| Episode |
Original Airdate |
Synopsis |
Writer |
Director |
| "Cocoon" (pilot) |
20 September 1968 |
McGarrett is embroiled in a tale of espionage and murder in this story, which marks the first appearance of villain Wo Fat (Khigh Dheigh) |
Leonard Freeman |
Paul Wendkos |
| "Full Fathom Five" |
26 September 1968 |
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Ken Kolb |
Richard Benedict |
| "Strangers in Our Own Land" |
3 October 1968 |
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Teleplay: John Kneubuhl & Herman Groves; story: John Kneubuhl |
Herschel Daugherty |
| "Tiger by the Tail" |
10 October 1968 |
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Sy Salkowitz |
Richard Benedict |
| "Samurai" |
17 October 1968 |
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Teleplay: Jerome Coopersmith & Mel Goldberg; story: Jerome Coopersmith |
Alvin Ganzer |
| "...And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin" |
7 November 1968 |
Dan has killed a theft suspect, but has nothing to prove his claimof self-defense. |
John D. F. Black |
John Peyser |
| "Twenty-Four Karat Kill" |
14 November 1968 |
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David P. Harmon |
Alvin Ganzer |
| "The Ways of Love" |
21 November 1968 |
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Laurence Heath |
Charles Dubin |
| "No Blue Skies" |
5 December 1968 |
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Herman Groves |
Herschel Daugherty |
| "By the Numbers" |
12 December 1968 |
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Mark Rodgers |
Seymour Robbie |
| "Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born" |
19 December 1968 |
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John D. F. Black |
Herschel Daugherty |
| "Deathwatch" |
25 December 1968 |
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Shirl Hendryx |
Herschel Daugherty |
| "Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember" |
1 January 1969 |
When a young Indonesian student is murdered, McGarrett searches for the prime suspect: an ex-athlete formerly engaged to the victim. |
Teleplay: John D. F. Black; story: Leonard Freeman |
Richard Benedict |
| "King of the Hill" |
8 January 1969 |
At a Honolulu hospital, a mentally disturbed Vietnam veteran thinks he is still fighting the enemy. |
Teleplay: John D. F. Black; story: Leonard Freeman |
Jack Shea |
| "Up Tight" |
15 January 1969 |
McGarrett attempts to get the goods on David Stone, a professor-turned-guru who introduces young people to drugs - but does not use them himself. |
Teleplay: Mel Goldberg; story: David P. Harmon |
Seymour Robbie |
| "Face of the Dragon" |
22 January 1969 |
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Robert C. Dennis |
Richard Benedict |
| "The Box" |
29 January 1969 |
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Teleplay: John D. F. Black; story: Leonard Freeman & John D. F. Black |
Seymour Robbie |
| "One for the Money" |
5 February 1969 |
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Teleplay: Palmer Thompson; story: Robert Stambler |
Paul Stanley |
| "Along Came Joey" |
12 February 1969 |
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Teleplay: Jerry Ludwig & Mel Goldberg; story: Jerry Ludwig |
Richard Benedict |
| "Once Upon a Time (1)" |
19 February 1969 |
McGarrett travels to LA to help his sister deal with her child's cancer and make the correct decision about a faith-healer/quack. |
Leonard Freeman |
Michael Caffey |
| "Once Upon a Time (2)" |
26 February 1969 |
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Leonard Freeman |
Michael Caffey & Abner Biberman |
| "Not That Much Different" |
5 March 1969 |
A murder rocks the tight-knit group of hippies running "Peace" magazine. Law and order triumphs. |
Mark Rodgers |
Abner Biberman |
| "Six Kilos" |
12 March 1969 |
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Meyer Dolinsky |
Seymour Robbie |
| "The Big Kahuna" |
19 March 1969 |
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Teleplay: Gilbert Ralston & Norman Hudis; story: Leonard Freeman |
Herschel Daugherty |
| "Hookman" |
11 September 1973 |
| "Draw Me a Killer" |
18 September 1973 |
| "Charter for Death" |
25 September 1973 |
| "One Big Happy Family" |
2 October 1973 |
| "The Sunday Torch" |
9 October 1973 |
| "Murder is a Taxing Affair" |
16 October 1973 |
| "Tricks are Not Treats" |
23 October 1973 |
| "Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?" |
30 October 1973 |
| "Flash of Color, Flash of Death" |
6 November 1973 |
| "A Bullet for El Diablo" |
13 November 1973 |
| "The Finishing Touch" |
20 November 1973 |
| "Anybody Can Build a Bomb" |
27 November 1973 |
| "Try to Die on Time" |
4 December 1973 |
| "The $100,000 Nickel" |
11 December 1973 |
A thief (Victor Buono) steals a nickel valued at $100,000, which his panicked accomplice later drops into a vending machine. |
| "The Flip Side is Death" |
18 December 1973 |
Bank robbers fake a military emergency to cover up their crime, sending Five-O to the windward side of Oahu to investigate. |
| "The Banzai Pipeline" |
1 January 1974 |
The Banzai Pipeline surfing beach is the setting for three murders connected to a film production.
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| "One Born Every Minute" |
8 January 1974 |
A con game targeting wealthy male tourists goes awry when a victim falls to his death from a hotel window; guest Ed Flanders.
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| "Secret Witness" |
15 January 1974 |
A professional killer pursues an eyewitness (Mark Jenkins), using the man's dropped library card as his clue.
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| "Death With Father" |
22 January 1974 |
A retired narcotics agent's (Andrew Duggan) son (Peter Strauss) is suspected of manufacturing heroin; guest George Kennedy. |
| "Murder With A Golden Touch" |
29 January 1974 |
A search for sunken treasure leads into the Pacific off Oahu; guests James J Sloyan, Peter Donat. |
| "Nightmare in Blue" |
5 February 1974 |
An investigation of five rape-murders points to the police. Guests John Beck, Katherine Justice, Alan Fudge. |
| "Mother's Deadly Helper" |
12 February 1974 |
An extremist (Anthony Zerbe) embarks on a deadly crusade against what he sees as law enforcement leniency. |
| "Killer At Sea" |
19 February 1974 |
A comedian (John Byner) complicates McGarrett's investigation of a robbery-kidnapping aboard a cruise ship; guest William Devane. |
| "30,000 Rooms and I Have The Key" |
26 February 1974 |
A stylish jewel thief evades McGarrett and then sends the Five-O chief an invitation to his next performance; guest David Wayne. |
| Episode |
Original Airdate |
Synopsis |
Writer |
Director |
| "The Young Assassins" |
10 September 1974 |
Kidnappers demand the release of two jailed radicals in exchange for a college professor and Danny. |
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| "A Hawaiian Nightmare" |
17 September 1974 |
An extortionist threatens to cause a volcanic eruption and destroy the city of Hilo; guests James Olson, Sheree North. |
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| "I'll Kill 'Em Again" |
24 September 1974 |
A psychopath re-enacts murders featured in an article recounting the team's past crime-solving efforts. |
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| "Steal Now -- Pay Later" |
1 October 1974 |
A man sells stolen goods to legitimate industries solely by telephone; guests Ray Danton, Jacques Aubuchon. |
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| "Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got the Bomb?" |
8 October 1974 |
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| "Right Grave, Wrong Body " |
15 October 1974 |
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| "We Hang Our Own " |
22 October 1974 |
A cattle baron (Leslie Nielsen) seeks revenge when one son (Perry King) says another was killed; guest Bruce Boxleitner. |
Walter Black |
Douglas Green |
| "The Two-Faced Corpse" |
29 October 1974 |
An autopsy reveals that the victim of a gangland slaying led a double life; guests Jessica Walter, Sam Elliott. |
Bud Freeman |
Douglas Green |
| "How to Steal a Masterpiece" |
12 November 1974 |
Thieves break through three security systems to steal art from a millionaire; guest Gail Strickland |
Bud Freeman |
Jack Lord |
| "A Gun for McGarrett" |
26 November 1974 |
In his search for the mobsters who injured him, McGarrett becomes romantically involved with a lovely fellow victim; guests Carol White, Ivor Barry. |
Alvin Sapinsley |
Bruce Bilson |
| "Welcome to Our Branch Office" |
3 December 1974 |
A businessman accuses the Five-O squad of demanding $100,000 in protection from him; guests Cameron Mitchell, Frank Gorshin. |
Jerome Coopersmith |
Charles S. Dubin |
| "Presenting... In The Center Ring... Murder" |
10 December 1974 |
A traveling circus provides spy Wo Fat with the opportunity to attack a visiting Chinese foreign minister who is under Five-O's protection. |
Jerome Coopersmith |
Charles S. Dublin |
| "Hara-Kiri: Murder" |
31 December 1974 |
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Norman Lessing |
Paul Stanley |
| "Bones Of Contention" |
7 January 1975 |
A Honolulu death is linked to the disappearance of a valuable human fossil from China just before Pearl Harbor; guests Vic Tayback, Keene Curtis. |
Alvin Sapinsley |
Douglas Green |
| "Computer Killer" |
14 January 1975 |
A computer programmed with erroneous information points McGarrett's murder investigation to the wrong person. |
Teleplay: Tim Maschler; Story: Larry Brody &Tim Maschler |
Alf Kjellin |
| "A Woman's Work is With a Gun" |
21 January 1975 |
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Glen Olson, Rod Baker |
Douglas Green |
| "Small Witness, Large Crime" |
28 January 1975 |
A deputy public defender criticizes McGarrett after he arrests a poor child for a petty theft; guests France Nuyen, Bert Convy. |
Orville H. Hampton |
Bruce Bilson |
| "Ring of Life" |
4 February 1975 |
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Tim Maschler |
John Peyser |
| "Study in Rage" |
11 February 1975 |
|
Martin Roth |
Allen Reisner |
| "And The Horse Jumped Over The Moon" |
18 February 1975 |
A heroin smuggler is slain before he can sell information to the police; guests Ed Flanders, Bruce Boxleitner, Jo Ann Harris. |
Larry Brody |
Douglas Green |
| "Hit Gun for Sale" |
25 February 1975 |
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Martin Roth |
John Peyser |
| "The Hostage" |
11 March 1975 |
McGarrett clashes with a police captain over Five-O's handling of a murder / kidnapping; guests Linda Purl, Scott Brady. |
Bud Freeman |
Allen Reisner |
| "Diary Of A Gun" |
18 March 1975 |
A Saturday Night special leaves Five-O a bloody trail of murder and misery as it passes from owner to owner. |
Jerome Coopersmith |
Douglas Green |
| "6,000 Deadly Tickets" |
25 March 1975 |
A scheme forcing travel agents to purchase stolen airline tickets turns to murder when one refuses. |
Leonard and Arlene Stadd |
John Peyser |
| Episode |
Original Airdate |
Synopsis |
Writer |
Director |
| "Murder -- Eyes Only (1)" |
12 September 1975 |
The letter bomb murder of a Navy intelligence officer interrupts McGarrett's annual naval reserve duty. |
Teleplay: Orville H. Hampton & Jerome Coopersmith; Story: Orville H. Hampton |
Michael O'Herlihy |
| "Murder -- Eyes Only (2)" |
12 September 1975 |
The letter bomb murder of a Navy intelligence officer interrupts McGarrett's annual naval reserve duty. |
Teleplay: Orville H. Hampton & Jerome Coopersmith; Story: Orville H. Hampton |
Michael O'Herlihy |
| "McGarrett is Missing" |
19 September 1975 |
An armed, escaped convict (Charles Cioffi) holds badly wounded McGarrett hostage after their plane goes down in a severe storm. |
Jerome Coopersmith |
Bruce Bilson
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| "Termination with Extreme Prejudice" |
26 September 1975 |
McGarrett searches for a missing Englishman suspected of passing secrets to enemy agents; guests Juliet Mills, Dan O'Herlihy. |
Norman Lessing |
Michael O'Herlihy |
| "Target? The Lady" |
3 October 1975 |
The Honolulu murder of a gambler sends Five-O in pursuit of a Las Vegas courier; guests Susan Dey, Andrew Prine, Marc Singer. |
Tim Maschler |
Charles S. Dubin |
| "Death's Name is Sam" |
10 October 1975 |
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Jerome Coopersmith |
Michael O'Herlihy |
| "The Case Against McGarrett" |
17 October 1975 |
McGarrett allows rebelling convicts, led by an old enemy (Harold Gould), to try him for murder in exchange for hostages. |
Alvin Sapinsley |
Charles S. Dubin |
| "The Defector" |
24 October 1975 |
A scientist (Pat Hingle) demands immunity for a defecting Asian physicist (Soon-Teck Oh) who has to kill a man in self defense. |
Stephen Kandel |
Jerry Jameson |
| "Sing A Song Of Suspense" |
31 October 1975 |
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Bill Stratton |
Bruce Bilson |
| "Retire In Sunny Hawaii... Forever" |
7 November 1975 |
The murder of the airplane seatmate of Danny's aunt (Helen Hayes) is linked to abandoned bank accounts. |
Jerome Coopersmith |
Bruce Bilson |
| "The Waterfront Steal" |
21 November 1975 |
A warehouse burglary investigation turns up unusual loot; guests Simon Oakland, Kathleen Beller, and Richard Hatch. |
Albert Aley |
Alan Reisner |
| "Honor Is An Unmarked Grave" |
28 November 1975 |
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| "A Touch Of Guilt" |
4 December 1975 |
The investigation of a stabbed college football star points to a gang-rape cover-up and a U.S. Senator's son; guest Richard Masur. |
Anne Collins |
Joe Manduke |
| "Wooden Model Of A Rat" |
11 December 1975 |
McGarrett's probe of Oriental-art smuggling grinds to a halt when he is charged with possession of one of the items; guest Edward Asner. |
Alvin Sapinsley |
Phillip Leacock |
| "Deadly Persuasion" |
18 December 1975 |
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| "Legacy Of Terror" |
1 January 1976 |
An aged Japanese importer, an ex-spy who may have known the location of a fortune in gold, is slain; guest Lew Ayres. |
Larry Forrester |
Bruce Bilson |
| "Loose Ends Get Hit" |
8 January 1976 |
The airtight murder case against a racketeer crumbles when McGarrett learns a witness duped him; guest Henry Darrow. |
Jerome Coopersmith |
Charles S. Dubin |
| "Anatomy of a Bribe" |
15 January 1976 |
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| "Turkey Shoot at Makapuu" |
29 January 1976 |
A murder victim's roommate puts herself in danger to help catch the killer; guest Lee Purcell. |
Bill Stratton |
Ernest Pintoff |
| "A Killer Grows Wings" |
5 February 1976 |
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| "The Capsule Kidnapping" |
5 February 1976 |
Terrorists lock an industrialist's son in a capsule with a limited air supply; guests Bruce Boxleitner, Liam Sullivan. |
Jack Epps Jr. and Anderson G. House |
Bernard McEveety |
| "Love Thy Neighbor -- Take His Wife" |
26 February 1976 |
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| "A Sentence To Steal" |
4 March 1976 |
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| Episode |
Original Airdate |
Synopsis |
Writer |
Director |
| "Nine Dragons (1)" |
30 September 1976 |
The probe of a theft of nerve gas puts McGarrett on Wo Fat's trail, which leads to Hong Kong; guest Dina Merrill. |
Jerome Coopersmith |
Michael O'Herlihy |
| "Nine Dragons (2)" |
30 September 1976 |
In Hong Kong on Wo Fat's trail, McGarrett has amnesia from nearly drowning; guest Dina Merrill. |
Jerome Coopersmith |
Michael O'Herlihy |
| "Assault on the Palace" |
7 October 1976 |
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| "Oldest Profession -- Latest Price" |
14 October 1976 |
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| "Man on Fire" |
21 October 1976 |
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| "Tour de Force, Killer Aboard" |
28 October 1976 |
A lack of information hampers Five-O's search for an international assassin. |
Charles Larson |
Jerry London |
| "The Last Of The Great Paperhangers" |
4 November 1976 |
A forger (Kevin McCarthy) steals over $14,000 from the Five-O team, then targets a bank and the U.S. Navy. |
Orville H. Hampton |
Philip Leacock |
| "Heads, You're Dead" |
11 November 1976 |
The annual Trans-Pac yacht race from California to the Islands is the scene of mutiny and murder. |
Herman Groves |
Bruce Bilson |
| "Let Death Do Us Part" |
18 November 1976 |
Rather than accept parole, a prisoner escapes to prove he didn't kill his wife; guest Zohra Lampert. |
Bud Freeman |
Barry Crane |
| "Double Exposure" |
2 December 1976 |
A mobster who staged his own "Death" to elude a conviction comes back to reclaim his former syndicate; guest Meg Foster. |
Dean Tait & David Deutsch |
Sutton Roley
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| "Yes, My Deadly Daughter " |
16 December 1976 |
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| "Target - A Cop" |
23 December 1976 |
A vengeful ex-convict (Don Stroud), partially paralyzed by a police bullet, begins shooting officers; guest Gerald McRaney. |
Bill Stratton |
Robert Scheerer |
| "The Bells Toll At Noon" |
6 January 1977 |
An avenging man (Rich Little) persues a drug dealer who contributed to a former addict's death; guest Mel Ferrer. |
Teleplay: Charles Larson; Story: Irving Pearlberg |
Jack Lord |
| "Man In A Steel Frame" |
13 January 1977 |
Bullets that killed McGarrett's girlfriend came from the chief's service revolver; guest Camilla Sparv. |
Robert Stambler |
Allen Reisner |
| "Ready... Aim..." |
20 January 1977 |
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| "Elegy In A Rain Forest" |
27 January 1977 |
McGarrett fears a rapist-murderer roaming Oahu will find a girl lost in the mountains before Five-O can rescue her. |
Herman Groves |
Sutton Roley |
| "Dealer's Choice..... Blackmail" |
3 February 1977 |
The head of a gambling syndicate kills a police officer in a hit-and-run auto accident; guests John Ritter, Nehemiah Persoff. |
Tim Maschler |
Ernest Pintoff |
| "A Capitol Crime" |
17 February 1977 |
An elderly man (Barnard Hughes) wires himself to a bomb and takes hostages to halt his home's demolition. |
Teleplay: Bill Stratton; Story: James Menzies |
Sutton Roley |
Season 1 was released on Region 1 DVD on 6 March 2007.
