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"Starsky and Hutch": An Overview
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!
Re: Tight Jeans
I swear they had gay camera men on that show.
You do realize that the episodes that have Starsky's most...out-there shots of his tight jeans are episodes Paul directed, right? The same is true of David in those same episode. They shot each other so well, it was like they were making love to the camera.
Re: Tight Jeans
Even though he was obviously hurting from his ski accident in that episode, he still manages to look very fetching. Hair blowing in the wind and looking all shampoo commercial-y in many of the outdoor shots.
The other episode I was looking at was "The Collector" because I hadn't seen it but once a long time ago.
That episode is virtually a tribute to Starsky's jeans. Tightest jeans ever and more ass cam than you can shake a stick at. No way could there be underwear on under those jeans!
There's a shot of PMG talking on a pay phone where the camera lingers lovingly on his ass for a long, long time that's just plain ol' fanservice, I have no other explanation except my gay cameraman theory. (If I knew who it was, I'd give them a cookie!)
One of their regular directors, I think, but I love the sandwich fight at the end.
Re: Tight Jeans
And I need to rewatch Class in Crime in DVD quality so I can pick out David's bruises. Why is that everyone can see them except me?:)
Bruises
In fact, the makeup is the tip off, he looks very monochromatic and the usual pinkness to his complexion is missing.
They're more easy to detect in the outdoor scenes where the lighting isn't controlled. Still you have to look hard.
More noticeable is the stiffness when he moves and he's not doing a heck of a lot with his right arm.
I have a screwed up back and right shoulder from an old horseback riding injury and it makes me have sympathy pains to watch those last 4 season 3 episodes. owie.