"Starsky and Hutch" (1975) TV series 1975-1979

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Creator:

William Blinn

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

10 September 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino with the help of police snitch called Huggy Bear.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Automobile | Cult TV | Detective | Black Cop

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

David Soul	...	Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson (80 episodes, 1975-1979)
Paul Michael Glaser	...	Det. Dave Starsky (80 episodes, 1975-1979)
Bernie Hamilton	...	Capt. Harold Dobey (75 episodes, 1975-1979)
Antonio Fargas	...	Huggy Bear (70 episodes, 1975-1979)

Also Known As:

"Starsky & Hutch" (USA) (alternative spelling)
"Starsky y Hutch" (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
"Hamogelastoi detectives" (Greece) [el]
"Starsky et Hutch" (France) [fr]
"Starsky i Hutch" (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
"Starsky och Hutch" (Sweden) [sv]
"Starsky und Hutch" (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

60 min (88 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Trivia:

Inspired by the same two undercover NYC detectives that also inspired the film The Super Cops (1974).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The Ford Gran Torino was an automatic, yet Starsky's car always had the very obvious sound that could only be made by a standard (or stick) shift.

Quotes:

[Starsky is driving a car with a bomb in the trunk]
Det. Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson: [yells] Get him the hell out o' here!
Det. Dave Starsky: [checks watch] Come on, for *once* be fast...!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stander (2003)

Not just about screeching tires

And thank goodness for that. Starsky and Hutch could've been like every other cop show out there, all about fists and bad guys, tough street talk and that car, but it wasn't. What makes Starsky and Hutch unique among cop shows, even today, was the relationship between the two partners. I know that isn't and wasn't everyone's cup of tea, and there are a lot of people who malign the show for the alleged homosexual overtones, but it was the friendship that has drawn me back over all these years. What Starsky and Hutch had was a relationship that spanned all situations...from the crises (The Fix, Shootout, A Coffin for Starsky, et al.) to the everyday humor and good-natured bantering that showed how their closeness and enjoyment of one another. Call me sentimental, but the clothes, the car, the talk, all are somewhat laughable today...but a friendship like that is rare, as well as special, and never goes out of style.