`MAGNUM P.I.' TURNS 20 YEARS OLD TODAY

`MAGNUM P.I.' TURNS 20 YEARS OLD TODAY

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Wireless Flash) -- Tom Selleck fans have a good reason to break open a magnum of champagne today -- It's the 20th anniversary of the day "Magnum P.I." debuted on CBS. On December 11, 1980, the private dick made his debut and stayed on the air for eight seasons. Before "Magnum," Selleck was best known as a corpse in the movie "Coma." However, the show's popularity turned him into "TV's Sexiest Man" according to "TV Guide." Other Magnum mementos... -- Selleck was the original choice to play Indiana Jones but the role went to Harrison Ford because his TV contract didn't allow him to make the movie. -- Frank Sinatra made a guest appearance on "Magnum" just days after having surgery and he insisted on doing all his own stunts. -- Finally, the Smithsonian Institute has an entire collection of baseball caps and Hawaiian shirts worn by Selleck on the show.