Starsky and Hutch
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- For the film, see Starsky & Hutch.
Starsky and Hutch was a 1970s American television series that consisted of 92 episodes of 48 minutes and a single 90 minute pilot, created by William Blinn and broadcast between April 30 1975 and May 15 1979 on the ABC network. It was directed by Jack Starrett (under the name Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.). Starrett later directed The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), a somewhat similar US TV show.
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Plot
The protagonists are two California policemen, the dark-haired David Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser) playing the muscleman and driver and the blond Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson (David Soul) being a more intellectual type of cop. They were known for driving a flashy and distinctive Ford Torino, painted red with a large white stripe. Their main underworld contact is Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas).
Fans loved the fast car, the funny banter, and, particularly, the close, devoted, and enduring friendship between Starsky and Hutch.
In 1977, a rising concern about violence on TV forced the screenplay writers to cut down on action scenes as compared to more romantic developments. This contributed to the fading popularity of the series, which was abandoned two years later.
A quarter century after it left the television airwaves, the series was the inspiration for the movie Starsky & Hutch, released in 2004 and starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.
List of episodes:
Pilot Series (1975)
1. Starsky and Hutch
First Season (1975-76)
- Savage Sunday
- Texas Longhorn
- Death Ride
- Snowstorm
- The Fix
- Death Notice
- Pariah
- Kill Huggy Bear
- The Bait
- Lady Blue
- Captain Dobey, You're Dead!
- Terror on the Docks
- The Deadly Impostor
- Shootout
- The Hostages
- Losing Streak
- Silence
- The Omaha Tiger
- Jojo
- Running
- A Coffin for Starsky
- The Bounty Hunter
Second Season (1976-77)
- The Las Vegas Strangler - Part 1
- The Las Vegas Strangler - Part 2
- Murder at Sea - Part 1
- Murder at Sea - Part 2
- Gillian
- Bust Amboy
- The Vampire
- The Specialist
- Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Hearts
- Vendetta
- Nightmare
- Iron Mike
- Little Girl Lost
- Bloodbath
- The Psychic
- The Set-Up - Part 1
- The Set-Up - Part 2
- Survival
- Starsky's Lady
- Huggy Bear and the Turkey
- The Committee
- The Velvet Jungle
- Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road
- Murder on Stage 17
- Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty
Third Season (1977-78)
- Starsky & Hutch on Playboy Island - Part 1
- Starsky & Hutch on Playboy Island - Part 2
- Fatal Charm
- I Love You, Rosey Malone
- Murder Ward
- Death in a Different Place
- The Crying Child
- The Heroes
- The Plague - Part 1
- The Plague - Part 2
- The Collector
- Manchild on the Streets
- The Action
- The Heavyweight
- A Body Worth Guarding
- The Trap
- Satan's Witches
- Class in Crime
- Hutchinson: Murder One
- Foxy Lady
- Partners
- Quadromania
- Deckwatch
Fourth Season (1978-79)
- Discomania
- The Game
- Blindfold
- Photo Finish
- Moonshine
- Strange Justice
- The Avenger
- Dandruff
- Black and Blue
- The Groupie
- Cover Girl
- Starsky's Brother
- The Golden Angel
- Ballad for a Blue Lady
- Birds of a Feather
- Ninety Pounds of Trouble
- Huggy Can't Go Home
- Targets Without a Badge - Part 1
- Targets Without a Badge - Part 2
- Targets Without a Badge - Part 3
- Starsky vs. Hutch
- Sweet Revenge
See also
External links
- Category at ODP (http://dmoz.org/Arts/Television/Programs/Dramas/Cop_Shows/Starsky_and_Hutch/)