Kodiak (TV series)

Kodiak is a half-hour adventure program (produced by Warner Bros. TV) that aired Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m Eastern time on ABC during the 1974-1975 television season. The show filled the time spot left vacant by ABC's cancellation of The Brady Bunch.

Kodiak
Genre	Drama
Created by	Stan Shpetner Anthony Lawrence
Directed by	William Witney
Starring	Clint Walker
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer(s)	Stan Shpetner
Production location(s)	Alaska, United States
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Kodiak Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	13 September – 4 October 1974

The show revolved around the main character of Cal "Kodiak" McKay (played by Clint Walker), an Alaska State Trooper.[1] Kodiak, always accompanied by his Eskimo sidekick Abraham Lincoln Imhook, used his four-wheel drive truck to track down desperate killers through 50,000 miles of Alaska backcountry.

The show suffered low ratings due to being broadcast against NBC's mega-hit Sanford and Son.[2] Kodiak was cancelled after the first episode, although a total of four episodes were aired. The show was filmed in Bend, Oregon, using the Old Skyliners Ski Lodge as the primary meeting place.

Abner Biberman portrayed Imhook, and Maggie Blye had the role of police radio dispatcher Mandy.[1]

The program was created by Stan Shpetner and Anthony Lawrence; Shpetner was the producer.[2]

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate	Plot
1-1	"Red Snow, White Death"	September 13, 1974	Kodiak's hunt for a killer is aided by a reluctant witness—an old Eskimo intent on dying ceremoniously in the mountains like his ancestors.
1-2	"Death Chase"	September 20, 1974	Following the shooting of a young girl's father, two snowmobiles are pitted against each other in a desperate chase as Kodiak pursues the girl and her boyfriend.
1-3	"A Time to Die"	September 27, 1974	A grieving, vengeful father threatens to kill Kodiak to prevent him from bringing his son's murderer to trial and thus carve out his own justice.
1-4	"The Last Enemy"	October 4, 1974	Kodiak must stop an old war buddy who believes that he is fighting the same war again.

References

1. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 571.
2. McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 455. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

External links

• Kodiak on IMDb