Kojak
Silent Snow, Deadly Snow
TV Flash files “Silent Snow, Deadly Snow” as hour 53 of 125 in the TV Flash guide — Kojak (1973–1978) on CBS, season 3, episode 6, aired 1975-10-12, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E06: listed hour 53 of 125 in the Kojak guide, hour 6 of 24 in season 3. It aired 1975-10-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Be Careful What You Pray For” (S03E05). Next is “Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death” (S03E07).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Silent Snow, Deadly Snow sit in the Kojak guide?
S03E06 is listed hour 53 of 125 — hour 6 of 24 in season 3, season 3 episode 6.
When did Kojak S03E06 air?
Silent Snow, Deadly Snow aired 1975-10-12 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need The Marcus-Nelson Murders first?
Optional. The series grew from that TV movie, but Kojak plays as a weekly star procedural once Savalas is in the squad.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Telly Savalas's bald lieutenant growls through Manhattan with a lollipop instead of a cigarette and a catchphrase that became a national wink. Abby Mann's star procedural grew from The Marcus-Nelson Murders into urban grit with sex-symbol nerve. Who loves ya, baby — presence as the whole weather system.
Who loves ya, baby? — a bald lieutenant with a lollipop instead of a cigarette growls through Manhattan, and CBS discovers that a nontraditional-looking leading man can be a primetime sex symbol. Kojak (1973–1978), from Abby Mann, grew from the TV movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders into six seasons, 125 hours, of urban grit with Telly Savalas as the entire weather system. Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, and George Savalas filled the squad. Location bite and charisma outshone formula. On the palate: hard candy, a shaved…
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