Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series, season 2)
The second season of Hawaii Five-O, an American television series, began September 24, 1969, and ended on March 11, 1970. It aired on CBS. The region 1 DVD was released on July 31, 2007, with the episode "Bored, She Hung Herself" excluded.[1]
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| Season 2 | |
 DVD cover | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 24, 1969 – March 11, 1970 |
| Season chronology | |
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "A Thousand Pardons - You're Dead!" | Nicholas Colasanto | Story by: Mel Goldberg & Paul Harber Teleplay by: Mel Goldberg | September 24, 1969 | 1729-0259 |
| After the brides of three G.I.s killed in Vietnam turn up dead, the Five-O team uncovers an insurance scam run by a soldier (Harry Guardino) with a murderous grudge.Loretta Swit guest stars. | ||||||
| 26 | 2 | "To Hell with Babe Ruth" | Nicholas Colasanto | Anthony Lawrence | October 1, 1969 | 1729-0254 |
| Taking place on 6 and 7 December 1969, a Japanese ninja (Mark Lenard) who had been in a mental hospital since December 6, 1941 plans on carrying out his mission from 28 years earlier. | ||||||
| 27 | 3 | "Forty Feet High and It Kills!" | Michael O'Herlihy | Story by: Edward J. "Ed" Lakso & Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis | October 8, 1969 | 1729-0260 |
| Fear spreads through Hawaii after rumors of an imminent tidal wave, but McGarrett discovers the true threat: villainous Red Chinese agent Wo Fat has kidnapped a renowned geneticist (Will Geer) and plans to use the scientist's discoveries to create a superior race. | ||||||
| 28 | 4 | "Just Lucky, I Guess" | Nicholas Colasanto | Story by: Jay Roberts Teleplay by: Jay Roberts & Mel Goldberg | October 15, 1969 | 1729-0255 |
| A prostitute has been murdered by a gangster (Albert Paulsen), but the sole witness to the crime--a respectable small-town hardware salesman (John Randolph)--is afraid to testify. To catch the killer, McGarrett uses a beautiful undercover policewoman as bait. | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | "Savage Sunday" | Reza Badiyi | Palmer Thompson | October 22, 1969 | 1729-0252 |
| After a band of foreign revolutionaries steal weapons from an armory, Five-O mobilizes to bring down the terrorists. | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | "A Bullet for McGarrett" | Paul Stanley | Story by: Jay Roberts & Anthony Lawrence Teleplay by: Anthony Lawrence | October 29, 1969 | 1729-0262 |
| A psychology professor and disciple of Wo Fat (Eric Braeden) is using the power of hypnosis to turn citizens into assassins. Steve McGarrett has to stop these mind games before he becomes the next target of the hypnotist. | ||||||
| 31 | 7 | "Sweet Terror" | Richard Benedict | Robert C. Dennis | November 5, 1969 | 1729-0251 |
| Hawaii's sugar industry becomes a terrorist target for germ warfare. Can Five-O stop the ensuing sabotage? | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | "King Kamehameha Blues" | Barry Shear | Robert Hamner | November 12, 1969 | 1729-0257 |
| One of Hawaii's most treasured artifacts, the robe of the late King Kamehameha, is stolen. McGarrett pursues the theft to a group of anti-establishment university students. | ||||||
| 33 | 9 | "The Singapore File" | Robert Gist | Robert C. Dennis | November 19, 1969 | 1729-0258 |
| To nail a local gangster for murder, Steve McGarrett must travel to Singapore to transport the witness to the crime. The witness is an alluring woman who is tired of running from her past. | ||||||
| 34 | 10 | "All the King's Horses" | Richard Benedict | William Robert Yates | November 26, 1969 | 1729-0253 |
| Five-O investigates an ex-racketeer (James Gregory) suspected of heading a local crime syndicate, but Steve McGarrett follows a hunch that the politician seeking to indict the accused man is involved in some dirty dealings of his own. | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | "Leopard on the Rock" | Irving J. Moore | Palmer Thompson | December 3, 1969 | 1729-0263 |
| When the plane carrying a despised dictator is forced to make an emergency landing in Hawaii, the notorious leader is marked for death… and it's up to Five-O to protect him. | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | "The Devil and Mr. Frog" | Michael O'Herlihy | Story by: Robert Lewin & Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis | December 10, 1969 | 1729-0267 |
| After a kidnapped boy escapes his captors, the boy's father enlists Five-O to recover his ransom money from the extortionists. McGarrett's only lead is from the boy: "a frog and the devil". | ||||||
| 37 | 13 | "The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild!" | Gene Nelson | Jack Turley | December 17, 1969 | 1729-0264 |
| The stakes are murderously high when a beach boy and a playboy vie for the attentions of a seductive heiress in a bizarre card game. | ||||||
| 38 | 14 | "Which Way Did They Go?" | Abner Biberman | Meyer Dolinsky | December 24, 1969 | 1729-0256 |
| After an adversary from McGarrett's past (William Windom) robs a bank under the noses of Five-O, McGarrett follows a trail to Hong Kong to nab the brilliant thief. | ||||||
| 39 | 15 | "Blind Tiger" | Abner Biberman | Story by: William Robert Yates & Jerome Coopersmith Teleplay by: Jerome Coopersmith | December 31, 1969 | 1729-0265 |
| A surprise birthday party for Steve McGarrett ends with a bang--a car-bomb explosion in his black 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham. The explosion leaves McGarrett blinded. As McGarrett recuperates, the Five-O team searches the islands for his would-be killer. | ||||||
| 40 | 16 | "Bored, She Hung Herself" | John Newland | Mel Goldberg | January 7, 1970 | 1729-0266 |
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Five-O investigates the death of a yoga student who died while performing a dangerous yoga technique that calls for the student to asphyxiate himself. | ||||||
| 41 | 17 | "Run, Johnny, Run" | Michael O'Herlihy | Mel Goldberg | January 14, 1970 | 1729-0269 |
| An AWOL sailor is accused of killing a patrolman. As vengeful Navy officers seek to enact their own justice, McGarrett must protect the suspect and solve the case. Christopher Walken guest stars. | ||||||
| 42 | 18 | "Killer Bee" | Paul Stanley | Anthony Lawrence | January 21, 1970 | 1729-0270 |
| A Vietnam vet is revealed to be behind the kidnappings of several local children. But McGarrett suspects that another soldier is using the psychologically damaged kidnapper to commit these crimes. | ||||||
| 43 | 19 | "The One with the Gun" | Murray Golden | Robert C. Dennis | January 28, 1970 | 1729-0271 |
| After a crooked card game leads to the murder of a young honeymooner, the victim's brother sets out to find the man responsible. Now Five-O must stop the vigilante before another murder takes place. | ||||||
| 44 | 20 | "Cry, Lie" | Paul Stanley | Preston Wood | February 4, 1970 | 1729-0273 |
| When Chin Ho Kelly is accused of taking a bribe from a drug dealer, the Five-O members defend one of their own. Martin Sheen guest stars. | ||||||
| 45 | 21 | "Most Likely to Murder" | Nicholas Colasanto | Robert Hamner | February 11, 1970 | 1729-0261 |
| A cop's wife has been murdered. When the widowed officer (Tom Skerritt) seeks revenge, Danno, his longtime friend, tries to stop him. | ||||||
| 46 | 22 | "Nightmare Road" | John Newland | Jack Turley | February 18, 1970 | 1729-0272 |
| Steve McGarrett encounters resistance from federal agents when he attempts to uncover the mystery behind a gullible research scientist (Charles Aidman)'s disappearance from his important government post. | ||||||
| 47 | 23 | "Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (Part 1)" | Marvin J. Chomsky | Story by: Leonard Freeman Teleplay by: Anthony Lawrence | February 25, 1970 | 1729-0274 |
| Dr. Alexander Kline (Ed Flanders) is a scientist who has disappeared. He discovered a biological mutation which he calls "Q strain," which he plans to unleash as a protest against germ warfare. | ||||||
| 48 | 24 | "Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (Part 2)" | Marvin J. Chomsky | Anthony Lawrence | March 4, 1970 | 1729-0274 |
| Five-O rush to find a test tube of "Q strain" which Dr. Kline has hidden and, if not found within 12 hours, will devastate Hawaii. | ||||||
| 49 | 25 | "Kiss the Queen Goodbye" | Abner Biberman | Jack Turley | March 11, 1970 | 1729-0268 |
| A jewel thief masquerading as a socialite (Joanne Linville) attempts to steal a priceless emerald, "The Queen of Polynesia," from the governor's gala. But Five-O are waiting for the thief--disguised as workers at the event. | ||||||
References
- Hawaii Five-O - The Complete Second Season. "Hawaii Five-O - The Complete Second Season: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Zulu: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
External links
- Hawaii Five-O – list of episodes on IMDb
- List of Hawaii Five-O season 2 episodes at TV.com
- Hawaii Five-O at epguides.com
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