The Best Episodes of Kojak Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(159 votes)

   #1 - Mouse

   S5:E141/21/1978

   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.

   Director:Harvey S. Laidman

   Writer:Art Eisenson

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   Director:Harvey S. Laidman

   Writer:Art Eisenson
2. 

   8.0/10(162 votes)

   #2 - The Queen of Hearts Is Wild

   S5:E110/2/1977

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

   Director:Leo Penn

   Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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   Director:Leo Penn

   Writer:Donald P. Bellisario
3. 

   7.8/10(161 votes)

   #3 - The Summer of '69 (1)

   S5:E912/4/1977

   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.

   Director:Gene R. Kearney

   Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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   Director:Gene R. Kearney

   Writer:Gene R. Kearney
4. 

   7.8/10(147 votes)

   #4 - The Summer of '69 (2)

   S5:E1012/10/1977

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

   Director:Gene R. Kearney

   Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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   Director:Gene R. Kearney

   Writer:Gene R. Kearney
5. 

   7.8/10(148 votes)

   #5 - Chain of Custody

   S5:E151/28/1978

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

   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:Chester Krumholz

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   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:Chester Krumholz
6. 

   7.8/10(172 votes)

   #6 - In Full Command

   S5:E223/18/1978

   After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.

   Director:Telly Savalas

   Writer:Chester Krumholz

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   Director:Telly Savalas

   Writer:Chester Krumholz
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7. 

   7.7/10(161 votes)

   #7 - I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer

   S5:E1212/24/1977

   A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.

   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:Harriet Margulies

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   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:Harriet Margulies
8. 

   7.7/10(141 votes)

   #8 - Justice for All

   S5:E131/7/1978

   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.

   Director:Jim Benson

   Writer:Michael Kozoll

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   Director:Jim Benson

   Writer:Michael Kozoll
9. 

   7.6/10(135 votes)

   #9 - No License to Kill

   S5:E172/11/1978

   Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.

   Director:Ernest Pintoff

   Writers:Gene R. Kearney, Charlene Bralver, Bob Bralver

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   Director:Ernest Pintoff

   Writers:Gene R. Kearney, Charlene Bralver, Bob Bralver
10. 

    7.4/10(142 votes)

    #10 - Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton

    S5:E203/4/1978

    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.

    Director:Jim Benson

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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    Director:Jim Benson

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney
11. 

    7.2/10(147 votes)

    #11 - Cry for the Kids

    S5:E410/23/1977

    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.

    Director:Leo Penn

    Writer:David Taylor

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    Director:Leo Penn

    Writer:David Taylor
12. 

    7.2/10(162 votes)

    #12 - Once More from Birdland

    S5:E510/30/1977

    A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.

    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney
13. 

    7.2/10(141 votes)

    #13 - Caper on a Quiet Street

    S5:E611/6/1977

    A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.

    Director:Edward M. Abroms

    Writer:Michael I. Wagner

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    Director:Edward M. Abroms

    Writer:Michael I. Wagner
14. 

    7.1/10(158 votes)

    #14 - A Strange Kind of Love

    S5:E210/9/1977

    A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.

    Director:Sutton Roley

    Writer:Joseph Gunn

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    Director:Sutton Roley

    Writer:Joseph Gunn
15. 

    7.1/10(149 votes)

    #15 - Laid Off

    S5:E310/16/1977

    A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.

    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Burton Armus

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    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Burton Armus
16. 

    7.0/10(145 votes)

    #16 - Tears for All Who Loved Her

    S5:E811/20/1977

    Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.

    Director:John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer:Chester Krumholz

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    Director:John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer:Chester Krumholz
17. 

    6.9/10(142 votes)

    #17 - Case Without a File

    S5:E1112/17/1977

    Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.

    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Joe Gores

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    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Joe Gores
18. 

    6.9/10(152 votes)

    #18 - The Halls of Terror

    S5:E182/18/1978

    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.

    Director:Edward M. Abroms

    Writer:Chester Krumholz

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    Director:Edward M. Abroms

    Writer:Chester Krumholz
19. 

    6.7/10(141 votes)

    #19 - Letters of Death

    S5:E711/13/1977

    Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.

    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Unknown
20. 

    6.6/10(144 votes)

    #20 - 60 Miles to Hell

    S5:E213/11/1978

    Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.

    Director:Gene R. Kearney

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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    Director:Gene R. Kearney

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney
21. 

    6.5/10(157 votes)

    #21 - The Captain's Brother's Wife

    S5:E162/4/1978

    Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Chester Krumholz

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    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Chester Krumholz
22. 

    6.3/10(155 votes)

    #22 - May the Horse Be with You

    S5:E192/25/1978

    A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Rift Fournier

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    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Rift Fournier