40 Years Ago: Tom Selleck Defines '80s Cool with 'Magnum, P.I.'
Thomas Magnum drove into the world when Magnum, P.I. debuted Dec. 11, 1980 on CBS. And he did it behind the wheel of a cherry-red Ferrari 308 GTS wearing a Hawaiian shirt, wry grin and mustache that would make Ron Swanson deeply proud. Back in 1979, CBS executives wanted to find a way to keep their Hawaiian studios open after the epic 12-season run of Hawaii 5-0 came to an end. They hit on the idea about an ne'er′-do-well-with-a-heart-of-gold private eye living the high life after a decade in the service as a Naval Intelligence Officer. But they couldn’t have imagined they were on the b...
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