The lollipop made its debut in the Season 1 episode "Dark Sunday", broadcast on DecemKojak lights a cigarette as he begins questioning a witness, but thinks better of it and sticks a lollipop (specifically, a Tootsie Pop) in his mouth instead. To cut down on his own deadly habit, Kojak began using lollipops as a substitute. Following the 1964 Surgeon General's Report on smoking, cigarette commercials were banned from American television in 1971, and public awareness of the dangers of cigarette smoking increased dramatically during the 1970s. In the early episodes of the series, he is often seen smoking cigarettes. Savalas described Kojak as a "basically honest character, tough but with feelings-the kind of guy who might kick a hooker in the tail if he had to, but they'd understand each other because maybe they grew up on the same kind of block." Kojak's Greek American heritage, shared by actor Savalas, was featured prominently in the series. In the context of the script, Kojak's was seen as typical squad room humor, which was picked up later in the TV drama Hill Street Blues. Kojak was stubborn and tenacious in his investigation of crimes-and also displayed a dark, cynical wit, along with a tendency to bend the rules if it brought a criminal to justice. The show revolved around the efforts of the tough and incorruptible Lieutenant Theodopolus ("Theo") Kojak ( Telly Savalas), a bald, dapper, New York City policeman, who was fond of Tootsie Pops and of using the catchphrases, "Who loves ya, baby?" and "Cootchie-coo!". The series was also filmed in New York City. The series is set in the New York City Police Department's Eleventh Precinct (the building shown was actually Ninth Precinct), Manhattan South Patrol Borough.
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