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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S2E16 8.2
The Set-Up: Part 1

Starsky and Hutch are assigned to protect a criminal who's supposed to testify against his associates. But someone kills him. Later the man who kills him claims to have no remorse because the man killed his wife. But when they check him they find out that he doesn't exist and neither did his wife. And when he tries to show them all the things he remembers like the hospital he was in, which turns out to be a convent. And the bank account he withdrew from which doesn't exist. They wonder what is going on.

#2
S1E22 8.1
A Coffin for Starsky

A vengeance-seeking fiend injects Starsky with a chemical compound that will kill him in 24 hours, sparking Starsky and Hutch to race against time to track down the criminal and his poison formula so an antidote can be created.

#3
S2E11 8.1
Nightmare
#4 The Set-Up: Part 2 S2E17 8.1
#5 Starsky's Lady S2E19 8.1
#6 Starsky and Hutch Are Guilty S2E25 8.1
#7 Hutchinson for Murder One S3E18 8.1
#8 Deckwatch S3E23 8.1
#9 Sweet Revenge S4E22 8.1
#10 The Committee S2E21 8.0

Lowlights

#92 S2E20 Huggy Bear and the Turkey 5.5

Huggy Bear goes into business on his own with an aspiring white private eye.

#91 The Golden Angel S4E13 6.1
#90 Starsky vs. Hutch S4E21 6.2
#89 Dandruff S4E8 6.2
#88 Starsky and Hutch on Voodoo Island S3E1 6.3

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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