7.8/10138 votes#1 - 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.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario
7.1/10133 votes#2 - 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.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: Joseph Gunn
7.0/10124 votes#3 - 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.
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Writer: Burton Armus
7.1/10125 votes#4 - 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.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: David Taylor
7.1/10130 votes#5 - 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.
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Writer: Gene R. Kearney
7.5/10118 votes#6 - 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.
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Writer: Michael I. Wagner
7.1/10117 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Writer: N/A
7.0/10122 votes#8 - 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.
Director: John Meredyth Lucas
Writer: Chester Krumholz
7.8/10137 votes#9 - 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.
Director: Gene R. Kearney
Writer: Gene R. Kearney
7.7/10124 votes#10 - 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.
Director: Gene R. Kearney
Writer: Gene R. Kearney
7.2/10119 votes#11 - 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.
Director: Nicholas Sgarro
Writer: Joe Gores
7.6/10128 votes#12 - 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.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Harriet Margulies
7.9/10118 votes#13 - 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.
Director: Jim Benson
Writer: Michael Kozoll
8.0/10134 votes#14 - 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.
Director: Harvey S. Laidman
Writer: Art Eisenson
7.8/10126 votes#15 - 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.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Chester Krumholz
6.6/10129 votes#16 - 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.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Chester Krumholz
7.6/10113 votes#17 - 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.
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Writer: Gene R. Kearney, Bob Bralver, Charlene Bralver
6.8/10125 votes#18 - 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.
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Writer: Chester Krumholz
6.3/10130 votes#19 - 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.
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Writer: Rift Fournier
7.6/10119 votes#20 - 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.
Director: Jim Benson
Writer: Gene R. Kearney
6.8/10119 votes#21 - 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.
Director: Gene R. Kearney
Writer: Gene R. Kearney
7.6/10139 votes#22 - 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.
Director: Telly Savalas
Writer: Chester Krumholz
The Best Episodes of Kojak Season 5
Every episode of Kojak Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Kojak Season 5!
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Queen of Hearts Is Wild" is the best rated episode of "Kojak" season 5. It scored 7.8/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by Leo Penn and written by Donald P. Bellisario, it aired on 10/2/1977. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "A Strange Kind of Love".