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The Worst Episodes of Hawaii Five-O

Every episode of Hawaii Five-O ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Sentence To Steal" is the worst rated episode of "Hawaii Five-O". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by David Friedkin and written by Glen Olson, Rod Baker, it aired on 3/4/1976. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Practical Jokes Can Kill You".

  • A Sentence To Steal
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    #1 - A Sentence To Steal

    Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1976

    McGarrett sends an undercover agent into a rehabilitation home for juvenile offenders to find out who is behind the theft of gold from dental supply warehouses.

    Director: David Friedkin

    Writer: Glen Olson, Rod Baker

  • Practical Jokes Can Kill You
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    #2 - Practical Jokes Can Kill You

    Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 5/5/1977

    A gang of thieves steal army rifles by peculiar means - hang-gliding into the armoury!

    Director: Ernest Pintoff

    Writer: Bill Stratton

  • The Year Of The Horse (2)
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    #3 - The Year Of The Horse (2)

    Season 11 Episode 22 - Aired 4/5/1979

    Five-O must close the heroin smuggling operation to exonerate the Governor and catch the figures behind the scheme.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Richard DeLong Adams

  • Woe To Wo Fat
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    #4 - Woe To Wo Fat

    Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/1980

    The series concludes with the final showdown between McGarrett and Wo Fat. Three scientists have gone missing. They have one thing in common: they all attended a symposium that discussed a possible space-based, laser defense system. McGarrett impersonates a fourth scientist, Dr. Elton Raintree, who attended the same gathering and is soon abducted. Wo Fat is behind it all and wants the scientists to complete their work and produce such a device.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: Frank Telford

  • Though The Heavens Fall
    4.9/1075 votes
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    #5 - Though The Heavens Fall

    Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1979

    A group of high society men set out to see that justice is done - the catch being that it is justice on their terms only...

    Director: Harry F. Hogan

    Writer: Frank Telford

  • For Old Times Sake
    5.1/1072 votes
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    #6 - For Old Times Sake

    Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1980

    A aging crook decides to use dollar bill printing plates he made to raise cash for a charity, but he fails to realise the trouble that this will cause.

    Director: Dennis Donnelly

    Writer: N/A

  • A Bird In Hand...
    5.1/1076 votes
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    #7 - A Bird In Hand...

    Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 3/22/1980

    A group of seemingly harmless birdwatchers are the target of a vendetta. Five-O must discover why they were a target and stop any further violence.

    Director: Beau Vanden Ecker

    Writer: Samuel Roeca

  • A Short Walk On The Longshore
    5.2/1080 votes
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    #8 - A Short Walk On The Longshore

    Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/1978

    In order to find out the identity of the murderer of a union leader, McGarrett goes undercover as a longshoreman.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Richard DeLong Adams

  • Small Potatoes
    5.3/1088 votes
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    #9 - Small Potatoes

    Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1978

    Steve is framed on the orders of a gambling syndicate, and becomes involved with a woman who is part of the case.

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: Richard DeLong Adams

  • Image Of Fear
    5.4/1085 votes
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    #10 - Image Of Fear

    Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1979

    When a woman is stalked by a strange figure, she seems to be seeing things and her friends are worried as to her mental health. However, events prove her case and an accomplice is revealed...

    Director: Herbert Hirschman

    Writer: James Schmerer

  • Labyrinth
    5.4/1073 votes
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    #11 - Labyrinth

    Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1979

    When a rich socialite is kidnapped, her husband insists that Five-O stay out of the case. However, his reasons may not all be on the level as events take a series of twists and turns...

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: Michael Janover

  • To Hell With Babe Ruth
    5.6/10212 votes
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    #12 - To Hell With Babe Ruth

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1969

    A Japanese World War II veteran, Yoshio Nagata, escapes from a mental hospital and tries to carry out his wartime orders to blow up a refinery.

    Director: Nicholas Colasanto

    Writer: Anthony Lawrence

  • Voice Of Terror
    5.7/1073 votes
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    #13 - Voice Of Terror

    Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1979

    A group of terrorists capture a female officer and use her to further their aims, and McGarrett and the team must find a way to take them out without endangering the life of Officer Dean.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Shallow Grave
    5.7/1066 votes
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    #14 - A Shallow Grave

    Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1979

    A young man on vacation has strange visions that lead him to the site of an old murder and help him discover a lost family.

    Director: Dennis Donnelly

    Writer: N/A

  • When Does A War End?
    5.8/1080 votes
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    #15 - When Does A War End?

    Season 10 Episode 19 - Aired 3/16/1978

    A Japanese businessman comes under attack from a young man whose father suffered in an Japanese Prisoner of War camp.

    Director: Ernest Pintoff

    Writer: Arthur Bernard Lewis

  • Why Won't Linda Die?
    5.8/1074 votes
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    #16 - Why Won't Linda Die?

    Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1978

    The death of a prominent politician reveals a strange love triangle.

    Director: Jack Lord

    Writer: Ken Pettus

  • The Bark And The Bite
    5.8/1084 votes
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    #17 - The Bark And The Bite

    Season 11 Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/1979

    A vacationing heiress seems unconcerned when McGarrett warns her that someone is after her ruby.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: N/A

  • Use A Gun, Go To Hell
    5.8/1080 votes
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    #18 - Use A Gun, Go To Hell

    Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1979

    When two surfer bums use a gun to rob a shop, it starts off a trail of death and misery involving children, politics and blackmail.

    Director: Edward M. Abroms

    Writer: Samuel Roeca

  • To Kill A Mind
    5.9/1071 votes
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    #19 - To Kill A Mind

    Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/1977

    While searching for parts from a sunken Soviet submarine, McGarrett become suspicious about the particular parts that are being recovered.

    Director: Gordon Hessler

    Writer: Stephen Kandel

  • Good Help Is Hard To Find
    5.9/1068 votes
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    #20 - Good Help Is Hard To Find

    Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1979

    Tony Alika and Guido Marioni, killer of Kimo's family, together hatch a plot to frame and embarrass the Five-O team by making them look stupid or corrupt.

    Director: Beau Vanden Ecker

    Writer: Frank Telford

  • Once Upon A Time (1)
    6.0/10200 votes
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    #21 - Once Upon A Time (1)

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1969

    When the son of McGarrett's sister falls ill with cancer and she becomes involved in ‘naturology', her husband calls in Steve to investigate and persuade her to stop paying for the useless treatments. However, the quack doctor sets up a court case to prevent McGarrett from closing her practice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Leonard Freeman

  • A Distant Thunder
    6.0/1083 votes
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    #22 - A Distant Thunder

    Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1978

    Five-O must deal with the plans of a Neo Nazi organisation to kill Bobby Tamara, the ""Hawaiian Kennedy"".

    Director: Dennis Donnelly

    Writer: Al Martinez

  • Death Mask
    6.0/1071 votes
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    #23 - Death Mask

    Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1978

    When a street robber claims that he stole King Tutankhamun's mask for fun, McGarrett suspects there is more to the case than simple robbery.

    Director: Ralph Levy

    Writer: Robert I. Holt

  • The Flight Of The Jewels
    6.0/1065 votes
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    #24 - The Flight Of The Jewels

    Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/1980

    A gang of clever students use radio-controlled planes to execute the theft of Queen Liliokalani's jewels.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: James Menzies

  • Clash Of Shadows
    6.0/1075 votes
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    #25 - Clash Of Shadows

    Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/1980

    The murder of a Nazi-hunter and discovery of a World War II medal set McGarrett and the team on the trail of a Nazi war criminal living in Honolulu...

    Director: Ralph Levy

    Writer: George F. Slavin