Cocoon

Episode aired Sep 20, 1968
Not Rated
1h 37m

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7.9/10

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Crime Drama Mystery

Red Chinese agent Wo Fat uses a sensory deprivation chamber to procure information from U.S. agents. McGarrett, head of Hawaii's state police force, poses as "control," possessor of the name... Read allRed Chinese agent Wo Fat uses a sensory deprivation chamber to procure information from U.S. agents. McGarrett, head of Hawaii's state police force, poses as "control," possessor of the names of other agents. He allows himself to be captured and placed in the chamber; will he be ... Read allRed Chinese agent Wo Fat uses a sensory deprivation chamber to procure information from U.S. agents. McGarrett, head of Hawaii's state police force, poses as "control," possessor of the names of other agents. He allows himself to be captured and placed in the chamber; will he be able to withstand the torture?

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

545

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The sound fx for the read-out printer in Wo Fat's sensory deprivation chamber are the same as the communicators in Star Trek TOS, and the sound made when tilting the table is the same as Enterprise (et al) sliding doors.

Goofs
When McGarrett is being followed by the same sedan, he calls for a HPD ambush on the police radio, but he never takes his thumb off the talk button, even when dispatch is replying. Since radios are one way devices, it is necessary to release the talk button in order to hear the other party.

Quotes
Det. Steve McGarrett: [McGarrett storms into Brents office] Don't you ever put a tail on me again!
Brent: What are you talking about?
Det. Steve McGarrett: Look Brent... Get this and get it straight!... Don't you ever put a tail on me again!

Connections
Featured in Pioneers of Television: Crime Dramas (2011)

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10/10

The Cocoon Should Scare the Heck out of You!

The pilot for the series began with a two hour episode. The first sight of the original Hawaii Five-O series starts off watching a man in a pool completely controlled. The cocoon is perhaps the most diabolical form of torture. The person has no sight or hearing. He breathes only through tubes. He is suspended in a red suit with the most horrific mask. Leonard Freeman began this series with a smart troubling plot. I'm sure that was a mannequin in the pool. Before the opening credits, they unmask the man who is in obvious pain. The audience doesn't get to hear him scream but viewers can only imagine his sheer horror. The cocoon is what Jack Lord's character, Steve McGarrett,called it. Jack Lord was a very handsome man. Lord and his widow left their estate to Hawaii.