'Magnum, P.I.' (1980)

<B>Detective name: </B>Thomas Magnum (<a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003659" title="Tom Selleck" href="/topic/entertainment/tom-selleck-PECLB003659.topic">Tom Selleck</a>) in "Magnum, P.I." (1980)<br> <br> <B>Sleuthing style: </B>Prominent mustache and a red Ferrari — perfect tools to be a chick-magnet, as Magnum was, in the decade of extravagance.<br> <br> <B>Claim to fame:</B> The Hawaii-based CBS hit ran through the majority of the 1980s, making Tom Selleck a star and imprinting his charming detective style firmly in the minds of male and female viewers alike.

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Detective name: Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) in "Magnum, P.I." (1980)

Sleuthing style: Prominent mustache and a red Ferrari — perfect tools to be a chick-magnet, as Magnum was, in the decade of extravagance.

Claim to fame: The Hawaii-based CBS hit ran through the majority of the 1980s, making Tom Selleck a star and imprinting his charming detective style firmly in the minds of male and female viewers alike.

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