Jack Lord, a native New Yorker and later moved to California got the Hawaii Five-0 gig and never looked back. Spent the rest of his life in Hawaii. Hard worker, charitable and I'm glad he ended up living the dream. He deserved it.
Not only did it make it 5 years, it lasted for 12 years! Which is extremely rare, and it's because of Jack Lord. We needed a Steve mcgarrett back then and I strongly believe we need a Steve mcgarrett type character today more than ever.
Funny how he goes into the trailer with a Plantation hat on but magnificently emerges with a nice full head of hair.I do believe Jack wore a hair peice any time he would be seen,otherwise he wore the hat.
I often wonder what Jack would think of the new Steve if he were still around today. The creepy CGI Jack Lord that appeared on the new show probably wouldnt have happened.
I agree, Jack Lord would have fired every one of these new guys. He was a serious actor and put 110% into every day. The newer version was half-hearted at their attempt to do the show and vulgar to boot.@@Jamesamong007
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@@Jamesamong007 From most of what I have read over the years, Jack was a perfectionist and not easy to work with and I mean that with no disrespect, I admire his dedication. I have heard that celebrities doing the show would fly over, expecting a "working holiday" of sorts, Jack would have none of that, work came first, fun time after the episode was complete. I wonder what he thought of Hawaii 5-0's replacement, Magnum PI? In the first season of Magnum, there were several references to "50" and few that even mentioned McGarrett, I am surprised that there was no cameo of Lord's McGarrett character in the show.
Jack Lord had a reputation for being a bit of a tyrant on the set but I’m convinced it’s because of that why this show was top notch. I’m still amazed at the attention to detail and quality of this series.
Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, Andy Griffith, Jackie Gleason and Peter Falk were also very dedicated and tough when it came to the quality of their shows and look how all those turned out. Sometimes a star has to be demanding in order to put out quality work. Apparently when shows are too lax we get crappy material like a lot of what we get today. As long as it doesn't get personal or cross the line nothing wrong with it.
@@kendallrivers1119 - In Britain, Benny Hill belonged in that category. He was a perfectionist who obsessed with detail, even down to the last sixteenth of an inch in terms of the construction of certain props, certainly in terms of professionalism for others on his show (to the point where Bob Todd was booted from the show for four years over Todd's chronic alcoholism). And he was basically on the level in terms of quality up to the point Dennis Kirkland became producer-director in 1979, after which Hill's show steadily began going to seed.
He didn't want to be taken advantage of by Hollywood shot callers. He knew what kind of hard work it took to get a high budgeted and prime time TV drama series off the ground. His day started at 5 or 6 AM and didn't get done with the day until 7 or 8 PM. ...14 hour days were not uncommon. If Lord was going bust his tail on the show, he was going to make sure he going to profit very well from it. Not just money, but decision making too.
That was all due to Jack Lord and keeping everyone on point. He wanted perfection, he wanted to present police officers as professionals and caring. Thus the suit and tie wardrobe mandatory...thats why it stands the test of time...he was The Lord❤❤
YES!!!!!!! So much yes. Agreed 1 million percent. We need more Jack Lords in this country. I'm convinced the lack of men like him is exactly why our country is in such a state of turmoil today.
Or women, just people in general need the class, skill and intelligence of Jack Lord, James Garner, Doris Day, Tom Selleck, Sidney Portier, Dianne Carroll etc. these were the type of Hollywood stars that made you fall in love with them even though you didn't know a damn thing about them. I think social media has kinda ruined the "star" image. Getting too close to celebs isn't natural. They're human and not perfect so they're bound to disappoint.
Steve McGarrett was the "Sgt. Joe Friday" of the 1970's. Jack Lord and Jack Webb both had the drive and commitment to their fans and viewers to keep their respective shows successful. Dragnet more so on radio and in the TV during the 1950's. Hawaii Five-0 in the 1970's.
I also enjoy the episodes very much. Thank you to all the staff who portrayed a law enforcement team to be respected. Adore Danno and Mr Macgarrett....
This was the best show ever. Each episode is like a mini-movie. Jack Lord is my favorite actor by far. Jim Davis, who was Jock Ewing on Dallas, is my second favorite. Two great shows but, Hawaii Five-O was #1.
Jack Lord and Jim Davis are my favorite actors as well, they owned the characters they portrayed. To Dallas wasn't much good after Mr. Davis passed away. There's alot of blooper footage of Jim Davis from Dallas on you tube absolutely hilarious stuff. Noone else could've been Steve Mcgarrett but Jack Lord and noone else could've been Jock Ewing but Jim Davis.
For me I'd also put James Garner, Edward Woodward, Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Andre Braugher, Peter Falk, Kelsey Grammar, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Robert Blake, Raymond Burr, Tom Selleck, Avery Brooks, and Robert Urich in the favorite tv actors category. Now in film Jimmy Stewart, Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks rank high on my list.
Absolutely loved this show watch it every day. Jack Lord is my all time favourite actor. I try to find everything he has ever been in. I have never seen this clip before. So am thrilled to see him on set.
True. From around May 1968 until the last scene of the last show was shot in December 1979. But by the time it was edited and packaged ready for distribution in early 1980, it was 12 years. Classic show btw.
RICHARD BOONE was the first actor offered to play McGarret, and he was already living in HAWAII... Boone turned it down, a year or so later he did a pilot set in HAWAII and it didn't get picked-up. Jack Lord was like the third choice, and he got one-third ownership in the show along with CBS and Leonard Freeman. It was because of Jack Lord and HAWAII FIVE-0 that tourism in the state just exploded, in addition to the millions of dollars coming from the US Government, the R&R Vietnam vets and their families... ELVIS loved the show and gave Jack one of his TCB belts, and acknowledged his friendship during a concert there. Credit has also got to go to the head of CBS's West Coast Music Department Mort Stevens for creating the iconic theme music (equal to Lalo Schifrin's MISSION IMPOSSIBLE); and credit to Reza Badiyi for the iconic title montage. The one thing about Jack was his weird variety of wigs on the show over the years, some like women's beehive styles... You can't help but notice all the changes, plenty of HOLLYWOOD hair stylists came and went if they displeased him, along with any other crew or cast. Because the show literally put HAWAII on the map and opened it up to the world, Jack and the producers could do no wrong in that state, all the cooperation they wanted and plenty of free stuff and accommodations. The shows first three seasons were the very BEST, including the expensive movie-like pilot... and in 1968, Jack's hairpiece was just right and undetectable! How do I know all this, I worked on other shows with crew who really knew Jack and worked years with him, even some on his former series STONEY BURKE...
Hawaii Five O from 1968 to 1980 was great. I used to watch it, even after I got stationed in Pearl Harbor in 1976 I watched it. My late paternal grandmother watched it, so did my parents & brothers as well. CBS always had very good television shows.
Leonard Freeman died in January 1974 way too early. You cannot even find a picture of him online. Freeman created 5-0 and set the tone. I give him a lot of credit and appreciate his work and the vision he created. I was happy to see him speak, even for just over a minute. Jack Lord is Steve McGarrett and owned the role. I remember this show from my childhood fondly. Now in my mid-50s, I have watched every episode working through season eight. Danno and Chin Ho Kelly were great supporting characters. When Hawaii 5-0 was rebooted years later, I tried to watch. The reboot was nothing at all like the original. It was a different show that stole the name and theme song.
I rewatched the whole 12 years and it still stands up -- and for the early 70s it was absolutely cutting-edge in terms of production quality. (One thing that does date it in a funny way is how Chin, Danno etc. were always looking for a pay phone they could use)
@@treasurehunteruk9718 Wish I could. Someone posted the entire set on DailyMotion, kind of a cheapo European RUclips -- but they've been taken down since, for copyright problems or some other reason. I watched nothing but 5-0 for almost a year and was lucky to get it all in before they disappeared. I think if you sign up for CBS' streaming service they might have the show.
@@knownfact4905 You Tube is famous for removing all good series/films. Sometimes you can watch them before they disappear. I wonder why it exists, if all they do is remove good videos.
@@treasurehunteruk9718 Streaming or selling complete series sets has become big business, so I guess if someone is nice enough to post them the networks or studios often want them taken down. If you do spot a good-quality set of a series you like, you'd better dig in fast and binge through it.
Interesting - I believe this must be the documentary produced by the local Hawaii PBS station, KHET. In addition to all of this behind-the-scenes footage, they also intercut clips from the finished episode of "Five-0" that was in production at the time they shot this.
This really was a fantastic, thrilling show, extremely well-produced and always worth watching. I thank whoever put this up, there's not much available behind-the-scenes about "Hawaii Five-0" so it was great to see this. I think this must have been made in 1972, not 1971, as Leonard Freeman talks about being renewed for a "fifth season" and the fourth season (I just bought it today) was 1972-1973. Anyway, a great show with a very dedicated actor at its center, Jack Lord.....and judging by the way he was dressed before he went into his trailer, it's a good thing Steve Garrett's wardrobe wasn't borrowed from him. Yikes.
Actually, they were. He wore those outfits on the show. If you watched from Season 1, he wore those longsleeve Hawaiian shirts many times. They were a style back then and a lot of people wore them. I don't see anything wrong with them.
Dee, there is no law on RUclips that a person cannot defend an actor. That doesn't mean they're obsessed. I also defended Jack many times, and other actors as well. I didn't know there was something mentally wrong with me for doing it. We're talking about making Jack's clothes. Marie didn't make all of them. She did exaggerate. Vrinda responded to Bruce politely, without calling him names and responded to you initially the same way, then you start with calling her obsessed, that she needs to get a hobby outside of Jack, and overreact over something as petty as saying Marie exaggerated about making Jack's clothes. She didn't say you didn't have a right to your opinion - another lame complaint people resort to when someone doesn't agree with them. That you don't come to RUclips too often shows. You don't know when someone is arguing with you and when someone isn't. You also need to learn the difference between fact and opinion. Vrinda just explaining that that kind of look was a style and where it came from. These comments about Jack's wardrobe is as old as the hills. He's dead, so he's not going to change anything about it.
He never appeared wearing short-sleeved shirts. It was rumored that he had tattoos on his arms that he wanted to keep covered up. Outside in the real world, when he was at the supermarket or wherever, he dressed like you see here when he's getting out of the car. Occasionally he was shown like this on the show, but rarely.
He never had tattoos. There are pictures of him in shortsleeves and photos of him when he played a jungle boy in stage play, wearing only a pair of leopardskin shorts, and he had no tattoos.
@@vrinda5303 Jack Lord had psoriasis pretty bad, apparently, hence the long sleeves. He did wear short sleeves in one episode when he was back in the Navy.
When i was about 13 years old,I would run home from the bus stop after school so i could get there before 5-0 started in the afternoon.i usually got there wihin the first minute of the start.i could only dream of watching it non stop commercial free like i can today.i watched every afternoon and it was my favorite show.this was about 1980 or so when reruns were well under way..
I noticed the old Toho Theater in behind Jack Lord at 1:13. If you know Honolulu, are they preparing to shoot that scene in the Kapiolani Manor parking lot on Makaloa Street?
If this is the documentary that I think it is, produced by the Hawaii PBS station KHET, the "Five-0" episode that was being filmed at the time was the one where Hume Cronyn was a comical bad guy who disguised himself frequently. After the shots seen here in the Toho Theater parking lot, they filmed a scene of Hume in drag on Kapiolani Boulevard in front of the Toho. He acted like a drunk, confused old woman whose purse had been stolen, who got past a policeman watching for him, in this disguise. Of course McGarrett nabbed him anyway, in the end.
This is very precious footage in my opinion,If there is more,i would love to see it....or the pilot for the show he did in Hawaii something like Hawaii station or something,I would love to see that.
Handsome. ...I had no idea. He had a 13 year old. Son / no contact.the son was killed riding his bike.in his latter days jack became. A recluse . left his net worth of 8 million to Charity. .what a beautiful guy
Love this behind the scenes footage. It was a great show the new version sucks it has no charm or charisma. Cartoon violence these were all real stunts on the original. No comparison.
I really miss Jack Lord and the original H50 .The new H50 is not like the original but I miss both shows. I don't think there will be another H50. 😥🌴🥥🍍🤙
Tv please give us REAL men on tv again like Steve McGarret, Perry Mason, Andy Taylor, The Fonz, Avery Brooks' Hawk, Ponch, Jon, Robert McCall, Thomas Magnum, Jim Rockford etc. These guys were just intelligent, genuinely badass class acts that men wanted to be and women wanted to sleep with. Today's male lead characters are either broken psychos or goofy idiot manchildren.
Jack Lord was well-dressed in his character the first few years of the series. I hated it when he started wearing polyester and disco shoes in the later years.
Jack Lord was great as Steve McGarret but the series went the wrong way when it moved its focus almost solely to the Steve McGarret character and did not allow meaningful roles for the rest of the team. The first few seasons were very good as they gave good parts to everyone but the longer the series it went the more the stories focused on Steve McGarret. I have the DVD collection and I can tell you that the last few seasons were especially bad. Even Danno didn't get much face time by then -- no wonder James MacArthur quit. One might say Jack Lord made Hawaii Five-0 work and kept it alive for so long, but he is also the one who eventually broke it.
Where does it say that it was Jack's decision for McGarrett to get more screentime towards the end? Just because it happened that way, it doesn't mean he was the reason for it.
@@vrinda5303 The show's creator and original executive producer, Leonard Freemen, died in January 1974 -- just before the end of the season six. With Leonard Freemen dead, Jack Lord became the sole remaining partner of the show's production company. Instead of finding a new executive producer, Jack Lord decided to take over the job of the show's executive producer himself even as he continued to act as the star of the show. As the sole owner of the show's production company and the show's sole executive producer, Jack could pretty much do what he wanted as long as the show retained acceptable ratings. In short, Jack Lord was responsible for everything from season seven, but even before season seven he had a big say because, in addition to being the show's star, he owned half of the show's production company.
@@drj3604 I am well aware of Leonard Freeman's death and Jack taking over as executive producer, but he was not the sole executive producer or the sole owner. Leonard Freeman's ownership of the show didn't disappear when he died. It went to his wife, Rose. This was mentioned when the Freeman family got into a lawsuit with CBS around the time that the new Hawaii Five-O aired. There were other producers in LA and in Hawaii, like Bob Sweeney, William Finnegan, Douglas Green, and Philip Peacock. Scripts went through executive story editors in LA before they went to Hawaii. Jack would work on editing them as a producer normally would, but there was no difference in the amount of screen time for McGarrett as opposed to the other actors than before Season 7. If Jack was in so much control, Seasons 11 and 12 would have been a lot better than they were.
@@vrinda5303 Freeman's estate maintained an economic interest in the production company but no longer served as a general partner (with rights to actually manage production). There were naturally other producers but Jack Lord was the sole executive producer of the show. That is verifiable. Your assertion, "If Jack was in so much control, Seasons 11 and 12 would have been a lot better than they were.", is circular reasoning. If you think there was no difference in the amount of screen time for McGarrett versus the other actors from season seven, I suggest you go back to and watch some early shows and then watch some of the later shows. There is clearly a very large and visible shift in the allocation of screen time and dialogue over the seasons.
The unfortunate legacy that jack lord left behind was one of being difficult to work with. He may have wanted perfection, but the way he went about it Generally offended people. The way zulu was taking off the show was disgusting. There is no doubt that hawaii 50 was one of the most successful television series in the history of television, and Jack Lord played a large part in that. Now there was a lot of dramatic, a part of hawaii five oh, that we're not realistic in today's crime preventing environment. Police officers simply don't have the kind of power that steve mcgarrett seemed to have on the show, but it made for great drama. Jack Lord wasn't even my favorite character on the show it was always Dano. James mccarthur never got the credit that he should have gotten for that show.
He was difficult to those who were difficult. Zulu got fired for making anti-Semitic comments to the show's publicist, Al Weissman. That's not disgusting, but taking him off the show was? For some stupid reason, people are blaming Jack for that. Modern cop shows are not that realistic. McGarrett was the chief of police, and he did not have any greater power than what police chiefs get in real life. James McArthur got plenty of credit for the show. He's hardly ignored.
Jack Lord, a native New Yorker and later moved to California got the Hawaii Five-0 gig and never looked back. Spent the rest of his life in Hawaii. Hard worker, charitable and I'm glad he ended up living the dream. He deserved it.
Not only did it make it 5 years, it lasted for 12 years! Which is extremely rare, and it's because of Jack Lord. We needed a Steve mcgarrett back then and I strongly believe we need a Steve mcgarrett type character today more than ever.
Well said!
Funny how he goes into the trailer with a Plantation hat on but magnificently emerges with a nice full head of hair.I do believe Jack wore a hair peice any time he would be seen,otherwise he wore the hat.
@@aaronweiser5421nonsense....
Jack was the man! Exceptional TV for it's time.
I remember watching this interview as a kid. Jack Lord's dedication to his trade and the quality of this show really made it a winner.
No one can replace Jack Lord as Steve McGarret. This is the only "Hawaii 5-0" I watch.
I often wonder what Jack would think of the new Steve if he were still around today. The creepy CGI Jack Lord that appeared on the new show probably wouldnt have happened.
I agree, Jack Lord would have fired every one of these new guys. He was a serious actor and put 110% into every day. The newer version was half-hearted at their attempt to do the show and vulgar to boot.@@Jamesamong007
@@Jamesamong007 Looked like they dug up his mummified body
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@@Jamesamong007 From most of what I have read over the years, Jack was a perfectionist and not easy to work with and I mean that with no disrespect, I admire his dedication. I have heard that celebrities doing the show would fly over, expecting a "working holiday" of sorts, Jack would have none of that, work came first, fun time after the episode was complete. I wonder what he thought of Hawaii 5-0's replacement, Magnum PI? In the first season of Magnum, there were several references to "50" and few that even mentioned McGarrett, I am surprised that there was no cameo of Lord's McGarrett character in the show.
Jack Lord had a reputation for being a bit of a tyrant on the set but I’m convinced it’s because of that why this show was top notch. I’m still amazed at the attention to detail and quality of this series.
That's because the people who worked with him were buffoons who were only out to goof off.
Jack Klugman and Tony Randall, Andy Griffith, Jackie Gleason and Peter Falk were also very dedicated and tough when it came to the quality of their shows and look how all those turned out. Sometimes a star has to be demanding in order to put out quality work. Apparently when shows are too lax we get crappy material like a lot of what we get today. As long as it doesn't get personal or cross the line nothing wrong with it.
@@kendallrivers1119 - In Britain, Benny Hill belonged in that category. He was a perfectionist who obsessed with detail, even down to the last sixteenth of an inch in terms of the construction of certain props, certainly in terms of professionalism for others on his show (to the point where Bob Todd was booted from the show for four years over Todd's chronic alcoholism). And he was basically on the level in terms of quality up to the point Dennis Kirkland became producer-director in 1979, after which Hill's show steadily began going to seed.
He didn't want to be taken advantage of by Hollywood shot callers. He knew what kind of hard work it took to get a high budgeted and prime time TV drama series off the ground. His day started at 5 or 6 AM and didn't get done with the day until 7 or 8 PM. ...14 hour days were not uncommon. If Lord was going bust his tail on the show, he was going to make sure he going to profit very well from it. Not just money, but decision making too.
That was all due to Jack Lord and keeping everyone on point. He wanted perfection, he wanted to present police officers as professionals and caring. Thus the suit and tie wardrobe mandatory...thats why it stands the test of time...he was The Lord❤❤
People disliked? I guess they are ignorant to who Jack really was. If they could even be 1 % like him, the world would be a better place.
YES!!!!!!! So much yes. Agreed 1 million percent. We need more Jack Lords in this country. I'm convinced the lack of men like him is exactly why our country is in such a state of turmoil today.
Or women, just people in general need the class, skill and intelligence of Jack Lord, James Garner, Doris Day, Tom Selleck, Sidney Portier, Dianne Carroll etc. these were the type of Hollywood stars that made you fall in love with them even though you didn't know a damn thing about them. I think social media has kinda ruined the "star" image. Getting too close to celebs isn't natural. They're human and not perfect so they're bound to disappoint.
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Steve McGarrett was the "Sgt. Joe Friday" of the 1970's. Jack Lord and Jack Webb both had the drive and commitment to their fans and viewers to keep their respective shows successful. Dragnet more so on radio and in the TV during the 1950's. Hawaii Five-0 in the 1970's.
I also enjoy the episodes very much. Thank you to all the staff who portrayed a law enforcement team to be respected. Adore Danno and Mr Macgarrett....
This was the best show ever. Each episode is like a mini-movie. Jack Lord is my favorite actor by far. Jim Davis, who was Jock Ewing on Dallas, is my second favorite. Two great shows but, Hawaii Five-O was #1.
Jack Lord and Jim Davis are my favorite actors as well, they owned the characters they portrayed. To Dallas wasn't much good after Mr. Davis passed away. There's alot of blooper footage of Jim Davis from Dallas on you tube absolutely hilarious stuff. Noone else could've been Steve Mcgarrett but Jack Lord and noone else could've been Jock Ewing but Jim Davis.
@@thomasgary1219 Jock Ewing took ill and had to be written out of Dallas. It is a shame, cos if you try to put another actor in, it never works.
@Michael Gibson
Nobody can compare Hawaii 5 0 with DALLAS since it is from 2 eras.
For me I'd also put James Garner, Edward Woodward, Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Andre Braugher, Peter Falk, Kelsey Grammar, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Robert Blake, Raymond Burr, Tom Selleck, Avery Brooks, and Robert Urich in the favorite tv actors category. Now in film Jimmy Stewart, Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks rank high on my list.
Absolutely loved this show watch it every day. Jack Lord is my all time favourite actor. I try to find everything he has ever been in. I have never seen this clip before. So am thrilled to see him on set.
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THANK YOU.
I AGREE WITH YOU TOTALLY.
Classic show....one of the best ever!! The producer here was hoping for a 5 year run--it ended up going 12!
True. From around May 1968 until the last scene of the last show was shot in December 1979. But by the time it was edited and packaged ready for distribution in early 1980, it was 12 years. Classic show btw.
@Peter Engel I agree..goes to show how important the producer is for quality product.
RICHARD BOONE was the first actor offered to play McGarret, and he was already living in HAWAII... Boone turned it down, a year or so later he did a pilot set in HAWAII and it didn't get picked-up.
Jack Lord was like the third choice, and he got one-third ownership in the show along with CBS and Leonard Freeman.
It was because of Jack Lord and HAWAII FIVE-0 that tourism in the state just exploded, in addition to the millions of dollars coming from the US Government, the R&R Vietnam vets and their families... ELVIS loved the show and gave Jack one of his TCB belts, and acknowledged his friendship during a concert there.
Credit has also got to go to the head of CBS's West Coast Music Department Mort Stevens for creating the iconic theme music (equal to Lalo Schifrin's MISSION IMPOSSIBLE); and credit to Reza Badiyi for the iconic title montage.
The one thing about Jack was his weird variety of wigs on the show over the years, some like women's beehive styles... You can't help but notice all the changes, plenty of HOLLYWOOD hair stylists came and went if they displeased him, along with any other crew or cast.
Because the show literally put HAWAII on the map and opened it up to the world, Jack and the producers could do no wrong in that state, all the cooperation they wanted and plenty of free stuff and accommodations.
The shows first three seasons were the very BEST, including the expensive movie-like pilot... and in 1968, Jack's hairpiece was just right and undetectable!
How do I know all this, I worked on other shows with crew who really knew Jack and worked years with him, even some on his former series STONEY BURKE...
What excellent and informative comments! Thanks very much for posting this, Graham.
So glad Boone didn't get it!
At last, some bits of documentary about that legendary show !
I'm 47 and still watch them. Some aired before I was born 😊
Hawaii Five-0 started in September of 1968.
I knew Jack and he was very dedicated and wanted perfection in all he did. Love you
Hawaii Five O from 1968 to 1980 was great. I used to watch it, even after I got stationed in Pearl Harbor in 1976 I watched it. My late paternal grandmother watched it, so did my parents & brothers as well. CBS always had very good television shows.
Leonard Freeman died in January 1974 way too early. You cannot even find a picture of him online. Freeman created 5-0 and set the tone. I give him a lot of credit and appreciate his work and the vision he created. I was happy to see him speak, even for just over a minute. Jack Lord is Steve McGarrett and owned the role. I remember this show from my childhood fondly. Now in my mid-50s, I have watched every episode working through season eight. Danno and Chin Ho Kelly were great supporting characters. When Hawaii 5-0 was rebooted years later, I tried to watch. The reboot was nothing at all like the original. It was a different show that stole the name and theme song.
I rewatched the whole 12 years and it still stands up -- and for the early 70s it was absolutely cutting-edge in terms of production quality. (One thing that does date it in a funny way is how Chin, Danno etc. were always looking for a pay phone they could use)
Can you put them on You Tube, so we can all watch them? It is hard to find whole episodes.
@@treasurehunteruk9718 Wish I could. Someone posted the entire set on DailyMotion, kind of a cheapo European RUclips -- but they've been taken down since, for copyright problems or some other reason. I watched nothing but 5-0 for almost a year and was lucky to get it all in before they disappeared. I think if you sign up for CBS' streaming service they might have the show.
@@knownfact4905 You Tube is famous for removing all good series/films. Sometimes you can watch them before they disappear. I wonder why it exists, if all they do is remove good videos.
@@treasurehunteruk9718 Streaming or selling complete series sets has become big business, so I guess if someone is nice enough to post them the networks or studios often want them taken down. If you do spot a good-quality set of a series you like, you'd better dig in fast and binge through it.
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My all-time favorite show. Would loved to have worked on it.
Thank you very much, Shatner Method, for uploading this interesting video of Jack Lord so that we can see it whenever we are confined to staying at home during this quarentine as much as possible.
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3:30 "I hope we'll make the 5 year run". Lasted 12 excellent seasons!
Interesting - I believe this must be the documentary produced by the local Hawaii PBS station, KHET. In addition to all of this behind-the-scenes footage, they also intercut clips from the finished episode of "Five-0" that was in production at the time they shot this.
WONDERFUL SHOW.
FOR EVER, WONDERFUL SHOW.
Proud to say, been to Honolulu,and have followed in the foot steps of five o.even went to,where Jack used to live.
I LOVE JACK LORD!!!
This really was a fantastic, thrilling show, extremely well-produced and always worth watching. I thank whoever put this up, there's not much available behind-the-scenes about "Hawaii Five-0" so it was great to see this. I think this must have been made in 1972, not 1971, as Leonard Freeman talks about being renewed for a "fifth season" and the fourth season (I just bought it today) was 1972-1973. Anyway, a great show with a very dedicated actor at its center, Jack Lord.....and judging by the way he was dressed before he went into his trailer, it's a good thing Steve Garrett's wardrobe wasn't borrowed from him. Yikes.
Actually, they were. He wore those outfits on the show. If you watched from Season 1, he wore those longsleeve Hawaiian shirts many times. They were a style back then and a lot of people wore them. I don't see anything wrong with them.
Dee, there is no law on RUclips that a person cannot defend an actor. That doesn't mean they're obsessed. I also defended Jack many times, and other actors as well. I didn't know there was something mentally wrong with me for doing it. We're talking about making Jack's clothes. Marie didn't make all of them. She did exaggerate. Vrinda responded to Bruce politely, without calling him names and responded to you initially the same way, then you start with calling her obsessed, that she needs to get a hobby outside of Jack, and overreact over something as petty as saying Marie exaggerated about making Jack's clothes. She didn't say you didn't have a right to your opinion - another lame complaint people resort to when someone doesn't agree with them. That you don't come to RUclips too often shows. You don't know when someone is arguing with you and when someone isn't. You also need to learn the difference between fact and opinion. Vrinda just explaining that that kind of look was a style and where it came from. These comments about Jack's wardrobe is as old as the hills. He's dead, so he's not going to change anything about it.
He never appeared wearing short-sleeved shirts. It was rumored that he had tattoos on his arms that he wanted to keep covered up. Outside in the real world, when he was at the supermarket or wherever, he dressed like you see here when he's getting out of the car. Occasionally he was shown like this on the show, but rarely.
He never had tattoos. There are pictures of him in shortsleeves and photos of him when he played a jungle boy in stage play, wearing only a pair of leopardskin shorts, and he had no tattoos.
@@vrinda5303 Jack Lord had psoriasis pretty bad, apparently, hence the long sleeves. He did wear short sleeves in one episode when he was back in the Navy.
Jack Lord was the best TV cop in history.
Thanks to Jack Lord's perfection he made people watch the original series and in reruns while the reboot version of Hawaii 5 0 is using Jack Lord's fame and perfection as well.
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Interesting that Leonard Freeman's death came within the sixth season. He outlived his predictions for the show's run by about half a season.
i love the old hawaii 50
Love classic Hawaii Five-0.
It is a pity they can't be on You Tube. I can only find snippets.
MY FAVORITE SHOW.
My favorite old t.v. show, & Jack Lord was a very handsome man!!! :-)))
YES, THE BEST SHOW.
When i was about 13 years old,I would run home from the bus stop after school so i could get there before 5-0 started in the afternoon.i usually got there wihin the first minute of the start.i could only dream of watching it non stop commercial free like i can today.i watched every afternoon and it was my favorite show.this was about 1980 or so when reruns were well under way..
He was the first and best Felix Leiter ...same with Steve McGarrett
We visited Hawaii 6 years ago, absolutely fantastic body, ilikai hotel, Waikiki beach, lifelong dream realised.. mahalo
I noticed the old Toho Theater in behind Jack Lord at 1:13. If you know Honolulu, are they preparing to shoot that scene in the Kapiolani Manor parking lot on Makaloa Street?
If this is the documentary that I think it is, produced by the Hawaii PBS station KHET, the "Five-0" episode that was being filmed at the time was the one where Hume Cronyn was a comical bad guy who disguised himself frequently. After the shots seen here in the Toho Theater parking lot, they filmed a scene of Hume in drag on Kapiolani Boulevard in front of the Toho. He acted like a drunk, confused old woman whose purse had been stolen, who got past a policeman watching for him, in this disguise. Of course McGarrett nabbed him anyway, in the end.
yes. i immediately identified with the location too.
Jack Lord was the best, not the fool who was in the reboot
I tried to watch the reboot but the single worst thing about it was how they screwed with the main character -- and the loser they cast in the role
This is very precious footage in my opinion,If there is more,i would love to see it....or the pilot for the show he did in Hawaii something like Hawaii station or something,I would love to see that.
When Jack was awarded partial ownership of the show, he had a lot of skin in the game. I think this happened somewhere around the 3rd or 4th season.
Ladies first. He was a perfect gentleman. Those days are gone.
Handsome. ...I had no idea. He had a 13 year old. Son / no contact.the son was killed riding his bike.in his latter days jack became. A recluse . left his net worth of 8 million to Charity. .what a beautiful guy
Some reports say his son died of hepatitis, other say bike accident.
Jack gets a ride in the 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham which he used on the show.
does anyone know the name of the episode that starts with an an aerial view of paniolo riding across green open field?
awesome footage.the good old days of real television.these men worked hard...unlike today..
Wish Jack Lord had continued to play CIA agent Felix Leiter in the Sean Connery James Bond films. He was the best Felix Leiter by far.
Jack's hair was the best
Love this behind the scenes footage. It was a great show the new version sucks it has no charm or charisma. Cartoon violence these were all real stunts on the original. No comparison.
I don't even acknowledge that new abomination.
Digging that hat & kerchief ensemble...NOT!
Jack Lord: “Pimpin’ ain’t ez”.
Are there more parts of this?
Wow that hair absolutely wonderful next to Elvis his hair was the bomb 👌
@Peter Engel thank you for the additional information Mr Engel I greatly appreciate it sir.
I really miss Jack Lord and the original H50 .The new H50 is not like the original but I miss both shows. I don't think there will be another H50. 😥🌴🥥🍍🤙
Eu na adolescência era apaixonada por este ator
Fue mi gran obsesion .🌹🌹🌹🌹🌟
Has anyone posted the entire documentary?
Steve McGarrett is just as relevant today in 2025 and he was in the 1970's. People don't change; only the time does.
Tv please give us REAL men on tv again like Steve McGarret, Perry Mason, Andy Taylor, The Fonz, Avery Brooks' Hawk, Ponch, Jon, Robert McCall, Thomas Magnum, Jim Rockford etc. These guys were just intelligent, genuinely badass class acts that men wanted to be and women wanted to sleep with. Today's male lead characters are either broken psychos or goofy idiot manchildren.
Don't forget Joe Mannix!
@@knownfact4905 ah, yes. Joe Is another one they don't make anymore. And let's not forget Theo Kojak.
The Fonz?...lol
@@karenpato1 "Heyyy!" 👍 👍
My channel is a companion piece to this!
Steve Magarret. Y Dann Williams.Hawaii Five - 0.
Jack Lord..🌞☔🌝☀
Ladies first. When did I hear that last?
Jack Lord was well-dressed in his character the first few years of the series. I hated it when he started wearing polyester and disco shoes in the later years.
😅Awww, - you have to admit that even in the '70s Jack was a snappy dresser: ruclips.net/video/OqVhZsqT8PM/видео.html
Era muy bello .♥️🌹♥️🌹🌟
My birthday already for next week as well
Su fiel compañero .Dann Williams.♥️🌹🌟
Jack lord was the 1st felix in the james bond movies
He's still hot. Love him
Ay señor .estas tentaciones.
The new Hawaii five 0 is straight GARBAGE!!!!!!
Today's weather is cold
Mi autografo se envolato .
００７は殺しの番号 のフェリックスライター😮
Jack Lord was great as Steve McGarret but the series went the wrong way when it moved its focus almost solely to the Steve McGarret character and did not allow meaningful roles for the rest of the team.
The first few seasons were very good as they gave good parts to everyone but the longer the series it went the more the stories focused on Steve McGarret.
I have the DVD collection and I can tell you that the last few seasons were especially bad. Even Danno didn't get much face time by then -- no wonder James MacArthur quit.
One might say Jack Lord made Hawaii Five-0 work and kept it alive for so long, but he is also the one who eventually broke it.
Where does it say that it was Jack's decision for McGarrett to get more screentime towards the end? Just because it happened that way, it doesn't mean he was the reason for it.
@@vrinda5303
The show's creator and original executive producer, Leonard Freemen, died in January 1974 -- just before the end of the season six.
With Leonard Freemen dead, Jack Lord became the sole remaining partner of the show's production company. Instead of finding a new executive producer, Jack Lord decided to take over the job of the show's executive producer himself even as he continued to act as the star of the show.
As the sole owner of the show's production company and the show's sole executive producer, Jack could pretty much do what he wanted as long as the show retained acceptable ratings.
In short, Jack Lord was responsible for everything from season seven, but even before season seven he had a big say because, in addition to being the show's star, he owned half of the show's production company.
@@drj3604 I am well aware of Leonard Freeman's death and Jack taking over as executive producer, but he was not the sole executive producer or the sole owner. Leonard Freeman's ownership of the show didn't disappear when he died. It went to his wife, Rose. This was mentioned when the Freeman family got into a lawsuit with CBS around the time that the new Hawaii Five-O aired.
There were other producers in LA and in Hawaii, like Bob Sweeney, William Finnegan, Douglas Green, and Philip Peacock. Scripts went through executive story editors in LA before they went to Hawaii. Jack would work on editing them as a producer normally would, but there was no difference in the amount of screen time for McGarrett as opposed to the other actors than before Season 7.
If Jack was in so much control, Seasons 11 and 12 would have been a lot better than they were.
@@vrinda5303 Freeman's estate maintained an economic interest in the production company but no longer served as a general partner (with rights to actually manage production). There were naturally other producers but Jack Lord was the sole executive producer of the show. That is verifiable.
Your assertion, "If Jack was in so much control, Seasons 11 and 12 would have been a lot better than they were.", is circular reasoning.
If you think there was no difference in the amount of screen time for McGarrett versus the other actors from season seven, I suggest you go back to and watch some early shows and then watch some of the later shows. There is clearly a very large and visible shift in the allocation of screen time and dialogue over the seasons.
The unfortunate legacy that jack lord left behind was one of being difficult to work with. He may have wanted perfection, but the way he went about it Generally offended people. The way zulu was taking off the show was disgusting. There is no doubt that hawaii 50 was one of the most successful television series in the history of television, and Jack Lord played a large part in that. Now there was a lot of dramatic, a part of hawaii five oh, that we're not realistic in today's crime preventing environment. Police officers simply don't have the kind of power that steve mcgarrett seemed to have on the show, but it made for great drama. Jack Lord wasn't even my favorite character on the show it was always Dano. James mccarthur never got the credit that he should have gotten for that show.
He was difficult to those who were difficult. Zulu got fired for making anti-Semitic comments to the show's publicist, Al Weissman. That's not disgusting, but taking him off the show was? For some stupid reason, people are blaming Jack for that.
Modern cop shows are not that realistic. McGarrett was the chief of police, and he did not have any greater power than what police chiefs get in real life.
James McArthur got plenty of credit for the show. He's hardly ignored.
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