Money Back Guarantee (7 Dec. 1975)

After a police officer is killed in a routine traffic stop, Kojak discovers the people responsible are part of a large insurance and auto theft operation.

Director:

Daniel Haller

Writers:

Abby Mann (creator), Dallas L. Barnes,

Stars:

Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Telly Savalas	...	Lt. Theo Kojak
Dan Frazer	...	Capt. Frank McNeil
Kevin Dobson	...	Det. Bobby Crocker
George Savalas	...	Det. Stavros
David Ogden Stiers	...	Bryan LeBlanc
Henry Brown	...	Forbes
Bernie Kopell	...	Sam Bernard
Bruce Kirby	...	Sgt. Al Vine
John Hesley	...	Chris Marquez
Emory Bass	...	Stacowski
Sidney Clute	...	Barney Sullivan
Beverly Dixon	...	Victoria Goss
Mark Russell	...	Det. Saperstein
Vince Conti	...	Det. Rizzo
Del Hinkley	...	Anslow

Storyline

After a police officer is killed in a routine traffic stop, Kojak discovers the people responsible are part of a large insurance and auto theft operation.

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Plot Keywords:

auto theft | episode title spoken by character | auto theft ring | grand theft auto | dead cop | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

E 1st St & N Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

48 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

TV debut of David Ogden Stiers.

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Quotes

Mr. Roberts: Sounds like a cat.
Lt. Theo Kojak: Umm. Meow, baby.

User Reviews

MASH Doctor Plays Mob Leader!

A veteran cop, driving with a rookie, has a hunch about a guy driving ahead of him. He plays the hunch and stops the guy. It was a smart hunch, but he was a very good cop. I say "was" because moments later, the vet and the kid get ambushed by the driver of that car and two more guys who enter the scene. The kid isn't hurt, but now it is up to Kojak and his crew to figure this one out.

It's quickly deduced that these aren't "repo" guys they are dealing with, but a pretty smart car theft group.

Watching this now in 2012, it was kind of weird seeing the leader of the group played by David Ogden Stiers, whom I was used to see playing a snobbish nerd-type on "MASH" for so long ("Major Charles Winchester"). In here, he doesn't sound like that at all, in the role of "Mr. Roberts." Well.....that's called acting. At the time, nobody had much heard of Stiers, who went on to have a long and successful career, and is still working.

Overall, another good episode worth watching.