Hawaii Five-O
'V' for Vashon: The Father (2)
TV Flash files “'V' for Vashon: The Father (2)” as hour 108 of 284 in the TV Flash guide — Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980) on CBS, season 5, episode 10, aired 1972-11-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E10: listed hour 108 of 284 in the Hawaii Five-O guide, hour 10 of 24 in season 5. It aired 1972-11-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “'V' for Vashon: The Son (1)” (S05E09). Next is “'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch (3)” (S05E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
McGarrett must contend with Honore Vashon, who wants revenge for his son's death.
Viewer FAQ
Where does 'V' for Vashon: The Father (2) sit in the Hawaii Five-O guide?
S05E10 is listed hour 108 of 284 — hour 10 of 24 in season 5, season 5 episode 10.
When did Hawaii Five-O S05E10 air?
'V' for Vashon: The Father (2) aired 1972-11-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Jack Lord's McGarrett in an early location-heavy hour is the command presence: theme, waves, 'Book 'em, Danno.' You do not need the 2010s reboot to understand the original.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Book 'em, Danno — Steve McGarrett's elite unit chased crime across an islands postcard for twelve CBS seasons. Jack Lord's granite intensity, the Morton Stevens theme, and location photography made procedural TV feel like a vacation with felonies. The most whistled badge theme in the language.
The theme hits before the warrant. CBS's *Hawaii Five-O* premiered September 20, 1968, and ran through 1980: twelve seasons of Steve McGarrett's elite state police unit chasing crime across an islands postcard. Jack Lord's granite intensity. James MacArthur's Danny Williams. Kam Fong's Chin Ho and Zulu's Kono in the unit. Leonard Freeman built cop drama as tourism board and iron discipline. Morton Stevens wrote the surf-orchestra swagger that still chases you. **Book 'em, Danno entered the language. The theme…
Filed against
- Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett
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- James MacArthur as Danny 'Dano' Williams
James MacArthur’s Danny “Danno” Williams took the order that became a national catchphrase — Book ’em, Danno, twelve CBS seasons of Hawaii Five-O as vacation-with-felonies television. Jack Lord’s granite needed a partner who would move.…
- Kam Fong as Chin Ho Kelly
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- Zulu as Kono Kalakaua
Zulu’s Kono Kalakaua rode Hawaii Five-O as island-unit steel — Book ’em, Danno, Steve McGarrett’s elite squad chasing crime across an islands postcard for twelve CBS seasons. Jack Lord’s granite intensity, the Morton Stevens theme,…