Top Five Favorite Episodes of "HAWAII FIVE-O" Season One (1968-1969)
Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season One of "HAWAII FIVE-O". Created by Leonard Freeman, the series starred Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett:
TOP FIVE FAVORITE EPISODES OF "HAWAII FIVE-O" SEASON ONE (1968-1969)
1. (1.11) "Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born" - Danny Williams, second-in-command of the Five-O Task Force, directs a methodical search for the unknown assailant who had critically wounded the team's leader, Steve McGarrett, while the latter was engaged in a morning jog. John Larch, Vivi Janiss and Ellen Corby guest-starred.
2. (1.14) "King of the Hill" - A Marine Vietnam veteran (Yaphet Kotto) suffers a breakdown. Believing he is back in Vietnam, takes Danny hostage in a hospital ward. Yaphet Kotto guest-starred.
3. (1.12) "Deathwatch" - Five-O fights to save the life of a gangster, so that the latter can testify against his boss. Nehemiah Persoff and James Shigeta guest-starred.
4. (1.05) "Samurai" - McGarrett must protect a Japanese-born underworld kingpin that he is trying to convict for racketeering activities. Ricardo Montalban guest-starred.
5. (1.06) "…And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin" - The Five-O team works overtime when Danny is indicted for the murder of an apparently unarmed teenage boy. Gavin MacLeod and Charlotte Stewart guest-starred.