Starsky and Hutch - Research Article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 3 pages of information about Starsky and Hutch.

Starsky and Hutch - Research Article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 3 pages of information about Starsky and Hutch.
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A popular detective show during the 1970s, Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979) brought violence on television to the forefront of national debate in that decade. Shot in Los Angeles, but set in a city that was never named, Starsky and Hutch —unlike previous detective shows—featured a shootout and a car chase in each episode. The show starred dark haired Paul Michael Glaser as the wisecracking, street smart David Starsky and blue-eyed blonde David Soul as the educated, soft-spoken Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson. Every week, the two undercover police officers came in contact with big city criminals, drug dealers, prostitutes, mobsters, cultists, and murderers, and managed to catch the bad guys in less than 60 minutes while wearing skin tight bell bottom pants. Drawing inspiration from hit movies like The French Connection, the capture of the criminal always required a car chase, which featured Starsky's prize possession...

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