Starsky & Hutch
The Las Vegas Strangler (1)
TV Flash files “The Las Vegas Strangler (1)” as the first listed hour of season 2 — Starsky & Hutch (1975–1979) on ABC, season 2, episode 1, aired 1976-09-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 23 of 92 in the Starsky & Hutch guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 1976-09-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Bounty Hunter” (S01E22). Next is “The Las Vegas Strangler (2)” (S02E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Starsky and Hutch are in Las Vegas to catch a serial killer who has strangled a string of chorus girls. What they don't realize is the prime suspect is an old high school friend of Hutch's.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Las Vegas Strangler (1) sit in the Starsky & Hutch guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 23 of 92 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Starsky & Hutch S02E01 air?
The Las Vegas Strangler (1) aired 1976-09-25 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with the Torino years as a complete buddy unit: Glaser, Soul, and Fargas's Huggy Bear. Case-of-the-week structure does not require a serialized map.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul make undercover partnership a Gran Torino postcard: street fashion, chases, Huggy Bear as translator. Four seasons of ABC buddy-cop branding that later mismatched-partner pitches still quietly copy. Light bar, heavy hair, tire screech as friendship.
ABC put two undercover detectives in a red-and-white Ford Gran Torino and branded male friendship as a four-season action window. Starsky & Hutch (1975–1979) ran 92 episodes — not an eleven-year mountain. Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul made the buddy-cop postcard of the decade. William Blinn mixed street fashion with procedural cases; Antonio Fargas's Huggy Bear translated the underworld; Bernie Hamilton's Captain Dobey held the precinct. The car became a co-star; the theme became playground soundtrack. Light…
Filed against
- Paul Michael Glaser as Det. David Starsky
Paul Michael Glaser made Det. David Starsky a Gran Torino postcard on Starsky & Hutch — 1970s ABC buddy-cop branding with David Soul, street fashion, chases, Huggy Bear as translator. Four seasons of light bar, heavy hair, tire screech as…
- David Soul as Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson
David Soul’s Det. Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson made Starsky & Hutch a Gran Torino postcard — Paul Michael Glaser partnership, street fashion, chases, Huggy Bear as translator. Four seasons of ABC buddy-cop branding later pitches still copy. TV…
- Antonio Fargas as Huggy Bear
Antonio Fargas’s Huggy Bear translated Starsky & Hutch’s street into a Gran Torino postcard — Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul as undercover partnership, chases, fashion, four seasons of ABC buddy-cop branding later mismatched-partner…
- Bernie Hamilton as Capt. Harold Dobey
Bernie Hamilton’s Capt. Harold Dobey tried to keep Starsky & Hutch’s Gran Torino from eating the precinct — Glaser and Soul as undercover partnership, street fashion, chases, Huggy as translator, four seasons of ABC buddy-cop branding.…