Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series, season 1)
| Hawaii Five-O | |
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| Season 1 | |
 DVD cover | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 20, 1968 – March 19, 1969 |
| Season chronology | |
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]
Episodes[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Cocoon Part 1 and Cocoon Part 2" | Paul Wendkos | Leonard Freeman | September 20, 1968 | 1310-5246-2669 |
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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 Nielsen, Soon-Tek Oh, Nancy Kwan and Lew Ayres guest star. NOTE: Tim O'Kelly as Danny "Danno" Williams. Mitzi Hoag as McGarrett's secretary, May. First time McGarret says "Book em" | ||||||
| 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. Kevin McCarthy, Louise Troy, Arlene McQuade, June Dayton and Patricia Smith guest stars. NOTE: First appearance of James MacArthur (as Danny "Danno" Williams), Richard Denning (as the governor), Maggi Parker (as McGarrett's secretary, May) and Peggy Ryan (as the governor's secretary, Mildred). Ryan would appear as McGarrett's new secretary, Jenny Sherman, from Seasons 2 to 8.Herman Wedemeyer also gust stars. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Strangers in Our Own Land" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by : John Kneubuhl Teleplay by : John Kneubuhl & Herman Groves | 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 stars. | ||||||
| 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 | Story by : Jerome Coopersmith Teleplay by : Jerome Coopersmith & Mel Goldberg | October 17, 1968 | 1729-0201 |
| McGarrett must protect an underworld kingpin (Ricardo Montalbán) 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 |
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The Five-O team works overtime when Danny is indicted for the murder of an apparently unarmed teenage boy. Gavin MacLeod, Luana Anders, Danny Kamekona and Charlotte Stewart guest stars. NOTE: Edward Tom (uncredited) appears as Che Fong. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Twenty-Four Karat Kill" | Alvin Ganzer | David P. Harmon | November 14, 1968 | 1729-0205 |
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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". Marj Dusay, Kaz Garas and Paul Richards guest stars. NOTE: Richard Denning appears as Philip Grey, a U. S. Treasury agent. | ||||||
| 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 |
| A U.S. serviceman, in Hawaii for R&R, becomes a pawn in a fight for control of a numbers syndicate. The head of the outfit is killed and the serviceman has been framed for it. Five-O race to solve the killing, shut down the numbers syndicate and prevent the serviceman from becoming the next homicide victim. Johnny Crawford, Anne Helm, Will Kuluva, Jonathan Goldsmith, Randall Duk Kim, Richard Benedict, Herman Wedemeyer guest stars. | ||||||
| 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 (John Larch) 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 (Nehemiah Persoff) so that he can testify against his boss (James Shigeta). | ||||||
| 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 |
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When a young Indonesian student is murdered, McGarrett searches for the prime suspect. NOTE: Danny Kamekona appears as Che Fong. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "King of the Hill" | Jack Shea | Story by : Leonard Freeman Teleplay by : John D. F. Black | 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 | Story by : David Harmon Teleplay by : Mel Goldberg | 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. David Opatoshu, Nancy Kovack, Soon-Tek Oh, Herb Jeffries, Jackie Coogan, Victor Sen Yung guest stars. | ||||||
| 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 |
| McGarrett offers himself as a hostage in an attempted prison break by two "lifers". Gavin MacLeod, R. G. Armstrong, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Eddie Sherman and Dan Leegant guest stars. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "One for the Money" | Paul Stanley | Story by : Robert Stambler Teleplay by : Palmer Thompson | February 5, 1969 | 1729-0219 |
| Five-O receives an anonymous letter promising to go on a killing spree. Jeanette Nolan, Farley Granger and Paul Collins guest stars. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Along Came Joey" | Richard Benedict | Story by : Jerry Ludwig Teleplay by : Jerry Ludwig & Mel Goldberg | 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, Peter Mark Richman, Jean Hale, Hal Baylor, Charles Lampkin and Frank de Kova 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 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 quack. (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. Stewart Moss, Lee Paul, Ann Prentiss guest stars. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Six Kilos" | Seymour Robbie | Meyer Dolinsky | March 12, 1969 | 1729-0217 |
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McGarrett goes undercover as a safe-cracker to join a gang planning a robbery at sea, with a mastermind who delivers instructions by tape. Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Antoinette Bower, Than Wyenn, Eddie Dew guest stars. NOTE: Going by production order, this is the back story of Carl Swanson portrayed by Gerald S. O'Loughlin which concludes in Episode 17 ("The Box"). | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Big Kahuna" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by : Leonard Freeman Teleplay by : Gilbert Ralston & Norman Hudis | March 19, 1969 | 1729-0218 |
| A beloved prominent Hawaiian believes he is being haunted by a malevolent spirit. John Marley, Sally Kellerman, Robert Colbert guest stars. | ||||||
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[]
Categories:
- 1968 American television seasons
- 1969 American television seasons
- Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series) seasons