The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club - S1-E11
Audio problem: Norman approaches Magnum after the race; his voice is dubbed in, not matching the mouth - and a girl in the background in the first shot takes ages to appear in the second one. (00:47:25)
The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club - S1-E11
Audio problem: In the last part of the final conversation between Magnum and Charlie, background noise comes and goes away depending on the camera angle. (00:48:20)
Audio problem: When Magnum is pushed against the metal shelves by TC, a big clunking sound is dubbed in, but you can see that the shelves and their content are not wobbled in the slightest and Tom Selleck jumped himself against them using his hands to impact in perfect safety. (00:36:40)
Audio problem: Magnum screams "SHUT UP!" to Higgins, but actually when John Hillerman is on his back during the mountain climb and mentions Lord Mountbatten, his lips are not moving. (00:38:40)
Audio problem: Billy Joe Bob's "He got in my way" response to Rick who tells him to leave the club after busting Harland's jaw is noticeably inserted in post, rather poorly dubbed in with a change of levels and discontinuity in background sound. (00:04:50)
Audio problem: Billy Joe manages to get through the not quite solid defenses of Ito. He shoos the geisha inside Ito's chambers and tels her "Go for a little while", with the actor's lips not moving at all except for "go." (00:43:35)
Audio problem: Magnum approaches Rick and TC at the table playing cards. TC's voice says "Fourteen bucks up on ya", but Roger E. Mosley's lips don't match and are the audio is Out of Sync, since he continues moving his mouth while Rick is saying something. (00:14:00)
Wave Goodbye - S2-E7
Audio problem: Magnum is talking with Nick, the traumatized Vietnam vet. When he says "Maybe I've seen the kill. Maybe...I've just", his lips don't move for the last words. (00:29:05)
Audio problem: Higgins interrupts Magnum when he's about to go paddle in the ocean. John Hillerman's voice is dubbed over, and it's easy to tell because the background noises almost disappear during his line, to resurface when he's done. (00:02:15)
Audio problem: Mrs Joan Gibson, shoes in hand, is waiting for Magnum after his surfski session. He tells her "I'll be honest with ya" and there's a cut. The audio quality in this second part of the conversation takes a dive for the first seconds before finally adjusting. (00:12:25)
Audio problem: In jail, the phrase Magnum mutters under his breath, "Like a spook", is dubbed in with a second of delay on Tom Selleck's lip movements. (00:26:00)
Audio problem: Magnum is begging Rick for a favor, and finally agrees to his conditions. He says "Will you do me the favour?" and an off-screen crunching noise is heard. But Rick is eating a sandwich, he still has it in hand. Only a second later he puts that down and grabs a crisp, which would make that kind of sound. (00:28:30)
Audio problem: Kate answers the phone at the club saying "Hello?" without moving her mouth. (00:31:35)
Audio problem: The chopper is so noisy that people in it can barely talk to each other over the noise (as made clear abundant times in the series, including the previous episode when they "muted" Higgins switching off his intercom), but Thomas and TC are having a conversation while the helicopter is hovering meters above and Magnum is still with his feet in the parking lot. TC's lines are also neatly dubbed in. (00:39:00)
The Elmo Ziller Story - S2-E20
Audio problem: TC moves to answer the door a split second before the sound of the knocking is dubbed in. (00:10:20)
Audio problem: When Ox punches Magnum in the final act, the one oonf!-ing in pain is seemingly Denny Miller and not Tom Selleck. The canned sound when he goes KO a few seconds later is equally disjointed. (00:42:10)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Audio problem: The noise of TC's helicopter powering down is Out of Sync with the speed of heli blades you can see in the reflection of the glass, and the effect on nearby vegetation. (00:09:40)
Did You See the Sun Rise? - S3-E1
Audio problem: TC is calling Higgins to figure out where he could find Magnum. Higgins is busy with his construction work, but since the phone keeps ringing he has to answer. The second ring has been edited in a split second of delay to John Hillerman's reaction, though, so Higgins 'jumps' too early. (00:32:30)
Audio problem: Back to the mansion after meeting Simon & Simon in the hotel room, Magnum narrowly misses the villain. Still clueless about it, runs to Higgins and hops over a wall. The ghastly yell he emits during his athletic effort is entirely off-pitch and at a different volume than his speech. They might as well have used a Wilhelm scream here. (00:41:30)
The Eighth Part of the Village - S3-E3
Audio problem: When Higgins' mail order bride (well, not really) bows deeply for Magnum and her hat falls off, she says "Thank you, Higgins san", but the actress, overwhelmed by her own abundant mane, is just grinning and her lips don't move. (00:11:15)
