H3080 HAWAII 5-0 (USA, 9/20/1968-4/5/1980) [TV SERIES]

Series summary: Detective/mystery series set in contemporary Hawaii and focusing on Det. Steve McGarrett (Lord) and the men of Five-0, a special computerized branch of the police department.

By the numbers (12/12/1968)

Credits: director, Seymour Robbie ; writer, Mark Rodgers. Cast: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Johnny Crawford. Summary: When a winning ticket in a lottery turns out to be a loser and an Army corporal is accused of a crime, McGarrett and his team are called in to find the racketeers before the corporal’s unit burns down the downtown area in retaliation.

Killer bee (1/21/1970)

Credits: director, Paul Stanley ; writer, Anthony Lawrence. Cast: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Jeff Pomeranz. Summary: A Vietnam veteran has psychological problems which compel him to become a kidnapper. McGarrett discovers the veteran is being driven into a catatonic state deliberately.

King of the hill (1/8/1969)

Credits: director, Jack Shea ; writers, John D.F. Black, William Wood. Cast: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Yaphet Kotto. Summary: A young Marine Vietnam veteran (Kotto) suffers a breakdown and believes he is back in the war zone. He takes a detective hostage in his hospital ward.

Not that much different (3/5/1969)

Credits: director, Abner Biberman ; writer, Mark Rodgers. Cast: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Anne Prentiss. Summary: When the young leader of a peace movement is murdered, McGarrett’s investigation is hampered by student distrust of the ‘establishment.’

To kill or be killed (1/13/1971)

Credits: director, Paul Stanley ; writer, Anthony Lawrence. Cast: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Peter Jason, John Anderson. Summary: A Vietnam combat hero is found dead under mysterious circumstances. McGarrett’s investigation is hampered for some unknown reason by Army Intelligence. There is a split in a general’s family, references to draft resistance, and My Lai.

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