"Starsky and Hutch": An Overview

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Pics & Bios:

I’m not making this stuff up.

Detective Sergeant David Michael Starsky—Played by Paul Michael Glaser.

He’s the curly-headed one. Left-handed, drove his 1974 Candy Apple Red Ford Torino (license plate number 537-ONN), and often drove Hutch to distraction. He also wore VERY tight jeans which made the viewing experience that much more pleasurable. Though concrete facts in the SH universe are often absent, his birth-date is often said to be the same as Paul himself, March 25, 1943. He was born in New York and his father was killed when he was very young (believed to be a cop). His mother (who is still alive and whom he calls every Friday) sent him away from the family (he has one brother named Nick) to live with his Uncle Al and Aunt Rosie in California. He may (or may not) have joined the Army, but we know he joined the Academy and that’s the beginning of the partnership with Hutch. His current rank is Detective Sergeant with the Bay City Police Department, serving under Captain Dobey. He and Hutch are best friends and like to show their devotion for one another, often by touching A LOT. Starsky often finds any way possible to unbutton his shirt down to mid-chest, so he shows off his chest hair. He uses a Smith & Wesson Model 59 9mm automatic, but is often referred to as a Baretta. His favorite snitch and all-around good friend is named Huggy Bear.

Kenneth Richard Hutchinson-Played by David Soul.

He’s the blond one. Right-handed, drove a horrid Ford LTD (license plate 573-CPE) that looked like it was condemned, but thankfully he mostly rode in the Torino. He came from money, fine Minnesota money. It’s not known about his family, but his mother is still alive during the series because he mentions her. He was once married to Vanessa, but they divorced and during the third season she is killed (we cried…joyful tears). In the pilot he mentions a Nancy, which may have been Vanessa’s nickname or may have been the first Mrs. Hutchinson. He may or may not have gone to medical school before he joined the Academy, but he sure knows a lot about medicine. He joined the Academy and that’s the beginning of the partnership with Starsky. His current rank is Detective Sergeant with the Bay City Police Department, serving under Captain Dobey. He and Starsky are best friends and like to show their devotion for one another, often by touching A LOT. Hutch has this chest touching he does when he’s hot, too. He uses a Colt Python .357 Magnum which has a six inch barrel, making an overall length of 11.5 inches. His favorite snitch and all-around good friend is named Huggy Bear.

Just so you know who they are:

Dobey

Huggy



Overview of the show/etc:

They’re cops in Bay City, working Homicide, often doing undercover work. They mainly ride around in the Torino and are the most conspicuous undercover cops you’ll ever meet. There were a lot of tense episodes and it was often said to be the most graphic and real show of the time because of the issues it dealt with—racism, rape, and drug abuse (Hutch even got hooked on heroin in one episode). The women of the show didn’t last long because they were almost always raped, killed, or scared away by the gritty reality of the job; often all three. It’s all about the love, the devotion, the caring between these two partners who are best friends and possibly more.




Major SH Fandom Links:

SH LJ Community
The one-stop SH Fandom LJ Community! \o/

Bay City Library
GEN SH Library. Currently the only one I know of that is updated regularly.

The Starsky and Hutch Archive
Slash and Gen fiction

SH Screen Caps
All the episodes, capped just for you.

SH Songvid List
A listing of SH fanvids

SH Canon Compendium
Pepper's compendium of everything SH related

SH Episode Guide
A guide for all the SH eps, along with behind the scenes information

Tagging Bay City
SH fanfiction tagged by theme

If anyone knows anything else to add, please do so in the comments. Thanks!

Comments

Wow

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

I started reading this as soon as I got, sitting here at 7AM on a Saturday, and got to the butt part. I HAD to respond;)

The TS crossover is Outside Influences and partially how Candy and April (Valentine) got me into the fandom fully. They're great people to pimp you into a show you already saw the slash in;) I would suggest you read ALL the sequels to Outiside Influences on Candy's page because they're just awesome.

The show was on before I was born as well. Officially, I'm (I think) still the youngest member of the fandom and love to tease that I was negative four months when the show stopped filming. But age doesn't matter as long as you find the boys at some point.

Number one, the butt thing. OK, pinching was their big thing. They pinched each other's butts in over half the episodes. It's great to watch them because one of the boys will say "Somebody pinch me" and sure enough, the other one will...right on the butt;)

Number two, bloopers. There is indeed a blooper tape. However, it's passed around among fans, so the quality is not good. That doesn't matter, though, because they're hilarious. If you ever come to con, the blooper tape is always shown at the SH party. But, to tempt you, here's the link to some screencaps.

http://www.sh-gallery.com/modules.php?set_albumName=shblooper&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php (You might have to register, for free, but there's 14 pictures in the collection;)

Columbia House is the best place to get episodes, aside from fans. The TV versions are ALWAYS cut and often cuts out the best scenes (the slashiest scenes;) I hope you get a chance to watch some uncut eps to get a real feel for the extent of the slash that runs in this show.

Re: Wow

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I am on the gallery right now. I love you. *bounces* Oh my Cher. This is just like looking at the blooper tapes for TS. I love the one where uh? the brunette is in the blonde's lap. Sorry, I'm not sure which is which.

I'm not sure if I read the sequels. I will definitely check out Candy's site again to double-check. My friend is going to E-con in November, so maybe she will be able to track down a copy of the tape there.

I'm going to see about getting ahold of some of these. How long was it on? Tiff [the roommate] loved it too, so it would be fun to do a fandom together.

Thanks so much!

Re: Wow

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Come on, my introduction to the fandom explained;) Starsky is the curly-headed one and Hutch is the blond. That's a shot from Moonshine and very similar to the one they used. Starsky had downed a Mason Jar of moonshine, so he couldn't stand vertical anyway, so he ends up on Hutch's lap throughout the ride.

The TS blooper tape, of which I think many fans have a copy, is nice for the kissing, but the majority of the bloopers were of Richard making bodily function remarks. The SH bloopers are of kissing and cursing...but no crude jokes;)

The sequels to Outside Influences are definitely worth it. There's further expansion of the characters and they deal with not only Blair's death in the fountain, but Starksy's death in the police garage (neither died, like father like son).

SH ran from the premiere movie April 30th, 1975 to the episode Sweet Revenge on May 15th, 1979. And then we wrote the fanfic:)