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Overview

The CBS television network produced the program from September 20, 1968 to April 5, 1980. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Currently, the program is broadcast in syndication throughout the world and on-demand streaming media via CBS Interactive. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Streaming multimedia is Multimedia that is constantly received by and normally presented to an end-user while it is being delivered by a streaming provider (the ^[1] Created by Leonard Freeman, Hawaii Five-O was shot on location in Honolulu, Hawaii, and throughout the island of Oahu — with occasional filming in other locales like Los Angeles, Singapore and Hong Kong as well as other Hawaiian islands. Leonard Freeman ( October 31, 1920 &ndash January 20, 1974) was an American Television writer and producer Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English) known as ''"The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Singapore Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller

Hawaii Five-O centers on a fictional state police force of the same name — in honor of Hawaii's status as the 50th State — led by former Navy officer Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord), who was appointed by the Governor Paul Jameson (Richard Denning). State police are a type of sub-national Territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority Steve McGarrett is a fictional character in the long running Crime drama television series Hawaii Five-O. John Joseph Patrick Ryan ( December 30, 1920  &ndash January 21, 1998) best known by his Stage name Jack Lord, was The Governor of Hawaii, also called Ke Kiaaina o Hawaii, is the chief executive of the State of Hawai{{okina}}i and its various agencies Richard Denning, formally known as Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger ( March 27, 1914 - October 11, 1998) was an American (Hawaii is the only state without an actual statewide police agency. The only equivalent, the Sheriff Division of the Hawaii Department of Public Safety, serves warrants, transports prisoners, provides law enforcement at the airports, among other duties, and only conducts investigations for cases that occur within the jurisdiction of state entities. The Hawaii Department of Public Safety is a department of the government of the U ) McGarrett was assisted regularly by State Police officers — a young officer, Danny Williams (played with intensity by Tim O'Kelley in the show's pilot, but replaced in the regular series by James MacArthur), Chin Ho Kelly (Kam Fong) and Kono Kalakaua (Zulu). James Gordon MacArthur (born December 8, 1937 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor Kam Fong Chun ( May 27, 1918 &ndash October 18, 2002) was born Kam Tong Chun in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu Later, Honolulu Police Department Officer Duke Lukela (Herman Wedemeyer) joined the team as a regular, as did Ben Kokua (Al Harrington) who replaced Kono. The Honolulu Police Department ( HPD) is the principal Law enforcement agency of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawai'i. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Herman John Wedemeyer (born May 20 1924 in Hilo Hawaii; died January 25 1999 in Honolulu Hawaii) was an American Al Harrington (born Tausau Ta'a on December 12 1935 in Pago Pago, American Samoa) is an American television actor Occasionally, they were assisted by other officers on an "as-needed" basis. During the course of the show, the team was also assisted regularly by: medical examiner Doc Bergman (Al Eben), forensic specialist Che Fong (Harry Endo) and a secretary. The first secretary was May (Maggi Parker), then Jenny (Peggy Ryan) and later Luana (Laura Sode-Matteson). Maggi Parker is an American actress born in Nashua, New Hampshire. Margaret O'Rene "Peggy" Ryan ( 28 August 1924, Long Beach California &ndash 30 October 2004, Las Vegas Nevada

For twelve seasons, McGarrett and his team hounded international secret agents, criminals, and Mafia syndicates plaguing the Hawaiian Islands. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller With the aide of District Attorney and later Hawaii's Attorney General John Manicote (Glenn Cannon), McGarrett was successful in sending most of his enemies to prison. A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals The Attorney General of Hawaii is the State Attorney General and the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Hawai{{okina}}i. Glenn Cannon is a Hawaii based actor and educator best known for his roles on Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of One such Mafia syndicate was led by crime family patriarch Honore Vashon (Harold Gould), a character introduced in the fifth season. Harold V Goldstein (best known stage name Harold Gould) (born December 10, 1923) is an American Actor best known for playing Martin Blaming McGarrett for the death of his son, Vashon swore vengeance using all of the resources available to him. Most episodes of Hawaii Five-O ended with the arrest of criminals with McGarrett's catch phrase to Williams, "Book 'em, Danno!", with the offense occasionally added after this phrase, such as "-Murder one!". A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Other criminals and organized crime bosses on the islands were played by actors such as Ricardo Montalban, Gavin MacLeod, and Ross Martin as Tony Alika. Ricardo Gonzálo Pedro Montalbán Merino KCSG (born November 25, 1920) is a Mexican Television, Theatre, and Film Gavin MacLeod (born February 28, 1930) is an American Actor most notable for playing Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Ross Martin ( March 22, 1920 – July 3, 1981) was an American Actor known for playing Artemus Gordon in the western For the 12th and final season, series regular James MacArthur had left the show (in 1996, he admitted he had got tired and wanted to do other things), as did Kam Fong after season 10. New characters Jim 'Kimo' Carew (William Smith), Lori Wilson (Sharon Farrell), and Truck (Moe Keale) were introduced in season 12 alongside returning regular Duke Lukela. Not to be confused with Will Smith William Smith (born March 24, 1934) is an American Actor. Sharon Farrell (born December 24, 1940) is an American television and film actress Wilfred Nalani "Moe" Keale ( December 13, 1939 - April 15, 2002) was an American Actor.

The approximately four-to-five-strong Five-O team, small for a real state police unit, was portrayed as occupying a suite of offices in the Iolani Palace. Iolani Palace, situated in the capitol district of Downtown Honolulu in the U Curiously it lacked its own radio network, necessitating frequent requests by McGarrett to the Honolulu Police Department dispatchers to "Patch me through to Danno". McGarrett's immovable hairstyle and proclivity for wearing a dark suit and tie on all possible occasions rapidly entered popular culture.

In many episodes (including the pilot), McGarrett was drawn into the world of international espionage and national intelligence. Military intelligence (abbreviated MI int Commonwealth, or intel McGarrett's archnemesis was an intelligence officer of the People's Republic of China, Wo Fat. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Communist rogue agent was played by veteran actor Khigh Dheigh. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Khigh Alx Dheigh (born Kenneth Dickerson, 1910 Spring Lake New Jersey &ndash died 25 October 1991, Mesa Arizona) was

The show's action and straightforward story-telling left little time for personal stories such as wives and girlfriends, though a two-part story in the first season dealt with the loss of McGarrett's sister's baby. Occasionally, a show would flash back to McGarrett's younger years or to a romantic figure. The viewer is left with the impression that McGarrett, like Dragnet's Joe Friday, is wedded to the police force and to crime-fighting at this point in his life. Detective Sergeant Joe Friday is a fictional character created and played by American Actor, Television producer, and writer

Hawaii Five-O survived long enough to see reruns of early episodes enter syndication while new episodes were still being produced. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through The 12th season was repackaged into syndication under the title McGarrett.

Start Up

Leonard Freeman and his wife Rose went to Hawaii so he could recover from a heart attack but Freeman did not like R&R and phoned Richard Boone, asking for something to do. A meeting took place and from that, Hawaii Five-O was born. Governor Burns who had his office at Iolani Palace (which became the Five-O HQ for the show) was contacted to see if a cop show was feasible on Hawaii and he readily agreed, saying he had been wanting something along that line himself.

CBS did not want the original actor hired for the show so Jack Lord, then living in Beverly Hills (with his wife) was asked at the last moment. He read for the part on a Wednesday and got the part and flew to Hawaii two days later. On the Monday he was in front of the cameras. Kam Fong, 18 year veteran of the Honolulu Police Department, auditioned for the part of Wo Fat, the villain. However, one look at him and Freeman decided he would cast Kam Fong for the part of Chin Ho Kelly. Freeman got the name Wo Fat, the villain of the pilot episode, from a restaurant in downtown Honolulu. The name Chin Ho came from the owner of the Ilikai hotel where the penthouse shot shows Steve McGarrett in the opening titles. Richard Denning who played the Governor had retired to Hawaii and was asked to come out of retirement for the show. Zulu was a Waikiki beach boy and a local DJ when he got the part of Kono for the next four years. John Nordlum was hired as a stunt man for Jack Lord.

The first season was shot in a rusty military Quonset hut in Pearl City, nick-named Mongoose Manor by the actors and cast. The roof leaked and rats gnawed at the cables. The show then moved to a warehouse at 22nd Avenue and Kaimuki (which is now used by the National Guard). A third studio was also built on 18th Avenue at Diamond Head and was used for the next 11 seasons.

A problem from the beginning was the lack of a movie industry in Hawaii, and the people in Hollywood didn’t think it would make it. Many people learned their jobs as they went along - not just the crew and main cast, but notably the many local people who ended up in the show. Jack Lord was a perfectionist and insisted on the best from everyone. Some suffered from his temper when he felt they did not give their best, but in later reunions, they admitted that Lord’s hard driving force had made them better actors and Hawaii Five-O a better show. Lord’s high standards also helped the show last another seven years after Leonard Freeman’s death at the end of the fifth season while undergoing open heart surgery.

Legacy

The show was the longest running crime show on American TV until the police drama Law & Order surpassed it in 2003. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. The popularity of the Hawaii Five-O format spawned various police dramas on all the major television networks since its debut. Another legacy is the popularity of the Hawaii Five-O theme song, composed by Morton Stevens and later covered by surf music band The Ventures and by Radio Birdman, a punk-era band from Sydney. Morton Stevens ( January 30, 1929 – November 11, 1991) was an American Film score Composer from Newark Surf music is a Genre of Popular music associated with Surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California The Ventures are an American Instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia Deniz Tek and Rob Younger formed the group in Sydney, Australia Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 A short cover can be seen at the end of the Massacre Palestina´s song, "Madamme X". The song is particularly popular with college and high school marching bands, especially at the University of Hawai'i, where it has become the unofficial fight song. A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public co-educational college and university system that confers It also made a brief appearance in the animated film Shrek 2, when a trumpeter enthusiastically follows a fanfare with the first few bars of the theme song. Shrek 2, released in the United States on 19 May 2004, is the 2004 Academy Award nominated Sequel to the

The term "Five-O" was adopted by American youth culture as a street slang term for the police, and in recent times has increasingly crossed over to British youth culture.

The television show Magnum P.I. was created after Hawaii Five-O ended its run in order to make further use of the production equipment left there. Magnum PI is an American Television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional Private investigator The first few episodes made direct references to Five-O, suggesting that it takes place in the same "universe" as the earlier show.

Criticism of the show pointed out that the vast majority of characters were Caucasian, while only 40% of the population of the state identify themselves as non-Hispanic Caucasian. However, many local people were used to play parts in the show. The first run and syndication was seen by an estimated 400,000,000 people around the world. .

Opening and closing credits

The opening title sequence was created by noted television director Reza S. Badiyi. Reza Badiyi was born in Tehran, Iran on April 17 1930. He is the father of Mina Badie and the stepfather of Jennifer Jason Leigh The show would begin with a cold open suggesting the sinister plot for the night's program, then cut to a big ocean wave and the start of the dynamic theme song. A cold open (also referred to as a teaser) in a Television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning A fast zoom-in to the top balcony of the Ilikai Hotel would follow, where McGarrett would turn to face the camera, followed by many quick-cuts and freeze-frames of Hawaiian scenery (including, memorably, model Elizabeth Logue turning to face the camera, and a grass-skirted hula dancer from the pilot "Cocoon") and of the supporting players, ending with the flashing blue light of a police motorcycle racing through a Honolulu street. Hula (ˈhuːlə is a dance form accompanied by chant or song It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there

At the conclusion of an episode, after the obligatory "Book 'em Danno!", Jack Lord would narrate a teaser for the next week's episode, often emphasizing the "guest villain", especially if it was a perennial such as Khigh Dheigh, Hume Cronyn, etc. He would open by saying "This is Jack Lord inviting you to be with us next for <insert name of episode> and then closing the preview by saying, "Be here. . . aloha!" The next episode teasers were removed from the syndicated episodes to clear time for additional commercial sales, although most have been restored in the second and third season DVD releases.

There are two versions of the closing credits portion. During the first season, the theme music was played, along with a short film of a flashing blue light attached to the rear of a police motorcycle racing through Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki heading west (this scene can no longer be replicated, as Kalakaua Ave. Waikiki ( Hawaiian: Waikīkī ʋaikiːkiː or waikiːkiː is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City & County of Honolulu, on the south is now a one-way street, with traffic moving east towards Diamond Head. ) Note. The film is shown at twice the normal speed, as you will notice when you see people walking across a crossing behind the police car. This image was eventually satirized in Leslie Nielsen's TV series and movies centering on a law enforcement team called Police Squad!. Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Police Squad! is a Television Comedy series first broadcast in 1982. In later seasons, the same music played over a short film of some outrigger canoeists battling the surf.

Suppressed episode

The second season episode "Bored She Hung Herself" has not been seen since its original broadcast in 1970 and is not included in the second season DVD box set, released on July 31, 2007. According to Mrs. Leonard Freeman (wife of the late creator of the show), speaking to some fans at the 1996 Five-O convention, someone tried the hanging technique depicted in the show (supposedly yoga-related, but more like autoerotic asphyxiation) and killed themselves. Erotic asphyxiation refers to intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal As a result, the show was not rebroadcast and never included in any syndication packages.

Trivia

• The original title of the series was to be "The Man". Other actors offered the part of Steve McGarrett included Richard Boone, Gregory Peck, and Robert Brown. Richard Allen Boone ( June 18 1917 &ndash January 10 1981) was an American Actor who starred in over 50 films and was notable Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film Robert Brown (born November 17, 1927) is a television actor from the 1960s and 1970s
• It has been rumored for many years that Jack Lord was a silent partner in all aspects of the production of Hawaii Five-O, even more so as the series grew in popularity during the 1970s. John Joseph Patrick Ryan ( December 30, 1920  &ndash January 21, 1998) best known by his Stage name Jack Lord, was To critics and viewers, there was no question that Jack Lord was the center of the show, and that the other actors frequently served as little more than props, standing and watching while McGarrett emoted and paced around his office, analyzing the crime. But occasionally episodes would focus on the other players, and let them showcase their own talents.
• Very few episodes were shot outside of Hawaii. At least two episodes were shot in Los Angeles, one in Hong Kong and one in Singapore. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Singapore Episodes shot on location were the only ones not to bear the "Filmed entirely on location in Hawaii" legend.
• Jack Lord was the only actor to appear in all episodes of Five-O and was the only original cast member remaining when its last episode aired in May 1980. He and Herman Wedemeyer were the only actors to appear in the first episode (excluding the pilot) and the last episode of the series.
• Today, James MacArthur is the only surviving first-season member of Five-O, as Lord, Zulu, and Fong have since died. MacArthur was actually the second Danny Williams -- in the pilot, the role was filled by another actor, Tim O'Kelly.
• Similarly, the pilot did not feature Richard Denning as the governor, but Lew Ayres. Lew Ayres ( December 28, 1908 &ndash December 30, 1996) was an American actor Denning appeared very early in the run, in Twenty-Four Karat Kill, as a Treasury agent named Philip Grey, which led many to attribute that name to the governor, but a newscast in the 1977 episode, A Capitol Crime identified that character as Paul Jamison.
• MacArthur has said on talk show appearances that he calculates the Five-O team would have accounted for all major crime and criminals on the islands several times over.
• Silent film actress Dorothy Mackaill was occasionally coaxed out of retirement to make appearances on the series. Dorothy Mackaill ( March 4, 1903 - August 12, 1990) was a British -born American actress most notably of the Silent
• The show continues to be seen in Hawaii since it left the air, thus making it the longest-running show to continue airing in the state after it ceased production. It is currently seen on Honolulu independent outlet KWHE. KWHE is a Television station in Honolulu Hawaii, broadcasting locally on channel 14 as a LeSEA Owned-and-operated station.
• The external shots of the building which housed the Five-O squad were of the ʻIolani Palace, which was the original home of the Hawaiian monarchy. Iolani Palace, situated in the capitol district of Downtown Honolulu in the U The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of O{{okina}}ahu, The office interiors were a soundstage set.
• At least 3 episodes were centered around Danno. One episode took us to his apartment, and a second one probed into his love life a bit. He was engaged to a woman whose death was the plot line of the episode. A third episode in 1976 has Danny dating an actress, Anne Waring (Meg Foster), who becomes a target of criminals. Meg Foster (born Megan Foster on May 10, 1948) is an American actress best known for her icy blue eyes
• In a 1st season episode, a two-parter "Once Upon A Time", we learn that McGarrett has a sister and a brother-in-law. The story line has McGarrett going to California to visit his sister and brother-in-law after learning that their infant son has cancer. A doctor is treating the baby with unethical methods to cure him, but the baby dies anyway. McGarrett seeks out the truth about the doctor and her unethical methods on patients.
• Chin Ho Kelly had 8 kids, as we learned in a second season Five-O episode, Cry Lie. This seems to have been a family trait, as his many relatives were apparently involved in all facets of life in Hawaii, from laborers in the sugar cane fields to Honolulu policemen, bartenders, tour bus drivers, etc. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae -- and Kelly knew them all by name. This is actually authentic, as descendants of the early Chinese cane field laborers diversified throughout Hawaiian society, while maintaining family ties.
• Kam Fong (Chin Ho Kelly) was the only cast member who at one time was really a Police Officer for the City of Honolulu.
• In the TV-movie pilot, McGarrett drove a Mercury 2-door hardtop, apparently a 1967 Marquis (1967 was the first year for the Marquis, and it was only available as a 2-door hardtop). Mercury is an Automobile Marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level-luxury This car had a black body, black vinyl roof, and a red interior. In the series, McGarrett's trademark vehicle, often seen squealing tires throughout Honolulu, was a triple-black 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham 4-door hardtop. The Mercury Brougham was the Ford Motor Company's flagship Mercury model during its two year run from 1967-1968 In a recurring continuity error, footage of the 2-door hardtop appeared in many episodes of the series. Around the 1973/74 season, his Park Lane was replaced by a 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham 4-door, used until the end of the series. The Mercury Marquis was a vehicle produced by the Ford Motor Company under its Mercury brand from 1967 to 1986 In a new recurring continuity error, footage of the 1968 Mercury appears in many episodes after the Mercury Marquis Brougham replaced it. After the show, Jack Lord gave the 1974 Mercury car he drove on the show to his stunt man, Jack Nordlum.
• Six years before creating and producing Hawaii Five-O, Leonard Freeman spent one season producing a show about another "elite, special investigative squad", The Untouchables, which featured Robert Stack as Eliot Ness, whom McGarrett resembled in many respects. The Untouchables is the name of a television series that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company. Robert Langford Modini Stack ( January 13, 1919 &ndash May 14, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award - nominated Eliot Ness ( April 19, 1903 &ndash May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Some years before winning the part of McGarrett, Lord had a guest role on an episode of The Untouchables, "The Jake Lingle Story. Alfred "Jake" Lingle Jr ( July 2, 1891 - June 9, 1930) was a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. "
• The phone numbers that were dialed from various Honolulu-area phone booths throughout the run of the series were actual household numbers, which caused some "invasion of privacy" concerns for residents, even after the series ended; hence in the middle of the series run, the Honolulu phone prefix "(808) 555-xxxx" was to be used on every episode from then on.
• CBS' Honolulu TV-station, KGMB-TV(Channel 9) had a close association with Leonard Freeman Productions and the CBS network during the series run, since many episodes almost always featured a mobile TV broadcast van from that station, usually in the background; a similar idea is currently used on "CSI:Miami", where there would be a TV reporter from the Miami CBS station (WFOR-TV Channel 4) usually trying to interview Miami-Dade Police Lt. KGMB is the licensed broadcast affiliate of CBS in Hawaii, with its main transmitter located in Honolulu broadcasting on channel 9 (analog and 22 (digital CSI Miami is a spin-off of the CBS network series. CSI Miami airs new episodes Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS. Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida Horatio Caine (played by David Caruso). Lt Horatio Caine is a Fictional character in the series, played by actor David Caruso. David Stephen Caruso (born January 7 1956) is an American film and television Actor and producer. Surprisingly, the CBS network uses fictional stations for the other two "CSI:" shows (Las Vegas uses a "W-series" callsign instead of KLAS-TV Channel 8, and New York has NO mention of WCBS-TV Channel 2 at all). KLAS-TV (Channel 8 analog, 7 digital) is the CBS station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market WCBS-TV, channel 2 is the flagship station of the CBS television network located in New York City.
• United Airlines was believed to be the "official" airline for the series, since (in almost every episode) with the exception of the episodes that showed Pan American World Airways being used, many scenes at Honolulu International Airport always showed some of United's or Pan Am's Boeing 747s either taking off or landing; the closing credits always acknowledged this in many episodes. Honolulu International Airport is the principal aviation gateway of the City & County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii and is identified as one of the busiest Also, in a few episodes that take place overseas regarding McGarrett's relentless pursuit of Wo Fat, Singapore Airlines 747s are seen leaving Honolulu's airport; the airline is also acknowledged at the end of these episodes. Another episode featured a shot of passengers exiting a Northwest Orient Airlines jet at Honolulu International. Northwest Airlines Inc (often abbreviated NWA) is the principal subsidiary
• Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli calls defensive end Ikaika Alama-Francis "Five-O" in reference to this show and Alama-Francis's alma mater, the University of Hawaii. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Rodney (Rod Marinelli (born July 13, 1949 in Rosemead California) is the Head coach of the Detroit Lions, the twenty-fourth Ikaika Alama-Francis (born December 4, 1984) is a defensive end for the Detroit Lions. The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public co-educational college and university system that confers
• St. Louis Rams linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa is often called "Hawaii five-o" because he was a star linebacker at the for the University of Hawaii and wears the number 50. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Pisa Donald Tinoisamoa (PEES-oh tee-noy-SAW-mo-ah (born July 15, 1981 in San Diego, California)
• James MacArthur was the son of stage and film legend Helen Hayes; Hayes guest starred on a 1975 episode of Hawaii Five-0, "Retire to Sunny Hawaii", playing Danny Williams' Aunt. Helen Hayes ( October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was a two-time Academy Award -winning American Actress, whose
• When Mississippi Braves first baseman Kala Kaa'ihue comes to bat at road games, the theme song of Hawaii Five-O is played. The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally are a Minor league baseball team based in Pearl Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run This is because Kaa'ihue is from the state of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the

Cast

• Steve McGarrett played by Jack Lord (original cast)
• Danny "Danno" Williams played by James MacArthur (original cast) (1968-1979) (Tim O'Kelly in the pilot)
• Kono Kalakaua played by Zulu (original cast) (1968-1972)
• Chin Ho Kelly played by Kam Fong (original cast) (1968-1978)
• Attorney General John Manicote played by Glenn Cannon
• Ben Kokua played by Al Harrington (1972-1975)
• Duke Lukela (police sgt. John Joseph Patrick Ryan ( December 30, 1920  &ndash January 21, 1998) best known by his Stage name Jack Lord, was James Gordon MacArthur (born December 8, 1937 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor Tim O'Kelly is an American actor best known for playing the sniper "Bobby Thompson" in the Peter Bogdanovich cult film Targets. Kam Fong Chun ( May 27, 1918 &ndash October 18, 2002) was born Kam Tong Chun in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu Glenn Cannon is a Hawaii based actor and educator best known for his roles on Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P Al Harrington (born Tausau Ta'a on December 12 1935 in Pago Pago, American Samoa) is an American television actor with HPD who was promoted to the unit) played by Herman Wedemeyer
• Governor Paul Jameson played by Richard Denning (original cast) (Lew Ayres in the pilot)
• Jim "Kimo" Carew played by William Smith (1979-1980)
• Truck Kealoha played by Moe Keale (1979-1980)
• Lori Wilson played by Sharon Farrell (1979-1980)
• May (secretary) played by Maggi Parker (original cast) (Mitzi Hoag in the pilot)
• Jenny Sherman (secretary) played by Peggy Ryan

Supporting actors

• Wo Fat played by Khigh Dheigh in the pilot, and occasionally throughout the series, including the final episode
• Che Fong (the forensic specialist) played by Harry Endo
• Doc Bergman (the medical examiner) played by Al Eben
• Lieutenant Kealoha played by Douglas Mossman (season 1)
• Jonathan Kaye (from the State Dept. Herman John Wedemeyer (born May 20 1924 in Hilo Hawaii; died January 25 1999 in Honolulu Hawaii) was an American Richard Denning, formally known as Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger ( March 27, 1914 - October 11, 1998) was an American Lew Ayres ( December 28, 1908 &ndash December 30, 1996) was an American actor Not to be confused with Will Smith William Smith (born March 24, 1934) is an American Actor. Wilfred Nalani "Moe" Keale ( December 13, 1939 - April 15, 2002) was an American Actor. Sharon Farrell (born December 24, 1940) is an American television and film actress Maggi Parker is an American actress born in Nashua, New Hampshire. Margaret O'Rene "Peggy" Ryan ( 28 August 1924, Long Beach California &ndash 30 October 2004, Las Vegas Nevada Khigh Alx Dheigh (born Kenneth Dickerson, 1910 Spring Lake New Jersey &ndash died 25 October 1991, Mesa Arizona) was ) played by James Gregory (pilot),
  
  Joseph Sirola (season 2–5),
  Bill Edwards (seasons 6-9),
  Lyle Bettger (season 10)
• Doc (just plain) played by Newell Tarrant (season1),
  
  Robert Brilliande and Ted Thorpe (season 2),
  Robert Costa (actor) (season 3)
• Che Fong played by Danny Kamekona (seasons 1 and 2)
• Frank Kamana played by Douglas Mossman (season 7)
• Luana played by Laura Sode
• Attorney General Walter Stewart played by Morgan White (season 1)
• Attorney General played by Philip Ahn (pilot)
• Mildred played by Peggy Ryan (season 1)
• Sandi Wells played by Amanda McBroom (Various Seasons)

References in popular culture

• References to the show throughout Thomas Pynchon's novel "Vineland" (1990), especially ch. James Gregory may refer to James Gregory (writer (?-2003 South African prison guard author of Goodbye Bafana James Gregory (astronomer Bill Edwards ( September 14, 1918 &ndash December 21, 1999) was an American film/television actor championship Rodeo Lyle S Bettger ( February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was a character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s Ted Thorpe may refer to Ted Thorpe (footballer born 1898 Ted Thorpe (footballer born 1910 See also Philip Ahn ( March 29, 1905 &ndash February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor Margaret O'Rene "Peggy" Ryan ( 28 August 1924, Long Beach California &ndash 30 October 2004, Las Vegas Nevada Amanda McBroom (born August 9, 1946) is an American singer song-writer and cabaret performer 5, set in Hawaii.
• Surf/rock band The Ventures recorded a version of the Five-O theme in 1969. The Ventures are an American Instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. It was released as a single and went to #4 on the Billboard pop chart. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
• Steve McGarrett is prominently mentioned in the Human League song "Circus of Death".
• Another measure of the show's continued high popularity is that it was lampooned in Mad Magazine, in a typical not-very-subtle satire called "How-Are-Ya Five-O", which appeared in 1971. Mad is a monthly American Humor Magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952 The characters were renamed Steve "McGarrish" and "Dummy" Williams.
• The legacy of Five-O continued on into the series that replaced it, Magnum P.I., with many of the characters often referring to both Five-O and McGarrett. Magnum PI is an American Television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional Private investigator (Also, the show was filmed in Hawaiʻi and many of the sets were re-used in Magnum)
• In a three-part episode of the situation comedy Sanford and Son set in Hawaiʻi, the fictional Five-O bureau is referenced several times. Sanford and Son is an American Sitcom that premiered on the NBC Television network on January 14 1972, and was broadcast for Although no Five-O cast members appear, the bureau members that are portrayed mention McGarrett and a running joke about his hair while the show's famous theme song plays in the background.
• In the British police drama The Sweeney, the programme Hawaii Five-O is mentioned in the series one episode Stoppo Driver, which was originally broadcast in 1975. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Sweeney was a British Television Police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the Metropolitan The reference to the programme is made in reference to a police officer suspected of working for a robbery gang only occurring "in Hawaii Five-O". The comment is made by George Carter (played by Dennis Waterman), who moments later in the programme says McGarrett's trademark line "Book 'em Danno".
• Australian sub-pop band Radio Birdman wrote a song inspired by Hawaii Five-O entitled "Aloha Steve & Danno". Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia Deniz Tek and Rob Younger formed the group in Sydney, Australia It is the first song on their 1977 debut album Radios Appear and contains the chorus "Steve, I want to say thank you for all you've done for me. Radios Appear was the first full length studio album by Sydney punk-rock band Radio Birdman. My night is dark and empty when you're not on TV". The bridge of the song also features a guitar solo rendition of the Five-O theme.
• Australian band Horse MacGuyver referenced the show with their Hawaiian themed song of the same name.
• A clip from the show showing a time-bomb ticking down and Steve McGarrett dramatically saying "Boom" at the end of the timer is featured in Jerry McGuire (1996).
• World-famous DJ LTJ Bukem (real name Danny Williamson) created his stage name out of the "Hawaii Five-O" catch phrase "Book 'em, Danno". LTJ Bukem is the Stage name used by the Drum and bass musician producer and DJ Danny Williamson (born 1967 London)
• The theme song was played in Leroy & Stitch (2006) in the scene where Leroy captures all the experiments. Leroy & Stitch is an animated film created by Walt Disney Television Animation.
• In the Australian movie, The Dish (2000), set in 1969, a band of high-school age boys are told to perform the American national anthem for visiting American politicians, but as they do not know it, they play the Five-O theme instead. The Dish is also the common name for the radio telescope in the hills above Stanford University. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America
• The theme song played in Madagascar (2005) when Marty was surfing on two dolphins.
• In the animated sitcom The Simpsons, Chief Wiggum is often heard saying to his deputies upon arrest of a suspect, "Book 'em, Lou", a reference to Steve's "Book 'em, Danno". Also, in the episode entitled "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star", in which Homer and Bart become Roman Catholic, the Five-O theme is heard as Marge's mobile phone ringtone.
• In The A-Team episode "A Small and Deadly War" Murdock tells the police officer "Book 'em Danno murder one". The A-Team is an American action Adventure Television series about a fictional group of ex- United States Army Special Forces
• Steve McGarrett was the role model for Mr. Hand in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen - Comedy film written by Cameron Crowe (adapted Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen - Comedy film written by Cameron Crowe (adapted
• Steve McGarrett is one of the iconic 'Steves' in the film "The Tao of Steve". The Tao of Steve is a 2000 independent romantic comedy film written by
• In the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode Dominace an uncooprative witness says "You can't just barge in here like Hawaii 5-0"
• The theme music of the show and the phrase "Book'em Danno, murder one!" are quoted by Frank Zappa in the song The Untouchables on Broadway The Hard Way. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Broadway the Hard Way is a Frank Zappa live album recorded at various performances along his 1988 world tour The phrase also appears as "Book'em Danno, mammy one!" in You Are What You Is on Thing-Fish, and Frank's son Dweezil also did a version of the theme on guitar on his "Automatic" album. Thing-Fish is a 1984 album by Frank Zappa. Released as an " Original cast recording," it is a Concept album loosely based on the Dweezil Zappa (born September 5, 1969) is an American rock Guitarist. Frank Zappa made another reference to the famous line in the song "No Not Now" (from the album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch) when he sings "Boog, boog 'em Dano. Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch is an Album by Frank Zappa, released in May 1982 and digitally remastered in 1991 . . Murder One!"
• The theme tune was used as soundtrack in "Mr. Bean's Holiday" when the main character is traveling over the Millau Viaduct. Mr Bean's Holiday (also known as Bean 2, Bean on Holiday and French Bean) is a Comedy film starring The Millau Viaduct (le Viaduc de Millau) is a large cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau Later on he plays it as mobile ring tone.
• In the television series The Wire, street hoods and drug dealers in Baltimore refer to the Baltimore Police Department as Five-O. The Wire is an American Television drama series set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland.
• The film New Jack City featured a scene where Kareem Akbar blows Scotty Appleton's cover (as Mr. New Jack City is a 1991 Crime - thriller / Neo-noir film starring Wesley Snipes, Ice T Washington) where he says the line 'I knew Washington, he's Five-O!' A street hoodlum says the same line later in the film seeking Nino Brown's hideout.
• In the movie"Sphinx", an Egyptian taxi driver says: "Just like in Hawaii-five-O" to his passenger who tells him to "follow that car!" The dialog is in Arabic with English subtitles!
• In the movie Shrek_2, one of the trumpet players with the party inviting Shrek to far far away land breaks out into the themesong from Hawaii-five-O. Shrek 2, released in the United States on 19 May 2004, is the 2004 Academy Award nominated Sequel to the
• The tv show, The Batman, uses a theme song VERY reminiscent of the Hawaii Five-0 theme as its theme for it's last two seasons.
• The producers of the 2000 Norm MacDonald comedy Screwed paid homage to Lord by making Danny DeVito's character Grover the zealous vice-president of the "Jack Lord Fan Club". The film's focus on this topic included scenes from Hawaii Five-O being watched (and spoken word for word) by Grover.
• A reference to 'Book'em Danno, murder one' was used in two of Andy Sidaris films - Day of the Warrior and Return to Savage Beach where agent Willow Black says 'Book'em Fu, Murder One' (the character Fu, an ally of the L. Andrew W "Andy" Sidaris ( February 20 1931 – March 7 2007) was an American Television Film director Day of the Warrior is a 1996 B-Movie written and directed by Andy Sidaris. E. T. H. A. L. force, is seen in both films).

Episodes

• Main Article: List of Hawaii Five-O episodes

Streaming Media

CBS Interactive is presenting the entire first season of the show online via Adobe Flash streaming media. List of Hawaii Five-O episodes Season 1 1968-1969 Season 1 was released on Region 1 DVD on 6 March 2007. CBS Interactive (formerly CBS Digital Media Group is the division of the CBS Corporation which has responsibility for programming and ad sales for CBS Adobe Flash (previously called Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash) is a set of Multimedia software created by Macromedia and currently They are full-length episodes available free of charge, but with ads embedded into the stream of each episode. ^[2]

DVD releases

CBS Home Entertainment released the first season of Hawaii Five-O on DVD in Region 1 on March 6, 2007. CBS Home Entertainment is the new Home video entertainment arm of CBS Corporation. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 7-disc set includes the original pilot movie, also known as "The Cocoon", as well as a 1996 retrospective program produced by local Hawaiian television that included MacArthur as a guest host. Season Two was released on July 31, 2007. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1]. Season 3 was released on January 22, 2008. [2] The DVD sets for seasons two and three have restored the previews narrated by Jack Lord for most episodes. It has been announced that the 4th season of Hawaii Five-O on DVD will be released on June 10, 2008. [3]

Although originally announced as being complete (25 episodes), it was revealed about two weeks before the release of the second season DVD box set that the episode "Bored She Hung Herself" would not be included

Other media

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Hawaii Five-O was the subject of six novelizations. A novelization is a Novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work Each one had a plot line written for the book and was not based on a television episode. The first two books were published by Signet Paperbacks in 1968 and 1969. After that were two juvenile hard covers published by Whitman publishing in 1969 and 1971 and finally two more books were published in England.

An Oldsmobile commercial starring Gregory Hines and Patrick Warburton referenced Hawaii Five-O in a police pullover. Oldsmobile was a brand of Automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Gregory Oliver Hines ( February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American Actor, Singer, Dancer Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American Television Actor and Voice actor. Hines - "Who are you, Jack Lord?" Warburton - "No, but the man's like a father to me. "

References

1. ^ The Futon Critic (2008-02-21). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland "CBS BRINGS PROGRAMMING FROM ONE OF THE LARGEST TELEVISION LIBRARIES TO THE CBS AUDIENCE NETWORK". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
2. ^ Waldman, Allison (2008-02-21). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland CBS adds TV classics to web line up. TV Squad. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.

External links

• Hawaii Five-O Home Page at mjq. net
• Hawaii Five-O theme song
• The Hawaii Five-O Fan Club
• Hawaii Five-O at the Internet Movie Database
• Hawaii Five-O at TV.com
• Emme Tomimbang's "Memories of Hawaii Five-O" (1996) TV show. TVcom is a website owned by CNET Networks. The service was launched on June 1 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website
• Hawaii Five-O selected First Season episodes at cbs. com