LET'S GO OUT ON A TANGO

"I'll lead."
"I'll lead. I'm teaching."
"And one and two and... "
(Tap Dancing)

Dobey’s “Mastermind Tango” (Black and Blue)
• Red
• Yellow
• Black
• Yellow
• Tan
• Take a dip.

The “Belvedere Diamond Tango” (Dandruff)
• The courier, Davidowsky leads.
• Van Dam starts a slow dance with $3.0 million.
• Starsky and Hutch add a choreographed moment, dropping the newspaper at the same time.
• Davidowsky shoots the bid down, suggesting it is an insult. Tense musical moment.
• Adachi deflects with $3.1 million.
• Starsky and Hutch again drop the newspapers and move center stage.
• Van Dam cuts in with $3.5 million.
• Adachi leans into a long one with $3.8 million.
• A major dramatic moment is reached with Huggy’s $4.0 million bet; Starsky and Hutch leap forward in grand jete.
• Van Dam finishes off the drama with a winning bid of $5.0 million.
• Take a dip.

The “Dobey Twister Tango” (Captain Dobey, You’re Dead)
• Left foot blue.
• Right hand yellow.
• Take a dip.

The "License Plate Tango" (Bounty Hunter)
•
"2-5-9-P-C-E," says Starsky.
• "No. B," Hutch makes a dramatic move.
• "E," Starsky dodges.
• "B," Hutch's arm around his partner's waist is strong.
• "It's E," says Starsky. Still he sways.
• "It's B," Hutch is confident as he dips Starsky, low and bold.

The "Wally Stone Retrospective Tango" (Murder on Stage 17)
• "I saw it the other night on television ...." Starsky remembers desperately.
• "Honeymoon ..." Hutch guesses.
• "for Two" Starsky takes a stab.
• "One" Hutch counters.
• "Two" Starsky insists, though he should know better.
• "One" Hutch insists, knowing Julie's life depends on Starsky's ability to follow, not lead.
• "He's right. Honeymoon for One," Wally offers the rose.


The "Lunch Tango" with Chris Phelps (Heroes)
• "How about an apple?" Hutch makes the first move.
• "How about I’m buying?" Starsky tries to cut in.
• "How about French?" Hutch tries to break Starsky's bank account.
• "How about a hamburger?" counters Starsky.
• "How about ‘I’m dieting?" flounces Chris.
• Starsky and Hutch need to dip each other.


The "Free Association Tango" (Game)
• Hutch leads: “Mittens.”
• Starsky: “Mothballs.”
• Hutch: “White snow.”
• Starsky: “Dark and stuffy.”
• Hutch: “Ice cream.”
• Starsky: “Overcoat.”
• Hutch: “Lake Medley.”
• Starsky: “It’s my eighth birthday.”
• Hutch: “Monday White Sale.”
• Starsky picks up the pace as well as the lead: “I’m hiding from my father, heavy footsteps, trapped.”
• Hutch is barely keeping up here.
• Starsky: “He’s getting closer.”
• Smell the oven
• Take a dip.

Merle and Starsky’s "Snitch Tango", though Starsky tells him “It’s a 'Hustle' and you know it.” (Game)
• Hutch gave Merle $25 to keep quiet about the car. This is where they place their first feet.
• Starsky offers Merle $30.
• Merle counters with $50.
• Starsky complains about $50.
• Merle spins Starsky with $55.
• Starsky agrees, but only has $20 on him.
• Merle won’t take a check.
• Take a dip.

The “Air Tight Room Number's Tango “ (Omaha Tiger)
• Hutch asks Starsky for a pencil.
• Hutch = “6”
• Hutch = “20”
• Starsky = “20”
• Hutch = “10”
• Starsky = “10”
• Hutch = “15”
• Hutch = “0”
• Hutch = “1”
• Hutch = “3000 cubic feet’
• Hutch = “150”
• Starsky = “165”
• Hutch = “2”
• Hutch = “2 breaths every 6 seconds”
• Hutch = “20 breaths”
• Hutch = “double, x = 40”
• Hutch = “1 minute”
• Hutch = “20”
• Hutch = “4 cause he’s excited”
• Hutch = “6 would be 40”
• Hutch = “1 cubic foot”
• Hutch = “2700 cubic centimeters”
• Hutch = “75”
• Hutch = “75”
• Hutch = “7.5 liters to a minute”
• Hutch = “400”
• Hutch = “60 times”
• Hutch = “75”
• Hutch = “ 9000”
• Hutch =”185 hours before we suffocated, or was that 1850?”
• Take a dip.

Starsky, Hutch and Fred’s “Old Horse Tango” (Action)
• Starsky asks Hutch and Fred the name of Gene Autry’s horse.
• Hutch guesses “Tony.” This incorrect.
• Fred doesn’t answer.
• Strangely, Starsky lets Hutch win with this wrong answer, giving him $500. (correct answer is “Champion”)
• Hutch asks Starsky and Fred the name of Tonto’s horse.
• Fred answers, “Old Paint”
• Starsky answers, “Hi Ho Silver,” which is sort of right, but for The Lone Ranger. (“Silver”)
• Hutch answers with the most correct answer, “Scout,” but gives Fred the $1000, perhaps because Fred is partially right.
• Tonto’s correct horse names are “Paint,” “White Feller” and “Scout.”
• Take a dip.


“Last Year’s Jewelry Robbery Tango” (Losing Streak)
• “The one where we staked out four…” Hutch
• “No, three people.” Starsky
• “At three locations.” Hutch
• “No, at four locations.” Starsky
• “It was four people at three locations.” Hutch
• “No, it was three people at four locations.” Starsky
• “All at the same time.” Hutch
• “That’s what I said.” Starsky
• Take a dip.

Starsky, Hutch and Dobey’s “Intricate Cup Dance” or, It Takes Three to Tango (Collector)
• Dobey gets cup and fills it.
• Starsky takes that cup.
• Dobey gets another cup.
• Hutch comes in the door.
• Starsky takes a drink.
• Starsky throws empty cup in trash.
• Starsky takes 2
nd cup from Dobey.
• Starsky fills the cup.
• Starsky tries to give the cup to Dobey but Hutch takes it.
• Hutch tries to give the cup to Dobey, but Dobey gets his own cup.
• Starsky takes the cup from Hutch.
• Hutch takes cup from Dobey
• Dobey gets a 3
rd cup.
• Everyone drinks and crumples their cups.
• Take a dip.

"Take a powder, Pepper." (Losing Streak)
and finally,
"One thing, just a simple thing. Leave that cannon behind." (Targets 3)