Thomas S. Magnum: Coxcomb Extraordinaire!

That Burberry coat is a classic.

Well, Steve McGarrett wore a suit and tie 99% the time...Kinda silly in Hawaii.

Opinions are like lostrils, everybody has a few. Thanks for yours.

Spoken like someone who had his eyes closed when he watched the show.

Exactly which "sport" shirts were expensive? Magnum often wore Hawaiian shirts (usually the same ones, rotating about 4-5), a few polo shirts, some jeans (usually the same ones), some khakis (yeah, those are REALLY expensive!), and various pairs of shorts. He also was seen with a few light jackets which he occasionally wore.

First of all, it's true that Magnum often didn't have much money in his account, and he often didn't have much money on hand. However, when he was paid, he was often paid pretty well (not always, however, because he often took cases where he was only paid a few hundred, or cases where all of the money he made went toward expenses, such as repairing the Ferrari). A few times, it was in excess of $1000, and that was in the earlier seasons before his rates probably went up. Magnum was also more likely to spend that money on himself than anything else, and it's true that he probably spent the money pretty quickly and also on frivolous things, such as the saxophone he bought.

Second, we also don't know what clothes he had before he left the Navy. Trench coats and sweaters were clothes he wouldn't be wearing in Hawaii, but he very likely would have worn in other places where he was stationed, so he may very well have had them stored away. In "Resolutions," he was wearing that sweater after getting off the plane that came from Virginia. If you recall that episode at all (which you clearly don't), it was pretty frigid in Virginia when he left. And he went straight to the hospital after he got off the plane. That's fairly common with travelers.

You might want to pay attention when you watch the show and apply a little bit of obvious logic. Now, if Magnum was constantly running around in three-piece suits and expensive clothes, then you would have a valid point. That's not the case with this show. Do you even recall Magnum having to borrow TC's dinner jacket?

So, wake up, kid. People who don't pay attention or those who simply aren't very bright, only up embarrassing themselves. And, sadly, it's not a hard show to follow.