Hawaii Five-O is a CBS police drama franchise created by Leonard Freeman for the CBS Entertainment Group. It even started it's own tv specials during the 1968 show's run and even a 2010 tv show remake is shown on the CBS channel.
The plot of the franchise[]
The franchise starred Jack Lord as Detective Captain Stephen "Steve" McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force in Hawaii which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law after World War II. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes in the series would end with McGarrett's catchphrase, "Book 'em, Danno!"
Television media[]
Original[]
- Main article: Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The plot and the origins of the first show is mostly seen here because Hawaii Five-O ran for twelve seasons, at the time a record for a crime drama.
2010 Remake[]
- Main article: Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
A reboot of the 1968–1980 series Hawaii Five-O (the original series had the letter "O" instead of the number "0" in its title), which also aired on CBS.
Television Specials[]
The table below only accounts for full television special episodes of the original series is shown here:
| Title | Type | Plot | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Cocoon" | Special 2-hour episode | Stephen Aloysius "Steve" McGarrett (Jack Lord) is embroiled in a tale of espionage and murder in this story, which marks the first appearance of villain Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh). Andrew Duggan, Leslie Nielsen, Soon-Tek Oh, Nancy Kwan and Lew Ayres guest star. | September 20, 1968 |
| "Once Upon a Time" | Special 2-hour episode | McGarrett travels to Los Angeles to help his sister (Nancy Malone) deal with her child's cancer and make the correct decision about a quack (Joanne Linville). McGarrett continues his quest to put an end to the quack. (Other than the pilot, this is the only non-season 12 episode in which James MacArthur does not appear.) | February 19, 1969 (part 1) February 26, 1969 (part 2) |
| "Three Dead Cows at Makapuu" | Special 2-hour episode | An important scientist has disappeared. He discovered a biological mutation which he calls "Q strain," which he plans to unleash as a protest against germ warfare. Ed Flanders, Loretta Swit, Joseph Sirola, Dana Elcar, Karl Swenson, H. M. Wynant guest stars. Five-O rush to find the test tube of the "Q strain" which Dr. Kline has hidden and, if not found within 12 hours, will devastate Hawaii. | February 25, 1970 (part 1) March 4, 1970 (part 2) |
| "F.O.B. Honolulu" | Special 2-hour episode | Counterfeit plates for U.S. twenty-dollar bills are sought by various international agents--including Wo Fat--as Five-O must deal with murder, treason and double-cross. Conclusion. | January 27, 1971 (part 1) February 3, 1971 (part 2) |
| "The Grandstand" | Special 2-hour episode | The son of a professional ball player (Pernell Roberts) witnesses a murder at the ballpark, but he is reluctant to tell his father or the authorities. This episode features footage from an actual Hawaii Islanders game and cameos from Hawaiian personalities Tim Tindall (as the tennis instructor), Les Keiter (as the baseball announcer), and Granny Goose (as a building landlord). Conclusion. McGarrett race against time to track down the ball player's son before the real killer (who saw his face in the newspaper) can identify him. | March 3, 1971 (part 1) March 10, 1971 (part 2) |
| "The Ninety-Second War" | Special 2-hour episode | McGarrett is framed as a thief by Wo Fat, whose devious plot involves a notebook filled with secret codes--written in McGarrett's handwriting, of all things. Wo Fat's plan revolves around a missile test--and ninety crucial seconds. | January 11, 1972 (part 1) January 18, 1972 (part 2) |
| "V for Vashon" | Special 3-hour episode | The son (Robert Drivas) of the head of a family-dominated crime syndicate (Harold Gould) masterminds a series of small-time robberies. Eventually McGarrett catches him, but it doesn't end there... Luther Adler also guest stars as the Vashon patriarch. With his son shot dead by McGarrett, Honore Vashon (Harold Gould) and his father Dominic (Luther Adler) are determined to see the Five-O chief pay the ultimate price. With his grandson dead and his son in prison, Dominic (Luther Adler) sets in motion a scheme to frame McGarrett for the murder of a just-released drug pusher. | November 14, 1972 (part 1) November 21, 1972 (part 2) November 28, 1972 (part 3) |
| "Number One with a Bullet" | Special 2-hour episode | A local mobster's plans to acquire a nightclub include murdering its mainland mob partner. A singer's manager (James Darren) seeks a mob alliance to keep a local hood away from his client (Yvonne Elliman). | December 28, 1978 (part 1) January 4, 1979 (part 2) |
Television Crossovers[]
:see also: Lenkov-verse crossovers
Note: The table below only accounts for full crossover events, single guest appearances are not included.
| Crossover between | Episode(s) | Type | Actors crossing over | Date aired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Series B | ||||
| Hawaii Five-0 | NCIS: Los Angeles | "Pa Make Loa" (Hawaii Five-0 2.21) "Touch of Death" (NCIS: Los Angeles 3.21) |
Two-part crossover | Appearing in Series A: Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Craig Robert Young Appearing in Series B: Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim |
April 30, 2012 – May 1, 2012 |
Agents Sam Hanna and G. Callen of NCIS: Los Angeles are called in to assist Five-0 finding a suspect, Dracul Comescu. Later, Callen and Sam must return to Los Angeles to stop a possible smallpox outbreak from becoming a reality with Danny "Danno" Williams and Chin Ho Kelly coming along to help. | |||||
| MacGyver | Hawaii Five-0 | "Flashlight" (MacGyver 1.18) |
One-part crossover | Appearing in Series A: Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park, Taylor Wily | March 10, 2017 |
The Phoenix Foundation team of MacGyver gets rerouted to Hawaii after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits the coast of Hawaii. While aiding Detective Chin Ho Kelly and Officer Kono Kalakaua from Five-0 task force, they also have to deal with Chinese intelligence soldiers who use the earthquake to steal top-secret weaponry that the scientists are currently developing. | |||||
| Hawaii Five-0 | Magnum P.I. | "Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana?" (Hawaii Five-0 10.12) "Desperate Measures" (Magnum P.I. 2.12) |
Two-part crossover | Appearing in Series A: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill
Appearing in Series B: Beulah Koale, Meaghan Rath, Katrina Law |
January 3rd, 2020[1] |
While the Five-0 Task Force take up the case of a stolen list of undercover CIA agents, they cross paths with Thomas Magnum and Juliet Higgins who are investigating the same case. Soon after, Junior Reigns is kidnapped as leverage for the criminals to get the list back, leading to Magnum's team helping Tani Rey and Quinn Liu in a search-and-rescue mission. | |||||
References[]
- ↑ Jacobs, Meredith (November 15, 2019). "The 'Hawaii Five-0'/'Magnum P.I.' Crossover Is Finally Happening".
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