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• Actors: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton, Raymond Allen
• Directors: Barry Shear, Bob Kelljan, Dick Moder, Don Weis, Fernando Lamas
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004
• Run Time: 1200 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00018D3RI
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,005 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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In the rough-and-tumble, wildly entertaining world of Starsky & Hutch, impatient cops--anxious to join a foot race in pursuit of a villain--throw themselves out of moving vehicles and roll to a bruising stop. Undercover detectives Dave Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser) and Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (David Soul), hardly imbued with the powers of Spider-Man, routinely scale walls, hop from rooftop to rooftop, and fling themselves down steep hillsides to stop bad guys from doing what bad guys do.

Two years before Hill Street Blues redefined the cop genre as a mesh of overlapping storylines and workaday frustrations, Aaron Spelling's Starsky & Hutch capped a five-year run (1975-1979) portraying LA's finest as madly heroic creatures of reckless determination and physicality. The Complete First Season reminds us how startlingly brutal this primetime series could be while maintaining a delightful, often incongruous, self-deprecating humor.

From the series pilot on, partners and best pals Starsky and Hutch work a fine line between predator and prey, relentlessly pursuing suspects while also snared by crime chieftains or short-sighted superiors. In "The Fix," Hutch's secret romance with the former girlfriend of a mafia boss (Robert Loggia) results in the lawman's kidnapping and forced addiction to heroin. Similarly, in "A Coffin for Starsky," a mad chemist injects the wisecracking cop with a slow-acting but lethal poison. "Jo-Jo," written by Michael Mann, finds our guys at loggerheads with federal officers over a dumb deal the G-Men make with a serial rapist.

The 23 episodes in this set are all fun, if sometimes shocking, viewing. Expect each character to take as much abuse as he dishes out. Still, the comic sight of Starsky and Hutch (in "Death Notice") trying to conduct business amidst busy strippers is well worth the surrounding violence. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

Produced by Aaron Spelling, "Starsky & Hutch" roared onto small screens in 1975 to become one of the most popular, iconic series of the decade. This was TV’s coolest buddy cop show, fueled by full-throttle car chases, offbeat humor, colorful characters and a hip vibe. Now the first season of this landmark show is available on DVD for the first time in an action-packed 5-disc set!

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68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Popular series, good chase scenes., January 31, 2004

By	cyclista (the Midwest) - See all my reviews

I remember enjoying this series with the highlight on Starsky's and Hutch's friendship and some great chase scenes. I couldn't find out much about the DVD set from Columbia's website. (I am writing this prior to release.) They did say that the set is 1173 minutes long. Here is an episode guide which I hope will be helpful. I listed any guest stars whose names I recognized. However, they may have had a small part in the episode.

Here is an episode guide for Season 1, with a tiny description:
1.Pilot: Two teenagers in a car matching Starsky's are killed. A local crime lord awaiting trial is suspected.
2. Savage Sunday: An elderly couple's car is stolen. The thieves don't know that the car trunk is rigged with dymanite and a timer. Guest star: Suzanne Somers
3. Texas Longhorn: A wealthy man's young wife is raped and murdered. The bereaved man wants his own revenge.
4. Death Ride: The daughter of a crime boss who's ratting on his friends needs police protection. Starsky and Hutch don't know that they have been tricked. Guest star: Jeff Corey
5. Snowstorm: Starsky and Hutch are suspected of stealing a million dollars worth of cocaine after a drug raid.
6. The Fix: Hutch is kidnapped by a jealous mobster who gets him addicted to heroin.
7. Death Notice: Starsky and Hutch are bodyguards to a group of strippers who have received death threats.
8. Pariah: After a man arrested by Starsky dies in jail, the bereaved father begins killing police officers and demands that Starsky be punished.
9. Kill Huggy Bear: Huggy Bear, a police informant, ends up with some mob money and gets into trouble with the "owners".
10. The Bait: Starsky and Hutch pose as dealers to trap a drug supplier. They ask a woman arrested for drug possession for help.
11. Lady Blue: Starsky's ex-girlfriend is murdered while working undercover as a go-go dancer.
12. Captain Dobey, You're Dead: Captain Dobey's family is threatened.
13. Terror on the Docks: Starsky and Hutch try to solve the murder of an undercover police officer investigating waterfront heists.
14. Deadly Imposter: An old friend from the acadamy tells them he was a POW and wants to find his ex-wife.
15. Shootout: This episode is considered by some to be one of the series best, with the action occuring in real time. Hit men after a mobster take over a diner where Starsky and Hutch are eating dinner. Guest star: Albert Paulsen
16. The Hostages: The pregnant wife of an armored car driver is kidnapped. The driver is blackmailed into helping rob the businesses on his route. Guest stars: John Ritter, Kristy McNichol
17. Losing Streak: A musician takes money from a club owner that owes him back pay. However, the money turns out to be counterfeit.
18. Silence: A mute parolee who is the resident of a halfway house is suspected of a crime spree.
19. The Omaha Tiger: The murder of a concessioneer sends Starsky and Hutch undercover into the wrestling world.
20. JoJo: Starsky and Hutc nab a rapist. However, the feds want to use the rapist to take down a drug ring.
21. Running: Starsky tries to solve a homicide while helping an old friend in trouble.
22. A Coffin for Starsky: Starsky is injected with a slow-acting poison.
23. Bounty Hunter: Starsky and Hutch are not the only ones searching for a bail-jumper suspected of killing a police officer.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd give it more stars if I could!!!, March 18, 2004

By	Cozyjo "cozyjo" (Garnerville, New York USA) - See all my reviews

As someone who was ten when "Starsky & Hutch" premiered in September of '75, I was very excited to get my hands on this brand new DVD first season set in honor of one of my favorite shows of the 70's. (The other being "Emergency!"). Looking at these episodes so crisply re-mastered, brings back a lot of memories of sighing longingly while gazing at Paul Michael Glaser ("Starsky")..as my older sister pined for the dreamy David Soul ("Hutch"). I remember the excitement as a young child of waiting for "my" show to come on every Wednesday evening and discovering what "messes" my heroes were going to get into. Even back then, I appreciated the humor, loyal friendship and camaraderie of the two leads; two men who were never afraid to show or express their deep love and affection for each other. It is that element that has kept me a fan to this day.

As always, my favorite episodes involved angst or "hurt/comfort"..and I eagerly awaited fan favorites such as, "The Fix", "The Shootout", and "A Coffin for Starsky"; anything that expressed the heartfelt devotion and concern these two men had for each other. I know that in today's age, such overt displays of affection would be frowned upon amongst men..and certainly back then it was unique, unusual and different..but it is this very uniquely displayed vulnerability and CHEMISTRY amongst the gritty reality of their daily lives that made the show a winner for me, and still makes it so to this day. There has been, nor will there EVER be, a cop show to match the heart that this show had: two undercover cops whose priority to their jobs was surpassed only by their deep love and affection for each other. Their motto: "Me and Thee" sums up in a nutshell what this series was all about-friendship first. It warms my heart, also, to know that both Paul and David were and still are just as close offscreen. It makes watching these episodes all the more touching.

A VERY BIG thank you to Amazon for sending out my replacement DVD's within a two-day period. You guys ROCK!!!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've waited almost 30 years for this, February 20, 2004

By	C. Green "CJ Green" (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Starsky and Hutch is perhaps one of the best cop shows of the '70s (there was a lot of competition then), and easily one of the best ever. It's about time that it's finally received the digital treatment it has so long deserved.

This was probably the first police drama that showed that cops could also be close friends and actually hang out together and have social lives. All cop shows previously were of the Quinn Martin/Jack Webb/Hawaii 5-0 variety, where everything was done by the book and the principals--although professional--were somewhat cold and very one-dimensional and superficial. This was also the first cop drama that showed that sometimes the rules have to be bent a little bit (and arms and god-knows-what-else broken!) in order to get the job done. Hey, it was rough out there on the mean streets of the 1970s.

This DVD set is a little piece of history. The first season is generally considered the best of the four, so this is the one to get. Lots of extras too, including an in-depth look at the Gran Torino that STILL has to be the coolest car ever telecast.