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- Parents need to know that the classic police procedural Kojak is milder than more contemporary police dramas, but still contains content that isn't meant for younger viewers.
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Oct 24, 1973 · Parents need to know that the classic police procedural Kojak is milder than more contemporary police dramas, but still contains content that isn't meant for younger viewers. There are lots of violent moments, including gunfire and people getting shot (but little blood is visible), as well as plenty of….
- Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, Telly Savalas
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It's taken me four months to watch three seasons and 71 episodes of Kojak. What a time capsule this series has become. For instance we've almost forgotten how dirty and grimy Manhattan was back in 1974, how prevalent was the Mafia, heroin, street prostitution, insurance fraud and jewelry theft ...
- It started with a TV movie based on real-life murders. TV writer Abby Mann introduced Savalas’ Kojak — spelled “Kojack” at the time — in the 1973 CBS movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders.
- The show was a family affair — though that wasn’t evident for two seasons. Telly Savalas’ brother George Savalas starred as Detective Stavros on Kojak.
- Savalas used lollipops to curb his smoking habit. Viewers often saw Telly Savalas’ detective character sucking on a lollipop while working a case — a quirk first seen in Kojak’s eighth episode, “Dark Sunday,” per MeTV.
- The show won Emmys, Golden Globes, and even an Edgar. Savalas won the Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award for his Kojak work in 1974. The following year, guest star Zohra Lampert won an Emmy for her performance in Season 2’s “Queen of the Gypsies.”
Kojak (TV Series 1973–1978) Parents Guide and Certifications from around the world.
Kojak Parents Guide and Certifications from around the world.
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