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"Hawaii Five-O" (1968) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1968-1980

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"Hawaii Five-O" (1968): Season 2: Episode 10 -- Enlisted to investigate an ex-racketeer suspected of heading a local crime syndicate, McGarrett follows a hunch that the politician seeking to indict the accused man is involved in some dirty dealings of his own
"Hawaii Five-O" (1968): Season 2: Episode 4 -- A prostitute has been murdered by a gangster, but the sole witness to the crime - a respectable small-town hardware salesman - is afraid to testisfy
"Hawaii Five-O" (1968): Season 1: Episode 21 -- McGarrett's attmept to prove he's an officer-of-the-peace, after a protester is shot during an anti-war demonstration, is met with resistance from the slain man's pacifist associates
"Hawaii Five-O" (1968): Season 1: Episode 20 -- McGarrett wages a one-man battle to collect evidence that will prove to his sister- and the local authorities - that the doctor who treated his nephew is a fraud
"Hawaii Five-O" (1968): Season 1: Episode 19 -- McGarrett flies to Los Angeles to investigate a quack doctor he suspects is victimizing his sister and her cancer sticken infant

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 full episode list
Release Date:
26 September 1968 (USA) more
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Plot:
The investigations of Hawaii Five-0, an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart Steve McGarrett. full summary
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
CBS orders pilot for a new Hawaii Five-o ... again
 (From AOL - TVSquad. 9 October 2009, 7:03 AM, PDT)

Producer Finnegan Loses Parkinson's Battle
 (From WENN. 2 December 2008, 6:05 AM, PST)

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One of the Greatest Cop Shows Ever more (31 total)

Cast

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Jack Lord ... Det. Steve McGarrett (282 episodes, 1968-1980)

James MacArthur ... Det. Danny Williams / ... (260 episodes, 1968-1979)
Kam Fong ... Det. Chin Ho Kelly / ... (241 episodes, 1968-1978)
Herman Wedemeyer ... Edward D. 'Duke' Lukela / ... (153 episodes, 1968-1980)
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Also Known As:
McGarrett (USA) (rerun title)
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60 min (284 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Danny was played by Tim O'Kelly in the pilot. more
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Continuity: After the original 1968 Mercury was retired, and replaced with a '74 Marquis Brougham 4-door hardtop, some stock footage was used of the '68 passing or in traffic. more
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[repeated line]
Det. Steve McGarrett: Book him, Danno. Murder one.
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Who is Danny Williams?
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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
One of the Greatest Cop Shows Ever, 3 March 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

To me this is still one of the all time great cop shows. The thing I think made it so special was its irony. The fact that you it was set in probably the most beautiful of settings, yet it had all the crime of cities like Los Angeles and New York made it Honolulu seem just like any other major American city which is just what Honolulu is. Also, the fact that the native Hawaiians in the cast were not stereotyped made it a great show.

Jack Lord was perfectly cast as McGarrett and pretty much was the embodiment of the character with his tough and almost unemotional demeanor and James McCarthur was great as Danny. Of course, who could ever forget what Kam Fong brought to the show as Chin Ho. This definitely was a classic.

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