Remembering David Soul_ Starsky & Hutch Star on Paul Michael Glaser Friendship (

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00:00 (car engine roaring)

00:03 - Can you explain why you think the show

00:07 was such a huge hit?

00:09 - Well, I think it was the red car, obviously.

00:11 - It was that sexy car.

00:13 - Yeah, right, here they come.

00:14 Guys are undercover, but oh, there's that red car.

00:16 (dramatic music)

00:26 - I think probably because the relationship

00:30 between Paul and myself was so strong,

00:32 and it still is today, you know?

00:34 I count him as my dearest friend.

00:37 And for me, the legacy of that show is the friendship

00:41 that develops between these two guys,

00:44 Starsky and Hutch, and also Paul and David.

00:46 - How'd you know?

00:47 - Every time somebody made a move,

00:49 you made the travel arrangements.

00:51 It's just as simple as that.

00:53 - It comes across on the screen.

00:56 I think the best relationships are the ones

00:58 where the fewest words are necessary.

00:59 The look tells it all.

01:01 And I think that's one of the reasons

01:03 why Starsky and Hutch was popular for such a long time.

01:06 (dramatic music)

01:09 There are a lot of other elements in it, of course.

01:21 I mean, it was one of the very first heavy action films

01:26 in that day, and it was a bit of the cartoon,

01:30 but at the same time, we dealt with real issues.

01:32 When I look at the films now,

01:33 they actually, they stand up, you know?

01:35 Even today.

01:36 And there were not a lot of special effects.

01:38 There was a real human touch to the show.

01:43 And I think those things work subliminally

01:45 on an audience's mind.

01:46 Besides that, I mean, who couldn't love us?

01:49 (laughs)

01:50 - Hey, Hutch.

01:53 You know where I can fence a TV set?

01:56 - Fence it?

02:00 - That's right.

02:00 - You mean sell it?

02:02 - Sell it.

02:03 That's an idea.

02:04 - In the era of television that I grew up in, in the '70s,

02:07 there were basically only three major networks, right?

02:13 And shows like Starsky and Hutch were kind of an event

02:17 in the house, and people gathered around,

02:19 and they became part of the family, really.

02:22 Well, that's why I say, you know,

02:23 if you can do one thing in your life

02:24 that has touched people that way,

02:27 and has provided good entertainment for people,

02:30 you should be proud of that, in a good way.

02:32 You know what I mean?

02:33 Not in an ego kind of way, but in a, yeah,

02:35 satisfaction, it's a good satisfaction.

02:37 - Right, right.

02:38 - People have been entertained, and you were part of that.

02:41 (camera shutter clicks)

02:44 - Hey, Wilbur, it's such a lucky day.

02:46 Lakers won.

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02:57 (chimes ring)

02:59 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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