1970 kid here, watching this in 2024. It's still awesome.
@philsmgb4393
13 күн бұрын
This, Adam 12, SWAT.........
@paulvon2378
13 күн бұрын
You can also still watch the show. It's very popular.
@heygetoffmylawn1572
12 күн бұрын
Still available on Streaming services. Brings back being a kid in 1969. It was a very popular song 🎵, They even played it on the radio.
@nstufflebeam
9 күн бұрын
I loved this show growing up. I have my ringtone as the Hawaii 5 O theme song
@MarcelLWalker
8 күн бұрын
1970 in the house with you, friend! This intro is part of the backdrop of our childhoods!!
@shcheah2002
Жыл бұрын
“Book him Danno” one of the most iconic catchphrase of that era!
@donrobinson5662
2 жыл бұрын
If you're in you late 40's, 50's or older, that intro and song should give you chills!!
@ingelth
2 жыл бұрын
I watch that serie and I'm a kiddo too young
@ingelth
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not even older than this video
@Morash10
2 жыл бұрын
Yes it definitely does
@Peter-pv8xx
2 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@tycobb1879
2 жыл бұрын
It does. Love it!
@jocelynharris-fx8ho
21 күн бұрын
Here in 2024, I'm now 59. I sure wish we could go "back to the future" to the 1970's and just stay there !!! This was when t. v. shows were actually FUN to watch !! Shows like Hawaii 5-0, the Love Boat and Fantasy Island, were an opportunity to go somewhere exotic without leaving home. 🥰❤ I had a massive crush on Jack Lord . Very handsome man.
@kirk1968
12 күн бұрын
Agreed! I just turned 56. Time flies, these shows are still amazing.
@clasicradiolover
11 күн бұрын
I still watch old shows on DVD or downloads. Very little of today's shows get attention from me. 59 years old
@openureyes
9 күн бұрын
Absolutely 👍 💯
@1motorcycleboy
2 жыл бұрын
The helio shot from the beach, to the hotel, to Jack Lord, and the reverse angle with him turning around, is quite likely the greatest thing ever filmed. EVER!!!!
@vernshein5430
Жыл бұрын
Apparently they edited that zoom in shot into individual sequential stills because in those pre-stabilization days the footage was too shaky from the helicopter. And it turned out to be even better than a smooth zoom in.
@andrewshore262
Жыл бұрын
@@vernshein5430 I don’t disbelieve you but how did you come by that information - it was an amazing shot
@vernshein5430
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewshore262 Read it in an interview by the cinematographer involved.
@saulfernandez8876
Жыл бұрын
You're so right, it's soo catchy, memorable . Makes you want to go Hawaii, almost like if it were an ad fr tourism dept
@roberttheron4697
Жыл бұрын
and not a single hair out of place on that head ever.
@usjet333
3 жыл бұрын
The most badass TV intro ever. Never gets old.
@rodericwalter2862
8 ай бұрын
Never.
@johnbailey1168
8 ай бұрын
You and me both totally agree absolutely BAD ASS 👍😎
@MORE1500
7 ай бұрын
Agree. The opening credit sequence to Miami Vice was close, but Hawaii 5-O is still the best.
@patrickmcgoldrick8234
7 ай бұрын
I totally agree.
@jamescarlson3151
7 ай бұрын
Nothing says 'badass' like "Zulu as Kono".
@siobhan2436
2 ай бұрын
Absolutely the best intro to any TV show ...ever....from one who got to enjoy it the first time around!
@lurx2024
12 күн бұрын
Oddly enough, the man who conceived of the opening sequence, Reza Badiyi, was also responsible for the opening sequence to the Mary Tyler Moore Show which was also one of my favorties.
@jaylovespti
9 күн бұрын
Uh Miami Vice nuff said
@jeffalbillar7625
4 күн бұрын
This one and good times and Barney Miller and the Jefferson's and Love, American style and Beretta and starsky and hutch, and Dallas all in the family. All great intros.
@philreed4904
2 жыл бұрын
When the gorgeous lady turns her head to look into camera sets my heart into overdrive along with great music
@BruceLeigh-eu3wm
3 жыл бұрын
What a great time to be alive back then. Everybody in the living room watching.
@thud9797
Ай бұрын
We never missed a show, when we heard that opening intro it was just pure magic and absolutely nothing like it on TV.
@gretchennelson7056
3 күн бұрын
You said it😎
@christophersantana5895
3 жыл бұрын
THIS THEME SONG IS STILL A CLASSIC AFTER 53 YEARS.
@roquefortfiles
2 жыл бұрын
I believe this song has lyrics. My Mum used to have an old album of Don Ho's. This theme song was on it and was called "You can come with me"... "If you're feelin lonely... you can come with me...Put your arms around me...Laaaaay beside the Seaaaaaaaaa!! We will think of something to do. Sung in Don Ho's loungey style.
@pedegars
2 жыл бұрын
@@roquefortfiles The song was composed by Morton Stevens, who scored a number of the episodes, and recorded by The Ventures, an instrumental band. The theme had no words and nothing to do with Don Ho as an original composition.
@roquefortfiles
2 жыл бұрын
@@pedegars Book me
@jagdpanther2224
2 жыл бұрын
Only Miami Vice can surpass them but M.V. was over violenced!
@ms.annthrope415
2 жыл бұрын
Better than a close runner uo, Mission Impossible with the match lighting the fuse. Lalo Schiffrin composed that one.
@DoctorIanBond
2 жыл бұрын
The turn around Jack Lord performs is no doubt the best ever!
@projektkobra2247
10 ай бұрын
Crazy zoom-in!!!
@MasalaMama
9 ай бұрын
He’s also handsome
@peterwilliamskelhorn6675
8 ай бұрын
@@MasalaMamajust like Alex O'Loughlin
@Aerojet01
4 ай бұрын
Very slick.
@thesaintst1851
27 күн бұрын
@@MasalaMamavery
@solracer66
2 жыл бұрын
If anyone is interested the airplane is a United Airlines DC-8. My father was a United DC-8 pilot and of his retirement celebration in 1968 he rented a condo at the Ilikai from another pilot for a month. My mother, brother and I flew over two weeks before he retired (my dad was the pilot on that flight) and we spent the entire month there with my dad dropping in now and then for the first two weeks as he took his final flights. Especially since this show went on the air just a couple of months after that I have always connected the two.
@SueHawkins6816
6 жыл бұрын
Jack Lord on a rooftop turning to stare into the camera, so frozen that you think it's a freeze frame and then you see his hair move in the breeze. EPIC!!!!
@roquefortfiles
2 жыл бұрын
The Jack Lord "turn" is EPIC!! So bad ass. There's nobody cooler.
@fernmann7
2 жыл бұрын
He looks bad ass
@roquefortfiles
2 жыл бұрын
@@fernmann7 I am a huge fan. The turn is epic. What an intro!! And just the slightest crack of a smile. Boss!!
@gopmario
2 жыл бұрын
Jack Lord was Elvis’ favorite actor, I mean, you can’t get any cooler than that!
@roquefortfiles
2 жыл бұрын
@@gopmario Jack went to Elvis Hawaii concert in 72 or whatever it was.
@NJTDover
3 жыл бұрын
The theme song brings tears to my eyes because it brings wonderful memories of my youth watching the show with Dad and Mom flanking me in the living room. They're gone now as well as the original cast this excellent series ... that's life folks.
@kitkatcats3360
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is life. But still sad. I wish I could do it all over again. I miss the innocence and optimism of youth.
@missmarvelle
3 жыл бұрын
My mum loved this show, we’re in Australia
@beamarla8218
3 жыл бұрын
You all are so lucky. As kids we were not allowed to watch it. "Too much violence". Lmfao. Compared to today.
@jrpinto01
3 жыл бұрын
Your story is the same as mine. Great memories - Mom, Dad and me watching the show.
@servantprince
3 жыл бұрын
@@kitkatcats3360 while watching a show that portrays murder, drugs etc ? hhahahaha
@vindas777
Жыл бұрын
The freeze frame on hula dancer's hips. Which is followed by another freeze frame as her hips go higher before it releases back into real time. Absolute genius editing!
@brucewayne3602
11 ай бұрын
hypnotic --- inducing an barely escapable trance !!!
@markhicks71
11 ай бұрын
The Hula Dancer in the intro with the freeze frame then other freeze frame. Her name is Kaneohe Oahu.
@marceycarsey5535
10 ай бұрын
The genius of Reza Badiyi. What can you say?
@joeweider1191
9 ай бұрын
The Marine Corps base that's on Oahu is her name? Wow what a coincidence!@@markhicks71
@spaztekwarrior
9 ай бұрын
@@markhicks71 No, it was Helen Kuoha-Torco You listed a place name. :)
@csallen
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best television show intros hands down
@wackyjoe2583
10 жыл бұрын
To those people that dislike this song..."Book 'em Dano!"
@kristinapate7604
5 жыл бұрын
Wacky Joe I don’t even know what that means.🤔
@kristinapate7604
5 жыл бұрын
Oh, okay thanks.👍
@RobertLocksley385
4 жыл бұрын
As we of a certain age say "fuck 'em, Danno". I remember my mum watching this in the seventies, and even though the programme was a bit poor (compared to some like Jim Rockford), the intro theme set us off, and we kids all wanted to be "Five-O". Now the "Five-O" is despised because black American criminals tell our children what to do and we can't stop it. At least we know that we can't be blamed for how they have conducted their lives in the last fifty-five years, but we surely will be.
@Funeeman
4 жыл бұрын
Dump them in jail and throw away the key.
@martinleavitt6094
4 жыл бұрын
Well said!👍
@glenng7085
2 жыл бұрын
Still one of the BEST intro's for a TV series ever! They can't make great shows like that any more
@CJ_7519
2 жыл бұрын
Correction: THE best!
@glenng7085
2 жыл бұрын
@@CJ_7519 Aloha
@CJ_7519
2 жыл бұрын
@@glenng7085, aloha, brother🤙!
@UncleMikeNJ
2 жыл бұрын
Of course they can. They're just too cheap to try.
@paulluongo2756
2 жыл бұрын
The remake of this show is truly horrible.... A total and complete insult to your intelligence.... Trust me....
@kiskaloo6843
2 жыл бұрын
That rapid zoom in to Jack Lord and the swift cut to him turning to face the camera. Genius.
@queenb9621
10 ай бұрын
I am 52 years old and the theme song still gives me goosebumps, the same as a child 😊. I love this era forever! 70's baby I was born in 1970.
@mkey570
8 ай бұрын
Born in 1970 myself and had the luck of growing up in Hawaii for a spell. My dad was military so we went where he did. Hawaii, Philippines, Guam, it was wild and I swam those beaches in the opening shots. Man I wish I would have moved back when I got older..
@alejandrinaramirez5033
5 ай бұрын
Me , in 1968... 👍
@adamg.617
4 ай бұрын
Born in 1969 ...we all remember our childhood through these programmes and realize what we are as people now....its not the same anymore
@Witham1836
4 ай бұрын
Born in 1964 and this really brings back memories.
@Anth230
4 ай бұрын
@@mkey570now it would probably cost a fortune just to rent a shack over there.....😮
@mr.hannes2057
3 жыл бұрын
The original opening of Hawaii 5-0 is like watching a 60-second music video... Very slick and every image appearing and moving along to the beat of the theme song... All done manually on real motion picture film by very creative editors... unlike today with computer imaging or manipulation... Old school know-how and magic right here!
@LeftyLoosey37
2 жыл бұрын
also, tv shows since then dont use more than a 10 seconds for the intro.
@gilliankingston8259
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes, real talent, trata why I love it.
@PHDiaz-vv7yo
Жыл бұрын
Which is why I’m gonna watch Sabotage by Beastie Boys now
@tperk
Жыл бұрын
Miami Vice came close to the standard in the mid-80s. Again, the local scenery played a starring role.
@robchamberlin4900
Жыл бұрын
That's what makes it so great! This was done 55 years ago with Motion Picture film and manually!
@ohger1
6 жыл бұрын
A lot of younger folks won't get the extraordinary craft and skill of this intro. Back then, there was no computer software to cut, paste, sequence etc. This had to be done by hand. Extraordinary. The intro is great but the effort to get it on film was greater.
@manualLaborer
5 жыл бұрын
Papa Kohn Del, u mean they play 4 real?? ("for" took too long to spell btw)
@familystone773
5 жыл бұрын
💯Agreed!! As a child, the impact this had coming into our home and becoming a part of us. I didn't even see this in color until later, few people on my block had a color tv. What a powerful part of my childhood. Wouldn't trade my generation for no other. You're right, you had to be there to appreciate how much it really meant in its original glory..
@glennkkallan
5 жыл бұрын
Well said :)
@DouglasVishalBrook
4 жыл бұрын
Very well edited intro and quite innovative - freeze frames, speed up slow down shots. Upside down shots. Cut well to the music still stands up today.
@Nerfunkal
4 жыл бұрын
@PMW1 that escalated quickly
@exorcist1998
Жыл бұрын
That long zoom in to Jack Lord and his turn around - never forget it.
@PaulShenar1936
Жыл бұрын
Shrek brought me here and Scarface cause of Paul 😂
@markhicks71
11 ай бұрын
It was on the 30th floor of The LLika Hotel as it zooms in fast as Jack Lord turns for the reverse angle shot.
@jamessmith6215
4 ай бұрын
That shot and the fisheye effect at the airport are the staples of this intro.
@rodrekrab6321
2 жыл бұрын
Best opening theme of all time,love it when camera races up to Jack Lord,still makes my hair stand up behind my head
@MeaHeaR
2 жыл бұрын
Itt ráisés your Hacklés you Mêan
@brucewayne3602
11 ай бұрын
absolutely --- Top of the I, anything you want - no comparisons ever ... Jack Lord escapes definition, Blessings !!!
@bpage4132
11 ай бұрын
I`m definitely agree with you.
@wilsonfisk6626
7 жыл бұрын
The Hawaii Five-O theme is so catchy. I could listen to it all day.
@Connietalbotfanme
6 жыл бұрын
Me too
@kazokitchen
5 жыл бұрын
I do !
@LucasONeill-mj3rz
5 жыл бұрын
It’s Radiobirdman’s song Aloha Steve and Danno
@richardcharney1559
5 жыл бұрын
If you find somebody that does not like this song Steve McGarrett's going to say Book Em Danno!
@floydjohnson7888
4 жыл бұрын
Hozawbout the take from the band at University of Hawai'i ?
@HOTTIUSMAXIMUS
8 жыл бұрын
THE most KICKASS Theme Song in Television History!
@HOTTIUSMAXIMUS
7 жыл бұрын
trha2222: Yes but I must admit that the theme from "Rawhide" comes close.
@mattr8251
4 жыл бұрын
Swat theme is right up there
@dfcardenas22
4 жыл бұрын
Miami Vice theme 1985
@lelandframe1029
3 жыл бұрын
I think the opening theme alone might have sold the show! TV viewers in 1968 hadn't seen or heard ANYTHING like this before!
@Turtlegamerixbra
3 жыл бұрын
Good the bad and the ugly no debate
@cindytaylor9336
2 жыл бұрын
The song, the big wave, the turn, the wry smile. The whole thing is brilliant. Jack Lord, oh so handsome.
@31xrg
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best TV themes ever!
@2riverageo
2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion,....The BEST
@ChrisS-tu4pj
3 жыл бұрын
As a kid at the time, this was the coolest intro to any TV show of that time
@kevins1852
7 ай бұрын
Well, the Jonny Quest intro was pretty cool, as were the Mission Impossible and The Avengers intros 🎉
@tomlord4469
5 ай бұрын
Book em Dano
@AnahuarqueQuintanilla
5 ай бұрын
It still is! The introduction is beyond legendary! It's GOLD!
@Deejayboy
3 жыл бұрын
When Jack Lord went to Hawaii to tape the show, he fell in love with the islands and moved there permanently, never moving back to the mainland. There is a mural of him at the Honolulu Intl Airport. The remake of this show wasn't bad, but really couldn't compare to the original.
@trumancapote9097
3 жыл бұрын
Same with the DALLAS series.
@lateshalewisreaddon2284
3 жыл бұрын
@David James I agree whole heartedly.
@myronhelton4441
2 жыл бұрын
@@trumancapote9097 Comparing Hawaii Five O with Dallas where the bs of the rich women wearing the most rediculous clothes is so so so unrealistically funny insult to Hawaii Five O!
@granto6738
2 жыл бұрын
Wow he was my hero 😢 love 💘that show 👏❤
@ricklosangeles5043
2 жыл бұрын
This series made Honolulu and the islands the tourist spot of the world, AND the airline to take them there, United Airlines. Hawaii will always be grateful to Jack Lord and the series for what they did for the Hawaiian economy.
@locutus1126
2 жыл бұрын
This song is part of my childhood. I remember I could not go to bed on Thursday nights until I saw this intro.
@roquefortfiles
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up with this show. Waiting for the cold opening's dramatic finish leading to the opening credits would always put the hair on your arms up. You WAITED for the opening credits. It gave me a chill then and still does. Absolute classic show.
@Omega13channel
3 жыл бұрын
The cinematography of this Hawaii Five-O footage was unmatched at this time.
@MKIVWWI
9 жыл бұрын
"Zulu as Kono" -- one of the all-time classic TV credits!
@indianahoosiersfan1970
8 жыл бұрын
+MKIVWWI Agreed.
@pip12111
7 жыл бұрын
MKIVWWI Kono dealing with Cop Blockers
@rocketcab
6 жыл бұрын
@ MKIVWWI.... "Zulu as Kono".... my brother and I would crack-up every time....
@TheHaloRed
5 жыл бұрын
Zulu was his stage name. His real name was Gilbert Kauhi. RIP.
@commanderstraker1082
5 жыл бұрын
Right up there with "Demosthenes" on Kojak
@deanroa4177
7 жыл бұрын
One of the most recognizable and effectively dramatic intros of all time. And remains timelessly iconic.
@jeffcharlton9660
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@roquefortfiles
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!! one of my favorite openings. Just hearing those drums roll in at the start and the hair STILL goes up on my arms.
@Biggdoom344
2 жыл бұрын
Actually it is. Mash is second
@yonatandesparzo8238
2 жыл бұрын
Hawaii Five-O's legacy continues to live on even after 50 years.
@sealand000
2 жыл бұрын
or Five-O years :)
@DigbyOdel-et3xx
10 ай бұрын
Arguably the best tv theme song ever. The introduction video is also well done, notably the woman at about 30 seconds turning to look at the camera is so captivating and beautiful. Hawaii Five-O is one of the best police dramas ever produced. Anytime I watch episodes I'm generally glued to the tv. even after all these years.
@dennish4304
8 ай бұрын
Elizabeth Malamalamaokalini Logue is her name. She is the same woman running down the beach.
@camerondall4257
3 жыл бұрын
Now THIS is the original theme music. Most of these other claims on youtube are wrong - this is it. This is the BEST intro ever in any show and probably the most iconic tv theme song. Lots of great memories.
@mkmcclure
Жыл бұрын
Mission Impossible's music is equally iconic.
@miklosernoehazy8678
Жыл бұрын
@@mkmcclure ... let's not forget the theme songs of "The Trilogy" before the rural purge of CBS... ...that would be: ..."The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (The Beverly Hillbillies)... ...the Green Acres theme song... ... Petticoat Junction... ...I believe that all three of these songs are just as Iconic...
@gordoncameron8222
8 ай бұрын
When thinking of the best TV theme song ever, I go back and forth between this, Peter Gunn, and The Jeffersons. But dang, I think it's probably this.
@bailinnumberguy
10 жыл бұрын
Still the greatest opening sequence to a TV series by miles. The beauty of Hawaii, the quick cut photography in tempo w/ the music, pretty spectacular.
@jimmyj1969
9 жыл бұрын
Exactely. Giving you an idea what was all about (police action in Hawaii), presenting the protagonists, and all this in a spectacular & haunting way, making you anticipating for the following episode. The definition of a good intro.
@bpotp
3 жыл бұрын
Monday night football intro was good too. Everything was better then. Even the wars.
@weege001
3 жыл бұрын
Miami Vice would like a word
@jeffcharlton9660
3 жыл бұрын
@@weege001 I'm willing to bet the opening to MV was inspired by this.
@timetothink01
3 жыл бұрын
Yes certainly one of the best but the 6 million dollar man intro beats it for me !
@mattwilliams5386
2 жыл бұрын
This takes me back to my childhood in the 70's
@1foolishcaribou195
Жыл бұрын
Now go watch the intro to Good Times and the Waltons
@chr970
2 жыл бұрын
Iconic opening.....and jack lords iconic hair. 👍
@Stansman63
4 жыл бұрын
I remember lying on the lounge room floor back in the 70's watching this show with my mum ..nice memories.
@frankluzzi681
3 жыл бұрын
I would lay on the carpet in front of the tv when my mom and dad would watch this show.
@tyragaylord8180
4 жыл бұрын
The BEST TV theme song ever. Ever.
@ms.annthrope415
2 жыл бұрын
That timpani pounding jumps starts my heart each time. Just love it. Then the brass just plows me over. Chin Ho looks so much like my dad. Miss you, dad.
@StoicLion
2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest themes and one of the greatest police dramas ever. Damn, the hula girl shaking it was from my childhood.
@rhythmista7707
9 жыл бұрын
One of my late Dad's favorite shows.. I hear this theme and automatically think of him..
@materialgirl8707
8 жыл бұрын
blica 1 Lovely memories. Same here
@ohwell94
8 жыл бұрын
I remember lying in bed at night and hearing this on the tv downstairs...that and the Johnny Carson show lol..
@dovp44
8 жыл бұрын
+Rhythmista One of my late mom's favorite shows too, and when I hear it I automatically think of her too.
@rokyericksonroks
8 жыл бұрын
Your dad was cool.
@peterrabbit1054
4 жыл бұрын
😭😭😭 mine too
@jakesnow2888
6 жыл бұрын
This intro is the best of all time, everything about this had every fiber in my body at attention, I remember as a kid I could not live without it, Jack lord's famous spin in the camera, I remember wishing I was jack lord, and I'm black, that brief belly dancer was my girl friend, I wanted those kids to be my friends, even the airplane I wanted to fly in,Hawaii five 0 was just epic
@rebeccacervantes3625
4 жыл бұрын
jake snow one of my favorite Jack Lord lines was in Season 1, “And they Painted Daisies on his coffin”, Steve McGarrett sees this punk looking at him, sunglasses on, swinging his chain. McGarrett sardonically says to him, “Unless you want to swallow that chain, you better sit down. You dig?” Epic response!! That hippie sat down. Boom! 😀😀
@rebeccacervantes3625
4 жыл бұрын
jake snow I dare say to add to that every woman alive wanted to be be his love interest?!
@ThePariskat
4 жыл бұрын
OMG! I think a lot of us had strong feels about this one. My 8 year old self was in love with Jack Lord (yes the turnaround). Another friend, we're in Australia mind, said his year old self thrilled to the Polynesian woman when she looks in the camera. Can a woman possibly look like that? he'd wonder.
@roquefortfiles
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. We used to pretend we were Jack Lord spinning around with that wry smile back when we were in grade 3. 1972. No joke.
@2themoon863
3 жыл бұрын
I remember the hula dancer you referred to in the opening...eventually became a professor at one of the Hawaiian universities and had just retired when I was looking, just a few short years back.
@richardstarky1435
2 жыл бұрын
All TV intros in the 60s and 70s were awesome. You can tell that a huge effort was put into its production. The intro alone is very fascinating to watch and you have to see the episode from the start or else it wouldn't be the same. Hawaii Five-O is one of those catchy themes that stood the test of time
@trhansen3244
2 жыл бұрын
True. I wonder why that art is almost completely lost now.
@malcolmabram2957
10 ай бұрын
The intros were very important, and I have have played games with my kids where we hum an intro and guess what the programme is. Even my kids know of these shows. As for modern shows?
@theguyfromsaturn
8 ай бұрын
Yup. Music has been comoditized. Not just movie music. As a teen in the 80s, already I could tell that the music from my time was lame. I had to go back to my parents' youth to find worthwhile music. It hasn't improved since then sadly. All songs sound the same on the radio these days. No wonder movie themes have gone the way of the dodo. So has the jingle. I wonder why companies spend any money on forgettable ads.
@exs1803
2 жыл бұрын
Unforgettable intro to a TV series, unforgettable music by the Ventures.
@takfam07
4 жыл бұрын
That turnaround at :017 makes it clear: "I'm The Man."
@mickpowell8503
3 жыл бұрын
And the girl at :29 was a stunner
@thespectreofboredom7551
3 жыл бұрын
That he was.
@jeffcharlton9660
3 жыл бұрын
Coolest character intro in TV history. Bar none.
@MatthewPettyST1300
3 жыл бұрын
@@mickpowell8503 That young lady and the running Nurses in the MASH intro were my always must see. I had and still have a crush on the front running Brunette nurse.
@MatthewPettyST1300
3 жыл бұрын
@@mickpowell8503 her name is a mouth full ...Elizabeth Louise Malamalamaokalani White Logue ! say that fast 5 times !
@johncouch9062
4 жыл бұрын
This and the Rockford Files are my favorites. But so many good theme songs in the 60’s and 70’s
@nono-vu8nw
3 жыл бұрын
1968-80...Incredible run for a show in this genre. Especially in that era.
@mizmiki65
2 жыл бұрын
As kids we used to beg to be allowed to stay up just late enough to watch this intro, we thought it was so cool.
@billmilano6246
Жыл бұрын
I love that story. 👍
@johnsmigielski1618
Жыл бұрын
Us too!!!
@SetInStoneNow
3 жыл бұрын
Never missed an episode, sitting on the couch with Dad, growing up in the 70's. Good, old days!!
@darrinbaker00
4 жыл бұрын
Jack Lord’s hair was so awesome, it had its own groupies.
@roquefortfiles
2 жыл бұрын
Ever notice how the wave that opens the show is the same as Jacks hair
@85passthru
2 жыл бұрын
i loved the episode when his hair stopped a bullet and apprehended perp by itself cuz Jack was being held captive.
@cattlewranglerwalsh116
2 жыл бұрын
They say it was a wig or partial wig.
@roquefortfiles
2 жыл бұрын
@@cattlewranglerwalsh116 No.. it was his hair. No wig moves like that. Jack had good hair
@cattlewranglerwalsh116
2 жыл бұрын
@@roquefortfiles If what you say is true he had really great hair for his age, he was 48 when Hawaii five 0 started.
@markmayhew5114
Жыл бұрын
Three moments of superb acting in this intro: 1. Jack Lord's iconic turn to the camera. His body begins the turn, then his head snaps sharply to the right to complete it. 2. Zulu boarding the ship with the shotgun at port arms. "None of you guys are going to stop me." 3. Kam Fong's intense stare into the camera. "I am the smartest guy in this room and there's no way you get away with this." Honourable mention: the freeze-frame on James MacArthur to show his blue eyes.
@lynnjiles7924
2 жыл бұрын
Still my favorite. The old Hawaii Five 0 was the best opening music ever put on TV. Thank you Mort Stevenson you did the best
@bobjohnson1587
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if Mort Stevenson did the best but Morton Stevens sure did! 😉
@Fa_Q2483
6 ай бұрын
Well, For me, It's still Mission Impossible and Streets of San Fran far as the music score itself is concerned. Hawaii 5.0 is cool tho!
@jayvonvisger5609
3 жыл бұрын
The “Hawaii 50” intro, as well as the ending scenes capture an energy and feeling that makes it art. Unbelievably well done.
@hudsony777
3 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable editing!
@gobbletegook
Жыл бұрын
And to think that this was all before computers and editing software (like the Avid editing system) existed.
@KneelB4Bacon
9 жыл бұрын
Featuring Jack Lord and his indestructible hair!
@OlagGan
8 жыл бұрын
Catzilla "Jack Lord's Suits by Versace. Jack Lord's Hair by Kevlar"
@indianahoosiersfan1970
8 жыл бұрын
+Catzilla He looked top notch kicking Wo Fat's @ss.
@shlibbermacshlibber4106
5 жыл бұрын
Hair like a surfing wave
@RonaldCharlesEpstein
4 жыл бұрын
Comedians had fun with that one in the 1970s.
@paulfoust1157
4 жыл бұрын
The First Felix Liether in DR NO. The proposed Captain James Kirk. I still liked Jack Lord. He could kick ass with no problem. Especially against his arch enemy
@martinconnor9840
2 жыл бұрын
Has to be the best TV theme tune ever. I can't listen to this without the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. Perfection
@ufcman8015
Жыл бұрын
The best opening music for a show of all time!!
@CroPETROforeverNBA
10 жыл бұрын
BEST INTRO OF ALL TIME XD
@rosswood6181
6 жыл бұрын
CroPETROforeverNBA at 7/8 years old would watch intro to see the belly dance, and that 2nd girl , all i knew at that age was, man i want that on my face
@Mikozbc
6 жыл бұрын
What's the name of it?
@angelinasuazo5705
6 жыл бұрын
CroPETROforeverNBA I know!!!! This was the EXACT intro to the show that I saw all the time when I watched it when I was five years old, back in 1971!!! ☺
@betaneptune
5 жыл бұрын
Definitely hard to beat!!! Correct sync makes it even better, though.
@bokiss8425
5 жыл бұрын
Ross Wood lol! I used to do the exact same thing at exactly that age!! It's really hilarious cuz I thought to comment that and two seconds later I read your comment. I guess it was a generational thing. Haha greetings!
@hudsony777
3 жыл бұрын
This opening made me want to become a film editor, amongst other examples of great image cutting. I really loved (love) the intercutting of the dancing hips and the waves, very witty. I became a video editor and then an audio producer, so this was part of my inspiration.
@anthonythompson9741
2 жыл бұрын
The editing of this was unique for the time and even of the individual eps was quite fast-paced compared to the norm of those years.
@paulkurilecz4209
9 ай бұрын
Never gets old. the editing was way before its time.
@yonatandesparzo8238
2 жыл бұрын
This used to be my favorite TV show when I was little growing up.
@TuanDinhVu
7 жыл бұрын
The head turns are epic!
@ScorpioBornIn69
4 жыл бұрын
0:29 Especially the Hawaiian Gal.
@johnhunter5900
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone know who she is ?
@names1842
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnhunter5900 shes Ms Hawaii herself!
@henrycoolen4628
4 жыл бұрын
One of the best intro's ever, gives me heavy goosebumps, Book 'em Danno!
@cynthiavanarsdale9712
Жыл бұрын
I miss that time in my life. The song brings back memories of being young.
@jarrodbarkley9061
2 жыл бұрын
Best TV theme ever. And it takes me back to my childhood, love it!
@cellytron
3 жыл бұрын
This intro is so far ahead of its time that 50 years later we still aren’t cool enough to deserve this flawless masterpiece edit: some people chose to see this comment as dunking on 1968. It’s dunking on 2023, too, guys. It’s dunking on years that haven’t even come yet. I’m saying it’s a good opening sequence. I’m not saying “good for 1968 because everything in 1968 sucked lol”. I’m saying it’s good for 2068.
@greatfullded
2 жыл бұрын
No TV show intro will touch this, all the intro for the show now is LAME
@theprinceoftides6836
2 жыл бұрын
@@greatfullded Truth.
@nstix2009xitsn
2 жыл бұрын
@cel Fake compliment alert! No intro or music is "ahead of its time." It's good or great, or it ain't.
@theodoreritola7641
Жыл бұрын
THEM 70s
@billmilano6246
Жыл бұрын
Reza Badiyi was the guy who put this together. He directed episodes of a LOT of dramatic TV series in that era, and the episodes he directed always have a special richness compared to the other episodes of the series. He also came up with Mary Tyler Moore's hat toss in her opening credits.
@innocentbystander3798
7 жыл бұрын
Cinematography and score decades ahead of their time - in a good way. It bears repeating: Greatest TV intro ever.
@magnetmac1
7 жыл бұрын
...way ahead of their time. Truth be told, I'm yet to see a TV series intro theme song and footage that tops it.
@vnomous92
4 ай бұрын
Easily the best theme and intro to a TV show (any show) ever! No equal! Still love it to this day, over 50 years later!
@Marybrunette
20 күн бұрын
Hello friend, how are you doing today
@ian_b
Жыл бұрын
Most exciting intro ever, this is a huge memory of my childhood. Growing up in a town in middle England, this was so exotic and looking at it now it represents its era perfectly with all the "jet age" imagery. We live in very negative times these days, but this is very proud of its time, if you see what I mean.
@CrozetBob
3 жыл бұрын
Been my ringtone for years.
@familystone773
5 жыл бұрын
So powerful, every part of this intro has been recorded into my brain since maybe '71..
@traceyhughes2256
6 ай бұрын
Classic. Greatest intro ever. Jack Lord was amazing and left all of his wealth to the state of Hawaii benefiting many charities today.
@1foolishcaribou195
Жыл бұрын
The music on it's own is incredible, but editing the video to fit the music is art. Actual Genius. It's the single most exciting and griping intro in tv history
@gerardohanlon6025
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Camera work and imagination fantastic.
@RCDesertRat
10 ай бұрын
I think this and Mission Impossible TV series had the two best intros ever
@mja91352
9 ай бұрын
You have no idea whatsoever what "genius" is.
@1foolishcaribou195
9 ай бұрын
@@mja91352 I DO have an idea... and it's not you.
@timw.6910
9 ай бұрын
The editing is perfect
@Merseysiderful
5 жыл бұрын
The 1960s were without doubt the best musical decade. The tune and film editing of this intro is superb.
@frankeinstein1
3 жыл бұрын
Growing up as a kid in the 70’s and 80’s was simply epic and understated!!” and I wouldn’t trade it for the world...” “Book ‘em DanO!!”
@jamescarlson3151
7 ай бұрын
Because I'm old, I remember and love this theme and the show. This (and the Mission Impossible theme) are stuck forever in my head. I'm ok with it.
@Marybrunette
20 күн бұрын
Hello James, how are you doing today
@waverlyphillips2849
11 ай бұрын
That Jack Lord turnaround is boss AF. I can't imagine the time and energy that went into editing this especially considering this was an age before video editing on computers.
@stephensaxby2820
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best opening intros in the history of television..and Morton Stevens theme is still awesome.
@neilzep
10 жыл бұрын
Sweet Lord...this tune gave me thrills 30+ years ago,still does. Hands down the best Theme tune.
@helisoma
3 жыл бұрын
The first TV show I ever watched....what a way to start life's journey with this theme song...
@boniesel2934
2 жыл бұрын
a moment of silence for those who just found this masterpiece
@sexymama1966
8 жыл бұрын
Jack Lord is the MAN!
@shlibbermacshlibber4106
5 жыл бұрын
Jack "yes I look like JFK" Lord
@ilovebeinagirl
5 жыл бұрын
@@shlibbermacshlibber4106 Jack "Look how big and awesomely coiffed my hair is" Lord
@shlibbermacshlibber4106
5 жыл бұрын
Jack "my hair looks like the wave in the opening titles" Lord
@jamespollman6616
7 жыл бұрын
The was a "tenseness" about the theme title - with the action, fly-overs, fast cuts... that carried into the actual show. Brilliant.
@quicktastic
Жыл бұрын
The filming of Jack Lord's spin can not be underestimated. lol. If you slow it down to .25, you will see that Jack spins his shoulders first then turns his head quickly around to catch up with his shoulders while keeping his eyes closed and then opens his eyes when his head completes the turn. It gives it this surreal whip effect and then a pop when his eyes open. It all happens fast and all you know is that it looks cool as hell. That's because it is cool as hell. lol
@bobjohnson205
8 ай бұрын
He sure was! You wouldn't want to be booked for murder 1 by him! lol@@insignificantspeckofdust1214
@ZWMonkey
8 ай бұрын
Not to mention how his grin goes up a notch, ever so slightly. Awesome.
@bobjohnson205
8 ай бұрын
Considering how Leonard Freeman hated the guy and didn't want him for the part I think Jack worked out okay! lol@@ZWMonkey
@collegeman1988
8 ай бұрын
At 0.25 speed, the theme music sounds pretty drunk, lol. But seriously, the opening theme for Hawaii Five-O was the most badass intro theme ever made.
@ZWMonkey
8 ай бұрын
@@bobjohnson205 Wait, what?
@jamescontreras8066
Жыл бұрын
I used to watch this show with my grandfather, it was one of his favorite shows. RIP Gramps, I'm sure you're still watch Five-O in heaven. Love you and miss you.
@wreccen
7 жыл бұрын
Kono's entrance is by far the best one.
@norbiesison9257
4 жыл бұрын
That was a scene from one of the episodes. They were boarding the ship of the enemy and Kono walked up the gang plank with shotgun in hand and he just brushed the opposition out of his way.
@DaddySinister
2 жыл бұрын
That scene was from the 2 part pilot episode
@guyfromkcmo
3 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine what it was like to be someone just watching television in 1968 like, I'll check out that Hawaii detective show premiering tonight, to suddenly be hit with this incredible opener. They all struck gold with this.
@tomloft2000
3 жыл бұрын
there were shows like Hawaii 5-0 before,most notably Hawaiian Eye several years prior.
@bmariak6218
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best theme songs ever! My high school band played it back when the original series was on tv. I am lucky enough to be a drummer . Very fun drum intro on this tune!
@jongeers1954
Жыл бұрын
I was in band in Junior High. We weren't lucky enough to play this song - we got the theme from Hogan's Heroes instead, and our drummer was happy too. I guess our band director knew his audience - that one and "Here Comes The King" a/k/a the Budweiser song always got the most applause.
@321snoot
11 ай бұрын
The drummer on this theme song is the great Billy Cobham, who played with the Mahavishnu Orchestra back in the day.
@tinyd6137
2 жыл бұрын
This is the intro version i was looking for. I love it when Jack Lord ever so stylishly turns his head to the camera on the balcony and the pretty hawaiian girl running on the beach. I am 63 now and was addicted to the show in my pre teens. Some years ago they had reruns and i lapped up every one of them. There is no replacement for Jack Lord and Danny and the rest. I could not watch the new version. No one there was a good looker, alas. I never get tired of the theme music, which is more than i can say for the nonsense of the 2000 decade
@1foolishcaribou195
Жыл бұрын
I agree about this version. It's always the version I think of.
@kevysrandomstuff5835
9 ай бұрын
i think this is the 2nd version but yeah its the best one, old but well edited, and to the hottie on the beach , outstanding
@markowen6150
4 жыл бұрын
One of the best tv theme songs ever written
@shmujew4791
3 жыл бұрын
when I remember this theme song , I remember watching this from the hallway leading to my parents bedroom on dark winter nights in canada and it made me feel so good
@astella3
Жыл бұрын
I am 56 this year. Fantastic TV show opening
@melvintorrez4500
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this Show. Great Actors!! So Sad they have All Passed on.
@xtbum3339
3 жыл бұрын
Not much of todays' television can measure up to the shows of the past.
@cocoaorange1
3 жыл бұрын
I recall watching this show in the 70's as a kid.
@David.L291
2 жыл бұрын
@@cocoaorange1 hope you enjoyed it as it's not something I've really managed to enjoy so much apart from the great tune, maybe I'm missing the point
@stevealexR1
5 жыл бұрын
Must be one of the best TV theme tunes ever. I also love the extensive use of “sunburst”, “fast cutaways” and “fisheye” shots so typical of late Sixties and early Seventies films and TV...
@richardwilliams473
2 жыл бұрын
I love the sound of the timpani drums in this recording!!!
@markcrew3696
Жыл бұрын
Okay I'm almost 60 I grew up during this time. I don't ever recall watching the show but I put in the first episode when I joined Paramount and oh my goodness what a great intro theme song and videography absolutely incredible I keep replaying this song and video over and over again lol.
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