A Starsky and Hutch Canon Compendium

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"What do you think you're doing? Is that any way to greet a convalescent?"
(A Coffin for Starsky)

• Pilot = Hutch makes Starsky pay his gym dues, Hutch ditches Starsky on the way to the chili place
• Savage Sunday = lunch at the East Side Home for the Aged with Huggy and Councilman Brown
• Texas Longhorn= Starsky and Hutch at Huggy Bears, wrestler buys them a drink
• Death Ride = Starsky and Hutch play Pong, Huggy loses the game show, Starsky’s hot watch
• Snowstorm = spotted dog at Huggy’s
• Fix = Hutch says goodbye to Jeanie Walton, Starsky asks Hutch, “Wanna drive my car?”
• Death Notice = party and toasts to good friends at Hutch’s place
• Pariah = banana daiquiris and some chicks
• Kill Huggy Bear = Starsky, Hutch and Huggy visit Lou Malinda and convince him to move to Miami
• Bait = help Cheryl pack, watercress and anchovy pizza mentioned
• Lady Blue = Hutch cooks Starsky the Paul Muni Special
• Captain Dobey, You’re Dead = Twister at Rosie’s party
• Terror on the Docks = wedding cake in face
• Deadly Imposter = Hutch tricks Starsky out of Abby
• Shootout = comedy revue at Starsky’s place
• Hostages= full moon/waning moon diet trick on Dobey
• Losing Streak = at Ziggy’s with Evelyn
• Silence = cute kitties with Larry
• Omaha Tiger = Igor kisses Starsky
• Jojo = Starsky and Merle try to talk Hutch into buying the “blueberry on wheels”
• Running = Hutch plays guitar, Kiko returns, Starsky calls his mom
• A Coffin for Starsky = Starsky visits Metro, Hutch pours water on his face
• Bounty Hunter = Hutch, over salad with Starsky and Abby, admits he eats “this stuff” for other reasons than health
• Las Vegas Strangler = Dobey hassles Starsky and Hutch over winnings, Vicky opens envelope
• Murder at Sea = Huggy runs Miss Zelinka through with his sword during magic act
• Gillian = at bowling alley, Starsky sets Hutch up with another girl
• Bust = clean Mickey comes to show Starsky and Hutch her new men’s body care business
• Vampire = Starsky and Hutch meet Jane and Bobbette at the Playpen, Starsky makes scary face
• Specialist = Starsky and Hutch are tossed by Sally Hagen
• Tap Dancing = the dip, of course
• Vendetta = Abby tells Hutch she is leaving at their picnic
• Nightmare = Hutch and Mitzi talk, Starsky and Lisa play with puppy and train
• Iron Mike = Starsky and Hutch play chess and discuss forestry
• Little Girl Lost = Christmas morning at Kiko’s house, ant farm and tree
• Bloodbath = Hutch gets a fur-covered car at Merle’s
• Psychic = Starsky and Hutch eat at JC Cafe
• Set-Up = Starsky, Hutch, Terry and Dobey sit in living room of castle and speculate
• Survival = Starsky wheels Hutch out of hospital and gives him a car
• Starsky’s Lady = memorial over Monopoly for Terry
• Huggy Bear and the Turkey= all at squad room, Huggy and Turquet line up their next case
• Committee = Dobey gives Starsky and Hutch their commendation, Garner doesn’t say thanks
• Velvet Jungle = Hutch and Paco hang out at Venice Place, Starsky and Laura have dinner
• Murder on Stage 17= Starsky and Hutch go to the movie screening
• Long Walk = Hutch sings with Sue Ann
• Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty = Starsky’s Playboy magazines and Fats Domino record are stolen
• Playboy Island = Starsky and Hutch debate when to leave the island, as per flights and the escape of Papa Theodore
• Fatal Charm = visiting Linda Baylor in hospital, Hutch is suckered into paying for Mexican meal
• Rosey Malone = Starsky and Hutch run in park, Starsky sees girl that looks like Rosey Malone
• Murder Ward = birthday party at the asylum
• Death in a Different Place = Starsky and Hutch talk about homosexuality, Starsky rides in the backseat
• Crying Child = Starsky and Hutch talk to Sheila Peterson in her office, get the grim outcome
• Heroes = Hutch reads Chris’s flattering article to Starsky
• Plague = airport goodbye to Dr. Kaufman
• Collector = deli sandwiches, mustard in eye
• Manchild on the Streets = only tag without Hutch in it, Dobey and Starsky talk to Junior about funeral
• Action = gathering at McDermotts
• Heavyweight = at Huggy Bears with the Spensers
• Body Worth Guarding = Starsky arm wrestling with Anna
• Trap = cane kick, Joey comes to see Starsky about their big date
• Satan’s Witches = Starsky catches fish, hears a bear
• Class in Crime = Starsky loses Hutch’s new fishing rod to big fish
• Hutchinson for Murder One = the chinchilla is unmasked
• Foxy Lady = Starsky and Hutch corner Lisa at the airport and get left holding her bras
• Partners = tricking Dobey at hospital, getting put on traffic detail
• Quadromania = at Metro, Buck the Panhandle Bear arrives
• Deckwatch = cards with Hannah, pie in face
• Discomania = dancing with Dobey at his office
• Game = meditation, Buddy Holly in oven
• Blindfold = Starsky vacuums, tricks Hutch into falling down stairs
• Photo Finish = champagne at Huggy’s with chicks
• Moonshine = Starsky on crutches, Hutch steals Roxy away, asks to borrow Starsky’s black pumps
• Strange Justice = Hutch is cornered by IA for harassing Officer O’Reilly
• Avenger = Huggy, Starsky and Hutch go on a picnic and Starsky is stung by a bee.
• Dandruff = Starsky and Hutch get pedicures with Mrs. Hilda Zuckerman
• Black and Blue = goodbye to Meredith at Metro
• Groupie = Starsky tricks Hutch out of Melinda
• Cover Girl = Kate, Starsky and Hutch are photographed by Randolph the Great
• Starsky’s Brother = Huggy, Starsky, Hutch and Nick play pool
• Golden Angel = buffet paid for by Starsky out of his nearly non-existent inheritance
• Ballad for a Blue Lady = in the greenhouse, talk of Donna Summer, getting off, killer monkeys and positive attitudes
• Birds of a Feather = Starsky, Hutch and Huggy play pool with the Southside Stickman
• Ninety Pounds of Trouble of Trouble= Starsky gets stood up for the Springsteen concert, Joey finds someone her own age
• Huggy Can’t Go Home = Huggy, Starsky and Hutch talk at the Pits over drinks
• Targets 1 = throwing badges into the ocean, then cars run into coffee shop
• Targets 2 = no tag at all
• Targets 3 = the mayor’s ceremony
• Starsky vs. Hutch = blow-off to Kira at Huggy’s
• Sweet Revenge = the Inner Circle with Starsky at the hospital

Targets Oddities
• Targets 1 has what looks like the standard tag with Starsky and Hutch throwing their badges into the ocean, but then continues on one more scene. This next scene shows them sitting at the coffee shop and having a car nearly run them over. This second odd tag is a cliffhanger tag, ending with the Torino’s back window being shot out, the camera freezes and the narrator says “Next. Part Two. Targets.” The words “To Be Continued” appear on the screen.
• Targets 2 has no tag at all. The episode ends abruptly with Starsky and Hutch asking Dobey to expedite their handgun paperwork. Dobey asks them what they are up to. Hutch responds, “Stayin’ alive.” Then the credits start.
• Targets 3 has the mayor’s ceremony as the regular tag.
• One difference between UK and US versions is the US version starts Targets 2 with a fairly lengthy wrap-up of Targets 1, which ends with Starsky and Hutch throwing away their badges. Targets 3 doesn’t have this preview.

Used as “clips” (Partners)
• Lady Blue
• The Fix
• The Psychic
• Murder at Sea
• Committee
• Gillian
• Starsky’s Lady