“The little boy’s room has got to be right out here.
I’ll be back in just a second, huh.”
(Blindfold)
Non-Food Pranks on Dobey
- Hutch fakes amnesia to get a vacation. (Partners)
- Starsky and Hutch play with a three way phone call. (Death Notice)
- Starsky and Hutch print and pass bogus business cards. (Running)
- Starsky and Hutch rig the candy machine buzzer and bet each other. (The Hostages)
- Starsky and Hutch set him up to samba in front of the squad room. (Discomania)
- Starsky fakes being ill to go on a vacation. (A Coffin for Starsky)
- Starsky and Hutch pretend the car radio doesn’t work. (Pilot, Savage Sunday)
- Starsky says, “Good morning, Captain” when it is “middle of the afternoon,” perhaps hoping to fool him about Hutch’s absence. (The Fix)
- The department gives Dobey a toilet for Christmas. (Little Girl Lost)
Huggy’s Schemes
- a self-described hustler (Blindfold)
- bills himself as the Great Huggarino (Murder at Sea)
- Buck the Panhandle Bear, a bogus record producer (Quadromania)
- cook at Collandra’s, apprenticing to be a psychic (The Psychic)
- goes on a game show with a shill (Death Ride)
- got out of the old neighborhood (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
- has shoe shine stands (Gillian, Losing Streak)
- is a noted food expert (Savage Sunday)
- is a pimp or dressed like one (Iron Mike)
- is a taxi driver (Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island)
- is a travel agent (A Coffin for Starsky)
- is Starsky’s “coach” (The Golden Angel)
- poses as a doctor, “Dr. Bear, Dr. Bear, call your service.” (Partners)
- poses as Hutch’s date at the Green Parrot (Death in a Different Place)
- poses as mortgage salesman, Lawrence Taylor (Targets Without a Badge: Part 3)
- poses as West African potentate (Dandruff)
- registers voters (Death in a Different Place)
- runs a magic shop (Murder at Sea)
- runs Huggy’s Ark Pet Shop and his African canary (Nightmare)
- runs Rodent/Huggy’s Mouse Downs (Omaha Tiger and Tap Dancing)
- sells Dingle Dolls and other motorized toys (The Hostages)
- sells glow in the dark crucifixes and mezuzahs (Jojo)
- a fence for hot watches and televisions (Death Ride, Blindfold)
- sells pet rocks (The Committee)
- sells vampire keep-away kits (The Vampire)
- takes care of the Play Pen (The Vampire)
- weights darts (Bust Amboy)
Hutch’s Non-Food Tricks on Starsky
Also see Food Actions: The Inner Circle Messes With Each Other’s Food
- Hutch “steals” Roxy from Starsky (Moonshine)
- Hutch asks a watch-less Starsky what time it is. (Death Ride)
- Hutch buys Starsky a tree, rather than what Starsky really wanted for Christmas. (Little Girl Lost)
- Hutch doesn’t follow Starsky to chili place on Broadway. (Pilot)
- Hutch doesn’t tell Starsky the truth about Chris Phelps marital status. (The Heroes)
- Hutch hoots like an owl and tricks Starsky. (Satan’s Witches)
- Hutch kicks Starsky’s cane out from under him. (The Trap)
- Hutch makes Starsky pay Hutch’s gym dues. (Pilot)
- Hutch orders Starsky the tuna burger with lots of mushrooms at Moon’s Café. (The Committee)
- Hutch pours a glass of water on Starsky’s head. (A Coffin for Starsky)
- Hutch pretends to have amnesia. (Partners)
- Hutch psyches Starsky out with the astrological biorhythm calendar. (The Avenger)
- Hutch says Starsky made him “look like a jerk in front of the jury.” (Moonshine)
- Hutch takes the last chair at the Backwoods Inn, forcing Starsky to awkwardly stand. (Moonshine)
- Hutch taps Starsky’s back to scare him as he unpacks the car. (Satan’s Witches)
- Hutch tells the Lasagna Queen that Starsky is “available.” (Photo Finish)
- Hutch tricks Starsky by not telling the truth about Lisa in his bathroom. (Foxy Lady)
- Hutch tricks Starsky by pretending Abigail Crabtree is old, and gets the girl. (The Deadly Imposter)
- Hutch tricks Starsky into closing his eyes so Hutch can meet Alison first. (Targets Without a Badge: Part 2)
- Hutch tricks Starsky into drinking health shake. (Pariah)
- Hutch tricks Starsky into looking in fridge at dead rat. (Vendetta)
- Hutch tricks Starsky into paying for drinks at Fever, then dancing with Lizzie first. (Discomania)
- Hutch tricks Starsky into paying the breakfast bill. (Foxy Lady)
- Hutch tricks Starsky into putting his finger into hot coffee. (The Heavyweight)
- Hutch tricks Starsky out of dancing with Lizzie Thorpe. (Discomania)
Starsky’s Non-Food Tricks on Hutch
Also see Food Actions: The Inner Circle Messes With Each Other’s Food
- Starsky drops a bag of hot bagels into Hutch’s lap to wake him up. (Huggy Can’t Go Home)
- Starsky hangs a blouse on Hutch in front of Iron Mike, making him look silly. (Iron Mike)
- Starsky sneaks up behind Hutch in alley behind warehouses. (The Velvet Jungle)
- Starsky steals Dolly from Hutch at the Backwoods Inn. (Moonshine)
- Starsky taps cowboy in bar to make him think Hutch was trying to pick him up. (Long Walk Down a Short Dirt Road)
- Starsky tips a beer into Hutch’s lap. (The Heavyweight)
- Starsky tricks Hutch by enticing Lisa away from him. (Foxy Lady)
- Starsky tricks Hutch into falling down stairs. (Blindfold)
- Starsky tricks Hutch into paying for Mexican dinner for three. (Fatal Charm)
- Starsky tricks Hutch out of dating Melinda so he can move in on her. (The Groupie)
- Starsky tricks Hutch out of Julie’s attentions. (The Action)
- Starsky tries to trick Hutch about a fake spider. (Satan’s Witches)
- They fake each other out about seeing any “foxes.” (The Groupie)
