BEFORE THEY WERE COPS

"Mr. Starkey, if that's an example of my past, I'm not sure I want it back." (Partners)

also see, Inner Circle Relatives

Hutch’s past and natal family
• Diana lies and tells Hutch’s landlord she's his kid sister from Boston. (Fatal Charm)
• Starsky tells Hutch, "I didn't know you were poor," regarding Hutch's nickname with Jack Mitchell as the "pauper" to the Mitchell's "prince." Hutch replies, "We weren't." (Las Vegas Strangler)
• Hutch tells the good old boys, while undercover, he is from Alabama. (Moonshine)
• Marianne asks Hutch, “Didn’t your momma ever tell you it’s a sin to tell a lie?” Hutch doesn't reply. (Ballad For a Blue Lady)
• Hutch answers Starsky, telling him it depended on the day of the week as to what he “did” in Duluth. (Murder at Sea)
• Hutch claims he was “raised in one of these things” in regards to the dune buggy. (Murder at Sea)
• Hutch tells Starsky, "All my life I've dreamed of living at sea, what it would be like to be a captain." (Murder at Sea)
• Hutch comments he ”has been in love with ships and the sea ever since I was old enough to read.” (Murder at Sea)
• Hutch tells Dobey, “It’s a good thing I only took a year of French.” (Starsky vs. Hutch)
• Hutch hasn’t kept in touch with his childhood friends, Nancy and Jack. (Terror on the Docks, Las Vegas Strangler)
• Hutch is thirty-six years old or younger. (Targets 2)
• Hutch says to Starsky about the 4th Street Gym, “I used to work out in a place like this…really brings back the memories.” (Golden Angel)
• Hutch says to Starsky about the 4th Street Gym, he used to “do the speed bag…used to be pretty good too.” (Golden Angel)
• Hutch says about Starsky, “I’m only a little younger than he is.” (Ninety Pounds of Trouble)
• Hutch learned how to drive construction vehicles because his granddad was a farmer. (Tap Dancing)
• Hutch’s grandfather owned a farm. (Plague)
• Hutch likely trained under Mike Ferguson at some point; Hutch recalls less than fond memories of Mike’s rigid tactics. (Iron Mike)
• As of the hunt for Alex Drew, Hutch’s parents were not divorced, separated or remarried. This is seen on his FBI kickback. (Specialist)
• Mrs. Blake says, "Ken used to live right next door to us back East." (Terror on the Docks)
• Hutch has never driven a cab in New York City. (Photo Finish)
• Hutch must swim well, know basic first aid and CPR as per his past experience as a lifeguard. (Las Vegas Strangler)
• Hutch refers to Duluth as “back home.” (Murder on Stage 17)
• Hutch was an intercollegiate dart champion, so says Starsky. (Bust Amboy)
• Hutch is "not Polish." (Murder at Sea)
• Hutch said he had a job as a lifeguard in high school because he needed the money. (Las Vegas Strangler)
• Hutch says he “grew up” with Nancy. (Terror on the Docks)
• Mrs. Blake says, "After Mr. Blake died, sometimes I don't know what I would have done without him [Hutch]. (Terror on the Docks)
• Mrs. Blake says, "He [Hutch] became a real big brother for Nancy." (Terror on the Docks)
• Hutch says he doesn’t have a brother. (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
• Huggy speculates Hutch may have a “relative in an executive capacity in this organization [Capricorn Mortgage].” (Targets 3)
• Hutch says Minnesota is “where I come from.” (Gillian)
• Hutch says, “I used to buy all his records when I was in high school,” including "Vic Rankin Plays the Blues." (Losing Streak)
• Hutch says, “Take it easy, Buddy. I am a certified pilot.” (Murder at Sea)
• Hutch says, of Ginger’s moves, “I couldn’t do them as well as you did, but I sure was popular at all my high school dances.” (Tap Dancing)
• Hutch tells Ginger, “I Iearned all them dances you did in them big movies.” (Tap Dancing)
• Hutch tells Ginger, “I’ve been a fan of yours ever since I was a kid.” (Tap Dancing)
• Hutch was “voted most likely to succeed” when in high school. (Plague)
• Hutch was a Cub Scout. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• Hutch tells Starsky I "was a Sea Scout when I was a kid." (Murder at Sea)
• Hutch was born in Duluth, Minnesota, Starsky comments. Hutch doesn’t correct him. (Murder at Sea)
• Hutch’s FBI kickback says Hutch was born in Salem, Oregon. (Specialist)
• Hutch was class valedictorian in high school. (Las Vegas Strangler)
• Hutch was married once, perhaps twice to Nancy and / or Vanessa. (Pilot, Hutchinson for Murder One)
• Hutch, while undercover, says his pappy used to say, “Son, gotta get the cotton picked before you head to town.” (Bait)
• Hutch was on the Maxi Malone show as a child. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• Hutch was pals with Jack Mitchell; together they were known as the “Prince and the Pauper.” (Las Vegas Strangler)
• Hutch tells Eddie Bell "I used to wrestle in college." (Omaha Tiger)
• Starsky says Hutch ":claims he won intercollegiate wrestling for two years. Hutch corrects him. "Three years, three." (Omaha Tiger)
• Hutch’s best friend in high school was Jack Mitchell. (Las Vegas Strangler)
• Hutch’s birthday, according to his FBI kickback, Hutch's birthdate appears to be 5-28-48. (Specialist)
• Hutch’s birthday, according to his FBI kickback, appears to be 10.25.44. (Playboy Island)
• Luke Huntley says about Hutch, “I taught him so good, he’s a Sergeant First Class in seven years.” (Birds of a Feather)
• Luke, says Hutch, is “is one of the primary reasons I am on the force at all.” (Birds of a Feather)
• Starsky says Luke taught Hutch everything Hutch knows. (Birds of a Feather)
• At least seven years ago, Starsky, Hutch and Colby were at the Police Academy together. (Deadly Imposter)
• Luke Huntley calls Hutch on the phone and tells him, “I’m talking to you as a family friend who’s calling in a favor… It’s like family, Hutch. It’s family.”(Birds of a Feather)
• Starsky asks Hutch about Doris, “Well, you’re the family friend.” (Birds of a Feather)
• Hutch says he is not Catholic. (Terror on the Docks)
• Hutch tells Marianne the song lyrics on the napkin are "just something I've had since I was fifteen. It belonged to my mother." (Ballad for a Blue Lady)

Starsky’s past and natal family
• John Blaine taught him how to fight and gave him a bloody nose. (Death in a Different Place)
• Laura Anderson was “like a sister” to Starsky. (Targets 2)
• Starsky possibly coaches Little League, as per his comment to Hutch. (Running)
• Starsky tells Ginger his last name is "something like" Polish. (Committee)
• Starsky collected baseball cards. (Vendetta, Little Girl Lost)
• Starsky didn’t go to college, inferred by Hutch's emphasis that Hutch is the one in the partnership who did. (Omaha Tiger)
• Starsky tells good old boys, while undercover, he is from Alabama. (Moonshine)
• Starsky doesn’t have secrets about family from Hutch, at least ones Joe knows; Joe’s talking to Hutch in the truck without Starsky present doesn’t seem to bother Starsky. (Set-Up)
• Starsky had a backyard. (Nightmare)
• Starsky had a bike, which he often left out. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead))
• Starsky swam at Coney Island. (Playboy Island)
• Starsky hid in a closet from his dad on his 8th birthday. (Game)
• Starsky is thirty-six years old or younger. (Targets 2)
• Starsky tells Nick after realizing Nick’s “true” nature, “I look at you and suddenly I see one of the mugs on the street I grew up on.” (Starsky’s Brother)
• Starsky is older than Hutch; Hutch comments, “I am only a little younger than he is.” (Ninety Pounds of Trouble)
• Starsky is probably Jewish. He has a Star of David on the car dash and a menorah in his apartment. (Little Girl Lost, Blindfold, Foxy Lady)
• Starsky lived on 84th Street in New York City, next to the Mays, when he was young. (Targets 2)
• Starsky mentions being in Little League. (Murder Ward)
• Starsky moved to Bay City at least twenty-one years ago, as that was when he was last at Uncle Elmo’s. (Crying Child, Nightmare)
• Starsky says he is not Catholic. (Terror on the Docks)
• Hutch says to Starsky, “I’ll bet when you were small you were one of those kids that used to go to the library and tear out the last page of the mystery.” Starsky doesn’t answer. (Targets 1)
• Starsky says of John and Maggie Blaine, “I grew up next to his family.” (Death in a Different Place)
• Starsky says the last time he had a chance to star in a third grade variety show was in the third grade. (Crying Child)
• Starsky says to Hutch, “In the immortal words of my grandmother, ‘You should live so long.’” (Plague)
• Starsky says to Hutch after the interview with stoned Janet, it is “times like this you’re glad your sister didn’t go into show business.” (Vampire)
• Starsky says when he was a kid, “Fats Domino was king.” (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
• Starsky served in the Army. “Wait, wait, wait. I thought I finished that routine in the Army,” he tells Hutch. (Plague)
• Starsky tells Hutch he played Camille in high school. (Shootout)
• Starsky tells Hutch he used to be a doorman. (Lady Blue)
• Starsky tells Junior that “when your daddy dies, it’s awfully hard to see straight,” perhaps from experience. (Manchild on the Streets)
• Starsky tells Rosey Malone that he “spent some time up in the mountains,” demonstrating his knowledge of Huichol Indians. (Rosey Malone)
• Starsky used to drive a “hack,” knows a lot about cab company policies that Hutch doesn’t. (Tap Dancing, Quadromania)
• Starsky and Allison “have a lot of childhood memories.” (Targets 3)
• Starsky used to watch the Maxie Malone Show every day when he was a kid. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• Starsky was ten years old when he created Doodle Town. (Nightmare)
• Starsky was a Cub Scout; he mentions his Cub Scout knife. (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
• Starsky was born in New York City, seen on his FBI kickback. (Specialist)
• Starsky went to a Yankee’s game and drank too much soda when he was nine years old. (Vendetta)
• Starsky went to junior high school with Sharman Crane and took a semester long woodshop class with her. (Running)
• Starsky, Hutch and Colby were at the Police Academy together at least seven years ago. (Deadly Imposter)
• Starsky’s grandmother lived over an Italian restaurant. (Shootout)
• Starsky sat on the right hand side of the class in grammar school. (Specialist)
• Starsky was in class with Alice Adams and a boy with the last name of Andersen in the 6th grade. (Specialist)
• Starsky lived next door to the Andersons, his “Aunt Marion" and his “Uncle” Frank” when he lived in New York . (Targets 2)
• According to his FBI kickback, Starsky’s birthday appears to be 7.3.46. (Specialist)
• Some names of people Starsky knew as a kid are Chester, Vince, Alice and Laura. (Specialist, Running, Targets 2, Targets 3)