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Episode Guide
Kojak: Season 5 (1977 - 1978)
- Season 5 Episode 22: In Full Command
Theo is hampered by another detective who thinks he has been passed over for promotion once too often and uses a case he is working on to boost his career. Crime drama, directed by and starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 21: Sixty Miles to Hell
Crocker is kidnapped along with a female magician while travelling to Las Vegas to arrest a suspect. Kojak comes looking for his partner, in the process meeting famed entertainer Liberace and the abducted woman's twin sister. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas as a New York cop
- Season 5 Episode 20: Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton
A photographer becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and the phony kidnapping of a former actress. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 19: May the Horse Be with You
A retired cop who has been secretly housing racehorses in the NYPD stables is injured when he tries to prevent the theft of one of his valuable animals. Kojak sets out to track down the culprit as the police are made aware of the situation. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 18: The Halls of Terror
Theo investigates the murder of several members of staff at a psychiatric hospital. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 17: No Licence to Kill
Theo tracks a professional assassin, but O'Mara believes his involvement in the case is a quest for personal glory
- Season 5 Episode 16: The Captain's Brother's Wife
Shelley guest stars as Evelyn McNeil, the widowed sister-in-law of Captain Frank McNeil. An aficionado of the gambling houses, she finds herself in over her head with some particularly dangerous mobsters, and banking on his lifelong friendship with Kojak, McNeil asks the detective to shield her from harm
- Season 5 Episode 15: Chain of Custody
When a known killer escapes a murder conviction, Kojak criticises the district attorney who mishandled the case. However, his outburst upsets his supervisors and leads to him being suspended from the force. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas as a New York cop
- Season 5 Episode 14: Mouse
Theo investigates the case of a surgeon in desperate need of money to pay off enormous gambling debts. The physician is breaking the law by recommending to his patients they undergo expensive and unnecessary operations
- Season 5 Episode 13: Justice for All
Theo agonises over whether to accept the offer of a job with a leading law firm, when a series of recent drug-related deaths begins to overshadow his decision. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 12: I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer
Theo's colleague Aresco tries to prove his wife's divorce lawyer committed arson for an insurance fraud. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 11: Case Without a File
Investigating the murder of a private investigator, Theo discovers that the dead man had somehow gained access to secret police files. He determines the best way to find out who carried out the killing is to spread the word that the victim is still alive
- Season 5 Episode 10: The Summer of 69 : Part Two
Part two of two. Theo is placed on suspension owing to his behaviour following the return of the Clothesline Killer. However, he continues to work on the case and during the course of his investigation he reunites with several people who were in his life during the original inquiry, including a woman with whom he had a brief affair
- Season 5 Episode 9: The Summer of '69 : Part One
Part one of two. Theo is forced to reopen a long-forgotten case, and enlists the help of an old flame, hoping she might jog his memory. Detective drama, guest starring Diane Baker
- Season 5 Episode 8: Tears for All Who Loved Her
A mobster is killed by his wife, who then attempts to distract the police investigation with her womanly wiles. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 7: Letters of Death
Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 6: Caper on a Quiet Street
Milly Blasky is Kojak's only link to finding $6million stolen from a bank a year ago - but her boyfriend is making the case anything but simple. Detective drama, guest starring Armand Assante and Candy Azzara
- Season 5 Episode 5: Once More From Birdland
A singer tries to prove her father was wrongfully imprisoned for murder after he spends 14 years behind bars, but she attracts the attention of the real killer. Police drama, starring Telly Savalas, Kevin Dobson and Dan Frazer
- Season 5 Episode 4: Cry for the Kids
A teenager is implicated in the murder of a local thug is murdered : much to Theo's dismay. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 5 Episode 3: Laid Off
Rookie cop Kenny Murray also has two civilian jobs, but his debts are mounting and he needs to pay for his wife's psychiatric treatment. In desperation, he goes to work for a notorious loan shark to try to make ends meet - leading to trouble for himself and Lt Kojak. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer and Kevin Dobson, with Michael Durrell
- Season 5 Episode 2: A Strange Kind of Love
An emotionally disturbed taxi driver becomes obsessed with the controversial host of a radio talk show. He decides to stalk and kill the people that she speaks out against on her programme and Kojak must catch up with the man before he spirals out of control
- Season 5 Episode 1: The Queen of Hearts Is Wild
A gangster's girlfriend witnesses a killing, but is scared to help the police. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
Kojak: Season 4 (1976 - 1977)
- Season 4 Episode 24: Sister Maria
A nun seeks revenge on an airline boss she believes is responsible for her sister's death. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 4 Episode 23: Lady in the Squad Room
A female police officer is assigned to work with Kojak - but neither of them is happy about it. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 4 Episode 22: Kiss it All Goodbye
Crocker becomes the target of a gang out to bump him off for accidentally shooting a crook. Detective drama, guest starring Carol Lynley
- Season 4 Episode 21: Monkey on a String
The mob pressures a policeman who has gambled himself deeply into debt, eventually asking him to kill Crocker; guest Judith Light.
- Season 4 Episode 20: Kojak's Days - Part Two
Part two of two. More clues are revealed in the search for the killers of the body in the car. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 4 Episode 19: Kojak's Days - Part One
Part one. A body is found in the boot of a car the same morning that a woman kills her husband and fakes suicide - can Kojak put the pieces together? Telly Savalas stars
- Season 4 Episode 18: I Was Happy Where I Was
An undercover operative is brought in to assist with a series of unsolved murder cases. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 4 Episode 17: When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead
A murder conspiracy gives Theo a headache - especially since he has failed to find either the intended victim or the killer. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 4 Episode 16: The Condemned
A confused, grief-stricken prize-fighter takes a group of people hostage. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 4 Episode 15: The Godson
Kojak tries to prevent his 17-year-old godson from drifting into a life of crime; guests Rosalind Cash, F. Murray Abraham.
- Season 4 Episode 14: Dead Again
Kojak suffers guilt after a man thought dead attacks a girl who reported his threats; guests Brooke Adams, Simon Oakland.
- Season 4 Episode 13: Where Do You Go When You Have No Place to Go?
A company president is killed by a man desperate for work - but the murder also holds vital clues to a haul of stolen diamonds. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 4 Episode 12: Black Thorn
Theo pursues a bail-jumper, but discovers private detective Salathiel Harms is also on the fugitive's trail. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 4 Episode 11: The Pride and the Princess
Theo gets into deep water while helping a Yugoslavian princess retrieve stolen family jewels from a gangster. Guest starring Maria Schell
- Season 4 Episode 10: A Shield for Murder : Part Two
Conclusion of the two-part story. Theo continues his investigations to clear an ice skater of her mother's murder. Geraldine Page stars with Telly Savalas
- Season 4 Episode 9: A Shield for Murder : Part One
Part one. A powerful politician protects her grandson, who has attempted to murder the District Attorney. Guest starring Geraldine Page
- Season 4 Episode 8: By Silence Betrayed
Theo's investigation into several murders at a dockyard is hampered by the workers' code of silence. Telly Savalas stars.
- Season 4 Episode 7: A Hair Trigger Away
A policeman helping his drug-addicted lover mistakenly kills a fellow officer in a raid; guest Morgan Fairchild.
- Season 4 Episode 6: An Unfair Trade
Theo fronts an internal investigation into allegations that two plain clothes patrol cops killed a Hispanic youth
- Season 4 Episode 5: A Need to Know
Kojak is pressured into releasing a child molester because he is protected by diplomatic immunity; guest Al Freeman Jr.
- Season 4 Episode 4: Out of the Shadows
Kojak is suspicious when an angry man's confession to a string of murders seems to lack one vital fact.
- Season 4 Episode 3: Law Dance
Theo and Crocker fear a legal loophole could result in a convicted murderer being set free. Guest starring Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey, Burn Notice)
- Season 4 Episode 2: A Summer Madness
Kojak's investigation of a bombing in a Manhattan restaurant runs into one dead end after another; guest Fionnula Flanagan.
- Season 4 Episode 1: Birthday Party
Theo's niece is kidnapped by criminals who want to get an accomplice released from custody. Guest starring Richard Gere
Kojak: Season 3 (1975 - 1976)
- Season 3 Episode 24: A Grave Too Soon
An undercover detective is murdered, and Theo assumes responsibility for finding the killer. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 3 Episode 23: Both Sides of the Law
Five Rembrandt drawings vanish despite the on-scene capture of the art thieves; guest Susan Sullivan.
- Season 3 Episode 22: Justice Deferred
Theo investigates the discovery of a concrete-covered skeleton, but ascertaining the identity of the victim proves easier said than done
- Season 3 Episode 21: Deadly Innocence
A distraught father plans vengeance and encourages his son to kill anyone who gets in the way. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 3 Episode 20: The Frame
Internal Affairs and a hostile district attorney investigate Kojak when a thief claims the lieutenant took a bribe.
- Season 3 Episode 19: Bad Dude
A man sets himself up as a target, much to the anger of Theo, who tells him to stay out of the situation. Drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 3 Episode 18: A Wind from Corsica
The police and health departments pursue a man with a dangerous virus, trying to carry out his dead brother's vendetta.
- Season 3 Episode 17: On the Edge
A detective's (Forrest Tucker) obsession with work threatens his family life, career and important case; guest Malachi Throne.
- Season 3 Episode 16: The Forgotten Room
When circumstantial evidence implicates a Greek (George Pan) in murder, Kojak's investigation alienates Greek friends.
- Season 3 Episode 15: How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars
Theo tries to prevent two senseless murders - but it proves an almost impossible task. Drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 3 Episode 14: A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves
A former detective catches an elderly counterfeiter, who is murdered before reaching New York; guest Eileen Brennan.
- Season 3 Episode 13: Money Back Guarantee
A car-theft ring is hard to break when its victims appear to be willing participants; guests David Ogden Stiers, Bernie Kopell.
- Season 3 Episode 12: A Long Way from Times Square
Theo escorts an important witness to New York for trial : but unfortunately, he finds that the city is not a safe destination for his charge or himself. Drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 3 Episode 11: No Immunity for Murder
Kojak believes a prostitute and her partner did not cause a bookkeeper's murder, but the FBI impedes his investigation.
- Season 3 Episode 10: The Nicest Guys on the Block
Theo investigates a diamond heist - but evidence implicates one of his colleague Gil Weaver's old school chums. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 3 Episode 9: Over the Water
When Theo breaks up a fight instigated by a crime lord's son, the thug puts out a contract on the detective's life. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 3 Episode 8: Out of the Frying Pan
A detective with a drink problem looks likely to lose his shield, causing untold problems for Theo. Starring Telly Savalas
- Season 3 Episode 7: Life, Liberation and the Pursuit of Death
Two students attempt to psychologically destroy an eyewitness when they become involved in the murder of their professor. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 3 Episode 6: Secret Snow, Deadly Snow
Evidence suggests a narcotics dealer, Kojak's prime suspect, shot a man who was already dead; guest Robert Mandan.
- Season 3 Episode 5: Be Careful What You Pray For
Theo investigates when a robbery organised by youngsters goes wrong and infuriates neighbourhood mobsters. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 3 Episode 4: Sweeter than Life
Theo investigates how his own camera came to be among a murdered man's possessions and gradually realises his nephew holds the key to the mystery. Telly Savalas, Neville Brand and Michael Mullins star
- Season 3 Episode 3: My Brother, My Enemy
Sylvester Stallone guest stars as a detective who accidentally shoots a boy during a stake-out. Telly Savalas and Dan Frazer star
- Season 3 Episode 2: A Question of Answers : Part Two
Part two of two. Theo continues to search for the ruthless loan shark. Drama, starring Telly Savalas as a New York cop
- Season 3 Episode 1: A Question of Answers : Part One
Part one of two. A man desperate to clear his name and stay out of jail offers to help Theo trap a loan shark. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas with guest stars Michael Gazzo, Eli Wallach and Jerry Orbach
Kojak: Season 2 (1974 - 1977)
- Season 2 Episode 25: I Want to Report a Dream
A spiritualist has visions of women being strangled. When her predictions come true, Theo contacts her to ask what else she has seen. Guest starring Ruth Gordon (Rosemary's Baby)
- Season 2 Episode 24: Trade Off
A narcotics dealer (Mark Stevens) facing prosecution kidnaps Capt. McNeil's wife and demands Kojak return the evidence.
- Season 2 Episode 23: Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred
A thief tries unsuccessfully to steal a painter's truck, then sits in jail while his lawyer (Robert Loggia) fails to arrange bail.
- Season 2 Episode 22: Unwanted Partners
Detective Crocker's loyalties are tested when an old school friend becomes a prime suspect. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 2 Episode 21: The Good Luck Bomber
An unknown bomber brings chaos and confusion to the squad by creating devices which are impossible to defuse
- Season 2 Episode 20: Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard
When a Manhattan playgirl is found murdered, Theo is assigned to find the killer among her motley crowd of associates, from a drug addict to a supreme court judge
- Season 2 Episode 19: Night of the Piraeus
A stolen belt triggers three murders, but Theo is stuck when the Greek government refuses to help him with the case
- Season 2 Episode 18: Another Gypsy Queen
A gypsy woman who witnessed a bank heist recruits the robbers to carry out a daring plan of her own. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas as the New York cop
- Season 2 Episode 17: Acts of a Desperate Man
A sniper systematically eliminates a mild-mannered accountant's (Eugene Roche) boss and his associates; guest Elaine Joyce.
- Season 2 Episode 16: Close Cover Before Killing
A successful businessman is murdered and his offices are destroyed in a fire : but unfortunately for the perpetrator, Theo's investigating the case
- Season 2 Episode 15: Loser Takes All
A woman's (Ja'net DuBois) husband is murdered during the diamond heist she plotted with her lover (Leslie Nielsen); guest Antonio Fargas.
- Season 2 Episode 14: The Betrayal
An informant uses a detective in order to further his way up the criminal ladder. With guest star Paul Anka
- Season 2 Episode 13: Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
The friend of a mental patient (Andrea Marcovicci) thinks he is protecting her by murdering her aggressive suitor.
- Season 2 Episode 12: The Best War in Town
A rookie officer (Mark Shera) assigned to Kojak by a police instructor inadvertently touches off a war between two gangs.
- Season 2 Episode 11: A Killing in the Second House
A private investigator (Martin Balsam), once a police detective, makes a client's suicide look like murder to collect life insurance.
- Season 2 Episode 10: A Souvenir from Atlantic City
The eyewitness to a terrorist bombing is a known police informant (Jaime Sanchez); guest Daniel J. Travanti.
- Season 2 Episode 9: The Best Judge Money Can Buy
Kojak suspects the apparent suicide of a young judge suspected of corruption was actually murder; guest Abe Vigoda.
Tuesday 4th June 12:30am EDT - WJLADT2 - Season 2 Episode 8: You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler
A small-time crook (Harrison Page) refuses to cooperate when Kojak tries to clear him of murder; guest Roger E. Mosley.
Saturday 1st June 12:30am EDT - WJLADT2 - Season 2 Episode 7: Nursemaid
A murder witness who is Kojak's first clue to a street gang's gun supplier must be persuaded to cooperate, then protected.
Friday 31st May 12:30am EDT - WJLADT2 - Season 2 Episode 6: Slay Ride
Theo investigates the apparent suicides of several businessmen who all attended the same convention. Telly Savalas and Dan Frazer star
Thursday 30th May 12:30am EDT - WJLADT2 - Season 2 Episode 5: Wall Street Gunslinger
Theo poses as a Greek multi-millionaire to trap thieves in the world of international wheeler-dealing. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
Wednesday 29th May 12:30am EDT - WJLADT2 - Season 2 Episode 4: A Very Deadly Game
Theo resolves to catch the murderer of a policeman, but his efforts are thwarted by the FBI. Telly Savalas stars
Tuesday 28th May 12:30am EDT - WJLADT2 - Season 2 Episode 3: Hush Now, Or You'll Die
A rape victim's father convinces her not to report the incident and instead seeks revenge against the rapist
Tomorrow at 12:30am EDT - WJLADT2 - Season 2 Episode 2: The Chinatown Murders : Part Two
A Chinatown gang tries to stir up rival criminal factions; guests Tige Andrews, Vincent Baggetta.
- Season 2 Episode 1: The Chinatown Murders : Part One
Part one of two. The head of an underworld family is kidnapped by a Chinese street gang, and Theo races against time to prevent mass retaliation
Kojak: Season 1 (1973 - 1974)
- Season 1 Episode 23: The Only Way Out
Theo is asked to find a missing person, and his only clue leads him to a Brazillian thief. Telly Savalas stars as the lolly-sucking cop
- Season 1 Episode 22: Therapy in Dynamite
A psychopathic bomber (Steven Keats) helps his friends by murdering people who hurt them; guests Elizabeth Allen, Dabney Coleman.
- Season 1 Episode 21: Mojo
Theo poses as a chemist in a bid to expose the thieves who stole morphine from an insurance company and sold it back at an inflated price. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 1 Episode 20: Down A Long Lonely River
A psychologist (Sian Barbara Allen) asks Kojak's help to find her avenging fiance, an armed parolee; guest (Paul) Michael Glaser.
- Season 1 Episode 19: Dead On His Feet
A detective (Harry Guardino) hides his terminal illness while pursuing his partner's murderer; guests Joanne Linville, Jed Allan.
- Season 1 Episode 18: Before The Devil Knows
A man who stole $1million in US government bonds goes on the run from a long list of people determined to track him down. Crime drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 1 Episode 17: Eighteen Hours Of Fear
An out-of-town businessman is arrested for murder after becoming involved with a smuggler (Lynne Marta) and the mob; guest Abe Vigoda.
- Season 1 Episode 16: Deliver Us Some Evil
A small-time thief sets up a big-time heist, hoping the cash will allow him to leave the country and avoid a murder charge. Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer and Kevin Dobson star
- Season 1 Episode 15: Die Before They Wake
A drug-addicted prostitute (Tina Louise) holds the key to the killings of her roommate and a TV reporter; guest Isabel Sanford.
- Season 1 Episode 14: Death is Not a Passing Grade
Some of Theo's personal possessions are stolen and left at a series of crime scenes in an attempt to frame the feisty cop. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas and Dan Frazer
- Season 1 Episode 13: Last Rites to a Dead Priest
A jewel thief (Jackie Cooper) posing as a priest masterminds a multimillion-dollar heist during a jeweler's convention.
- Season 1 Episode 12: Marker to a Dead Bookie
Theo tricks a drug dealer into thinking he is a corrupt cop, hoping he will be entrusted with vital information to help him with his case. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 1 Episode 11: Cop in a Cage
An ex-convict targets Theo and his family, issuing threats against their lives and claiming the detective was responsible for sending him to prison. Drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 1 Episode 10: Conspiracy of Fear
Theo tries to delay an ambitious urban redevelopment project until he can track down the killer of a lawyer involved in undercover police work. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 1 Episode 9: Dark Sunday
A small-time car thief is murdered for no apparent reason, leading Theo to conclude his activities posed a threat to a major underworld figure. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 1 Episode 8: The Corrupter
Theo investigates the murder of a jewellery shop owner, and his suspicions are aroused by new employees who work at the store and have questionable backgrounds. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 1 Episode 7: Requiem for a Cop
A veteran fellow cop is found murdered and is suspected of corruption. Theo has only 48 hours to find the killer and clear his friend's name to prevent a burial with dishonour. Telly Savalas stars
- Season 1 Episode 6: Girl in the River
The bizarre strangulation of a woman reminds Kojak of a psychopathic killer who escaped from justice two years previously. Drama, starring Telly Savalas and Dan Frazer
- Season 1 Episode 5: Knockover
A murder victim's 10-carat diamond ring turns Kojak's homicide case into a million-dollar bank robbery. Detective drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 1 Episode 4: One for the Morgue
A gangster is implicated in the attempted assassination of an underworld rival, but Theo suspects he is being framed by a mysterious third party. US police drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 1 Episode 3: Web of Death
Crooked cop Nick Ferro murders his wife's lover and successfully covers it up : until his alibi unwittingly reveals a clue which ties him to the crime scene. Police drama, starring Telly Savalas
- Season 1 Episode 2: Siege of Terror
Theo races against time to save the lives of five hostages held by gangsters after a hold-up on a Brinks truck doesn't go as planned. First-ever episode of the US cop drama, featuring an appearance by Harvey Keitel
- Season 1 Episode 1: The Marcus Nelson Murders
Pilot episode of the detective drama, starring Telly Savalas. Kojak suspects a black youth who confessed to the murder of two white girls is innocent of the crime