The Worst Episodes of Kojak

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   #1 - Girl in the River

   S1:E511/21/1973

   Kojak suspects that the strangler of seven women has returned, when another girl dies in similar circumstances.

   Director:William Hale

   Writer:Halsted Welles

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   Director:William Hale

   Writer:Halsted Welles
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   #2 - The Good Luck Bomber

   S2:E212/9/1975

   Kojak and the bomb squad are stymied by a series of bombs that seemingly can't be defused.

   Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

   Writer:Ray Brenner

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   Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

   Writer:Ray Brenner
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   #3 - Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred

   S2:E232/23/1975

   While an accused thief sits in jail waiting for his lawyer to arrange bail, Kojak tries to decipher a phrase heard during an unsuccessful attempt to steal a paint company truck.

   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:James M. Miller

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   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:James M. Miller
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   #4 - The Trade-Off

   S2:E243/2/1975

   Kojak arrests the ringleader (Mark Stevens) of a drug operation, whose gang kidnaps Captain McNeil's wife in order to trade her for the evidence they have against him.

   Director:David Friedkin

   Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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   Director:David Friedkin

   Writer:Robert E. Swanson
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   #5 - A Question of Answers (1)

   S3:E19/14/1975

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

   Director:Jerry London

   Writer:Albert Ruben

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   Director:Jerry London

   Writer:Albert Ruben
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   #6 - A Question of Answers (2)

   S3:E29/14/1975

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

   Director:Jerry London

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Jerry London

   Writer:Unknown
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   #7 - Sweeter Than Life

   S3:E49/28/1975

   While responding to a homicide call, Kojak discovers his camera that had disappeared earlier at a party in which he, his nephew and friend attended. His nephew's friend steals the camera and uses it to buy drugs from the murdered man. They witness the murder and are reluctant to involve the police. Kojak's nephew must go 'cold turkey' before he ends up like his friend who overdosed.

   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:Burton Armus

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   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:Burton Armus
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   #8 - Be Careful What You Pray For

   S3:E510/5/1975

   Crocker lectures female students on rape at a local catholic school, while two Puerto Rican brothers kill a priest during a truck heist.

   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:James M. Miller

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   Director:Russ Mayberry

   Writer:James M. Miller
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   #9 - Secret Snow, Deadly Snow

   S3:E610/12/1975

   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.

   Director:Jerry London

   Writer:Morton S. Fine

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   Director:Jerry London

   Writer:Morton S. Fine
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    #10 - Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death

    S3:E710/26/1975

    A woman who witnesses a body being dumped into the harbor is so fragile minded that the man who dumped the body tries to use psychology against her in order to eliminate her from the picture.

    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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    Director:Nicholas Sgarro

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney
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    #11 - Out of the Frying Pan . . .

    S3:E811/2/1975

    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.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Jack Laird

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    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Jack Laird
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    #12 - Over the Water

    S3:E911/9/1975

    A mobster's son puts out a contract on Kojak's life after he breaks up a barroom brawl.

    Director:Telly Savalas

    Writer:Burton Armus

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    Director:Telly Savalas

    Writer:Burton Armus
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    #13 - The Nicest Guys on the Block

    S3:E1011/16/1975

    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.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Morton S. Fine

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    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Morton S. Fine
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    #14 - No Immunity for Murder

    S3:E1111/23/1975

    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.

    Director:Andy Sidaris

    Writer:Joe Gores

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    Director:Andy Sidaris

    Writer:Joe Gores
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    #15 - A Long Way from Times Square

    S3:E1211/30/1975

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

    Director:Ernest Pintoff

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Ernest Pintoff

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    #16 - Money Back Guarantee

    S3:E1312/7/1975

    A murdered cop and a wealthy young woman put Kojak on the trail of a car-theft ring in which the victims appear to cooperate with the thieves.

    Director:Daniel Haller

    Writer:Dallas L. Barnes

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    Director:Daniel Haller

    Writer:Dallas L. Barnes
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    #17 - A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves

    S3:E1412/14/1975

    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.

    Director:Robert Day

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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    Director:Robert Day

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney
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    #18 - How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars

    S3:E1512/21/1975

    (Christmas Episode) Stavros helps a woman (Betsy Slade) find her desperate boyfriend (Darrell Fetty), while Kojak tries to find out why a man (James Griffith) shot at a woman (Jesse Welles) in a local bar.

    Director:David Friedkin

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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    Director:David Friedkin

    Writer:Gene R. Kearney
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    #19 - The Forgotten Room

    S3:E161/4/1976

    Kojak doubts a young man is guilty in the murder of a prostitute, even the circumstantial evidence points to him.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer:James Bonnet

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    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer:James Bonnet
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    #20 - On the Edge

    S3:E171/11/1976

    Kojak is concerned that a fellow detective's obsessive work habits are endangering both his home life and his career.

    Director:David Friedkin

    Writer:Alvin Boretz

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    Director:David Friedkin

    Writer:Alvin Boretz
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    #21 - A Wind from Corsica

    S3:E181/18/1976

    Kojak must prevent a man from killing the person who framed his recently deceased brother.

    Director:Daniel Haller

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Daniel Haller

    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Bad Dude

    S3:E191/25/1976

    A private detective recently arrived from the West Coast puzzles Kojak when he appears to be deliberately making himself a killer's next target.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer:Joe Gores

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    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer:Joe Gores
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    #23 - A Grave Too Soon

    S3:E202/1/1976

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

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer:Burton Armus

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    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer:Burton Armus
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    #24 - The Frame

    S3:E212/8/1976

    Kojak finds himself under investigation by Internal Affairs when a thief he arrested without sufficient evidence claims he paid Kojak a bribe.

    Director:Daniel Haller

    Writers:Jack Laird, Burton Armus

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    Director:Daniel Haller

    Writers:Jack Laird, Burton Armus
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    #25 - Justice Deferred

    S3:E232/22/1976

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

    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Jack Laird

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    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Jack Laird