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Kojak · S5 · E2

A Strange Kind of Love

  • TV-PG
  • Oct 9, 1977
  • 60 min

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

About this episode

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

Season 5

22 episodes
  1. 1The Queen of Hearts Is Wild

    60 minOct 2, 1977

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

  2. 2A Strange Kind of Love

    60 minOct 9, 1977Now viewing

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

  3. 3Laid Off

    60 minOct 16, 1977

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

  4. 4Cry for the Kids

    60 minOct 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.

  5. 5Once More from Birdland

    60 minOct 30, 1977

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

  6. 6Caper on a Quiet Street

    60 minNov 6, 1977

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

  7. 7Letters of Death

    60 minNov 13, 1977

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

  8. 8Tears for All Who Loved Her

    60 minNov 20, 1977

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

  9. 9The Summer of '69 (1)

    60 minDec 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.

  10. 10The Summer of '69 (2)

    60 minDec 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.

  11. 11Case Without a File

    60 minDec 17, 1977

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

  12. 12I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer

    60 minDec 24, 1977

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

  13. 13Justice for All

    60 minJan 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.

  14. 14Mouse

    60 minJan 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.

  15. 15Chain of Custody

    60 minJan 28, 1978

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

  16. 16The Captain's Brother's Wife

    60 minFeb 4, 1978

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

  17. 17No License to Kill

    60 minFeb 11, 1978

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

  18. 18The Halls of Terror

    60 minFeb 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.

  19. 19May the Horse Be with You

    60 minFeb 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.

  20. 20Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton

    60 minMar 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.

  21. 2160 Miles to Hell

    60 minMar 11, 1978

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

  22. 22In Full Command

    60 minMar 18, 1978

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

Guest stars

Tara BuckmanToni
Richard SandersDrunk
Mari GormanMolly Lawson
Michael AlldredgeKatkoff
Joseph V. PerryTalbert
Raymond SingerMedical Examiner
Carole CookMarie Stella
Jerome GuardinoVoice Print Man (uncredited)
Charlie PicerniCabbie
Lynne ToppingCharlene
James SutoriusLawson
Lee BryantRita McCall
Juno DawsonHooker
Doug HaleBradford
Allen JosephNight Man