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Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O
★ 7.2/10•1969•1h 0m•TV-PG•Action & Adventure•Drama
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Book 'Em, Danno!

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".

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 4, 1969

Episodes

Episode 1 - Cocoon (1)E151m

Cocoon (1)

Red 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?

Jun 4, 1969

Episode 2 - Cocoon (2)E251m

Cocoon (2)

McGarrett is caught and cocooned, and must escape this torture and shut down Wo Fat's operation.

Jun 11, 1969

Episode 3 - Full Fathom FiveE351m

Full Fathom Five

Victor 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.

Sep 26, 1968

Episode 4 - Strangers In Our Own LandE451m

Strangers In Our Own Land

Five-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.

Oct 3, 1968

Episode 5 - Tiger By The TailE551m

Tiger By The Tail

A 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.

Oct 10, 1968

Episode 6 - SamuraiE651m

Samurai

McGarrett and the gang must simultaneously protect a gangster from Japanese assassins and also try to convict him for his underworld activities.

Oct 17, 1968

Episode 7 - ... And They Painted Daisies On His CoffinE751m

... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin

Danny Williams is accused of shooting an apparently unarmed young boy. Meanwhile, in his investigation, McGarrett comes up against Big Chicken, a nasty dope dealer.

Nov 7, 1968

Episode 8 - Twenty-Four Karat KillE851m

Twenty-Four Karat Kill

A 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.

Nov 14, 1968

Episode 9 - The Ways Of LoveE951m

The Ways Of Love

After 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.

Nov 21, 1968

Episode 10 - No Blue SkiesE1051m

No Blue Skies

When 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.

Dec 5, 1968

Episode 11 - By the NumbersE1151m

By the Numbers

A winning lottery ticket drags an army private into a the murky world of mob politics and vice.

Dec 12, 1968

Episode 12 - Yesterday Died And Tomorrow Won't Be BornE1251m

Yesterday Died And Tomorrow Won't Be Born

When 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.

Dec 19, 1968

Episode 13 - DeathwatchE1351m

Deathwatch

McGarrett 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…

Dec 25, 1968

Episode 14 - Pray Love Remember, Pray Love RememberE1451m

Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember

When a young female student is found murdered on campus, suspicions fall on her boyfriend but McGarrett senses that something is not right.

Jan 1, 1969

Episode 15 - King Of The HillE1551m

King Of The Hill

Danno is taken hostage by a Vietnam veteran who is suffering delusional flashbacks and sees everyone as forces sent to kill him.

Jan 8, 1969

Episode 16 - Up TightE1651m

Up Tight

Young 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.

Jan 15, 1969

Episode 17 - Face Of The DragonE1751m

Face Of The Dragon

A 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.

Jan 22, 1969

Episode 18 - The BoxE1851m

The Box

Big 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.

Jan 29, 1969

Episode 19 - One For The MoneyE1951m

One For The Money

When 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.

Feb 5, 1969

Episode 20 - Along Came JoeyE2051m

Along Came Joey

When 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.

Feb 12, 1969

Episode 21 - Once Upon A Time (1)E2151m

Once Upon A Time (1)

When 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.

Feb 19, 1969

Episode 22 - Once Upon A Time (2)E2251m

Once Upon A Time (2)

McGarrett 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.

Feb 26, 1969

Episode 23 - Not That Much DifferentE2351m

Not That Much Different

When 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.

Mar 5, 1969

Episode 24 - Six KilosE2451m

Six Kilos

Chin 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.

Mar 12, 1969

Episode 25 - The Big KahunaE2551m

The Big Kahuna

Sam 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.

Mar 19, 1969

Actors

Jack Lord

Jack Lord

Det. Steve McGarrett

Herman Wedemeyer

Herman Wedemeyer

Duke

William Smith

William Smith

Det. James 'Kimo' Carew

Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Governor

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Lori Wilson

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