The BEST episodes of Hawaii Five-O season 2

Every episode of Hawaii Five-O season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hawaii Five-O season 2!

The investigations of Hawaii Five-O, an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart Steve McGarrett.

Last Updated: 12/16/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Just Lucky, I Guess
star
7.91
11 votes

#1 - Just Lucky, I Guess

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1969

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.

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A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!
star
7.88
17 votes

#2 - A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1969

An army sergeant and a office worker have a scam in which they use bar girls to claim G.I. widow benefits, and then murder them to take the cash. McGarrett and company must use the girls to get to the core of the plot.

Writer: Mel Goldberg
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Forty Feet High And It Kills!
star
7.86
36 votes

#3 - Forty Feet High And It Kills!

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1969

A tsunami warning is called and a geneticist is evacuated from a conference. He is then kidnapped under the orders of Wo Fat, but he uses his diabetic medical condition as a ploy to stop Wo Fat from carrying out the plan to return him to China.

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Sweet Terror
star
7.73
11 votes

#4 - Sweet Terror

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1969

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.

Directors: Richard Benedict
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To Hell With Babe Ruth
star
7.44
9 votes

#5 - 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.

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Which Way Did They Go?
star
7.14
7 votes

#6 - Which Way Did They Go?

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/24/1969

A career criminal, Connors, fools McGarrett and the team into protecting the wrong bank, and robs a nearby one, taking the wife of the manager hostage. Things turn ugly when one of his goons assaults and murders her. McGarrett must race to capture Connors before he can do any more damage.

Directors: Abner Biberman
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A Bullet For McGarrett
star
7.10
10 votes

#7 - A Bullet For McGarrett

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1969

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.

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All The King's Horses
star
7.06
31 votes

#8 - All The King's Horses

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1969

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.

Directors: Richard Benedict
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Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (2)
star
7.03
31 votes

#9 - Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (2)

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1970

Dr. Kline's deadly toxin is lost, he is having second thoughts about his plan, and McGarrett has to find the vial before it disintegrates and poisons the whole island. Already the toxin is doing its deadly work as innocent people come into contact with it.

Directors: Marvin Chomsky
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Leopard On The Rock
star
7.03
33 votes

#10 - Leopard On The Rock

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1969

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.

Directors: Irving J. Moore
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Kiss The Queen Goodbye
star
7.00
2 votes

#11 - Kiss The Queen Goodbye

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/11/1970

Camilla Carver, a con-artist, blackmails a politician to take her to an event where she can steal the priceless Queen of Polynesia emerald and swap it for a fake. However, McGarrett and the team are at the event and make sure that neither the gem, Carver or her accomplice vanish.

Directors: Abner Biberman
Writer: Jack Turley
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Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (1)
star
6.97
34 votes

#12 - Three Dead Cows At Makapuu (1)

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/25/1970

Dr. Alexander Kline, a biological scientist, views his work as evil, and to prove it, he plans to unleash a deadly germ that would kill thousands. Three dead cows lead McGarrett on a desperate chase to track down the toxin, involving a friendly telephone operator and top Washington agents.

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Savage Sunday
star
6.91
11 votes

#13 - Savage Sunday

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1969

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.

Directors: Reza Badiyi
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The One With The Gun
star
6.87
31 votes

#14 - The One With The Gun

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/28/1970

Peter Corman is murdered during a game of poker, and his brother Lorenzo arrives in Hawaii for revenge. McGarrett must work out what happened and prevent Lorenzo from carrying out his intentions.

Directors: Murray Golden
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Nightmare Road
star
6.80
30 votes

#15 - Nightmare Road

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/18/1970

A research scientist, Dr. Royce, is set up by revolutionaries to be transported away from the islands in a submarine. McGarrett must stop this from happening and also has to contend with the interference of federal agents in the case.

Directors: John Newland
Writer: Jack Turley
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Run, Johnny, Run
star
6.75
4 votes

#16 - Run, Johnny, Run

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/14/1970

Two military policeman spot John Mala, a man who McGarrett has helped in the past, but who has gone AWOL. One of the policemen is shot, and tensions rise as Five-O and the army police clash in their techniques of investigation and their treatment of the local population.

Writer: Mel Goldberg
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Killer Bee
star
6.75
4 votes

#17 - Killer Bee

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/21/1970

A psychiatric worker, George Loomis, is trying to drive a fellow Vietnam veteran Ted Frazer crazy in order to cover up the fact that he massacred his own platoon during an action. Loomis kidnaps boys and drugs Frazer to make it look like Frazer is mad and to blame for the tragedy. McGarrett and the team must unravel this web of lies and clear Frazer.

Directors: Paul Stanley
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The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!
star
6.71
7 votes

#18 - The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1969

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.

Directors: Gene Nelson
Writer: Jack Turley
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The Devil And Mr. Frog
star
6.67
6 votes

#19 - The Devil And Mr. Frog

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1969

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.

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Blind Tiger
star
6.63
8 votes

#20 - Blind Tiger

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/31/1969

McGarrett gets a surprise birthday party, but when he goes to pack the presents in his car, it explodes and blinds him. Danno, Chin Ho and Kono must work to catch those responsible, whilst McGarrett has to get used to not having his eyesight.

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Bored, She Hung Herself
star
6.40
5 votes

#21 - Bored, She Hung Herself

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/1970

Don Miles, a health freak, uses a hanging-type exercise to promote his wellbeing, but his girlfriend Wanda tries it, and seemingly dies in the attempt. However, all is not what it seems…

Directors: John Newland
Writer: Mel Goldberg
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King Kamehameha Blues
star
6.38
8 votes

#22 - King Kamehameha Blues

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1969

Four university students hatch a plot to steal the robes of King Kamehameha, and McGarrett and the team must apply pressure to the gang's weak point to retrieve the robes and catch the thieves.

Directors: Barry Shear
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The Singapore File
star
6.38
8 votes

#23 - The Singapore File

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1969

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.

Directors: Robert Gist
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Cry, Lie
star
5.67
3 votes

#24 - Cry, Lie

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/1970

Chin Ho is accused of bribery, and cannot provide alibis for the nights in question. Worse, he is called to the middle of nowhere for a set-up. Chin's position is threatened, and the Governor orders an inquiry. McGarrett and the others must work out how Chin was framed and clear him of the accusations.

Directors: Paul Stanley
Writer: Preston Wood
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Most Likely To Murder
star
5.00
2 votes

#25 - Most Likely To Murder

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/11/1970

Lew Morgan and his wife are friends of Danno, but she is murdered, and Morgan sets out to find the culprit. However, his wife seems to be hiding secrets that may have caused her death.

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