List of Hawaii Five-O episodes
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This article is about a list of episodes of the 1968-1980 TV series. For a list of episodes of the re-imagined TV series, see List of Hawaii Five-0 episodes.
The following is a list of episodes for the 1968–1980 television series, Hawaii Five-O starring Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett. Twelve seasons consisting of 279 episodes were broadcast between September 20, 1968 and April 4, 1980.
To date, the first eleven seasons have been released on DVD in Region 1 and the first seven seasons for Regions 2 and 4. Season 12 is scheduled to be released on January 10, 2012.
[edit] Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | DVD release dates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||||
| 1 | 24 | September 20, 1968 | March 19, 1969 | March 6, 2007 | April 16, 2007 | April 12, 2007 | |
| 2 | 25 | September 24, 1969 | March 11, 1970 | July 31, 2007 | October 29, 2007 | November 8, 2007 | |
| 3 | 24 | September 16, 1970 | March 10, 1971 | January 22, 2008 | May 5, 2008 | May 15, 2008 | |
| 4 | 24 | September 14, 1971 | March 7, 1972 | June 10, 2008 | September 1, 2008 | November 6, 2008 | |
| 5 | 24 | September 12, 1972 | March 13, 1973 | November 18, 2008 | February 9, 2009 | March 2, 2009 | |
| 6 | 24 | September 11, 1973 | February 26, 1974 | April 21, 2009 | September 14, 2009 | December 22, 2009 | |
| 7 | 24 | September 10, 1974 | March 25, 1975 | October 20, 2009 | March 22, 2010 | December 22, 2009 | |
| 8 | 23 | September 12, 1975 | March 4, 1976 | March 16, 2010 | N/A | N/A | |
| 9 | 23 | September 30, 1976 | May 5, 1977 | August 3, 2010 | N/A | N/A | |
| 10 | 24 | September 15, 1977 | May 4, 1978 | December 14, 2010 | N/A | N/A | |
| 11 | 21 | September 28, 1978 | April 5, 1979 | September 20, 2011 | N/A | N/A | |
| 12 | 19 | October 4, 1979 | April 4, 1980 | January 10, 2012 | N/A | N/A | |
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1 (1968–1969)
For a more comprehensive list, see List of Hawaii Five-O episodes (season 1).
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Cocoon" | Paul Wendkos | Leonard Freeman | September 20, 1968 | 1310-5246-2669 |
| 2 | 2 | "Full Fathom Five" | Richard Benedict | Ken Kolb | September 26, 1968 | 1729-0202 |
| 3 | 3 | "Strangers in Our Own Land" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: John Kneubuhl Teleplay by: John Kneubuhl & Herman Groves |
October 3, 1968 | 1729-0203 |
| 4 | 4 | "Tiger by the Tail" | Richard Benedict | Sy Salkowitz | October 10, 1968 | 1729-0206 |
| 5 | 5 | "Samurai" | Alvin Ganzer | Story by: Jerome Coopersmith Teleplay by: Jerome Coopersmith & Mel Goldberg |
October 17, 1968 | 1729-0201 |
| 6 | 6 | "…And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin" | John Peyser | John D. F. Black | November 7, 1968 | 1729-0204 |
| 7 | 7 | "Twenty-Four Karat Kill" | Alvin Ganzer | David P. Harmon | November 14, 1968 | 1729-0205 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Ways of Love" | Charles S. Dubin | Laurence Heath | November 21, 1968 | 1729-0207 |
| 9 | 9 | "No Blue Skies" | Herschel Daugherty | Herman Groves | December 5, 1968 | 1729-0209 |
| 10 | 10 | "By the Numbers" | Seymour Robbie | Mark Rodgers | December 12, 1968 | 1729-0215 |
| 11 | 11 | "Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born" | Herschel Daugherty | John D. F. Black | December 19, 1968 | 1729-0211 |
| 12 | 12 | "Deathwatch" | Herschel Daugherty | Shirl Hendryx | December 25, 1968 | 1729-0213 |
| 13 | 13 | "Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember" | Richard Benedict | Story by: Leonard Freeman Teleplay by: John D. F. Black |
January 1, 1969 | 1729-0216 |
| 14 | 14 | "King of the Hill" | Jack Shea | Story by: Leonard Freeman Teleplay by: John D. F. Black |
January 8, 1969 | 1729-0208 |
| 15 | 15 | "Up Tight" | Seymour Robbie | Story by: David Harmon Teleplay by: Mel Goldberg |
January 15, 1969 | 1729-0210 |
| 16 | 16 | "Face of the Dragon" | Richard Benedict | Robert C. Dennis | January 22, 1969 | 1729-0221 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Box" | Seymour Robbie | Story by: Leonard Freeman & John D. F. Black Teleplay by: John D. F. Black |
January 29, 1969 | 1729-0220 |
| 18 | 18 | "One for the Money" | Paul Stanley | Story by: Robert Stambler Teleplay by: Palmer Thompson |
February 5, 1969 | 1729-0219 |
| 19 | 19 | "Along Came Joey" | Richard Benedict | Story by: Jerry Ludwig Teleplay by: Jerry Ludwig & Mel Goldberg |
February 12, 1969 | 1729-0214 |
| 20 | 20 | "Once Upon a Time (Part 1)" | Michael Caffey | Leonard Freeman | February 19, 1969 | 1729-0212 |
| 21 | 21 | "Once Upon a Time (Part 2)" | Michael Caffey and Abner Biberman | Leonard Freeman | February 26, 1969 | 1729-0212 |
| 22 | 22 | "Not That Much Different" | Abner Biberman | Mark Rodgers | March 5, 1969 | 1729-0222 |
| 23 | 23 | "Six Kilos" | Seymour Robbie | Meyer Dolinsky | March 12, 1969 | 1729-0217 |
| 24 | 24 | "The Big Kahuna" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Leonard Freeman Teleplay by: Gilbert Ralston & Norman Hudis |
March 19, 1969 | 1729-0218 |
[edit] Season 2 (1969–1970)
For a more comprehensive list, see List of Hawaii Five-O episodes (season 2).
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "A Thousand Pardons--You're Dead!" | Nicholas Colasanto | Story by: Mel Goldberg & Paul Harber Teleplay by: Mel Goldberg |
September 24, 1969 | 6901 |
| 26 | 2 | "To Hell with Babe Ruth" | Nicholas Colasanto | Anthony Lawrence | October 1, 1969 | 6902 |
| 27 | 3 | "Forty Feet High and It Kills!" | Michael O'Herlihy | Story by: Edward J. "Ed" Lakso & Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
October 8, 1969 | 6903 |
| 28 | 4 | "Just Lucky, I Guess" | Nicholas Colasanto | Story by: Jay Roberts Teleplay by: Jay Roberts & Mel Goldberg |
October 15, 1969 | 6904 |
| 29 | 5 | "Savage Sunday" | Reza Badiyi | Palmer Thompson | October 22, 1969 | 6907 |
| 30 | 6 | "A Bullet for McGarrett" | Paul Stanley | Story by: Jay Roberts & Anthony Lawrence Teleplay by: Anthony Lawrence |
October 29, 1969 | 6906 |
| 31 | 7 | "Sweet Terror" | Richard Benedict | Robert C. Dennis | November 5, 1969 | 6905 |
| 32 | 8 | "King Kamehameha Blues" | Barry Shear | Robert Hamner | November 12, 1969 | 6908 |
| 33 | 9 | "The Singapore File" | Robert Gist | Robert C. Dennis | November 19, 1969 | 6909 |
| 34 | 10 | "All the King's Horses" | Richard Benedict | William Robert Yates | November 26, 1969 | 6910 |
| 35 | 11 | "Leopard on the Rock" | Irving J. Moore | Palmer Thompson | December 3, 1969 | 6911 |
| 36 | 12 | "The Devil and Mr. Frog" | Michael O'Herlihy | Story by: Robert Lewin & Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
December 10, 1969 | 6912 |
| 37 | 13 | "The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!" | Gene Nelson | Jack Turley | December 17, 1969 | 6913 |
| 38 | 14 | "Which Way Did They Go?" | Abner Biberman | Meyer Dolinsky | December 24, 1969 | 6914 |
| 39 | 15 | "Blind Tiger" | Abner Biberman | Story by: William Robert Yates & Jerome Coopersmith Teleplay by: Jerome Coopersmith |
December 31, 1969 | 6915 |
| 40 | 16 | "Bored She Hung Herself" | John Newland | Mel Goldberg | January 7, 1970 | 6916 |
| 41 | 17 | "Run, Johnny, Run" | Michael O'Herlihy | Mel Goldberg | January 14, 1970 | 6917 |
| 42 | 18 | "Killer Bee" | Paul Stanley | Anthony Lawrence | January 21, 1970 | 6918 |
| 43 | 19 | "The One with the Gun" | Murray Golden | Robert C. Dennis | January 28, 1970 | 6919 |
| 44 | 20 | "Cry, Lie" | Paul Stanley | Preston Wood | February 4, 1970 | 6921 |
| 45 | 21 | "Most Likely to Murder" | Nicholas Colasanto | Robert Hamner | February 11, 1970 | 6920 |
| 46 | 22 | "Nightmare Road" | John Newland | Jack Turley | February 18, 1970 | 6922 |
| 47 | 23 | "Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (Part 1)" | Marvin J. Chomsky | Story by: Leonard Freeman Teleplay by: Anthony Lawrence |
February 25, 1970 | 6923 |
| 48 | 24 | "Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (Part 2)" | Marvin J. Chomsky | Anthony Lawrence | March 4, 1970 | 6924 |
| 49 | 25 | "Kiss the Queen Goodbye" | Abner Biberman | Jack Turley | March 11, 1970 | 6925 |
[edit] Season 3 (1970–1971)
For a more comprehensive list, see List of Hawaii Five-O episodes (season 3).
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1 | "And a Time to Die…" | Charles Dubin | Ken Pettus | September 16, 1970 | 7001 |
| 51 | 2 | "Trouble in Mind" | Danny Arnold | Mel Goldberg & Sasha Gilien | September 23, 1970 | 1729-0311 |
| 52 | 3 | "The Second Shot" | Michael O'Herlihy | Eric Bercovici | September 30, 1970 | 7003 |
| 53 | 4 | "Time and Memories" | John Llewellyn Moxey | Jerry Ludwig | October 7, 1970 | 7004 |
| 54 | 5 | "The Guarnerius Caper" | Tony Leader | Ken Pettus | October 14, 1970 | 7005 |
| 55 | 6 | "The Ransom" | Michael O'Herlihy | Eric Bercovici & Jerry Ludwig | October 21, 1970 | 7006 |
| 56 | 7 | "Force of Waves" | Paul Krasny | Story by: Mark Rodgers Teleplay: Mark Rodgers & Eric Bercovici |
October 28, 1970 | 1729-0306 |
| 57 | 8 | "The Reunion" | Michael O'Herlihy | Paul Playdon | November 4, 1970 | 1729-0308 |
| 58 | 9 | "The Late John Louisiana" | Paul Stanley | Story by: Lionel E. Siegel Teleplay: Eric Bercovici & Jerry Ludwig |
November 11, 1970 | 1729-0307 |
| 59 | 10 | "The Last Eden" | Paul Stanley | Eric Bercovici & Jerry Ludwig | November 18, 1970 | 1729-0314 |
| 60 | 11 | "Over Fifty? Steal" | Bob Sweeney | E. Arthur Kean | November 25, 1970 | 1729-0309 |
| 61 | 12 | "Beautiful Screamer" | Tony Leader | Stephen Kandel | December 2, 1970 | 1729-0313 |
| 62 | 13 | "The Payoff" | John Llewellyn Moxey | Ken Pettus | December 9, 1970 | 1729-0316 |
| 63 | 14 | "The Double Wall" | Michael O'Herlihy | Jerry Ludwig & Eric Bercovici | December 16, 1970 | 1729-0320 |
| 64 | 15 | "Paniolo" | Michael O'Herlihy | Ed Adamson | December 30, 1970 | 1729-0302 |
| 65 | 16 | "Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart" | Paul Stanley | E. Arthur Kean | January 6, 1971 | 1729-0318 |
| 66 | 17 | "To Kill or Be Killed" | Paul Stanley | Anthony Lawrence | January 13, 1971 | 1729-0312 |
| 67 | 18 | "F.O.B. Honolulu (Part 1)" | Michael O'Herlihy | Eric Bercovici & Jerry Ludwig | January 27, 1971 | 1729-0321 |
| 68 | 19 | "F.O.B. Honolulu (Part 2)" | Michael O'Herlihy | Jerry Ludwig & Eric Bercovici | February 3, 1971 | 1729-0321 |
| 69 | 20 | "The Gunrunner" | Tony Leader | James D. Buchanan & Ronald Austin | February 10, 1971 | 7019 |
| 70 | 21 | "Dear Enemy" | Murray Golden | Jackson Gillis | February 17, 1971 | 7021 |
| 71 | 22 | "The Bomber and Mrs. Moroney" | Paul Stanley | Jerry Ludwig & Eric Bercovici | February 24, 1971 | 7022 |
| 72 | 23 | "The Grandstand Play (Part 1)" | Paul Stanley | Adrian Spies | March 3, 1971 | 1729-0305 |
| 73 | 24 | "The Grandstand Play (Part 2)" | Paul Stanley | Story by: Adrian Spies Teleplay: Adrian Spies & Eric Bercovici & Jerry Ludwig |
March 10, 1971 | 1729-0305 |
[edit] Season 4 (1971–1972)
For a more comprehensive list, see List of Hawaii Five-O episodes (season 4).
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 1 | "Highest Castle, Deepest Grave" | Charles S. Dubin | Story by: Elick Moll & Joseph Than Teleplay: Jerome Coopersmith |
September 14, 1971 | 1729-0361 |
| 75 | 2 | "No Bottles… No Cans… No People" | Michael O'Herlihy | Jerry Ludwig & Eric Bercovici | September 21, 1971 | 1729-0355 |
| 76 | 3 | "Wednesday, Ladies Free" | Michael O' Herlihy | Story by: Paul Playdon Teleplay: Paul Playdon & Jerome Coopersmith |
September 28, 1971 | 7104 |
| 77 | 4 | "3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu" | Jerry Thorpe | Jerome Coopersmith | October 5, 1971 | 7103 |
| 78 | 5 | "Two Doves and Mr. Heron" | Charles S. Dubin | Anthony Lawrence | October 12, 1971 | 7105 |
| 79 | 6 | "…And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots" | Michael O'Herlihy | John D. F. Black | October 19, 1971 | 7106 |
| 80 | 7 | "Air Cargo… Dial for Murder" | Michael O'Herlihy | Meyer Dolinsky | October 26, 1971 | 1729-0367 |
| 81 | 8 | "For a Million… Why Not?" | Ron Winston | Story by: Eric Bercovici & Jerry Ludwig Teleplay: Jerome Coopersmith |
November 2, 1971 | 7108 |
| 82 | 9 | "The Burning Ice" | Paul Stanley | Ken Pettus | November 9, 1971 | 7109 |
| 83 | 10 | "Rest in Peace, Somebody" | Paul Stanley | John D.F. Black | November 16, 1971 | 1729-0353 |
| 84 | 11 | "A Matter of Mutual Concern" | Ron Winston | Alvin Sapinsley | November 23, 1971 | 1729-0368 |
| 85 | 12 | "Nine, Ten--You're Dead" | Leo Penn | Mel Goldberg | November 30, 1971 | 1729-0352 |
| 86 | 13 | "Is This Any Way to Run a Paradise?" | Michael O'Herilhy | Bill Stratton | December 21, 1971 | 1729-0357 |
| 87 | 14 | "Odd Man in" | Paul Stanley | E. Arthur Kean | December 28, 1971 | 1729-0360 |
| 88 | 15 | "Bait Once, Bait Twice" | Alf Kjellin | Story by: Jerome Ross Teleplay: Will Lorin |
January 4, 1972 | 1729-0371 |
| 89 | 16 | "The Ninety-Second War (Part 1)" | Bob Sweeney | Story by: Leonard Freeman Teleplay: John D.F. Black |
January 11, 1972 | 7116 |
| 90 | 17 | "The Ninety-Second War (Part 2)" | Bob Sweeney | Story by: Leonard Freeman Teleplay: John D.F. Black |
January 18, 1972 | 7117 |
| 91 | 18 | "Skinhead" | Allen Reisner | Story by: Will Lorin Teleplay: Alvin Sapinsley |
January 25, 1972 | 7118 |
| 92 | 19 | "While You're at It, Bring in the Moon" | Michael O'Herlihy | E. Arthur Kean | February 1, 1972 | 7119 |
| 93 | 20 | "Cloth of Gold" | Michael O'Herlihy | Bennett Foster | February 8, 1972 | 7120 |
| 94 | 21 | "Good Night, Baby, Time to Die!" | Alf Kjellin | Abram S. Ginnes | February 15, 1972 | 7121 |
| 95 | 22 | "Didn't We Meet at a Murder?" | Paul Stanley | Jerome Coopersmith | February 22, 1972 | 7123 |
| 96 | 23 | "Follow the White Brick Road" | Michael O'Herihly | John Furia | February 29, 1972 | 7122 |
| 97 | 24 | "R & R & R" | Leo Penn | Bill Stratton | March 7, 1972 | 7124 |
[edit] Season 5 (1972–1973)
For a more comprehensive list, see List of Hawaii Five-O episodes (season 5).
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 1 | "Death is a Company Policy" | Charles S. Dubin | Jerome Coopersmith | September 12, 1972 |
| 99 | 2 | "Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain" | Allen Reisner | Jerome Coopersmith | September 19, 1972 |
| 100 | 3 | "You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich, But it Helps" | Alf Kjellin | Abram S. Ginnes | September 26, 1972 |
| 101 | 4 | "Pig in a Blanket" | Marvin Chomsky | Bill Stratton | October 3, 1972 |
| 102 | 5 | "The Jinn Who Clears the Way" | Harry Falk | John D.F. Black | October 10, 1972 |
| 103 | 6 | "Fools Die Twice" | Michael O'Herilhy | Abram S. Ginnes | October 17, 1972 |
| 104 | 7 | "Chain of Events" | Ron Winston | Jerome Coopersmith | October 24, 1972 |
| 105 | 8 | "Journey Out of Limbo" | Michael O'Herilhy | Frank Telford | October 31, 1972 |
| 106 | 9 | ""V" for Vashon: The Son" | Charles S. Dubin | Alvin Sapinsley | November 14, 1972 |
| 107 | 10 | ""V" for Vashon: The Father" | Charles S. Dubin | Alvin Sapinsley | November 21, 1972 |
| 108 | 11 | ""V" for Vashon: The Patriarch" | Charles S. Dubin | Alvin Sapinsley | November 28, 1972 |
| 109 | 12 | "The Clock Struck Twelve" | Ron Winston | Anthony Lawrence (teleplay), Leonard Freeman (story) | December 5, 1972 |
| 110 | 13 | "I'm a Family Crook--Don't Shoot!" | Bob Sweeney | Jerome Coopersmith | December 19, 1972 |
| 111 | 14 | "The Child Stealers" | Corey Allen | Larry Brody | January 2, 1973 |
| 112 | 15 | "Thanks for the Honeymoon" | Richard Benedict | Mel Goldberg | January 9, 1973 |
| 113 | 16 | "The Listener" | Richard Benedict | Meyer Dolinsky | January 16, 1973 |
| 114 | 17 | "Here Today, Gone Tonight" | Michael O'Herilhy | Jerome Coopersmith | January 23, 1973 |
| 115 | 18 | "The Odd Lot Caper" | Michael O'Herilhy | Meyer Dolinsky and Norman Lessing (teleplay), Meyer Dolinsky (story) | January 30, 1973 |
| 116 | 19 | "Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?" | Michael O'Herilhy | Jerome Coopersmith | February 6, 1973 |
| 117 | 20 | "Little Girl Blue" | Bob Sweeney | Mel Goldberg (teleplay), Leonard Freeman (story) | February 13, 1973 |
| 118 | 21 | "Percentage" | Robert Butler | Norman Lessing | February 20, 1973 |
| 119 | 22 | "Engaged to Be Buried" | Michael O'Herilhy | Bill Stratton and Ken Pettus (teleplay), Bill Stratton (story) | February 27, 1973 |
| 120 | 23 | "The Diamond That Nobody Stole" | Charles S. Dubin | John Furia, Jr. | March 6, 1973 |
| 121 | 24 | "Jury of One" | Alf Kjellin | Ken Pettus | March 13, 1973 |
[edit] Season 6 (1973–1974)
Creator and executive producer Leonard Freeman died during this season.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 1 | "Hookman" | Alan Reisner | Glen Olson and Rod Baker | September 11, 1973 |
| A double amputee sets out to avenge the loss of his hands by killing every law enforcement officer who contributed to his maiming, including Steve McGarrett. Jay J. Armes guest stars. Morton Stevens won an Emmy for his score to this episode (in fact, all the nominees in this category at that year's Emmys were from Hawaii Five-O!). On this and all subsequent episodes, Jack Lord receives a "Starring" credit on the end titles as well as in the opening. | |||||
| 123 | 2 | "Draw Me a Killer" | Charles S. Dubin | Walter Black | September 18, 1973 |
| McGarrett attempts to solve the riddle of a series of apparently motiveless slayings that occur at six-week intervals, and his investigations lead him to the comic section of the daily newspaper. | |||||
| 124 | 3 | "Charter for Death" | Michael O'Herilhy | Carey Wilber and Sheldon Wile | September 25, 1973 |
| A gangster, his daughter and son-in-law arrive in Hawaii carrying the plague, causing the Governor to seal off the island in an effort to prevent an outbreak of the disease. Nehemiah Persoff and Bert Convy guest star. | |||||
| 125 | 4 | "One Big Happy Family" | Alf Kjellin | Alvin Sapinsley | October 2, 1973 |
| A family of serial killers, having left a trail of death on the mainland, start a new wave of terror when they reach Hawaii. Slim Pickens guest stars. | |||||
| 126 | 5 | "The Sunday Torch" | Michael O'Herilhy | Jerome Coopersmith | October 9, 1973 |
| A young man who fits the classic profile of a pyromaniac is carefully set up in what appears to be a foolproof frame. | |||||
| 127 | 6 | "Murder is a Taxing Affair" | Michael O'Herilhy | Jerome Coopersmith (teleplay), Jerome Coopersmith and Tony Palmerio (story) | October 16, 1973 |
| A corrupt federal tax agent, pursuing a criminal under indictment for tax evasion, kills the fugitive for $600,000 in hot money, then loses it. Don Porter guest stars. | |||||
| 128 | 7 | "Tricks are Not Treats" | Corey Allen | Bill Stratton | October 23, 1973 |
| The assassination of one of Honolulu's most active pimps threatens an all-out war between two competing vice empires. | |||||
| 129 | 8 | "Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?" | Michael O'Herilhy | Jerome Coopersmith | October 30, 1973 |
| McGarrett investigates a string of five murders of wealthy men and enlists the aid of an undercover agent from the mainland to reveal a pay-before-death inheritance scheme. | |||||
| 130 | 9 | "Flash of Color, Flash of Death" | Alf Kjellin | Norman Lessing (teleplay), Norman Lessing and Michael Adams (story) | November 6, 1973 |
| An opal smuggler is set up by a glamorous woman who clears the way for her accomplices to enter a Honolulu jewelery store and rob him and the jeweler of a fortune in opals. | |||||
| 131 | 10 | "A Bullet for El Diablo" | Allen Reisner | Tim Maschler | November 13, 1973 |
| A dictator is murdered by a look-alike for his daughter. | |||||
| 132 | 11 | "The Finishing Touch" | Charles S. Dubin | Walter Black | November 20, 1973 |
| McGarrett becomes suspicious of a documents expert he enlists to help investigate a destructive ring of forgeries of government securities. George Voskovec guest stars. | |||||
| 133 | 12 | "Anybody Can Build a Bomb" | Charles S. Dubin | Walter Black | November 27, 1973 |
| A nuclear physicist becomes involved in an extortion scheme to blow up a portion of Honolulu with an atomic bomb. Lew Ayres guest stars. | |||||
| 134 | 13 | "Try to Die on Time" | Charles S. Dubin | E. Arthur Kean (teleplay), Jacqueline Lynch and E. Arthur Kean (story) | December 4, 1973 |
| Five-O must unravel a complicated web of relationships surrounding a macabre $240,000 lottery based on the projected hour of a gambler's death. | |||||
| 135 | 14 | "The $100,000 Nickel" | Allen Reisner | Dick Nelson | December 11, 1973 |
| A thief (Victor Buono) steals a very-rare illegally-minted 1913 Liberty Head nickel valued at $100,000 (equal to $523,538 today in inflation, but actually sold for $3,737,500 in 2010), which his panicked accomplice later drops into a vending machine. Bruce Broughton received an Emmy nomination for his score. | |||||
| 136 | 15 | "The Flip Side is Death" | Paul Stanley | Glen Olson and Rod Baker | December 18, 1973 |
| Bank robbers fake a military emergency to cover up their crime, sending Five-O to the windward side of Oahu to investigate. | |||||
| 137 | 16 | "The Banzai Pipeline" | Richard Benedict | Bill Stratton | January 1, 1974 |
| The Banzai Pipeline surfing beach is the setting for three murders connected to a film production. | |||||
| 138 | 17 | "One Born Every Minute" | Charles S. Dubin | Alvin Sapinsley | January 8, 1974 |
| A con game targeting wealthy male tourists goes awry when a victim falls to his death from a hotel window. Ed Flanders guest stars. | |||||
| 139 | 18 | "Secret Witness" | Michael O'Herilhy | Ken Pettus (teleplay), Sam Roeca and Ken Pettus (story) | January 15, 1974 |
| A professional killer pursues an eyewitness (Mark Jenkins), using the man's dropped library card as his clue. | |||||
| 140 | 19 | "Death with Father" | Jack Lord | Anthony Lawrence | January 22, 1974 |
| A retired narcotics agent's (Andrew Duggan) son (Peter Strauss) is suspected of manufacturing heroin. This was the first episode to be directed by Jack Lord. | |||||
| 141 | 20 | "Murder with a Golden Touch" | Michael O'Herilhy | Jerome Coopersmith (teleplay), Robert Schlitt and Jerome Coopersmith (story) | January 29, 1974 |
| A search for sunken treasure leads into the Pacific off Oahu. James J Sloyan and Peter Donat guest star. | |||||
| 142 | 21 | "Nightmare in Blue" | Michael O'Herilhy | Mel Goldberg | February 5, 1974 |
| An investigation of five rape-murders points to the police. John Beck, Katherine Justice and Alan Fudge guest star. Don B. Ray received an Emmy nomination for his score. | |||||
| 143 | 22 | "Mother's Deadly Helper" | Douglas Green | Walter Black | February 12, 1974 |
| An extremist (Anthony Zerbe) embarks on a deadly crusade against what he sees as law enforcement leniency. | |||||
| 144 | 23 | "Killer at Sea" | Douglas Green | Jerome Coopersmith (teleplay), Jerome Coopersmith and Douglas Green (story) | February 19, 1974 |
| A comedian (John Byner) complicates McGarrett's investigation of a robbery-kidnapping aboard a cruise ship. William Devane also guest stars. | |||||
| 145 | 24 | "30,000 Rooms and I Have the Key" | Charles S. Dubin | E. Arthur Kean | February 26, 1974 |
| A stylish jewel thief and master of disguise (David Wayne) evades McGarrett and then sends the Five-O chief an invitation to his next performance. This episode is similar in tone to the Lewis Filer episodes "Over Fifty? Steal" and "Odd Man In" (with tracked-in Morton Stevens music composed for the former), from the same writer. | |||||
[edit] Season 7 (1974–1975)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 1 | "The Young Assassins" | Bruce Bilson | Bill Stratton | September 10, 1974 |
| Kidnappers demand the release of two jailed radicals in exchange for a college professor and Danny. Larry Wilcox guest stars. | |||||
| 147 | 2 | "A Hawaiian Nightmare" | Charles S. Dubin | William Bast (teleplay), William Bast and Tom Philbin (story) | September 17, 1974 |
| An extortionist threatens to cause a volcanic eruption and destroy the city of Hilo. James Olson and Sheree North guest star. | |||||
| 148 | 3 | "I'll Kill 'Em Again" | Charles S. Dubin | Tim Maschler | September 24, 1974 |
| A psychopath re-enacts murders featured in an article recounting the team's past crime-solving efforts. | |||||
| 149 | 4 | "Steal Now--Pay Later" | John Peyser | Jerome Coopersmith | October 1, 1974 |
| A man sells stolen goods to legitimate industries solely by telephone. Ray Danton, Jacques Aubuchon and Casey Kasem guest star. | |||||
| 150 | 5 | "Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got the Bomb?" | Allen Reisner | Martin Roth | October 8, 1974 |
| A senator (William Windom) is being targeted by a psychotic bomber. | |||||
| 151 | 6 | "Right Grave, Wrong Body" | Paul Stanley | Rod Baker and Glen Olson | October 15, 1974 |
| A bank robber uses a policeman's gun to commit robberies. | |||||
| 152 | 7 | "We Hang Our Own" | Douglas Green | Walter Black | October 22, 1974 |
| A cattle baron (Leslie Nielsen) seeks revenge when one son (Perry King) says another was killed. Bruce Boxleitner also guest stars. | |||||
| 153 | 8 | "The Two-Faced Corpse" | Douglas Green | Bud Freeman | October 29, 1974 |
| An autopsy reveals that the victim of a gangland slaying led a double life. Jessica Walter, Sam Elliott and Abe Vigoda guest star. | |||||
| 154 | 9 | "How to Steal a Masterpiece" | Jack Lord | Bud Freeman | November 12, 1974 |
| Thieves break through three security systems to steal art from a millionaire. Gail Strickland, George Voskovec and Luther Adler guest star. | |||||
| 155 | 10 | "A Gun for McGarrett" | Bruce Bilson | Alvin Sapinsley | November 26, 1974 |
| In his search for the mobsters who injured him, McGarrett becomes romantically involved with a lovely fellow victim. Carol White and Ivor Barry guest star. | |||||
| 156 | 11 | "Welcome to Our Branch Office" | Charles S. Dubin | Jerome Coopersmith | December 3, 1974 |
| A businessman accuses the Five-O squad of demanding $100,000 in protection from him, and McGarrett suspects that impostors of him and his team have duped the businessman. Cameron Mitchell and Frank Gorshin guest star; James MacArthur plays both Danny and his impostor. | |||||
| 157 | 12 | "Presenting...In the Center Ring...Murder" | Charles S. Dubin | Jerome Coopersmith | December 10, 1974 |
| A traveling circus provides spy Wo Fat with the opportunity to attack a visiting Chinese foreign minister who is under Five-O's protection. | |||||
| 158 | 13 | "Hara-Kiri: Murder" | Paul Stanley | Norman Lessing | December 31, 1974 |
| McGarrett investigates the murder of a wealthy Japanese business man which was so done as to resemble an act of hara-kiri, or seppuku. | |||||
| 159 | 14 | "Bones of Contention" | Douglas Green | Alvin Sapinsley | January 7, 1975 |
| A Honolulu death is linked to the disappearance of a valuable human fossil from China just before Pearl Harbor. Vic Tayback and Keene Curtis guest star. | |||||
| 160 | 15 | "Computer Killer" | Alf Kjellin | Tim Maschler (teleplay), Larry Brody and Tim Maschler (story) | January 14, 1975 |
| A computer programmed with erroneous information points McGarrett's murder investigation to the wrong person. | |||||
| 161 | 16 | "A Woman's Work is with a Gun" | Douglas Green | Glen Olson and Rod Baker | January 21, 1975 |
| A trio of debt-plagued women go out and rob tourist buses for money. | |||||
| 162 | 17 | "Small Witness, Large Crime" | Bruce Bilson | Orville H. Hampton | January 28, 1975 |
| A deputy public defender criticizes McGarrett after he arrests a poor child (who has witnessed a murder, and is being taken into custody for his own protection) for a petty theft. France Nuyen and Bert Convy guest star. | |||||
| 163 | 18 | "Ring of Life" | John Peyser | Tim Maschler | February 4, 1975 |
| Five priceless figurines are stolen and a million dollar reward sets off a chain of murder. | |||||
| 164 | 19 | "Study in Rage" | Allen Reisner | Martin Roth | February 11, 1975 |
| An unfinished painting leads Five-0 to a psycho who murdered two doctors and a wealthy mainland business man. | |||||
| 165 | 20 | "And the Horse Jumped Over the Moon" | Douglas Green | Larry Brody | February 18, 1975 |
| A heroin smuggler is slain before he can sell information to the police. Ed Flanders, Bruce Boxleitner (making his second guest appearance this season) and Jo Ann Harris guest star. | |||||
| 166 | 21 | "Hit Gun for Sale" | John Peyser | Martin Roth | February 25, 1975 |
| McGarrett is out to stop a gang war by hunting down a hired gun. | |||||
| 167 | 22 | "The Hostage" | Allen Reisner | Bud Freeman | March 11, 1975 |
| McGarrett clashes with a police captain over Five-O's handling of a murder/kidnapping. Linda Purl and Scott Brady guest star. | |||||
| 168 | 23 | "Diary of a Gun" | Douglas Green | Jerome Coopersmith | March 18, 1975 |
| A Saturday Night special leaves Five-O a bloody trail of murder and misery as it passes from owner to owner. | |||||
| 169 | 24 | "6,000 Deadly Tickets" | John Peyser | Leonard and Arlene Stadd | March 25, 1975 |
| A scheme forcing travel agents to purchase stolen airline tickets turns to murder when one refuses. | |||||
[edit] Season 8 (1975–1976)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | 1 | "Murder – Eyes Only" | Michael O'Herlihy | Orville H. Hampton and Jerome Coopersmith (teleplay), Orville H. Hampton (story) | September 12, 1975 |
| The letter-bomb murder of a Navy intelligence officer interrupts McGarrett's annual naval reserve duty and involves him in another Wo Fat plot. Harry Guardino, David Birney, Lloyd Bochner and Donna Mills guest star in the first feature-length episode since the pilot, later shown in syndication in two parts. | |||||
| 171 | 2 | "McGarrett is Missing" | Bruce Bilson | Jerome Coopersmith | September 19, 1975 |
| An armed, escaped convict (Charles Cioffi) holds a badly wounded McGarrett hostage after their plane goes down in a severe storm. | |||||
| 172 | 3 | "Termination with Extreme Prejudice" | Michael O'Herlihy | Norman Lessing | September 26, 1975 |
| McGarrett searches for a missing Englishman suspected of passing secrets to enemy agents. Juliet Mills and Dan O'Herlihy (whose brother, Michael O'Herlihy, directed) guest star. | |||||
| 173 | 4 | "Target? The Lady" | Charles S. Dubin | Tim Maschler | October 3, 1975 |
| The Honolulu murder of a gambler sends Five-O in pursuit of a Las Vegas courier. Susan Dey, Andrew Prine and Marc Singer guest star. | |||||
| 174 | 5 | "Death's Name is SAM" | Michael O'Herlihy | Jerome Coopersmith | October 10, 1975 |
| Five-0 investigates a radical terrorist group smuggling a surface-to-air missile piecemeal. George Takei guest stars. | |||||
| 175 | 6 | "The Case Against McGarrett" | Charles S. Dubin | Alvin Sapinsley | October 17, 1975 |
| McGarrett allows rebelling convicts, led by his old enemy Honore Vashon (Harold Gould), to try him for murder in exchange for hostages. This episode is a sequel to the three-part story "V For Vashon," from the same writer and director. | |||||
| 176 | 7 | "The Defector" | Jerry Jameson | Stephen Kandel | October 24, 1975 |
| A scientist (Pat Hingle) demands immunity for a defecting Asian physicist (Soon-Teck Oh) who has to kill a man in self defense. | |||||
| 177 | 8 | "Sing a Song of Suspense" | Bruce Bilson | Bill Stratton | October 31, 1975 |
| McGarrett protects a singer (Lois Nettleton) who was a witness to a mob hit. | |||||
| 178 | 9 | "Retire in Sunny Hawaii...Forever" | Bruce Bilson | Jerome Coopersmith | November 7, 1975 |
| The murder of the airplane seatmate of Danny's aunt (Helen Hayes, James MacArthur's real-life mother, who received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Single Performance for this episode - the show's final Emmy nomination) is linked to abandoned bank accounts. Charles Durning also guest stars. | |||||
| 179 | 10 | "How to Steal a Submarine" | Michael O'Herlihy | Walter Black | November 14, 1975 |
| Jack Cassidy guests stars. | |||||
| 180 | 11 | "The Waterfront Steal" | Alan Reisner | Albert Aley | November 21, 1975 |
| A warehouse burglary investigation turns up unusual loot...and an interwoven connection between the young burglar, his girfriend/accomplice, and her businessman father. Simon Oakland, Kathleen Beller and Richard Hatch guest star. | |||||
| 181 | 12 | "Honor is an Unmarked Grave" | Jack Lord | Bud Freeman | November 28, 1975 |
| An investigative reporter unearths a seven-year-old murder case. Eileen Heckart guest stars. | |||||
| 182 | 13 | "A Touch of Guilt" | Joe Manduke | Anne Collins | December 4, 1975 |
| The investigation of a stabbed college football star points to a gang-rape cover-up and a U.S. Senator's son. Richard Masur guest stars. | |||||
| 183 | 14 | "Wooden Model of a Rat" | Phillip Leacock | Alvin Sapinsley | December 11, 1975 |
| McGarrett's probe of Oriental-art smuggling grinds to a halt when he is charged with possession of one of the items. Edward Asner guest stars. | |||||
| 184 | 15 | "Deadly Persuasion" | Allan Reisner | Tim Maschler | December 18, 1975 |
| A group crooks steal a deadly nerve gas to be used during a visiting foreign head of state. | |||||
| 185 | 16 | "Legacy of Terror" | Bruce Bilson | Larry Forrester | January 1, 1976 |
| An aged Japanese importer, an ex-spy who may have known the location of a fortune in gold, is slain. Lew Ayres guest stars. | |||||
| 186 | 17 | "Loose Ends Get Hit" | Charles S. Dubin | Jerome Coopersmith | January 8, 1976 |
| The airtight murder case against a racketeer crumbles when McGarrett learns a witness duped him. Henry Darrow guest stars. | |||||
| 187 | 18 | "Anatomy of a Bribe" | Joeseph Manduke | Jerome Coopersmith | January 15, 1976 |
| Hawaii Five-0 investigates the arson of a new building. | |||||
| 188 | 19 | "Turkey Shoot at Makapuu" | Ernest Pintoff | Bill Stratton | January 29, 1976 |
| A murder victim's roommate puts herself in danger to help catch the killer. Lee Purcell guest stars. | |||||
| 189 | 20 | "A Killer Grows Wings" | Philip Leacock | Orville Hampton | February 5, 1976 |
| Five-0 goes after agricultural terrorists who are out to destroy Hawaii's sugar crop with a special moth. Richard Kiley guest stars. | |||||
| 190 | 21 | "The Capsule Kidnapping" | Bernard McEveety | Jack Epps Jr. and Anderson G. House | February 12, 1976 |
| Terrorists lock an industrialist's son in an underwater capsule with a limited air supply and the U.S. Coast Guard is enlisted to help in the search. Bruce Boxleitner, Liam Sullivan and Peter Boyd guest star. | |||||
| 191 | 22 | "Love Thy Neighbor – Take His Wife" | Charles S. Dubin | James Henderson | February 26, 1976 |
| Five-0 investigates the kidnapping of the wife of a wealthy land developer. David Huddleston guest stars. | |||||
| 192 | 23 | "A Sentence to Steal" | David Friedkin | Glen Olson and Rod Baker | March 4, 1976 |
| The theft of gold leads Five-0 to a half-way house for juvenile offenders. | |||||
[edit] Season 9 (1976–1977)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | 1 | "Nine Dragons" | Michael O'Herlihy | Jerome Coopersmith | September 30, 1976 |
| The probe of a theft of nerve gas puts McGarrett on Wo Fat's trail, which leads to Hong Kong and a case of amnesia for McGarrett after he nearly drowns. Dina Merrill guest stars. This feature-length episode was later shown in syndication in two parts; Khigh Dheigh's last appearance as Wo Fat until the final episode. | |||||
| 194 | 2 | "Assault on the Palace" | Ernest Pintoff | Jerome Coopersmith | October 7, 1976 |
| McGarrett must solve a daring bank robbery committed during the King Kamehameha Day Parade under the cover of a historic re-enactment. | |||||
| 195 | 3 | "Oldest Profession -- Latest Price" | Philip Leacock | Anne Collins | October 14, 1976 |
| The team discover that the murders of prostitutes on the islands appears to be linked to an extortion racketeer who is determined to make a return. | |||||
| 196 | 4 | "Man on Fire" | Gordon Hessler | Stephen Kandel | October 21, 1976 |
| When the team discover that five murder victims were killed by radiation poisoning, they must track down the one person they all came in contact with before it claims another victim. | |||||
| 197 | 5 | "Tour de Force, Killer Aboard" | Jerry London | Charles Larson | October 28, 1976 |
| A lack of information hampers Five-O's search for an international assassin. Amanda McBroom guest stars | |||||
| 198 | 6 | "The Last of the Great Paperhangers" | Philip Leacock | Orville H. Hampton | November 4, 1976 |
| A forger (Kevin McCarthy) steals over $14,000 from the Five-O team, then targets a bank and the U.S. Navy. | |||||
| 199 | 7 | "Heads, You're Dead" | Bruce Bilson | Herman Groves | November 11, 1976 |
| The annual Trans-Pac yacht race from California to the Islands is the scene of mutiny and murder. | |||||
| 200 | 8 | "Let Death Do Us Part" | Barry Crane | Bud Freeman | November 18, 1976 |
| Rather than accept parole, a prisoner escapes to prove he didn't kill his wife. Zohra Lampert guest stars. | |||||
| 201 | 9 | "Double Exposure" | Sutton Roley | Dean Tait & David Deutsch | December 2, 1976 |
| A mobster who staged his own "Death" to elude a conviction comes back to reclaim his former syndicate. Meg Foster guest stars. | |||||
| 202 | 10 | "Yes, My Deadly Daughter" | Bruce Bilson | Tim Maschler (teleplay), James Menzies (story) | December 16, 1976 |
| The daughter of a crime lord is murdering her father's appointed successors. | |||||
| 203 | 11 | "Target - a Cop" | Robert Scheerer | Bill Stratton | December 23, 1976 |
| A vengeful ex-convict (Don Stroud), partially paralyzed by a police bullet, begins shooting officers. Gerald McRaney also guest stars. | |||||
| 204 | 12 | "The Bells Toll at Noon" | Jack Lord | Charles Larson (teleplay), Irv Pearlberg (story) | January 6, 1977 |
| An avenging man (Rich Little) pursues a drug dealer who contributed to a former addict's death. Mel Ferrer also guest stars. | |||||
| 205 | 13 | "Man in a Steel Frame" | Allen Reisner | Robert Stambler | January 13, 1977 |
| Bullets that killed McGarrett's girlfriend (Camilla Sparv) came from the chief's service revolver. | |||||
| 206 | 14 | "Ready... Aim..." | Jerry London | Tim Maschler | January 20, 1977 |
| The Five-O team helps a Tokyo cop smash a ring that smuggles handguns into Japan. | |||||
| 207 | 15 | "Elegy in a Rain Forest" | Sutton Roley | Herman Groves | January 27, 1977 |
| McGarrett fears a rapist-murderer roaming Oahu will find a girl lost in the mountains before Five-O can rescue her. | |||||
| 208 | 16 | "Dealer's Choice..... Blackmail" | Ernest Pintoff | Tim Maschler | February 3, 1977 |
| The head of a gambling syndicate kills a police officer in a hit-and-run auto accident. John Ritter and Nehemiah Persoff guest star. | |||||
| 209 | 17 | "A Capitol Crime" | Sutton Roley | Bill Stratton (teleplay), James Menzies (story) | February 17, 1977 |
| An elderly man (Barnard Hughes) wires himself to a bomb and takes hostages to halt his home's demolition. | |||||
| 210 | 18 | "To Die in Paradise" | Joe Manduke | Bill Stratton | February 24, 1977 |
| A singer held for ransom is shipwrecked with her kidnappers off the island of Kauai. | |||||
| 211 | 19 | "Blood Money is Hard to Wash" | Allen Reisner | Bill Stratton (teleplay), Curtis Kenyon (story) | March 3, 1977 |
| A mainland gangster needing a place to launder money tries to force a football-club owner to sell his team. Jo Anne Worley guest stars. | |||||
| 212 | 20 | "To Kill a Mind" | Gordon Hessler | Stephen Kandel | March 17, 1977 |
| The kidnapping of an oceanographer's brother is linked to the recovery of a computer. | |||||
| 213 | 21 | "Requiem for a Saddle Bronc Rider" | Harry Harris | Herman Groves | March 24, 1977 |
| The Five-O team are finding a lot of resistance while searching for a cowboy at the rodeo grounds where he was working. | |||||
| 214 | 22 | "See How She Runs" | Harvey Laidman | Anne Collins | March 31, 1977 |
| The team track down the daughter of a Los Angeles lawman, who has takes refuge with a religious cult after she is framed for murder. However, the real person that was responsible for the crime is also searching for her, too. | |||||
| 215 | 23 | "Practical Jokes Can Kill You" | Ernest Pintoff | Bill Stratton | May 5, 1977 |
| A hang-glider's theft of a historical exhibit catches the attention of crooks planning a heist of Army rifles. | |||||
[edit] Season 10 (1977–1978)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 1 | "Up the Rebels" | Don Weis | Robert Janes | September 15, 1977 |
| An Irish terrorist (Stephen Boyd) poses as a priest in order to buy bombs and weapons in Hawaii for use in his home country. | |||||
| 217 | 2 | "You Don't See Many Pirates These Days" | Ronald Satlof | Bill Stratton (teleplay), James Lydon (story) | September 22, 1977 |
| McGarrett teams with a Navy commander (Mark Lenard) to search for a cargo ship hijacked by armed and dangerous men. Rossano Brazzi guest stars. | |||||
| 218 | 3 | "The Cop on the Cover" | Paul Stanley | Anne Collins and Gerry Day (teleplay), Anne Collins (story) | September 29, 1977 |
| When a magazine reporter (Jean Simmons) writes a story about Five-O , McGarrett tries to discretely locate two missing children. Henry Darrow and Moe Keale guest stars. | |||||
| 219 | 4 | "The Friends of Joey Kalima" | Douglas Green and Don Weis | Robert Janes | October 13, 1977 |
| Rookie cop Joey Kalima (John Rubinstein) is framed for departmental corruption by a group attempting to rob a bank. Alan Oppenheimer and Elaine Giftos guest stars. | |||||
| 220 | 5 | "The Descent of the Torches" | Douglas Green | Alvin Sapinsley | October 20, 1977 |
| A mysterious intruder kills two members of an archelogical dig that is attempting to find a king's burial site. Geraldine Page guest stars. | |||||
| 221 | 6 | "The Ninth Step" | Dennis Donnelly | Robert Pirosh | October 27, 1977 |
| A recovering alcoholic ex-cop (Gil Gerard) puts his life in danger after he returns to Hawaii to make amends to McGarrett. Emilio Delgado also guest stars. | |||||
| 222 | 7 | "Shake Hands with the Man on the Moon" | Ronald Satlof | Robert Janes (teleplay), Robert Janes and Diana Kopald Marcus (story) | November 10, 1977 |
| A reporter investigating a sleazy real-estate developer (Allan Miller) is murdered, but the developer has an airtight alibi. | |||||
| 223 | 8 | "Deadly Doubles" | Marc Daniels | Robert Janes | November 17, 1977 |
| A Soviet tennis star is caught up in a murder after she decides to defect to be with her American boyfriend (Tim Matheson). Kurt Russell also guest stars. | |||||
| 224 | 9 | "Deep Cover" | Steven H. Stern | Robert Janes | December 8, 1977 |
| A Soviet spy ring led by a femme fatale (Maud Adams), kidnaps an engineer on a nuclear sub and steals classified data. Geoffrey Lewis guest stars. | |||||
| 225 | 10 | "Tsunami" | Harvey S. Laidman | Don Balluck | December 22, 1977 |
| A group of students create a fake tsunami so that they can rob a bank after the city is evacuated. | |||||
| 226 | 11 | "East Wind, Ill Wind" | Reza Badiyi | Edwin Blum | December 29, 1977 |
| After an Asian diplomat drowns in a pool, his wife is convinced forces from their home country are responsible. Sian Barbara Allen guest stars. | |||||
| 227 | 12 | "Tread the King's Shadow" | Reza Badiyi | Harold Swanton | January 5, 1978 |
| The Governor asks a reluctant McGarrett to investigate the kidnapping of a racist shipping-magnate's daughter. James Sikking guest stars. | |||||
| 228 | 13 | "The Big Aloha" | Marc Daniels | Gerry Day | January 12, 1978 |
| A Physician is shot to death on a remote island and a young doctor from a local clinic is the prime suspect. Cal Bellini and Eleanor Parker guest stars. | |||||
| 229 | 14 | "A Short Walk on the Longshore" | Don Weis | Richard DeLong Adams | February 2, 1978 |
| McGarrett must leave to handle family business during the investigation of a union candidate's murder. Sharon Farrell and Michael Conrad guest stars. | |||||
| 230 | 15 | "The Silk Trap" | Dennis Donnelly | Robert Janes | February 9, 1978 |
| A Congressman (David Birney) cheats on his wife while judging a beauty contest, and is blackmailed by a dangerous man (Soon-Tek Oh). | |||||
| 231 | 16 | "Head to Head" | Jack Whitman | Leonard B. Kaufman | February 16, 1978 |
| McGarrett teams with an FBI agent ((George Grizzard)) after the syndicate sends a hit man to kill an organized-crime informant. Charles Cioffi guest stars. | |||||
| 232 | 17 | "Tall on the Wave" | Ronald Satlof | Bill Stratton | March 2, 1978 |
| When judging a surfing contest, Danno investigates the murder of a competitor's two-timing girlfriend. | |||||
| 233 | 18 | "Angel in Blue" | Allen Reisner | Irv Pearlberg | March 9, 1978 |
| After one of Five-O's undercover men is shot in the back, McGarrett enlists a Maui Policewoman's (Carol Lynley) help. Vic Tayback guest stars. | |||||
| 234 | 19 | "When Does a War End?" | Ernest Pintoff | Arthur Bernard Lewis | March 16, 1978 |
| A young man seeks revenge on a Hawaiian manufacturer who once tortured his father in a Japanese prison camp. David Dukes guest stars. | |||||
| 235 | 20 | "Invitation to Murder" | Harry Harris | Seeleg Lester | March 23, 1978 |
| The heirs to a wealthly murdered artist are now falling victim to lethal booby traps set in their prized possessions. Christina Kokubo, Anthony Caruso, and Eduard Franz guest stars | |||||
| 236 | 21 | "Frozen Assets" | Reza Badiyi | Seeleg Lester and Sam Neuman | March 30, 1978 |
| Five-O is summoned after a mystery writer (Mildred Natwick) investigates a fraudulent, and murerous, cryogenics outfits. Peter Lawford guest stars. | |||||
| 237 | 22 | "My Friend, the Enemy" | Noel Black | Gerry Day | April 13, 1978 |
| A reporter (Luciana Paluzzi) from an Italian magazine unearths a plot to kidnap another island visitor: A Middle Eastern princess. | |||||
| 238 | 23 | "A Stranger in His Grave" | Richard Benedict | Arthur Bernard Lewis | April 27, 1978 |
| After the owner of a horse farm's body is found burning in a cane field, his widow becomes a prime suspect. Guest stars Andrew Prine and John Hillerman (the only one of the subsequent stars of Magnum, P.I. to appear on this series). | |||||
| 239 | 24 | "A Death in the Family" | Don Weis | Robert Janes | May 4, 1978 |
| When the Five-O team suffers a devastating loss with its close-knit ranks, an enraged McGarrett asks a Hawaiian organized crime boss for help. Reni Santoni guest stars. | |||||
[edit] Season 11 (1978–1979)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | 1 | "The Sleeper" | Barry Crane | John Melson | September 28, 1978 |
| After a government agent is murdered, McGarrett must identify the traitor in a scientific facility. | |||||
| 241 | 2 | "Horoscope for Murder" | Ralph Levy | Arthur Bernard Lewis | October 5, 1978 |
| When an astrologer visits McGarrett to inform him of a murderer with a terrible temper, his antagonism lessens when her assumptions seem to be partly true. | |||||
| 242 | 3 | "Deadly Courier" | Reza Badiyi | Seeleg Lester and Sam Neuman | October 12, 1978 |
| While McGarrett follows a false lead, an undercover Danno is discovered and brainwashed to carry out the assassination of Steve. | |||||
| 243 | 4 | "The Case Against Philip Christie" | Dick Moder | Seeleg Lester | October 19, 1978 |
| McGarrett is the lone hold-out in a trial where the guilt of the accused seems certain. | |||||
| 244 | 5 | "Small Potatoes" | Reza Badiyi | Richard DeLong Adams | October 26, 1978 |
| Hired by a crime-syndicate chieftain, a jet-setter and his girlfriend (Zohra Lampert) scheme to discredit McGarrett. | |||||
| 245 | 6 | "A Distant Thunder" | Dennis Donnelly | Al Martinez | November 9, 1978 |
| Danny goes undercover in a neo-Nazi organization to investigate a violent hate campaign directed against a congressional hopeful. | |||||
| 246 | 7 | "Death Mask" | Ralph Levy | Robert I. Holt | November 16, 1978 |
| When a street robber claims that he stole King Tutankhamen's mask for fun, McGarrett suspects there is more to the case than simple robbery. | |||||
| 247 | 8 | "The Pagoda Factor" | Dennis Donnelly | Al Martinez (teleplay), Irv Pearlberg and Al Martinez (story) | November 23, 1978 |
| McGarrett engineers a convict's escape so he can rejoin his gang and provide information about their activities. | |||||
| 248 | 9 | "A Long Time Ago" | Robert L. Morrison | Arthur Bernard Lewis | November 30, 1978 |
| Danno is stunned to learn that a former flame is apparently a shoplifter and a fugitive's girl friend. | |||||
| 249 | 10 | "Why Won't Linda Die?" | Jack Lord | Ken Pettus | December 14, 1978 |
| The death of a prominent politician reveals a strange love triangle. | |||||
| 250 | 11 | "The Miracle Man" | Lawrence Dobkin | Robert Janes | December 21, 1978 |
| An evangelist is assaulted by a man who claims the preacher is responsible for his wife's death. Jean Marsh and James Sikking guest stars. | |||||
| 251 | 12 | "Number One with a Bullet, Part I" | Don Weis | Robert Janes | December 28, 1978 |
| A mobster's plans to acquire a nightclub include murdering its singer (Yvonne Elliman). | |||||
| 252 | 13 | "Number One with a Bullet, Part II" | Don Weis | Robert Janes | January 4, 1979 |
| A singer's manager (James Darren) seeks a mob alliance to keep a local hood away from his client (Yvonne Elliman). | |||||
| 253 | 14 | "The Meighan Conspiracy" | Robert L. Morrison | Seeleg Lester | January 18, 1979 |
| When a robbed bank vault shows no signs of break-in, an inside job seems the likely solution. McGarrett's trail of clues leads him back to the builder of the vault and his wife. Robert Reed and Barbara Anderson guest star. | |||||
| 254 | 15 | "The Spirit is Willie" | Reza Badiyi | Seeleg Lester (teleplay), Seeleg Lester and Sam Neuman (story) | January 25, 1979 |
| Millicent Shand returns and claims that her niece's husband has faked his own death in order to get his hands on $500,000. | |||||
| 255 | 16 | "The Bark and the Bite" | Don Weis | Richard deRoy (teleplay), Shelly Mitchell and Richard deRoy (story) | February 8, 1979 |
| A vacationing heiress seems unconcerned when McGarrett warns her that someone is after her ruby. | |||||
| 256 | 17 | "Stringer" | Ray Austin | Robert Janes (teleplay), Paul Williams and Robert Janes (story) | February 22, 1979 |
| A shady photographer (Paul Williams) becomes involved with gangsters. | |||||
| 257 | 18 | "The Execution File" | Don Weis | Don Balluck | March 1, 1979 |
| A private detective is rescuing girls from prostitution, and using the opportunity to kill the pimps as well. | |||||
| 258 | 19 | "A Very Personal Matter" | Harry F. Hogan III | Robert Janes | March 15, 1979 |
| McGarrett must protect a physician suspected of drug peddling from a grieving father (Cameron Mitchell). | |||||
| 259 | 20 | "The Skyline Killer" | Beau Van den Ecker | Robert Janes | March 22, 1979 |
| McGarrett and a profit-seeking writer (Charles Cioffi) compete to find a maniacal killer. | |||||
| 260 | 21 | "The Year of the Horse" | Don Weis | Richard DeLong Adams | April 5, 1979 |
| An Asian dies on a flight from Bangkok to Honolulu when a bag of heroin in her stomach bursts; the trail leads McGarrett and Danny to a Singapore drug ring. Barry Bostwick, Victoria Principal and George Lazenby guest star. This feature-length episode was later shown in two parts in syndication; James MacArthur's final episode. | |||||
[edit] Season 12 (1979–1980)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | 1 | "A Lion in the Streets" | Reza Badiyi | Robert Janes | October 4, 1979 |
| A hotly contested union election leads to major trouble for McGarrett and Duke, while police officer James Carew (William Smith) come to the islands looking for his wife's murderer. Ross Martin reprises his role as Tony Alika; Paul L. Smith, Harry Guardino and Barbara Luna guest-star in this feature-length episode, later shown in syndication in two parts. | |||||
| 262 | 2 | "Who Says Cops Don't Cry?" | Jack Lord | Robert Janes | October 11, 1979 |
| A Honolulu policewoman watches in horror as robbers gun down her husband, a fellow officer scheduled to join Five-O. This prompts the officer to seek justice at any cost. | |||||
| 263 | 3 | "Though the Heavens Fall" | Harry F. Hogan III | Frank Telford | October 18, 1979 |
| McGarrett has to cope with the activities of a white-collar club whose members claim to be dedicated to justice, since he has few reasons to consider them other than vigilantes taking the law into their own hands. Robert Reed guests. | |||||
| 264 | 4 | "Sign of the Ram" | Ralph Levy | Sam Roeca | October 25, 1979 |
| An astrologer warns a heavyweight to hang up his gloves after his owner is murdered. Jayne Meadows guest-stars. | |||||
| 265 | 5 | "Good Help is Hard to Find" | Beau van den Ecker | Frank Telford | November 1, 1979 |
| Archenemy crime boss Alika is determined to discredit the Five-O team by making them look like the Keystone Kops at any opportunity. | |||||
| 266 | 6 | "Image of Fear" | Herbert Hirschman | James Schmerer | November 8, 1979 |
| A divorcée is haunted by an intruder she thought she killed. | |||||
| 267 | 7 | "Use a Gun, Go to Hell" | Ed Abroms | Sam Roeca | November 29, 1979 |
| The team must track down a handgun that was used to murder a senator, only to leave a trail of death and anguish as it passes from owner to owner. | |||||
| 268 | 8 | "Voice of Terror" | Beau van den Ecker | Frank Telford | December 4, 1979 |
| Political terrorists wound a police officer and threaten to torture his partner unless their demands are met. | |||||
| 269 | 9 | "A Shallow Grave" | Dennis Donnelly | Robert and Esther Mitchell | December 11, 1979 |
| A thief's release from prison coincides with the arrival of a student who has psychic visions of the theft. | |||||
| 270 | 10 | "The Kahuna" | Robert L. Morrison | James Menzies | December 18, 1979 |
| When two healthy young people die mysteriously, local traditions prevent autopsies. A strange conspiracy is gradually uncovered when Truck seems to fall under the power of a Kahuna. | |||||
| 271 | 11 | "Labyrinth" | Barry Crane | Michael Janover (teleplay), Paul Playdon (story) | December 25, 1979 |
| A million-dollar kidnap case turns bizarre as Five-O delves into the past of a victim and her plastic-surgeon husband. | |||||
| 272 | 12 | "School for Assassins" | Don Weis | Frank Telford (teleplay), Corey Wilber and Frank Telford (story) | January 1, 1980 |
| McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers. | |||||
| 273 | 13 | "For Old Times Sake" | Dennis Donnelly | Ben Masselink (teleplay), Susan Wakeford (story) | January 8, 1980 |
| An aging crook decides to use dollar-bill printing plates he made to raise cash for a charity, but he fails to realize the trouble that this will cause. | |||||
| 274 | 14 | "The Golden Noose" | Beau van den Ecker | George F. Slavin | January 15, 1980 |
| A mercenary plans a heist as part of his scheme to take over an Asian nation. | |||||
| 275 | 15 | "The Flight of the Jewels" | Don Weis | James Menzies | March 1, 1980 |
| A group of college students use armed radio-controlled model airplanes to steal the Queen's jewels from a museum. Guest stars Jeff Daniels and Linwood Boomer. | |||||
| 276 | 16 | "Clash of Shadows" | Ralph Levy | George F. Slavin | March 8, 1980 |
| The disappearance of a Nazi hunter leads to the exposure of a Nazi war criminal. Albert Paulsen guest-stars. | |||||
| 277 | 17 | "A Bird in Hand..." | Beau van den Ecker | Sam Roeca | March 22, 1980 |
| Bird watchers become targets for murder after taking pictures of an abandoned sugar mill. | |||||
| 278 | 18 | "The Moroville Covenant" | Robert L. Morrison | Seeleg Lester | March 29, 1980 |
| After a blackmailer is murdered, the team believes that the person he was blackmailing, a senatorial candidate, is a suspect. | |||||
| 279 | 19 | "Woe to Wo Fat" | Barry Crane | Frank Telford | April 4, 1980 |
| McGarrett poses as a scientist and allows himself to be kidnapped, setting up a final confrontation with his evil nemesis, Wo Fat. | |||||
