List of Kojak episodes
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| List of Kojak episodes | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Abby Mann |
| Starring | Telly Savalas Dan Frazer Kevin Dobson George Savalas Mark Russell Vince Conti Andre Braugher |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 125 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Abby Mann James Duff McAdams |
| Running time | 60 minutes (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 24, 1973 – March 18, 1978 |
This is a list of episodes of the television series Kojak.
There have been six seasons of Kojak. The first five seasons (Pilot + 118 episodes) were shown on the channel CBS from 1973 to 1978. The Pilot of the series was "The Marcus-Nelson Murders", which was aired on March 8, 1973. The fifth season was the last season in the series' original run. Then, in the mid-1980s, CBS aired two TV-movies: "The Belarus File" and "The Price of Justice". The series was revived (brought back) in 1989, with a sixth season. In this season, Kojak had the rank of captain. The sixth season is the final season. It consisted of 5 episodes; it was shown on ABC. The last episode was shown on April 7, 1990.
Lt. Theo Kojak is the main character of the series. He is played by Telly Savalas in every episode.
Series overview[change | change source]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| Pilot movie | March 8, 1973 | CBS | |||
| 1 | 22 | October 24, 1973 | May 8, 1974 | ||
| 2 | 25 | September 15, 1974 | March 9, 1975 | ||
| 3 | 24 | September 14, 1975 | March 7, 1976 | ||
| 4 | 25 | September 26, 1976 | March 22, 1977 | ||
| 5 | 22 | October 2, 1977 | March 18, 1978 | ||
| TV movies | February 16, 1985 | April 7, 1990 | CBS (movies 1 & 2) ABC (movies 3–7) | ||
Episodes[change | change source]
Pilot movie (1973)[change | change source]
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Joseph Sargent | Abby Mann | March 8, 1973 |
Season 1 (1973–74)[change | change source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Siege of Terror" | William Hale | Robert Heverly | October 24, 1973 |
| 2 | 2 | "Web of Death" | William Hale | Jack Laird | October 31, 1973 |
| 3 | 3 | "One for the Morgue" | Richard Donner | Jerrold Freedman | November 7, 1973 |
| 4 | 4 | "Knockover" | Charles S. Dubin | Morton Fine | November 14, 1973 |
| 5 | 5 | "Girl in the River" | William Hale | Halsted Welles | November 21, 1973 |
| 6 | 6 | "Requiem for a Cop" | Gary Nelson | Richard Adams & Jack Laird | November 28, 1973 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Corrupter" | Paul Stanley | James M. Miller | December 5, 1973 |
| 8 | 8 | "Dark Sunday" | Charles R. Rondeau | Robert Malcolm Young | December 12, 1973 |
| 9 | 9 | "Conspiracy of Fear" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird & Mark Rodgers | December 19, 1973 |
| 10 | 10 | "Cop in a Cage" | Charles S. Dubin | Gene R. Kearney & Alvin Sapinsley | January 2, 1974 |
| 11 | 11 | "Marker to a Dead Bookie" | Alex March | Morton Fine & Gene R. Kearney | January 16, 1974 |
| 12 | 12 | "Last Rites for a Dead Priest" | Joel Oliansky | Jack Laird | January 23, 1974 |
| 13 | 13 | "Death Is Not a Passing Grade" | Allen Reisner | Gene R. Kearney | January 30, 1974 |
| 14 | 14 | "Die Before They Wake" | Leo Penn | Robert W. Lenski | February 6, 1974 |
| 15 | 15 | "Deliver Us Some Evil" | Charles S. Dubin | Robert Malcolm Young | February 13, 1974 |
| 16 | 16 | "Eighteen Hours of Fear" | Charles R. Rondeau | Robert C. Dennis & Jack Laird | February 20, 1974 |
| 17 | 17 | "Before the Devil Knows" | Charles S. Dubin | Gene R. Kearney | February 27, 1974 |
| 18 | 18 | "Dead on His Feet" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird | March 6, 1974 |
| 19 | 19 | "Down a Long and Lonely River" | Leo Penn | Robert Foster | March 20, 1974 |
| 20 | 20 | "Mojo" | Jeannot Szwarc | Morton Fine & Mark Weingart | March 27, 1974 |
| 21 | 21 | "Therapy in Dynamite" | Leo Penn | Gene R. Kearney | April 10, 1974 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Only Way Out" | Joel Oliansky | Alvin Sapinsley | May 8, 1974 |
Season 2 (1974–75)[change | change source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "The Chinatown Murders" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird | September 15, 1974 |
| 24 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | "Hush Now, Don't You Die" | Charles S. Dubin | Robert W. Lenski | September 22, 1974 |
| 26 | 4 | "A Very Deadly Game" | Seymour Robbie | Sean Baine | September 29, 1974 |
| 27 | 5 | "Wall Street Gunslinger" | Richard Donner | Halsted Welles | October 6, 1974 |
| 28 | 6 | "Slay Ride" | Russ Mayberry | Morton Fine | October 13, 1974 |
| 29 | 7 | "Nursemaid" | Jerry London | Joel Oliansky | October 20, 1974 |
| 30 | 8 | "You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler" | Seymour Robbie | Albert Ruben | October 27, 1974 |
| 31 | 9 | "The Best Judge Money Can Buy" | Leo Penn | Gene R. Kearney | November 3, 1974 |
| 32 | 10 | "A Souvenir from Atlantic City" | Daniel Haller | Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor | November 10, 1974 |
| 33 | 11 | "A Killing in the Second House" | Christian Nyby | Gene R. Kearney | November 17, 1974 |
| 34 | 12 | "The Best War in Town" | Richard Donner | Burton Armus | November 24, 1974 |
| 35 | 13 | "Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die" | David Friedkin | Gene R. Kearney | December 1, 1974 |
| 36 | 14 | "The Betrayal" | Telly Savalas | Joseph Polizzi | December 15, 1974 |
| 37 | 15 | "Loser Takes All" | Allen Reisner | Story by : William P. McGivern & Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by : Robert C. Dennis | December 22, 1974 |
| 38 | 16 | "Close Cover Before Killing" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Peter S. Fischer | January 5, 1975 |
| 39 | 17 | "Acts of Desperate Men" | Jeannot Szwarc | Gene R. Kearney | January 12, 1975 |
| 40 | 18 | "Queen of the Gypsies" | Jeannot Szwarc | Story by : Gene Kearney & Arthur E. McLaird Teleplay by : Gene Kearney | January 19, 1975 |
| 41 | 19 | "Night of the Piraeus" | Jerry London | Don Rene Patterson & George Bacos | January 26, 1975 |
| 42 | 20 | "Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard" | Christian Nyby | Jack Laird | February 2, 1975 |
| 43 | 21 | "The Goodluck Bomber" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Ray Brenner | February 9, 1975 |
| 44 | 22 | "Unwanted Partners" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Burton Armus | February 16, 1975 |
| 45 | 23 | "Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred" | Russ Mayberry | James M. Miller | February 23, 1975 |
| 46 | 24 | "The Trade-Off" | David Friedkin | Robert E. Swanson | March 2, 1975 |
| 47 | 25 | "I Want to Report a Dream" | Telly Savalas | Gene R. Kearney | March 9, 1975 |
Season 3 (1975–76)[change | change source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | "A Question of Answers" | Jerry London | Albert Ruben | September 14, 1975 |
| 49 | 2 | ||||
| 50 | 3 | "My Brother, My Enemy" | Russ Mayberry | Alvin Boretz | September 21, 1975 |
| 51 | 4 | "Sweeter Than Life" | Russ Mayberry | Burton Armus | September 28, 1975 |
| 52 | 5 | "Be Careful What You Pray For" | Russ Mayberry | James M. Miller | October 5, 1975 |
| 53 | 6 | "Secret Snow, Deadly Snow" | Jerry London | Morton Fine | October 12, 1975 |
| 54 | 7 | "Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death" | Nicholas Sgarro | Gene R. Kearney | October 26, 1975 |
| 55 | 8 | "Out of the Frying Pan..." | Charles S. Dubin | Jack Laird | November 2, 1975 |
| 56 | 9 | "Over the Water" | Telly Savalas | Burton Armus | November 9, 1975 |
| 57 | 10 | "The Nicest Guys on the Block" | Charles S. Dubin | Morton Fine | November 16, 1975 |
| 58 | 11 | "No Immunity for Murder" | Andy Sidaris | Joe Gores | November 23, 1975 |
| 59 | 12 | "A Long Way from Times Square" | Ernest Pintoff | Story by : Brian McKay Teleplay by : Gene R. Kearney | November 30, 1975 |
| 60 | 13 | "Money Back Guarantee" | Daniel Haller | Dallas L. Barnes | December 7, 1975 |
| 61 | 14 | "A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves" | Robert Day | Gene R. Kearney | December 14, 1975 |
| 62 | 15 | "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars" | David Friedkin | Story by : James McAdams & Gene R. Kearney Teleplay by : Gene R. Kearney | December 21, 1975 |
| 63 | 16 | "The Forgotten Room" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | James Bonnet | January 4, 1976 |
| 64 | 17 | "On the Edge" | David Friedkin | Alvin Boretz | January 11, 1976 |
| 65 | 18 | "A Wind from Corsica" | Daniel Haller | Story by : Paul Stein & Charles Watts Teleplay by : Mark Rodgers & Barry Trivers | January 18, 1976 |
| 66 | 19 | "Bad Dude" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Joe Gores | January 25, 1976 |
| 67 | 20 | "A Grave Too Soon" | Daniel Haller | Jack Laird | February 1, 1976 |
| 68 | 21 | "The Frame" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Burton Armus | February 8, 1976 |
| 69 | 22 | "Deadly Innocence" | Daniel Haller | Sean Baine | February 15, 1976 |
| 70 | 23 | "Justice Deferred" | Charles S. Dubin | Jack Laird | February 22, 1976 |
| 71 | 24 | "Both Sides of the Law" | David Friedkin | Gene R. Kearney | March 7, 1976 |
Season 4 (1976–77)[change | change source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 1 | "Birthday Party" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Story by : Robert Hoskins & Steven Carabatsos Teleplay by : Steven Carabatsos | September 26, 1976 |
| 73 | 2 | "A Summer Madness" | Jeannot Szwarc | Story by : Jack Laird Teleplay by : William P. McGivern | October 3, 1976 |
| 74 | 3 | "Law Dance" | Edward M. Abroms | James M. Miller | October 10, 1976 |
| 75 | 4 | "Out of the Shadows" | Jeannot Szwarc | Gene R. Kearney | October 17, 1976 |
| 76 | 5 | "A Need to Know" | Russ Mayberry | Story by : Stewart Alexander & Cire Rodlak & Chester Krumholz Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | October 24, 1976 |
| 77 | 6 | "An Unfair Trade" | Nicholas Sgarro | Burton Armus | October 31, 1976 |
| 78 | 7 | "A Hair-Trigger Away" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Story by : Anderson House & Jack Epps, Jr. Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | November 7, 1976 |
| 79 | 8 | "By Silence Betrayed" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Chester Krumholz | November 14, 1976 |
| 80 | 9 | "A Shield for Murder" | Jeannot Szwarc | Story by : Robert Malcolm Young & William P. McGivern Teleplay by : William P. McGivern | November 21, 1976 |
| 81 | 10 | ||||
| 82 | 11 | "The Pride and the Princess" | Charles S. Dubin | James M. Miller | November 28, 1976 |
| 83 | 12 | "Black Thorn" | Charles S. Dubin | Leon Tokatyan | December 5, 1976 |
| 84 | 13 | "Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?" | Jeannot Szwarc | Story by : Chester Krumholz & James McAdams Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | December 12, 1976 |
| 85 | 14 | "Dead Again" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Burton Armus | December 19, 1976 |
| 86 | 15 | "The Godson" | Russ Mayberry | Joseph Polizzi | January 2, 1977 |
| 87 | 16 | "The Condemned" | Noel Black | Story by : Michael Grais & Mark Victor and Anthony Spinner Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner | January 11, 1977 |
| 88 | 17 | "When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead" | Jeannot Szwarc | Gene R. Kearney | January 18, 1977 |
| 89 | 18 | "I Was Happy Where I Was" | Nicholas Sgarro | Story by : Jerrold Freedman & Sean Baine Teleplay by : Sean Baine | January 25, 1977 |
| 90 | 19 | "Kojak's Days: Part 1" | Charles S. Dubin | Story by : Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | February 1, 1977 |
| 91 | 20 | "Kojak's Days: Part 2" | Charles S. Dubin | Story by : Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz | February 8, 1977 |
| 92 | 21 | "Monkey on a String" | Ernest Pintoff | Jack Laird | February 15, 1977 |
| 93 | 22 | "Kiss It All Goodbye" | Telly Savalas | Story by : Robert W. Lenski Teleplay by : Oliver Crawford & Robert W. Lenski | February 22, 1977 |
| 94 | 23 | "Lady in the Squadroom" | Edward M. Abroms | Burton Armus | March 8, 1977 |
| 95 | 24 | "Sister Maria" | Ernest Pintoff | Story by : Ross Teel & Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor Teleplay by : Ross Teel | March 15, 1977 |
| 96 | 25 | "Another Gypsy Queen" | Joel Oliansky | Gene R. Kearney | March 22, 1977 |
Season 5 (1977–78)[change | change source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 1 | "The Queen of Hearts Is Wild" | Leo Penn | Donald P. Bellisario | October 2, 1977 |
| 98 | 2 | "A Strange Kind of Love" | Sutton Roley | Joseph Polizzi | October 9, 1977 |
| 99 | 3 | "Laid Off" | Nicholas Sgarro | Burton Armus | October 16, 1977 |
| 100 | 4 | "Cry for the Kids" | Leo Penn | David Taylor | October 23, 1977 |
| 101 | 5 | "Once More from Birdland" | Nicholas Sgarro | Gene R. Kearney | October 30, 1977 |
| 102 | 6 | "Caper on a Quiet Street" | Edward M. Abroms | Michael Wagner | November 6, 1977 |
| 103 | 7 | "Letters of Death" | Nicholas Sgarro | L.T. Bentwood, Marvin Kupfer & William A. Schwartz | November 13, 1977 |
| 104 | 8 | "Tears for All Who Love Her" | Joel Oliansky | Chester Krumholz, John Meredyth Lucas & Ross Teel | November 20, 1977 |
| 105 | 9 | "The Summer of '69: Part 1" | Gene R. Kearney | Gene R. Kearney | December 4, 1977 |
| 106 | 10 | "The Summer of '69: Part 2" | Gene R. Kearney | Gene R. Kearney | December 10, 1977 |
| 107 | 11 | "Case Without a File" | Nicholas Sgarro | Joe Gores | December 17, 1977 |
| 108 | 12 | "I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer" | Russ Mayberry | Gene R. Kearney & Harriet Margulies | December 24, 1977 |
| 109 | 13 | "Justice for All" | Jim Benson | Michael Kozoll & Ross Teel | January 7, 1978 |
| 110 | 14 | "Mouse" | Harvey S. Laidman | Art Eisenson | January 21, 1978 |
| 111 | 15 | "Chain of Custody" | Russ Mayberry | Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf | January 28, 1978 |
| 112 | 16 | "The Captain's Brother's Wife" | Charles S. Dubin | Rift Fournier & Chester Krumholz | February 4, 1978 |
| 113 | 17 | "No License to Kill" | Ernest Pintoff | Bob Bralver, Charlene Bralver & Gene R. Kearney | February 11, 1978 |
| 114 | 18 | "The Halls of Terror" | Edward M. Abroms | Chester Krumholz | February 18, 1978 |
| 115 | 19 | "May the Horse Be With You" | Charles S. Dubin | Rift Fournier | February 25, 1978 |
| 116 | 20 | "Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton" | Jim Benson | Gene R. Kearney | March 4, 1978 |
| 118 | 22 | "In Full Command" | Telly Savalas | Chester Krumholz | March 18, 1978 |
TV movies (1985–90)[change | change source]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kojak: The Belarus File | Robert Markowitz | Albert Ruben | February 16, 1985 |
| 2 | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Alan Metzger | Albert Ruben | February 21, 1987 |
| 3 | Kojak: Ariana | Paul Krasny | Maurice Hurley | November 4, 1989 |
| 4 | Kojak: Fatal Flaw | Richard Compton | Albert Ruben | December 2, 1989[1] |
| 5 | Kojak: Flowers for Matty | Paul Krasny | Peyton Webb | January 6, 1990 |
| 6 | Kojak: It's Always Something | Richard Compton | Jack Laird | February 3, 1990 |
| 7 | Kojak: None So Blind | Alan Metzger | Story by : Scott Shepherd Teleplay by : Jack Laird & Scott Shepherd | April 7, 1990 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Tudor City on Film: KOJAK: FATAL FLAW". Tudor City Confidential. May 25, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
Other websites[change | change source]
- List of Kojak episodes on IMDb
- The Official Site of Telly Savalas Archived 2010-01-28 at the Wayback Machine