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Starsky and Hutch is the pilot movie for Starsky and Hutch. It aired as an ABC Movie of the Week.

A young couple in a car exactly like Starsky's is killed by hitmen and word is out on the street that there's a contract out on Starsky and Hutch.

Guest Stars: Michael Lerner (Fat Rolly), Albert Morgenstern (District Attorney Mark Henderson), Michael Conrad (Cannell), Richard Ward (Captain Harold Dobey)

Co-Stars: Gilbert Green (Tallman), Carole Ita White (Gretchen), Don Billett (Steele), Gordon Jump (Vinnie), Karen Lamm (Patty), James E. Brodhead (Tourist), Douglas Fowley (Lijah), Larry Manetti (Stan), Simone Griffeth (Secretary), Bill Smillie (Apartment Manager), Buddy Lester (Coley), Richard Lynch (Zane [uncredited])

Contents 1 Plot Overview 2 Notes 3 Arc Advancement 3.1 Happenings 3.2 Characters 3.3 Referbacks 4 Trivia 4.1 The Show 4.2 Behind the Scenes 4.3 Allusions and References 4.4 Memorable Moments 5 Quotes

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• Captain Dobey: In the pilot, Starky and Hutch's superior, Captain Dobey, was played by Richard Ward. For the series, Bernie Hamilton would take up the role.

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• The Dunciad: The lines Zane quotes out of a book are the conclusion of Alexander Pope's satirical poem The Dunciad, although Zane wrongly attributes them to Voltaire.

Thy hand, Great Anarch! lets the curtain fall
And Universal Darkness buries All.

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