'Starsky and Hutch' Trivia Quiz

Answer: 23

The "Starsky and Hutch" pilot originally aired on ABC on April 30, 1975. The pilot was actually shown about five months before the first episode which aired on ABC on September 10 of the same year. In the pilot, the part of Captain Dobey was played by Richard Ward who was replaced by Bernie Hamilton for the next episode.

Answer: Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas was born on August 14, 1946 in New York City. He is best known for his role of Huggy Bear on "Starsky and Hutch." He did, however, have a small role on "All My Children" as Les Baxter.

Answer: Jim Backus

"Norman Fell was in episode 15: "Shoot-out," John Ritter was in episode 16: "The Hostages," and Lynda Carter was in episodes 24: "The Las Vegas Strangler I" and 25: "The Las Vegas Strangler II." Episodes 24 and 25 were the first two episodes of the second season.

Answer: True

Starsky wears his cable knit sweater throughout the episode. In the scene when Starsky and Hutch fall in the hotel pool, Starsky has his sweater on. However, in a shot of him in the water, there is no sign of his sweater. When the two emerge from the pool, Starsky suddenly has his sweater on again.

Answer: Rapist

This episode first aired in the United States on February 18, 1976. The character Jojo was played by Stephen Davies. In this episode, Starsky and Hutch intervene and stop Jojo, a violent rapist, from committing his latest attack. The problem is that they do this in the middle of a Federal stake-out, wasting government tax dollars. Starsky and Hutch try to keep Jojo "put away," but his victims are too scared to testify against him in court.

Answer: Orange Paint

Before Jojo attacks his victims, he sprays them with orange paint. During this episode, Hutch says it is Jojo's "trademark."

Answer: Pariah

After Starsky is cleared of any wrongdoing for killing a teen during a holdup, a madman starts killing cops to punish Starsky. Starsky feels responsible for these killings, and he takes immediate action.

Answer: Heroin

This episode originally aired in the United States on October 8, 1975. In this episode, Hutch is abducted by a vicious mafia boss who gets him hooked on heroin in order to lead him to Hutch's girlfriend, who is his ex-girlfriend. Starsky must find Hutch before he winds up dead.

Answer: "The Heroes"

"The Heroes," a season three episode, is episode number 56. "Kill Huggy Bear" is episode nine, "Silence" is episode eighteen, and "The Bounty Hunter" is episode twenty-three. "The Bounty Hunter" is also the last episode of the first season.

Answer: False

The theme song for season one was written by Lalo Schifrin who also wrote the theme song for "Medical Center." The "Starsky and Hutch" theme song was changed each year for its entire series run, giving it a total of four themes.