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The Best Episodes of Kojak Season 4

Every episode of Kojak Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Kojak Season 4!

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Birthday Party" is the best rated episode of "Kojak" season 4. It scored 7/10 based on 156 votes. Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr. and written by Steven W. Carabatsos, it aired on 9/26/1976. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Summer Madness".

  • Birthday Party
    7.0/10156 votes

    #1 - 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.

    Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer: Steven W. Carabatsos

  • A Summer Madness
    7.3/10130 votes

    #2 - 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.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: Jack Laird

  • Law Dance
    7.8/10117 votes

    #3 - Law Dance

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1976

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

    Director: Edward M. Abroms

    Writer: James M. Miller

  • Out of the Shadows
    7.6/10133 votes

    #4 - 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.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: Gene R. Kearney

  • A Need to Know
    8.1/10137 votes

    #5 - 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.

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: Chester Krumholz

  • An Unfair Trade
    7.7/10121 votes

    #6 - An Unfair Trade

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1976

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

    Director: Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer: Burton Armus

  • A Hair-Trigger Away
    7.0/10134 votes

    #7 - 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.

    Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer: Chester Krumholz, Andy House, Jack Epps Jr.

  • By Silence Betrayed
    7.5/10119 votes

    #8 - 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.

    Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer: Chester Krumholz

  • A Shield for Murder (1)
    7.9/10142 votes

    #9 - 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.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: William P. McGivern

  • A Shield for Murder (2)
    7.9/10132 votes

    #10 - 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.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: William P. McGivern

  • The Pride and the Princess
    7.1/10122 votes

    #11 - 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.

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: James M. Miller

  • Black Thorn
    7.5/10130 votes

    #12 - Black Thorn

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1976

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

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: Leon Tokatyan

  • Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?
    7.0/10116 votes

    #13 - 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.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: Chester Krumholz

  • Dead Again
    7.8/10133 votes

    #14 - 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.

    Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer: Burton Armus

  • The Godson
    7.5/10114 votes

    #15 - 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?

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: Joseph Gunn

  • The Condemned
    7.0/10122 votes

    #16 - 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.

    Director: Noel Black

    Writer: Michael Grais, Anthony Spinner

  • When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead
    7.8/10134 votes

    #17 - 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.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: Gene R. Kearney

  • I Was Happy Where I Was
    7.5/10112 votes

    #18 - 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.

    Director: Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer: Stephen Downing

  • Kojak's Days (1)
    7.2/10132 votes

    #19 - 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.

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: Chester Krumholz

  • Kojak's Days (2)
    7.3/10121 votes

    #20 - 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.

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: Chester Krumholz

  • Monkey on a String
    7.3/10126 votes

    #21 - Monkey on a String

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/15/1977

    A member of the police force falls prey to a powerful crime figure. With Albert Paulsen and Judith Light.

    Director: Ernest Pintoff

    Writer: Jack Laird

  • Kiss it All Goodbye
    7.3/10135 votes

    #22 - 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.

    Director: Telly Savalas

    Writer: Oliver Crawford, Robert W. Lenski

  • Lady in the Squad Room
    7.2/10116 votes

    #23 - 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.

    Director: Edward M. Abroms

    Writer: Burton Armus

  • Sister Maria
    7.2/10124 votes

    #24 - 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)

    Director: Ernest Pintoff

    Writer: Ross Teel

  • Another Gypsy Queen
    7.3/10111 votes

    #25 - Another Gypsy Queen

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 3/22/1977

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    Director: Joel Oliansky

    Writer: Gene R. Kearney