Cultural impact Kojak

in hit 1977 movie smokey , bandit, cledus snow (jerry reed) referred police officer radar gun kojak kodak , reflecting contemporary cb slang. phrase appears in subtitle in cannonball run when japanese team in subaru gl encountered radar-operating officer.

in film foul play, chevy chase , goldie hawn commandeer livery vehicle 2 asian tourists in backseat. when tourists become agitated @ high speed driving, chase informs them policeman kojak. though tourists know little english, name kojak turns chagrin enthusiasm , enjoy high-speed pursuit. when car stops , left in backseat, male tourist cracks smile , yells kojak! bang! bang!

in canada, canadians concerned show left impression in canadian youth had rights, such informed of offense, , depicted american police reading people rights in accordance miranda ruling. in 1980 book deference authority: case of canada, american sociologist edgar fredenberg came canada in 1970s avoid draft concerned canadians more upset on depictions of americans practising civil rights on tv show dealing civil rights issues did not have rights. in 1982, right informed of criminal offense , of 1 s rights enumerated in canadian charter of rights , freedoms.

in brazil, show successful in 1970s , 1980s term kojak became brazilian slang bald man . in tribute, kojak theme of brazilian carnival-time music, rare honor. telly savalas visited country promotional work. in rio de janeiro, expression: won t give chance kojak became popular among criminals, meaning speaker avoid leaving clue lead police him or her. later, expression became popular among lay people. come mean won t let see mistakes .

in chile, show successful in 1970s , 1980s term kojak became chilean slang lollipop until day. same slang term can found in many countries across world (algeria example).

in hungary, parody movie, titled kojak budapesten (kojak in budapest) made in 1980, starring lászló inke, savalas hungarian dubbing voice in titular role. in film, kojak revealed not of greek, of hungarian ancestry, visiting capital of former home country conference. telly savalas sold rights likeness hungarian filmmakers $1. also, series popular in hungary, local tootsie pop makers started call product kojak nyalóka ( kojak lollypop ).

in maribor, slovenia, national liberation fight statue on liberty square called kojak locals because of shape.

the mumbly cartoon show, in starred canine version of peter falk s columbo, featured caricature of kojak/savalas called schnooker title character s sidekick.

in israel, rotating police light beacon day called kojak , both because round , bald, , because of relation police vehicle.