episode for many other episodes and even in later seasons, generally for panoramic shots. It's instantly recognizable because of the skids with flotation gear.

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The Big Ripoff - S1-E8

Trivia: The man Rockford meets in the bathroom and has to get the pocket change from in a cameo role is Jack Garner, the brother of series protagonist Jim Garner. (00:14:25)

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China Doll - S1-E3

Trivia: During the climax in the cemetery, the iconic Six Million Dollar Man bionic sound is used in the soundtrack to highlight the suspense. (00:44:30)

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China Doll - S1-E3

Trivia: Right at the same time as his writing credit appears, Donald P. Bellisario appears onscreen walking down a rather seedy street. (00:01:50)

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The Dark and Bloody Ground - S1-E3

Trivia: The bio on the back of the book (unsure when it was supposed to be printed, let's assume that copy is from that same year) says that the author was born 58 years ago. The man we see dead at the beginning of the episode looks several years younger. The picture used at the back of the book is from actor Guy Williams, who was almost 50 at the time.

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...By Its Cover - S3-E20

Trivia: The man that Ms. Gordon, Parole Officer mistakes for Magnum, and that later he admits "sort of look alike" is Tom Lupo, a stunt coordinator and most importantly Tom Selleck's stunt double for this very series. (00:22:35)

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Forty Years from Sand Island - S3-E17

Trivia: In the clips from the episode played before the opening, Nancy Nakamura has a comeback line ("Don't be too sure") that she does not get to say in the episode, where she just smiles and looks at Goto.

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In the Footsteps of a Killer - S6-E7

Trivia: In the close-up of the diary of Julie Matlock, you can read in the column to the right of the page with the mysterious number 19871 a name; Agnes Dahan. It's the name of the production buyer of the episode, and long time staff member of the show in production and art department. (00:20:20)

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The Impossible Murder - S6-E3

Trivia: A few lines of dialogue are cut from stream releases; in the interview with Samuel Palmer after they find out about the past, the detectives ask; "And you took the rap for him?" Samuel says "When the police asked me if anyone else was involved, I said no.", to which Florence replies "You served five years. That's quite a favour.", with Samuel saying "He was my friend. He would've done the same thing for me." This part contained a mistake, since it was established earlier that he served 4 years, not five (rap sheet that Florence read to Humphrey and was on camera in close-up), that might be the reason.

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Erupting in Murder - S6-E1

Trivia: A bit of the episode has been cut for the streaming releases; at the end of the scene with Humphrey taking Martha's luggage, he would make a date with her for the next day, to cook dinner for her at 8. This has been eliminated probably because it created timing issues with 8 PM being too well lit (in contrast with the supposed timing of the murder) and the ending takes place at Catherine's for a cute drinking scene anyway. (00:22:50)

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Almost Home - S3-E10

Trivia: The name of Bridget's dad is Miles Archer. That's a Maltese Falcon reference (Sam Spade's partner killed at the beginning), a movie that the show references explicitly multiple times (even with an episode in season 7 that is entirely based on it).

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Trivia: After the 'Produced by' in the credits, there's a brief sequence hinting at Nice being still alive - since someone with her hairstyle darts by.

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Trivia: Besides a passing reference to 'the wall' to Mexico, there's a more subtle reference to a certain US President in the brand of the generator activated 20 minutes in and at the end of the movie; it's "ковфефе", which is a possible transliteration in Cyrillic of the infamous Trumpian typo "covfefe." (00:21:30)

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Trivia: The protagonist browses the archives of local newspapers to research more into the fire of May 3rd 2003. The news at the very top right of the front page, by the title "Town treasurer celebrates his re-election after disputed elections" features a mugshot of the director of the movie, Paul Feig. (01:20:25)

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Trivia: The guy who dresses a lot like the protagonist and gets his book signed during the movie ending is indeed the real James Bowen. "It's like I lived every moment.", is his line in the movie. Indeed. (01:36:00)

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Trivia: One of the articles that talk about the abuse Arthur received is signed Hayley Rosenbluth, who is a listed crew member of the movie and works in the industry as artist. (01:14:48)

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