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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Kojak Season 4 Episode 1 - Birthday Party
    7.0/10(178 votes)

    #1 - Birthday Party

    S4:E1

    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

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  2. Kojak Season 4 Episode 2 - A Summer Madness
    7.4/10(151 votes)

    #2 - A Summer Madness

    S4:E2

    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

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  3. Kojak Season 4 Episode 3 - Law Dance
    7.6/10(136 votes)

    #3 - Law Dance

    S4:E3

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

    Director:Edward M. Abroms
    Writer:James M. Miller

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  4. Kojak Season 4 Episode 4 - Out of the Shadows
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    #4 - Out of the Shadows

    S4:E4

    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

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  5. Kojak Season 4 Episode 5 - A Need to Know
    8.2/10(169 votes)

    #5 - A Need to Know

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Chester Krumholz

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  6. Kojak Season 4 Episode 6 - An Unfair Trade
    7.8/10(140 votes)

    #6 - An Unfair Trade

    S4:E6

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

    Director:Nicholas Sgarro
    Writer:Burton Armus

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  7. Kojak Season 4 Episode 7 - A Hair-Trigger Away
    7.1/10(152 votes)

    #7 - A Hair-Trigger Away

    S4:E7

    The drug addicted girlfriend of a cop is under scrutiny for accidentally killing his partner during a drug bust.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writers:Chester Krumholz, Jack Epps Jr., Andy House

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  8. Kojak Season 4 Episode 8 - By Silence Betrayed
    7.1/10(136 votes)

    #8 - By Silence Betrayed

    S4:E8

    Kojak finds that the longshoreman's lips are sealed when he inquires into labor-related waterfront murders.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Chester Krumholz

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  9. Kojak Season 4 Episode 9 - A Shield for Murder (1)
    8.1/10(162 votes)

    #9 - A Shield for Murder (1)

    S4:E9

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

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:William P. McGivern

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  10. Kojak Season 4 Episode 10 - A Shield for Murder (2)
    8.1/10(150 votes)

    #10 - A Shield for Murder (2)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:William P. McGivern

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  11. Kojak Season 4 Episode 11 - The Pride and the Princess
    7.0/10(135 votes)

    #11 - The Pride and the Princess

    S4:E11

    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

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  12. Kojak Season 4 Episode 12 - Black Thorn
    7.6/10(145 votes)

    #12 - Black Thorn

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Leon Tokatyan

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  13. Kojak Season 4 Episode 13 - Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?
    6.6/10(132 votes)

    #13 - Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?

    S4:E13

    A desperate unemployed ironworker accidentally kills a construction kingpin.

    Director:Jeannot Szwarc
    Writer:Chester Krumholz

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  14. Kojak Season 4 Episode 14 - Dead Again
    7.9/10(149 votes)

    #14 - Dead Again

    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.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Burton Armus

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  15. Kojak Season 4 Episode 15 - The Godson
    7.5/10(126 votes)

    #15 - The Godson

    S4:E15

    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

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  16. Kojak Season 4 Episode 16 - The Condemned
    7.0/10(138 votes)

    #16 - The Condemned

    S4:E16

    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
    Writers:Michael Grais, Anthony Spinner

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  17. Kojak Season 4 Episode 17 - When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead
    8.0/10(167 votes)

    #17 - When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead

    S4:E17

    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

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  18. Kojak Season 4 Episode 18 - I Was Happy Where I Was
    7.5/10(123 votes)

    #18 - I Was Happy Where I Was

    S4:E18

    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

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  19. Kojak Season 4 Episode 19 - Kojak's Days (1)
    7.3/10(146 votes)

    #19 - Kojak's Days (1)

    S4:E19

    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

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  20. Kojak Season 4 Episode 20 - Kojak's Days (2)
    7.4/10(134 votes)

    #20 - Kojak's Days (2)

    S4:E20

    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

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  21. Kojak Season 4 Episode 21 - Monkey on a String
    7.4/10(142 votes)

    #21 - Monkey on a String

    S4:E21

    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

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  22. Kojak Season 4 Episode 22 - Kiss it All Goodbye
    7.4/10(153 votes)

    #22 - Kiss it All Goodbye

    S4:E22

    Crocker accidentally shoots a fashion model while trying to stop a robbery, jeopardizing his career.

    Director:Telly Savalas
    Writers:Oliver Crawford, Robert W. Lenski

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  23. Kojak Season 4 Episode 23 - Lady in the Squad Room
    7.2/10(128 votes)

    #23 - Lady in the Squad Room

    S4:E23

    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

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  24. Kojak Season 4 Episode 24 - Sister Maria
    7.4/10(135 votes)

    #24 - Sister Maria

    S4:E24

    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

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  25. Kojak Season 4 Episode 25 - Another Gypsy Queen
    7.3/10(127 votes)

    #25 - Another Gypsy Queen

    S4:E25

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    Director:Joel Oliansky
    Writer:Gene R. Kearney

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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 178 votes. Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr. and written by Steven W. Carabatsos, it aired on 9/26/1976. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "A Summer Madness".