“It’s not everyday you get to buy your best buddy a meal.”
(Sweet Revenge)
Also see Specific Food, Sets: Food
Spilled Food or Drink on Starsky and Hutch
- Huggy spills coffee on Starsky’s sleeve. (Lady Blue)
- Huggy spills water off of bar tray onto Hutch in retaliation for a bad tip. (The Groupie)
- Hutch sprays beer in Slate’s and his own face. (Strange Justice)
- Hutch sprays champagne on Starsky and their dates. (Photo Finish)
- Hutch dumps a cup of water in Starsky’s face. (A Coffin for Starsky)
- Hutch gets some food on himself from the blender without a top. (Little Girl Lost)
- Hutch spills champagne on himself while drinking out of glass during fashion show. (The Groupie)
- Hutch spills coffee on Starsky’s arm. (Ninety Pounds of Trouble)
- Hutch spills wine on himself while drinking out of bottle. (The Groupie)
- Hutch squirts mustard in Starsky’s face. (The Collector)
- Officer Grover spills water on Hutch in the squad room. (Foxy Lady)
- Starsky drops a chili dog into his own lap. (Photo Finish)
- Starsky gets a pie in his face. (Deckwatch)
- Starsky gets a tray of pasta and sauce in his face. (The Psychic, Omaha Tiger)
- Starsky gets stuff on him from Hutch’s blender. (Pariah)
- Starsky knocks a beer into Hutch’s lap. (The Heavyweight)
- Starsky spills popcorn on Hutch, Jane, and Bobette. (The Vampire)
- Starsky and Hutch get wedding cake in their face. (Terror on the Docks)
- Starsky gets his Chinese food in his face due to the door. (Silence)
- Starsky has a hotdog and french fry basket thrown at him by Huey Chaco. (Texas Longhorn)
- Starsky spills beer on Hutch. (Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road)
- Starsky gets Chinese food on himself when he has his mishap in the hallway at Gung Ho’s. (Iron Mike)
Bad Guys Face Down in Food
- Tramaine gets put into tomatoes. (Pariah)
- The store robber is face down in raw fish. (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
- The bad guys get into melons. (Bust Amboy)
Hutch Cooks for Starsky
- Paul Muni Special (Lady Blue)
- Bear Meat, Acorns, and Dried Root Surprise (Satan’s Witches)
- salad and goat’s milk dessert, via Abby (The Bounty Hunter)
Starsky “Cooks”
- He makes eggs for Sharman. (Running)
- Starsky squeezes orange juice for Rosey Malone. (I Love You, Rosey Malone)
- Starsky says he will cook either fettuccini or goulash for Sharon Freemont. (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
- Starsky never cooks for Hutch, though he does offer him a cookie. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
Starsky Loses His Appetite or Purposefully Doesn’t Eat
- Hutch asks Starsky if he wants something to eat. Starsky says no, but he wouldn’t mind something to drink. (Death in a Different Place)
- Hutch eats, but Starsky doesn’t, at the restaurant with Terry Nash. (The Set-Up)
- Hutch has a meal at Huggy’s, and Starsky has coffee. (Lady Blue)
- Hutch has a somewhat manic meal at The Pits, and Starsky watches him eat it, having nothing himself. (The Game)
- Starsky complains his breakfast is “too greasy.” (The Psychic)
- Starsky turns down food at the diner with Hutch and Abby. (Vendetta)
- Starsky doesn’t eat anything off the hospital food tray. (The Plague)
- Starsky doesn’t want “to mix it up on an empty stomach.” (The Trap)
- Starsky loses his appetite after hearing the graphic description of the murder victim. He gives his sandwich to Dobey. (The Vampire)
- Starsky loses his appetite after Hutch explains his fears about Iron Mike’s setting them up. (Iron Mike)
- Starsky loses his appetite after Hutch’s hotel cook story. (The Set-Up)
- Starsky says he has lost his appetite when he sees Vic Humphries’s lawyer, Balford. (Survival)
- Starsky says he is counting his calories. Hutch apparently eats his potato. (The Specialist)
- Starsky turns down Hutch’s offer of a sip of cold soup. (The Game)
- plus one Hutch, who says he is “counting his calories” at the restaurant (The Specialist)
How Long Does Hutch Fast?
- 40 hours (Silence)
- 48 hours (The Bounty Hunter)
Dieting
- Chris Phelps says, “How about I’m dieting?” (The Heroes)
- Freddie denies the cheese plate and says he is on a diet. (Snowstorm)
- Hutch says he is “counting his calories.” (The Specialist)
- Leslie teases Lori about her sandwich and dieting. (Strange Justice)
The Inner Circle Messes With Each Other’s Food
- Dobey eats out of Starsky’s fruit bowl at his apartment. (The Committee)
- Dobey eats Starsky’s chips. (Murder on Stage 17)
- Dobey eats Starsky’s lunch. (Silence)
- Dobey eats Starsky’s sandwich. (The Vampire)
- Dobey eats the fruit out of the basket he brings to the hospital. (Partners)
- Dobey takes Hutch’s candy bar just before he puts it in his mouth. (I Love You, Rosey Malone)
- Huggy eats candy out of the box he brings to the hospital. (Partners)
- Huggy eats Starsky’s popcorn in theater. (Pilot)
- Hutch drinks Starsky’s beer, then Starsky drinks it. (Blindfold)
- Hutch drinks Starsky’s carrot juice. (Kill Huggy Bear)
- Hutch drinks Starsky’s dessert shake. (The Bounty Hunter)
- Hutch eats a bite of Starsky’s meatloaf in diner. (Death Ride)
- Hutch eats half of Starsky’s powdered sugar donut out of the bag. (Ninety Pounds of Trouble)
- Hutch eats pie off of Starsky’s face. (Deckwatch)
- Hutch eats Starsky’s peanuts from the vending machine, then passes them back. (Shootout)
- Hutch fills coffee cup, gives it to Starsky, who gives it to Dobey. (Jojo)
- Hutch finishes Starsky’s hamburger. (Losing Streak)
- Hutch gets his “fingers all over” Starsky’s food. (Bust Amboy)
- Hutch orders Starsky’s pastrami sandwich with mayonnaise. (The Collector)
- Hutch pours a glass of milk for himself, but Starsky drinks it. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
- Hutch pours water on Starsky after Starsky asks for a drink. (A Coffin for Starsky)
- Hutch takes and eats Starsky’s popcorn at fight. (The Heavyweight)
- Hutch takes apple from Starsky. (The Bounty Hunter)
- Hutch takes Starsky’s cup of coffee, refills, it and drinks it. (Death Notice)
- Hutch takes Starsky’s french fries at the stand, eats them, and licks his own palm. (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
- Hutch throws Starsky’s hot dog with mustard, onions, sauerkraut, and chili in the trash. (Savage Sunday)
- Hutch tries to drink out of Starsky’s water bottle. Starsky won’t let him, sayomg he takes sips that are too big. (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Hutch tries to take food off Starsky’s plate twice in Dobey’s office. He succeeds in the hallway. (Iron Mike)
- Hutch unwraps candy bar which he “gets” from Dobey and gives it to Starsky. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
- Starsky and Hutch share a bottle of beer. (Fatal Charm)
- Starsky and Hutch share a breath freshener. (The Heroes)
- Starsky and Hutch share a can of beer at Venice Place. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
- Starsky and Hutch share a cup of coffee while interviewing Anton Rusz. (Death Notice)
- Starsky and Hutch share a cup of coffee. (Snowstorm)
- Starsky and Hutch share water. (The Collector)
- Starsky drinks Dobey’s coffee. Dobey finishes off the cup after Starsky leaves. (The Bait)
- Starsky drinks Hutch’s coffee at station. (A Body Worth Guarding)
- Starsky drinks Hutch’s drink at casino. (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Starsky drinks Hutch’s morning health shake. (Pariah)
- Starsky eats chip off Abby’s plate. (Vendetta)
- Starsky eats something off of Hutch’s plate as they discuss Solkin’s record. (Vendetta)
- Starsky eats Dobey’s chips off of lunch tray. (The Velvet Jungle)
- Starsky eats Hutch’s toast. (Foxy Lady)
- Starsky eats off of Hutch’s plate in squad room. He takes a chip and finishes his apple. (Vendetta)
- Starsky gets Hutch a cup of water to take his pill but then drinks it himself. He refills it for Hutch who drinks it, and then Starsky finishes it off. (Vendetta)
- Starsky offers to share his burrito. (Survival)
- Starsky reaches for Hutch’s milk, but Hutch drains the glass. (Jojo)
- Starsky spills Hutch’s popcorn. (The Vampire)
- Starsky steals Dobey’s hamburger. (Savage Sunday)
- Starsky takes Huggy’s beer, drinks, and hands the glass back to him. (Snowstorm)
- Starsky takes something off of Dobey’s food tray and eats it. (The Velvet Jungle)
Starsky’s Interrupted Meals
- Hutch dumps Starsky’s chili dog. (Savage Sunday)
- Starsky and Hutch are called away from the Blake dinner. (Terror on the Docks)
- Starsky’s sore tooth keeps him from eating his burger. (Losing Streak)
- Starsky has multiple missed meals. (Silence)
- Starsky’s hot dog meal is interrupted, though perhaps he gets to finish it in the car. (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
- He hands his food over to Dobey. (The Vampire)
Officers Need Do a Better Job Watching
Their Food-and-Drink in Public Places
- Hutch and his poisoned apple (Murder Ward)
- John Blaine and his doctored drink (Death in a Different Place)
- Lizzie and her doped coke (Discomania)
- Officer Carl and his poisoned drink at Gigi’s Place (The Specialist)
Huggy Suggests His Food Isn’t That Good
- Huggy offers Starsky and Hutch “one of my rare fresh rolls.” (Pariah)
- Huggy says, “What, and eat my own food?” when Starsky and Hutch want him to join them. (Snowstorm)
- Huggy asks Starsky if he stopped in for a “greasy hamburger or what.” (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
Hutch and Chewing Gum
- He chews bubble gum and blows bubbles while undercover as Jack Ives. (The Groupie)
- He doesn’t take any from Billy. (Terror on the Docks)
- He takes it out of his mouth and puts it on edge of breakfast plate. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
- He takes it out of his mouth and puts it somewhere on the table. (Bust Amboy)
- He takes it out of his mouth and tosses it in Dobey’s office. (The Bait)
- He throws it out the Torino window. (The Deadly Imposter)
Hutch Inspects or Blows in His
Coffee Cup Before He Uses It
- He blows in it, then drops it when Jane surprises him. (Murder Ward)
- He blows in it in the squad room after Molly tells them she won’t testify. (Jojo)
- He looks in it and rubs it out with his finger at Starsky’s place. (Starsky vs. Hutch)
Starsky Dislikes Oatmeal
- Starsky complains about it and calls it gruel. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
- Starsky complains about it being stiff, like cement. (Partners)
