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The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O

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The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12...
  1. Background image for Over Fifty? Steal!
    8.9/10(309 votes)

    #1 - Over Fifty? Steal!

    S3:E11

    McGarrett and company must pit their wits against a veteran thief and robber who leaves Monopoly money at the scene of his crimes.

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    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Sing A Song Of Suspense
    8.5/10(163 votes)

    #2 - Sing A Song Of Suspense

    S8:E9

    When a singer witnesses a murder committed by a racketeer, Five-O has to protect her until she can give evidence, but this is not an easy job...

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  3. Background image for The Reunion
    8.3/10(180 votes)

    #3 - The Reunion

    S3:E8

    A Japanese computer research company executive is recognised by a veteran as his former captor in a Phillippine prison camp in World War II.

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  4. Background image for Honor Is An Unmarked Grave
    8.3/10(130 votes)

    #4 - Honor Is An Unmarked Grave

    S8:E13

    A writer who specialises in solving mysteries uncovers the body in a seven year old case, but it raises more questions than it answers...

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    Director:Jack Lord
  5. Background image for Tour De Force, Killer Aboard
    8.3/10(110 votes)

    #5 - Tour De Force, Killer Aboard

    S9:E6

    Two seemingly unconnected deaths lead McGarrett into a desperate race to prevent the assassination of a visiting Sheikh.

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  6. Background image for Ten Thousand Diamonds And A Heart
    8.2/10(153 votes)

    #6 - Ten Thousand Diamonds And A Heart

    S3:E16

    An electronics genius is busted out of prison so he can mastermind a massive robbery of diamonds from the Honolulu Diamond Exchange.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for 3,000 Crooked Miles To Honolulu
    8.2/10(182 votes)

    #7 - 3,000 Crooked Miles To Honolulu

    S4:E4

    Five-O is up against a sophisticated gang who have come to Hawaii to cash $750,000 of traveller's cheques.

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    Director:Jerry Thorpe
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Rest In Peace, Somebody
    8.2/10(169 votes)

    #8 - Rest In Peace, Somebody

    S4:E10

    A policeman who was kicked off the force blames McGarrett and Five-O and plans to kill the Governor.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Odd Man In
    8.2/10(171 votes)

    #9 - Odd Man In

    S4:E14

    A veteran criminal who has already had dealings with Five-O escapes, and plans to steal millions of dollars from drug smugglers.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Trouble In Mind
    8.1/10(193 votes)

    #10 - Trouble In Mind

    S3:E2

    Singer Eadie Jordan has not only a comeback concert to perform, but also a serious heroin addiction. Poisoned heroin is being peddled on the islands, and McGarrett must try to save Eadie from scoring for the last time.

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    Director:Danny Arnold
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Murder - Eyes Only (1)
    8.1/10(146 votes)

    #11 - Murder - Eyes Only (1)

    S8:E1

    When a letter bomb kills a Naval Officer whilst McGarrett is on Navy Duty, he is called upon to investigate and uncovers a plot involving an old nemesis...

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  13. Background image for ... And A Time To Die
    8.0/10(172 votes)

    #12 - ... And A Time To Die

    S3:E1

    Five-O must act swiftly when the daughter of a top neurosurgeon is kidnapped by Wo Fat in order to make the surgeon operate on a wounded U.S. undercover agent who is carrying secret inforrmation of use to the Chinese.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for F.O.B. Honolulu (2)
    8.0/10(140 votes)

    #13 - F.O.B. Honolulu (2)

    S3:E19

    Five-O must deal with treason, murder and double-crosses in order to solve the case and prevent the U.S. from being flooded by fake currency.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(177 votes)

    #14 - Skinhead

    S4:E18

    When a young woman is beaten and raped and a soldier is arrested for the crime, McGarrett begins to have doubts about his guilt.

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    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Here Today, Gone Tonight
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Here Today, Gone Tonight

    S5:E17

    Five-O has a suspect for a murder, but they have one problem. How can the suspect have been in two places at the same time?

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for I'll Kill 'Em Again
    8.0/10(151 votes)

    #16 - I'll Kill 'Em Again

    S7:E3

    Eddie Josephs is a paranoid schizophrenic who is carrying out murders based on old Five-O cases. McGarrett must follow his clues and catch him before more people die.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Nine Dragons (1)
    8.0/10(133 votes)

    #17 - Nine Dragons (1)

    S9:E1

    When Wo Fat steals toxins in an attempt to take out the leaders of Communist China, McGarrett must track him to Hong Kong.

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  19. Background image for Six Kilos
    7.9/10(184 votes)

    #18 - Six Kilos

    S1:E24

    Chin Ho and Dan Williams are tracking a safecracker but he pulls a gun and Danno ends up shooting him. McGarrett takes his identity of Harry Brown and must infiltrate a sophisticated gang of international thieves.

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    7.9/10(156 votes)

    #19 - The Ransom

    S3:E6

    Five-O's efforts to rescue a young boy from kidnappers go wrong when Kono is captured and beaten. An angry McGarrett must work out a way to rescue Kono without further endangering him.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for F.O.B. Honolulu (1)
    7.9/10(145 votes)

    #20 - F.O.B. Honolulu (1)

    S3:E18

    Wo Fat and other top international agents converge on Hawaii to place bids on printing plates for twenty dollar bills, which are in the possession of a former friend of McGarrett.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Bomber And Mrs. Moroney
    7.9/10(154 votes)

    #21 - The Bomber And Mrs. Moroney

    S3:E22

    Danno's past comes back to haunt him when the brother of a young boy he shot is released and wants revenge. The brother takes Chin Ho, Jenny and others hostage in McGarrett's office and threatens to blow them up, and Danno must resolve the tense situation.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Ninety-Second War (1)
    7.9/10(142 votes)

    #22 - The Ninety-Second War (1)

    S4:E16

    McGarrett is framed in an elaborate set up by Wo Fat, and has to contend with a foreign double amongst other problems.

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  24. Background image for Good Night, Baby - Time To Die!
    7.9/10(151 votes)

    #23 - Good Night, Baby - Time To Die!

    S4:E21

    McGarrett sets up a cordon of police around a young woman to capture her boyfriend who has escaped from jail, but all is not as it seems…

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    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Didn't We Meet At A Murder?
    7.9/10(140 votes)

    #24 - Didn't We Meet At A Murder?

    S4:E22

    A young widow becomes part of a blackmail plot involving the murder of a Chicago mobster.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Computer Killer
    7.9/10(152 votes)

    #25 - Computer Killer

    S7:E15

    An investigation into a murder is sent off track through the modification of computer information, and Five-O must use the latest technology to rescue the case.

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    Director:Alf Kjellin

Best Episodes Summary

"Over Fifty? Steal!" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-O". It scored 8.9/10 based on 309 votes. Directed by Bob Sweeney and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/25/1970. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sing A Song Of Suspense".