Series Description

Starsky and Hutch was a 60 minute crime drama series on ABC. It was about two cops who worked the streets to route out the lowlives infesting the city. One of them was a streetwise cop from Brooklyn who sometimes had to be held back by his more calm and intellectual partner from Duluth, Minnesota. Together, they made a formidable pair of crime fighters.

Starsky and Hutch Cast

Paul Michael Glaser .... Detective Dave Starsky
David Soul .... Detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson
Antonio Fargas .... "Huggy Bear" Brown
Bernie Hamilton .... Captain Harold Dobey

Starsky and Hutch Trivia

The series took place in the fictional town of Bay City, California.

Starsky and Hutch patrolled the streets in a two-door, Ford Gran Torino. It was red with a huge white stripe on each side that made it look like it could slide right through the air! It got the nickname "Striped Tomato" after Paul Michael Glaser revealed that after seeing the car for the first time he said, "That thing looks like a striped tomato!" The description stuck and Hutch called the car by the nickname for the first time in episode #4 titled, "Snowstorm".

Occasionally Hutch drove a beat up tan 1973 Ford Galaxie 500 if a second car was needed for some reason.

When Starsky and Hutch talked on the radio with headquarters their call sign was "Zebra Three".

Aaron Spelling produced the Starsky and Hutch TV show and so many other ones that only a very few of his best known can be listed here. Here they are:
"Johnny Ringo (1959)", "Daniel Boone (1964)", "The Mod Squad (1968)", "The Rookies (1972)", "Starsky and Hutch (1975)", "Charlie's Angels (1976)", "The Love Boat (1977)", "Fantasy Island (1978)", "Hart to Hart (1979)", "Dynasty (1981)", "T.J. Hooker (1982)", "Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)", "Melrose Place (1992)", "7th Heaven (1996)", "Charmed (1998)".

Starsky and Hutch often got help from a snitch and bar owner called "Huggy Bear". Huggy became so popular with fans that Aaron Spelling considered doing a spinoff with Huggy and his buddy, "Turkey" Turquet as private detectives. A pilot was filmed and aired on Starsky and Hutch in the second season episode titled, "Huggy Bear and the Turkey". It wasn't one of the better performing episodes in the ratings so the idea was dropped.

In that episode, it was revealed that Huggy's last name was "Brown" but his first name was never revealed. He always went by his nickname.

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Pilot Episode

Starsky and Hutch (4/30/1975)

Season 1

1. Savage Sunday (9/10/1975)
2. Texas Longhorn (9/17/1975)
3. Death Ride (9/24/1975)
4. Snowstorm (10/1/1975)
5. The Fix (10/8/1975)
6. Death Notice (10/15/1975)
7. Pariah (10/22/1975)
8. Kill Huggy Bear (10/29/1975)
9. The Bait (11/5/1975)
10. Lady Blue (11/12/1975)
11. Captain Dobey ... You're Dead (11/19/1975)
12. Terror on the Docks (11/26/1975)
13. The Deadly Impostor (12/10/1975)
14. Shootout (12/17/1975)
15. The Hostages (1/7/1976)
16. Losing Streak (1/14/1976)
17. Silence (1/21/1976)
18. The Omaha Tiger (1/28/1976)
19. Jo-Jo (2/18/1976)
20. Running (2/25/1976)
21. A Coffin For Starsky (3/3/1976)
22. The Bounty Hunter (4/21/1976)

23. The Las Vegas Strangler - Part 1 (9/25/1976)
24. The Las Vegas Strangler - Part 2 (9/25/1976)
25. Murder At Sea - Part 1 (10/2/1976)
26. Murder At Sea - Part 2 (10/2/1976)
27. Gillian (10/16/1976)
28. Bust Amboy (10/23/1976)
29. The Vampire (10/30/1976)
30. The Specialist (11/6/1976)
31. Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Hearts (11/20/1976)
32. Vendetta (11/27/1976)
33. Nightmare (11/28/1976)
34. Iron Mike (12/18/1976)
35. Little Girl Lost (12/25/1976)
36. Bloodbath (1/1/1977)
37. The Psychic (1/15/1977)
38. The Setup - Part 1 (1/22/1977)
39. The Setup - Part 2 (1/29/1977)
40. Survival (2/5/1977)
41. Starsky's Lady (2/12/1977)
42. Huggy Bear And The Turkey (2/19/1977)
43. The Committee (2/26/1977)
44. The Velvet Jungle (3/5/1977)
45. Long Walk Down A Short Dirt Road (3/12/1977)
46. Murder on Stage 17 (3/19/1977)
47. Starsky And Hutch Are Guilty (4/16/1977)

48. Murder On Voodoo Island - Part 1 (9/17/1977)
49. Murder On Voodoo Island - Part 2 (9/17/1977)
50. Fatal Charm (9/24/1977)
51. I Love You Rosey Malone (10/1/1977)
52. Murder Ward (10/8/1977)
53. Death In A Different Place (10/15/1977)
54. The Crying Child (10/22/1977)
55. The Heroes (10/29/1977)
56. The Plague - Part 1 (11/19/1977)
57. The Plague - Part 2 (11/26/1977)
58. The Collector (12/3/1977)
59. Manchild On The Streets (12/10/1977)
60. The Action (1/7/1978)
61. The Heavyweight (1/14/1978)
62. A Body Worth Guarding (1/25/1978)
63. The Trap (2/1/1978)
64. Satan's Witches (2/8/1978)
65. Class In Crime (2/15/1978)
66. Hutchinson ... Murder One (2/22/1978)
67. Foxy Lady (3/1/1978)
68. Partners (5/3/1978)
69. Quadromania (5/10/1978)
70. Deckwatch (5/17/1978)

71. Discomania (9/12/1978)
72. The Game (9/19/1978)
73. Blindfold (9/26/1978)
74. Photo Finish (10/10/1978)
75. Moonshine (10/17/1978)
76. Strange Justice (10/24/1978)
77. The Avenger (10/31/1978)
78. Dandruff (11/14/1978)
79. Black & Blue (11/21/1978)
80. The Groupie (11/28/1978)
81. Cover Girl (12/12/1978)
82. Starsky's Brother (12/19/1978)
83. The Golden Angel (1/16/1979)
84. Ballad For A Blue Lady (1/23/1979)
85. Birds Of A Feather (1/30/1979)
86. Ninety Pounds of Trouble (2/6/1979)
87. Huggy Can't Go Home (2/13/1979)
88. Targets Without A Badge - Part 1 (3/6/1979)
89. Targets Without A Badge - Part 2 (3/13/1979)
90. Targets Without A Badge - Part 3 (3/13/1979)
91. Starsky vs. Hutch (5/8/1979)
92. Sweet Revenge (5/15/1979)