The BEST episodes of Kojak season 3

Every episode of Kojak season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kojak season 3!

Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier it aired on CBS from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978. In 1999 TV Guide ranked Theo Kojak number 18 on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list.

Last Updated: 11/17/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
A Long Way from Times Square
star
8.54
13 votes

#1 - A Long Way from Times Square

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/1975

Kojak and Crocker head to Cory, Nevada to pick up a witness (Vincent Bagetta), but they encounter trouble in town.

Writer: Gene Kearney
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A Question of Answers (2)
star
8.50
8 votes

#2 - A Question of Answers (2)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1975

To clear his name, a man helps Kojak take down a loan shark.

Directors: Jerry London
Writer: Albert Ruben
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The Frame
star
8.50
12 votes

#3 - The Frame

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/8/1976

A hood claims that Kojak accepted a bribe.

Writer: Burton Armus
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Deadly Innocence
star
8.50
10 votes

#4 - Deadly Innocence

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1976

Kojak investigates the hit-and-run death of a police chemist and uncovers a frame-up.

Directors: Daniel Haller
Writer: Sean Baine
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The Forgotten Room
star
8.38
13 votes

#5 - The Forgotten Room

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/1976

Kojak doubts a young man is guilty in the murder of a prostitute, even the circumstantial evidence points to him.

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A Question of Answers (1)
star
8.31
13 votes

#6 - A Question of Answers (1)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1975

An unjustly imprisoned man hopes to clear his name by helping Kojak trap the load shark who framed him.

Directors: Jerry London
Writer: Albert Ruben
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Over the Water
star
8.29
14 votes

#7 - Over the Water

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1975

A mobster's son puts out a contract on Kojak's life after he breaks up a barroom brawl.

Directors: Telly Savalas
Writer: Burton Armus
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Out of the Frying Pan...
star
8.27
11 votes

#8 - Out of the Frying Pan...

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1975

A veteran cop who is battling alcoholism and demotion after being held responsible for the shooting death of a friend impedes Kojak's murder investigation as he tries to clear his name and win back his shield.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Jack Laird
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A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves
star
8.25
12 votes

#9 - A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/14/1975

An old colleague calls from Las Vegas to say he has captured a counterfeiter Kojak has been looking for, but the elderly man is murdered before Kojak can bring him back to New York.

Directors: Robert Day
Writer: Gene Kearney
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Both Sides of the Law
star
8.22
9 votes

#10 - Both Sides of the Law

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/7/1976

Kojak competes with a world-famous criminologist to recover five priceless Rembrandt drawings.

Directors: Davis Friedkin
Writer: Gene Kearney
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How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars
star
8.17
12 votes

#11 - How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/21/1975

(Christmas Episode) Stavros helps a woman (Betsy Slade) find her desperate boyfriend (Darrell Fetty), while Kojak tries to find out why a man (James Griffith) shot at a woman (Jesse Welles) in a local bar.

Writer: Gene Kearney
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A Grave Too Soon
star
8.14
14 votes

#12 - A Grave Too Soon

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/1976

Kojak tries to find the parties responsible for the murder of an undercover cop.

Directors: Daniel Haller
Writer: Jack Laird
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Life, Liberation and the Pursuit of Death
star
8.10
10 votes

#13 - Life, Liberation and the Pursuit of Death

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1975

A woman who witnesses a body being dumped into the harbor is so fragile minded that the man who dumped the body tries to use psychology against her in order to eliminate her from the picture.

Directors: Nicolas Sgarro
Writer: Gene Kearney
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Justice Deferred
star
8.10
10 votes

#14 - Justice Deferred

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/1976

The discovery of a skeleton at a demolition site reopens an 18-year-old murder case.

Writer: Jack Laird
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The Nicest Guys on the Block
star
8.00
14 votes

#15 - The Nicest Guys on the Block

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1975

A colleague of Kojak's, Detective Weaver, discovers that a former high school buddy is now involved in fencing a million dollars' worth of stolen diamonds.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Mort Fine
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Bad Dude
star
8.00
15 votes

#16 - Bad Dude

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/1976

A private detective recently arrived from the West Coast puzzles Kojak when he appears to be deliberately making himself a killer's next target.

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Sweeter Than Life
star
7.93
15 votes

#17 - Sweeter Than Life

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1975

While responding to a homicide call, Kojak discovers his camera that had disappeared earlier at a party in which he, his nephew and friend attended. His nephew's friend steals the camera and uses it to buy drugs from the murdered man. They witness the murder and are reluctant to involve the police. Kojak's nephew must go 'cold turkey' before he ends up like his friend who overdosed.

Directors: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Burton Armus
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My Brother, My Enemy
star
7.92
13 votes

#18 - My Brother, My Enemy

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1975

Kojak must overcome outside influences in order to protect a detective (Sylvester Stallone)who accidentally shot a boy.

Directors: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Alvin Boretz
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On the Edge
star
7.92
13 votes

#19 - On the Edge

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/11/1976

Kojak is concerned that a fellow detective's obsessive work habits are endangering both his home life and his career.

Directors: David Friedkin
Writer: Alvin Boretz
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Be Careful What You Pray For
star
7.91
11 votes

#20 - Be Careful What You Pray For

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1975

Crocker lectures female students on rape at a local catholic school, while two Puerto Rican brothers kill a priest during a truck heist.

Directors: Russ Mayberry
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A Wind from Corsica
star
7.89
9 votes

#21 - A Wind from Corsica

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/18/1976

Kojak must prevent a man from killing the person who framed his recently deceased brother.

Directors: Daniel Haller
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No Immunity for Murder
star
7.75
12 votes

#22 - No Immunity for Murder

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1975

Refusing to believe that a prostitute and her partner are responsible for a bookkeeper's murder, Kojak run afoul of the FBI when he tries to investigate further.

Directors: Andy Sidaris
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Money Back Guarantee
star
7.69
13 votes

#23 - Money Back Guarantee

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/7/1975

A murdered cop and a wealthy young woman put Kojak on the trail of a car-theft ring in which the victims appear to cooperate with the thieves.

Directors: Daniel Haller
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Secret Snow, Deadly Snow
star
7.50
12 votes

#24 - Secret Snow, Deadly Snow

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1975

Kojak is determined to nail a big-time drug dealer who shot a plastic surgeon who was already dead from what they first believed to be natural causes.

Directors: Jerry London
Writer: Mort Fine
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