Starsky & Hutch (Seasons 1–4)

Starsky & Hutch (1975–1979) is the American crime drama you can watch online on iFILM. Four seasons on ABC with Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul as the title characters — two plainclothes detectives in the fictional Bay City who practically defined what a buddy-cop show could be.

Starsky runs on instinct; Hutch takes the methodical route. They chase dealers, robbers, and killers, almost always in a fire-red Ford Gran Torino that became as recognizable as the characters themselves. Their street-level informant Huggy Bear, played by Antonio Fargas, reliably knows things before the precinct does.

The show's staying power came from the fact that the partnership felt real. These two weren't interchangeable plot devices — they argued, got each other into trouble, and clearly wouldn't function without the other. That was unusual for prime-time TV in 1975 and it aged surprisingly well. Stream all four seasons of Starsky & Hutch online on iFILM.