How to be Magnum PI for Halloween?

September 7, 2008 3:58 PM

How can I be a good Magnum PI for Halloween?

What are the essential costume pieces?Curly Wig, fake mustache, tigers hat, Ray Ban cop sunglasses, blue jeans and Hawaiin shirt? Can't afford the ferrari whats a funny way to reference it?

posted by Twinedog to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (26 answers total)

matchbox car?
posted by anitanita at 4:05 PM on September 7, 2008

...peeking out of the pocket of your hawaiian shirt?
posted by anitanita at 4:05 PM on September 7, 2008

Didn't he often wear really short shorts?
posted by amarynth at 4:12 PM on September 7, 2008

Yes! Really short shorts of the gym-teacher style. Wiith pork chop pockets!

And a Detroit Tigers baseball cap.
posted by Stewriffic at 4:21 PM on September 7, 2008

chest hair
posted by bleecker at 4:22 PM on September 7, 2008

Ferrari keyring with some generic keys on it, so just the keyfob sticks out of your pocket.
posted by mendel at 4:52 PM on September 7, 2008

Ferrari keyring, as mendel says. Maybe you can make your own, ridiculously over-sized.

Also, a photo of a Ferrari in your wallet. Offer to show people a picture of "your baby."
posted by Fuzzy Skinner at 5:07 PM on September 7, 2008

Having along a conservatively-dressed shorter friend with thinner dark hair and a thinner dark moustache constantly trying to take the Ferrari keys away from you.
posted by droplet at 5:32 PM on September 7, 2008

short shorts, more than jeans + CHEST HAIR.
posted by lia at 6:23 PM on September 7, 2008

fake mustache

It's September right now. Halloween is end of October. You don't need a fake mustache.
posted by inigo2 at 6:56 PM on September 7, 2008 [1 favorite]

You don't need a fake mustache.

Unless Twinedog isn't blessed/cursed with the ability to grow facial hair. I love Magnum P.I., so I might borrow this idea myself. I'd need to get a fake mustache.
posted by Stewriffic at 7:32 PM on September 7, 2008

You will need: the 'stache, not some weak moustache but one that says, "I am a strong but sensitive man who has killed several times for my country but now live the low key lifestyle with a Ferarri and a estate mate who escaped from the set of the Bridge over the River Kwai"; a Detroit Tigers cap; a Hawaiian shirt; either shorts of the variety mentioned above OR tight 80's style blue jeans with the all over stone wash; the Nike shoes pre-basketball hi-tops; do not forget the lush and expressive eye brows which are very masculinely waxed and chest hair with confident definition, which can be enhanced by clear mascara and some styling gel to tame the chest mane and do NOT forget the gold ring with the Lorraine cross that is the shared symbol between him, Rick and TC that says, "Killing is something best done with friends."

Hmmm...oh yeah, get you some masculine smell of sand, cigars and coconuts.

Wow, I believe this means that I am part of the computer simulation or so my SO sez.
posted by jadepearl at 8:04 PM on September 7, 2008

You could go high concept and go as Burt Reynolds as Thomas Magnum. Would give you a little leeway.
posted by gjc at 8:14 PM on September 7, 2008

Adding my voice with some of the others. You've got a fever and the only prescription is more chest hair.
posted by adamdschneider at 8:23 PM on September 7, 2008

This goes along with the mustache, but if you weren't blessed/cursed with the kind of manly dimples that'll melt a woman's heart so fast you'd need Al Gore to do narration, then you might have to fake those too. In which case, you should make sure to have a fully loaded Sharpie ready come Halloween.

Oh, and has anyone mentioned chest hair.
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 8:41 PM on September 7, 2008

cf.
posted by dorian at 9:08 PM on September 7, 2008

You MUST have the theme. Along with the moustache, Ray Bans, and Detroit Tigers cap with some curly brownish locks peeking out from under, get the theme blasting and you're in business. Get the theme repeat playing in your iPod nano hooked up to icebar V2 speakers or something equally chest pocket fitting.
posted by Bixby23 at 10:37 PM on September 7, 2008

I think the music would be a bit heavy-handed. That's one step short of carrying a sign that says "I'm TV's Magnum PI, as portrayed by TV's Tom Selleck. Give me candy."

Plus, you'd eventually get sick of the theme music (in addition to the candy), and would you really want to get sick of such a catchy, action-packed tune?
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 11:31 PM on September 7, 2008

'Stache, sunglasses, shorts, shirt.

Sunglasses are aviators, gold, tear-drop shaped. Shorts are short and white or khaki. Shirt is red and Hawiian.
posted by Ironmouth at 4:43 AM on September 8, 2008

Ask everyone, "Did you see the sunrise, today, Ivan?"
posted by steef at 6:33 AM on September 8, 2008

Thirding the theme music. Just watched it on YouTube. You can only play it when you enter a room or during some type of conversational cue. Introduce your friends as T.C., Rick, and most importantly Ice Pick. And you have to rock the Tigers hat.
posted by jasondigitized at 6:48 AM on September 8, 2008

Maybe you could play that small 'da Da Da DA' sample the moment you shake someones hand. The would be hillarious.
posted by jasondigitized at 6:53 AM on September 8, 2008

Shirt is red and Hawiian.

What you need is the right shirt.
posted by johnvaljohn at 7:40 AM on September 8, 2008 [1 favorite]

You need a (fake) .45 tucked in your pants.
posted by OilPull at 1:03 PM on September 8, 2008

And a long neck beer bottle. You've got time to fashion an 'Old Dusseldorf' label for it, too.
posted by OilPull at 1:07 PM on September 8, 2008

Also, work on your look-over-shoulder/glance/double-eyebrow-wiggle/smirk routine.

While you're at it, be sure to frequently tout the virtues of RV-ing with the kids, and drinking 100% natural Florida orange juice...
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 11:15 PM on September 9, 2008