April 30, 1975 –
Detectives David Starsky and Kenneth ‘Hutch‘ Hutchinson, began to patrol the streets of Bay City (Los Angeles), when Starsky and Hutch debuted on ABC TV on this date. Even though the US broadcasts claims that it’s not Los Angeles but “Bay City“, the very first street sign they stop in front of in this pilot clearly reads “Los Angeles“, 7 minutes into the show. This is why in many foreign markets, it takes place in Los Angeles, where it is evidently filmed.
On numerous occasions, Paul Michael Glaser has talked about how much he hated the car, as well as playing Starsky, and that he had campaigned to be released from his contract. He said, at the time, that he would have refused to continue with the series, had it not been canceled. Like many TV actors at the time, wanted to become a film director, however his attempts at directing Starsky & Hutch were unfruitful due to too many artsy shots that did not fit in tune with the series, the way it had originally been conceived.
The Haus of Dcaligari 