BADGES

“Well, partner, the way I see it, this old badge has polluted me just about enough.”
(Targets 1)

Badge numbers
• Hutch =12 (Plague, Targets 1)
• Starsky = 82 (Bloodbath)


Starsky and Hutch’s badge flashes

• A jack-in-a-box to Hutch with Starsky’s badge in car. (Bloodbath)
• Dobey and Starsky tell Hutch not to use his badge to get out of the parking ticket. (Strange Justice)
• Hutch to “Moose Breath.” (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
• Hutch to “two hardened desperadoes.” (Psychic)
• Hutch to Cindy at Mellow Yellow. (Lady Blue)
• Hutch to cops who interrupt his run. (Psychic)
• Hutch to cops who question he and Starsky after going through glass door. (Psychic)
• Hutch to crowd, while leaning over Troy Braddock’s’ body. (Photo Finish)
• Hutch to Dora’s landlady. (Photo Finish)
• Hutch to Eckworth in hospital. (Vendetta)
• Hutch to folks in Laundromat. (Psychic)
• Hutch to guy in arcade. (Psychic)
• Hutch to Ed and Marty at Monty's bookie joint. (Savage Sunday)
• Hutch to Harry Wheeling. (Velvet Jungle)
• Hutch to Jenson Corners old guy. (Death Ride)
• Hutch to Karen Karpel. (Deadly Imposter)
• Hutch to Kingston St. Jacques. (Quadromania)
• Hutch to Linda. (Jojo)
• Hutch to Lou Brownley. (Velvet Jungle)
• Hutch to Merle. (Jojo)
• Hutch to Mrs. Carston. (Trap)
• Hutch to Orange’s “Popeye.” (Running)
• Hutch to R.J. Crow. (Bloodbath)
• Hutch to Sergeant Sheila Peterson. (Crying Child)
• Hutch to Slow, the doorman. (Lady Blue)
• Hutch to slow-working janitor at G.W’s. (Losing Streak)
• Hutch to Sonny. (Survival)
• Hutch to Su Long’s young lady. (Psychic)
• Hutch to Sweet Alice’s john. (A Coffin for Starsky)
• Hutch to Tom Cole. (Hostages)
• Hutch to uniforms that respond to Laundromat alarm. (Nightmare, Crying Child)
• Hutch to workman at Commander Jim’s garage. (Lady Blue)
• Nick wants Starsky to do it to get past security, and Starsky refuses. (Starsky’s Brother)
• Starsky accuses Hutch of coming down to the mini-golf course the night before and flashing his badge for extra practice. (Starsky’s Lady)
• Starsky and Hutch both flash to Mrs. Mayer. (Crying Child)
• Starsky and Hutch do it for security at airport. (Plague)
• Starsky and Hutch flash to uniform at Garras’ apartment. (Collector)
• Starsky and Hutch to “Joanne.” (Death Ride)
• Starsky and Hutch to Buddy Owens. (Dandruff)
• Starsky and Hutch to cops taking Mac Johnson’s body away. (Omaha Tiger)
• Starsky and Hutch to Sheriff Tyce. (Satan’s Witches)
• Starsky and Hutch to vampire nurse. (Texas Longhorn)
• Starsky shows both his and Hutch’s badge to uniforms that pull them over. (Pilot)
• Starsky to Allied Model store owner. (Cover Girl)
• Starsky to Ames. (Hostage)
• Starsky to Anton Rusz in his workshop. (Death Notice)
• Starsky to Bernie’s partner in squad. (Fix)
• Starsky to Brady. (Cover Girl)
• Starsky to car wash idiot. (Psychic)
• Starsky to Danny Daveen in cab. (Quadromania)
• Starsky to desk attendant at Hotel Bremen. (Vendetta)
• Starsky to desk clerk at Adams Hotel. (Long Walk)
• Starsky to Gramps. (Quadromania)
• Starsky to Harry Owens. (Ballad for a Blue Lady)
• Starsky to Helen Yeager. (Plague)
• Starsky to Henny and Sarah Wilson. (Savage Sunday)
• Starsky to hose guy that gets him wet. (Losing Streak)
• Starsky to hotel clerk at the Baltimore. (Strange Justice)
• Starsky to insane Lionel. (Quadromania)
• Starsky to Janos’ goon on street. (A Coffin for Starsky)
• Starsky to Jerry Neilan. (Death Notice)
• Starsky to Jimmy Spenser. (Heavyweight)
• Starsky to Joey Carston. (Trap)
• Starsky to Joy. (Gillian)
• Starsky to Judge McClellan. (Targets 1)
• Starsky to Lennie Atkins. (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
• Starsky to Lola’s secretary, Nancy. (Bounty Hunter)
• Starsky to Murph. (Death in a Different Place)
• Starsky to old guy with van. (Death Ride)
• Starsky to prostitute. (Hostages)
• Starsky to prostitutes at Nikki’s. (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
• Starsky to Reese. (Golden Angel)
• Starsky to Rick Hauser. (Terror on the Docks)
• Starsky to Roper’s guard. (Plague)
• Starsky to salvage yard worker. (Psychic)
• Starsky to Sarah Kingston. (Kill Huggy Bear)
• Starsky to screaming woman in hotel room #1629. (Dandruff)
• Starsky to showgirl upon her arrest. (Targets 1)
• Starsky to Stella. (Golden Angel)
• Starsky to the Baron in the bathtub.. (Dandruff)
• Starsky to thug at JOA. (Body Worth Guarding)
• Starsky to tow truck driver at the airport, cop tells him the badge matters not to him. (Plague)
• Starsky to White. (Losing Streak)
• Starsky to woman in hotel room who has man in her bathtub. (Dandruff)


Badge abuse and use
• “Save it, Chump,” Starsky tells Hutch. “You can’t use your badge for personal reasons.” (Strange Justice)
• Dobey parks in the wheelchair zone and gets a ticket. (Strange Justice)
• Dobey tells Hutch the tickets will be a lesson to him about using his badge for personal reasons. (Strange Justice)
• Hutch tells the doorman / guard at Washington Square Towers, “Hey Pal, I remember the day I could park anywhere I wanted to.” (Targets 2)
• Hutch tries to pull rank and badge on O’Reilly about his two parking tickets. (Strange Justice)
• Starsky and Hutch flash their badge to get past security in an arrogant way. (Plague)
• Starsky refuses to use his badge for Nick at the airport. (Starsky’s Brother)
• Starsky tries to get out of quarantine, “We’re officers of the law…” Donner’s doctor tells him, “Don’t pull your badge on me.” (Plague)
• The tow truck driver asks Starsky, “You want me to play favorite just because you’re a cop?” Hutch answers for him, “Yes, he does.” (Plague)
• Starsky accuses Hutch of coming down to the mini-golf course the night before and flashing his badge for extra practice. (Starsky’s Lady)

Starsky and Hutch and badge loss
• Hutch says he would “bet my badge on the guy,” regarding Luke Huntley’s innocence. (Birds of a Feather)
• Hutch takes Starsky’s badge and gun when he sends Starsky into the barrio bar alone. (Velvet Jungle)
• Hutch finds Starsky’s badge in his car. (Bloodbath)
• Hutch tells Harry Sample Starsky was almost “thrown off the force,” for beating up a guy. (Shootout)
• Hutch tells Starsky he will resign if the case against Loomis and Manning doesn’t stick. (Nightmare)
• Hutch tells Starsky, “You could lose your badge and you know it.” (Running)
• Hutch watches as Starsky gives his gun and badge to Dobey. (Committee)

• Starsky and Hutch throw their badges in the ocean, quit the force. (Targets 1)
• Starsky offers his resignation to save the other cops from Prudholm. (Pariah)
• Starsky says he will resign if Hutch is arrested. (Hutchinson for Murder One)
• Starsky wants to resign. He says he is scared, disillusioned and wants to spend time with Terry Roberts. (Starsky’s Lady)