Kojak

The Best Episodes of Kojak

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Every episode of Kojak ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Kojak!

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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  1. 8.1/10(141 votes)

    #1 - A Need to Know

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    S4:E5

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

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  2. 8.0/10(205 votes)

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

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    S3:E14

    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.

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  3. 8.0/10(133 votes)

    #3 - Mouse

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    S5:E14

    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.

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  4. 7.9/10(146 votes)

    #4 - Out of the Frying Pan . . .

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    S3:E8

    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.

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  5. 7.9/10(140 votes)

    #5 - A Shield for Murder (1)

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    S4:E9

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

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  6. 7.9/10(129 votes)

    #6 - A Shield for Murder (2)

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    S4:E10

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

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  8. 7.9/10(116 votes)

    #7 - Justice for All

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    S5:E13

    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.

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    Director:Jim Benson
  9. 7.8/10(154 votes)

    #8 - No Immunity for Murder

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    S3:E11

    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.

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    Director:Andy Sidaris
    Writer:Joe Gores
  10. 7.8/10(137 votes)

    #9 - A Long Way from Times Square

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    S3:E12

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

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.8/10(117 votes)

    #10 - A Grave Too Soon

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    S3:E20

    Kojak puts the pressure on a known member of an organized crime syndicate when a dead undercover cop is found murdered.

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  12. 7.8/10(120 votes)

    #11 - An Unfair Trade

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    S4:E6

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

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  13. 7.8/10(131 votes)

    #12 - Dead Again

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    S4:E14

    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.

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  14. 7.8/10(138 votes)

    #13 - When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead

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    S4:E17

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

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  15. 7.8/10(135 votes)

    #14 - The Queen of Hearts Is Wild

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    S5:E1

    The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.

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  16. 7.8/10(134 votes)

    #15 - The Summer of '69 (1)

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    S5:E9

    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.

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  17. 7.7/10(180 votes)

    #16 - A Question of Answers (1)

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    S3:E1

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

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    Director:Jerry London
  18. 7.7/10(145 votes)

    #17 - Secret Snow, Deadly Snow

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    S3:E6

    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.

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  19. 7.7/10(115 votes)

    #18 - Law Dance

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    S4:E3

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

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  20. 7.7/10(119 votes)

    #19 - The Summer of '69 (2)

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    S5:E10

    After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.

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  21. 7.7/10(121 votes)

    #20 - Chain of Custody

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    S5:E15

    Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.

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  22. 7.6/10(208 votes)

    #21 - A Question of Answers (2)

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    S3:E2

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

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    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.6/10(132 votes)

    #22 - The Nicest Guys on the Block

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    S3:E10

    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.

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  24. 7.6/10(122 votes)

    #23 - Bad Dude

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    S3:E19

    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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  25. 7.6/10(125 votes)

    #24 - Deadly Innocence

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    S3:E22

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

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  26. 7.6/10(119 votes)

    #25 - Justice Deferred

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    S3:E23

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Need to Know" is the best rated episode of "Kojak". It scored 8.1/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by Russ Mayberry and written by Chester Krumholz, it aired on 10/24/1976. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves".