Send Memes on Instagram: "Not a word needs to be said 😂 To launch Magnum, P.I. (1980), Tom Selleck accepted the lead role only after demanding the writers scrap the original “perfect James Bond” concept in favor of a flawed, approachable everyman. This pivotal shift to a casual hero necessitated a rigid foil to balance the dynamic, leading producers to cast John Hillerman—a Texan relying on a practiced accent—as the uptight, aristocratic Higgins. ‘Magnum, P.I.’ is available to stream on Freevee