Quinn McNamara
English 1010 F 9:00-12:00
Professor McKeever
5 November 2012
Kojak as an Allusion
Kojak was a American TV (1973-1977) series
about a bald-headed police detective played by Telly Salavas. He was also known
for his catch phrase “Who loves ya, baby?” People may be referred to as Kojak if
they are bald-headed. It is used as a pun and an allusion when referencing
Kojak. An example of an allusion being made of Kojak is seen in Max Marquis’s
book Written in Blood (1995) where
he wrote. Many of the sallies were aimed at his lack of hair. He was called Kojak at first,
but his was a gross slander; Farmer's hair receded at the temples and was less
than luxuriant on the crown that was all.” (qtd. In Delahunty, Dignen and Stock
31) The phrase talking about his lack of hair infers he is bald or balding
resulting in an allusion when he calls the man Kojak due to him being known for
being bald.
Works Cited
Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen and Penny Stock. “Kojak” The
Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001.
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English 1010 F 9:00-12:00
Professor McKeever
5 November 2012
Kojak as an Allusion
Kojak was a American TV (1973-1977) series
about a bald-headed police detective played by Telly Salavas. He was also known
for his catch phrase “Who loves ya, baby?” People may be referred to as Kojak if
they are bald-headed. It is used as a pun and an allusion when referencing
Kojak. An example of an allusion being made of Kojak is seen in Max Marquis’s
book Written in Blood (1995) where
he wrote. Many of the sallies were aimed at his lack of hair. He was called Kojak at first,
but his was a gross slander; Farmer's hair receded at the temples and was less
than luxuriant on the crown that was all.” (qtd. In Delahunty, Dignen and Stock
31) The phrase talking about his lack of hair infers he is bald or balding
resulting in an allusion when he calls the man Kojak due to him being known for
being bald.
Works Cited
Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen and Penny Stock. “Kojak” The
Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001.