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A podcast covering the 1968 Hawaii Five-O series.

Book 'em, Danno: An Old Hawaii Five-O Podcast


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    Book 'em Danno episode 73

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 63:40


    Both a hitman and Five-O are looking for the same guy in "Secret Witness" and a young man with daddy issues is cooking up drugs with a vengeance in "Death with Father". Trigger warning for suicide for "Death with Father".

    Book 'em Danno episode 72

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 62:39


    The back half of Season 6 continues as Five-O surfs for a hitman in "The Banzai Pipeline", and then hopes to con a con artist in "One Born Every Minute". Mild trigger warning for suicide for "One Born Every Minute".

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    Book 'em Danno episode 71

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 57:51


    Five-O is in search of five cents in "The 100,000 Nickel" and then try to track down clever bank robbers hiding in plain sight in "The Flip Side is Death". Come for Victor Buono, stay for the 8-track tapes.

    Book 'em Danno episode 70

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 59:52


    We're officially at the half-way point of Season 6 with a group doing a little nuclear blackmail in "Anybody Can Build a Bomb" and an unconventional lottery in "Try to Die on Time". Minor trigger warnings for mentions of suicide.

    Book 'em Danno episode 68

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 62:25


    The greed monster is back in the form of a questionable inheritance company in "Why Wait 'Til Uncle Kevin Dies?" and and some illegal opals in "Flash of Color, Flash of Death".

    Book 'em Danno episode 69

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 55:18


    Political agendas and personal vendettas collide in "A Bullet for El Diablo" and counterfeit bonds and murder are the means to a million dollars in "The Finishing Touch". It's all very nice.

    Book 'em Danno episode 67

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 73:46


    Five-O deals with a killer in their midst in "Murder Is a Taxing Affair" and then tries to keep a group of pimps from going to war with a loan shark in "Tricks Are Not Treats". Come for the soul crushing government jobs, stay for the '70s mack fashion.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 66

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 69:02


    Season 6 starts to find its groove with murderous hillbillies in "One Big Happy Family" and arson with an agenda in "The Sunday Torch". Heads up for some racism in the former and mental illness discussion in the latter.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 65

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 132:47


    Season 6 has barely started and we're already to my favorite episode. Dan Budnik from Eventually Supertrain joins me to talk about "Draw Me a Killer" and "Charter for Death". Minor trigger warning for animal death for "Charter for Death". We do discuss it. And of course, you can find spoilers for the episodes at 47:08 to 58:47 and 1:48:30 and 2:03:55.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 64

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 58:53


    Season 6 kicks off with a unique kind of bang. It's a compare and contrast episode between the 1968 Season 6 opener "Hookman" and the 2010 reboot's version. Spoiler Warning from about 30:01 to about 34:18 and 50:15 to about 54:19.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 63

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 73:19


    Season 5 comes to a close with Five-O baffled by a stolen diamond necklace in "The Diamond That Nobody Stole" and then trying to determine which juror has been compromised in "Jury of One". And of course, my season wrap-up that nobody asked for.

    Book 'em Danno episode 62

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 69:53


    Season 5 is almost over but Five-O's work is never done. First they have to solve a tricky murder in "Percentage" and then Chin Ho is beside himself when his daughter gets involved with the son of a criminal family in "Engaged To Be Buried".

    Book 'em, Danno episode 61

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 58:17


    Season 5 is winding down, but the cases are still going full-tilt. In "Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?", Five-O finds themselves in the middle of a spy mess, and in "Little Girl Blue", a kidnapping turns into a stand-off.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 60

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 61:49


    Season 5 begins to wind down with a couple of big plot episodes. Five-O has to untangle an impossible murder in "Here Today...Gone Tonight" and unknot a stock exchange heist in "The Odd Lot Caper". Come for the Monte Markham doubles, stay for the Richard Basehart villain laugh.

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    Book 'em Danno episode 59

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 63:48


    Season 5 rolls on with Five-O first charged with providing a couple of witnesses with a wedding and a honeymoon while protecting them from a mob boss in "Thanks for the Honeymoon". Then they must track down a malicious stalker in "The Listener". Slight trigger warning for animal death in "Thanks for the Honeymoon" and full blown trigger warning for suicide in "The Listener."

    Book 'em, Danno episode 58

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 134:59


    It's time for my favorite episode of the season, which means the illustrious Dan Budnik of Eventually Supertrain fame is back to talk criminal couples with the episodes "I'm a Family Crook -Don't Shoot!" and "The Child Stealers". Spoiler Warning! Dan and I talk episode endings from about 51:39 to 1:08:18 and 1:48:22 to 1:58:48.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 57

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 48:02


    We are officially at the half-way mark of Season 5 with "The Clock Struck Twelve". Five-O is up against some bombers looking to take out the courthouse. And for fun, I'm also talking about the Season 5 Halloween episode of the 2010 reboot, "Ho'oma'ike". There's a mild trigger warning for "The Clock Struck Twelve" episode and discussion for brief mentions of sexual assault.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 56

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 84:20


    Season 5 gifts us a three-parter. Five-O finds them up against a formidable crime family in "V for Vashon: The Son", "V for Vashon: The Father", and "V for Vashon: The Patriarch". Heads up if you're watching the episodes...The ending of "V for Vashon: The Patriarch" could be upsetting for some viewers.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 55

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 69:08


    The Season 5 fun continues with an STD-related murder in "Chain of Events" and then Danny struggles with amnesia in "Journey Out of Limbo". Trigger warning for animal death in "Journey Out of Limbo" both in the episode and in the discussion.

    Book 'em Danno episode 54

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 57:45


    Season 5 continues with a couple of big plots. First Wo Fat needs to smuggle a stolen device out of the country in "The Jinn That Clears the Way" and then Clu Gulager has one hell of a heist going in "Fools Die Twice".

    Bookem Danno episode 53

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 59:28


    We get a necessary dose of William Shatner in "You Don't Have to Kill To Get Rich- But It Helps" and then Danny finds himself going through it after a friend is killed in the line of duty in "Pig in a Blanket". I hope your blackmail insurance is up-to-date.

    Book em Danno episode 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 58:45


    Welcome to Season 5! Things kick off with a big time criminal enterprise in "Death Is a Company Policy" and then Five-O untangles a web of lies in "Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain". We've got Ben, Duke, and Ricardo Montalban.

    Goodnight Baby- Time to Die! Minisode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 10:18


    Some 'Goodnight Baby- Time to Die!" chat that had to be edited out of Episode 49 of Book 'em, Danno. Warning! This is nothing but spoilers.

    Book em Danno episode 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 43:42


    Season 4 comes to a close with "R&R&R". A killer is targeting the wives of servicemen who are meeting them in Hawai'i for R&R. I also do an inadequate season wrap-up as per tradition.

    Book 'em Danno episode 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 65:10


    As the end of Season 4 looms, an interesting trio come together to assassinate a mob boss in "Didn't We Meet at a Murder?", and then Five-O goes gloriously undercover to bust a heroin ring in "Follow the White Brick Road". We're come to a close with some amazing aloha shirts.

    Book 'em, Danno episode 49

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 93:45


    Season 4 is almost over, but couldn't end before I talked with Dan about my favorite episode. Between "Cloth of Gold" and "Goodnight, Baby- Time to Die!" we've got a whole lotta comeuppance happening. Minor trigger warnings for watching "Cloth of Gold" as it has mentions of sexual assault. Also Spoiler Warnings for "Goodnight, Baby-Time to Die!" from about 1:02:18 to about 1:19:49. So, heads up!

    Book em Danno episode 48

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 54:26


    Season 4 is winding down as Five-O attempts to put away a man who attacked a woman in "Skinhead" and figure out a bizarre shooting in "While You're at It, Bring in the Moon". Major Trigger Warning! for "Skinhead" as it is a sexual assault case.

    Book 'em Danno episode 47

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 49:09


    It's finally time for Season 4's two-parter and it's a doozy! "The Ninety Second War" starts off with a car wreck and ends with a missile launch, with an extensive frame job, a doppelganger, and a trip to Switzerland along the way.

    Book 'em Danno episode 46

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 50:23


    Steve finds himself being used to help eliminate a witness in "Bait Once, Bait Twice". And the reboot crew tackles an assassination plot during Thanksgiving in "Hau'oli La Ho'omaika'i". Come for the short shorts, stay for the turkey shenanigans.

    Book 'em Danno episode 45

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 96:32


    Five-O once again tackles environmental concerns in "Is This Any Way to Run a Paradise?". Mild trigger warning: we've got a bigoted character with strong anti-Asian feelings in the ep. And the return of Lewis Avery Filer in "Odd Man In" means the return of Daniel R. Budnik to the show. As always, we'll be talking spoilers from about 1:07:40 to about 1:24:17.

    Book em Danno episode 44

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 51:36


    We're getting mobbed in this episode! In "A Matter of Mutual Concern" there's a mob war a' brewin'. And in "Nine, Ten, You're Dead", a man uses mob resources to avenge his injured fighter. Minor trigger warning for the use of some Asian racial slurs in "A Matter of Mutual Concern" and cockfighting in "Nine, Ten, You're Dead".

    Book em Danno episode 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 53:06


    Steve shows his disdain for a neat case in "Burning Ice" and then Five-O finds themselves on the receiving end of a psychological game in "Rest in Peace, Somebody". You'll definitely want to watch these episodes before you listen.

    Book em Danno episode 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 55:38


    We've got a clever theft ring in "Air Cargo -Dial for Murder" and a wild robbery plot in "For a Million...Why Not?" There is an excessive number of corpses being shipped in this episode.

    Book em Danno ep 41

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 58:17


    A charming panhandler and his girlfriend steal money from an embezzler in "Two Doves and Mr. Heron"; and a sniper opens fire on a busy road and a stand off with HPD and Five-O ensues in "...And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots". Minor trigger warnings for mild homophobia, a sniper situation with mass shooting vibes, and mental illness.

    Book em Danno episode 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 53:46


    A killer targets women to fulfill a specific fantasy in "Wednesday, Ladies Free"; and in "3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu", a faculty group is a cover for a half-a-million scheme. Monte Markham, Soon-Tek Oh, Buddy Ebsen, and David Canary. All-star shenanigans.

    Book em Danno episode 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 58:57


    Welcome to Season 4 of Book 'em, Danno! Season 4 of Hawaii Five-O kicks off with a couple of skeletons and a beguiling portrait in "Highest Castle, Deepest Grave"; and in "No Bottles...No Cans...No People", Five-O attempts to stop an up and coming mob player with an unconventional way to get rid of bodies.

    Book em Danno Special- Bored, She Hung Herself

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 27:44


    In this very special episode of Book 'em, Danno, I discuss the "lost" episode of Hawaii Five-O, "Bored, She Hung Herself" from the second season. Very mild trigger warning: there's mention of sexual assault, but it's not explicitly discussed. Also Spoiler Alert! Spoilers are discussed from around 18:50 to 22:41.

    Book em Danno episode 38

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 53:11


    Season 3 ends with a two-parter. In "Grandstand Play" baseball star Lon Phillips's son Gary is in big trouble and only Five-O can save him. I also wrap up the season with my final thoughts and arbitrary tallies.

    Book em Danno episode 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 45:01


    A man seeking revenge meets his match in an old lady when he takes hostages in the Five-O offices in "The Bomber and Mrs. Maroney". And the games continue in the Season 3 2010 Hawaii Five-0 episode "Pa'ani".

    Book em Danno episode 36

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 61:53


    In "The Gunrunner" we get a suspicious kidnapping and the 1971 version of a burner phone. In "Dear Enemy" Vera Miles insists that Steve re-open the case that sent her husband to jail for murdering his mistress. Season 3 still has a few swerves.

    Book em Danno episode 35

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 51:05


    Season 3 begins to wind down with this two-parter. In "FOB Honolulu", Five-O is looking to recover counterfeit currency plates that people everywhere are dying to acquire and of course, Wo Fat is in the mix.

    Book em Danno episode 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 82:11


    It's a triple feature! An old cowboy struggles to hold onto his ranch with tragic consequences in "Paniolo"; Five-O tries to thwart an elaborate heist in "Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart"; and the death of a soldier puts his drafted brother in a tight spot in "To Kill or Be Killed".

    Book em Danno episode 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 63:18


    Albert Salmi is out here double-crossing people in "The Payoff" and Monte Markham is behind bars in "The Double Wall". Come for Joyce Van Patten, stay for Joan Van Ark.

    Book em Danno episode 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 125:23


    Dan Budnik is back and that can only mean one thing...we're talking about my favorite episode of the season. Hume Cronyn is the master of disguises in "Over 50? Steal" and Danno suffers a loss in "Beautiful Screamer". Join us, won't you? Take note this episode does contain spoilers for "Over 50? Steal" from about 47:16 to 51:52 and for "Beautiful Screamer" from about 1:36:45 to 1:52:45, so listening wisely.

    Book em Danno episode 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 66:13


    Two lovers go on the run after killing a man, but this romance has a serious twist in "The Late John Louisiana" and "The Last Eden" is a novel take on eco-terrorism.

    Book em Danno episode 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 62:19


    As per show tradition, Steve is blown up, but survives to fix up a boat and help Danno investigate the case in "Force of Waves". Then a reunion of World War II vets ends in murder in "The Reunion". Minor trigger warning as both episodes deal with mental illness and PTSD.

    Book em Danno episode 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 62:48


    It's a tale of two ransoms this time around as a priceless violin is inadvertently stolen in "The Guanerius Caper" and then our beloved Kono gets taken in "The Ransom".

    Book em Danno episode 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 58:10


    This episode has more soap opera vibes than you'd expect thanks to a shirtless Eric Braeden in "The Second Shot" and Steve's old flame suspected of murdering her husband in "Time and Memories".

    Book em Danno episode 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 62:37


    Welcome to Season Three! Wo Fat is back in "...And a Time to Die"; and in "Trouble in Mind", Nancy Wilson is singing more blues than jazz. Come for the State Dept. hassles, stay for songs.

    Book em Danno episode 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 31:36


    It's a short episode as I don't have a lot to say about the Season 2 finale, episode 25 "Kiss the Queen Goodbye". I also do a quick little season 2 wrap-up.

    Book em Danno episode 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 54:14


    It's time for a two-parter! In part one of "Three Dead Cows at Makapu'u", Five-O is looking for a brilliant scientist who seems to have recreated his deadly bacteria and in part two, they're looking for the test tube containing this death formula. Mild trigger warning for, well, a dead cow at the very beginning of part one and a brief discussion about it at the beginning of my commentary.

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