Classic H50 - top 50 episodes from IMDb

[Mr. Mike]

1. Over Fifty? Steal (1970) - 8.9
2. 'V' for Vashon: The Father (1972) - 8.7
3. 'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch (1972) - 8.6
4. Hookman (1973) - 8.6
5. 'V' for Vashon: The Son (1972) - 8.5
6. One Big Happy Family (1973) - 8.4
7. Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever (1975) - 8.3
8. Draw Me a Killer (1973) - 8.3
9. Rest in Peace, Somebody (1971) - 8.2
10. One Born Every Minute (1974) - 8.2
11. The Reunion (1970) - 8.1
12. The Listener (1973) - 8.1
13. The Jinn Who Clears the Way (1972) - 8.1
14. Skinhead (1972) - 8.1
15. Odd Man In (1971) - 8.1
16. Nine Dragons (1976) - 8.1
17. 3,000 Crooked Miles to Honolulu (1971) - 8.1
18. Trouble in Mind (1970) - 8
19. The Ninety-Second War: Part I (1972) - 8
20. The Last of the Great Paperhangers (1976) - 8
21. Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart (1971) - 8
22. Murder: Eyes Only (1975) - 8
23. I'm a Family Crook - [B]Don't Shoot! (1972) - 8
24. Good Night, Baby - [B]Time to Die! (1972) - 8
25. F.O.B. Honolulu: Part II (1971) - 8
26. F.O.B. Honolulu: Part I (1971) - 8
27. Death with Father (1974) - 8
28. Chain of Events (1972) - 8
29. And a Time to Die... (1970) - 8
30. Death Is a Company Policy (1972) - 8
31. Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born (1968) - 7.9
32. The Ransom (1970) - 7.9
33. Nightmare in Blue (1974) - 7.9
34. Murder Is a Taxing Affair (1973) - 7.9
35. Cocoon (1968) - 7.9
36. A Touch of Guilt (1975) - 7.9
37. Cocoon (1968) - 7.9 [part 1 of 2?]
38. Cocoon (1968) - 7.8 [part 2 of 2?]
39. You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich - But It Helps. (1972) - 7.8
40. Tour De Force, Killer Aboard (1976) - 7.8
41. The Hostage (1975) - 7.8
42. The Finishing Touch (1973) - 7.8
43. McGarrett Is Missing (1975) - 7.8
44. Engaged to Be Buried (1973) - 7.8
45. Didn't We Meet at a Murder? (1972) - 7.8
46. The Sunday Torch (1973) - 7.7
47. Pig in a Blanket (1972) - 7.7
48. Once Upon a Time: Part 2 (1969) - 7.7
49. Once Upon a Time: Part 1 (1969) - 7.7
50. I'll Kill 'Em Again (1974) - 7.7

[Todd]

The following jump out at me in that list:

I'll Kill 'Em Again should be top 10, not #50
Over Fifty Steal is overrated, and doesn't make my top 10. Not sure why everyone loves it so much.
Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born should be top 15, not #31
Nightmare in Blue should be top ten, not #33
The Last of the Great Paperhangers shouldn't be #20. It was decent, not great.
Why is Cocoon listed 3 times (#35, #37, and #38)? I assume it's because it aired in both 2-hour and 2-part form, but IMDB should correct this
Vashon triology should be considered one episode, so it doesn't hog 3 spots in the top 10

So far I don't see any episodes in the top 50 which I think are below average, so that's at least a good sign.

[Todd]

Seeing "Retire In Sunny Hawaii... Forever" in the top 10 reminds me that I haven't watched that one since the 1990s. I think I'll watch it again tonight.

[Mr. Mike]

I wasn't paying too much attention to the list, I was too busy formatting it, but #10, One Born Every Minute ... I don't think so!!

[Todd]

I wasn't paying too much attention to the list, I was too busy formatting it, but #10, One Born Every Minute ... I don't think so!!

This was actually in my personal top 10 for a long time, but when I rewatched it in 2019, I kicked it out of my top 10 and downgraded it to 3.5 stars out of 4.

For some reason it appealed more to 20s me than 40s me.

[JeffH]

The herpes episode, Chain of Events, was sub-par for me, as was the disappointing Filer follow-up, Odd Man In. I know there are episodes not on this list that I would substitute in the place of those two, such as We Hang Our Own and Man in a Steel Frame.