Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series) season 12
| Hawaii Five-O | |
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| Season 12 | |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 4, 1979 – April 5, 1980 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes from the twelfth and final season of Hawaii Five-O. Main cast members for the final season are Jack Lord (as Steve McGarrett), Herman Wedemeyer (as "Duke" Lukela), William Smith (as James "Kimo" Carew), Moe Keale (as "Truck" Kealoha) and Sharon Farrell (as Lori Wilson).
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Thursdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST) from October 4[1] to November 29, 1979,[2] Tuesdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST) from December 4, 1979[3] to January 15, 1980[4] and Saturdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST) from March 1[5] to April 5, 1980[6]
DVD release
The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 264 | 1 | "A Lion in the Streets" | Reza Badiyi | Robert Janes | October 4, 1979 | 1310-1729-0905 |
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A hotly contested union election leads to major trouble for McGarrett and Duke, while police officer James "Kimo" Carew (William Smith) comes to the islands looking for his wife's murderer. Guest stars: Ross Martin, Paul L. Smith, Harry Guardino and Barbara Luna. NOTE: Shown in syndication in two parts. | ||||||
| 265 | 2 | "Who Says Cops Don't Cry?" | Jack Lord | Robert Janes | October 11, 1979 | 1310-1729-0901 |
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A Honolulu policewoman watches in horror as robbers gun down her husband, a fellow officer who was about to join Five-O. This prompts her to seek justice at any cost. Guest stars: Alan Fudge and Darrell Fetty. NOTE: Moe Keale does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 266 | 3 | "Though the Heavens Fall" | Harry F. Hogan III | Frank Telford | October 18, 1979 | 1310-1729-0913 |
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McGarrett has to cope with the activities of a white-collar club whose members claim to be dedicated to justice, since he has few reasons to consider them other than vigilantes taking the law into their own hands. Guest stars: Robert Reed, Michael Strong, Dennis Patrick and Elyssa Davalos. NOTE: Herman Wedemeyer does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 267 | 4 | "Sign of the Ram" | Ralph Levy | Sam Roeca | October 25, 1979 | 1310-1729-0909 |
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An astrologer warns a heavyweight to hang up his gloves after his owner is murdered. Guest stars: Jayne Meadows, Anthony Ponzini and Eddie Firestone. NOTE: Herman Wedemeyer and Moe Keale do not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 268 | 5 | "Good Help is Hard to Find" | Beau van den Ecker | Frank Telford | November 1, 1979 | 1310-1729-0910 |
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Archenemy crime boss Tony Alika (Ross Martin) is determined to discredit the Five-O team by making them look like the Keystone Cops at any opportunity. | ||||||
| 269 | 6 | "Image of Fear" | Herbert Hirschman | James Schmerer | November 8, 1979 | 1310-1729-0908 |
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A divorcée is haunted by an intruder she thought she killed. | ||||||
| 270 | 7 | "Use a Gun, Go to Hell" | Ed Abroms | Sam Roeca | November 29, 1979 | 1310-1729-0914 |
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The team must track down a cheap .25 "Saturday night special" automatic handgun that was used to murder a senator, only to leave a trail of death and anguish as it passes from owner to owner. Andrew Duggan guest stars. | ||||||
| 271 | 8 | "Voice of Terror" | Beau van den Ecker | Frank Telford | December 4, 1979 | 1310-1729-0916 |
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Political terrorists wound a police officer and threaten to torture his partner unless their demands are met. | ||||||
| 272 | 9 | "A Shallow Grave" | Dennis Donnelly | Robert and Esther Mitchell | December 11, 1979 | 1310-1729-0915 |
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A thief's release from prison coincides with the arrival of a student who has psychic visions of the theft. | ||||||
| 273 | 10 | "The Kahuna" | Robert L. Morrison | James Menzies | December 18, 1979 | 1310-1729-0912 |
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When two healthy young people die mysteriously, local traditions prevent autopsies. A strange conspiracy is gradually uncovered when Truck seems to fall under the power of a kahuna. | ||||||
| 274 | 11 | "Labyrinth" | Barry Crane | S : Paul Playdon T : Michael Janover | December 25, 1979 | 1310-1729-0904 |
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A million-dollar kidnap case turns bizarre as Five-O delves into the past of a victim and her plastic-surgeon husband. | ||||||
| 275 | 12 | "School for Assassins" | Don Weis | S : Carey Wilber S/T : Frank Telford | January 1, 1980 | 1310-1729-0919 |
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McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers. | ||||||
| 276 | 13 | "For Old Times Sake" | Dennis Donnelly | S : Susan Wakeford T : Ben Masselink | January 8, 1980 | 1310-1729-0917 |
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An aging crook decides to use dollar-bill printing plates he made to raise cash for a charity, but he fails to realize the trouble that this will cause. | ||||||
| 277 | 14 | "The Golden Noose" | Beau van den Ecker | George F. Slavin | January 15, 1980 | 1310-1729-0922 |
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A mercenary plans a heist as part of his scheme to take over an Asian nation. | ||||||
| 278 | 15 | "The Flight of the Jewels" | Don Weis | James Menzies | March 1, 1980 | 1310-1729-0921 |
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A group of college students use armed radio-controlled model airplanes to steal the queen's jewels from a museum. Jeff Daniels and Linwood Boomer guest star. | ||||||
| 279 | 16 | "Clash of Shadows" | Ralph Levy | George F. Slavin | March 8, 1980 | 1310-1729-0918 |
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The disappearance of a Nazi hunter leads to the exposure of a Nazi war criminal. Albert Paulsen and Gary Sandy guest stars. | ||||||
| 280 | 17 | "A Bird in Hand..." | Beau van den Ecker | Sam Roeca | March 22, 1980 | 1310-1729-0920 |
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Bird watchers become targets for murder after taking pictures of an abandoned sugar mill. John Dehner and Lara Parker guest star. | ||||||
| 281 | 18 | "The Moroville Covenant" | Robert L. Morrison | Seeleg Lester | March 29, 1980 | 1310-1729-0903 |
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After a blackmailer is murdered, the team believes that the person he was blackmailing, a senatorial candidate, is a suspect. | ||||||
| 282 | 19 | "Woe to Wo Fat" | Barry Crane | Frank Telford | April 5, 1980 | 1310-1729-0923 |
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McGarrett poses as a scientist and allows himself to be kidnapped, setting up a final confrontation with his evil nemesis, Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh). With Wo Fat in a prison cell, McGarrett has the episode's last line: "Aloha, Wo Fat". This episode was broadcast just four months short of the 12th anniversary of Hawaii Five-O's pilot episode "Cocoon Part 1 and Part 2" when McGarrett was a prisoner of Wo Fat. | ||||||