"Starsky and Hutch": An Overview

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

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

[rhiannonhero.livejournal.com]

Wow!! Excellent job! Those first few pictures--uhhhh, heheheheheheheheheh.

Slashy

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is...that carry pic? Umm, that's the way Hutch carried Starsky in the series. I mean, EVERYTIME Starsky got shot or hurt or something, Hutch is there ready to pick him up with a hand betwen the legs. Canonical slash...it's the best.

[twigged.livejournal.com]

OMG! This is FANTASTIC!

The fire hydrant!! The crotch grab!!

I'm so glad you found the community. I can not wait to read some SH slash!

[autumnyte.livejournal.com]

This is so great! I can honestly say I knew not a darned thing about SH before reading this. Now I feel like I have a decent overview.

Thanks!

Yay!

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

I aim to please:) I was going to find some screengrabs to include so I could show the slash evidence, but 90% of the pictures were slashy, so I gave up;) To prove the canonical homoerotica I love to tell my "entry into fandom" story. I was involved in the EGPAF and heard that her husband was famous for a show, so I decided to watch an ep. I remember it very clearly. It was Death Ride, the scene in the diner, when Hutch eats off of Starsky's plate. Never having seen this show before, my first thought was "Oh my gosh, they're in love with each other." (My strong thought was, oh my gosh they're DOING each other, but I'm tasteful;) That fact was so strong that I couldn't pay attention to the plot. So, I didn't watch another episode for a long time.

After a while, though, I came to realize that "yes, they're in love with one another, but they're also great cops with bigs guns and a great car...not to mention their bodies!" That was it, I fell hard. I have happily never looked back at the GEN writing life. I write, read, and beta Starsky/Hutch fics and enjoy every minute of it. I currently have a zine put out by In Person Press called "Unseen Boundaries." It won the 2003 SCREWZ Award for best SH Novel! I've got another short story coming out at ZebraCon and am currently working on its prequel as well as another zine that will run at least 200 pages.

And if I still couldn't pay attention to the plots on some episodes, all I have to do is mute the sound and just watch Starsky strut his stuff in those illegal jeans. Ahem, ok...onward!

Thanks

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

I tried to hit the major points. But I'm always up to answer more questions if anyone has them.

(And your icon is so hilarious:)

Re: Yay!

[twigged.livejournal.com]

ROTFLMAO! I love your enthusiasm. I'm afraid it might be up to you to pimp this comm out to your fandom if you ever want a break from making recs!

(and yeah, that moment of realization, that two hot boys doing dirty things to each other is GOOD...that's a life changer. *g*)

[logovo.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, those pictures!

I remember the show from reruns mostly, early 80s I think, and it was the first inkling I had of slash. Took many years for me to find out that what I was thinking actually had a name.

Anyway, great summary, brought back good memories of my two favorite epis: the strung-out Hutch episode you mention and the one where Starsky gets shot in the italian restaurant.

Wish they would come out with this on DVD.

Thanks!

DVDs

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

Thanks for liking the summary:) Pretty boys in pretty pictures...it's wonderful. As for the DVDs, we're hoping that the movie that doesn't exist which is using the SH name will spur the industry to bring out the series on DVD as opposed to the video collection presented by Columbia House.

Nice to see there's so many fellow SH fans out there!

Re: DVDs

[logovo.livejournal.com]

Oh ueah, that Ben Stiller movie. I heard they are planning to poke the show... just ause of the name from what I hear. But that *would* create interest in the orginal! Wooohoo!!!

Re: DVDs

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

I give a full descriton of the movie in my LJ based on an article that came out. Comments and opinions are my own, but shared by many;)

Re: DVDs

[logovo.livejournal.com]

I'll go have a look, thanks!

[porntestpilot.livejournal.com]

I first heard of this through a The Sentinel crossover by Candy Apple which was excellent.

It was on before I was born, but I understand my best friend's sister got years of pleasure torturing her with the slashiness of it. So Good Times.

Did they really compliment each other's asses? Oh, do you guys know if or where there is a bloopers tape for this show? BestF's sister is looking for one?

I've seen one eppy that on TVland with my rm. We loved the hell out of it. Thanks for the re-cap.

autumnyte, I love your icon. BoDuke at his finest.

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

[porntestpilot.livejournal.com]

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

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

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:)

[porntestpilot.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know, I just wanted to say I didn't know rather than say it wrong and look like an ass. Which I did anyway! Yay! So he has his head in Hutch's lap in the actual episode? *has a warm fuzzy feeling for this show*

Richard is a bit odd. Hmm. I love these guys were so cool with it like a billion years ago. Way before it got all trendy. And okay, I am SURE now that I didn't read the sequels.

So we must be about the same age then? I was born fourish months after that last date.

I finished all of Candy's OI page. Thanks a bunch for the recommend!

Fabulous

[dkellergrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you for taking the time to recap the S&H. I was only a young child when the show was on the air, but I was able to catch the show during its syndication. I never saw the "light" until I came across this EPIC S&H fic called, "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

I love crack_van!!

Re: FabulousTEotH

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

Total Ecclipse is THE zine for the fandom. Flamingo has been a great asset to the fandom and created a zine that captures the true feeling of SH. I'm glad to call her a friend, as well as a writer who we all look up to:)

Re: DVDs

[rgbrobbie.livejournal.com]

Oh ueah, that Ben Stiller movie. I heard they are planning to poke the show... just ause of the name from what I hear. But that *would* create interest in the orginal! Wooohoo!!!

And why do you think I'm here? :D Saw a sneak preview of the movie (which I loved, honest) a couple weeks ago, and was intrigued to check out its source material. I think I've found a new love.

Re: DVDs

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

SO glad to hear that fans are actually seeking out the originals:) Glad to have you and hope you enjoy the boys and the fics.

Re: DVDs

[logovo.livejournal.com]

Wow, I wrote that comment? The spellling!
My eyes!

I wish I could say I was high or something, but I don't even remember typing this - ick.

So, umm, Starsky & Hutch DVDs? Yay! Even the NY Times had a good size article on the release of the first season and the movie. They made special mention of the cop luuuuv. Heh.

Logovo writing when she is not in her right mind? Bad.

Re: DVDs

[rgbrobbie.livejournal.com]

SO glad to hear that fans are actually seeking out the originals:)

Oh, you bet! And God bless the 'net as what used to take months or years - hooking into a new fandom - can now be done in days, hours or even MINUTES with just a click of the mouse!

Glad to have you and hope you enjoy the boys and the fics.

Glad to be here and I'm sure I will. I've been around so long I remember when David Soul was on "Here Come the Brides" (watched it, um, first run....).

So, got any particularly smarmy recs for me? I'm a sucker for h/c.

Re: DVDs

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

There's over 50 SH recs in the memories already and I'll start on this month's later on in the week. If you get really interested, you should join the SH community at starsky_hutch

Re: DVDs

[rgbrobbie.livejournal.com]

Wow, I wrote that comment? The spellling!
My eyes!

That's okay - typing on the fly leads to interesting results, doesn't it? And I'm sure you MEANT those three "Ls" in "spellling" above. ;)

So, umm, Starsky & Hutch DVDs? Yay!

Yes, I'm about a 1/2 hour away from ordering it on Amazon.com.

Even the NY Times had a good size article on the release of the first season and the movie. They made special mention of the cop luuuuv. Heh.

Yeah, I'm not sure if that's the review I found or not, but some article reviewed a classic moment by saying it was the "gayest scene outside Middle Earth".

I'm a grizzled old fangirl who's been writing fic (with varying degrees of inspiration and success) for 30+ years. My current fandom is Real Ghostbusters. Don't know how I missed S & H all those years ago but I'll soon make up for lost time. I already have story inklings swirling in my brain (but won't write any until I've seen the first season - not going to write-to-the-fic, y'know?).