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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 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 7 - ... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin
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    #1 - ... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin

    S1:E7

    Danny Williams is accused of shooting an apparently unarmed young boy. Meanwhile, in his investigation, McGarrett comes up against Big Chicken, a nasty dope dealer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 8 - Twenty-Four Karat Kill
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    #2 - Twenty-Four Karat Kill

    S1:E8

    A woman buys fish from a monger, and is followed home and murdered. McGarrett and the team must discover who killed her and stop smugglers from completing their operation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 9 - The Ways Of Love
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    #3 - The Ways Of Love

    S1:E9

    After a girl dies during a high speed chase, a trail of clues leads McGarrett to a Los Angeles prison, where he must act the part of convict Steve Crowley to gain the trust of his cellmate for a break-out, which will help reveal the plans of the crime.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Laurence Heath

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  4. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 10 - No Blue Skies
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    #4 - No Blue Skies

    S1:E10

    When a singer, Joey Rand, finds that his career doesn't pay well enough, he turns to cat burglary. However he doesn't reckon on Hawaii Five-O.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Herman Groves

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  5. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 11 - By the Numbers
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    #5 - By the Numbers

    S1:E11

    A winning lottery ticket drags an army private into a the murky world of mob politics and vice.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 13 - Deathwatch
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    #6 - Deathwatch

    S1:E13

    McGarrett must protect a protect a mob underboss so he is able to testify against his superior, Joe Matsukino. However, Matsukino has many tricks up his sleeve to silence his former colleague permanently…

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 15 - King Of The Hill
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    #7 - King Of The Hill

    S1:E15

    Danno is taken hostage by a Vietnam veteran who is suffering delusional flashbacks and sees everyone as forces sent to kill him.

    Director:Jack Shea
    Writer:John D. F. Black

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  8. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 18 - The Box
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    #8 - The Box

    S1:E18

    Big Chicken returns in a tense prison hostage drama when McGarrett has to give himself over to the criminals as a bargaining chip and use psychology to take control of the situation.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:John D. F. Black

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  9. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 19 - One For The Money
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    #9 - One For The Money

    S1:E19

    When a girl is found murdered and numbered 'one', McGarrett suspects a serial killer. However the killer seems to be very selective in targeting members of a particular company, and suspicion soon falls on two brothers who stand to inherit the firm from their aged aunt.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 20 - Along Came Joey
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    #10 - Along Came Joey

    S1:E20

    When the boxing son of a policeman, Phil Kalama, is killed, he starts a personal vendetta, and McGarrett must both solve the crime and stop Kalama from committing another murder.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 21 - Once Upon A Time (1)
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    #11 - Once Upon A Time (1)

    S1:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Leonard Freeman

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  12. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 22 - Once Upon A Time (2)
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    #12 - Once Upon A Time (2)

    S1:E22

    McGarrett must use all legal means possible to win the court case against Dr. C.L. Fremont, stopping her fake treatments and saving his sister from more anguish and pain.

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Leonard Freeman

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  13. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 23 - Not That Much Different
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    #13 - Not That Much Different

    S1:E23

    When a leader of a student peace movement is killed, McGarrett has to investigate the murder against a wall of silence and a distrust of the police by the activists.

    Director:Abner Biberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 24 - Six Kilos
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    #14 - 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.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Meyer Dolinsky

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  15. Hawaii Five-O Season 1 Episode 25 - The Big Kahuna
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    #15 - The Big Kahuna

    S1:E25

    Sam Kalakua, a distant cousin of Kono, is being frightened into an early grave by an fake apparition of a Hawaiian god created by his nephew, who wants to sell the estate to a land merchant.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writers:Norman Hudis, Gilbert Ralston

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  16. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 2 - To Hell With Babe Ruth
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    #16 - To Hell With Babe Ruth

    S2:E2

    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

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  17. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 4 - Just Lucky, I Guess
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    #17 - Just Lucky, I Guess

    S2:E4

    A middle-aged mainland hardware salesman uses a prostitute, and then witnesses her murder by a mobster. He refuses to testify because of the damage to his reputation and that he doesn't want to be involved. McGarrett must persuade him to do the right thing.

    Director:Nicholas Colasanto
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 5 - Savage Sunday
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    #18 - Savage Sunday

    S2:E5

    McGarrett must interrupt his Sunday to deal with both terrorists and politics when a revolutionary group steal guns from a barracks for their overseas cause.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 6 - A Bullet For McGarrett
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    #19 - A Bullet For McGarrett

    S2:E6

    A university professor, Dr. Paul Farrar, is using hypnosis to programme students into becoming assassins. McGarrett uses a policewoman as bait for Dr. Farrar, but the plan goes wrong and her life is put in danger.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Anthony Lawrence

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  20. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 7 - Sweet Terror
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    #20 - Sweet Terror

    S2:E7

    McGarrett must counter a threat by international terrorist Erich Stoss to use a fungus to wipe out Hawaii's sugar cane, half of the world's supply.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  21. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 9 - The Singapore File
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    #21 - The Singapore File

    S2:E9

    McGarrett gets a phone call from Singapore and goes to rescue Nicole Wylie, a witness who has changed her mind and wants to testify. However, the pair must face many dangers on their return trip back to Hawaii.

    Director:Robert Gist
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  22. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 10 - All The King's Horses
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    #22 - All The King's Horses

    S2:E10

    An assassination attempt on a prominent politician, Charles Irwin, leads Five-O to Mike Finney, a former racketeer who has been clean for nine years. However, Finney insists he is innocent, and the trail of clues leads right back to Irwin.

    Director:Richard Benedict
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 11 - Leopard On The Rock
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    #23 - Leopard On The Rock

    S2:E11

    When a dictator's plane is diverted to Hawaii as part of a plan to kill him, McGarrett must deal with the complex politics of the situation and protect the hated leader.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 12 - The Devil And Mr. Frog
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    #24 - The Devil And Mr. Frog

    S2:E12

    When a young son of a businessman escapes from captivity by ‘The Devil' and ‘Mr. Frog', Five-O must recover the $300,000 ransom money that the desperate father paid.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Robert C. Dennis

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  25. Hawaii Five-O Season 2 Episode 13 - The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!
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    #25 - The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!

    S2:E13

    Two young men play an increasingly dangerous and deadly game for the attentions of a beautiful but spoiled heiress, who plays them off against each other.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writers:Jack Turley, Leonard Freeman

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Worst Episodes Summary

"... And They Painted Daisies On His Coffin" is the worst rated episode of "Hawaii Five-O". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/7/1968. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Twenty-Four Karat Kill".