Starsky and Hutch

Buddy cop duo

Starsky and Hutch is an American television series (1975–1979) about two undercover police detectives in Southern California, known for car chases and buddy-cop dynamics.

The phrase now serves as shorthand for any close male partnership, especially in law enforcement: Those two are like Starsky and Hutch—inseparable on the job.

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Ford · Torino · Gran Torino · red · white · stripe · undercover · partner · badge · California · cardigan · blonde · brunette · chase · siren · informant · streetwise · duo

Categories
Opposites
law enforcement role

Starsky and Hutchbeat cops

Officers patrolling assigned neighborhoods

patrol officers · traffic cops · desk sergeants · meter maids · prison guards

moral alignment

Starsky and HutchBonnie and Clyde

Depression-era outlaw couple

the mob · drug lords · crime bosses · fugitives · the Corleones

partnership dynamic

Starsky and Hutchfrenemies

Antagonistic intimates

Tom and Jerry · Cain and Abel · lone wolf · solo act · sworn enemies

Family

star, stars, starry, starred, starring, stardom, starlet, hutch, hutches

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG