Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.4 | TV-PG | en | Drama

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".

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EP20  Woe To Wo Fat
Apr. 05,1980
Woe To Wo Fat

The series concludes with the final showdown between McGarrett and Wo Fat. Three scientists have gone missing. They have one thing in common: they all attended a symposium that discussed a possible space-based, laser defense system. McGarrett impersonates a fourth scientist, Dr. Elton Raintree, who attended the same gathering and is soon abducted. Wo Fat is behind it all and wants the scientists to complete their work and produce such a device.

EP19  The Moroville Covenant
Mar. 29,1980
The Moroville Covenant

A politician trying for the Senate is weakened by the murder of the man who is blackmailing him.

EP18  A Bird In Hand...
Mar. 22,1980
A Bird In Hand...

A group of seemingly harmless birdwatchers are the target of a vendetta. Five-O must discover why they were a target and stop any further violence.

EP17  Clash Of Shadows
Mar. 08,1980
Clash Of Shadows

The murder of a Nazi-hunter and discovery of a World War II medal set McGarrett and the team on the trail of a Nazi war criminal living in Honolulu...

EP16  The Flight Of The Jewels
Mar. 01,1980
The Flight Of The Jewels

A gang of clever students use radio-controlled planes to execute the theft of Queen Liliokalani's jewels.

EP15  The Golden Noose
Jan. 15,1980
The Golden Noose

McGarrett is suspicious of an aide who arrives in Hawaii to retrieve millions of dollars held in trust for a Southern Asian state and he must prevent a daring gold robbery.

EP14  For Old Times Sake
Jan. 08,1980
For Old Times Sake

A aging crook decides to use dollar bill printing plates he made to raise cash for a charity, but he fails to realise the trouble that this will cause.

EP13  School For Assassins
Jan. 01,1980
School For Assassins

McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers.

EP12  Labyrinth
Dec. 25,1979
Labyrinth

When a rich socialite is kidnapped, her husband insists that Five-O stay out of the case. However, his reasons may not all be on the level as events take a series of twists and turns...

EP11  The Kahuna
Dec. 18,1979
The Kahuna

When two healthy young people die mysteriously, local traditions prevent post mortems, and a strange conspiracy is gradually uncovered when Truck seems to fall under the power of a Kahuna...

EP10  A Shallow Grave
Dec. 11,1979
A Shallow Grave

A young man on vacation has strange visions that lead him to the site of an old murder and help him discover a lost family.

EP9  Voice Of Terror
Dec. 04,1979
Voice Of Terror

A group of terrorists capture a female officer and use her to further their aims, and McGarrett and the team must find a way to take them out without endangering the life of Officer Dean.

EP8  Use A Gun, Go To Hell
Nov. 29,1979
Use A Gun, Go To Hell

When two surfer bums use a gun to rob a shop, it starts off a trail of death and misery involving children, politics and blackmail.

EP7  Image Of Fear
Nov. 08,1979
Image Of Fear

When a woman is stalked by a strange figure, she seems to be seeing things and her friends are worried as to her mental health. However, events prove her case and an accomplice is revealed...

EP6  Good Help Is Hard To Find
Nov. 01,1979
Good Help Is Hard To Find

Tony Alika and Guido Marioni, killer of Kimo's family, together hatch a plot to frame and embarrass the Five-O team by making them look stupid or corrupt.

EP5  Sign Of The Ram
Oct. 25,1979
Sign Of The Ram

Jessica Humboldt, an astrologer and friend of Agnes DuBois, comes to McGarrett with news that a forthcoming match will be disastrous for a boxer. McGarrett must overcome his suspicions and crack the case.

EP4  Though The Heavens Fall
Oct. 18,1979
Though The Heavens Fall

A group of high society men set out to see that justice is done - the catch being that it is justice on their terms only...

EP3  Who Says Cops Don't Cry
Oct. 11,1979
Who Says Cops Don't Cry

When the husband of a policewoman is gunned down by opportunist robbers, she resolves to catch them any way she can.

EP2  A Lion In The Streets (2)
Oct. 04,1979
A Lion In The Streets (2)

Labouring under a ban on cooperation by native Hawaiians because of a Kahuna, McGarrett must try to prevent war on the streets...

EP1  A Lion In The Streets (1)
Oct. 04,1979
A Lion In The Streets (1)

McGarrett finds himself stymied when Hawaiian nationalists and local underworld mobsters clash over a union election.

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7.4 | TV-PG | en | Drama , Action & Adventure | More Info
Released: 1968-09-20 | Released Producted By: CBS Studios , Leonard Freeman Production Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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".

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Cast

Jack Lord , Herman Wedemeyer , William Smith

Director

Larry Stewart

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CBS Studios , Leonard Freeman Production

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Reviews

elatham-67842 You should have made the new Hawaii 5-O close to the old story. The old show was professional and more to real life. When you have employees that complain, or find fault with their job, they aren't to happy with the job. Danny needs to be more professional. What police department acts the way the new Hawaii 5-O acts.
bkoganbing Outside of Jack Webb I don't think you could make a better case for a cop being totally professional than with Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett. Even with Webb you got hints of a private life usually in the squad car as he and Ben Alexander or later Harry Morgan rode around between locations on an episode. In fact usually TV series last because of various personal dimensions gradually introduced into a series for the characters. But in Hawaii 5-0, never. Lord was appointed by the Governor of Hawaii to head a special state police force to really go after the high level crooks. His jurisdiction was pretty well anywhere he wanted it. I never saw any complaints from Honolulu PD or any other local police entity about it in the 12 years Hawaii Five-0 ran. Lord had a picked team with James MacArthur, Kam Fong and several other local players from Hawaii as other police assigned to him. Richard Denning made some appearances every so often as the governor. In fact MacArthur as Danny Williams was the guy that McGarrett ordered almost every week to 'book 'em Danno' in the show's most celebrated catchphrase.Hawaii Five-0 had three great things going for it. The first was Hawaii itself. I for one can't get enough of the scenery. It's the most beautiful place on the planet and that's on several different levels. I don't the show would have lasted twelve seasons if it was done in East St. Louis.Secondly the writing was extraordinarily good matched by the editing. I don't recall a frame of extraneous film in any given episode. Like McGarrett and his team, every show got right down to business and moved.Lastly it was Jack Lord who created a character that solely and totally focused on his job. Normally those are not warm and fuzzy people, but the absolutely incorruptible Steve McGarrett was a guy that any citizen would want to know is serving and protecting. Even if he didn't seem to have a personal life.To live and work in Hawaii, it doesn't get better.
grant-162 Remember it is the late 1960. Here is a series that dares to respect the native people of a US state. While some regard Jack Lords acting style as wooden it is solid as a rock. He is the anchor of the series. The respect McGarrett shows for his team and the people of Hawaii comes through in almost every episode. As can be expected with any series that lasts this long, there are a few standard cop scripts, but kick back and look at the scenery in those. Catch the better ones- anything with Vashon, Wo Fat, etc., etc. If you are willing to realize this was a long time ago and there are some things that are VERY different these days (for the worse in most cases) open up and fall in love with one of the best series ever. Just look at the opening credits (the first music Video?) and go back to simpler times.......
happipuppi13 It was 25 years ago just this past March 5th (2005) that Hawaii Five-O came to an end. There were cop shows all throughout the 70's and plenty after that ,but (as far as action oriented cop shows go)MacGarret & crew still reign supreme. Shows like Hill Street Blues & NYPD Blue (which just missed being on as long as 5-0 by about 20 episodes or so)give us the ultra-real look at cops and their lives and all the dramas that goes with it.Hawaii 5-O,however,is still the show to watch for well written story-lines and great police/bad guy action. Not all the bad guys are crooks,sometimes their people who have suffered some sort of mental breakdown or maybe they are misunderstood youth (of the 60's & 70's). MacGarret,while tough as can be,treats all cases and people involved with them with a humanity that before this was not usually part of a police drama. Unlike Jack Webb of Dragnet,Steve was allowed to make mistakes and be imperfect.Sidekick,Danny (Danno) Williams,is no second banana! I recently watched a show where he himself has to take on a crazed suicide bomber who's exacting revenge on Dan for killing his brother. James MacAurther looks and acts tough in that episode and pulls it off marvelously. Chin and Kono are great go-between guys as well,doing a lot of the necessary footwork.The rest of the cast is tops as well. The best ones would seasons for me are 1 to 11. Season 10 marked a farewell to Kam Fong & his Chin Ho Kelly character. Season 11 was James MacArthur's last also , but I can honestly say ,both seasons are great.Season 12 is hit & miss with some fairly good story lines and Jack Lord's still on top of his game ...but replacement actors William Smith & Co. really didn't fill the void fans felt ,in missing Danny & Chin.At least MacGarret catches nemesis Wo Fat in the grand 1 hour finale (I wont say how!) 5-O forever! (END)