RELIGION AND ADAGES

"A man of the cloth would never be as uncouth as to rat on anybody." (Terror on the Docks)

Rules and adages
• "Crime creates wealth and wealth begats envy," says Tallman. (Pilot)
• "The pessimist says the bottle's half-empty, and the optimist says it's half-full." (A Coffin for Starsky)
• “A gentleman always walks his lady to the door,” Starsky to Rosey Malone. (Rosey Malone)
• “A man ought to be able to see his own son.” Colby says. (Deadly Imposter)
• “All coffee, no solid food, makes captain a very shaky boy,” Huggy says to Dobey. (Sweet Revenge)
• “All work and no play gives Jack Ives a dull day,” Hutch says. (Groupie)
• “Always be prepared,” is the Black Baron’s motto. (Set-Up)
• “Better my head in the sand than my tail in a sling,” says Frankie. (Pilot)
• “Cops aren’t supposed to be happily married,” is "Rule Number One" referring to “Police Story.” (Bounty Hunter)
• Eddie Bell come close to strangling Hutch. He tells Starsky, "Immortality, huh?" Starsky answers, "Well, you almost got there." (Omaha Tiger)
• “He who sees opportunity gets first knock,” Starsky reminds Hutch. (Rosey Malone)
• "Waste not, want not," Hutch tells Starsky after Starsky steals his toast. (Foxy Lady)
• “I ain’t never surprised ‘bout what goes down on the streets. As a matter a fact, this world,” Huggy says. (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
• “I can’t put anything in my body which I don’t know about,” is an Old Family Huggy Rule. (Death Notice)
• “It’s hard doing business without incentive,” Connie tells Starsky and Hutch. (Bait)
• “Just give a little time for springtime,” Hutch tells Starsky. (Partners)
• “Money on the wood makes the game go good,” Huggy says regarding the betting on pool. (Starsky’s Brother)
• “Money talks or take a walk,” Jack Ives' motto. (Groupie)
• “Never send a boy to do a man’s job,” Luke says to Reuben. (Birds of a Feather)
• “Never underestimate the basic stupidity of the criminal mind,” Hutch says to Starsky. (Terror on the Docks)
• “Numbers never lie. Numbers are the only pure thing left,” woman tells Hutch. (Dandruff)
• “Old Country Saying -- Can’t find a hit man? Go to the target.” Starsky says. (Plague)
• “Rule Number One in this precinct is no, absolutely flat-out no, private parties,” Dobey says. (Vendetta)
• “Share a cup of tea with someone who’s unfriendly and your loneliness is ended,” says Anna. (Body Worth Guarding)
• “Sometimes the big picture is more important than the bit parts,” Ed Ohlin says. (Groupie)
• “Stars are made by nature in the sky. Ballerinas are made by hard practice on this earth,” Masha tells Anna. (Body Worth Guarding)
• “Stayin' alive’s the main thing, just hang in there long enough to stay alive,” is what Tony Mariposa’s father used to tell him. (Discomania)
• “Talk a little, win a lot,” is Starsky's Law. (Iron Mike)
• “The man who pays the piper calls the tune, “ says Bagley’s fellow thug. (Trap)
• “The man with the gold makes the rules,” is Amboy's Golden Rule. (Bust Amboy)
• “The one about emotional involvement,” Starsky reminds Hutch of "Rule Numero Uno." (Crying Child)
• “There’s always someone to louse up your lunch,” Starsky says, watching Larry the Fall Guy in action. (Heroes)
• "There's stew, and then there's stew," Starsky tells Mrs. Blake, (Terror on the Docks)
• “Time does not belong to one man exclusively.” Starsky tells Hutch. (Running)
• “Well, you make a deal with a thief, sometimes he shows, sometimes he doesn’t,” Starsky says. (Snowstorm)
• “What’s the standard line? A cop shot everyday goes with the territory,” Dobey tells Starsky and Hutch. (Bounty Hunter)
• “When in doubt, sit it out,” is one of Huggy's family sayings. (Playboy Island)
• “When you play with the king, you’re going to get burnt,” Frisco Fats says. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• “You don’t go to school, you’re going to end up dead,” Mr. Banks used to tell Ted. (Terror on the Docks)
• “You have to give a little to get a lot,” is Ferguson's Law. (Iron Mike)
• “You have to give a little, ” Hutch tells Robin. (Shootout)
• “You know what they say? You never can go home again,” Hutch says to Starsky. (Crying Child, Nightmare)
• “You want to keep your balance when you play with the guys that own the marbles,” Starsky warns Huggy. (Kill Huggy Bear)
• Just because we're dressed funny, doesn't mean we're not nice guys." Starsky tells Agent Carter. (Bait)
• "You wanna look like a pimp, you gotta dress like one," Hutch tells Starsky. (Bait)

Superstitious Starsky and Hutch
• Hutch believes Collandra right away. (Psychic)
• Hutch doesn’t want Starsky to mess up his lucky shoe, lucky arm or lucky drink. (Las Vegas Strangler)
• Hutch doesn’t want Starsky to mess up his shooting arm for dice. (Action)
• Hutch has a shiver after Ezra Beam, though this could just be the pure creepiness of it all. (Terror on the Docks)
• Hutch tells Starsky, "Third time is supposed to be lucky." (Jojo)
• Hutch has lucky rabbit’s foot in his pocket. (Kill Huggy Bear)
• Hutch wants to go home right away after hearing about Papa Theodore’s escape. (Playboy Island)
• Starsky appears to believe Guybo at first. (Vampire)
• Starsky buys a neck charm from Magic Minnie. (Playboy Island)
• Starsky is worried about devil dolls and voodoo. (Playboy Island)
• Starsky is worried about vampires, wears garlic and wants to buy Huggy’s vampire protection kit. (Vampire)
• Starsky takes Lisa to see a palm reader, along with shish kabobs. (Foxy Lady)
• Starsky tells Meghan in bar, “My partner here's a little superstitious. He scares easy.” (Playboy Island)
• Starsky uses the john before important court cases. (Bloodbath)

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do
• Maurice says, “A man do what he gotta do.” (Manchild on the Streets)
• Colby tells Hutch he kills because it is “what he’s good at.” (Deadly Imposter)
• Dobey says to Hutch, "You know you don'dontt have to do this?" about the ransom run. Hutch replies, "Yes I do, Captain." Psychic)
• Dobey tries to dissuade Starsky and Hutch from the Drew plan. They reply they have to stick with the plan as society made Drew and they can’t just walk away. (Specialist)
• Edith tells Dobey he doesn’t have to go on the show. Dobey replies, “Yes, I do.” (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• Hutch tells Starsky he doesn’t have to meet Prudholm at the zoo. Starsky goes anyway. (Pariah)
• Jackson wouldn’t hurt anybody. It’s “not in his nature.” (Manchild on the Streets)
• Zack Tyler tells Starsky and Hutch a man has to “be true to his nature.” (Texas Longhorn)

Making the sign of the cross on chest
• Billy does at church. (Terror on the Docks)
• The apartment manager does when he hears about Elena’s death. (Velvet Jungle)
• The Jamaican does when he talks to Hutch about dead cabbie. (Quadromania)

Palm readers, card reading, crystal balls and a cheese ball
• Guybo has a crystal ball. Hutch tosses it to Starsky. (Vampire)
• Hutch tells his date he can see the future in the cards. (Deadly Imposter)
• A crystal ball is seen with Madame Yram. (Hostages)
• Guybo is a palm reader. (Vampire, Foxy Lady)
• Huggy says, “I ain’t no fortune teller.” (Bust Amboy)
• Hutch has a cheese ball at his party. (Deadly Imposter)
• Lady Bessie Sees All, as per hand on sign, is a palm reader. (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)

Saying grace before a meal
• Blind Bessie says grace before lunch. (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
• C.J. Woodfield says grace before dinner. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• A notable lack of grace is at the Blake's. For all their talk of religion, they dig right into the meal. (Terror on the Docks)

Horoscopes and astrology
• Madame Yram’s horoscope says she will meet someone “a tall, dark, handsome stranger today." (Hostages)
• Starsky says Amy's horoscope says she will meet someone "tall, dark and handsome." (Hostages)
• Capricorn Mortgage has a zodiac name. (Targets 3)
• Chris is a Scorpio, which Starsky and Hutch learn from the DMV. (Heroes)
• Harry, the dead armored car driver, is a Sagittarius and therefore never late. (Hostages)
• Hutch notes that Leo, the cigar man, must be a Leo. (Dandruff)
• Hutch uses an “astrological biorhythm calendar” on Starsky. (Avenger)
• Monique wears a zodiac medallion. (Avenger)
• Starsky says his horoscope says he “will make a conquest” today. (Hostages)
• Starsky says that the bad guy must be a Capricorn. (Hostages)
• Starsky tells Freddie he “went to an astrologer…it’s ordained,” convincing Freddie to “bet our action.” (Action)

Specifics religions/icons seen/mentioned
• Est (Trap)
• Christianity (Omaha Tiger, Vampire)
• Judaism (Body Worth Guarding)
• mezuzah (Jojo)
• crucifix (Jojo, Vampire)
• Catholicism (Terror on the Docks)

Religion
• “A freakin’ prophet…with long hair and a trashy beard,” is what Deek says he looked like at the time of his arrest. (Murder Ward)
• “May god rest his soul” is said. (Las Vegas Strangler)
• A man in the crowd uses "Jesus" as an exclamation. (Psychic)
• Artie tells Eckworth, after he gets a dollar, "God bless you." (Vendetta)
• Bessie says grace before lunch. (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
• Black Baron refers to the “good Lord.” (Set-Up)
• Bobbi mentions the name of her church, St. Matthew's. (Avenger)
• C.J. Woodfield says grace before breakfast. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• Dobey goes to church to thank “the Lord.” (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• Dobey says Huggy’s “mouth can’t be no prayer book.” (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
• Ernie Silvers tells Hutch a "Good Samaritan" is who “nailed” Starsky. (Survival)
• Father Ignatius threatens Papa Giovanni with "the threat of eternal damnation for good measure." (SIlence)
• Huggy looks up at church in the South End and shakes his head. (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
• Huggy sells glow-in-the-dark trinkets so one can be seen in the dark by the "Good Lord." (Jojo)
• In his vampire kit, Huggy sells a cross to make "any vampire of Christian persuasion cringe in terror" and a garlic wreath "for all the rest of the denominations." (Vampire)
• Hutch comments, regarding Starsky’s Sunday morning crime observations, “All the bad guys are in church.” (Blindfold)
• Hutch points up and refers to “Him.” (Pariah)
• Hutch refers to himself as Lazarus. (Psychic)
• Hutch says, “My catechism teacher would have a fit” if he slept with Roxy. (Heroes)
• Hutch says, “Speak of the Devil.” (Hutchinson for Murder One)
• Janos Martini says, "Jesus." (A Coffin for Starsky)
• Jesse quotes Matthew 7:15, beware of sheep in wolves' clothing and false prophets. (Silence)
• Lijah tells Hutch the end of the world has "already happened, brother, and we're all in Hell." (Pilot)
• Lionel speaks of Daniel going into the lion’s den (Targets 1)
• Lucifer is summoned. (Satan’s Witches)
• Melinda asks Harold if he is late for Sunday services. (Groupie)
• Mrs. Greene tells Starsky, “You should live a life as rich as God gave me.” (Black and Blue)
• Mrs. Tyce invokes “God’s holy name.” (Satan’s Witches)
• People are shown making the sign of the cross on their chest. (Quadromania, Terror on the Docks, Velvet Jungle)
• Reuben tells Luke to, “Save it for Sunday School.” (Birds of a Feather)
• Starsky asks God to “bless us all” in final scene of series. (Sweet Revenge)
• Starsky tells Hutch about Eddie Bell, "Why do I get the feeling it's like watching a Christian head for the lions?" (Omaha Tiger)
• Starsky asks Huggy, "How's business?" Huggy answers, "Well, it ain't heaven." (Jojo)
• Starsky says, "So all day long everybody's been looking at us like we're Lazarus, the day after, and it's starting to get to us." (Pilot)
• Starsky says “Oh my God.” (Manchild on the Streets)
• Starsky says “Please God.” (Starsky’s Lady)
• Starsky says he “Swears to God.” (Blue Lady)
• Starsky says he is going to “give a fiver to the first holy man I meet.” (Murder at Sea)
• Starsky thanks Dispatch for the “Sunday Sermonette.” (Blindfold)
• The air traffic controller says “may God help you” to Black Baron’s passengers. (Set-Up)
• The Devil is mentioned. (Murder Ward, Playboy Island, Quadromania, Starsky vs. Hutch, Golden Angel, Murder at Sea, A Coffin for Starsky, Iron Mike, Little Girl Lost)
• The farmer refers to Noah’s ark. (Bloodbath)
• The jailer tells Starsky and Hutch that Jesus loves them. (Las Vegas Strangler)
• There is a discussion of Catholicism when Mrs. Blake is trying to recruit Starsky. (Terror on the Docks)
• Tom Cole says, "For the love of God, I'm telling you the truth." (Hostages)

Religious figures
• “Father” Jonas, fake Catholic priest (Little Girl Lost)
• Father Delacourt, Catholic priest (Terror on the Docks)
• Papa Theodore, voodoo bokor (Playboy Island)
• Beam, leader of witch congregation (Terror on the Docks)
• Father Ignatius, real one is dead, has an imposter (Silence)
• “A freakin’ prophet” is what Deek looked like at the time of his arrest. (Murder Ward)
• “Sister” Magda, a prostitute (Plague)
• Rodell, leader of Satanic cult (Satan’s Witches)
• Seeds, leader of vampire cult (Vampire)
• Simon Marcus, leader of cult, reporter calls him “a guru.” (Bloodbath)
• Sister Theresa-Margaret, nun from Cunningham’s past (Collector)
• “Sister” Wally Stone, dressed as nun (Murder on Stage 17)
• “Father Merle” as Hutch says Starsky makes Merle’s Custom Car Cult “sound like a religion.” (Jojo)
• A seen but unnamed priest marries “Thorne” and Charlotte. (Playboy Island)
• Elaine tells Nick Dombarris, “I didn’t expect for you to be a priest while I was in…” (Jojo)
• Buzzy tells Tommy there had better be a priest available Saturday night as Hammer is going to need last rites. (Golden Angel)
• Sharman asks Starsky if he is Mother Cabrini. (Running)
Given in good faith
• Jack Ives shows Jack Parker his $100,000 letter of credit as a sign of “good faith.” (Groupie)
• Johnny Monahan is handed over to Starsky and Hutch as a sign of Coyle’s “good faith.” (Iron Mike)
• Starsky and Hutch ask for two ounces of cocaine as a show of “good faith.” (Targets 1)
• The Hawaiian Missionary stamp is given in “good faith.” (Bait)

Altar boys
• Jack Cunningham was an altar boy. (Collector)
• Hutch asks if four cultists are Rodell’s altar boys. (Satan’s Witches)

Meditating
• Simon says he is meditating. (Bloodbath)
• Hutch meditates and tries to teach Starsky. (Game)

Patience
• Cardwell tells Boyle he will learn to love waiting. (Hutchinson for Murder One)
• Coyle tells the ringer of his doorbell to have patience. (Iron Mike)
• Duran tells Flent to have patience, “Patience is a virtue.” (Little Girl Lost)
• Duran tells himself, “Patience, gotta have patience.” (Little Girl Lost)
• Hutch tells Starsky if Starsky knew he was going to live to 100 years old, he would develop some patience. (Plague)
• Hutch tells Starsky, “You gotta have faith in this business, a little patience, “ regarding fishing. (Class in Crime)
• Starsky tells Hutch to have patience. (Pilot)

Godfathers
• Johnny Doors is the "West Coast Godfather." (Murder on Playboy Island)
• Rosey Malone is suspected of being a "bag lady for the godfather." (Rosey Malone)
• Jack Cunningham offers to be Heather O'Brien's baby's godfather. (Collector)