“Well, muslin’s always nice.”
(Terror of the Docks)
Shoe Observations
- A man, coming out of Sweet Alice’s apartment, drops a shoe on Hutch’s foot. (A Coffin for Starsky)
- Despite what their unconscious bodies have gone through, Starsky and Hutch each have both their shoes on when they wash up on the beach. (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- Huey Chaco’s missing boot toe piece is a clue. (Texas Longhorn)
- Colonel Sonny’s boots are portrayed prominently. (Survival)
- Eckworth remembers the “bum’s” two-toned shoes. (Vendetta)
- Harry Martin’s shoes at Sarah’s house are a clue. (Kill Huggy Bear)
- Hutch asks Starsky if he can borrow his little black pumps for the dance contest. (Moonshine)
- Hutch comments on Starsky’s “blue tennis shoes.” (The Hostages)
- Hutch says if Starsky and Hutch’s arrest record were as good as Iron Mike’s, Dobey would have their shoes bronzed. (Iron Mike)
- Hutch suggests Starsky would feel better if he put on some black pumps. (Moonshine)
- Hutch throws a stray shoe after the john at the Chapel of Bodily Invigoration. (The Specialist)
- Jack Mitchell’s white shoes are a red herring. (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Lionel’s orthopedic boot clomps along. (Quadromania)
- Rudy Skyler’s shoes have no shoelaces to prevent suicide. (Murder Ward)
- Starsky and Hutch use Colby’s shoes to bang on lockers. (The Deadly Imposter)
- Starsky wears tennis shoes and a nice suit, which embarrasses Laura. (The Velvet Jungle)
- Starsky throws a shoe at the door to hit Hutch. (Satan’s Witches)
- Starsky wears brown cowboy boots in first two episodes filmed. (Pilot, Death Ride)
- Starsky’s empty shoes help in robbery as a decoy. (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
- Starsky’s shoes hurt his feet. (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
- Starsky’s shoes hurt his insoles. (The Bait)
- Upon learning his son is dead, Ted Bank’s dad wants his $32 shoes back. (Terror on the Docks)
- Hutch notices the “bum’s” shoes are too nice. (The Plague)
- Starsky wears brown sneakers. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3, Huggy Can’t Go Home)
Starsky and Hutch in One Shoe
- Starsky has only one shoe on when he awakes. (The Fix)
- Starsky hops outside in a hurry with just one shoe on. (Satan’s Witches)
- Hutch hops out of the stateroom with one shoe on. (Murder at Sea)
- After Hutch rushes out to “save” Kira from Mr. Arnold, Kira asks Hutch, “What happened to your other boot?” Hutch answers, “What boot?” (Starsky vs. Hutch)
Starsky Without Shoes
- His shoes are taken from him by the cultists. (Bloodbath)
- He is shoeless in the car, putting them on the dash. (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- He puts his bare feet on Dobey’s desk. (Dandruff)
Hutch Without Shoes
- Huggy removes Hutch’s shoes. (The Fix)
Dobey Without a Tie
- He is tie-less at Rosie’s party. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
- He wears a red cardigan at breakfast with Starsky and Hutch. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
- He is tie-less on Sunday, when was supposed to take Chief Ryan golfing. (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
- He wears a sweater. (Strange Justice)
- He plays Mastermind with Hutch at the hospital, wearing no tie. (Black and Blue)
- He dresses as in a plumber uniform. (The Specialist)
- He plays pool at The Pits in casual clothes. (Birds of a Feather)
- He takes his tie off in front of Hutch. (Cover Girl)
Straightjackets
- Starsky wears one. (Murder Ward)
- Huggy wears one. (Murder at Sea)
Bulletproof Vests
- Starsky and Hutch each wear one when they go to the oil field. (The Specialist)
- Hutch wears one during the ransom run. (The Psychic)
Dobey Wears a Bib While He Eats
- He wears a bib over deli with Starsky and Hutch. (Class in Crime)
- He wears plastic wrap as one in the Inner Circle Celebration. (Sweet Revenge)
- He wears a bib while eating in his office, just before his dance lesson. (Discomania)
Guys and Purses
- The bad guys go through Vanessa’s purse, looking for the diamond. (Hutchinson for Murder One)
- Flent carries a purse. (Little Girl Lost)
- Gage, while in the van, puts the chloroform packet into Michelle’s purse. (Class in Crime)
- Hutch carries Linda’s purse while hiding at Jenson Corners. (Death Ride)
- Starsky picks up Linda’s purse from the cafe. (Death Ride)
- Hutch picks up and hands Chris her big purse. (The Heroes)
- Hutch tucks some “dog food” money in Orange’s purse. (Running)
- Jerry asks Mr. David Delano if he wants to “check his purse.” (Death Notice)
- Starsky and Hutch look through victims’ purses in the squad room. (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Tremaine follows women into the bathroom and steals their purses when they set them down. (Pariah)
- Huggy keeps his pet rocks in a giant swirly purse. (The Committee)
- Fifi has Hutch get her purse and give it to her at the door. (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
- Vern steals purses out of hotel rooms. (Running)
Men Dress as Women to Commit Crimes
- Fireball Cannon (The Psychic, Omaha Tiger)
- “lady” robber in bar (The Psychic)
- “lady” robber in department store (Iron Mike)
- Lionel (Quadromania)
Woman Dresses as a Man to Commit Crime
- Monique (The Avenger)
People Wear Starsky’s and Hutch’s Long-sleeved
Shirts After They Sleep Over
- Starsky’s, Sharman (Running)
- Hutch’s, Molly (Pariah)
- Hutch’s, Vanessa (Hutchinson for Murder One)
- Hutch’s, Anna (A Body Worth Guarding)
- Hutch’s, Diana (Fatal Charm)
- Kira? (Starsky vs. Hutch)
- Huggy (Kill Huggy Bear)
Capes
- Supergnat (Lady Blue)
- Terrible Tessie (Omaha Tiger)
- Rene Nadasy (The Vampire)
- Huggerini the Incredible (Murder at Sea)
Robes
- black robes (Bloodbath)
- red robes (Satan’s Witches)
Ring on the Fourth Finger of the Left Hand,
Perhaps a Wedding Ring
- Corman doesn’t wear one, despite his being a “family man.” (Snowstorm)
- Dan Slate still wears one. (Strange Justice)
- Dobey isn’t wearing one. (Iron Mike, Cover Girl)
- The Professor wears one. (The Action)
- Doris Huntley sold her wedding rings to pay gambling debts. (Birds of a Feather)
- Frankie, of Frankie’s Gym, wears one. (Pilot)
- Frank Stryker wears one. (Starsky’s Brother)
- Gunther doesn’t wear one. (Sweet Revenge)
- Harry Salidas wears one. (Deckwatch)
- Basil Monk doesn’t wear one. (Photo Finish)
- Officer Sterling, Immigration, wears one. (velvet)
- Paco Ortega doesn’t wear one. (The Velvet Jungle)
- Prudholm and Woody threaten Freddie with his wife’s wedding ring. (Starsky’s Lady)
- Lionel Rigger doesn’t wear one. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
- Ernie Silvers wears one. (The Game)
- Hutch, as C.W. Jackson, wears one. (Moonshine)
- Sgt. Sheila Peterson wears one. (The Crying Child)
- Simonetti wears one. (Hutchinson for Murder One)
- Starsky and Hutch notice that Debra doesn’t wear a wedding ring. (The Set-Up)
- Trayman wears one. (The Trap)
- Dr. Ginny Simpson doesn’t wear one. (The Velvet Jungle)
- Jack wears one. (Class in Crime)
- Harry Wheeling doesn’t wear one. (The Velvet Jungle)
- Buddy Owens doesn’t wear one. (Dandruff)
- Davidowsky wears one. (Dandruff)
- Evelyn Rankin (Losing Streak)
Red Socks on Starsky
- Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road
- Omaha Tiger
- Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island
- Satan’s Witches, though could be the bottoms of his long underwear
- Starsky vs. Hutch
Hats
- Hutch, black knit cap (The Set-Up)
- Hutch, black, large hat (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
- Hutch, boater hat (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- Hutch, cowboy hat (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart, The Bait, Moonshine)
- Hutch, the lid to the stuffed veal pan (Sweet Revenge)
- Hutch, formal, dapper brown hat (Targets Without a Badge: Part 2)
- Hutch, gangster hat (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Hutch, hunting cap (Iron Mike)
- Hutch, large sombrero (Murder at Sea)
- Hutch, little effete bowler with white ribbon (Murder Ward)
- Hutch, sexy black beret thing (Starsky vs. Hutch)
- Hutch, straw cowboy hat (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
- Hutch, straw hat (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- Hutch, straw hat with black ribbon on brim (The Velvet Jungle)
- Hutch, tan thing at bar (Death in a Different Place)
- Hutch, terrycloth bowler (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- Hutch, ugly knit cap (The Game)
- Hutch, white straw hat with red ribbon (Shootout)
- Hutch, yarmulke (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
- Hutch, Carlyle’s classy brimmed hat (Ninety Pounds of Trouble)
- Hutch asks, “Starsky, where’s my hat?” “On your head.” (Ninety Pounds of Trouble)
- Starsky and Hutch, Duke’s choice (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Starsky, black bowler (The Velvet Jungle)
- Starsky, black top hat (Shootout)
- Starsky, boater hat (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- Starsky, cabbie scrunch (Quadromania, Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
- Starsky, gangster hat, visor (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Starsky, Huggy’s straw hat for a little while (Iron Mike)
- Starsky, cowboy hat (Murder on Stage 17, Moonshine)
- Starsky, Hutch’s cowboy hat for a while (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
- Starsky, train scrunch (Nightmare)
- Starsky, knit number (Pilot)
- Starsky, red hardhat (Jojo)
- Starsky, tan scrunch (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- Starsky, trucker scrunch (The Set-Up)
- Starsky, white brimmed one with black band (Dandruff)
Things in Hats That Aren’t Heads
- Baron puts the “diamonds” in his police cap and escapes. (Dandruff)
- Callendar’s rooftop contact keeps the withheld firing pin in his hat. (The Plague)
- Hutch keeps a photo of Joanne Stockton under his hat. (The Bait)
- Hutch puts poker chips in his hat. (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Hutch puts quarters from slot machine in his hat. (The Las Vegas Strangler)
- Basil has Harvey pour some cracked corn in Basil’s hat, to feed the fish in the pond (Photo Finish)
- Starsky looks in his hat for his proof of weight for truck, but it isn’t there. Hutch has it. (The Set-Up)
- Dobey tells Fargo about the undercover operation, asking him to, “Keep this under your hat.” (The Committee)
Starsky and Club Apparel
- Starsky asks Fat Rolly if you get a jacket with your name on it for the “Subculture Social Athletic Club.” (Texas Longhorn)
- Starsky asks Knight and Williams if the Committee has club jackets. (The Committee)
- Starsky mentions his letter sweater. (The Action)
Guys Who Wear that CAT Trucker Hat
- Billy Joe (Partners)
- Sheriff Tyce (Satan’s Witches)
- fellow in Mission Alley (Manchild on the Streets)
Hutch in Glasses, Excluding Sunglasses
- as Charlie (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
- as Mr. Caplan (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
- as Nurse Hansen (Murder Ward)
- Hutch is told by Fireball to get some (Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road)
- Hutch as Jack Ives (The Groupie)
Starsky and Hutch and Women’s Clothing
- “I dunno, you look rather nice in basic black and pearls,” Starsky tells Hutch. (Omaha Tiger, The Psychic)
- Hutch tells Starsky, “Nice lookin’ nightgown you got there.” (Bloodbath)
- Hutch clutches Linda’s black and white purse for way too long. (Death Ride)
- Hutch comments that Laura Steven’s clothes on Starsky’s arm don’t “go with your eyes anyway.” (The Velvet Jungle)
- Hutch holds a lavender doll dress up to himself, and Starsky says, “I like you better in red.” (Nightmare)
- Hutch tells Starsky, “Maybe if you tried on your black pumps, darling’, you might feel better?” (Moonshine)
- Starsky and Hutch drape themselves with Lisa’s bras and clothing in the airport after searching her luggage. (Foxy Lady)
- Starsky dresses as old lady. (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
- Starsky hangs a fetching plaid women’s blouse on Hutch. (Iron Mike)
- Hutch asks Starsky, “You wouldn’t mind if I used your little black pumps, would you?” (Moonshine)
- Starsky asks Hutch if he should pull over so Hutch “can slip into something less formal.” (The Crying Child)
- Starsky holds negligee up to himself, says to Hutch, “It’s not for me, it is for my weird partner. I can’t decide whether he likes black or pink.” (Iron Mike)
- Starsky tells Hutch, “You look dynamite in a tutu and toe shoes.” (Deckwatch)
- Starsky tells Fireball, “I wouldn’t be caught dead in a dress like that.” (Omaha Tiger, The Psychic)
- Starsky tells Hutch, “Well, I could put on a skirt.” (Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
- Hutch asks Starsky, “Can I maybe interest you in something from lady’s lingerie, maybe a negligee?” (Iron Mike)
Starsky and Hutch in Identical Outfits
- They wear identical outfits in back-to-back episodes. It is the red, white, and blue plaid shirt, black leather jacket, and blue jeans ensemble. Starsky notices, and he gives Hutch a funny look about it when he comes into the squad room. (The Heroes, The Crying Child)
- They arrive at The Pits in jeans, black turtlenecks, and black leather jackets to meet Kira. (Starsky vs. Hutch)
- Added bonus: Starsky and Nick wear nearly identical red shirts and dark pants during their altercation. (Starsky’s Brother)
Mentions of Starsky and Hutch in Uniform
- After losing Pardee, Starsky tells Hutch, “Tomorrow you’ll probably be back on the streets. In blue.” (The Game)
- Dobey observes them in uniform as security guards and tells them he is glad they are out of uniform, as they look bad. (The Hostages)
- Dobey threatens Starsky and Hutch, “You’re going to find yourselves in uniform walking a beat again.” (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
- Hutch busted Shockley while in uniform. (The Bait)
- Hutch tells Sonny, “I don’t wear a uniform; I’m a detective with the Police Department.” (Survival)
- Starsky and Hutch mention their first assignment out of uniform, the McKinley High School drug case. (Pariah)
Wearing a Huggy Bear Tee-Shirt
- Pepper the shoeshine girl (Gillian)
- Diane (The Bait, Savage Sunday)
- Anita (The Game)
- unnamed waitress working on the ledger (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
- unnamed waitress delivering drinks (Starsky’s Brother)
- unnamed waitress (The Deadly Imposter)
- unamed waitress (A Body Worth Guarding)
- unnamed waitress (Starsky vs. Hutch)
- Huggy (Starsky vs. Hutch)
Hutch Wears His Guitar Shirt
- Bust Amboy
- Body Worth Guarding
- Gillian
- Heavyweight
- Iron Mike
- Las Vegas Strangler
- Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty
- The Vampire
- Vendetta
Starsky’s Bulky Cardigan Sweater
- The seminal moment for the sweater. (Pilot)
- He wears it in his apartment with Sharman. (Running)
- He wears it on the dockside building top. (Terror on the Docks)
- He is wearing it in the photo for Hack and Zack’s “Songs and Laffs.” (Murder at Sea)
The Orange-Red Sweater
- Starsky wears it at movie screening. (Murder on Stage 17)
- Hutch wears it when Starsky comes to visit Metro in tag. (A Coffin for Starsky)
- Starsky wears it during Monopoly. (Starsky’s Lady)
- Starsky wears it when he wheels Hutch outside. (Survival)
Hutch Wears His Leather White and
Dark (Black or Green?) Varsity Jacket
- Deadly Imposter
- Pilot
- The Hostages
- Silence
- Quadromania
- Sweet Revenge
- Omaha Tiger
- Running
- The Set-Up
- Targets Without A Badge: Part 3
- Discomania
- Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island
- Vendetta—he is wearing it in the photo Tommy steals
Hutch’s Underwear
- He appears to wear boxers. Fifi gives him back his “shorts.” (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
Starsky’s Underwear
- He appears to wear white knit boxers, seen when he makes a leap for the note on the bed. (Foxy Lady)
Hutch’s Himalayan Mounted Police Uniform
- He calls it “cheap sheep.” (The Action)
Hutch Wears a Tent
- He calls it a serape. (Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road, Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
Hutch Wears Green Sneakers
- on his morning run (Hutchinson for Murder One)
- on his jog (The Collector)
Starsky’s “Grand Funk Railroad, We’re an
American Band” Red Tee-Shirt
- The Specialist
- The Bounty Hunter
- The Committee
Starsky’s Long-Sleeved Red Shirt
With Little Placket
- Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty
- I Love You, Rosey Malone
- The Collector
- Manchild on the Streets
- Discomania
- The Committee
- Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island
- Hutchinson for Murder One
- Starsky’s Lady
- Avenger
Starsky’s Long-Sleeved Blue Shirt
With Little White Placket
- Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty
- Fatal Charm
- I Love You, Rosey Malone
- The Crying Child
- The Heroes
- The Committee
- Targets Without A Badge: Part 3
- Starsky’s Lady
- Murder on Stage 17
Hutch’s Lifschultz Fast Freight Shirt
- Strange Justice
Hutch’s Green and Gold Jogging Suit
- He wears it while playing basketball. (Starsky’s Lady)
Hutch’s Bowling Shirt
(Point Mugo USN, U.S. Navy, Chief Petty Officer, Name of Al)
- Moonshine
- Avenger
- Photo Finish
- Golden Angel
- Discomania
- The Game
- Starsky vs. Hutch
- Strange Justice
Notable Tie-Waving and One Tie Chewing
- Starsky waves his tie to the Dobey family. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
- Hutch waves his tie to Starsky in court. (Pariah)
- Starsky waves and dabs at Luke’s face with Luke’s tie. (Birds of a Feather)
- Hutch waves his tie to Starsky during their comedy routine. (The Crying Child)
- Starsky chews on the end of his undone tie while on the phone with R & I. (Discomania)
Hutch’s Orange-Red Bathrobe
- He wears it while meditating. (The Game)
- He wears it with Lisa, along with some cute white scuffs. (Foxy Lady)
- He wears a dark green one when Molly / Pete sleeps over. (Little Girl Lost)
- He wears it after Diana stabs him. (Fatal Charm)
Hutch’s White Irish Cable Sweater
- He wears it after his fall into the ocean. (Terror on the Docks)
- He wears it at his Cheese Ball party. (The Deadly Imposter)
Handkerchiefs
- Dobey carries a handkerchief. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead, The Specialist, The Set-Up, Death in a Different Place, Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
- Dobey rubs his face with a hankie. (Photo Finish)
- Dobey rubs his face with one at the explosion across the street from the Velvet Slide. (Starsky’s Brother)
- Hutch carries a handkerchief as Mr. Caplan. (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
- Hutch has a drawer full of hankies, supposedly monogrammed with an “H.” (The Specialist)
- Hutch keeps a hankie in his left back jeans pocket. He pulls it out to wrap around his hand. (Fatal Charm)
- Starsky asks Hutch for his handkerchief. Hutch pats his pants but doesn’t have one. (The Psychic)
Putting Stuff In and Out of Bras
- Dora, the waitress, puts Starsky’s money in her bra. (Photo Finish)
- Hutch takes handcuffs out of Starsky’s bra. (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
- Marcie puts film in her bra. (Photo Finish)
- Marcie takes film out of her bra, calling it a “relatively safe place.” (Photo Finish)
- Scorchy at The Pits puts money in her bra. (Huggy Bear and the Turkey)
- Starsky puts money in Julie’s bra. (The Action)
- Jane Hutton puts stolen papers in hers. (Murder Ward)
- Toots, young woman at tattoo parlor, takes money out of her bra. (Texas Longhorn)
Shirtless/Lots of Visible Chest, Starsky
- in the steam room (Pilot)
- crossing the river (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- in steam room (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
- in bed after Bellamy’s injection (A Coffin for Starsky)
- calling Rosey on the phone (I Love You, Rosey Malone)
- in his bed (Murder Ward)
- at the laundromat (Nightmare, The Crying Child)
- (Blindfold)
- in the steam room (The Action)
- (Bloodbath)
- at the pinball machine (The Fix)
- dressed as O’Brien (The Bait)
- pulls his shirt up for the wire (Foxy Lady)
Shirtless/Lots of Visible Chest, Hutch
- in the steam room (Pilot)
- after his “wash-up” (The Fix)
- shaving (Pariah)
- putting on the bulletproof vest (The Specialist)
- in steam room (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
- crossing the river, sleeping in bed (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- (Ballad for a Blue Lady)
- with Anna (A Body Worth Guarding
- with Diana at hospital and at her place (Fatal Charm)
- in the steam room (The Action)
- rubbing (Death in a Different Place)
- (Gillian)
- (A Body Worth Guarding)
- Marsha rubs it and comments on it (The Bait)
