The BEST episodes of Kojak season 4

Every episode of Kojak season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kojak season 4!

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.

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Kojak's Days (1)
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8.75
8 votes

#1 - Kojak's Days (1)

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/1/1977

Kojak must unravel the mystery of a white Roll-Royce with a body in the trunk while trying to find a woman who murdered her husband.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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Black Thorn
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8.63
8 votes

#2 - Black Thorn

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1976

Private eye Salathiel Harms returns, pursuing the same bail jumper as Kojak.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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I Was Happy Where I Was
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8.63
8 votes

#3 - I Was Happy Where I Was

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/25/1977

A Puerto Rican cop goes undercover in his old neighborhood to find out who is trying to start a barrio gang war.

Directors: Nicolas Sgarro
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Lady in the Squad Room
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8.57
7 votes

#4 - Lady in the Squad Room

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/8/1977

Kojak and a female detective must overcome their dislike for each other when she is transferred from the rape squad to help nab a drug-dealing rapist-muderer.

Directors: Edward Abroms
Writer: Burton Armus
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A Shield for Murder (2)
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8.56
9 votes

#5 - A Shield for Murder (2)

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1976

When Kojak gets too close to discovering the truth, he is framed.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
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When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead
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8.45
11 votes

#6 - When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/18/1977

A wealthy ecologist's wife plans to murder him and use a fake phone message to frame a nonexistent call girl.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Gene Kearney
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The Godson
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8.43
7 votes

#7 - The Godson

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/4/1977

Kojak's godson becomes mixed up with a gang involved in an armed robbery. Can Kojak get through to his godson before it's too late?

Directors: Russ Mayberry
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Birthday Party
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8.38
8 votes

#8 - Birthday Party

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1976

On her birthday, Kojak's niece is kidnapped by criminals who want to exchange her for an incarcerated cop killer.

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Out of the Shadows
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8.33
9 votes

#9 - Out of the Shadows

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1976

Kojak and the detectives scour the city for ""The Grim Reaper"", a slasher who murders his victims out of greed.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Gene Kearney
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By Silence Betrayed
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8.30
10 votes

#10 - By Silence Betrayed

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1976

Kojak finds that the longshoreman's lips are sealed when he inquires into labor-related waterfront murders.

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A Shield for Murder (1)
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8.30
10 votes

#11 - A Shield for Murder (1)

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1976

A wealthy political leader quashes Kojak's efforts to reopen a two-year-old matricide case.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
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Kojak's Days (2)
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8.22
9 votes

#12 - Kojak's Days (2)

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/8/1977

The search continues for a woman who murdered her husband, abandoned her child and is threatening to commit suicide.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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The Pride and the Princess
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8.18
11 votes

#13 - The Pride and the Princess

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1976

An émigré princess and her servant scheme to recover family jewels they believe are held by a mobster.

Directors: Charles S. Dubin
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Monkey on a String
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8.14
7 votes

#14 - Monkey on a String

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/15/1977

A veteran police officer whose gambling has put him in financial straits decides to go on the take.

Directors: Ernest Pintoff
Writer: Jack Laird
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Kiss It All Goodbye
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8.11
9 votes

#15 - Kiss It All Goodbye

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/22/1977

Crocker accidentally shoots a fashion model while trying to stop a robbery, jeopardizing his career.

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A Need to Know
star
7.90
10 votes

#16 - A Need to Know

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1976

Kojak and the detectives try to stop a child molester who has diplomatic immunity before he strikes again.

Directors: Russ Mayberry
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An Unfair Trade
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7.89
9 votes

#17 - An Unfair Trade

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1976

The shooting of a Puerto Rican youth by the Police anders the community.

Directors: Nicolas Sgarro
Writer: Burton Armus
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A Hair-Trigger Away
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7.79
14 votes

#18 - A Hair-Trigger Away

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1976

The drug addicted girlfriend of a cop is under scrutiny for accidentally killing his partner during a drug bust.

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The Condemned
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7.78
9 votes

#19 - The Condemned

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/11/1977

A boxer accused of murder holes up inside a church and threatens to kill the parishioners unless the police meet his demands.

Directors: Noel Black
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Dead Again
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7.73
11 votes

#20 - Dead Again

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1976

A woman informs the detectives that she had seen a wanted man that had supposedly died in a house fire, but they don't believe her until it's too late.

Writer: Burton Armus
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Where Do You Go When You Have No Place to Go?
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7.70
10 votes

#21 - Where Do You Go When You Have No Place to Go?

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/1976

A desperate unemployed ironworker accidentally kills a construction kingpin.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
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A Summer Madness
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7.67
12 votes

#22 - A Summer Madness

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1976

Already confronted with problems at home, Detective Jeff Braddock must face the inquiry of the murder of his mistress, while Kojak investigates the bombing of a restaurant.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Jack Laird
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Another Gypsy Queen
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7.40
5 votes

#23 - Another Gypsy Queen

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/22/1977

A woman in a Gypsy clan disguises herself and goes to Kojak with false information regarding a serial killer. She is doing this to stop members of another clan from killing that man, whom they think betrayed them to the Communists several years before, resulting in the deaths of several family members. While Kojack trails the wrong man, the Gypsy woman and her friends look for the real serial killer.

Directors: Joel Oliansky
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Law Dance
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6.78
9 votes

#24 - Law Dance

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1976

Kojak searches for the killer of a key witness in a prominent murder trial.

Directors: Edward M. Abroms
Sister Maria
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6.40
5 votes

#25 - Sister Maria

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/15/1977

A vengeful nun tries to bring to justice the gangster who ordered the murder of her sister. (60 mins)

Writer: Ross Teel