Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series, season 1)
The first season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 20, 1968, and ended on March 19, 1969. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on March 6, 2007.[1]
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| Season 1 | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 20, 1968 – March 19, 1969 |
| Season chronology | |
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Cocoon" | Paul Wendkos | Leonard Freeman | September 20, 1968 | 1310-5246-2669 |
| Stephen Aloysius "Steve" McGarrett (Jack Lord) is embroiled in a tale of espionage and murder in this story, which marks the first appearance of villain Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh). Andrew Duggan, Leslie Nielson, Soon-Tek Oh and Nancy Kwan guest stars. Only appearance of Tim O'Kelly as Danny "Danno" Williams. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Full Fathom Five" | Richard Benedict | Ken Kolb | September 26, 1968 | 1729-0202 |
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The governor of Hawaii assigns McGarrett to break a ring of con artists swindling/killing visiting rich widows. NOTE: First appearance of series regulars James MacArthur and Richard Denning. Kevin McCarthy (actor) guest stars. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Strangers in Our Own Land" | Herschel Daugherty | Teleplay by: John Kneubuhl & Herman Groves Story by: John Kneubuhl | October 3, 1968 | 1729-0203 |
| An official's death involves strange clues, including a woman with a camera and a man with a briefcase. Simon Oakland and Milton Selzer Guest star | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Tiger by the Tail" | Richard Benedict | Sy Salkowitz | October 10, 1968 | 1729-0206 |
| A publicity stunt by a rock singer (Sal Mineo) to stage his own kidnapping backfires when ransom is offered. Harold J. Stone and Sam Melville (actor) guest stars. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Samurai" | Alvin Ganzer | Teleplay by: Jerome Coopersmith & Mel Goldberg Story by: Jerome Coopersmith | October 17, 1968 | 1729-0201 |
| McGarrett must protect an underworld kingpin (Ricardo Montalban) he is trying to convict of racketeering activities. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "…And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin" | John Peyser | John D. F. Black | November 7, 1968 | 1729-0204 |
| The Five-O team works overtime when Danny is indicted for the murder of an apparently unarmed teenage boy. Gavin MacLeod guest stars. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Twenty-Four Karat Kill" | Alvin Ganzer | David P. Harmon | November 14, 1968 | 1729-0205 |
| The owner of a tuna boat uses his craft to smuggle gold bars into the islands. Includes for the first time McGarrett saying, "Book 'em, Danno." | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Ways of Love" | Charles S. Dubin | Laurence Heath | November 21, 1968 | 1729-0207 |
| McGarrett goes under cover in a California prison to find the connection between a girl's death and the theft of a gem collection. Don Knight guest stars. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "No Blue Skies" | Herschel Daugherty | Herman Groves | December 5, 1968 | 1729-0209 |
| A singer (Tommy Sands) turns to cat burglary when his musical efforts fail to satisfy his mounting gambling debts. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "By the Numbers" | Seymour Robbie | Mark Rodgers | December 12, 1968 | 1729-0215 |
| After his best friend is killed by the brother of a racketeer after a winning ticket in a numbers game that he had turned out to be a loser, an Army Private (Johnny Crawford), obsessed with finding out who murdered him, is tricked by a rival racketeer (of which the brother who committed the crime is also working for) by having his girlfriend take him to a house to set him up for the murder of his rival. Now the Five-O team must find the falsely accused Private and hopefully clear his name before the racketeer does. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born" | Herschel Daugherty | John D. F. Black | December 19, 1968 | 1729-0211 |
| Danny directs a methodical search for the unknown assailant who critically wounded McGarrett. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Deathwatch" | Herschel Daugherty | Shirl Hendryx | December 25, 1968 | 1729-0213 |
| Five-O fights to save the life of a gangster so that he can testify against his boss. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember" | Richard Benedict | Teleplay by: John D. F. Black Story by: Leonard Freeman | January 1, 1969 | 1729-0216 |
| When a young Indonesian student is murdered, McGarrett searches for the prime suspect. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "King of the Hill" | Jack Shea | Teleplay by: John D. F. Black Story by: Leonard Freeman | January 8, 1969 | 1729-0208 |
| A Marine Vietnam veteran (Yaphet Kotto) suffers a breakdown and, believing he is back in Vietnam, takes Danny hostage in a hospital ward. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Up Tight" | Seymour Robbie | Teleplay by: Mel Goldberg Story by: David Harmon | January 15, 1969 | 1729-0210 |
| McGarrett attempts to get the goods on David Stone (Ed Flanders), a professor-turned-guru who introduces young people to drugs, but does not use them himself. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Face of the Dragon" | Richard Benedict | Robert C. Dennis | January 22, 1969 | 1729-0221 |
| A man carrying bubonic plague arrives in the islands the same time as plans for a top-secret weapon vanish. Soon-Tek Oh guest stars/ | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "The Box" | Seymour Robbie | Teleplay by: John D. F. Black Story by: Leonard Freeman & John D. F. Black | January 29, 1969 | 1729-0220 |
| McGarrett offers himself as a hostage in an attempted prison break by two "lifers" (Gavin MacLeod). | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "One for the Money" | Paul Stanley | Teleplay by: Palmer Thompson Story by: Robert Stambler | February 5, 1969 | 1729-0219 |
| Five-O receives an anonymous letter promising to go on a killing spree, a promise kept (with each victim numbered). | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Along Came Joey" | Richard Benedict | Teleplay by: Jerry Ludwig & Mel Goldberg Story by: Jerry Ludwig | February 12, 1969 | 1729-0214 |
| A successful young boxer is murdered, and McGarrett has to find the murderer before the grieving father (a policeman himself) does. Jessie White guest stars. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Once Upon a Time: Part 1" | Michael Caffey | Leonard Freeman | February 19, 1969 | 1729-0212 |
| McGarrett travels to Los Angeles to help his sister (Nancy Malone) deal with her child's cancer and make the correct decision about a faith-healer/quack (Joanne Linville). | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Once Upon a Time: Part 2" | Michael Caffey and Abner Biberman | Leonard Freeman | February 26, 1969 | 1729-0212 |
| McGarrett continues his quest to put an end to the faith healer. (Other than the pilot, this is the only non-season 12 episode in which James MacArthur does not appear.) | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Not That Much Different" | Abner Biberman | Mark Rodgers | March 5, 1969 | 1729-0222 |
| A murder rocks a tight-knit group of left-wing hippies running "Peace" magazine. Law and order triumphs. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Six Kilos" | Seymour Robbie | Meyer Dolinsky | March 12, 1969 | 1729-0217 |
| McGarrett goes undercover as a safe-cracker to join a gang planning a robbery at sea, with a mastermind who delivers instructions by tape. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Big Kahuna" | Herschel Daugherty | Teleplay by: Gilbert Ralston & Norman Hudis Story by: Leonard Freeman | March 19, 1969 | 1729-0218 |
| A beloved millionaire (John Marley) believes that he is being haunted by a malevolent spirit. | ||||||
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References
- Hawaii Five-O - The Complete First Season. "Hawaii Five-O - The Complete First Season: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Harry Endo, Gene Nelson: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
External links
- Hawaii Five-O – list of episodes on IMDb
- List of Hawaii Five-O season 1 episodes at TV.com
- Hawaii Five-O at epguides.com
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