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Face Squeezes
  • Vanessa squeezes Hutch’s face, telling him his ex-wife is going to become very rich. (Hutchinson for Murder One)
  • Starsky squeezes Hutch’s face after comparing him to the fake Hutch. (Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty)
  • Starsky squeezes Hutch’s face when Hutch is drugged. (Murder Ward)

Starsky and Hutch Salute
  • Starsky salutes Hutch twice on rooftop after Hutch gives him orders. (Death Notice)
  • Starsky salutes John Blaine. (Death in a Different Place)
  • Starsky salutes John Colby. (The Deadly Imposter)
  • Mike Ferguson chides Hutch. “Don’t look like you’re going to salute.” (Iron Mike)
  • Starsky gives Phelps a little silly salute after he chases Larry away. (The Heroes)
  • Starsky gives Hutch a funny, one-finger salute just before he goes into the barrio bar. (The Velvet Jungle)
  • Starsky gives Hutch a little, silly one as he sends Hutch up to the bar. (Moonshine)
  • Hutch gives Starsky a shitty little salute when Starsky tells him to leave his apartment. “See you around,” he says. (Blindfold)

Starsky “Slaps” the Back of Someone’s Head
  • He slaps Huey Chaco with files as he is leaving interrogation. (Texas Longhorn)
  • He thwacks Fireball before leading him away from the fence. (Omaha Tiger, The Psychic)
  • Starsky thumps the back of Hutch’s head on the way out of Lola’s. (The Bounty Hunter)
  • He lightly slaps Johnny’s, while Johnny is cuffed on bar. (Iron Mike)

Starsky and Hutch Peek Inside Clothing
to Look at Bullet Wounds in Chest
  • Starsky looks at Hutch’s chest wound. (The Game)
  • Starsky looks at Burke’s chest wound. (Snowstorm)
  • Starsky looks at Rigger’s chest wound. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
  • Hutch looks at Troy Braddock’s chest wound. (Photo Finish)
  • Starsky looks at Roy Jones’ shoulder/chest wound. (Kill Huggy Bear)
  • Starsky looks at Skyler’s wound. (Terror on the Docks)
  • Starsky looks at Mike Ferguson’s chest wound. (Iron Mike)
  • Hutch looks at Mike Ferguson’s chest wound. (Iron Mike)
  • Hutch looks at Vern’s chest wound. (Running)

Face Slaps and Pats
  • Amboy slaps bearded henchman. (Bust Amboy)
  • Ben Forest slaps Hutch. (The Fix)
  • Billy slaps Cheryl. (The Bait)
  • Cultist slaps Gail. (Bloodbath)
  • Evelyn Rankin slaps Hutch. (Losing Streak)
  • Gavin pats Booker’s face. (The Heavyweight)
  • Gillian slaps Olga. (Gillian)
  • Hutch backhands Billy. (The Bait)
  • Hutch pats Johnny’s face while he is cuffed. (Iron Mike)
  • Hutch pats white-haired guy’s face in bar after guy’s come-on. (Death in a Different Place)
  • Hutch slaps Diana. (Fatal Charm)
  • Hutch slaps Terry Nash. (The Set-Up)
  • Jerry slaps Kathi. (Death Notice)
  • Jojo slaps Molly. (Jojo)
  • Manning pats Mousy’s face, calling him his lookout. (Nightmare)
  • Nancy slaps Hutch. (Terror on the Docks)
  • Nick Dombarris lightly slaps Jojo’s face. (Jojo)
  • Nick pats Starsky’s face. (Starsky’s Brother)
  • Sharman slaps Starsky, calling him a liar about Tony. (Running)
  • Slate pats Cobb’s face. (Strange Justice)
  • Starsky pats Fat Rolly’s face. (Pilot)
  • Starsky pats his palms together on the sides of Hutch’s face as Starsky warms up for stunt fight. (Murder on Stage 17)
  • Starsky pats Huggy’s face to revive him. (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
  • Starsky pats Hutch’s face. (Murder Ward)
  • Starsky pats Nick’s face. (Starsky’s Brother)
  • Starsky slaps Officer Andrews for using a racial slur. (Manchild on the Streets)
  • Steinmetz slaps Miller. (A Body Worth Guarding)
  • Vanessa tries to slap Hutch. (Hutchinson for Murder One)

Hutch’s Physical Contact With Other Cops

(Not Including Dobey)

  • Hutch dances with Lizzie Thorpe. (Discomania)
  • Hutch drags Slate to Dobey’s office. (Strange Justice)
  • Hutch fights with Corman. (Snowstorm)
  • Hutch fights with Paco Ortega. (The Velvet Jungle)
  • Hutch grabs Officer Lee and pushes him up against a wall. (Pariah)
  • Hutch has sex with Kira. (Starsky vs. Hutch)
  • Hutch holds a weeping Luke. (Birds of a Feather)
  • Hutch hugs Luke in greeting. (Birds of a Feather)
  • Hutch manhandles Stanton and pushes him out the door. (Ballad for a Blue Lady)
  • Hutch pats the belly of the uniform on his way out of Elaine’s place. (Jojo)
  • Hutch pokes Bettin’s chest, “What’s wrong with you?” (Jojo)
  • Hutch restrains Slate after Biggs is killed. (Strange Justice)
  • Hutch roughs Slate up against the wall after Biggs is shot. (Strange Justice)
  • Hutch rubs Officer Marty’s shoulder, asks him if he is okay. (Lady Blue)
  • Hutch shoves Officer Batson down in his rush to stop Kate from turning on the lights. (Cover Girl)
  • Hutch slaps files onto the uniform’s belly when Sally walks into squad room. (The Specialist)
  • Hutch slaps Luke’s back. (Birds of a Feather)
  • Hutch touches Officer Bill’s belly and asks for Prudholm’s address. (Pariah)
  • Hutch touches Officer Sally Hagen, in a tug-of-war with Starsky. (The Specialist)
  • Hutch touches the arm of uniform at scene. (Savage Sunday)
  • Hutch touches the belly of the cop in the locker room. (The Golden Angel)
  • Hutch touches the upper right shoulder of Officer Sweeny. (Starsky’s Brother)
  • Hutch unties Officer Sally Hagen. (The Specialist)
  • Officer Sally Hagen tosses Hutch. (The Specialist)
  • Hutch drags injured officer out of the way and puts a compress on his wound. (Pariah)

Starsky’s Physical Contact With Other Cops

(Not Including Dobey)

  • Sally Hagen tosses Starsky. (The Specialist)
  • Starsky and Meredith tussle. (Black and Blue)
  • Starsky cuffs Slate. (Strange Justice)
  • Starsky dances with Lizzie Thorpe. (Discomania)
  • Starsky fights with Burke. (Snowstorm)
  • Starsky fights with Paco Ortega. (The Velvet Jungle)
  • Starsky gets a bear hug from behind from Luke. (Birds of a Feather)
  • Starsky grabs Bernie Glassman’s shirt front. (The Fix)
  • Starsky grabs officer’s arm and manhandles him into position for crowd control. (A Body Worth Guarding)
  • Starsky kisses Minnie’s hand. (Cover Girl)
  • Starsky kisses Officer O’Reilly’s cheek. (Strange Justice)
  • Starsky kisses Sally’s arm in the squad room. (The Specialist)
  • Starsky pats the belly of the uniformed cop and asks him to take Eddie to the Mission. (Gillian)
  • Starsky presumably sleeps with Meredith. (Black and Blue)
  • Starsky punches Simonetti out. (Hutchinson for Murder One)
  • Starsky restrains Slate. (Strange Justice)
  • Starsky shakes Luke’s hand. (Birds of a Feather)
  • Starsky slaps blonde female cop’s butt. (The Specialist)
  • Starsky slaps Officer Andrews. (Manchild on the Streets)
  • Starsky slaps Officer Sid’s butt. (Little Girl Lost)
  • Starsky sleeps with Kira. (Starsky vs. Hutch)
  • Starsky touches both Simmons and Babcock’s shoulders, pulling them into a huddle. (The Game)
  • Starsky touches cop in hall after Officer Lee leaves. (Pariah)
  • Starsky touches Officer Burke’s belly and shoulder as he and Hutch head out the door. (Photo Finish)
  • Starsky touches Officer Mack’s elbow. (Foxy Lady)
  • Starsky touches the arm of the woman cop from whom he buys raffle tickets. (Ballad for a Blue Lady)

Another Cop Touches Starsky or Hutch
  • Officer Lee’s partner touches Starsky. (Pariah)
  • Paco touches Hutch’s waist as they leap into action to save Andrea Gutierrez. (The Velvet Jungle)
  • Simmons touches Starsky as he lies on the bar floor. (The Game)
  • Some cops help Hutch up off the floor after Starsky slugs him. (The Committee)

Another Cop Touches Dobey
  • Paco pats Dobey on the shoulder. (The Velvet Jungle)
  • Luke touches Dobey’s thigh. (Birds of a Feather)

Starsky and Hutch Physical Contact With Dobey
  • Dobey catches Starsky when Hutch kicks his cane out from under him. (The Trap)
  • Dobey has a full body moment with Starsky as he restrains him. (Nightmare)
  • Dobey makes Starsky pull up his shirt when tapes a wire to Starsky’s belly. (Foxy Lady)
  • Dobey pushes between Starsky and Hutch and pushes them aside in his rush to see the Baron. (Dandruff)
  • Dobey pushes them both out the door of his office. (The Collector)
  • Dobey puts his hand on Hutch’s shoulder after Starsky is taken upstairs the last time. (A Coffin for Starsky)
  • Dobey slaps Starsky’s side at Officer Forest’s murder scene. (Pariah)
  • Dobey touches Hutch’s shoulder while in Buddy’s hospital room. (Dandruff)
  • Hutch supports Dobey with elbow on trip down hill and gives him a concerned warning about a branch. (Bloodbath)
  • Hutch pushes the computer printouts onto Dobey’s chest. (Sweet Revenge)
  • Hutch swats Dobey’s chest with ping pong paddle. (Sweet Revenge)
  • Hutch touches Dobey on his chest to quiet him at the courthouse phone call. (Bloodbath)
  • Starsky and Hutch each shake his hand. (Texas Longhorn)
  • Starsky grabs Dobey’s wrist and guides him out the door. (The Heroes)
  • Starsky pats Dobey’s back. (Blue Lady, The Vampire)
  • Starsky pats Dobey’s shoulder, “We came to say goodbye.” (Cover Girl)
  • Starsky swats Dobey’s chest with ping pong paddle (Sweet Revenge)
  • Starsky taps his shoulder and gives him a crafty thumbs up. (The Bait)
  • Starsky touches Dobey’s elbow and back. (The Heroes)
  • Starsky touches Dobey’s elbow when they are in yard. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
  • Starsky touches Dobey’s tie and tummy. (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
  • Starsky taps Dobey’s shoulder as a trick. (The Vampire)

Starsky and Hutch’s Physical Contact With Huggy
  • Huggy chucks Starsky’s cheek at picnic. (The Avenger)
  • Huggy clutches Starsky’s shoulder after Starsky orders lemonade. (The Deadly Imposter)
  • Huggy grabs Starsky’s shoulders as Starsky is holding on to him. (The Plague)
  • Huggy puts his arm around Hutch’s shoulder saying, “Love makes fools of us all.” (Starsky’s Brother)
  • Huggy slaps Starsky’s belly, a nice meaty, solid sound. (Texas Longhorn)
  • Huggy throws his arm around Hutch’s shoulders and they walk off camera. (Starsky’s Brother)
  • Huggy touches Hutch’s belly as he gives the black car to them. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
  • Huggy touches Hutch’s forearm after he tells them Slate is looking for Cobb. (Strange Justice)
  • Huggy touches Starsky after he tells him about Slater. (Survival)
  • Hutch and Huggy shake hands after pool game. (Starsky’s Brother)
  • Hutch clutches Huggy’s arm as a thank you for the stationary. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
  • Hutch grips Huggy’s wrist hard to make him listen. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
  • Hutch holds Huggy’s hand. (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
  • Hutch lightly slaps Dobey’s palm in congratulations. (Death Ride)
  • Hutch pats his belly saying, “Who else would be dumb enough to take our credit?” (Starsky’s Brother)
  • Hutch pats Huggy’s back after getting cab money. (The Fix)
  • Hutch pats Huggy’s shoulder in theater. (Pilot)
  • Hutch slaps Huggy’s back at puddle jumper. (Iron Mike)
  • Hutch straightens Huggy’s red bowtie and lapel. (Death Ride)
  • Hutch touches Huggy’s arm after getting the stationary, “Thanks a lot, Hug.” (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
  • Starsky and Hutch both touch his upper arms after leaving him at the pinball machine. (Kill Huggy Bear)
  • Starsky and Hutch touch Huggy when they say goodbye at his dip and sip. (Savage Sunday)
  • Starsky cradles Huggy’s face after he is attacked. (The Deadly Imposter)
  • Starsky gently touches his chin and lifts his face to see bruises. (Starsky’s Lady)
  • Starsky gets him into a beauty parlor chair, pins him, and proceeds to scrub his head. (Dandruff)
  • Starsky grabs Huggy by both shoulders and shakes him hard. (The Plague)
  • Starsky lightly slaps his face, helps him up. (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
  • Starsky pats Huggy’s belly. (The Fix)
  • Starsky pats Huggy’s chest. (The Fix)
  • Starsky pretends to frisk Huggy at the pinball machine. (Kill Huggy Bear)
  • Starsky puts his arm around Huggy’s shoulders near the conclusion of the Baron’s non-event. (Dandruff)
  • Starsky puts his arms around Huggy’s shoulders in tag. (Dandruff)
  • Starsky slaps Huggy’s back. (Texas Longhorn)
  • Starsky slaps Huggy’s hands away when Huggy comes at him with the vampire cure. (The Vampire)
  • Starsky slaps Huggy’s lower back or butt at puddle jumper. (Iron Mike)
  • Starsky touches his arm after he learns Carla’s name. (Survival)
  • Starsky touches his face to check wound. (Starsky’s Lady)
  • Starsky touches Huggy’s shoulder as he runs out of The Pits. (The Game)

Physical Contact Between Dobey and Huggy
  • Dobey elbows Huggy’s belly. (Partners)
  • Huggy touches Dobey’s shoulder after giving him wonton soup. (The Bait)
  • Dobey and Huggy slap each others palms during pool game. (Birds of a Feather)

Other Butts and Belly Contact Involving Starsky and Hutch
  • Starsky kicks drunk man’s butt. (Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road)
  • Starsky slaps Fifi’s butt. (The Deadly Imposter)
  • Starsky kicks the butt of Supergnat as Supergnat heads out the door. (The Vampire)
  • A prostitute slaps Starsky’s butt. (The Specialist)
  • Starsky hits Harv’s butt with a tennis racquet. (Murder at Sea)
  • Starsky slaps Tom Cole’s butt on the way out the office door. (The Hostages)

Hutch Touches His Own Body
  • He clutches chest as he coughs after gunshot. (The Psychic)
  • He digs in his ear with his pinky as he types the Mayer report. (The Crying Child)
  • He has various angsty face rubs. (Sweet Revenge)
  • He holds his head in his hands as Mrs. Fellers signs the report. (Manchild on the Streets)
  • He pats his belly, reassuring Starsky he still has the fifty dollar bill. (The Collector)
  • He pinches the bridge of his nose as he and Starsky talk to Taft in corridor. (Omaha Tiger)
  • He pinches the bridge of his nose in courtroom. (Pariah)
  • He pinches the bridge of his nose in the runaway Torino. (Kill Huggy Bear)
  • He pinches the bridge of his nose when he admits he has no warrant. (A Coffin for Starsky)
  • He pinches the bridge of his nose when talking to Kingston. (Quadromania)
  • He pinches the bridge of nose when Starsky goes down the one way street. (The Hostages)
  • He pushes his hair back after goofing the mules. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
  • He pushes his hair back with two hands after getting out of the Torino at Reuben’s. (Birds of a Feather)
  • He puts his hand on his face in disgust watching Starsky flirting with Phelps in the car. (The Heroes)
  • He puts his hand over his face as Starsky bullshits Meghan at the bar. (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
  • He rubs his chest after seeing rat. (Vendetta)
  • He rubs his chest and lower body in shower. (Pilot)
  • He rubs his chest coming into the squad room and asks, “What do you know about Corday?” (Death in a Different Place)
  • He rubs his chest coming into the squad room in the morning. (Death in a Different Place)
  • He rubs his chest in car while with Starsky. (Texas Longhorn)
  • He rubs his chest in his car from the heat while driving alone. (Death in a Different Place)
  • He rubs his chest in the steam bath. (Pilot)
  • He rubs his chin as Dobey tells Starsky to stay “off the tostadas.” (Discomania)
  • He rubs his chin when talking to Billy Ryan. (Vendetta)
  • He rubs his eyes in car on the way to 214 Carrington. (Discomania)
  • He rubs his face after Abby wakes him with a flower. (Vendetta)
  • He rubs his face after Dobey bawls he and Starsky out. (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
  • He rubs his face after he sees the little dolls in Starsky’s backpack. (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
  • He rubs his face after Mr. Marks leaves. (The Groupie)
  • He rubs his face after talking to Wrightwood’s doctor. (Lady Blue)
  • He rubs his face and back of neck with a wash cloth. (Kill Huggy Bear)
  • He rubs his face and neck with washcloth after getting beat up by Fitch’s thugs. (Ballad for a Blue Lady)
  • He rubs his face as Dobey tells of Blaine’s death. (Death in a Different Place)
  • He rubs his face as the clock strikes twelve. (Starsky’s Lady)
  • He rubs his face while at the Eastside Home after he hears Henny and Sarah Wilson’s story. (Savage Sunday)
  • He rubs his face in the ambulance. (A Coffin for Starsky)
  • He rubs his face just before Dr. Franklin tells him the prognosis. (A Coffin for Starsky)
  • He rubs his face outside of intensive care. (A Coffin for Starsky)
  • He rubs his face after getting beer spray on it from own can. (Strange Justice)
  • He rubs his face when Starsky goes down the one way street. (The Hostages)
  • He rubs his face while in Blaine’s hotel room. (Death in a Different Place)
  • He rubs his face while laying next to Rigger’s body. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
  • He rubs his face while on stand in court. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
  • He rubs his face, dejectedly, just as Starsky goes to pick up the “tan flares” (Gillian)
  • He rubs his face. (Pilot)
  • He rubs his forehead after blow-up at Dobey on the radio. Starsky calls him “skittish.” (A Coffin for Starsky)
  • He rubs his hair just before he decides to throw his badge away. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 1)
  • He rubs his hand on his butt to wipe off powdered sugar after touching Starsky’s donut. (Ninety Pounds of Trouble)
  • He rubs his head after taking his wig off and takes bobby pins out of his hair. (Dandruff)
  • He rubs his mustache after Dobey’s scar comment. (The Groupie)
  • He rubs his mustache as he and Starsky talk to Dobey about Luke’s disappearance. (Birds of a Feather)
  • He rubs his mustache as he tells Starsky not to count on money from the will. (The Golden Angel)
  • He rubs his neck after Eddie pins him and complains his “spirit is bent.” (Omaha Tiger)
  • He rubs his neck after Starsky tosses him against wall. (Shootout)
  • He rubs his neck and pokes in his ear after coming out of Carol’s house. (The Crying Child)
  • He rubs his neck as Dobey is telling them Rolly is conscious at hospital. (Texas Longhorn)
  • He rubs his neck at the Eastside Home for the Aged. (Savage Sunday)
  • He rubs his neck in Dobey’s office after fight with wrestler. (Texas Longhorn)
  • He rubs his neck while on the phone with Huggy. (Texas Longhorn)
  • He rubs his neck while sitting on the Torino after getting knocked down by Colby. (The Deadly Imposter)
  • He rubs his nose in the car as they pull away from Collandra’s café the first time. (The Psychic)
  • He rubs his temple after Starsky asks him for salami for breakfast. (Little Girl Lost)
  • He rubs tears off his face as he cries over Gillian’s body. (Gillian)
  • He rubs the back his hair just before he and Hutch go into see Reuben. (Birds of a Feather)
  • He rubs the back of his neck at the church with priest. (Terror on the Docks)
  • He rubs the back of his neck when Starsky is trying to convince him of Billy’s possible guilt. (Terror on the Docks)
  • He rubs the back of his sore neck in Dobey’s office. (Texas Longhorn)
  • He rubs the back of his sore neck when Huggy calls him at Metro. (Texas Longhorn)
  • He rubs the bridge of his nose before he talks to Dobey on the car radio. (Discomania)
  • He runs his hands through his hair. (Foxy Lady)
  • He scratches his head as Iron Mike gives he and Starsky directions at the Garvey apartment. (Iron Mike)
  • He slaps his own hand off of Julie McDermott. (The Action)
  • He strokes his mustache as Dobey chides Starsky about bad breath. (Discomania)
  • He strokes his mustache while talking to Kate over beer and wine. (Cover Girl)
  • He touches he face as Sue Ann rationalizes her actions in hotel room. (Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road)
  • He touches his bare chest in the steam room. (Pilot)
  • He touches his upper lip after he and Starsky leave Molly in Interrogation. (Jojo)
  • He touches his face as Dobey talks Sue Ann into an autograph. (Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road)
  • He touches his face with fingers after Molly / Pete tells him he has been more of a pop than Pop was. (Little Girl Lost)
  • He touches his lips as he and Starsky talk to Collandra at the café the second time. (The Psychic)
  • He touches his nose after he tells Eddie Mayer to stay with Sergeant Peterson. (The Crying Child)
  • He touches his nose and chin after Steve tells the story of woman spitting on Wally. (Murder on Stage 17)
  • He touches his nose while Linda Baylor sings, “The Owl and the Pussycat.” (Fatal Charm)
  • He touches his abdomen and forehead during his “beauty speech” to Kate. (Cover Girl)
  • He touches his own belly as he laughs, “Nobody’s a dip like Ramon.” (Tap Dancing Her Way Right Back Into Your Heart)
  • He touches his temple before his phone call to Huggy. (Pilot)
  • He touches the side of his face, eyebrow, and lip after he and Starsky find Captain LaRue’s body. (Murder at Sea)
  • He washes his face in bathroom. (Sweet Revenge)
  • He wipes shaving cream off his mouth and mustache. (Black and Blue)
  • Hutch does a funny little cartoon chin scratch while telling Starsky he’s been had about Louise. (Hutchinson for Murder One)
  • Hutch rubs his hair back after running out of Kira’s with one boot on. (Starsky vs. Hutch)
  • Hutch rubs his hair back after taking off his hat on Kira’s couch. (Starsky vs. Hutch)

People Push Past Starsky and Hutch in Doors and Hallways
  • Hamie pushes past them twice, while taking out the trash at Huggy’s back door. (The Bait)
  • An old woman pushes past them in Metro’s hallway. (Jojo)
  • The Chinese waiter pushes past Starsky and Hutch a number of times in the hallway. (Iron Mike)
  • A long-haired Asian woman pushes past them in Huggy’s bar as they discuss Tramaine’s habit. (Pariah)

One Female Touches Another Female’s Butt
  • Leslie Slate slaps Lori Prescott’s butt as they head up to bed. (Strange Justice)