The Best Episodes of Kojak Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(152 votes)

   #1 - 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
2. 

   7.1/10(149 votes)

   #2 - 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
3. 

   7.0/10(139 votes)

   #3 - 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
4. 

   7.2/10(137 votes)

   #4 - 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
5. 

   7.2/10(152 votes)

   #5 - 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
6. 

   7.2/10(132 votes)

   #6 - 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
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7. 

   6.7/10(131 votes)

   #7 - 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
8. 

   7.0/10(134 votes)

   #8 - 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
9. 

   7.9/10(149 votes)

   #9 - 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
10. 

    7.8/10(135 votes)

    #10 - 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
11. 

    6.9/10(130 votes)

    #11 - 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
12. 

    7.7/10(148 votes)

    #12 - 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
13. 

    7.7/10(131 votes)

    #13 - 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
14. 

    8.1/10(150 votes)

    #14 - 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
15. 

    7.8/10(133 votes)

    #15 - 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
16. 

    6.6/10(146 votes)

    #16 - 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
17. 

    7.7/10(124 votes)

    #17 - 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
18. 

    6.9/10(140 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. 

    6.2/10(144 votes)

    #19 - 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
20. 

    7.4/10(129 votes)

    #20 - 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
21. 

    6.7/10(130 votes)

    #21 - 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
22. 

    7.7/10(162 votes)

    #22 - 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