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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".

First Aired

1968-09-20
Last Aired

1980-04-05
Creator

Leonard Freeman
Genre

Action & Adventure, Drama
Seasons

12
Episodes

284
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

CBS

Keywords:

hawaii police

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1. Cocoon (1)

Red Chinese agent Wo Fat uses a sensory deprivation chamber to procure information from U.S. agents. S...More

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?Less

60mins 1968-09-20

2. Cocoon (2)

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

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

60mins 1968-09-20

3. Full Fathom Five

Victor Reese and his wife Nora are conning rich widows out of their savings, and then poisoning them a...More

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.Less

60mins 1968-09-26

4. Strangers In Our Own Land

Five-O probes into the death of an official who was instrumental in the development of the islands, an...More

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.Less

60mins 1968-10-03

5. Tiger By The Tail

A young singer, Bobby George, plans his own kidnapping as a stunt, but when his father offers $500,000...More

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.Less

60mins 1968-10-10

6. Samurai

McGarrett and the gang must simultaneously protect a gangster from Japanese assassins and also try to ...More

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

60mins 1968-10-17

7. ... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin

Danny Williams is accused of shooting an apparently unarmed young boy. Meanwhile, in his investigation...More

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.Less

60mins 1968-11-07

8. Twenty-Four Karat Kill

A woman buys fish from a monger, and is followed home and murdered. McGarrett and the team must discov...More

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.Less

60mins 1968-11-14

9. The Ways Of Love

After a girl dies during a high speed chase, a trail of clues leads McGarrett to a Los Angeles prison,...More

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.Less

60mins 1968-11-21

10. No Blue Skies

When a singer, Joey Rand, finds that his career doesn't pay well enough, he turns to cat burglary. How...More

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.Less

60mins 1968-12-05

11. By the Numbers

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

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

60mins 1968-12-12

12. 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 t...More

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.Less

60mins 1968-12-19

13. Deathwatch

McGarrett must protect a protect a mob underboss so he is able to testify against his superior, Joe Ma...More

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 permanentlyâ€¦Less

60mins 1968-12-25

14. Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember

When a young female student is found murdered on campus, suspicions fall on her boyfriend but McGarret...More

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

60mins 1969-01-01

15. King Of The Hill

Danno is taken hostage by a Vietnam veteran who is suffering delusional flashbacks and sees everyone a...More

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

60mins 1969-01-08

16. Up Tight

Young Eadie Hastings cannot be saved by Danno from jumping of a cliff, and Five-O think that she was h...More

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.Less

60mins 1969-01-15

17. Face Of The Dragon

A man is found dead after having been robbed by a motorcyclist with a gun, and McGarrett is shocked to...More

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.Less

60mins 1969-01-22

18. The Box

Big Chicken returns in a tense prison hostage drama when McGarrett has to give himself over to the cri...More

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.Less

60mins 1969-01-29

19. One For The Money

When a girl is found murdered and numbered 'one', McGarrett suspects a serial killer. However the ki...More

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.Less

60mins 1969-02-05

20. Along Came Joey

When the boxing son of a policeman, Phil Kalama, is killed, he starts a personal vendetta, and McGarre...More

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.Less

60mins 1969-02-12

21. Once Upon A Time (1)

When the son of McGarrett's sister falls ill with cancer and she becomes involved in â€˜naturology', h...More

When the son of McGarrett's sister falls ill with cancer and she becomes involved in â€˜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.Less

60mins 1969-02-19

22. Once Upon A Time (2)

McGarrett must use all legal means possible to win the court case against Dr. C.L. Fremont, stopping h...More

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.Less

60mins 1969-02-26

23. Not That Much Different

When a leader of a student peace movement is killed, McGarrett has to investigate the murder against a...More

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.Less

60mins 1969-03-05

24. Six Kilos

Chin Ho and Dan Williams are tracking a safecracker but he pulls a gun and Danno ends up shooting him....More

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.Less

60mins 1969-03-12

25. The Big Kahuna

Sam Kalakua, a distant cousin of Kono, is being frightened into an early grave by an fake apparition o...More

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.Less