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

Last Updated: 9/22/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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#1 - 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.

Directors: Don Weis
Engaged To Be Buried
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#2 - 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.

The Diamond That Nobody Stole
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#3 - 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.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
Jury Of One
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#4 - 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.

Directors: Alf Kjellin
Writer: Ken Pettus
One Big Happy Family
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#5 - 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.

Directors: Alf Kjellin
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The Sunday Torch
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#6 - 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.

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Murder Is A Taxing Affair
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#7 - Murder Is A Taxing Affair

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1973

A corrupt federal agent who is tracking a man under indictment for tax evasion kills him for the $600,000 he is carrying, and then loses the money.

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The Finishing Touch
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#8 - The Finishing Touch

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1973

McGarrett brings in a document expert to help him crack a case involving forged government securities, but he soon becomes suspicious of the expert as well...

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Walter Black
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Try To Die On Time
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#9 - Try To Die On Time

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1973

Harry Foxton, a gambler, is himself the subject of huge bets over what hour he will die. McGarrett must work out the gambler's complex relationships to get to the bottom of this case.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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The $100,000 Nickel
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#10 - The $100,000 Nickel

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/11/1973

A thief known for using sleight-of-hand is hired to steal a valuable nickel, but the coin ends up on a journey across many miles and through many hands.

Directors: Allen Reisner
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The Banzai Pipeline
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#11 - 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.

Directors: Richard Benedict
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One Born Every Minute
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#12 - One Born Every Minute

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/1974

A pair of crooks team up with local criminals and use phony diamonds as bait to prey on wealthy male tourists. McGarrett and Five-O must shut off this sinister racket.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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Death With Father
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#13 - Death With Father

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/22/1974

The son of a Federal Narcotics officer becomes involved in a heroin refining operation.

Directors: Jack Lord
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#14 - A Distant Thunder

Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/1978

Five-O must deal with the plans of a Neo Nazi organisation to kill Bobby Tamara, the "Hawaiian Kennedy".

Directors: Dennis Donnelly
Writer: Al Martinez
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#15 - The Miracle Man

Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/21/1978

When a preacher is attacked by a man convinced that he is responsible for his wife's death, Five-O investigate more closely and discover some less than godly motives.

Directors: Lawrence Dobkin
Writer: Robert Janes
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#16 - Number One With A Bullet (2)

Season 11 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1979

The rival gangs are on the brink of all out war, and Five-O must struggle to stop them.

Directors: Don Weis
Writer: Robert Janes
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#17 - The Year Of The Horse (1)

Season 11 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/5/1979

When a woman dies due to heroin packets bursting inside her and the Governor is implicated, McGarrett and Danno head off to Singapore to discover a smuggling operation.

Directors: Don Weis
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The Flip Side Is Death
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#18 - The Flip Side Is Death

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/18/1973

A mock military emergency leaves a bank open for a robbery, and Five-O must travel to the opposite side of Oahu to find out more in their investigation.

Directors: Paul Stanley
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The Moroville Covenant
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#19 - 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.

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The Flight Of The Jewels
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#20 - The Flight Of The Jewels

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/1980

A gang of clever students use radio-controlled planes to execute the theft of Queen Liliokalani's jewels.

Directors: Don Weis
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The Odd Lot Caper
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#21 - The Odd Lot Caper

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/30/1973

A senior partner in a stock exchange firm comes up with a foolproof plan to rob the Honolulu Stock Exchange.

Little Girl Blue
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#22 - Little Girl Blue

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/13/1973

Two simple criminals kidnap a young girl, and hide out in a bunker at Diamond Head. McGarrett must unravel the reason why they are there and get the girl safely away from them.

Writer: Mel Goldberg
A Shallow Grave
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#23 - 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.

Directors: Dennis Donnelly
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Clash Of Shadows
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#24 - 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...

Directors: Ralph Levy
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A Bird In Hand...
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#25 - 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.

Writer: Samuel Roeca
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