About this season
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Episodes (25)
1. Birthday Party
Aired 26 September 1976 • 60 min
On her birthday, Kojak's niece is kidnapped by criminals who want to exchange her for an incarcerated cop killer.
2. A Summer Madness
Aired 3 October 1976 • 60 min
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.
3. Law Dance
Aired 10 October 1976 • 60 min
Kojak searches for the killer of a key witness in a prominent murder trial.
4. Out of the Shadows
Aired 17 October 1976 • 60 min
Kojak and the detectives scour the city for "The Grim Reaper", a slasher who murders his victims out of greed.
5. A Need to Know
Aired 24 October 1976 • 60 min
Kojak and the detectives try to stop a child molester, who has diplomatic immunity, before he strikes again.
6. An Unfair Trade
Aired 31 October 1976 • 60 min
The shooting of a Puerto Rican youth by the Police angers the community.
7. A Hair-Trigger Away
Aired 7 November 1976 • 60 min
The drug addicted girlfriend of a cop is under scrutiny for accidentally killing his partner during a drug bust.
8. By Silence Betrayed
Aired 14 November 1976 • 60 min
Kojak finds that the longshoreman's lips are sealed when he inquires into labor-related waterfront murders.
9. A Shield for Murder (1)
Aired 21 November 1976 • 48 min
A wealthy political leader quashes Kojak's efforts to reopen a two-year-old matricide case.
10. A Shield for Murder (2)
Aired 21 November 1976 • 46 min
When Kojak gets too close to discovering the truth, he is framed.
11. The Pride and the Princess
Aired 28 November 1976 • 48 min
An émigré princess and her servant scheme to recover family jewels they believe are held by a mobster.
12. Black Thorn
Aired 5 December 1976 • 48 min
Private eye Salathiel Harms returns, pursuing the same bail jumper as Kojak.
13. Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?
Aired 12 December 1976 • 48 min
A desperate unemployed ironworker accidentally kills a construction kingpin.
14. Dead Again
Aired 19 December 1976 • 60 min
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.
15. The Godson
Aired 4 January 1977 • 60 min
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?
16. The Condemned
Aired 11 January 1977 • 60 min
A boxer accused of murder holes up inside a church and threatens to kill the parishioners unless the police meet his demands.
17. When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead
Aired 18 January 1977 • 60 min
A wealthy ecologist's wife plans to murder him and use a fake phone message to frame a nonexistent call girl.
18. I Was Happy Where I Was
Aired 25 January 1977 • 60 min
A Puerto Rican cop goes undercover in his old neighborhood to find out who is trying to start a barrio gang war.
19. Kojak's Days (1)
Aired 1 February 1977 • 60 min
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.
20. Kojak's Days (2)
Aired 8 February 1977 • 60 min
The search continues for a woman who murdered her husband, abandoned her child and is threatening to commit suicide.
21. Monkey on a String
Aired 15 February 1977 • 60 min
A member of the police force falls prey to a powerful crime figure. With Albert Paulsen and Judith Light.
22. Kiss it All Goodbye
Aired 22 February 1977 • 60 min
Crocker accidentally shoots a fashion model while trying to stop a robbery, jeopardizing his career.
23. Lady in the Squad Room
Aired 8 March 1977 • 60 min
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.
24. Sister Maria
Aired 15 March 1977 • 60 min
A vengeful nun tries to bring to justice the gangster who ordered the murder of her sister. (60 mins)
25. Another Gypsy Queen
Aired 22 March 1977 • 60 min