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Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".
- Created by:
- Leonard Freeman
- Cast:
- Jack Lord, Herman Wedemeyer, William Smith, Richard Denning
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.7Cocoon (1)
1969-06-04 · 51mRed Chinese agent Wo Fat uses a sensory deprivation chamber to procure information from U.S. agents. Steve McGarrett, head of Hawaii Five-O, investigates the death of a close friend who appears to have drowned. Steve's knowledge about his friend and a mysterious white substance lead him into a high-level intelligence matter involving a foreign agent. McGarrett, head of Hawaii's state police force, poses as "control," possessor of the names of other agents. He allows himself to be captured and placed in the chamber; will he be able to withstand the torture?
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0Cocoon (2)
1969-06-11 · 51mMcGarrett is caught and cocooned, and must escape this torture and shut down Wo Fat's operation.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 2.7Full Fathom Five
1968-09-26 · 51mVictor Reese and his wife Nora are conning rich widows out of their savings, and then poisoning them and dumping them in the ocean. McGarrett and company hatch a plan to use a female officer to trap the duo.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.0Strangers In Our Own Land
1968-10-03 · 51mFive-O probes into the death of an official who was instrumental in the development of the islands, and discovers a tangled web of lies and deception.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 8.5Tiger By The Tail
1968-10-10 · 51mA young singer, Bobby George, plans his own kidnapping as a stunt, but when his father offers $500,000 for his release, his co-conspirators decide to double-cross him and take the money.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.0Samurai
1968-10-17 · 51mMcGarrett and the gang must simultaneously protect a gangster from Japanese assassins and also try to convict him for his underworld activities.
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E07
Episode 7
... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin
1968-11-07 · 51mDanny Williams is accused of shooting an apparently unarmed young boy. Meanwhile, in his investigation, McGarrett comes up against Big Chicken, a nasty dope dealer.
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E08
Episode 8
Twenty-Four Karat Kill
1968-11-14 · 51mA woman buys fish from a monger, and is followed home and murdered. McGarrett and the team must discover who killed her and stop smugglers from completing their operation.
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E09
Episode 9
The Ways Of Love
1968-11-21 · 51mAfter a girl dies during a high speed chase, a trail of clues leads McGarrett to a Los Angeles prison, where he must act the part of convict Steve Crowley to gain the trust of his cellmate for a break-out, which will help reveal the plans of the crime.
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E10
Episode 10
No Blue Skies
1968-12-05 · 51mWhen a singer, Joey Rand, finds that his career doesn't pay well enough, he turns to cat burglary. However he doesn't reckon on Hawaii Five-O.
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E11
Episode 11
By the Numbers
1968-12-12 · 51mA winning lottery ticket drags an army private into a the murky world of mob politics and vice.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.0Yesterday Died And Tomorrow Won't Be Born
1968-12-19 · 51mWhen McGarrett is shot and badly wounded on a beachside jog, Danno and the team must work feverishly to find the culprit and prevent him from committing any more murders.
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E13
Episode 13
Deathwatch
1968-12-25 · 51mMcGarrett must protect a protect a mob underboss so he is able to testify against his superior, Joe Matsukino. However, Matsukino has many tricks up his sleeve to silence his former colleague permanently…
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.5Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember
1969-01-01 · 51mWhen a young female student is found murdered on campus, suspicions fall on her boyfriend but McGarrett senses that something is not right.
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E15
Episode 15
King Of The Hill
1969-01-08 · 51mDanno is taken hostage by a Vietnam veteran who is suffering delusional flashbacks and sees everyone as forces sent to kill him.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 7.0Up Tight
1969-01-15 · 51mYoung Eadie Hastings cannot be saved by Danno from jumping of a cliff, and Five-O think that she was high on speed. They track her source to a crank teacher, Professor David Stone, and Danno must pose as a surfer to investigate the drug pushers and users.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 8.0Face Of The Dragon
1969-01-22 · 51mA man is found dead after having been robbed by a motorcyclist with a gun, and McGarrett is shocked to discover that the man was suffering from bubonic plague. The islands are quarantined, and the team must follow a series of clues to discover the cause of the outbreak.
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E18
Episode 18
The Box
1969-01-29 · 51mBig Chicken returns in a tense prison hostage drama when McGarrett has to give himself over to the criminals as a bargaining chip and use psychology to take control of the situation.
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E19
Episode 19
One For The Money
1969-02-05 · 51mWhen a girl is found murdered and numbered 'one', McGarrett suspects a serial killer. However the killer seems to be very selective in targeting members of a particular company, and suspicion soon falls on two brothers who stand to inherit the firm from their aged aunt.
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E20
Episode 20
Along Came Joey
1969-02-12 · 51mWhen the boxing son of a policeman, Phil Kalama, is killed, he starts a personal vendetta, and McGarrett must both solve the crime and stop Kalama from committing another murder.
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E21
Episode 21
Once Upon A Time (1)
1969-02-19 · 51mWhen the son of McGarrett's sister falls ill with cancer and she becomes involved in ‘naturology', her husband calls in Steve to investigate and persuade her to stop paying for the useless treatments. However, the quack doctor sets up a court case to prevent McGarrett from closing her practice.
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E22
Episode 22
Once Upon A Time (2)
1969-02-26 · 51mMcGarrett must use all legal means possible to win the court case against Dr. C.L. Fremont, stopping her fake treatments and saving his sister from more anguish and pain.
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E23
Episode 23
Not That Much Different
1969-03-05 · 51mWhen a leader of a student peace movement is killed, McGarrett has to investigate the murder against a wall of silence and a distrust of the police by the activists.
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E24
Episode 24
Six Kilos
1969-03-12 · 51mChin Ho and Dan Williams are tracking a safecracker but he pulls a gun and Danno ends up shooting him. McGarrett takes his identity of Harry Brown and must infiltrate a sophisticated gang of international thieves.
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E25
Episode 25
The Big Kahuna
1969-03-19 · 51mSam Kalakua, a distant cousin of Kono, is being frightened into an early grave by an fake apparition of a Hawaiian god created by his nephew, who wants to sell the estate to a land merchant.
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Jack Lord
Det. Steve McGarrett
Herman Wedemeyer
Duke
William Smith
Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
Richard Denning
Governor
Sharon Farrell
Lori Wilson