Q 01/05

Which Ford model, bright red with a white stripe, does Starsky drive in the series Starsky & Hutch?

A) Mustang

B) Gran Torino

C) Thunderbird

D) Maverick

Answer · why

B) Gran Torino

Gran Torino coupes played Starsky's car, chosen from the stock the studio leased for filming. The show made the model so popular that a limited run of...

Q 02/05

What mocking nickname does Hutch give Starsky's red-and-white car in Starsky & Hutch?

A) Peppermint stick

B) Fire engine

C) Striped tomato

D) Red rocket

Answer · why

C) Striped tomato

Striped tomato began as the Starsky actor's own jibe on first seeing the car. The writers liked it enough to hand it to Hutch as a regular insult.

Q 03/05

Which actor played the dark-haired, streetwise detective Starsky in the 1970s series Starsky & Hutch?

A) Erik Estrada

B) Michael Douglas

C) Philip Michael Thomas

D) Paul Michael Glaser

Answer · why

D) Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser played Starsky throughout the run and also directed five episodes himself, among them the series finale.

Q 04/05

Which actor and singer played the blond detective Hutch in the 1970s series Starsky & Hutch?

A) David Soul

B) David Cassidy

C) Shaun Cassidy

D) Leif Garrett

Answer · why

A) David Soul

David Soul played Hutch for all four seasons and stepped behind the camera to direct some episodes himself.

Q 05/05

Which actor played Huggy Bear, the flashy street informant of the original Starsky & Hutch series?

A) Richard Roundtree

B) Ron O'Neal

C) Antonio Fargas

D) Billy Dee Williams

Answer · why

C) Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas played Huggy Bear after a string of blaxploitation films. Decades later he voiced the character again for a video game based on the ser...