Episodes often ended with detective steve mcgarret, the lead character, uttering what became a pop culture catch phrase. This is very travel related because people vacation in hawaii and if they like this show it might encourage them to vacation in hawaii, and come visit me. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force. Theres also a french dub in case you wonder what book em, danno sounds like in paris.
The box for hawaii fiveo the complete series, a 73disc dvd set released in late 20, has the following line on the back. Then please submit it to us so we can make the clue database even better. In the original hawaii five0, james macarthur appeared in 11 of the hit shows 12 seasons as danny danno williams, the secondincommand of the fictional hawaiian state police squad. In a career that spanned more than four decades, macarthur was most recognized for his role as detective danny danno williams on. The characters real name is danny williams and is listed as such on websites such as. Hawaii fiveo featured one of the best opening theme songs and title sequences. Set in the fiftieth state, the remake of hawaii fiveo will star alex oloughlin as the son of steve mcgarrett, who battled crooks as the head of. As for lord, he pretty much retired and lived on his substantial fortune after hawaii fiveo ended. In many episodes, this was directed to danny danno williams and became mcgarretts catchphrase.
His character in hawaii five 0 ads an updated touch to the original shows plotline, with a few twists. The drama, a reimagining of leonard freemans classic series, hawaii fiveo, has been an excellent performer throughout the past decade, both domestically and internationally, where it has been seen in more than 200 countries. Each episode of hawaii fiveo began with the groovy theme song followed by about 50 minutes of detective lieutenant steve mcgarrett chasing criminals. Playing danny williams on hawaii five0 for 12 seasons, macarthur heard the phrase numerous time from the shows star, jack lord. He passed away early this morning, reportedly from natural causes. Hawaii five oclip s09e14 man in a steel frame ending duration. Hawaii fiveo the complete series utilizes the same dvd. In addition to the original fiveo and its 2010 reboot, there was the hawaiian eye 195963, and magnum p.
Hawaii fiveo is a crime drama that aired on cbs 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 offense occasionally was added after this phrase, for example, book em, murder one. Williams, and kam fong as detective chin ho kelly, hawaii fiveo is one of the longestrunning cop dramas in television history. The complete series includes 278 episodes from all 12 seasons. Macarthurs agent, richard lewis, said the actor died. At the conclusion of many episodes, after lord had finally cornered his prey, he turned the criminal over to macarthur with a. Hayes played dannos aunt clara, who visits hawaii and helps the detectives solve a murder. Once he caught them, hed give a rundown of their crimes and say to officer danny williams played by james macarther, book em, danno. These were recorded on an old reel to reel recorder back in the 1977 time period. Now, over the years, ive developed a healthy skepticism for remakes of older, classic tv shows. Starring jack lord as captain steve mcgarrett, james macarthur as detective danny.
As for everything else, lets just say that hawaii five0 has not aged well. Hawaii five0 is an american action police procedural television series that centers around a special police major crimes task force operating at the behest of the governor of hawaii. Due to viewer reaction following the original telecast of the episode bored, she hung herself season 2, episode 16, that episode has not been rebroadcast or released in any manner since its original airing and is. After hawaii fiveo finished production, lord went into seclusion and all but vanished. Macarthur said that one of his favorite hawaii fiveo episodes was a 1975 segment called retire in sunny hawaii forever because it marked one of the rare times that he worked on screen with his mother. The same clue yields danno fewer times but used by three publishers, including nyt and lat. James macarthur, who played detective daniel danno williams for almost all of the original television series hawaii fiveo and was best known for a line he never spoke, died thursday in. Were not talking about the new hawaii five0 here, the one with the younger, hotter, more reckless cast. Classic hawaii five o belongs to cbs fair use purposes only enjoy please subscribe to my. Steve mcgarrett returns home to oahu in order to find his fathers killer. James macarthur as danno in the original hawaii fiveo.
His had a brief but memorable appearance in the clint eastwood movie. And lets not forget book em, danno, the signature line delivered although not nearly as frequently as one might expect by star jack lords steve mcgarrett, not to mention lords perfect hair and wrinklefree slacks. In a career that spanned more than four decades, mr. While the stars of the first five o are gone, the last few television seasons have a new generation determined to book em. Hawaii five0, the popular friday night crime drama, will conclude its successful 10season run with a twohour series finale, friday, april 3 on cbs. Hi, im overwhelemed by all these new hawaii fiveo theme song ringtones while serching for the original jack lord era theme. The few ringtones i found didnt come across good on the blackberry 8320 and others are payfordownload. At the airing of its last episode, it was the longestrunning police drama in american television history. Hawaii fiveo is an american police procedural drama series produced by cbs productions and created by leonard freeman. I was wondering how you all like my new show hawaii fiveo on cbs monday nights. Most episodes of hawaii fiveo ended with the arrest of criminals and mcgarrett snapping, book em. The show went out of its way to create scenes with beautiful backdrops, allowing the viewer to feel hes on a hawaiian vacation while in his own living room.
It is a reboot of the 19681980 series hawaii fiveo the original series had the letter o instead of the number 0 in its title, which also aired on cbs. Closing scene mcgarrett saves the day and we got a book em classic at the end. Stage and screen actor james macarthur, who played danno in the original version of televisions hawaii fiveo, died thursday at age 72. Stylized as hawaii five0, it stars scott caan as danno, alex olaughlin as mcgarret and daniel dae kim as chin ho kelly. James macarthur, who played danno, the boyishlooking but harddriving sidekick on the longrunning television detective show hawaii fiveo, died thursday. If we assume that he shares the same birth date as his alter ego, james macarthur december 8, 1937 then danno was 30 when we first met him, in 1968. On september 20, 2010, 42 years to the day that the original hawaii fiveo police procedural tv show premiered on cbs, an allnew version with the slightly altered title of of hawaii five0 made its debut, also on cbs. Subjects for another day if pele, the volcano goddess wills it.
After five radiationcontaminated bodies are found inside an active volcano on the big island, doc bergman enlists the assistance of the obnoxious dr. The investigations of hawaii five 0, an elite branch of the hawaii state police answerable only to the governor and headed by stalwart steve mcgarrett. With alex oloughlin, scott caan, taylor wily, daniel dae kim. I have several of the original hawaii fiveo promos the teasers at the end of the show which showed scenes for the next show and ended with mcgarrett saying be here. In sickness and in health, in good times and in bad \\\ \ i do not own any clips or music used in this vid. Stage and screen actor james macarthur, who played danno in the original version of televisions hawaii five0, died thursday at age 72. I just prefer the old techno theme to the new version. Set in hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. I cannot stress enough though please dont compare this to the new five0 series which has been completely updated, more firepower, sex and swearing, very high tech and more comedy banter between steve and. Danny danno williams does not appear in season 12, his replacement is kimo jim and instead of book em danno it is now book em kimo. The costar on the original hawaii five0 series, james macarthur, has died at the age of 72. He died in 1998, apparently years after his personality had succumbed to the illness. James gordon macarthur december 8, 1937 october 28, 2010 was. Why hawaii fiveo s danny williams is the perfect sidekick for steve mcgarrett mcgarrett jack lord and williams james macarthur.