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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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...
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#14 - Turkey Shoot At Makapuu
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/1976
When an airline stewardess and a hang-gliding instructor are murdered, Five-O must find the killers.
#15 - 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".
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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...