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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!

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A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Kojak Season 5 Episode 1 - The Queen of Hearts Is Wild
    8.0/10(152 votes)

    #1 - The Queen of Hearts Is Wild

    S5:E1

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

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  2. Kojak Season 5 Episode 2 - A Strange Kind of Love
    7.1/10(149 votes)

    #2 - A Strange Kind of Love

    S5:E2

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

    Director:Sutton Roley

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  3. Kojak Season 5 Episode 3 - Laid Off
    7.0/10(139 votes)

    #3 - Laid Off

    S5:E3

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

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  4. Kojak Season 5 Episode 4 - Cry for the Kids
    7.2/10(137 votes)

    #4 - Cry for the Kids

    S5:E4

    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

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  5. Kojak Season 5 Episode 5 - Once More from Birdland
    7.2/10(152 votes)

    #5 - Once More from Birdland

    S5:E5

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

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  6. Kojak Season 5 Episode 6 - Caper on a Quiet Street
    7.2/10(132 votes)

    #6 - Caper on a Quiet Street

    S5:E6

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

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  8. Kojak Season 5 Episode 7 - Letters of Death
    6.7/10(131 votes)

    #7 - Letters of Death

    S5:E7

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

    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Kojak Season 5 Episode 8 - Tears for All Who Loved Her
    7.0/10(134 votes)

    #8 - Tears for All Who Loved Her

    S5:E8

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

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  10. Kojak Season 5 Episode 9 - The Summer of '69 (1)
    7.9/10(149 votes)

    #9 - The Summer of '69 (1)

    S5:E9

    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.

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  11. Kojak Season 5 Episode 10 - The Summer of '69 (2)
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    #10 - The Summer of '69 (2)

    S5:E10

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

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  12. Kojak Season 5 Episode 11 - Case Without a File
    6.9/10(130 votes)

    #11 - Case Without a File

    S5:E11

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

    Writer:Joe Gores

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  13. Kojak Season 5 Episode 12 - I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer
    7.7/10(148 votes)

    #12 - I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer

    S5:E12

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

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  14. Kojak Season 5 Episode 13 - Justice for All
    7.7/10(131 votes)

    #13 - Justice for All

    S5:E13

    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

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  15. Kojak Season 5 Episode 14 - Mouse
    8.1/10(150 votes)

    #14 - Mouse

    S5:E14

    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.

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  16. Kojak Season 5 Episode 15 - Chain of Custody
    7.8/10(133 votes)

    #15 - Chain of Custody

    S5:E15

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

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  17. Kojak Season 5 Episode 16 - The Captain's Brother's Wife
    6.6/10(146 votes)

    #16 - The Captain's Brother's Wife

    S5:E16

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

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  18. Kojak Season 5 Episode 17 - No License to Kill
    7.7/10(124 votes)

    #17 - No License to Kill

    S5:E17

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

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  19. Kojak Season 5 Episode 18 - The Halls of Terror
    6.9/10(140 votes)

    #18 - The Halls of Terror

    S5:E18

    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.

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  20. Kojak Season 5 Episode 19 - May the Horse Be with You
    6.2/10(144 votes)

    #19 - May the Horse Be with You

    S5:E19

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

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  21. Kojak Season 5 Episode 20 - Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton
    7.4/10(129 votes)

    #20 - Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton

    S5:E20

    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.

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  22. Kojak Season 5 Episode 21 - 60 Miles to Hell
    6.7/10(130 votes)

    #21 - 60 Miles to Hell

    S5:E21

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

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  23. Kojak Season 5 Episode 22 - In Full Command
    7.7/10(162 votes)

    #22 - In Full Command

    S5:E22

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

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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 8/10 based on 152 votes. Directed by Leo Penn and written by Donald P. Bellisario, it aired on 10/2/1977. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "A Strange Kind of Love".