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With its ground-breaking mix of crackling dialogue, suspenseful plots, Hawaiian locales and irresistible soundtrack, Hawaii Five-O ushered in a thrilling new era of police-action drama. Starring Jack Lord as though-as-nails, cool-as-ice Detective Steve McGarrett and James MacArthur as his second-in-command, Danny “Danno” Williams, this landmark series follows the Five-O team as the crack down on crime while relentlessly pursuing McGarret’s nemesis – the sinister Wo Fat. Relive the Five-O excitement from the iconic ocean wave which opened each episode in this 73-disc collection presenting all 12 seasons* of the worldwide phenomenon. *one episode from Season Two is unavailable for legal reasons and has never been released in any format by the copyright holder, CBS. Special Features Emme's Island Moments: Memories of Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O Syndication Sales Reel Jack Lord on "The Mike Douglas Show" Clip from "The Winners' Circle - 1968 CBS Fall Preview Show Inside Edition and Entertainment Tonight Segments Series Promo and Select Episode Promos
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Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".