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

Creator:

William Blinn
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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:

Ford Torino | Police | Fictional City | Black Cop | Detective

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

David Soul	...	Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson / ... (82 episodes, 1975-1979)
Paul Michael Glaser	...	Det. Dave Starsky / ... (82 episodes, 1975-1979)
Bernie Hamilton	...	Capt. Harold Dobey (74 episodes, 1975-1979)
Antonio Fargas	...	Huggy Bear (69 episodes, 1975-1979)
Justin O'Neill	...	ILB Ranie Sobek (27 episodes, 1975-1978)

Series Directed by
George McCowan		(12 episodes, 1976-1977)
Bob Kelljan		(8 episodes, 1975-1978)
Don Weis		(7 episodes, 1975-1977)
Earl Bellamy		(7 episodes, 1976-1978)
Paul Michael Glaser		(5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Sutton Roley		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Fernando Lamas		(3 episodes, 1975-1976)
David Soul		(3 episodes, 1977-1979)
Rick Edelstein		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Georg Stanford Brown		(3 episodes, 1977)
Randal Kleiser		(2 episodes, 1975-1976)
William Crain		(2 episodes, 1975)
Michael Schultz		(2 episodes, 1975)
Jack Starrett		(2 episodes, 1975)
Ivan Nagy		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Charlie Picerni		(2 episodes, 1978-1979)
Reza Badiyi		(2 episodes, 1978)
Nicholas Sgarro		(2 episodes, 1978)

Series Writing credits
William Blinn		(89 episodes, 1975-1979)
Michael Fisher		(7 episodes, 1975-1976)
Fred Freiberger		(4 episodes, 1975-1978)
Edward J. Lakso		(4 episodes, 1975-1976)
Michael Mann		(3 episodes, 1975-1977)
Robert I. Holt		(3 episodes, 1975-1976)
Parke Perine		(3 episodes, 1975-1976)
Tim Maschler		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Robert Swanson		(3 episodes, 1978)
Mann Rubin		(2 episodes, 1975)
Robert Earll		(1 episode, 1977)
Robert Dellinger		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Kanter		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Leonard Goldberg	....	executive producer (89 episodes, 1975-1979)
Aaron Spelling	....	executive producer (89 episodes, 1975-1979)
Joseph T. Naar	....	producer (31 episodes, 1975-1979)
John R. Hansen	....	associate producer (21 episodes, 1975-1976)
Parke Perine	....	associate producer (15 episodes, 1975-1976)
Adrian Samish	....	supervising producer (9 episodes, 1975)
Michael Hiatt	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1976-1979)
Shelley Hull	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Original Music by
Jack Elliott		(3 episodes, 1975-1976)
Allyn Ferguson		(3 episodes, 1975-1976)
Lalo Schifrin		(3 episodes, 1975)
J.J. Johnson		(2 episodes, 1975)
Murray MacLeod		(2 episodes, 1975)
James Prigmore		(2 episodes, 1975)
Tom Scott		(2 episodes, 1976)
J.A.C. Redford		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Travers Hill		(18 episodes, 1975-1976)
Eduardo Ricci		(unknown episodes)
Keith C. Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
George W. Brooks		(9 episodes, 1975-1976)
Bob Moore		(8 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jules Nayfack		(6 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jodie Copelan		(3 episodes, 1975)
Jerry Dronsky		(3 episodes, 1976)
Fabien D. Tordjmann		(2 episodes, 1975)
Asa Boyd Clark		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Joel Thurm		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Steven P. Sardanis		(15 episodes, 1975-1976)
Archie J. Bacon		(3 episodes, 1975)
Paul Sylos		(3 episodes, 1976-1979)

Series Set Decoration by
Hal Overell		(9 episodes, 1975-1976)
Dave L. Love		(5 episodes, 1975-1976)
Bob Signorelli		(3 episodes, 1975)
Herman N. Schoenbrun		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Costume Design by
Robert Harris Jr.		(1 episode, 1975)
Sylvia Liggett		(1 episode, 1975)
Jack Sandeen		(1 episode, 1975)
Dave Rawley		(1 episode, 1976)

Series Makeup Department
Layne Britton	....	makeup artist (20 episodes, 1975-1979)
Gerry Leetch	....	hair stylist (18 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jim Gillespie	....	key makeup artist (11 episodes, 1975-1976)
Andrea Mizu	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Norman Henry	....	executive production manager (21 episodes, 1975-1979)
Dick Glassman	....	production manager (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
Russel Wiles	....	post-production supervisor (11 episodes, 1975-1976)
Dick Reilly	....	post-production supervisor (10 episodes, 1976-1979)
Robert M. Beche	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1976)
G. Warren Smith	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charlie Picerni	....	second unit director (64 episodes, 1976-1979)
John D. Benson	....	assistant director (10 episodes, 1975-1976)
John Morrison	....	assistant director (9 episodes, 1975-1976)
Gene Law	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1978)
John Ashley Hamilton	....	trainee director (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
Wilbur D'Arcy	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gary LaPoten	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)
Carl Olsen	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Kathy Slakey	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Lou Watt	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack	....	paint gang boss / painter (86 episodes, 1975-1979)
Jerry McFarland	....	property master (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
Ernest Depew	....	construction coordinator (13 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jesse Stone	....	construction coordinator (6 episodes, 1975)
Bob Henderson	....	property master (3 episodes, 1976-1979)
Gordon Kirschbaum	....	construction coordinator / supervising construction coordinator (2 episodes, 1975-1979)

Series Sound Department
Glenn E. Anderson	....	sound engineer (16 episodes, 1975-1976)
Stan Gordon	....	sound engineer / sound mixer (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
Glen Anderson	....	sound engineer (2 episodes, 1975)
Armond Ghzanian	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Greg P. Russell	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Dutch Van Derbyl	....	special effects (21 episodes, 1975-1979)

Series Stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double: Paul Michael Glaser / ... (89 episodes, 1975-1979)
Matthew Norris	....	stunt double: Mark Davis (33 episodes, 1977-1979)
Darlene Tompkins	....	stunt double: Justine O'Neil (19 episodes, 1975-1978)
Denny Arnold	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
May Boss	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Eldon Burke	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
David S. Cass Sr.	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gary Epper	....	stunt double: David Soul / stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Ted Grossman	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bob Minor	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Steve Vandeman	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Hamilton	....	still photographer (86 episodes, 1975-1979)
J.B. Richner	....	lighting technician (21 episodes, 1978-1979)
Rolf Mendez	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Susan Newell	....	casting supervisor (11 episodes, 1975-1976)
Linda Otto	....	casting supervisor (4 episodes, 1975)
Joel Thurm	....	casting supervisor (2 episodes, 1976)
Stephen Kolzak	....	casting supervisor (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dave Rawley	....	costumes (19 episodes, 1975-1979)

Series Editorial Department
Arnold Baker	....	assistant post-production supervisor (55 episodes, 1977-1979)
Virgil E. Hammond III	....	post-production (8 episodes, 1977)

Series Music Department
Rocky Moriana	....	music supervisor (19 episodes, 1975-1979)
Lalo Schifrin	....	composer: theme music (17 episodes, 1975-1976)
Tom Scott	....	composer: theme music (1 episode, 1976-1979)
Mark Snow	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes, 1978-1979)

Series Transportation Department
Linda Cipperley	....	transportation (23 episodes, 1977)
Chris Haynes	....	driver / production driver (12 episodes, 1975-1976)

Series Other crew
Winnie Rich	....	script supervisor (14 episodes, 1975-1976)
Michael Fisher	....	story editor (10 episodes, 1976)
Doris DeHerdt	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1976-1979)
Robert Lewin	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1975)

Production Companies

• Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1975-1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004-2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 3)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 4)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
• Veronica Omroep Organisatie (1976-19??) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Ford Motor Company  automobiles furnished by
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex® Camera by
• 20th Century Fox Studios  filming location

Also Known As:

Starsky & Hutch (USA) (alternative spelling)
Starsky y Hutch (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Hamogelastoi detectives (Greece) [el]
Starsky & Hutch (Italy) [it]
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:

1027 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Trivia:

Producer Aaron Spelling wrote that he and the other producers liked to refer to this as TV's first heterosexual love affair.

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:

Huggy Bear: [Hutch, Capt. Dobey, and Huggy Bear are deciphering the message from Hutch's abductors] The zoo!
Capt. Harold Dobey: Which is where *you* belong!
Det. Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson: [a little more deciphering] Starsky is being held at the LA Zoo!
[Hutch & Capt. Dobey rush out]
Huggy Bear: Don't thank me...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comic Relief Presents: Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over (2001) (TV)

Simply the best, better than all the rest!

How can I begin to describe one of the best buddy/cop shows on the air in the Seventies? I looked forward to each episode and hated it when I had to miss it for some reason. The chemistry between David Soul and Paul M. Glaser was superb, with each man giving to his character that special something that can't be duplicated. The blond and the cute, the dark and the handsome, one a thinker, the other a doer, one quiet, one a little bit loud, but both very appealing....Did their best work in a red and white Torino. The show was at it's best when the powers that be let them do their own thing, at it's worst when it tried to comply with those who wanted it to be something it was not...it was not a show about social workers, it was a show about two cops and two men who cared about each other and was at its greatest when it found humor after all the chaos of the evenings episode. It was and is truly one of its kind. I loved it and cherish it as one of my favorite childhood shows. Thank you Paul and David!!