Because a reader had inquired, I asked Mortmere, my Starsky & Hutch correspondent, why Hutch is reading a Bible in a motel room. I'd posted the photo of him doing so in reference to my new 1970s furnishings.
Mortmere replies:
Mortmere replies:
The episode is "The Specialist" (1976), and Starsky and Hutch are hiding from that specialist (a deranged ex-FBI weapons specialist or something) in this motel room.
Hutch is just killing time and drinking beer (the bottle is hidden behind the Bible here). Starsky has a more creative pose (he's watching television). I put together a panorama of the scene.
I can totally see your [1970s crushed velvet hanging swag] lamp in this room!
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