Death Is Not a Passing Grade

Episode aired Jan 30, 1974
TV-PG
51m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

252

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Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Kojak is a guest instructor at a police science class. One of his students is committing burglaries with his brother-in-law and likes to leave false clues at the crime scene. These include a... Read allKojak is a guest instructor at a police science class. One of his students is committing burglaries with his brother-in-law and likes to leave false clues at the crime scene. These include a pen with Kojak's name on it and even Kojak's hat.Kojak is a guest instructor at a police science class. One of his students is committing burglaries with his brother-in-law and likes to leave false clues at the crime scene. These include a pen with Kojak's name on it and even Kojak's hat.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

252

YOUR RATING

5User reviews

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Trivia
James Woods got the part of Caz after Richard Dreyfuss and Martin Sheen turned it down.

Goofs
When Caz is holding Delta in the bathroom, the tape over her gag changes from totally covering her mouth to covering only about 3/4 of her mouth, leaving her top lip visible.

Quotes
Det. Gomez: [a pen with Kojak's name on it is found at a crime scene] Did you drop it?
Lt. Theo Kojak: [sarcastic] Yeah, but I can't remember whether I dropped it before or after I broke into the safe!

Connections
Featured in The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1974)

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Featured review

6/10

The case of a 'smart' criminal who doesn't seem all that smart!

In this episode of "Kojak", you've got an incredibly strange villain. Caz (James Woods) sure is not a typical baddie, as to him his crimes are all part of a game...a game where he's matching wits with Kojak. You see, Caz is a student in a night class taught by Kojak and he hates that his teacher might be smarter than him...so he commits crimes to try to outsmart the Lieutenant. And, weirdly, by the end of the show there seems to almost be a bromance between him and Kojak...making for a weird and confusing ending.

I think there were two reasons I didn't love this episode. First, for a smart criminal, Caz is an incredible idiot...too much so. Secondly, the ending just seemed bizarre and confusing. See the show...see what I mean!