The BEST episodes of Kojak season 5
Every episode of Kojak season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kojak season 5!
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.
#1 - Laid Off
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1977
A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.
#2 - Cry for the Kids
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1977
A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's hired hand while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition in order to control the neighborhood in which he doesn't own.
#3 - The Queen of Hearts is Wild
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1977
The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.
#4 - The Summer of '69 (1)
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1977
Kojak must reopen a case in which the prime suspect of three women was shot and killed after a shootout with him. Now, eight years later, the murders have started again and it appears that Kojak may've killed the wrong man.
#5 - Chain of Custody
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/1978
Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.
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#6 - The Summer of '69 (2)
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1977
After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.
#7 - May the Horse Be With You
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1978
A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.
#8 - Case Without a File
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1977
Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.
#9 - I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/1977
A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.
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#10 - In Full Command
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/18/1978
After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.
#11 - A Strange Kind of Love
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1977
A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.
#12 - Tears for All Who Loved Her
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1977
Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.
#13 - Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/1978
A photographer(played by Tige Andrews) becomes the prime suspect in a jewel theft and phony kidnapping of a former actress (played by Antoinette Bower) in which he photographs.
#14 - The Captain's Brother's Wife
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1978
Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.
#15 - Justice for All
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1978
While Kojak is contemplating leaving the police department to become a law firm's investigator, a series of recent drug related deaths begin to overshadow his decision.
#16 - Letters of Death
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1977
Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.
#17 - Once More from Birdland
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1977
A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.
#18 - No License to Kill
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1978
Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.
#19 - Mouse
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/1978
Kojak encounters a case where a highly respected surgeon may be doing unnecessary surgeries in order to use the money to pay off gambling debts.
#20 - 60 Miles to Hell
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/11/1978
Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.
#21 - Caper on a Quiet Street
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1977
A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.
#22 - The Halls of Terror
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1978
Kojak and the detectives go undercover in a local hospital in order to investigate a string of murders that have been occurring while the victims were on duty.