Hawaii Five-O (season 1)

Not to be confused with Hawaii Five-0 (season 1).
Hawaii Five-O Season 1

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 24
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 20, 1968 (1968-09-20) – March 19, 1969 (1969-03-19)
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

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
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11"Cocoon"Paul WendkosLeonard FreemanSeptember 20, 1968 (1968-09-20)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).
22"Full Fathom Five"Richard BenedictKen KolbSeptember 26, 1968 (1968-09-26)1729-0202
The governor of Hawaii assigns McGarrett to break a ring of con artists swindling/killing visiting rich widows.
33"Strangers in Our Own Land"Herschel DaughertyStory by: John Kneubuhl
Teleplay by: John Kneubuhl & Herman Groves
October 3, 1968 (1968-10-03)1729-0203
An official's death involves strange clues, including a woman with a camera and a man with a briefcase.
44"Tiger by the Tail"Richard BenedictSy SalkowitzOctober 10, 1968 (1968-10-10)1729-0206
A publicity stunt by a rock singer (Sal Mineo) to stage his own kidnapping backfires when ransom is offered.
55"Samurai"Alvin GanzerStory by: Jerome Coopersmith
Teleplay by: Jerome Coopersmith & Mel Goldberg
October 17, 1968 (1968-10-17)1729-0201
McGarrett must protect an underworld kingpin (Ricardo Montalban) he is trying to convict of racketeering activities.
66"…And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin"John PeyserJohn D. F. BlackNovember 7, 1968 (1968-11-07)1729-0204
The Five-O team works overtime when Danny is indicted for the murder of an apparently unarmed teenage boy.
77"Twenty-Four Karat Kill"Alvin GanzerDavid P. HarmonNovember 14, 1968 (1968-11-14)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."
88"The Ways of Love"Charles S. DubinLaurence HeathNovember 21, 1968 (1968-11-21)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.
99"No Blue Skies"Herschel DaughertyHerman GrovesDecember 5, 1968 (1968-12-05)1729-0209
A singer (Tommy Sands) turns to cat burglary when his musical efforts fail to satisfy his mounting gambling debts.
1010"By the Numbers"Seymour RobbieMark RodgersDecember 12, 1968 (1968-12-12)1729-0215
After his best frined 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.
1111"Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born"Herschel DaughertyJohn D. F. BlackDecember 19, 1968 (1968-12-19)1729-0211
Danny directs a methodical search for the unknown assailant who critically wounded McGarrett.
1212"Deathwatch"Herschel DaughertyShirl HendryxDecember 25, 1968 (1968-12-25)1729-0213
Five-O fights to save the life of a gangster so that he can testify against his boss.
1313"Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember"Richard BenedictStory by: Leonard Freeman
Teleplay by: John D. F. Black
January 1, 1969 (1969-01-01)1729-0216
When a young Indonesian student is murdered, McGarrett searches for the prime suspect. The suspect is innocent but makes himself look guilty by repeatedly lying because he is trying to cover up the fact that he drove without a license. Real life professor Marla Kyo, who now lives in Tucson, AZ, played the precocious child who unwittingly alerts McGarrett of a key fact to solve the murder.
1414"King of the Hill"Jack SheaStory by: Leonard Freeman
Teleplay by: John D. F. Black
January 8, 1969 (1969-01-08)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.
1515"Up Tight"Seymour RobbieStory by: David Harmon
Teleplay by: Mel Goldberg
January 15, 1969 (1969-01-15)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.
1616"Face of the Dragon"Richard BenedictRobert C. DennisJanuary 22, 1969 (1969-01-22)1729-0221
A man carrying bubonic plague arrives in the islands the same time as plans for a top-secret weapon vanish.
1717"The Box"Seymour RobbieStory by: Leonard Freeman & John D. F. Black
Teleplay by: John D. F. Black
January 29, 1969 (1969-01-29)1729-0220
McGarrett offers himself as a hostage in an attempted prison break by two "lifers" (Gavin MacLeod).
1818"One for the Money"Paul StanleyStory by: Robert Stambler
Teleplay by: Palmer Thompson
February 5, 1969 (1969-02-05)1729-0219
Five-O receives an anonymous letter promising to go on a killing spree, a promise kept (with each victim numbered).
1919"Along Came Joey"Richard BenedictStory by: Jerry Ludwig
Teleplay by: Jerry Ludwig & Mel Goldberg
February 12, 1969 (1969-02-12)1729-0214
A successful young boxer is murdered, and McGarrett has to find the murderer before the grieving father (a policeman himself) does.
2020"Once Upon a Time (Part 1)"Michael CaffeyLeonard FreemanFebruary 19, 1969 (1969-02-19)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).
2121"Once Upon a Time (Part 2)"Michael Caffey and Abner BibermanLeonard FreemanFebruary 26, 1969 (1969-02-26)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.)
2222"Not That Much Different"Abner BibermanMark RodgersMarch 5, 1969 (1969-03-05)1729-0222
A murder rocks the tight-knit group of hippies running "Peace" magazine. Law and order triumphs.
2323"Six Kilos"Seymour RobbieMeyer DolinskyMarch 12, 1969 (1969-03-12)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.
2424"The Big Kahuna"Herschel DaughertyStory by: Leonard Freeman
Teleplay by: Gilbert Ralston & Norman Hudis
March 19, 1969 (1969-03-19)1729-0218
A beloved millionaire (John Marley) believes that he is being haunted by a malevolent spirit.

References

  1. 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.
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