Dark Sunday (12 Dec. 1973)

Kojak begins sucking lollipops, after a wheel-man brags he's in on a caper which will make the NYPD more laughable than the Keystone Kops. Soon, a fellow gang member ices Artie the driver ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles R. Rondeau

Writers:

Abby Mann (creator), Robert M. Young,

Stars:

Telly Savalas, Richard Jordan, Dan Frazer

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Telly Savalas	...	Lt. Theo Kojak
Richard Jordan	...	Steve Macey
Dan Frazer	...	Capt. Frank McNeil
Kevin Dobson	...	Det. Bobby Crocker
Paul Lambert	...	Hugh Jellicoe
Ken Kercheval	...	Ray Fromm
Lara Parker	...	Maria
Yvonne Craig	...	Liz
Michael Delano	...	Valano (as Michael DeLano)
Larry Block	...	Gerry Erskine
John Elerick	...	Mike
Dick Balduzzi	...	Angie
Marc Alaimo	...	Artie (as Mark Alaimo)
Steve Cory	...	Parking Attendant
Nick Ferrari	...	Carl Allender

Storyline

Kojak begins sucking lollipops, after a wheel-man brags he's in on a caper which will make the NYPD more laughable than the Keystone Kops. Soon, a fellow gang member ices Artie the driver and dumps the corpse in a park. The gang member who jerked the trigger was only supposed to stash Artie out of town, so the gang leader's antsy that when Artie's body and belongings are discovered, the police will be on alert. Lt. Kojak keeps the murder out of the obits, but has no clue what the gang's target is. Loud-mouthed Artie owes a lot of people bread, and some tell Kojak's detectives that Artie'll cough up their cash on Monday. So Kojak has less than a week to foil the mammoth heist, plus his struggles to give up smoking make him even more caustic than usual.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 1973 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kojak's trademark lollypop makes its debut.

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Quotes

Lt. Theo Kojak: I give you this week's mystery map. You solve the riddle, you win a two-week trip to, eh, well, where do you wanna go?
Capt. Frank McNeil: Home!
Lt. Theo Kojak: Hm-hm. Why do I always yawn on Saturdays?

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