
Season 5 (1977)
Episodes: 22
Star Cast: Telly Savalas , Dan Frazer , Kevin Dobson , George Savalas ,
Episodes List

Ep.1 The Queen of Hearts Is Wild
Air Date: 1977-10-02
The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.

Ep.2 A Strange Kind of Love
Air Date: 1977-10-09
A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.

Ep.3 Laid Off
Air Date: 1977-10-16
A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.

Ep.4 Cry for the Kids
Air Date: 1977-10-23
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.

Ep.5 Once More from Birdland
Air Date: 1977-10-30
A singer(Andrea Marcovicci) is determined to prove her wrongfully imprisoned father innocent after he spends 14 years in prison.

Ep.6 Caper on a Quiet Street
Air Date: 1977-11-06
A woman is Kojak's only link to finding $6 million dollars, but her boyfriend (Armand Assante) has other plans.

Ep.7 Letters of Death
Air Date: 1977-11-13
Anonymous messages begin turning up informing a model that someone close to her is in danger of being murdered.

Ep.8 Tears for All Who Loved Her
Air Date: 1977-11-20
Crocker (played by Kevin Dobson) falls for a woman (played by Jennifer Warren) while investigating the death of her mobster husband.

Ep.9 The Summer of '69 (1)
Air Date: 1977-12-04
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.

Ep.10 The Summer of '69 (2)
Air Date: 1977-12-10
After Kojak is placed on suspension, he continues to review the 8-year old case while a serial killer (Stephen McHattie) strikes again.

Ep.11 Case Without a File
Air Date: 1977-12-17
Kojak poses as a murdered private investigator in order to find out why he was murdered.

Ep.12 I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer
Air Date: 1977-12-24
A detective (Joey Aresco) believes that his wife's divorce lawyer (David Ladd) hired an arsonist to destroy his boat.

Ep.13 Justice for All
Air Date: 1978-01-07
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.

Ep.14 Mouse
Air Date: 1978-01-21
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.

Ep.15 Chain of Custody
Air Date: 1978-01-28
Kojak is suspended after reacting to an incompetent district attorney who failed to convict a known killer.

Ep.16 The Captain's Brother's Wife
Air Date: 1978-02-04
Kojak tries to protect Captain McNeil's widowed sister-in-law from big time gamblers.

Ep.17 No License to Kill
Air Date: 1978-02-11
Kojak offers to help a jealous police officer search for a professional hit man.

Ep.18 The Halls of Terror
Air Date: 1978-02-18
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.

Ep.19 May the Horse Be with You
Air Date: 1978-02-25
A retired police officer is injured after attempting to prevent the theft of a race horse that he illegally housed in the NYPD stables.

Ep.20 Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton
Air Date: 1978-03-04
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.

Ep.21 60 Miles to Hell
Air Date: 1978-03-11
Crocker is taken hostage while trying to transport a prisoner back to New York.

Ep.22 In Full Command
Air Date: 1978-03-18
After being rejected for a promotion, a disgruntled inspector sees a current case as a way to boost his career.