Top Five Favorite Episodes of "HAWAII FIVE-O" Season One (1968-1969)

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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 directs a methodical search for the unknown assailant who had critically wounded McGarrett, while the latter was engaged in a morning jog.





2. (1.14) "King of the Hill" - A Marine Vietnam veteran (Yaphet Kotto) suffers a breakdown and, believing he is back in Vietnam, takes Danny hostage in a hospital ward.





3. (1.12) "Deathwatch" - Five-O fights to save the life of a gangster (Nehemiah Persoff), so that he can testify against his boss (James Shigeta).





4. (1.05) "Samurai" - McGarrett must protect a Japanese-born underworld kingpin (Ricardo Montalban) that he is trying to convict of racketeering activities.





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.