Hawaii Five-O 1968
“Book 'Em, Danno!”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 20, 1968
- Last Aired
- April 5, 1980
- Format
- 12 seasons · 284 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~284 hours (60 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S2E20 "Cry, Lie" (★ 9/10)
- Created By
- Leonard Freeman
- Network
- CBS
- Where to Stream
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
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What is Hawaii Five-O?
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series that originally aired for twelve seasons between 1968 and 1980. Produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman, the show is set in Hawaii and follows the investigations of an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1968
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 284
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 20, 1968
- Last aired
- Apr 5, 1980
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.2/10 from 159 votes
- Format
- 12 seasons · 284 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
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Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series that originally aired for twelve seasons between 1968 and 1980. Produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman, the show is set in Hawaii and follows the investigations of an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police. This special state police task force is answerable only to the governor and is headed by Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, portrayed by Jack Lord. The unit was based on an actual task force that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The series features additional cast members including James MacArthur, Kam Fong, and Herman Wedemeyer. The program is well known for its theme music, which was composed by Morton Stevens. Many episodes conclude with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to book them, Danno, occasionally specifying a charge such as murder. The series continues to be available in reruns.
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Should you watch it?
“A specialized state police task force investigates crimes across the islands of Hawaii.”
Reasons to watch
- iconic theme music
- engaging police investigations
Keep in mind
- dated production values
Watch it if you enjoy classic police procedural dramas set in tropical locations.
The series features standard police procedural violence and drama suitable for general audiences.
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Season 1 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Cocoon (1) Mytharc Jun 4, 1969
- E2 Cocoon (2) Core Jun 11, 1969
- E3 Full Fathom Five Core Sep 26, 1968
- E4 Strangers In Our Own Land Core Oct 3, 1968
- E5 Tiger By The Tail Core Oct 10, 1968
- E6 Samurai Core Oct 17, 1968
- E7 ... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin Core Nov 7, 1968
- E8 Twenty-Four Karat Kill Mytharc Nov 14, 1968
- E9 The Ways Of Love Mytharc Nov 21, 1968
- E10 No Blue Skies Core Dec 5, 1968
- E11 By the Numbers Core Dec 12, 1968
- E12 Yesterday Died And Tomorrow Won't Be Born Core Dec 19, 1968
- E13 Deathwatch Core Dec 25, 1968
- E14 Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember Mytharc Jan 1, 1969
- E15 King Of The Hill Core Jan 8, 1969
- E16 Up Tight Core Jan 15, 1969
- E17 Face Of The Dragon Core Jan 22, 1969
- E18 The Box Core Jan 29, 1969
- E19 One For The Money Mytharc Feb 5, 1969
- E20 Along Came Joey Core Feb 12, 1969
- E21 Once Upon A Time (1) Core Feb 19, 1969
- E22 Once Upon A Time (2) Core Feb 26, 1969
- E23 Not That Much Different Core Mar 5, 1969
- E24 Six Kilos Mytharc Mar 12, 1969
- E25 The Big Kahuna Mytharc Mar 19, 1969
Season 2 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead! Mytharc Sep 24, 1969
- E2 To Hell With Babe Ruth Core Oct 1, 1969
- E3 Forty Feet High And It Kills! Core Oct 8, 1969
- E4 Just Lucky, I Guess Core Oct 15, 1969
- E5 Savage Sunday Core Oct 22, 1969
- E6 A Bullet For McGarrett Core Oct 29, 1969
- E7 Sweet Terror Core Nov 5, 1969
- E8 King Kamehameha Blues Core Nov 12, 1969
- E9 The Singapore File Core Nov 19, 1969
- E10 All The King's Horses Core Nov 26, 1969
- E11 Leopard On The Rock Core Dec 3, 1969
- E12 The Devil And Mr. Frog Core Dec 10, 1969
- E13 The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild! Core Dec 17, 1969
- E14 Which Way Did They Go? Core Dec 24, 1969
- E15 Blind Tiger Core Dec 31, 1969
- E16 Bored, She Hung Herself Mytharc Jan 7, 1970
- E17 Run, Johnny, Run Core Jan 14, 1970
- E18 Killer Bee Core Jan 21, 1970
- E19 The One With The Gun Mytharc Jan 28, 1970
- E20 Cry, Lie Core Feb 4, 1970
- E21 Most Likely To Murder Mytharc Feb 11, 1970
- E22 Nightmare Road Core Feb 18, 1970
- E23 Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (1) Core Feb 25, 1970
- E24 Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (2) Mytharc Mar 4, 1970
- E25 Kiss The Queen Goodbye Mytharc Mar 11, 1970
Season 3 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 ... And A Time To Die Mytharc Sep 16, 1970
- E2 Trouble In Mind Core Sep 23, 1970
- E3 The Second Shot Core Sep 30, 1970
- E4 Time And Memories Mytharc Oct 7, 1970
- E5 The Guarnerius Caper Core Oct 14, 1970
- E6 The Ransom Core Oct 21, 1970
- E7 Force Of Waves Core Oct 28, 1970
- E8 The Reunion Core Nov 4, 1970
- E9 The Late John Louisiana Core Nov 11, 1970
- E10 The Last Eden Core Nov 18, 1970
- E11 Over Fifty? Steal! Core Nov 25, 1970
- E12 Beautiful Screamer Mytharc Dec 2, 1970
- E13 The Payoff Core Dec 9, 1970
- E14 The Double Wall Core Dec 16, 1970
- E15 Paniolo Core Dec 30, 1970
- E16 Ten Thousand Diamonds And A Heart Mytharc Jan 6, 1971
- E17 To Kill Or Be Killed Core Jan 13, 1971
- E18 F.O.B. Honolulu (1) Core Jan 27, 1971
- E19 F.O.B. Honolulu (2) Core Feb 3, 1971
- E20 The Gunrunner Core Feb 10, 1971
- E21 Dear Enemy Core Feb 17, 1971
- E22 The Bomber And Mrs. Moroney Core Feb 24, 1971
- E23 The Grandstand Play (1) Mytharc Mar 3, 1971
- E24 The Grandstand Play (2) Mytharc Mar 10, 1971
Season 4 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Highest Castle, Deepest Grave Mytharc Sep 14, 1971
- E2 No Bottles... No Cans... No People Mytharc Sep 21, 1971
- E3 Wednesday, Ladies Free Core Sep 28, 1971
- E4 3,000 Crooked Miles To Honolulu Core Oct 5, 1971
- E5 Two Doves And Mr. Heron Core Oct 12, 1971
- E6 ...And I Want Some Candy And A Gun That Shoots Core Oct 19, 1971
- E7 Air Cargo -- Dial For Murder Core Oct 26, 1971
- E8 For A Million... Why Not? Core Nov 2, 1971
- E9 The Burning Ice Core Nov 9, 1971
- E10 Rest In Peace, Somebody Core Nov 16, 1971
- E11 A Matter Of Mutual Concern Core Nov 23, 1971
- E12 Nine, Ten -- You're Dead Core Nov 30, 1971
- E13 Is This Any Way To Run A Paradise? Core Dec 21, 1971
- E14 Odd Man In Core Dec 28, 1971
- E15 Bait Once, Bait Twice Core Jan 4, 1972
- E16 The Ninety-Second War (1) Core Jan 11, 1972
- E17 The Ninety-Second War (2) Core Jan 18, 1972
- E18 Skinhead Core Jan 25, 1972
- E19 While You're At It, Bring In The Moon Core Feb 1, 1972
- E20 Cloth Of Gold Core Feb 8, 1972
- E21 Good Night, Baby - Time To Die! Core Feb 15, 1972
- E22 Didn't We Meet At A Murder? Core Feb 22, 1972
- E23 Follow The White Brick Road Mytharc Feb 29, 1972
- E24 R&R -- &R Mytharc Mar 7, 1972
Season 5 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Death Is A Company Policy Mytharc Sep 12, 1972
- E2 Death Wish On Tantalus Mountain Mytharc Sep 19, 1972
- E3 You Don't Have To Kill To Get Rich -- But It Helps. Core Sep 26, 1972
- E4 Pig In A Blanket Core Oct 3, 1972
- E5 The Jinn Who Clears The Way Core Oct 10, 1972
- E6 Fools Die Twice Core Oct 17, 1972
- E7 Chain Of Events Mytharc Oct 24, 1972
- E8 Journey Out Of Limbo Core Oct 31, 1972
- E9 'V' For Vashon: The Son (1) Core Nov 14, 1972
- E10 'V' For Vashon: The Father (2) Core Nov 21, 1972
- E11 'V' For Vashon: The Patriarch (3) Core Nov 28, 1972
- E12 The Clock Struck Twelve Core Dec 5, 1972
- E13 I'm A Family Crook -- Don't Shoot! Core Dec 19, 1972
- E14 The Child Stealers Core Jan 2, 1973
- E15 Thanks For The Honeymoon Core Jan 9, 1973
- E16 The Listener Core Jan 16, 1973
- E17 Here Today, Gone Tonight Core Jan 23, 1973
- E18 The Odd Lot Caper Core Jan 30, 1973
- E19 Will The Real Mr. Winkler Please Die? Core Feb 6, 1973
- E20 Little Girl Blue Core Feb 13, 1973
- E21 Percentage Core Feb 20, 1973
- E22 Engaged To Be Buried Core Feb 27, 1973
- E23 The Diamond That Nobody Stole Mytharc Mar 6, 1973
- E24 Jury Of One Mytharc Mar 13, 1973
Season 6 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hookman Mytharc Sep 11, 1973
- E2 Draw Me A Killer Core Sep 18, 1973
- E3 Charter For Death Core Sep 25, 1973
- E4 One Big Happy Family Core Oct 2, 1973
- E5 The Sunday Torch Core Oct 9, 1973
- E6 Murder Is A Taxing Affair Core Oct 16, 1973
- E7 Tricks Are Not Treats Core Oct 23, 1973
- E8 Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies? Core Oct 30, 1973
- E9 Flash Of Color, Flash Of Death Core Nov 6, 1973
- E10 A Bullet For El Diablo Core Nov 13, 1973
- E11 The Finishing Touch Core Nov 20, 1973
- E12 Anybody Can Build A Bomb Core Nov 27, 1973
- E13 Try To Die On Time Core Dec 4, 1973
- E14 The $100,000 Nickel Core Dec 11, 1973
- E15 The Flip Side Is Death Core Dec 18, 1973
- E16 The Banzai Pipeline Core Jan 1, 1974
- E17 One Born Every Minute Core Jan 8, 1974
- E18 Secret Witness Core Jan 15, 1974
- E19 Death With Father Core Jan 22, 1974
- E20 Murder With A Golden Touch Core Jan 29, 1974
- E21 Nightmare In Blue Core Feb 5, 1974
- E22 Mother's Deadly Helper Core Feb 12, 1974
- E23 Killer At Sea Mytharc Feb 19, 1974
- E24 30,000 Rooms And I Have The Key Mytharc Feb 26, 1974
Season 7 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Young Assassins Mytharc Sep 10, 1974
- E2 A Hawaiian Nightmare Core Sep 17, 1974
- E3 I'll Kill 'Em Again Core Sep 24, 1974
- E4 Steal Now -- Pay Later Core Oct 1, 1974
- E5 Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got The Bomb? Core Oct 8, 1974
- E6 Right Grave, Wrong Body Core Oct 15, 1974
- E7 We Hang Our Own Core Oct 22, 1974
- E8 The Two-Faced Corpse Core Oct 29, 1974
- E9 How To Steal A Masterpiece Core Nov 12, 1974
- E10 A Gun For McGarrett Core Nov 26, 1974
- E11 Welcome To Our Branch Office Core Dec 3, 1974
- E12 Presenting... In The Center Ring... Murder Mytharc Dec 10, 1974
- E13 Hara-Kiri: Murder Core Dec 31, 1974
- E14 Bones Of Contention Core Jan 7, 1975
- E15 Computer Killer Core Jan 14, 1975
- E16 A Woman's Work Is With A Gun Core Jan 21, 1975
- E17 Small Witness, Large Crime Core Jan 28, 1975
- E18 Ring Of Life Core Feb 4, 1975
- E19 Study In Rage Core Feb 11, 1975
- E20 And The Horse Jumped Over The Moon Core Feb 18, 1975
- E21 Hit Gun For Sale Core Feb 25, 1975
- E22 The Hostage Core Mar 11, 1975
- E23 Diary Of A Gun Mytharc Mar 18, 1975
- E24 6,000 Deadly Tickets Mytharc Mar 25, 1975
Season 8 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Murder - Eyes Only (1) Mytharc Sep 12, 1975
- E2 Murder - Eyes Only (2) Core Sep 12, 1975
- E3 McGarrett Is Missing Core Sep 19, 1975
- E4 Termination With Extreme Prejudice Core Sep 26, 1975
- E5 Target? The Lady Core Oct 3, 1975
- E6 Death's Name Is Sam Core Oct 10, 1975
- E7 The Case Against McGarrett Core Oct 17, 1975
- E8 The Defector Core Oct 24, 1975
- E9 Sing A Song Of Suspense Core Oct 31, 1975
- E10 Retire In Sunny Hawaii -- Forever Core Nov 7, 1975
- E11 How To Steal A Submarine Core Nov 14, 1975
- E12 The Waterfront Steal Core Nov 21, 1975
- E13 Honor Is An Unmarked Grave Core Nov 28, 1975
- E14 A Touch Of Guilt Core Dec 4, 1975
- E15 Wooden Model Of A Rat Core Dec 11, 1975
- E16 Deadly Persuasion Core Dec 18, 1975
- E17 Legacy Of Terror Core Jan 1, 1976
- E18 Loose Ends Get Hit Core Jan 8, 1976
- E19 Anatomy Of A Bribe Core Jan 15, 1976
- E20 Turkey Shoot At Makapuu Mytharc Jan 29, 1976
- E21 A Killer Grows Wings Core Feb 5, 1976
- E22 The Capsule Kidnapping Core Feb 12, 1976
- E23 Love Thy Neighbor, Take His Wife Mytharc Feb 26, 1976
- E24 A Sentence To Steal Mytharc Mar 4, 1976
Season 9 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Nine Dragons (1) Mytharc Sep 30, 1976
- E2 Nine Dragons (2) Core Sep 30, 1976
- E3 Assault On The Palace Core Oct 7, 1976
- E4 Oldest Profession -- Latest Price Core Oct 14, 1976
- E5 Man On Fire Core Oct 21, 1976
- E6 Tour De Force, Killer Aboard Core Oct 28, 1976
- E7 The Last Of The Great Paperhangers Core Nov 4, 1976
- E8 Heads, You're Dead Core Nov 11, 1976
- E9 Let Death Do Us Part Core Nov 18, 1976
- E10 Double Exposure Core Dec 2, 1976
- E11 Yes, My Deadly Daughter Core Dec 16, 1976
- E12 Target -- A Cop Core Dec 23, 1976
- E13 The Bells Toll At Noon Core Jan 6, 1977
- E14 Man In A Steel Frame Core Jan 13, 1977
- E15 Ready, Aim..... Core Jan 20, 1977
- E16 Elegy In A Rain Forest Core Jan 27, 1977
- E17 Dealer's Choice -- Blackmail Core Feb 3, 1977
- E18 A Capitol Crime Core Feb 17, 1977
- E19 To Die In Paradise Core Feb 24, 1977
- E20 Blood Money Is Hard To Wash Core Mar 3, 1977
- E21 To Kill A Mind Core Mar 17, 1977
- E22 Requiem For A Saddle-Bronc Rider Core Mar 24, 1977
- E23 See How She Runs Mytharc Mar 31, 1977
- E24 Practical Jokes Can Kill You Mytharc May 5, 1977
Season 10 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Up The Rebels Mytharc Sep 15, 1977
- E2 You Don't See Many Pirates These Days Core Sep 22, 1977
- E3 The Cop On The Cover Core Sep 29, 1977
- E4 The Friends Of Joey Kalima Core Oct 13, 1977
- E5 The Descent Of The Torches Core Oct 20, 1977
- E6 The Ninth Step Core Oct 27, 1977
- E7 Shake Hands With The Man On The Moon Mytharc Nov 10, 1977
- E8 Deadly Doubles Core Nov 17, 1977
- E9 Deep Cover Core Dec 8, 1977
- E10 Tsunami Core Dec 22, 1977
- E11 East Wind -- Ill Wind Mytharc Dec 29, 1977
- E12 Tread The King's Shadow Core Jan 5, 1978
- E13 The Big Aloha Core Jan 12, 1978
- E14 A Short Walk On The Longshore Core Feb 2, 1978
- E15 The Silk Trap Core Feb 9, 1978
- E16 Head To Head Core Feb 16, 1978
- E17 Tall On The Wave Core Mar 2, 1978
- E18 Angel In Blue Core Mar 9, 1978
- E19 When Does A War End? Core Mar 16, 1978
- E20 Invitation To Murder Core Mar 23, 1978
- E21 Frozen Assets Core Mar 30, 1978
- E22 My Friend, The Enemy Core Apr 13, 1978
- E23 A Stranger In His Grave Mytharc Apr 27, 1978
- E24 A Death In The Family Mytharc May 4, 1978
Season 11 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Sleeper Mytharc Sep 28, 1978
- E2 Horoscope For Murder Core Oct 5, 1978
- E3 Deadly Courier Core Oct 12, 1978
- E4 The Case Against Philip Christie Core Oct 19, 1978
- E5 Small Potatoes Core Oct 26, 1978
- E6 A Distant Thunder Core Nov 9, 1978
- E7 Death Mask Core Nov 16, 1978
- E8 The Pagoda Factor Core Nov 23, 1978
- E9 A Long Time Ago Core Nov 30, 1978
- E10 Why Won't Linda Die? Mytharc Dec 14, 1978
- E11 The Miracle Man Core Dec 21, 1978
- E12 Number One With A Bullet (1) Core Dec 28, 1978
- E13 Number One With A Bullet (2) Core Jan 4, 1979
- E14 The Meighan Conspiracy Core Jan 18, 1979
- E15 The Spirit Is Willie Core Jan 25, 1979
- E16 The Bark And The Bite Core Feb 8, 1979
- E17 Stringer Core Feb 22, 1979
- E18 The Execution File Core Mar 1, 1979
- E19 A Very Personal Matter Mytharc Mar 15, 1979
- E20 The Skyline Killer Core Mar 22, 1979
- E21 The Year Of The Horse (1) Mytharc Apr 5, 1979
- E22 The Year Of The Horse (2) Mytharc Apr 5, 1979
Season 12 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Lion In The Streets (1) Mytharc Oct 4, 1979
- E2 A Lion In The Streets (2) Core Oct 4, 1979
- E3 Who Says Cops Don't Cry Core Oct 11, 1979
- E4 Though The Heavens Fall Mytharc Oct 18, 1979
- E5 Sign Of The Ram Core Oct 25, 1979
- E6 Good Help Is Hard To Find Core Nov 1, 1979
- E7 Image Of Fear Core Nov 8, 1979
- E8 Use A Gun, Go To Hell Core Nov 29, 1979
- E9 Voice Of Terror Core Dec 4, 1979
- E10 A Shallow Grave Core Dec 11, 1979
- E11 The Kahuna Mytharc Dec 18, 1979
- E12 Labyrinth Core Dec 25, 1979
- E13 School For Assassins Core Jan 1, 1980
- E14 For Old Times Sake Core Jan 8, 1980
- E15 The Golden Noose Core Jan 15, 1980
- E16 The Flight Of The Jewels Core Mar 1, 1980
- E17 Clash Of Shadows Core Mar 8, 1980
- E18 A Bird In Hand... Core Mar 22, 1980
- E19 The Moroville Covenant Mytharc Mar 29, 1980
- E20 Woe To Wo Fat Mytharc Apr 5, 1980
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Frequently asked questions
How long did the series run?
The series aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980.
Who is the lead character?
The show stars Jack Lord as Detective Captain Steve McGarrett.
What is the premise of the show?
It follows an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police that is answerable only to the governor.
Who created the show?
The series was created by Leonard Freeman.
What is the show's famous catchphrase?
McGarrett is known for instructing his subordinate to Book 'em, Danno!
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