Magnum P.I.
Let us assure you, our search for the #1 Fratty TV show was not easy. We both watched hundreds of hours of select footage, and downed copious amounts of fratwater in the process…all in the hopes that we would uncover a shining jewel of fratty TV magic. We could have taken the easy way out, and make "College Gameday", or some other obvious choice, the #1 show. However, this is NOT a popularity contest. We looked to the content of the show itself, and the fratitude inherent therein, and this analysis rendered one result: Tom Selleck’s (Sigma Chi, University of Southern California) Magnum P.I. is the #1 show on our Fratty TV Countdown.
How is this show fratty? Let us count the ways. This show was ahead of its time in terms of its fratty content. Rarely was Thomas Magnum ever seen without his croakies, Patagonia-style shorts (complete with an inseam that only the frattiest of fratdaddies can pull off), and Polo pony on his breast. But he didn’t stop with a fratty wardrobe. He lived in a mansion he didn’t even own…he had it because he used his post-grad networking skills to live an unearned life of luxury. He didn’t have a Frathoe….but the sorostitutes of the 80′s wanted the sexiest of rides, and he did not disappoint in his Ferrari (which, as you can see in the opening, he often took off-road). His profession, a private investigator, is not a classic fratty profession. However, his freelancing lifestyle gave him ample time to down fratwater at the local country club, pursue numerous Plan A’s, and in general frat hard every day…in essence, he achieved glorious fratty ends through uncommonly fratty means.
It gives us great pleasure to award the frattiest television show to Magnum P.I. In general, Magnum P.I. had it all – a country club, beachfront estates, fast foreign cars, multi million dollar parties, fratty clothing, and helicopters just to name a few. If you ever need to fill up your frat gland, then by all means kick back with a fratwater and put in a DVD of Magnum P.I. You will not regret it.
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