The WORST episodes of Hawaii Five-O
Every episode of Hawaii Five-O ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Hawaii Five-O!
The investigations of Hawaii Five-0, an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart Steve McGarrett.
#1 - Engaged To Be Buried
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/27/1973
Chin Ho must face the fact that his daughter, Alia, is in love with the son of a local criminal under investigation, and that she plans to get married to him.
#2 - The Diamond That Nobody Stole
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/6/1973
A burglary at the home of a well known island family sets off a series of events that ends in murder.
#3 - Jury Of One
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1973
A single person is holding out in a Five-O trial, and McGarrett and the team have to find out who is stalling and why they are doing it.
#4 - One Big Happy Family
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1973
A family of white-trash mass killers arrive on Hawaii after wreaking a trail of devastation on the mainland, and McGarrett must catch them before they can do more damage on the islands.
#5 - The Sunday Torch
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1973
Buildings are being set on fire on Sundays, and a known firebug is the top suspect. However, McGarrett begins to think that others may be responsible.
#7 - 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.
#8 - The Moroville Covenant
Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/29/1980
A politician trying for the Senate is weakened by the murder of the man who is blackmailing him.
#9 - 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.
#11 - 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...
#12 - 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.
#13 - Percentage
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/1973
A travel agent who operates gambling trips is killed in order to send a warning to others that the syndicates will not tolerate competition.
#14 - 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.
#15 - The Capsule Kidnapping
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/12/1976
The son of a Japanese businessman is kidnapped and held in a capsule underwater until a $1.5 million dollar ransom is paid...
#16 - Heads, You're Dead
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1976
When yacht racers are found dead on their craft, Five-O launches a desperate search for high-seas buccaneers.
#17 - Paniolo
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/1970
A cowboy fears the loss of his land to a crooked estate agent and accidentally kills him by hitting him. McGarrett and his team must track the cowboy into the mountains and persuade him to give himself up.
#18 - The Banzai Pipeline
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1974
An exciting surf beach is the location for a filming session, where a man catches a killer on camera.
#19 - Frozen Assets
Season 10 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/30/1978
A cryogenics institute comes under suspicion when an investigative writer becomes involved.
#20 - 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...
#21 - Sign Of The Ram
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1979
Jessica Humboldt, an astrologer and friend of Agnes DuBois, comes to McGarrett with news that a forthcoming match will be disastrous for a boxer. McGarrett must overcome his suspicions and crack the case.
#22 - 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...
#23 - School For Assassins
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1980
McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers.
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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.
#25 - My Friend, The Enemy
Season 10 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/13/1978
Five-O must deal with the kidnapping of an Arab princess, and Steve must also deal with an Italian female journalist's constant interruptions.
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