Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)

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.

Creator:

Leonard Freeman

Stars:

Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jack Lord	...	Det. Steve McGarrett (281 episodes, 1968-1980)
James MacArthur	...	Dan Williams (259 episodes, 1968-1979)
Kam Fong	...	Chin Ho (241 episodes, 1968-1978)
Herman Wedemeyer	...	Duke (151 episodes, 1968-1980)
Harry Endo	...	Che Fong (115 episodes, 1969-1977)

Storyline

Five-O was a special state police unit answering only to the Governor of Hawaii. It worked with Honolulu police to fight the underworld in the island state. Sooner or later virtually all the badguys heard Steve McGarrett grunt "Book 'em, Danno!" though chief badguy Wo Fat was caught after MacArthur left the series.

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Plot Keywords:

hawaii | police | investigation | archenemy | teamwork | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

McGarrett

Filming Locations:

The Twin Towers, 2085 Ala Wai Blvd, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leonard Freeman Production, CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (284 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the episode "The Singapore File" McGarrett flies to Singapore to retrieve a witness, and returns to Honolulu. Singapore was actually downtown Honolulu. At the end of the episode, they are at a temple in Manila; they were actually at the Valley of the Temples in Kaneohe, Hawaii.

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Goofs

In some earlier episodes, McGarrett can be seen leaving his headquarters in a 1967 Mercury 2 door sedan, when he reaches his destination, he's driving a 1968 Mercury 4 door sedan.

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Quotes

Det. Steve McGarrett: [after each episode preview] Be there. Aloha!

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (2000)

User Reviews

WONDERFUL SHOW!

This show lasted for many seasons because of the talents of Jack Lord and great writing, but I think it helped that it was on CBS as well. CBS always seemed to stand behind it's shows longer, even after ratings begin to drop. Perhaps my memory is wrong, but didn't the show end because Jack Lord wanted it to instead of it being cancelled? There are many memorable episodes of course, but the one that always stands out in my mind was the episode with singer Nancy Wilson as the heroin addicted performer. I thought she did a great job! Hopefully the show will come out in a DVD set. I hope the show will always be in reruns somewhere at least!