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Season 6

Season 6

Hawaii Five-O

1973
Episodes: 24

Overview

The sixth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 11, 1973 and ended February 26, 1974. 24 episodes aired during this season. The Region 1 DVD was released on April 21, 2009. Creator and executive producer Leonard Freeman died during this season.

Episodes

Hookman

1. Hookman

September 11, 1973

8.0
60 min

A amputee with no hands sets out to kill every police officer who contributed to his injury, and that includes Steve McGarrett.

Draw Me A Killer

2. Draw Me A Killer

September 18, 1973

8.0
60 min

Murders are being committed seemingly at random every six weeks, and McGarrett is at a loss to understand the motives for these crimes. However, a newspaper may hold the answer.

Guest Stars: Audrey Totter, Nora Marlowe

Charter For Death

3. Charter For Death

September 25, 1973

8.0
60 min

When a large amount of diseased rats are found on a boat with all the crew dead, Five-O must contend with an outbreak of bubonic plague.

Guest Stars: Bert Convy, Nephi Hannemann, Nehemiah Persoff

One Big Happy Family

4. One Big Happy Family

October 2, 1973

60 min

A family of white-trash mass killers arrive on Hawaii after wreaking a trail of devastation on the mainland, and McGarrett must catch them before they can do more damage on the islands.

Guest Stars: Bo Hopkins, Barbara Baxley, Jim Ishida

The Sunday Torch

5. The Sunday Torch

October 9, 1973

60 min

Buildings are being set on fire on Sundays, and a known firebug is the top suspect. However, McGarrett begins to think that others may be responsible.

Guest Stars: Lyle Bettger, Michael Anderson Jr.

Murder Is A Taxing Affair

6. Murder Is A Taxing Affair

October 16, 1973

60 min

A corrupt federal agent who is tracking a man under indictment for tax evasion kills him for the $600,000 he is carrying, and then loses the money.

Guest Stars: Jenny Sullivan, Sally Kirkland, Don Porter

Tricks Are Not Treats

7. Tricks Are Not Treats

October 23, 1973

3.3
60 min

The killing of an important pimp threatens an all out war between two competing vice empires.

Guest Stars: Pat Morita, Carl Smith, Ron Glass

Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?

8. Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?

October 30, 1973

60 min

A string of five murders of wealthy men leads McGarrett to a crooked inheritance scheme.

Guest Stars: Lawrence Pressman

Flash Of Color, Flash Of Death

9. Flash Of Color, Flash Of Death

November 6, 1973

60 min

A glamorous woman sets up an opal smuggler so her accomplices can rob both the smuggler and a jewellery store at the same time.

Guest Stars: Don Knight, George Herman

A Bullet For El Diablo

10. A Bullet For El Diablo

November 13, 1973

1.0
60 min

A dictator must evade a female assassin sent to kill him, one that looks just like his own daughter.

Guest Stars: Bryan Da Silva

The Finishing Touch

11. The Finishing Touch

November 20, 1973

60 min

McGarrett brings in a document expert to help him crack a case involving forged government securities, but he soon becomes suspicious of the expert as well.

Guest Stars: George Voskovec, Lynn Carlin, Linda Ryan

Anybody Can Build A Bomb

12. Anybody Can Build A Bomb

November 27, 1973

60 min

A nuclear scientist becomes involved in an extortion plot when a gang threaten to explode a small nuclear weapon somewhere in Honolulu.

Guest Stars: Allen Reisner, Les Keiter, Lew Ayres

Try To Die On Time

13. Try To Die On Time

December 4, 1973

60 min

Harry Foxton, a gambler, is himself the subject of huge bets over what hour he will die. McGarrett must work out the gambler's complex relationships to get to the bottom of this case.

Guest Stars: Louise Sorel, Jack Carter, John Stalker

The $100,000 Nickel

14. The $100,000 Nickel

December 11, 1973

7.0
60 min

A thief known for using sleight-of-hand is hired to steal a valuable nickel, but the coin ends up on a journey across many miles and through many hands.

Guest Stars: Victor Buono

The Flip Side Is Death

15. The Flip Side Is Death

December 18, 1973

8.0
60 min

A mock military emergency leaves a bank open for a robbery, and Five-O must travel to the opposite side of Oahu to find out more in their investigation.

Guest Stars: Peter Haskell, Don Stroud

The Banzai Pipeline

16. The Banzai Pipeline

January 1, 1974

7.0
60 min

An exciting surf beach is the location for a filming session, where a man catches a killer on camera.

Guest Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Perry King, John Lennon

One Born Every Minute

17. One Born Every Minute

January 8, 1974

60 min

A pair of crooks team up with local criminals and use phony diamonds as bait to prey on wealthy male tourists. McGarrett and Five-O must shut off this sinister racket.

Guest Stars: Lynnette Mettey, Connie Sawyer, Michael Strong

Secret Witness

18. Secret Witness

January 15, 1974

60 min

A young man witnesses a murder, and finds himself and his family are now the killer's targets.

Guest Stars: Mark Gordon, Mark Lenard

Death With Father

19. Death With Father

January 22, 1974

60 min

The son of a Federal Narcotics officer becomes involved in a heroin refining operation.

Guest Stars: Peter Strauss, Andrew Duggan

Murder With A Golden Touch

20. Murder With A Golden Touch

January 29, 1974

60 min

When a man is found dead with gold dust on him, McGarrett and his team must investigate where the stolen gold came from and how it is being bought onto the market.

Guest Stars: James Sloyan, John Orchard, Peter Donat

Nightmare In Blue

21. Nightmare In Blue

February 5, 1974

60 min

A series of rapes and murders occur, and the main suspect seems to be a police officer...

Guest Stars: John Beck, Alan Fudge, Melody Patterson

Mother's Deadly Helper

22. Mother's Deadly Helper

February 12, 1974

60 min

A right-wing crackpot, Cord McKenzie, metes out 'justice' to people who have been found innocent on technicalities or released early. He thinks he is helping the police, but McGarrett thinks otherwise.

Guest Stars: Frank Cady, Casey Kasem, Anthony Zerbe

Killer At Sea

23. Killer At Sea

February 19, 1974

60 min

While investigating a robbery and kidnapping, the trail of clues leads McGarrett and the team to an ocean liner with a deadly passenger.

Guest Stars: Keene Curtis, John Byner, Gail Strickland

30,000 Rooms And I Have The Key

24. 30,000 Rooms And I Have The Key

February 26, 1974

60 min

An aging jewel thief steals from rooms at Waikiki hotels, and taunts Five-O by leaving a trail of clues behind.

Guest Stars: Herman Wedemeyer, David Wayne, John C. Hurd

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